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In The Stud Presented By Kentucky Equine Research: Mor Spirit, First Weanlings Of 2020

Mor Spirit displayed speed and consistency on the racetrack, and he will look to instill both into his first crop of foals, born earlier this year.

On this week's episode of In The Stud, we head out to Spendthrift Farm to speak with Mark Toothaker about multiple Grade 1 winner Mor Spirit, the stallion's physical, and the parts of his family tree that are getting hot at the right time. We also get a special appearance from trainer Bob Baffert, who conditioned Mor Spirit, to go into more detail about how the stallion is put together.

Mor Spirit, a son of Eskendereya, won six of 14 starts during his on-track career for earnings of $1,668,400. He displayed his elite form early on, winning the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Futurity as a juvenile. Then, he proved his mettle against the handicap division at age four with a score in the G1 Metropolitan Handicap. Between those two efforts, he notched victories in the G3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes and G3 Steve Sexton Mile Stakes.

Mor Spirit is out of the Grade 3-placed stakes-winning Dixie Union mare Ima Dixie Girl. His extended family includes champion Stellar Wind, Grade 1 winner Great Hunter and multiple Grade 3 winner Owendale.

The In The Stud video series, put together by our friends at EquiSport Photos, features up-and-coming names in the stallion ranks, with a focus on those whose first foals are weanlings of 2020. Paulick Report bloodstock editor Joe Nevills interviews farm staff about the stallion's appealing qualities and what mares might work best with them, while giving viewers and potential breeders a chance to see the stallion on the walk and on the racetrack.

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In The Stud Presented By Kentucky Equine Research: Oscar Performance, First Weanlings Of 2020

A sustained run at the top of a division is one of the hardest things to pull off in horse racing. After accomplishing just that on the racetrack within North America's turf ranks, Oscar Performance will attempt to do the same as a sire.

On this week's edition of In The Stud, we speak with Headley Bell of Mill Ridge Farm about the multiple Grade 1-winning son of Kitten's Joy, whose first foals are weanlings of 2020.

Oscar Performance won Grade 1 races at two, three, and four, starting off with the 2016 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. At three, he added Grade 1 scores in the Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes and Secretariat Stakes. Then, at four, he won the G1 Woodbine Mile Stakes and equaled the world record time for a mile in the G3 Poker Stakes, stopping the clock in 1:31.23.

A homebred for Amerman Racing, Oscar Performance is out of the stakes-winning Theatrical mare Devine Actress, making him a full-brother to multiple Grade 3 winner Oscar Nominated.

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In The Stud Presented By Kentucky Equine Research: West Coast, First Crop Weanlings Of 2020

West Coast has a champion's resume on his pedigree page and on the racetrack, and his debut foals get closer by the day to proving the same to be true for him as a stallion.

In this week's episode of In The Stud, we speak with Bill Farish of Lane's End about the Eclipse Award-winning son of Flatter whose first foals are weanlings of 2020.

Out of the champion juvenile filly Caressing, West Coast became a champion in his own right during his 3-year-old campaign, notching victories in the G1 Travers Stakes and Pennsylvania Derby, the G2 Los Alamitos Derby, and the non-graded Easy Goer Stakes.

West Coast then squared off against the top older horses in the world, turning in-the-money efforts in the G1 Breeders' Cup Classic, Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes, Dubai World Cup, and Awesome Again Stakes. He retired with earnings of $5,803,800.

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In The Stud Presented By Kentucky Equine Research: Tapwrit, First Crop Weanlings Of 2020

Going to stud with a classic win under one's belt is often enough to generate plenty of interest in a young stallion. Being a son of top commercial sire Tapit with a classic score on the resume only serves to further fuel the fire.

On this edition of In The Stud, we speak to Sean Tugel of Gainesway about Tapwrit, the 2017 Belmont Stakes winner whose first foals are weanlings of 2020.

Tapwrit was slotted for big things after selling for $1.2 million as a yearling, and he lived up to the lofty expectations. As a juvenile, he won the Pulpit Stakes going a mile at Gulfstream Park. He then emerged as one of the top 3-year-olds of his class the following season, winning the G2 Tampa Bay Derby in the spring and adding the crown jewel to his resume in the summer when he won the Belmont Stakes.

Tapwrit is out of the Grade 1-winning Successful Appeal mare Appealing Zophie, making him a half-brother to Grade 2 winner Ride a Comet. He will aim to be the successor to his sire, Tapit, who has been the anchor of the Gainesway stallion roster for a decade and a half.

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