First Foal Arrives for Sacred Life

MGSW & MGISP Sacred Life (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}–Knyazhna {Ire}, by Montjeu {Ire}) has sired his first reported foal.

Bred by Blazing Forest Stable, a colt out of Fire Assay (Medaglia d'Oro) was born Feb. 21 at Millford Farm. The foal is a half-brother to last year's GIII Holy Bull S. runner-up Shadow Dragon (Army Mule).

Sacred Life commands a $2,000 stud fee at War Horse Place in Lexington.

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War Horse Place Relaunches With GI Preakness Winner Rombauer

War Horse Place has secured the opportunity to stand GI Preakness S. hero Rombauer (Twirling Candy) for $6,000 LFSN, the breeding operation said in a release Wednesday.

Bred and campaigned by John and Diane Fradkin, Rombauer placed as a juvenile in the GI American Pharoah S. at Santa Anita before finishing third along the Derby Trail in the GII Toyota Blue Grass S. He then won the second leg of the Triple Crown at Old Hilltop before finishing third in the GI Belmont S.

Joining him will be French group stakes winner as a 2-year-old, MGSW Sacred Life (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), who retired with 27 career starts. During that time, he was on the board in 19, including a pair of graded stakes wins. He will stand for $2,000 LFSN with concessions to black-type mares.

GISW Smooth like Strait (Midnight Lute) will also join the stallion roster. He retired with five graded stakes wins and an additional 10 graded placed finishes. His career earnings total $1,813,863 and he will stand for $3,500 LFSN.

Owner and director of farm operations Dana Aschinger McCreary said, “We are excited to offer central Kentucky breeders' access to stallions who performed consistently at the highest levels of the sport.”

War Horse Place will host an open house Nov. 11 and 12 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET.

 

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First Mare In Foal To Sacred Life

Sacred Life (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), winner of the GIII Knickerbocker S., has had his first mares scanned in foal, James Kelly, owner of Blazing Forest Stable reported Thursday. Standing at Buck Pond Farm for $2,000, the freshman sire was bred to Fire Assay (Medaglia d'Oro), who is also owned by the same outfit and is responsible for Shadow Dragon (Army Mule), recently second in the GIII Holy Bull S.

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MGSW Sacred Life to Buck Pond

Multiple graded/group winner and Grade 1-placed Sacred Life (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}-Knyazhna {Ire}, by Montjeu {Ire}) has been retired from racing and will stand the upcoming breeding season at Buck Pond Farm. The 8-year-old will stand the 2023 season for $2,000 S&N.

Victorious in the 2017 G3 Prix Thomas Bryon S. at Saint Cloud, the bay has been a fixture in the top turf races since his arrival in the U.S. in 2019. Sacred Life won the 2021 GIII Knickerbocker S. 2022 GIII Monmouth S. In addition to his graded successes, Sacred Life took the 2020 Oceanport S. at Monmouth, and in his final career start last August, he finished third in the in the GI Arlington Million, contested at Churchill Downs.

“We are very excited to have Sacred Life standing at Buck Pond for the 2023 breeding season,” said Doug Arnold Jr. “With 27 starts under his belt, Sacred Life proved to be an iron horse miler who was good at two and even better as he progressed.

“Turf racing has established a foothold in the United States and predominantly turf sires have seen increased popularity in the sales ring,” he continued. “With precocity and grit on the track, a fashionable pedigree, and an affordable stud fee, we believe Sacred Life will prove interesting to a wide array of breeders around the country.”

Campaigned in the U.S. by Michael Dubb, Madaket Stables, Wonder Stables, and Michael Caruso and trained by Chad Brown, Sacred Life retires with eight wins from 27 lifetime starts. He also placed in 11 others, amassing career earnings of $920,768.

Sacred Life is the first foal out of the Knyazhna, who subsequently produced French group-placed Khagan (Ire). Sacred Life's second dam is a half-sister to Group 1 stakes winner Rule of Law.

Sacred Life will stand with a Black-Type Bonus incentive, where breeders will receive $1,000 for breeding a black-type performing mare to Sacred Life; $1,000 for a black-type-producing mare; or $2,000 if the mare is both.

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