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Multiple Graded Winner Sombeyay Joins Swifty Farms Roster In Indiana

Multiple graded stakes winner Sombeyay has retired to stand at stud at Swifty Farms in Seymour, Ind. The half-brother to Grade 3 Florida Oaks winner Domain Expertise, will stand for $3,000 stands and nurses.

The son of Into Mischief and out of the Limehouse mare, Teroda, retires with earnings in excess of $480,000. This, after a three-year career that saw the precocious colt break his maiden his first time out at Gulfstream Park, winning by 6 1/4 lengths on the dirt for then owner Starlight Racing. He would then finish second in a listed stakes before taking the Grade 3 Sanford Stakes at Saratoga, beating eventual Longines Breeders' Cup Classic winner Knicks Go and eventual G1 Alfred G. Handicap winner Lexitonian.

At the age of four, Sombeyay hit a staggering 120 Equibase rating winning the G3 Canadian Turf Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

Sombeyay's first trainer, Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher liked what he saw from the colt while racing under him.

“He's won graded stakes on two different surfaces, and that's hard to do,” he told the media in 2020.

In mid-2020, Swifty Farms purchased the young stallion and continued racing him under trainer Peter Miller, hitting the board in four graded stakes.

“Sombeyay is a very correct, well-balanced individual that will catch your eye every time you see him,” says Jerri Harmon, manager at Swifty Farms. “Couple all of that with dual-surface speed…that makes the prospect of his future as a sire just electrifying.”

The colt joins an already established stallion roster that has seen two enticing additions already this year with millionaire Sleepy Eyes Todd and multiple graded stakes placer American Pastime.

“It's very exciting to offer such a diverse group of stallions for 2022,” says Harmon. “Swifty Farms now offers stallions to meet the needs of almost any breeder.”

Sombeyay joins an already full roster at Swifty Farms that includes newcomers American Pastime (Tapizar, $1,500) and Sleepy Eyes Todd (Paddy O'Prado, $3,500) and established stallions Guys Reward (Grand Reward, $1,000), Isotherm (Lonhro, $1,500), Pass Rush (Crown Ambassador, $1,500), Pataky Kid (Rockport Harbor, $2,000), Ready's Image (More Than Ready, $2,000) and Unbridled Express (Unbridled's Song, private treaty).

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Maryland-Bred Fund Introduces New Breeder Incentives For 2022

As the New Year approaches, the Maryland Horse Breeders Association announced today that the Maryland-Bred Fund will implement additional incentives that have been approved by the Maryland Racing Commission.

In addition to increasing breeder and stallion bonuses on all stakes races in Maryland, there will be two new plans to incentivize and reward breeders of Maryland-sired horses:

Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, an additional 10 percent breeder bonus (for a total of 40 percent, with the existing 30 percent), to all Maryland-sired and Maryland-bred maiden winners in Maryland.
Beginning with Maryland-bred foals of 2023 (2-year-olds of 2025), there will be a tiered breeder bonus system. The proposed percentages for that system are 35 percent breeder bonus to Maryland-sired and Maryland-bred and 25 percent to Maryland-bred (or 40 percent more for Maryland-sired/Maryland-bred) paid for first, second, and third, on all overnight races.

Additionally, beginning on Jan. 1, 2022:

The bonus percentages for all stakes in Maryland (except Maryland Million Day) will be breeder 30 percent and Stallion 10 percent paid for first, second, third.

“The purpose of these latest programs is to incentivize mare owners to breed to Maryland stallions,” said Cricket Goodall, executive director of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association. “We have a great stallion roster already and some new stallions are coming to Maryland for the upcoming season. Our goal is, and will always be, to reward everyone who breeds, foals and races in Maryland.”

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PDJF Benefit: Jockeys And Jeans Great American Stallion Season Sale Set For Jan. 21-24

Dates have been set for the sixth annual Jockeys and Jeans Great American Stallion Season Sale to benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund. The auction begins on Friday, Jan. 21 at 9:00 a.m. and ends Monday, Jan. 24 at 5 p.m. on Starquine.com. A preview of the seasons will be available on Thursday, Jan. 20.

This is the only Stallion Season Auction that brings together Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse Stallions in one sale, and one in which all proceeds go to help former jockeys who suffered catastrophic, career ending injuries.

“This is a true opportunity to show the world that those in the Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horse industry will stand up for those who can no longer stand for themselves,” said Jockeys and Jeans President Barry Pearl. “The racing community has proved to all in or outside racing that they care not only for the horses they race, but the humans who ride them.”

Since its founding in late 2014 by a group of former jockeys, Jockeys and Jeans has raised $1.9 million for jockeys who suffered career ending racing injuries, including $340,000 in 2021. The group needs to procure and sell $100,000 in stallion seasons to pass $2 million in funds raised.

Those wishing to donate a season or seasons and sell them privately are welcome. All seasons are non-guaranteed and donors have the option of including a breed-back the following year if the buyer's mare does not get in foal on first cover.

Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund provides a monthly stipend of $1,000 to some 60 former jockeys who suffered catastrophic career ending injuries. At least 40 are either quadra- or paraplegics.

For the first time last year, the group secured Quarter Horses seasons. Chiefly though the help of legendary Quarter Horse Jockey, G.R. Carter, breeders bought seasons (semen) totaling over $35,000. The tally from Thoroughbred breeders was slightly higher.

“We thank each and every season donor and season buyer, said Pearl. “We believe, as they say in horse racing, 'What goes around comes around,' and all here hope, pray and believe their investment will pay dividends. We are tickled to see that the racing industry is on the rebound from the pandemic years and the sport we all know and love is regaining its health. Yes, there are challenges and yes there are changes, but the needs of our fallen brothers and sisters go on.”

Pearl noted that nearly all the disabled riders live on a fixed income and that dealing with the increased cost of living means hard choices and sacrifices.

“Our season sale not only offers solid stallions at a reasonable cost, but more importantly, the opportunity to make a difference in those who gave a big part of their lives to horse racing.”

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Father Nelson Moves To Flowing Acres Farm In West Virginia

Father Nelson, a winning half-brother to multiple graded stakes winner Champali, has been acquired by Michael Ingrassia's Flowing Acres Farm, and he will relocate to the Charles Town, W.V. farm for 2022.

The 16-year-old son of Unbridled's Song previously stood privately for a West Virginia breeder. He has sired just four foals, but two of them are winners.

Father Nelson was highly touted as a 2-year-old, but faced injury setbacks that kept him from making his debut until the summer of his 4-year-old season. He won one of seven starts before injury once again derailed his career, and led him to stud duty.

Bred in Kentucky by McKee Stables, Father Nelson is out of the winning Dixieland Band mare Radioactivity, whose 10 foals to race are all winners, including four-time Grade 3 winner Champali, multiple stakes winner Drexel Monorail, and trio of stakes-producing fillies. His extended family includes Grade 3 winner Shemozzle and Irish Group 1-placed Oakworth.

“We decided after visiting and inspection of Father Nelson that he is ready for continuation of his stud career,” Ingrassia said. “He is truly remarkable specimen and has matured beautifully through the years, and is ready to continue on his sires world class legacy. Based on his world-class pedigree and the proven success from his immediate family members it is our belief that he is a must-breed stallion.”

Father Nelson joins a roster at Flowing Acres that also includes Lukes Alley, Hello Broadway, Duke of Mischief, and Lord of Greatness. They will all stand for a complementary fee to approved mares.

“We believe the five stallions we present to the horsemen of West Virginia will continue to make the quality of racing in West Virginia grow to compete not just within the state's sire program, but be able to go on the road and compete in top events in the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond.”

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