Quality Road Anchors Lane’s End Roster for 2022

Quality Road (Elusive Quality–Kobla, by Strawberry Road {Aus}), whose 'TDN Rising Star' son Corniche figures one of the favorites for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Nov. 5, will remain at $150,000 for the upcoming breeding season at William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm, which released its stud fees Monday.

The 15-year-old stallion is in the midst of another outstanding season, with nine stakes winners to his credit. Three of those have come at the graded level, led by the aforementioned Corniche, who topped this year's OBS April Sale on a bid of $1.5 million from Peter Fluor and K.C. Weiner's Speedway Stable and ran his record to two wins from two starts with a 3 1/4-length victory in the GI American Pharoah S. at Santa Anita Oct. 1. Astronaut upset the GII Del Mar H. and is a candidate for the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Turf, while Dr Post impressed in the GIII Monmouth Cup while also placing in the GI TVG Pacific Classic and GI Woodward S.

Quality Road was the leading sire by average (more than one sold) at this year's bell-weather Keeneland September Sale, his 34 yearlings fetching an average of $472,794. Immediately behind Quality Road were Curlin and Into Mischief. Quality Road was represented by two seven-figure sellers at KEESEP, led by a $1.6 million half-brother to GSW & MGISP Midnight Bourbon (Tiznow) and GISW Girvin (Tale of Ekati) that was hammered down to Woodford Racing & West Point Thoroughbreds. He was also represented by a $1-million half-sister to GI Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming (Bodemeister) at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga.

The first crop of Quality Road's son City of Light has met with tremendous reception. The 7-year-old is the second-leading freshman sire of yearlings behind only Justify and he was responsible for the overall Keeneland September topper, a $1.7-million son of MSP Anchorage (Tapit) that was purchased by Woodford, West Point and Talla Racing. City of Light gets a bump from $40,000 up to $60,000 for 2022.

New to the Lane's End roster for 2022 is Code of Honor (Noble Mission {GB}), whose stud fee has yet to be set.

LANE'S END FARM — 2022 STUD FEES

Accelerate (Lookin At Lucky), $15,000

Candy Ride (Arg) (Ride the Rails), $75,000

Catalina Cruiser (Union Rags), $15,000

City of Light (Quality Road), $60,000

Code of Honor (Noble Mission {GB}), TBD

Connect (Curlin)**, TBD

Daredevil (More Than Ready), $25,000

Game Winner (Candy Ride {Arg}), $30,000

Gift Box (Twirling Candy), $10,000

Honor A.P. (Honor Code), $15,000

Honor Code (A.P. Indy), $20,000

Liam's Map (Unbridled's Song)**, $40,000

Mineshaft (A.P. Indy), $10,000

Quality Road (Elusive Quality), $150,000

The Factor (War Front), $17,500

Tonalist (Tapit), $10,000

Twirling Candy (Candy Ride {Arg}), $60,000

Unified (Candy Ride {Arg}), $10,000

Union Rags (Dixie Union), $30,000

West Coast (Flatter), $15,000

**Stud fee pending results of Breeders' Cup

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Farish, Gustavson, Solis Elected To Breeders’ Cup Board Of Directors

The Breeders' Cup announced Wednesday the election results to its Board of Directors by the Breeders' Cup Members.

William S. Farish, Jr. (Lane's End Farm), Eric Gustavson (Spendthrift Farm), and Alex Solis II (Solis/Litt Bloodstock) were each elected to serve a four-year term. Mr. Farish and Mr. Solis were re-elected as Directors.

Gustavson, who joined Spendthrift in 2006, has overseen the farm's extensive growth rising from one homebred stallion to currently having the largest roster in North America. Gustavson also has led the team that brought such industry innovations as the “Share the Upside Program” and making racehorse ownership available to the masses through its investment in the micro-share start up “MyRacehorse.”

Gustavson succeeds Anthony Manganaro, who served on the Board for four years.

“Eric has a proven record as a leader and innovator in many facets of our industry,” said Fred Hertrich III, Breeders' Cup Chairman. “We look forward to Eric's conscientious and thought-provoking approach in supporting our initiatives, and enhancing our mission and vision of the Breeders' Cup as one of the most distinctive and respected brands in Thoroughbred racing.

“We also extend our sincere thanks for the contributions that Anthony Manganaro has given to our Board over the past several years. Anthony has been an important source of guidance and inspiration to the Breeders' Cup and to our sport.”

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Eagle Gets First Winner, Stakes Winner at Lone Star

Eagle Express became the first winner and stakes winner in one fell swoop from just eight first-crop foals for 2016 GIII Ben Ali S. winner Eagle (Candy Ride {Arg}). Second on debut here May 14, the 2-1 favorite broke on top before chasing Texas Thunder through a :22.67 opening quarter. Forced to go wide into the stretch when floated by the pacesetter, Eagle Express soared home from there much the best. The winner has a yearling ful-brother and a foal half-brother by Moonshine Mullin.

TEXAS STALLION PAN ZARETA DIVISION S., $75,000, Lone Star, 6-13, (C), 2yo, f, 5f, :58.82, ft.
1–EAGLE EXPRESS, 118, f, 2, by Eagle
                1st Dam: My Girl Bess, by More Than Ready
                2nd Dam: Rapunzel Runz, by Explodent
                3rd Dam: Fortune's Favour, by Sir Ivor
($6,500 RNA Ylg '20 TTAYHR). 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O/B-W. S.
Farish (TX); T-Steven M. Asmussen; J-Stewart Elliott. $45,000.
Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $51,760. First winner & stakes
winner for freshman sire (by Candy Ride {Arg}).
2–Its a Gee Thing, 118, f, 2, Early Flyer–Gucci Brown, by Big
Brown. ($10,000 Ylg '20 TTAYHR). O-GFB Racing LLC & Danny
Pish; B-Ashley Hiller (TX); T-Danny Pish. $15,000.
3–Texas Thunder, 118, f, 2, Bradester–Bronxgirl, by Corinthian.
($5,000 Ylg '20 TTAYHR; $112,000 2yo '21 TTAAPR). O-Carl R.
Moore Management LLC; B-Robert C. Francis (TX); T-Karen E.
Jacks. $8,250.
Margins: 5, 8 3/4, 3/4. Odds: 2.00, 2.30, 8.40.
Also Ran: Wicked Song, Mysterious Star, Sea of Life, Pow Pow, Jan's Turn to Win.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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Saturday’s Insights: Code of Honor Sibling Returns Off Strong Debut

7th-GP, $55K, Msw, 3yo, 7f, 3:10 p.m. ET

BEARS WATCHING (Karakontie {Jpn}), a half-brother to MGISW Code of Honor (Noble Mission {GB}), looks to earn his diploma at second asking following a very good closing third on debut in the Gulfstream slop Feb. 6. The William S. Farish homebred, trained by Hall of Famer Shug McGaughey, finished two spots ahead of subsequent 'TDN Rising Star' Collaborate (Into Mischief) that day, who returned with a daylight maiden victory Feb. 27.

The field of 12 also includes $510,000 KEESEP graduate Stainless Steel (Quality Road), who makes his debut for WinStar Farm LLC and CHC INC., and trainer Rodolphe Brisset. TJCIS PPs

4th-OP, $93K, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 2:32 p.m. ET

A full field of 3-year-olds will line up in this deep contest.

CRYO (Frosted), a half-brother to MGSW and GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint runner-up Dust and Diamonds (Vindication), debuts for Flurry Racing Stables LLC and David Flannigan, and trainer Brad Cox. He brought $185,000 as an OBS April juvenile (:21 3/5).

Fox Hill Farm's Battle Hymn (Tapit), a $500,000 KEESEP yearling produced by millionaire Gold Mover (Gold Fever), kicks off his career for Larry Jones.

The field also includes additional firsters of note: Cronus (Constitution) ($175,000 EASMAY); Golden Flash (Into Mischief) ($300,000 OBSAPR); and Title Shot (Union Rags) ($360,000 KEESEEP). TJCIS PPs

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