Jackie’s Warrior five-time 1st grade winner and defending men’s sprint champion, and Cyberknife 3-year-old child won the most prizes in grade 1 by Gunman both are available at Spendthrift Farm and are available to test breeders November 9-15 from 1:30-3pm ET daily.
Both set up new positions at the school in 2023. Jackie’s Warrior has retired from competition and has moved to reside at Central Kentucky Ranch, while Cyberknife will return to training with Brad Cox after November 15 to finish. his racing career this fall and winter. Breeding season begins in February.
Jackie’s Warrior finished third in the Qatar Racing Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1), while Cyberknife finished second in the Big Ass Fans Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1), both November 5 at Keeneland.
“Jackie’s warrior has settled into a good life on the ranch and is an impressive specimen, especially for a horse on a rather difficult campaign. It’s special to be able to add a house. Another great champion joins our steed ranks and we’re delighted to be able to Ned Toffey, Spendthrift general manager, said: “Cyberknife ran well to finish a headbutt behind the older horse Cody’s Wish in the Dirt Mile, and he arrived at the farm looking good and full of energy. He will be active again before retiring, however, it is important that we can introduce him to breeders over the next week before he returns to Brad Cox. “
Jackie’s Warrior will stand in the first season for a fee of $50,000, stands and nurses. The extremely talented son of Music by Maclean returns as the first champion sprinter in 34 years to win five first places. This year, he became the only horse in the history of the race. Racecourse Saratoga won the 1st place bet three years in a row when he caught the Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G1) handicap.
Coached by Steve Asmussen, Jackie’s Warrior also became the first 2-year-old since champion Dehere in 1993 to win all three of the top three junior races in New York, including both Runhappy Hopeful Stakes (G1) – surpassing a record 28-year old bet — and Saratoga Specialty Stakes presented by Miller Lite (G2), followed by Champagne (G1) at Belmont Park.
At the age of 3, he passed Life is good to win the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (G1), along with snap wins at the Amsterdam Stakes (G2) and Gallant Bob Stakes (G2), en route to the 2021 Eclipse for men’s sprinters. . This year, Jackie’s Warrior won the Churchill Downs Stakes presented by Ford (G1), True North Stakes (G2) and the Earl of the Sprint Team (G3) atop Vanderbilt.
Jackie’s Warrior won 12 of 18 starts and earned $2,959,164 for Kirk and Judy Robison. He is likely to be a finalist for the championship sprinter in 2022.
Cyberknife briefly rested in Spendthrift after narrowly losing at Dirt Mile. He became Gun Runner’s first multiple tier 1 winning maes taking part in the Arkansas Derby (G1) and TVG.com Haskell Stakes (G1). After that, he completed many students who won first prize Taiba and Jack Christopher in a record time of 1:46.24, breaking the 37-year mark in 1 1/8 mile held by Spend a Buck.
Cyberknife (inside) beat Taiba in Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park
Cyberknife also won Matt Winn Stakes (G3) this summer and was runner-up in the prestigious Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1). He is Gun Runner’s most successful son to date, earning $2,087,520 for Al Gold’s Golden Square.
Once retired, Cyberknife will be up and running in 2023 with a $30,000 advertising fee, stands and nurses.
This press release has been edited for content and style by the BloodHorse Staff.
