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Greatest Honors Retired to Study at Spendthrift


Courtlandt Farm’s well-bred, well-graded bet winner The greatest honor retired at Spendthrift Farm and will stand for the 2023 breeding season for $7,500 with stand and nurse guarantee.

Purebred 4-year-old son of Tapit was the winner of 2 and 3 won Holy Bull Stakes (G3) with 5 3/4 length and Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) with 1 1/2 length before finishing third in the match The Florida Curlin Derby is presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Ranch in Xalapa (G1). An injury sustained during the Florida Derby kept him out of last year’s Triple Crown series, but he has returned to racing and this year was placed in the Ghostzapper Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park before being retired. Coached by Shug McGaughey, Greatest Honor aggregated a 3-1-4 record from 10 starts and earned $446,440.

Greatest Honor is outside the title Tiffany’s Honor, the daughter of Street Cry who came out of Broodmare of the Year Better Than Honor 2007. Tiffany’s Honor is a half-sister to the 3-year-old child champion and Belmont winner. Stakes (G1) in 2007 Rags to get rich (AP Indy); 2006 Belmont Winner Jazil (Going for gold); class 1, class 2 winners Casino Drive (Platen ); and Breeders ‘Cup Marathon Stakes . winner Iron Man (Giant Elevation).

Ned Toffey, general manager of Spendthrift said: “Greatest Honor has one of the best combinations of pedigree, looks and ability among Tapit sons we have evaluated. “Unfortunately, he got injured in the Florida Derby last year as the favorite against Triple Crown. Before that, he was so dominant at Gulfstream that he was in the top three with him. with Necessary Quality and Good Lives being the favorites for the Kentucky Derby in many early betting groups.

“Greatest Honor’s second dam is Better Than Honor, who needs no introduction, and he’s a big, strong son of Tapit who has written ‘canon’ all over him. Because he doesn’t play the game. unleashing its enormous potential on the track, we believe the Greatest Honor offers a lot of value and presently for breeders at $7,500.”

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The Better Than Honor family is one of the most productive families in the American Stud Book. Live family includes Kentucky Oaks (G1) Blush With Pride winner and tier 1 winner Streaming online , Peeping Fawn , The way you are and Light of Paris . Other classified bet winners include Cezanne , Arab Hope , Smolensk , Man can and Turnberry Island .

Courtlandt ranch owner Donald Adams acquired Tiffany’s Honor after she was acquired for a final bid of $2.3 million as part of Bluewater Sales’ shipment at Fasig-Tipton 2015 The November Sale. Greatest Honor is the second mare of the mares. Tiffany’s Honor was later acquired by Katsumi Yoshida for $2.2 million from Lane’s End in Keeneland’s November 2018 Seed Sale.

Tapit was a three-time North American stallion and was the most active stallion in terms of blacks (154) and black (299) wins.

Greatest Honor is available to check out at Spendthrift.

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