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Florida-Based Bucchero Third-Leading Second-Crop Covering Sire

While Mendelssohn and Justify covered well over 200 mares during their respective second seasons in the breeding shed in Kentucky this past winter, Florida-based Bucchero (Kantharos) claimed the bronze medal, having been bred to 161 mares, according to the Report of Mares Bred released by The Jockey Club late last week.

Bucchero was the first son of Kantharos to enter stallion duty and was bred to 130 mares during his first year at stud at Pleasant Acres Stallions in 2019. His two-year total of 291 mares makes him the most sought-after stallion in the Sunshine State during that period.

Kantharos began his career at Florida before making the move to Hill ‘N’ Dale at Xalapa in late 2016. From his first Kentucky-conceived crop, Kantharos has already sired 15 winners, sixth-best nationally and ahead of such sires as Munnings, American Pharoah and Tapit.

“We were excited to bring the Kantharos bloodline back to Florida and once the breeders were able to see him in person, he really sells himself” commented Joe Barbazon, owner of Pleasant Acres. “Breeders realize that the Florida program and 2-year-old sales put a lot of emphasis on speed and precociousness, and they see that Bucchero checks these boxes.”

Among the second book of mares bred to Bucchero was Queenie’s Pride (Special Rate), the dam of 2020 stakes winner Joy’s Rocket (Anthony’s Cross), who is catalogued to the upcoming Keeneland November sale.

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Bucchero Breeds 291 Mares In 2019-20; Leads All Florida Sires

While Mendelssohn and Justify never faced Bucchero on the track, it was Bucchero that filled out the trifecta for most mares bred by second year sires in 2020 according to the Report of Mares Bred issued by the Jockey Club on Friday.

After breeding to 130 mares in his first season at stud, multiple graded stakes winner Bucchero followed up his first-year success by breeding to 161 mares in 2020. Second in Florida only to Khozan, his total topped standout second year sires such as Collected, Bolt d'Oro and City of Light. His 291 mares bred in 2019-20 made him the most-popular stallion in Florida over the past two years.

“Kantharos and Bucchero's direct family is as hot as any up-and-coming family in America” said the ownership group's managing partner Harlan Malter. “Between his sire Kantharos and Bucchero's three-quarters relative, multiple Grade 1 winner World of Trouble, this direct family bred to 421 mares in 2020. I think this really says a lot about how breeders feel about the explosive potential of this 'Freaky Fast Family.'”

Bucchero is the first son to stud by Kantharos, whose tremendous success as a Florida-based sire resulted in his being transferred to Kentucky to continue his career at Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa. Kantharos's current 15 2-year-old winners from his first Kentucky-conceived crop is more than American Pharoah, Munnings and Tapit.

Bucchero enters his third year at Pleasant Acres Stallions in Florida in 2021, where he will continue to stand for $5,000.

A winner of 11 races, with earnings of $947,936, Bucchero won stakes going long and short, on dirt and turf, and was stakes placed on synthetic.

Bucchero won seven black-type races, including the $200,000 Grade 2 Woodford Stakes at Keeneland in both 2017 and 2018. He was stakes-placed seven times, including second in the $200,000 G2 Shakertown Stakes and third in the $150,000 G3 Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes.

Bucchero was the rare horse who was both precocious and durable. Debuting as a 2-year-old in stakes company, and finishing second by a half-length, he then broke his maiden at second asking running a Thorograph 4. Durable and sound, he raced 31 times at 13 different tracks, winning his second Woodford at the end of his 6-year-old campaign.

An “Early Bird” discount of $1,000 will be offered for bookings made before Jan. 1, 2021.

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Sweetontheladies To Stand At Pleasant Acres Stallions In Florida For 2021

Pleasant Acres Stallions is pleased to announce that black type winner and multiple graded stakes-placed Sweetontheladies will stand in Florida for the 2021 breeding season with a $2,500 fee.

With 31 starts, Sweetontheladies finished in the top four in 21 races, including five graded stakes and eight black type races, with career earnings of $408,012.

“Helen and I are excited to have the black type-winning and graded stakes-placed sprinter Sweetontheladies join our roster at Pleasant Acres Stallions,” said Joe Barbazon, owner of Pleasant Acres Stallions. “He has retired sound and brings stamina and consistency as a tenacious sprinter on dirt to our stables. Sweetontheladies is the only Twirling Candy stallion in Florida, which gives breeders the opportunity to expand the Candy Ride bloodline in our state.”

Sweetontheladies is by track record-setting, Grade 1 winner Twirling Candy, out of black type-placed Whataclassybroad, by Yankee Gentleman.

Twirling Candy stands at Lane's End for $40,000 and was the number one fifth-crop sire by Grade 1 horses in 2019. He has sired 19 black type winners and graded winners on both turf and dirt, and in 2019, his yearlings sold up to $950,000, with 2-year-old sales up to $850,000. Twirling Candy's sire – Candy Ride – is a perennial leading general sire of six champions who stands at Lane's End for $100,000. Candy Ride currently has 16 lifetime Grade 1 winners, with 2019 yearling sales to $1 million.

In 2016, Sweetontheladies began his career winning a maiden special weight in his first race at Gulfstream Park. He also won the Juvenile Sprint Stakes that same year. In 2017, he won the Crystal River Handicap and placed second in the Millions Sprint Preview Stakes. The next year, Sweetontheladies placed second in the Grade 3 Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes and the G3 Smile Sprint Stakes.

He was third in the Sunshine Millions Sprint Stakes, the G1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap, and the G3 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes. In 2019, Sweetontheladies placed second in the Pelican Stakes and was third in the Sunshine Millions Sprint Stakes, as well as the G2 Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes.

Throughout his career, Sweetontheladies ran in good company. He beat graded stakes winner and black type winner Mr. Jordan (by Kantharos) in both the G3 Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes and the G3 Smile Sprint Stakes. Sweetontheladies also beat X Y Jet (by Kantharos) in the Sunshine Millions Sprint Stakes. In the Pelican Stakes, Sweetontheladies won against millionaire multiple graded stakes winner Imperial Hint.

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Sweetontheladies to Pleasant Acres

Black-type winner and multiple graded stakes-placed Sweetontheladies (Twirling Candy–Whataclassybroad, by Yankee Gentleman) will stand at Pleasant Acres Stallions in Florida for the 2021 breeding season with a $2,500 fee, the farm announced Monday. Sweetontheladies placed in five graded events and eight black-type races, finishing his career with earnings of $408,012 in 31 starts.

“Helen and I are excited to have the black-type winning and graded stakes-placed sprinter, Sweetontheladies, join our roster at Pleasant Acres Stallions,” said Joe Barbazon, owner of Pleasant Acres Stallions. “He has retired sound and brings stamina and consistency as a tenacious sprinter on dirt to our stables. Sweetontheladies is the only Twirling Candy stallion in Florida, which gives breeders the opportunity to expand the Candy Ride (Arg) bloodline in our state.”

Originally bought for $25,000 at OBS April, the gray captured the Juvenile Sprint S. at Gulfstream West as a 2-year-old and added Gulfstream’s Crystal River H. the following year. He was third in the GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. at Saratoga in 2018, one of four graded placings he earned that year.

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