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Toast To Vino Rosso Presented By Spendthrift Farm: First Weanlings Break Ground At Fasig-Tipton November

After stealing the show at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Fall Mixed sale with a pair of six-figure offerings, the first weanlings by Spendthrift Farm's champion Vino Rosso will take center stage on Tuesday at the elite Fasig-Tipton November sale.

Vino Rosso has five weanlings cataloged for this year's Fasig-Tipton November sale, tied for the second most among first-year stallions.

We caught up with a couple of Vino Rosso's debut yearlings at Fasig-Tipton to find out more about their backgrounds and discuss them with their consignors.

Hip 106 – Colt out of Silk Road, by Giant's Causeway

Hip 106, a first-crop Vino Rosso colt out of Silk Road, at the Fasig-Tipton November sale.

Dam Silk Road has gotten off to a fast start as a broodmare, producing two winners from three foals to race, including the Grade 3-placed Seve's Road.

Silk Road is herself a sibling to three other black type producers, including the Grade 1 winner Summer Colony. The page includes a strong Japanese influence in the form of champion Still In Love and seven-figure earner Shonan Rise. Panamanian Horse of the Year Smart D N A is also in the extended family.

The colt was bred in Texas by Paul Pruett, who purchased the dam pregnant with this colt at last year's Keeneland November sale.

“The one we have here is exceptional,” said Jay Goodwin of consignor Eaton Sales. “He's got a great body, and a lot of leg and some stretch, but he still looks fast, a lot like his father looks. He's just what you'd be thinking to get and hoping to get. I'm glad we've got this one, and I think he'll be one of the best ones in the sale.”

Hip 114 – Colt out of Storm Raven, by Bodemeister

The second foal out of Storm Raven, who was a winner at age two.

The page under this colt is filled with black type. Stakes-winning second dam Crystal Current has produced three stakes-placed runners, including Grade 3-placed Crystal Glacier.

His third and fourth dams are both Grade 1 winners, with third dam Dream Supreme producing Grade 1 winner Majestic Warrior and Grade 3 winner Evolutionist. The colt's fourth dam is the Grade 1 winner Spinning Round, who is the pivot point for runners including Argentine Derby winner Kung Fu Mambo and Argentine Group 1 winner Sweet Sorrel.

The colt was bred in Ohio by Smokin C LLC.

“He's a really nice colt, very well balanced,” said Carl McEntee of consignor Ballysax Bloodstock. “He's got plenty of leg underneath him. The mare is good-sized herself, and a winner at two. He's obviously from a very good family. He covers the ground very nicely, he's got a good step and good stride to him. He's a very mentally sound horse, and we're delighted for the owner that he has him.”

Vino Rosso, a 6-year-old son of Curlin, stands at Spendthrift Farm for an advertised fee of $25,000.

Vino Rosso won six of 15 starts and earned $4,803,125 on the racetrack. In addition to his signature Breeders' Cup Classic score, the stallion picked up victories in the Grade 1 Gold Cup at Santa Anita Stakes, and the G2 Wood Memorial Stakes.

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Breeders’ Cup Classic Winner Bayern Sold To Stand In Korea

Bayern, the winner of the 2014 Breeders' Cup Classic, has been sold to continue his stud career in Korea, BloodHorse reports.

The 10-year-old son of Offlee Wild was purchased by Dr. Sangil Choi, an eye doctor in Korea, to stand at his fledgling Great Hill Farm stallion operation. He previously stood at Hill 'n' Dale Farms in Kentucky, where he entered stud in 2016. Bloodstock agent Jun Park brokered the deal.

Bayern has sired three crops of racing age, with 104 winners and combined progeny earnings of more than $8.1 million. His leading runners include Grade 2-placed Bella Vita and Grade 3-placed Leggs Galore and Bayerness.

A winner in six of 15 starts during his on-track career, Bayern earned $4,454,930 for owner Kaleem Shah and trainer Bob Baffert. His won the Classic during his 3-year-old season, which also included wins in the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational Stakes, and the G2 Pennsylvania Derby and Woody Stephens Stakes.

Claiborne Farm Sets Silver State’s Debut Fee At $20,000

Claiborne Farm announced Nov. 8 that Silver State, winner of this year's Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap, will stand for $20,000 when he enters stud for the 2022 breeding season.

The 4-year-old son of Hard Spun has earned $1,933,094 on the racetrack and won or placed in 12 of 14 career starts. His seven victories include the 2021 G1 Metropolitan Handicap and G2 Oaklawn Handicap. He also placed in this year's G1 Whitney Stakes at Saratoga.

In the historic Met Mile, Silver State defeated a strong field that included Knicks Go, winner of this weekend's Breeders' Cup Classic and leading contender for Horse of the Year.

Trained by Steve Asmussen for the partnership of Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC and Willis Horton Racing, Silver State is out of the Grade 3-placed stakes-winning Empire Maker mare Supreme, and he hails from the family of Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos. Bred by Stonestreet Farm, he sold for $450,000 as a yearling at the 2018 Keeneland September sale.

Silver State will be available for inspection later this week by appointment.

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Independence Hall To Stand At WinStar Farm At Conclusion Of Racing Career

Independence Hall, a resounding 7 1/4-length winner of the Grade 2 Fayette Stakes at Keeneland on Oct. 30 and a romping 12 1/4-length winner of the 2019 G3 Nashua Stakes (G3) as an undefeated 2-year-old, will stand stud at WinStar Farm at the conclusion of his racing career, the farm announced today.

He will stand for a fee of $10,000 and he will participate in WinStar's Dream Big Program, which offers breeders the opportunity to earn a lifetime breeding right.

Independence Hall is currently being pointed to either the G1 Clark Handicap Nov. 28 at Churchill Downs or the G1 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct on Dec. 4 and his fee is subject to change following his next start.

From the first crop of WinStar stallion Constitution, the leading third-crop sire of 2021, Independence Hall was an electric 2-year-old. He was undefeated as a juvenile, winning the first two starts of his career by a combined 17 lengths. In his career debut, he won a maiden special weight by 4 3/4 lengths with speed to spare. He jumped straight into graded company in just his second lifetime start, taking the $150,000 G3 Nashua Stakes in impressive fashion. After stalking the early pace in the one-mile event, Independence Hall simply engulfed his rivals around the far turn and ran up the score in the lane, ultimately winning by 12 1/4 lengths, stopping the clock in 1:34.66 and earning a Beyer Speed Figure of 101—the fastest Beyer of any 2-year-old that year.

“Two-year-old form is so important when standing a stallion,” said Elliott Walden, WinStar's president, CEO, and racing manager. “Independence Hall's striking looks combined with his fast figures at two make him a great option at this price point.”

In the Fayette, Independence Hall proved uncatchable. Hustled to the early lead by Javier Castellano, Independence Hall set all the pace in the 1 1/8-mile test. He shrugged off a brief challenge from multiple Grade 1 winner Code of Honor at the top of the lane and rolled to the wire to win by daylight, earning a career-best Beyer Speed Figure of 105 in the sensational effort for trainer Michael McCarthy.

In addition to his impressive stakes victories, Independence Hall finished second to Knicks Go in the $400,000 G3 Lukas Classic Stakes at Churchill Downs on Oct. 2 and was third in the $3 million G1 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes in January.

All told, Independence Hall has won five of 13 career starts thus far, placed in four others, and earned $874,000 for owners Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Twin Creeks Racing Stables, WinStar Farm, and Robert and Kathleen Verratti. The dark bay colt, a stakes winner at two, three, and four from 6 1/2 furlongs to nine furlongs over all track conditions, was bred in Kentucky by Woodford Thoroughbreds.

“When we bought into him after he broke his maiden, he reminded me of his daddy—a great-looking horse with speed. He's pure athleticism, that's what I look for,” said Randy Gullatt of Twin Creeks Racing Stables. “We will support him like we did Constitution.”

Independence Hall is out of the multiple stakes-producing Cape Town mare Kalahari Cat, dam of Grade 3 winner Black Onyx, stakes winner and Graded stakes-placed Francois, and Grade 2-placed Quality Council. He hails from the immediate family of Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Desert Stormer and multiple Grade 1 winner Better Lucky.

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