Page 13 - January 2007 The Game

Canada’s Thoroughbred Racing Newspaper The Game, January 2007 13
Time for Quality
Time for Quality
The Government of Ontario have given their support and allowed Woodbine Entertainment to bring our race track from a 1950’s track to a modern State-of-the-art facility for both horses and fans.
We, the breeders of Ontario, have also been supported with Breeders’AwardsandStallionAwards. Itistimeforustodoour piece and strive to breed quality horses that can not only compete in our Ontario Sire Stakes Races but also in open company at all distances.
WeatParkStudrecognizethelackofqualitystallions capableof siring versatile offspring that can be competitive on the main track andonourwonderfulgrasscourse. Consciousofthis,withthe support of our partners, Park Stud has brought the industry a
Champion son of SEATTLE SLEW, TOMAHAWK, and we now
bring you, SURVIVALIST, a New York Graded Stakes-winning son of Leading Sire of Sires DANZIG. - Michael Byrne
SURVIVALIST Danzig - Miner’s Game, by Mr. Prospector 2007 Fee - $10,000 Cdn Live foal
JACK WERK ON SURVIVALIST
“Michael Byrne’s Park Stud in Ontario has, in my opinion, landed
the most promising stallion prospect to stand in Canada since the days of Northern Dancer and Vice Regent.
He has a pedigree to die for - by sire of sires DANZIG, and out of Miner’s Game, a full sister to SEEKING THE GOLD.
Usually, stallions with these kinds of pedigrees in regional markets come without much of a race record. Not so with SURVIVALIST.
He retired with five victories, two stakes wins, including the G3 Gotham stakes, and placed 2nd in G1 Wood Memorial, while amassing nearly $500,000 in earnings!
SURVIVALIST offers Canadian Breeders the opportunity to breed their best mares to a serious Kentucky-type stallion in their own backyard at an affordable stud fee.”
“I’ve trained most everything out of this family and Survivalist was a very talented race horse from a Phipps Sire Family.
Good horses break their maidens as two-year-olds by 8 at Belmont and Milers make sires.
I think this horse has a real good shot to be a sire.”
Trainer Shug McGaughey
PARK STUD
RR5, Orangeville, Ontario L9W 2Z2 • (519) 941-3944 • Fax (519) 941-8311 • email: parkstudinc@aol.com
“Danzig was a great Sire,” said McGaughey, who had a voice in choosing thestallion. “Andwithhim (SURVIVALIST) being able to win a race like this today, he’s a pretty valuable stud prospect, too, with Danzig being pensioned, especially with his pedigree.” The Blood-Horse - March 26, 2005
Michael and Laurel Byrne