To Access TDN Sales Pps Though His Form Was at 8 1/2-9F, He Is Proving (As Was His Sire) a Really Good Sire of 2-Year-Olds, Having Had GI Hopeful S
Bill Oppenheim, Dec 19, 2012-Regional Stars REGIONAL STARS Florida, once the home of most of the top North American stallions outside Kentucky (>Regional Stallions=), and even a development ground for moves to Kentucky (Mr. Prospector, Fappiano, and more recently Exchange Rate, etc.), has been raided by New York and even Louisiana. Kentucky, once the home of virtually all the top stallions not in development in Florida, is losing stallions to New York, of course; Pennsylvania; Louisiana; and even Indiana. This week, a list of 19 stallions standing in four states, plus the first six >Nominations From The Floor= (always welcome), from Kentucky. FLORIDA The Sunshine State acquired its most expensive stallion in a long while when Stonewall Farm, which developed Medaglia d=Oro, closed up shop in Kentucky and moved its whole operation, including Leroidesanimaux (Candy Stripes), to Ocala. =Leroi,= as he seems to be universally known, won eight in a row under Bobby Frankel=s care in 2004-05, including three Grade I=s at a mile and 1 1/16m, before his string was snapped by Artie Schiller in the GI Breeders= Cup Mile. He ran Beyers of 111-112-111-112-109-115 during his run--very high for a grass horse--and he sired 2011 GI Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom (what a score for that canny Arrowfield team) in his second crop. By Blushing Groom=s son Candy Stripes out of an Ahonoora half-sister to Hasili, dam of Dansili, he=s got a very appealing pedigree also. He=s listed for $25,000 for 2013, the highest for any North American sire outside Kentucky.
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