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ADENA SPRINGS KENTUCKY
AWESOME AGAIN, by Deputy Minister. (2008 Fee: $150,000 payable October 1)
· "The best sire in the history of the Breeders' Cup."--Racing Update
· Only sire with four Breeders' Cup winner in his first four crops
· Sire of nine U.S. G1 winners, eight in his first four crops (more than any sire at stud)
· 2008: 11 stakes horses, 5 SWs in the first 11 weeks
· 2007: Sire of Eclipse Award Champion GINGER PUNCH
· 2007: Daughter ROUND POND topped FTK Sale at $5.75M; SPUN SUGAR 2nd high-priced at Keeneland, $4.5M
· 2007: America's #6 Sire--$7,500,000, 11 SWs, 17 Stakes Horses, 3 G1 SWs
· Only Breeders' Cup Classic winner to sire two BC winners on one day
· 47 stakes horses, $32,000,000, 64% Graded SWs from SWs.
CONGAREE, by Arazi. (2008 Fee: $15,000 payable when foal stands and nurses)
· One of the great milers of modern times
· Five-time Grade I winner of $3.2 million
· Horse of the Year runner-up; Eclipse Finalist as champion older male & champion sprinter
· G1 wins at 3, 4, & 5, from 7f to 1 1/4 miles
· Fastest mile of 2002 on dirt (1:33.11)
· Only horse to win the Grade I Cigar Mile back-to-back
· Ran 2nd fastest mile in Kentucky Derby history
· First 2yos include $410,000 OBS March colt, $350,000 FT Calder colt
EL PRADO by Sadler's Wells. (2008 Fee: $75,000 payable October 1 of year bred)
· Champion Two-Year-Old and Champion Sire
· 20 or more stakes horses for six consecutive years
· 10 or more stakes winners five years in a row
· 65 stakes winners, $60,900,000 lifetime
· Seven millionaires, four who excelled on dirt
· 2008: Top 30 Sire--ten stakes horses, five SWs
· 2007: yearlings averaged $232,854, led by $750,000 colt, $650,000 filly
· Sires of sires! KITTEN'S JOY, MEDAGLIA D'ORO, ARTIE SCHILLER
· Top half of 1% of all sires by average per starter.
GHOSTZAPPER, by Awesome Again. (2008 Fee: $150,000 payable October 1 of year bred)
· The fastest horse since the advent of speed figures
· Fastest ever winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic-G1 · Horse of the Year and champion older male
· Highest Beyer Figure ever awarded around two turns
· Lowest Rag # in history; Lowest Thoro-Graph # in history
· GI winner at 6 1/2f (1:14 3/5), one mile (1:33 1/5), 1 1/8 miles (1:46 1/5), 1 1/4 miles (1:59)
· Lifetime record: 11-9-0-1, earnings $3,446,120
· Leading son of his sire, Awesome Again, the leading son of his sire, Deputy Minister
· 2007: First weanlings averaged $755,000 - highest average in history for freshman sire
· 2007: In-foal mares averaging $429,412
GIACOMO, by Holy Bull. (2008 Fee: $12,500 payable when foal stands & nurses)
· Kentucky Derby champion of 2005
· Graded stakes performer at 2, 3, and 4
· Grade I stakes horse at 2 and 3, career earnings $2,537,316
· Unleashed wicked turn of foot to snare $300,000 San Diego H.-G2
· Beat 3yo champion in Kentucky Derby-G1; 2nd to 2yo champ in Hollywood Futurity-G1
· On the board in Grade I's at 2, 3, and 4
· Half brother TIAGO won 2007 Goodwood H.-G1 and Santa Anita Derby-G1
· Sire of $200,000 in-foal mare at Keeneland
· First foals arrived 2008
MACHO UNO, by Holy Bull. (2008 Fee: $20,000 payable when foal stands & nurses)
· Breeders' Cup winner and Eclipse Champion at two
· Sire of Preakness-G1 runner-up MACHO AGAIN in his first crop
· Sire of Experimental co-3rd highweight WICKED STYLE-G1
· Sire of undefeated 2008 Withers-G3 winner HARLEM ROCKER
· Two of the top three favorites for the Queen's Plate including #1 Cool Gator
· Six stakes horses, $1,900,000
· Graded stakes winner and Breeders' Cup competitor every year he raced
· Half brother to elite sire Awesome Again
· Bred 109, 107, and 113 mares his first three seasons
· 2007: Six-figure yearlings led by $280,000 Kee colt - $150,000 OBS session topper
· 2008: Two-Year-Olds bring $250,000, $210,000, etc.
NORTH LIGHT (IRE), by Danehill. (2008 Fee: $25,000 payable when foal stands & nurses)
· Only Champion and only GI winner by Danehill at stud in North America
· Commanding winner of England's most prestigious race, the Epsom Derby
· Earner of nearly $2M, also won Dante S.-G2, ran 2nd in Irish Derby-G1
· Impressive winner at two; Champion in England at three
· First or 2nd 6 times in 7 starts, 7f to 1 1/2 miles; beaten just 3 3/4 in the "Arc"
· By the world's leading sire of SWs out of one of the best racemares of all time
· Bred on similar pattern as Awesome Again and Giant's Causeway
· First book includes dam of 2006 Kentucky Oaks-G1 winner
· First two in-foal mares at Keeneland brought $200,000 and $130,000
· First foal are yearlings of 2008.
SILENT NAME, by Sunday Silence (2008 Fee: $7,500 payable when foal stands & nurses)
· Only U.S. Grade I son of Sunday Silence standing in North America
· Four-time stakes winner of $663,428
· Ran 1/5 off Keeneland track record (1:21 1/5)-109 Beyer;
· Defeated both Midnight Lute and Doctor Dino winning stakes
· 2007: "A magnificent horse"--Corey Nakatani
· Brilliant miler, sped 1:33.17 winning a Grade II
· Winner of his first two U.S. starts, including the Arcadia H.-G2
· Stakes performer at 2, 3, 4, and 5
· On the board in 15-of-23 starts, 13 stakes
TOUCH GOLD, by Deputy Minister. (2008 Fee: $20,000 payable when foal stands & nurses)
· Sire of four Grade I winners from his first two crops
· 2008: Top 25 Sire by earnings, Top 10 by winners
· 2008: Six stakes horses, led by triple GSW SUGAR SWIRL-G2
· 2007: $5,200,000 in worldwide progeny earnings
· 2007: 11 stakes horses, five SWs, 97 winners
· 2007: 11 two-year-old winners, $476,000
· 2006: $5,100,000, 15 Stakes Horses, 7 Stakes Winners
· Lifetime: 21 SWs, 37 stakes horses--$23,200,000
· Stars: COMPOSURE-G1; MIDAS EYES-G1; MASS MEDIA-G1; SEEK GOLD-G1; SHARP SUSAN-G2 SW/G1 sp
ADENA SPRINGS SOUTH
ALPHABET SOUP, by Cozzene. (2008 Fee: $10,000 payable when foal stands & nurses)
· Florida's only Breeders' Cup Classic-G1 winner
· Florida's leading sire by average earnings per starter
· 2008: Five stakes horses in the past 9 weeks
· 2008: $275,000 FT Midlantic 2YO
· 2007: Three SWs, TWO 2yo Stakes Winners
· Three straight years 10 or more stakes winners
· Lifetime: 32 SWs, 48 stakes horses, $24,600,000
· "Top value racehorse sire"--Bill Oppenheim, 2005, 2006, 2007
ARISTOCRAT, by Awesome Again. (2008 Fee: $5,000 payable when foal stands and nurses)
· Winning full brother to GHOSTZAPPER
· Half brother to top juvenile sire CITY ZIP
· Versatile speedster has sprint wins on dirt and Polytrack
· By elite sire Awesome Again
· Out of Broodmare of the Year Baby Zip
· Standing his first year at stud 2008.
GREATNESS, by Mr. Prospector. (2008 Fee: $5,000 payable when foal stands & nurses)
· The fastest Mr. Prospector at stud in Florida
· Florida's #3 Second Crop Sire by % of winners from starters
· 13 winners, 10 on dirt, three on Poly, including 1/5 off the track record
· Smashing winner of first two starts in New York by nearly 14 combined lengths
· Ran 1/5 off the Belmont Park track record for 6 1/2 furlongs in his 2nd career start
· Sped a 108 Beyer and #3 Rag at Belmont
· Out of a SW, record-breaking Grade I mare by DANZIG
· 2007: First 2YOs averaged $67,438, including $220,000 OBS Feb. colt, $145,000 OBS April filly.
INDY KING, by A.P. Indy. (2008 Fee: $2,000 payable when foal stands & nurses)
· Only son of A.P. Indy out of a U.S. champion standing in Florida
· $2,200,000 yearling
· A national leader by average per winner - $46,779
· Average victory margin nearly 8 lengths
· 6 winners from 11 starters, including a 2008 stakes horse
· Bred on same cross (Mr. Prospector dam) as Mineshaft, Pulpit, Malibu Moon
· 2007: First 2YOs averaged $32,040
MILWAUKEE BREW, by Wild Again. (2008 Fee: $7,500 payable when foal stands & nurses)
· Multiple Grade 1 winner of $2,879,612
· All-time leading money earner by Wild Again
· America's #1 Second Crop Sire of 2008 SWs
· America's #1 Second Crop Sire by winners
· One of only three in history to win the Santa Anita H.-G1 back-to-back
· Multiple Graded SW at 3, who won four consecutive races by 22+ lengths
·18 Triple Digit Beyers in his last 20 starts
· First 2YOs led by $115,000 OBS colt, $110,000 Barretts colt
· Sire of three stakes horses, Salomea, Milwaukee Fun, One Quick Brew
OLMODAVOR, by A.P. Indy. (2008 Fee: $5,000 payable when foal stands & nurses)
· Florida's only multiple Graded SW by A.P. INDY
· Grade I earner of $706,540 won the Native Diver H.-G3 and Whirlaway H.-G3
· Second in the Hollywood Gold Cup-G1, sprint winner in 1:21 2/5
· Fast and consistent, he was on the board 14 times in 15 starts
· By a Horse of the Year, out of a $518,000 Grade I stakes winner
· Hall of Famer Richard Mandella called him a "helluva racehorse"
· First yearlings averaged nearly $30,000, led by $130,000, $125,000 colts
· First two 2YO starters MdSpWt placed
RED BULLET, by Unbridled. (2008 Fee: $10,000 payable when foal stands & nurses)
· Florida's #2 Third Crop Sire of 2008
· 2008: Sire of new 3yo stakes winner PAINT ME RED
· 2007: sire of three 2007 2yo stakes horses
· Notable progeny: 11-length SW POWER OF FREEDOM, $150,000 SP Carysfort Light, back-to-back SP Phil the Power
· Sired record-breaking $2.5 million Barretts May 2yo from his first crop
· Florida's only U.S. Classic winner and millionaire by UNBRIDLED
· Four wins in 1st 5 starts including one-mile Gotham-G3 and Preakness-G1
· Sire/broodmare sire cross of UNBRIDLED'S SONG ($200,000 fee)
SLIGO BAY, by Sadler's Wells. (2008 Fee: $7,500 payable when foal stands & nurses)
· California Grade I winner and Gr. I performer at 2, 3, and 4
· 2008: 100% money earners from starters 1st crop (48-of-48)
· 2007: Only Florida freshman to sire a $150,000 SW in 2007
· 2007: Sire of Keeneland 2yo SW WIND IN MY WINGS
· 2007: Two first-crop fillies sold for $100,000 at Adena Springs 2YO Sale
· By leading living sire of SWs Sadler's Wells, from one of racing's premier sire families
· Out of a full sister to Champion Sire Saint Ballado and the dam of Singspiel and Rahy
· Bred very closely to Singspiel, whose own sire is a son of Sadler's Wells.
· Averaged 90 mares bred each of his first 2 seasons
WILKO, by Awesome Again. (2008 Fee: $10,000 payable when foal stands & nurses)
· Florida's only Breeders' Cup Juvenile-G1 winner
· Co-highweight on the Experimental Free Handicap
· Grade I two-year-old and three-year-old, earned $2,435,133
· On the board in 11 of 12 starts at two
· On the board in 15 stakes, 6f to 1 1/4 miles, dirt & turf
· Winner under 131 pounds as a two-year-old
· Enters stud in 2008
ANNUAL ADENA SPRINGS 2YOS SALE
· Unprecedented success in 7 years
· Over $31-million in racetrack earnings, 66 stakes horses, 32 SWs
· 2008: 11 Stakes Horses, led by Champion GINGER PUNCH, GSW BUFFALO MAN
· 2007: Twenty-four stakes horses, nine SWs
· Prominent runners include GINGER PUNCH-G1, BEAR'S KID-G2, BUFFALO MAN-G3, MALAKOFF-G3 THUNDER TOUCH-G3, HOUR OF JUSTICE-G3, JUST RUSHING-G3, BOOMZEEBOOM-G3, YANKEE MONARCH-G3
· "So many good horses have come from this program. It's proven ground. They put so much into it, it's not guesswork. There's so much upside to these horses; they're not overused by any stretch of the imagination."--Leading buyer Mike Ryan, March, 2006.
ANNUAL ADENA SPRINGS BROODMARE SALE
· Phenomenal success in nine years:
· Mares have produced nearly $100-million in track earnings since their purchase
· 227 stakes horses, 112 by Adena Springs stallions
· 2008: 15 stakes horses, led by BENNY THE BULL-G1
· 2007: 50 stakes horses, 24 SWs
· 2007: Runners led by DAAHER-G1, BENNY THE BULL-G1, WICKED STYLE-G1
· 2006: 56 Stakes Horses, 17 SWs, including SPUN SUGAR-G1
· 2006: $2-million colt sold in utero
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