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Cistron Retired to Harris Farms

Grade I winner Cistron (The Factor–Major Allie, by Officer) has been retired from racing and will stand stud at Harris Farms in California. He is now available for inspection and a stud fee will be announced in the fall.

Scoring his first black-type win in Oaklawn's Northern Spur S. in 2017, the Hronis Racing colorbearer's other career highlights include victories in the GI Bing Crosby S., GII Kona Gold S. and GIII San Simeon S. The $180,000 KEESEP buy retires with 30-6-7-6 and earnings of $768,719.

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Cistron Retired To Harris Farms In California

Hronis Racing's Cistron, a Grade 1 winner of $768,719, has been retired from racing and will enter stud next year at John Harris' Harris Farms outside Coalinga, Calif.

The versatile multiple graded stakes winner won or placed in 13 black-type events from 5 1/2 furlongs to 1 1/16 miles on dirt and turf including victories in the Grade 1 Bing Crosby Stakes at Del Mar, the G2 Kona Gold Stakes and G3 San Simeon Stakes at Santa Anita, and the Northern Spur Stakes at Oaklawn Park.

His sire The Factor, a multiple Grade 1 winner of $922,180, set Santa Anita's current six-furlong track record of 1:06.98 as a 2-year-old in 2010. He is the sire of 29 stakes winners and has amassed six-crop progeny earnings approaching $35 million.

Cistron is now available for inspection at the farm. A stud fee will be announced later this fall.

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California Sire Vronsky Dies At Age 22

Veteran California stallion Vronsky died of an apparent heart attack after successfully covering a mare on April 29 at Harris Farms in Coalinga, Calif., according to Jonny Hilvers, general manager at Harris Farms.

“For a 22-year-old he looked amazing and could not have been doing any better,” Hilvers said. “He has been such a nice horse to be around all these years and he will be sorely missed.”

The son of Danzig was bred by Arthur B. Hancock III and Stonerside Ltd., and he sold for $1 million at the 2000 Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

A three-time winner who earned $135,247 while racing for owner Steve Taub, Vronsky entered stud in 2005 at E.W. “Buddy” Johnston's Old English Rancho in Sanger, Calif.

From 13 crops to race, Vronsky is the sire of 151 winners, progeny earnings of $15.9 million and 12 blacktype winners which include Grade 1 winner What a View, Grade 2 winner Norvsky, Grade 3 victor Poshsky and 2021 graded-placed 3-year-olds Closing Remarks and The Chosen Vron. As of May 2, 2021, Vronsky's average earnings per starter was $72,478.

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California Sire Vronsky Passes Away

Successful California-based stallion Vronsky (Danzig–Words of War, by Lord at War {Arg}), the sire of Grade I winner What A View, passed away from an apparent heart attack after successfully covering a mare at Harris Farms, according the farm's General Manager Jonny Hilvers. Vronsky was 22 years old.

Bred by Arthur Hancock and Stonerside Ltd., Vronsky was a $1-million purchase out of the 2000 Keeneland September Sale and was a three-time winner at the races before entering stud in 2005 at E. W. 'Buddy' Johnston's Old English Rancho in Sanger, CA.

To date, Vronsky is the sire of 154 worldwide winners, including 12 black-type winners. In addition to Kilroe Mile hero What A View, he was also responsible for GII San Gabriel S. winner Norvsky and GIII Berkeley H. victor Poshsky. Vronsky, a half-brother to MGSW & MGISP E Dubai (Mr. Prospector) and to GISW and major producer No Matter What (Nureyev), has progeny earnings to date of over $15.8 million.

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