Godolphin's homebred Maxfield is set to travel back to Darley's Jonabell Farm in Lexington after winning his career finale in Friday's $750,000 Grade 1 Clark presented by Norton Healthcare at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.
Maxfield, a now multiple Grade I-winning colt by Street Sense, will stand at his owner's farm in 2022.
“The plan worked out very well for us. With Essential Quality running in the Breeders' Cup, it gave us a chance to run him here in the Clark,” said Michael Banahan, Director of Farm Operations for Godolphin. “It's a vision of Sheikh Mohammad to achieve best results we can, especially with our homebreds. This gave us an opportunity to split those horses. It was a great result for Brendan (Walsh) and team who nursed Maxfield through ups and downs the last three years. He was a top 2-year-old and it was devastating not able to run in the Breeders' Cup. Then he came back and looked like we are on the (Kentucky) Derby trail, only to have another setback. It's just been a great team effort to keep him at that level.”
Maxfield remained stabled in Walsh's Barn 9 Saturday morning at Churchill Downs but is scheduled to head to retirement in the coming days.
With his victory in the Clark, Maxfield earned a 100 Brisnet Speed Rating while improving his record to a perfect 5-for-5 at Churchill Downs. He's scheduled to stand for $40,000 at Darley.
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