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Carpe Diem and Exaggerator to Relocate

WinStar stallions Carpe Diem (Giant's Causeway–Rebridled Dreams, by Unbridled's Song) and Exaggerator (Curlin–Dawn Raid, by Vindication) have been sold and will take up stud duty in new locations for 2022, the farm announced Thursday.

Carpe Diem will be syndicated by a group led by Dawn and Jeff Picard's Picard Racing and David Tillson and he will stand the upcoming breeding season at Acadiana Equine at Copper Crowne in Louisiana. Campaigned by WinStar and Stonestreet Stables, the $1.6 million OBSMAR buy woon the GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity in 2014 and the GI Toyota Blue Grass S. in 2015. Carpe Diem is the sire of 11 black-type horses in 2021.

“We have a strong relationship with David Tillson and Acadiana Equine,” said Liam O'Rourke, Director of Bloodstock Services for WinStar Farm. “We look forward to continued success with Carpe Diem.”

David Tillson added, “Our goal is to provide Louisiana breeders the best opportunity for future success, and we're excited to stand Carpe Diem, a multiple Grade I winner and proven stallion.”

Exaggerator is returning home after being re-purchased by Texas-based Rocker O Ranch, co-owner of the horse during his racing career. Stud plans are currently being determined. The dark bay won the GI Preakness S., GI Santa Anita Derby and GI Haskell Invitational S. in 2016.

“Exaggerator gave us the greatest thrills of our lifetime,” said Rocker O Ranch's Cole Ortowski. “We are excited to be bringing him back into the family.”

Exaggerator is the leading second-crop sire by winners with 77 and is represented this year by 2-year-old stakes-winning fillies Sea Level and Pacific Coast, as well as stakes winner Gagetown.

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Average Daily Handle Strong at Aqueduct

Average daily all-sources handle for the recently concluded 15-day Aqueduct fall meet was $10,295,293, according to a release Thursday from the New York Racing Association. That figure represents an 11.2% increase over 2020, and average daily handle at the fall meet has risen 25.4% since 2019.

The release noted that NYRA has also seen strong handle growth at Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course: “Average daily handle at the Belmont fall meet has grown 39% since 2019 with the 2021 summer meet at Saratoga eclipsing $20 million in average daily handle for the first time in history.”

With three fewer days of live racing compared to last year's Aqueduct fall meet, all-sources handle was $154,429,388 vs. $166,702,976 in 2020. The 2019 fall meet was held over 25 days and generated all-sources handle of $205,249,710.

With in-person attendance more open this year than in 2020 when only a limited number of owners could attend the races amidst the pre-vaccine era of the pandemic, on-track handle was unsurprisingly up–by 35.1% to $15,268,541. The 25-day fall meet in 2021 generated $20,712,645 in on-track handle.

A total of 74 races were run on the grass a this year's meet with six taken off due to weather. There were 68 turf races and 11 events taken off the grass last season.

Average field size for the 145 races run at the meet was 8.90, up 2.6% compared to 2020 and 5.9% from 2019.

The 2021-22 Aqueduct winter meet began Thursday and continues through Sunday, Mar. 27. America's Day at the Races will feature live daily coverage on the FOX Sports networks. Click here for the broadcast schedule.

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Sombeyay Retired to Swifty Farms

MGSW Sombeyay (Into Mischief–Teroda, by Limehouse) has been retired to stand the 2022 breeding season at Swifty Farms in Seymour, IN. He will command a fee of $3,000 LFSN. A winner of the GIII Sanford S. sprinting at Saratoga as a juvenile and GIII Canadian Turf S. over a mile on the Gulfstream sod as a 4-year-old last term while racing for Todd Pletcher, the $230,000 KEESEP yearling was acquired last summer and had been running for Swifty Farms and Peter Miller since then. He retires with a career record of 19-4-7-0 and earnings of $482,316.

“Sombeyay is a very correct, well-balanced individual that will catch your eye every time you see him,” said Swifty Farms manager Jerri Harmon. “Couple all of that with dual-surface speed…that makes the prospect of his future as a sire just electrifying.”

Out of MSP Teroda, Sombeyay is a half to this year's GIII Florida Oaks winner Domain Expertise (Kitten's Joy).

He joins a roster that has already seen two new additions for 2022 in Sleepy Eyes Todd (Paddy O'Prado) and American Pastime (Tapizar).

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Monmouth Park Releases Event Schedule

Monmouth Park released a schedule of events Thursday for its 2022 meet, which will begin on Saturday, May 7. The track noted that other promotions and events are still in the works. Scheduled events at this time are as follows:

May 7 – Opening Day: The Shore's Biggest Derby Party
May 8 – Mother's Day
May 28-30 – Jersey Shore Food Truck Festival
June 5 – Irish Festival
June 11 – Cooler Giveaway
June 19 – Father's Day
June 25-26 – Win, Wine & Dine Festival
July 10 – Classic Car Show & Oldies Day
July 30-31 – Italian Festival & Wine Tasting
Aug. 13-14 – Surf & Turf Seafood Festival
Aug. 20 – Live & Local Music Festival
Aug. 28 – NJ Thoroughbred Festival
Sept. 3-5 – BBQ & Craft Beer Festival
Sept. 10 – Food Trucktemberfest

For more information visit www.monmouthpark.com.

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