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Instagrand Retired To Taylor Made Stallions For 2021

Grade 2 winner Instagrand has been retired from racing, and he will enter stud for the 2021 breeding season at Taylor Made Stallions in Nicholasville, Ky., for an advertised fee of $7,500.

The 4-year-old son of Into Mischief finished his career with two wins in nine career starts for earnings of $316,760.

After selling to Larry Best's OXO Equine for $1.2 million at the 2018 Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Selected 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, Instagrand got off to a blazing start, winning his debut during the Los Alamitos Thoroughbred meet by 10 lengths. He carried that momentum into the Grade 2 Best Pal Stakes at Del Mar, where he led at every point of call and hit the wire 10 1/4 lengths ahead of the runner-up.

At three, Instagrand finished in the money in the G3 Gotham Stakes and G1 Santa Anita Derby.

Bred in Kentucky by Stoneway Farm, Instagrand is out of the winning Lawyer Ron mare Assets of War. His third dam is the Grade 3 winner Added Elegance, putting Instagrand in the extended family of Peruvian champion stayer Mr. Ninja, Grade 2 winner Added Gold, and Grade 3 winner Added Asset.

Instagrand is currently residing at Taylor Made Stallions and he is available for inspection.

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The Way Home Moves To Lost Creek Ranch In Arkansas For 2021

The Way Home, a veteran New Mexico sire, has been sold to Craig Whitlow's Whipsaw Thorougbreds, and he will relocate to Dr. Rodney Vaughn's Lost Creek Ranch in Jonesboro Ark., for the 2021 breeding season.

The 16-year-old son of Giant's Causeway previously stood at Doubletree Farm in Hobbs, N.M., where he entered stud in 2008. He sold to Whipsaw Thoroughbreds for $1,350 last month in the ThoroughbredAuctions.com online New Mexico Breeders' Sale.

An advertised fee will be announced at a later time.

The Way Home's runners have earned over $4 million on the racetrack, and his top runners include stakes winners Way to Go Gerda, Western Way, and E Bar Way.

“I'm very glad to have a man of Rodney's talent to stand The Way Home for Whipsaw Thoroughbreds,” Whitlow said. “He is extremely experienced and great at what he does. I can not express our excitement to have Lost Creek Ranch as The Way Home's new home.

“Rodney is building the future Greensboro Equine Clinic in Jonesboro, which just reinforces our beliefs that this is the up and coming area for breeding race horse,” he continued. “The breeding incentives alone are worth the investment in this area.”

Bred in Virginia by Edward P. Evans, The Way Home is out of the placed Buckaroo mare Homewrecker, who became one of the top broodmares of her generation. The stallion is a sibling to five stakes winners including Grade 1 winner Prenup, Grade 2 winner Cat's at Home, and Grade 3 winners Honor the Hero and Giant Wrecker.

Whitlow said The Way Home has yet not relocated to Arkansas, but the stallion already has eight mares booked to him for 2021.

Whitlow, a graduate of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, said the school's decision to start its own Thoroughbred breeding program also influenced his decision to send The Way Home to stand at Lost Creek Ranch.

To support his alma mater, Whitlow said Whipsaw Thoroughbreds has started a fundraiser for the school to support their program, as well as bring attention to The Way Home.

Whipsaw Thoroughbreds will be accepting donations for the Arkansas State equine program, and the donor that raises the total amount over each thousand-dollar threshold, through the first $10,000, will receive a free season to The Way Home, with an approved mare.

“We wanted to make it fun to support one of the few universities that offer a Thoroughbred industry program and a way into this business for our future horse breeders, trainers, farm managers, horsemen and women,” Whitlow said. “It's important to Whipsaw Thoroughbreds to preserve our industry's future. When I was growing up, you had to either be born into it or know some one. I think horsemen and women from all over the country will get behind donating to these programs since they usually have such limited budgets.”

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Firing Line Notches First Winner At Assiniboia Downs

Firing Line, a Grade 3 winner and the runner-up of the 2015 Kentucky Derby, was represented by his first winner at stud on Tuesday when Fire On Command won a maiden special weight race at Assiniboia Downs, BloodHorse reports.

The bay filly dueled for the lead throughout the five-furlong race, and wore down her challenger in the stretch to prevail by a length under jockey Kayla Pizarro. Fire On Command stopped the clock in 1:00.40 over a fast main track for trainer Shelley Brown, who co-owns the filly with Steve Holburn.

Tuesday's race was the fourth career start for Fire On Command. She debuted in stakes company, finishing second in the Debutante Stakes at Assiniboia, and her previous start before breaking her maiden was another runner-up effort in the Osiris Stakes.

Bred in Kentucky by Bill Frothinger, Fire on Command is out of the winning Purim mare Pursteena.

Firing Line, an 8-year-old Line of David horse, stands at Crestwood Farm in Lexington, Ky., for an advertised fee of $5,000.

The horse won two of eight starts during his on-track career for earnings of $976,000. His biggest victory came in the Grade 3 Sunland Derby, but his highest-profile effort is arguably his runner-up finish to eventual Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the Kentucky Derby. He also finished second in the G1 Los Alamitos Futurity and the G3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes.

Firing Line is out of the Grade 1-placed Hold for Gold mare Sister Girl Blues. His extended family includes Kentucky Oaks winner Seaside Attraction, Canadian champion Key to the Moon, and Grade 1 winners Bowies Hero, Sharp Azteca, and Gorgeous.

Group 1 Winner, International Sire Muhtathir Dies At Age 25

Muhtathir, a top-class miler who developed into a leading sire, has died aged 25 due to the infirmities of old age.

Bred by Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum, the son of Elmaamul will be best remembered for his Group 1 victories in the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville and in the Premio Vittorio Di Capua at San Siro when trained by Saeed bin Suroor.

Muhtathir began his career with John Gosden, for whom he won five races across two seasons in Sheikh Hamdan's silks – his biggest success coming in the Group 2 Celebration Mile at Goodwood.

The imposing chestnut was transferred to the yard of Saeed bin Suroor for his 4-year-old campaign, during which he tasted top-flight glory in Italy. However, it was as a five-year-old that he gained his biggest success when striding clear to take the Prix Jacques le Marois by three lengths under Frankie Dettori.

Muhtathir stood at Charles-Henri de Moussac's Haras du Mezeray in Normandy for most of his stud career, which has yielded a host of talented flat performers headed by Prix de l'Opera heroine Satwa Queen and top-class middle distance performer Doctor Dino, who is now a leading jumps sire in France.

In recent years, Muhtathir has made a significant impact as a sire of jumpers, producing the likes of dual Cheltenham Festival winner Envoi Allen and Grade 1-winning hurdler Quel Destin.

Shadwell Stud director, Richard Lancaster, said: “Muhtathir was a hugely talented performer on the racecourse and transferred that ability and will to win to his stock.

“He produced several high-class flat performers and in his later years became a highly sought-after sire of jumpers. He was still hugely popular this year, covering a limited book of 40 mares at €6,000 (US$7,077)

“I must give a special mention to the team at Haras du Mezeray, who did a superb job managing the horse and giving him the platform to flourish in his second career.”

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