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Poseidon’s Warrior Relocates To Century Acres In Texas

Poseidon's Warrior, a Grade 1 winner and sire of Grade 1 winner and multi-millionaire Firenze Fire, is relocating from Pennsylvania to Century Acres in Hempstead, Texas, for the upcoming breeding season in a deal brokered by Jamie LaMonica and Brenden Heeney, it was announced today. Poseidon's Warrior will stand the 2022 season for $3,500 S&N.

Poseidon's Warrior will be following in the footsteps of champion Valid Expectations and Too Much Bling who once stood at the farm which was formerly a part of the Lane's End Texas operation.

Campaigned and owned by Tom McGrath's Swilcan Stable, Poseidon's Warrior is a son of perennial leading sire and emerging sire of sires Speightstown. He is produced from the multiple stakes-producing Smarten mare Poised to Pounce and is bred on the same cross as Smart Strike. Plans call for Poseidon's Warrior to be syndicated with limited shares offered to breeders.

Florida's leading freshman sire of 2017, Poseidon's Warrior is the sire of Grade 1 winner and nine-time graded stakes winner Firenze Fire. Victorious this year in the Grade 3 Runhappy Stakes and the G2 True North Stakes for the second consecutive year, Firenze Fire registered his biggest career victory in the 2017 G2 Champagne Stakes at two, defeating subsequent 2-year-old champion Good Magic.

Firenze Fire is mere inches away from owning two more additional Grade 1 wins as he finished second by a head to Yaupon in this year's G1 Forego Stakes and he was runner-up by a nose to Imperial Hint in the 2019 G1 Vosburgh Stakes. All told, Firenze Fire, his sire's leading earner, won 14 races and banked $2,730,350 in an outstanding racing career.

In addition to Firenze Fire, Poseidon's Warrior is also represented in 2021 by multiple stakes winner Warrior's Pride, and stakes-placed performers Poseidon's Passion, Advocate Harbor, and Primal Destiny. He is also the sire of stakes winner Navy Commander and multiple stakes-placed Splicethemainbrace.

Winner of Saratoga's G1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap at four, running a 104 Beyer, Poseidon's Warrior won seven races, five of them stakes, by a combined 31 lengths. In addition to winning the Vanderbilt, he also captured the NATC Futurity at Monmouth by seven lengths at two, the East Hanover Stakes, and the Le Bagoter Stakes as a 3-year-old, and the Fabulous Strike Handicap at four en route to career earnings of $701,147 for Swilcan Stable.

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Multiple Graded Stakes Winner Core Beliefs Retired To Walmac Farm

Gary Broad, who bought Walmac in 2018, is launching the stallion segment of the historic farm's next chapter with his just retired multiple graded stakes winner and near-millionaire earner Core Beliefs, it was announced today.

Walmac has been home to many top sires through the years, and Core Beliefs will seek to add his name to an illustrious list of stallions that have influenced the breed that includes the likes of Nureyev, Miswaki, Successful Appeal, and Alleged.

Core Beliefs will stand the 2022 season for $7,500 S&N, and breeders will also have the option of securing a lifetime breeding right (one and done) for $10,000 S&N.

A son of perennial leading sire Quality Road out of the winning Tactical Advantage mare Tejati, Core Beliefs was a tenacious racehorse. He jumped on the Kentucky Derby trail early in his 3-year-old season, finishing third to subsequent Triple Crown winner Justify in the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby. He went on to win the $500,000 G3 Ohio Derby and also captured the 2019 G2 New Orleans Handicap at the Fair Grounds en route to amassing lifetime earnings of $953,988.

“We're excited about resurrecting historic Walmac Farm,” said Gary Broad. “We have been working hard the last two years making improvements to Walmac, and the timing is perfect to launch the stallion operation with Core Beliefs, a horse that we really believe in. He is a multiple graded stakes winner by Quality Road and he has all the necessary ingredients to be a successful stallion. We're looking forward to introducing him to breeders for the upcoming breeding season. I can't wait for breeders to come out and see him. I think they will really like his physical.”

Core Beliefs registered his biggest career victory in the $400,000 New Orleans Handicap in his 2019 bow. In a determined effort, Core Beliefs made a strong three-wide bid on the far turn and battled bravely through the lane to defeat a competitive field that included multiple graded stakes winner Silver Dust, graded stakes winner and millionaire Lone Sailor, G2 Louisiana Derby winner Noble Indy, and multiple stakes-winning millionaire Mr. Buff.

Acquired by Broad for $350,000 at the 2017 Barretts Selected 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, Core Beliefs, in addition to his stakes victories, also finished second, beaten just a head, in the G3 Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont Park. He retires having won or placed in 10 of 18 starts and hails from the family of Pin Oak's Sovereign Award winner Hasten to Add and Grade 1 winner See How She Runs, who produced multiple graded stakes winner Don't Leave Me.

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Grade 1 Winner No Parole Enters Stud At Whispering Oaks Farm In Louisiana

Coteau Grove Farms and Whispering Oaks Farm announced today the purchase of Coteau Grove's Grade 1-winning homebred No Parole (Violence). No Parole will stand at Whispering Oaks Farm in Carencro, La., for $3,500 live foal, stands and nurses. Coteau Grove's bloodstock advisor Andrew Cary (Cary Bloodstock) brokered the deal.

“No Parole was our first Grade 1 winner as a breeder and that is so exciting for us.” said Ginger Myers.

“We've been interested in where he would go next when his racing career was completed. To be to able bring him back to Louisiana and stand him close to home at Whispering Oaks is a dream come true for us,” said Keith Myers. “We look forward to supporting him with quality mares from our farm.”

Whispering Oaks Farm also stands the highly promising young sire Iron Fist (Tapit), who currently sits second on the freshman sire list in Louisiana, as well as the graded stakes-winning One Liner (Into Mischief).

“We are very excited to be standing Louisiana-bred Grade 1 winner No Parole at Whispering Oaks,” said Whispering Oaks owner Carrol Castille. “We are big supporters of the Louisiana breeding industry and it's great to be able to keep a homegrown Grade 1 winner like this here to stand at stud. He showed tremendous talent and fits in perfectly with the other stallions on our roster. We look forward to supporting him with our own mares and think he'll be very popular with Louisiana breeders as well.”

No Parole was purchased for $75,000 as a yearling by Maggi Moss from the consignment of Select Sales as agent for Coteau Grove Farms at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Greg Tramontin purchased an interest in the horse early during his racing career.

“I've said it before – he was the horse of a lifetime,” said Moss. “We had many generous offers on this horse, but it was my preference to see him go back to his breeders. I know they will take care of him, give him every opportunity at stud, and give him a great life.”

Trained by Tom Amoss, No Parole began his career in devastating fashion, winning his first three starts by a combined 34 lengths, including the Premier Night Prince Stakes at a mile. After an impressive allowance victory over open company at Oaklawn Park, No Parole's finest hour arrived when he dominated a strong field in the Grade 1 Woody Stephens Stakes at Belmont Park, winning wire-to-wire by 3 3/4 lengths in 1:21.41 for the seven furlongs, defeating Grade 1 winners Echo Town and Mischevious Alex.

“No Parole was one of the most brilliant racehorses I've ever trained,” said Amoss. “I am very excited for him to go to stud and I will be supporting him as a stallion.”

No Parole kicked off 2021 with a facile victory in the Premier Sprint Stakes, running the fastest five furlongs of the meet at Delta Downs.

“No Parole was incredibly fast, and did it effortlessly,” said Cary. “That kind of speed is rare in a stallion prospect. His career debut at Fair Grounds, which he won by 14 1/4 lengths, was simply breathtaking. I encourage breeders to watch his first three races as well as his Grade 1 win in the Woody Stephens win, where he went 1:08 3/5 for six furlongs. This horse had immense natural ability, and has the potent combination of athleticism, pedigree and performance that should make him highly appealing to Louisiana breeders, especially with what we feel is a reasonable fee for a first-year horse with his credentials and name recognition.”

The 2020 Louisiana Horse of the Year, No Parole retires with six wins in 13 starts and earnings of $369,866.

He was produced by the stakes-winning mare Plus One (Bluegrass Cat), a mare acquired by Cary for Coteau Grove at the 2014 Keeneland November Sale for $67,000 (in-foal to Violence). She has also produced the multiple winner Violent Ways (Violent), who earned over $195,000. She is currently in-foal to leading sire Tapit and is booked to the current leading first crop and juvenile sire sensation Gun Runner for 2022.

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Washington Stallion Season Auction Takes Place Through December 22

The Washington Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association's fourth annual online stallion season auction begins on Wednesday, Dec. 15, and runs through Wednesday, Dec. 22.

In addition to stallion premiums, this year the WTBOA has added a chance for bidders to receive a bonus. All winning bidders will now be eligible for one of two bonus level amounts, as they will be entered into a drawing to receive a credit of up to $1,000 or the actual bid amount, whichever is less, on their stallion season purchase. The second drawing will be for a $400 bonus.

In addition, it is expected that a $7,500 or greater bonus will be available for all progeny of stallions whose seasons sold for the 2022 breeding season. The bonuses will be part of two 3-year-old stakes to be run at Emerald Downs during their 2026 racing season.

Over 90 seasons will be offered for the 2022 breeding season with many attractive proven and fledgling stallions offered. Among those listed are stallions standing in Kentucky, New York, Florida, California, Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and New Mexico.

Donations from farms large and small once again prove how generous the Thoroughbred industry can be. Just to name a few of the stellar stallions represented are American Freedom, Army Mule, Coast Guard, Conveyance, Country House, Cross Traffic, Curlin to Mischief, Disco Partner, Faversham, First Dude, Gio Ponti, Graydar, Keen Ice, Karakontie, Lea, Majestic City, Ministers Wild Cat, Protonico, Sir Prancealot, Skipshot, Smiling Tiger, Speightster, Tapiture and Tapwrit.

WTBOA also has one additional stallion season available for bidding – Echo Town. Information on him can be found on the WTBOA website (www.washingtonthoroughbred.com).

For more information on the seasons offered and bidding, please go to www.Thoroughlybred.com/sites/wtboa.

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