Grey Swallow, Hollywood Handsome To Stand At Willow Hill Equestrian In Virginia

Willow Hill Equestrian in Orange, Va. will add two new members to its stallion roster in 2021, in veteran Grey Swallow and newcomer Hollywood Handsome.

Grey Swallow, the winner of the 2004 Irish Derby, will stand the upcoming breeding season for an advertised fee of $3,000.

The 20-year-old son of Daylami previously stood at Calumet Farm in Kentucky. Before that, he stood in Australia and his native Ireland.

Grey Swallow has sired 10 crops of racing age, with 51 winners and combined progeny earnings of more than $2.4 million. He has Grade/Group 1-placed runners in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, with Ungrateful Ellen finishing second in Australia's Group 1 Queensland Oaks and Cadet Connelly running second in Canada's Grade 1 Summer Stakes.

Grey Swallow won six of 15 starts during his own on-track career for earnings of $1,607,293.

In addition to his Irish Derby score, his 2004 campaign featured a win in the listed Two Thousand Guineas Trial Stakes and a third-place finish in the Irish Two Thousand Guineas itself. As a 2-year-old, he won the G3 Killavullan Stakes.

Grey Swallow continued to run at a high level when he reached the older horse division, including a victory in the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup in Ireland. He then became a globetrotter, competing in the U.S., Canada and Australia. His biggest success came in the U.S., where he won the G2 Jim Murray Memorial Handicap and finished third in the G1 Manhattan Handicap.

Bred in Ireland by Mrs. C. L. Weld, Grey Swallow is out of the winning The Minstrel mare Style of Life, who was named Ireland's Broodmare of the Year in 2004. His siblings include Group 3 winner Moonlight Dance, and Group 3-placed Central Lobby, Stylish Ways, and Rustic.

The stallion's extended family includes Italian Group 1 winner Night Style.

Hollywood Handsome, a Grade 2-placed son of Tapizar, will debut at stud in 2021 for an advertised fee of $1,000.

The 7-year-old retired with four wins in 36 starts for earnings of $269,989. After just missing the board in a pair of Kentucky Derby prep races, Hollywood Handsome entered the the 2017 Belmont Stakes but he was pulled up after he clipped heels and the rider lost his irons.

Hollywood Handsome earned his most notable black type at age four, when he finished second in the G2 New Orelans Handicap.

Bred in Kentucky by North Hanover Bloodstock, Hollywood Handsome is out of the winning Forestry mare Ladyflickerflacker, who is the dam of two winners from three foals to race. His second dam is the Grade 2-placed stakes winner Harbor Blues, and his extended family features Grade 2 winner Night Patrol.

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Keeneland December Digital Sale Catalog Now Online

The catalog for the 2020 Keeneland December Digital Sale is now online, featuring 76 entries.

The sale will take place Tuesday, Dec. 15, starting at 10 a.m. Eastern. Information on registering to buy can be found on Keeneland's Digital Sales Ring website.

Among the offerings in the catalog are 33 broodmares, 12 yearlings, eight weanlings, seven horses of racing age, five broodmare prospects, five stallions, and a share in a stallion.

Pregnant mares in the sale are offered in-foal to Blame, Catalina Cruiser, Catholic Boy, City of Light, Flameaway, Keen Ice, Mitole, Mshawish, Not This Time, Nyquist, Practical Joke, Real Solution, Saxon Warrior, Twirling Candy, Vino Rosso, Yoshida, and Zoffany.

The offering of stallions includes five residents of Calumet Farm who stood privately or regionally in 2020.

  • Behesht, a 9-year-old son of Sea The Stars whose first foals are yearlings of 2020. The product of The Aga Khan's breeding program was a stakes winner in France.
  • Grey Swallow, a 19-year-old Daylami horse best known as the winner of winner of the Group 1 Irish Derby and Tattersalls Gold Cup in his home country.
  • Lentenor, a 13-year-old full-brother to ill-fated Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro. The stakes winner stood the 2020 breeding season at Indiana Stallion Station.
  • Musketier, an 18-year-old German-bred son of Acatenango who was a Group 3 winner in France before coming stateside and winning six graded stakes races.
  • Snapy Halo, an Argentine-born 16-year-old son of Southern Halo who was a Group 1 winner in his home country.

The sale also features one share in the 50-share syndicate for WinStar Farm resident Paynter, belonging to Zayat Stables and offered as part of the ongoing liquidation of Ahmed Zayat's equine assets. Paynter is the sire of Breeders' Cup Dirt mile winner Knicks Go.

To view the full online catalog, click here.

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