Sharp Azteca was one of the top dirt milers of his generation, and now the son of Freud will aim to pass that talent on to future generations.
In this week's episode of In The Stud, we speak to Tom Hamm of Three Chimneys Farm about the five-time graded stakes winner whose first foals are weanlings of 2020.
Sharp Azteca was a road warrior during his on-track career, with all six of his career stakes wins coming at different racetracks. At three, he took the Grade 3 Pat Day Mile Stakes at Churchill Downs and the non-graded City of Laurel Stakes at Laurel Park, adding an in-the-money effort in the G1 Malibu Stakes.
His best season was at age four, when he claimed the G1 Cigar Mile Handicap at Aqueduct, the G2 Gulfstream Park Handicap at Gulfstream Park, the G2 Kelso Handicap at Belmont Park, and the G3 Monmouth Cup Stakes at Monmouth Park. He also finished second in that year's G1 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Del Mar and the G1 Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont.
Sharp Azteca is out of the unraced Saint Liam mare So Sharp. He hails from the family of Kentucky Oaks winner Seaside Attraction, as well as Canadian champion Key to the Moon, Grade 1 winners Bowies Hero and Gorgeous, and Kentucky Derby runner-up Firing Line.
The In The Stud 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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