The first batch of 2022 studs features a range of young studs from Kentucky including a pair of Breeders’ Cup champions, two sons of reigning top stud Into Mischief, five ancient winners Sections are graded at two and five Class I winners on the field. During the semi-annual season, we will be introducing a range of freshmen as their first crop heads towards the sale. Check out some of the first editions of our series here.
WinStar Farm’s Liam O’Rourke vividly recalls the day when breeders got their first look at Can be heard (Into Mischief – Blue Devil Bel, by Gilded Time) shortly after the new stallion moved into the stall.
O’Rourke explains: “We threw a little party here to welcome him to the WinStar stables and when we put him in front of the breeders, he was immediately taken aback. be attracted. “He is sharp-eyed and one of the best physically fit in Into Mischief. From that point on, people started shouting for the season.”
Breeding demand for the 2018 GI Florida Derby winner is so high that Can be heard was the most popular first-year stallion in WinStar’s history, breeding just over 220 mares during his first season for a $25,000 foster fee.
O’Rourke said: “The demand for him was very strong during the three years he was here. “From the very beginning, there was a noise around town about Can be heard. “
A New York-bred avid pinhook worth $175,000 and $500,000 bought 2 years old for WinStar Farm and China Horse Club, Can be heard broke his maidenhood as a minor for Todd Pletcher and returned at age three to take the GII Holy Bull S. over five lengths and the GI Florida Derby with three. He runs Tuesday to Evenly in the GI Kentucky Derby and then another win in the Cherokee Run S. Can be heard retired at age four with over $2 million in career income.
Like Can be heardO’Rourke said the first crop of ponies appeared last year, and O’Rourke says he quickly found some common trends among young people.
“They are a very consistent group,” he noted. “He throws very well, lots of length, great quality and good bones. They are of the muscular, muscular type but come in many lengths and they look like they can be stretched out. The feedback from the breeders was very positive from the start and we realized pretty early that he was going to have a big November. “
Can be heard second in class with the first crop of weaning plants. His descendants averaged $103,813 with 43 out of 53 sold, including 16 six-figure weaners led by $360,000 from Nagambie (Flatter) named Cosmic Thread and $200,000 from Safwah (Medaglia d’Oro).
With her first babies at the Fasig-Tipton Sale in July, Can be heardThe progeny continues to go up. Seven of his nine lots sold for six figures, led by a pony in I’m Guilty (Verrazano) bringing in $220.00 for Bradley Thoroughbreds and a second pony from Wonder Stone (Super Saver) sold to Gus King for $200,000.
“Some of the best judges entered Can be heardin July, including Donato Lanni, Peter Bradley, Travis Durr and Nick de Meric,” said O’Rourke. “He had seven participants in the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, more than any other male, so we thought that was a great sign.”
Machmer Hall’s Can be heard filly for sale for Hip 43 at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale | Sara Gordon
A constraint for Saratoga that will represent the Machmer Hall shipment is Hip 43. Patsy’s Kim Desire (Dixie Union) was bred by Teresa Little and purchased exclusively for Machmer Hall Sales. Carrie Brogden says the youngster is the type of aspirant their consignment hopes to deliver in Saratoga.
“She’s big, fancy and can run two laps, but it looks like she’ll have the speed,” Brogden said. “She’s a vet, she’s precise and she has a classy brain. Our farm has a part in Can be heard. I’m a big fan of him as a racehorse and it’s clear that WinStar has an amazing track record in making stallions. We’ve got two Can be heardin July and they’re more like a billiard-style horse. Both of them look very fast. Here [Saratoga-bound] filly has more range and stretches more. “
Afterward Can be heardBrogden says they all share a trait she also notices in the progeny of Into Mischief and the offspring of the other offspring of the champion breed.
“They all have Into Mischief brains,” she said. “When you are pushing the food cart, they are always whining and banging on the door to get the food. To me, that’s a great sign of a racehorse because it means they won’t go back to their feed tank. It’s a common theme that I see over and over again.”
Another longing expected for the Saratoga sales ring is a foal of Peter Blum’s house breed. Tapit Sundown mare. Gray color will be sold for Hips 97 with Bridie Harrison.
“We love this pony,” Harrison reported. “He’s tall with lots of legs and great length. Can be heard added a lot of size and scope to Sundown. This is definitely one of her larger ponies. He is a very good mover and has a great temperament. “
After Selective Sales in Saratoga, nine Can be heard aspirants will go through the ring at the Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Sale.
Like Can be heardO’Rourke said their descendants will soon start making their way to the racecourse, which O’Rourke said will be looking for them to take effect early next year.
“He was an early horse,” he noted. “It sped up and then went out and performed like a two-year-old on the track. His sire lines are nimble so I think there’s going to be success there, but with the way he’s built I think they’re built to carry that speed as a route on the surface. soil. They can go about two turns for their length, but do so in a run-first fashion.”
