Derby winner stands DAILY RACING FORM j994 in Lone Star State Sunday, December4, By ANNE 1ANO Swialtn Daily Racing Form

Horse of the Year and champion 3- year-old male Spend a Buck has joined the lone Star State's stallion ranks. Recently purchased from the Spend a Buck Syndicate by Houston attorney Weldon Granger, the grand- son of now resides at McDermott Ranch, located in the rural Houston community of Waller. He joins fellow champion Smile in the ranch's stallion barn. In eight starts at 2, Spend a Buck earned a paycheck every time with five victories that included the Grade 1 Arlington-Washington Futurity and the 9125,000 Cradle Stakes. He was runner-up in the Gracle 1 Young America Stakes and Criterium Stakes, and pulled off a show finish in the inaugural Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile (won by Chiefls sPEND Crown). Spend a Buck A BUCK: Takes up residence at McDermott Ranch near Houstont. wrapped up the season with earn- ings of nearly 9668,000. In March of his sophomore year, Spend a Buck finished third in the visited the winner's circle in the Kentucky. Harper sold Spend a Buck Grade 2 Bay Shore Stakes (won by Grade 1 Monmouth Handicap, in to Diaz in 1983 for 912,500. He also Pancho Villa, who now also stands which he set a track record of sold the colt's dam, Belle de Jour in Texas). On April 6, he rebouaded 1146 415 for nine furlongs. The colt (then in foal to Far Out East), to Diaz to win the $250,000 Cherry HiII Mile was second to Skip Trial in the for 962,5ffi. in track-record time of 1:BS ZlS. Two Grade 1 Haskell Invitational, and in Spend a Buck's 1995 stud fee has weeks later, he captured the $300,000 1986 - having amassed career earn- been set at 94,000. , setting another ings of more than 94.2 million - he tr Another recent addition to the track record 415 entered - li4. for nine fur- stud at Texan Will Farish's Texas stallion roster is Grade B longs. And in the Triple Crown,s Larie's End Farm in Kentucky. Aqueduct Handicap winner Fight first jewel, he beat Stephan,s From six crops of racing age, Over, who moved from Florida,s Odyssey, Chiefs Crown and 10 oth- Spend a Buck has sired 56 percent Hidden Point Farm to Heritage ers in 2:00 U5, $ving him the third- winners from foals, with average Ranch near Houston. The l3-yearold fastest time in his- earnings of $32,792 per starter. His Fi.ght Over, who also won the tory (after and Northern progeny, which include five graded Roamer Handicap and Juvenile Dancer). stakes winners and 12 black-type Stakes, ran third in the 1984 But owner Dennis Diaz made a winners, -have collected nearly and Louisiana conkoversial decision to blpass the $6 million in the U.S. and abroad. Derby. The son of Grey Dawn II 1985 Preakness and , Spend a Buck's chief earner remains earned a career total ofg257,Z?8. instead choosing a more lucrative 1991 Grade 3 Buckram Oak Handi- Flom six crops ofracing age, Fight gamble. That year, Garden State cap winner Cheerful Spree (out of Over has sired 5b percent winners g2 Park was offering a million bonus Satan's Cheer, by Crimson Satan), from foals, wittr average earnings of to the horse who could win the who ran second in the Grade S $27,806 per starter. His runners Cherry have Hill Mile, Garden State Bewitch Stakes and won four addi- earned more than 94.2 million and Stakes, Kentucky Derby and Grade B tional added-money races for earn- include chief earner prize Fight, . Spend a Buck bested ings ofnearly $300,000. She retired winner of this year's Grade 2 Creme F?aiche and El Basco in the last year at 6. Razorback Handicap and Governor,s mile and an eighth Jersey Derby on Spend a Buck was bred by Dallas- Handicap. May 27, entitling his connections to area businessman Rowe Harper, $2.6 million who foaled and raised the colt at Later that su[tmer, Spend a Buck Ilarper's Irish Hill Farm in western