When he retired from racing, Olympiad will take up steed duty at Gainesway. To date, Speightstown’s 4-year-old son has won 8 of his 12 career starts, including 5 in the rankings, notably the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) Award at Racecourse Saratoga. He possesses both speed and fitness, has won from seven distances to 1 1/4 miles and has earned just over $2 million to date.
Olympiad is one of this year’s top older men with six wins in seven starts, making him a top contender for the Eclipse Awards of the championship and Horse of the Year titles with the match. The next warm-up is scheduled for the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic on November 5 (G1) at Keeneland.
A precocious underage piloted by Hall of Fame coach Bill Mott, the Olympiad beat his first in Saratoga by 2 3/4 length at 2, beating the bet winners. future classification The greatest honor and Effective as River Caddo .
This season’s Olympiad classification wins start with Mineshaft Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds & Slots, where he set a record of running 1 1/16 miles, finishing with a score of 1: 42.01. He followed at the same track with a two-way score in the New Orleans Classic Stakes (G2), running 1 1/8 mile in 1:47.74 — just a tenth of a second short of the record.
His winning streak continues in Churchill Downs, where he won the Alysheba bet presented by Sentient Jet (G2), beating two other 1st class winners. In the next start, the Olympiad beat Stephen Foster Stakes (G2) by 2 1/4 at 1:47.66. He applied for the 123 Equibase Speed Rating for the effort while beating an American classic winner, another 1st place winner, and two other ranked bet winners.
His summer culminated in Saratoga with a two-time stretch win in the Jockey Stakes Club Gold Cup (G1), topping a field of six other ranked winners.
Olympiad is lobbied by owners Grandview Equine, Cheyenne Stable and LNJ Foxwoods.
Emory Hamilton bred the Kentucky Olympiad from 3rd place to win Medaglia d’Oro mare Tokyo Time. He is the product of a family raised by Hamilton from her mare and 1st grade winner Chic Shirine. The family has also produced students who have won first prizes Conservationists , Queena , Keen Ice , Harmony , Lake Serra , Somali lemonade and Verrazano ; together with the winner of many classes 1, many classes 2 Hungry Island ; and many winners of classified bets Cappuccino and Al Khali .
Olympiad was purchased from Gainesway consignment at the September 2019 Keeneland Sale for $700,000 by dealers Alex Solis II and Jason Litt.
Gainesway general manager Brian Graves said: “I’ve been a huge fan of the Olympiad since selling him as an aspirant in 2019. “The Olympics have proven his exceptional looks and lineage. by a tremendous racing record. I couldn’t be more delighted to stand a horse of his quality and talent at Gainesway.”
Promotional fees for the first season of the Olympiad will be announced at a later date.
