Grade 1 winner West Will Power will enter stud at Songma Farm in Korea for the 2024 breeding season, Thoroughbred Daily News reports.
The 6-year-old son of Bernardini was retired in August after suffering a soft tissue injury in training. He retired seven wins in 17 starts as a homebred for Gary and Mary West, earning $1,745,390.
Trained by Brad Cox, West Will Power earned his first Grade 1 victory in his final start, taking the Stephen Foster Stakes at Ellis Park on July 1. He had previously won the G2 Fayette Stakes and the G2 New Orleans Classic Stakes.
Ben Glass, stable manager for the Wests, told TDN that efforts were made to stand West Will Power in the U.S., but he couldn't find interest. Glass speculated that the horse's age was a factor. Entering stud at age seven would give him fewer productive years at stud than a younger prospect.
The deal to stand West Will Power in Korea was brokered by bloodstock agent Jun Park.
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