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Canada’s Thoroughbred Racing Newspaper
2 The Game, January 2009
ALUMNI HALL
A.P. Indy - Private Status, by Alydar 2009 fee: $5,000
MULTIPLE GRADED SW OF $746,756 BY A.P. INDY
Multiple graded SW at Keeneland; won or placed in 11 stakes (8 graded) at 8 different tracks, earning a 1 1/4 Ragozin Number.
First foals arrive in 2009.
Nominated to the Breeders’ Cup
ISKANDAR ELAKBAR
Vice Regent - Honest Gal, by Honest Pleasure 2009 fee: $1,500
CLASSIC-PLACED SON OF
11-TIME LEADING SIRE VICE REGENT
From limited crops, sire of earners of more than $3 Million including SWs TIME OF WAR (2 wins, $165,659),
LA HABITANT TIME (10 wins, $151,520), etc.
Average earnings per starter of $61,254; sire of SEVENTEEN winners of $100,000+.
MY WAY ONLY
Septieme Ciel - Timeless Kisses, by Timeless Moment 2009 fee: $2,000
FIRST FOALS WINNING AT WOODBINE
Woodbine allowance winner by Grade 1-winning son of SEATTLE SLEW.
From very limited crops, sire of four 2008 starters including 8 1/4-length Woodbine MSW winner SERENA’S ROSE ($72,612 at 3, 2008) and GUIPAGO ($47,577 at 2, 2008).
WEATHER WARNING
Storm Cat – City Band, by Carson City 2009 fee: $5,000
NEW FOR 2009
BLAZING-FAST CHAMPION STORM CAT SON
Wire to wire SW at 3 and stakes-placed by a head on polytrack; set early fractions in 9 of 11 starts and twice ran opening quarters in :21 and change at Churchill Downs.
His first book of mares included 17 SWs plus the dams of 2008 leading Canadian 3YO SUGAR BAY and undefeated 2008 Woodbine 2YO SW SELVA. First foals arrive in 2009.
Nominated to the Breeders’ Cup
BEST OF THE BESTS (IRE)
Machiavellian - Sueboog, by Darshaan 2009 fee: $5,000
NEW FOR 2009
GROUP 1 WINNER BY MACHIAVELLIAN
One of two G1 winners by Machiavellian at stud in North America - the other is STREET CRY (IRE) (2009 fee, $150,000)!
Great North American success potential with European and US winners on turf and synthetic tracks. First American foals are yearlings of 2009.
Nominated to the Breeders’ Cup
MEGAS VUKEFALOS
Cool Victor - Bold Debra, by Dom Alaric-FR 2009 fee: $3,500
MULTIPLE SPRINT SW OF $836,696
From extremely limited crops, sire of 6 starters, 4 winners including ATANAS (3 wins, $147,792 + $11,400 US), ELEFTHERIA (5 wins to 5, 2008, $104,957), and 2008 Woodbine 2YO s MEGA RUSH (MSW winner at 2, 2008, $55,800), and CLEAR LAKE (placed MSW in her career debut).
PAYNES BAY
Mr. Prospector - Embellished, by Seattle Slew 2009 fee: $2,500
CANADA’S LEADING 2008 SECOND-CROP SIRE
Sire of 16 first-crop winners of $750,887* in 2008 including stakes performers GRAZETTES LANDING and COMMANDER BAY.
Belmont Park allowance winner by MR. PROSPECTOR out of a stakes-producing SEATTLE SLEW mare; family of major sires ARCH and TWINING.
*The Blood-Horse, 12/12/08
Nominated to the Breeders’ Cup
We wish you a Happy & Healthy New Year.
We’d love to show you our stallions. Please call Jason (416.841.9201) or Bernard (905.261.8852)
for an appointment to visit the farm and meet the Norse Ridge team.
...creating winners
16333 Dufferin Street, King City, ON | Contact Bernard McCormack, Cara Bloodstock 905.986.0122 or cell 905.261.8852 | Stallions@Heste.net | www.Heste.net/NRF ALUMNI HALL | BEST OF THE BESTS (IRE) | ISKANDAR ELAKBAR | MEGAS VUKEFALOS | MY WAY ONLY | PAYNES BAY | WEATHER WARNING
All fees live foal guaranteed, payable when foal stands and nurses. All stallions nominated to Ontario Sires Stakes.
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