Speightster, a Grade 3 winner and young sire who recently relocated to Canada, was euthanized on Feb. 6 after suffering an irreparable hind leg injury in his stall, Canadian Thoroughbred reports.
The 10-year-old son of Speightstown had relocated to Northern Dawn Stables in Hillsburgh, Ontario last month after being purchased by Ontario-based breeders Jay and Christine Hayden. Speightster stood his first four years at stud at WinStar Farm in Kentucky before moving north of the border.
From three crops of racing age, Speightster has sired 88 winners, and his combined progeny earnings exceed $5.4 million.
Speighter had already made an impression in Canada with Woodbine stakes winners Aubrieta and Dreaming of Drew. His other runners of note include stakes winners Door Buster, Tantrum, and That Kenney Kid, as well as Grade 3-placed Tough to Tame.
A homebred for WinStar Farm, Speightster won three of four career starts and earned $368,800, highlighted by a win in the Grade 3 Dwyer Stakes.
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