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‘A Big, Attractive Colt’ Is First Foal For Lane’s End Stallion Gift Box

Grade 1 winner and three-time graded stakes winner Gift Box's first foal arrived January 19, 2022 at St. Simon Place.

The colt, bred by St. Simon Place and Machmer Hall, is out of Chelsea Road (Speightstown – Lambert Point, by Charismatic) who was the top priced mare purchased at the Keeneland November Sale for the sire.

Tommy Wente said of the foal, “He's a big attractive colt. I'm very pleased. (He's) got great leg and substance and a very kind eye.”

Carrie Brogden added, “He looks just like his father did as a baby.”

Gift Box (also bred by Machmer Hall) broke his maiden at Belmont Park with an impressive 93 Beyer and went on to become the highest-earning colt of leading sire Twirling Candy. The stallion comes from a strong female family, whose siblings include Stonetastic, Special Forces and Gina Romantica.

Gift Box stands for $10,000.

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Gift Box Sires First Foal

'TDN Rising Star' Gift Box (Twirling Candy–Special Me, by Unbridled's Song) was represented by his first foal when the 12-year-old Chelsea Road (Speightstown) delivered a colt at St. Simon Place Wednesday, Jan. 19. The colt was bred in partnership by St. Simon Place and Machmer Hall, who teamed to purchase Chelsea Road–the dam of SP Go Big Blue Nation (Animal Kingdom)–for $65,000 with the colt in utero at last year's Keeneland November Sale, the top price paid for a mare in foal to Twirling Candy.

St. Simon Place's Tommy Wente said of the foal, “He's a big attractive colt. I'm very pleased. [He's] got great leg and substance and a very kind eye.” Carrie Brogden added, “He looks just like his father did as a baby.”

Gift Box, bred by Machmer Hall, was accorded 'Rising Star' status for a first-level allowance victory at Belmont in 2016 and became an older horse of considerable importance for Hronis Racing and John Sadler, winning three graded stakes events, including the 2019 GI Santa Anita H. and back-to-back runnings of the GII San Antonio S. He retired to Lane's End with six wins from 18 starts and earnings of $1,127,060.

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First Mare Confirmed In Foal To Grade 1 Winner Gift Box

New to Lane's End for 2021, Grade 1 winner Gift Box had his first mare confirmed in foal, the farm announced today.

The first confirmed mare is Chelsea Road, by Speightstown, and is owned by Ro Parra's Millennium Farm. She is a half to stakes-placed Aces High, and hails from the immediate family of Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old Point Given.

The first son at stud by Twirling Candy, Gift Box retired as the highest earning colt by his sire. He was among the leading older horses in America in 2019 after a string of graded stakes performances including a Grade 1 victory in the Santa Anita Handicap and a second consecutive win in the G2 San Antonio Stakes.

Gift Box stands for $10,000.

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