• 11 FIRST-CROP 2YOs CATALOGUED TO THE OBS MARCH SALE, AND HIS HIGHEST-PRICED YEARLING ENTERED IN FASIG-TIPTON GULFSTREAM SALE
• "Because of the two we've got and what I'm hearing down here, we've bought an AMERICAN FREEDOM baby, a mare-in-foal and Torie is breeding one of our mares to him in 2021. I want a bunch of chips on the table with this horse." - Jimbo Gladwell, Top Line Sales
• "The American Freedoms are beautifully made horses...have a lot of good energy...they are kind of the shape that everybody seems to like." - Gene Recio
• "We have an American Freedom filly for [Fasig-Tipton] Gulfstream that was a very expensive yearling, but she acts the part. She was a beautiful filly as a yearling. She ticked all the boxes then, and now in training she is the same." - Ciaran Dunne 
• Yearlings sold for $160,000, $110,000, $100,000, $87,000, etc., to Wesley Ward, Solis/Litt, Ciaran Dunne, Hidden Brook, Marquee Bloodstock, Grassroots Training & Sales, etc.
• Built-In Support - Airdrie Stud and the Wests bred 133 OF THEIR OWN MARES to American Freedom in his first three seasons at stud!
• "American Freedom was a FREAK. He had more natural talent than most of the Grade 1 winners I've trained" - Hall Of Fame Trainer, Bob Baffert
• A brilliantly-talented Graded Stakes Winner, American Freedom was amongst the best of his generation
• Dominant winner of the GIII Iowa Derby and the Sir Barton Stakes, and runner-up in both the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational and the Grade 1 Travers Stakes
• Defeated all three Classic winners in his crop - Nyquist, Exaggerator and Creator - and earned a higher 3YO Beyer Speed Figure (104) than all three   
• Finished ahead of the mighty Gun Runner on both occasions they met
• A dazzling debut winner over 7 furlongs at Santa Anita, earning a 98 Beyer and a 3/4 Thorograph number
• Absolutely Gorgeous son of the Great Pulpit who was a $500,000 September Yearling purchase by Gary and Mary West

• #1 THIRD CROP SIRE BY SW (13), GSW (5) & GSH (10) 
• New SW this winter: KISS TODAY GOODBYE won the G2 San Antonio S. on 12/26 for John Sondereker and Eric Kruljac getting a 98 Beyer. He had previously finished a close 3rd to his 3yo rivals Thousand Words and Honor AP in the Shared Belief S. earning a 101 Beyer; QAHIRA won the Kalookan Queen S. [L] at SA on Jan 10th for Baoma Corp. and Bob Baffert. A TDN Rising Star on her debut at 2, she was placed next time out in the G2 Santa Monica S. & the progressive 3yo filly JEWELED PRINCESS won the She's All In S. [L] at RP for Walking L Thoroughbreds and Kenny McPeek. A four-time winner since July, she has earned over $215,000 
• CHOCOLATE BAR flew home in 11:1 to win an Allowance at Gulfstream Park on 2/20, earning an 84 Beyer 
• KISSING FROGS made it two-for-two on turf with an impressive Allowance win at GP on 12/27 for Bill Mott, earning an 86 Beyer 
• 4th Crop Yearlings up to $400,000, $230,000, $200,000, $200,000, etc. 
• 22 TWO-YEAR-OLD WINNERS in 2020 (top-5 U.S. Sire by 2yo winners) including Silk And Sugar (Churchill Downs dirt), Cousin Larry (Keeneland dirt), Royal Prince (Keeneland turf), Cecile's Chapter (Keeneland Alw dirt) and Stakes Horses like Honey Pants (Belmont), Zippy Baby (Saratoga), Touchdown Brown (Del Mar) and Basso (Monmouth)
• 23 Second Crop Juvenile Winners in 2019
• Sire of SWs such as ROYAL CHARLOTTE winner of the G2 Prioress S. and the G3 Victory Ride S.; NEW AND IMPROVED (G2 Sands Point S.); CAIRO CAT (G3 Iroquois S.); BUY LAND AND SEE (Awad S.); MIHOS (Mucho Macho Man S.); GIZA GODDESS (SW, GSP); and MARQUEE PRINCE (SW, GSP)
• Mont Perdu won 5 of her first 7 races in Japan for Katsumi Yoshida's Northern Farm, setting two New Track Records, including 1:09 flat at Kyoto winning the Muromachi S., and 1:09.70 at Chukyo. Her earnings are over $690,000
• A brilliant 2YO who won the Nashua [G2] in just his second start to remain undefeated.
• A dominant victory in the Holy Bull [G2] by 5 ¾ in his 3YO year cemented his position as the Kentucky Derby [G1] favorite.
• His stakes-winning and graded-placed dam Holy Bubbette is by Horse of the Year and Champion 3YO Holy Bull. His half-sister, Nonna Mia, is the dam of 2016 Grade 1 Wood Memorial victor Outwork.

• Veronique, the dam of sprint sensation NASHVILLE sold in foal to COLLECTED for $800,000 at KEENOV20! 
• Mares bred to Collected in his first two seasons have produced recent headline runners like NASHVILLE (undefeated SW), BELL'S THE ONE (G1), SPEAKTOMEOFSUMMER (G2), BIG RUNNUER (G2), MISS MARISSA (G2), COACH (SW, G2p), CARIBA (SW), and Graded performers including Caldee, Mo Ready, Answer In, Summer To Remember, Excession, Seattle Slang, etc. 
• First crop weanlings sold for up to $135,000
• Collected is a Grade 1 winning earner of almost $3 million by leading sire, City Zip
• Debut winner and Graded-placed at 2, Multiple GSW at 3 and 4
• Posted triple-digit Beyers in all 6 of his starts in 2017, including 115, 114, 111, etc.
• 5-time Graded Stakes winner, he defeated the mighty Arrogate when winning the G1 Pacific Classic
• Defeated Accelerate (rec. 2 lb) by 14 lengths in a tour-de-force performance in the G3 Precisionist S.
• Gallant runner-up to Gun Runner in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, defeating 3yo Champion West Coast, Arrogate for the second consecutive time, and many more
• Undefeated in his first 7 starts on a fast dirt track
• $170,000 OBS March purchase by Marette Farrell on behalf of Peter Fluor & KC Weiner’s Speedway Stable LLC
• From the female family of Blushing Groom, he is inbred 5x5 to his dam, Runaway Bride

• Dominant winner of the G2 Kelso H. on Oct. 3rd, Complexity earned a 110 Beyer and 3 Ragozin       
• His 110 Beyer is the third-highest Beyer Speed Figure by any horse so far in 2020
• Wire-to-wire winner of the G1 Champagne S. at Belmont as a two-year-old earning a 95 Beyer and 8 Ragozin, Complexity defeated a top-class field including multiple G1 winner Code Of Honor by 3 lengths, with Call Paul, who entered off a victory in the G2 Saratoga Special S. in 3rd. Five other Stakes horses including 3 subsequent GSW were off the board
• Gallant 4th in the G1 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile after contesting blazing fractions from a difficult wide draw. The six-furlong split was 0.36 seconds faster than the winning time in the BC Sprint on the same card
• Dueled 3 and 4 wide in the rain-sodden G1 Forego S. at Saratoga this summer, setting torrid fractions of 22-1, 44-3, 1:08-4, only to be caught in the final jumps by Win Win Win, in a field that also included G1 winners, Whitmore, Firenze Fire and Mind Control
• Earned a TDN Rising Star, 90 Beyer and an 8 1/2 Ragozin for his debut MdSpWt win at Saratoga, where he wired the field in 1:09 3/5. He won by 4 1/4 lengths over subsequent G2 Holy Bull S. winner, Harvey Wallbanger, with subsequent SW King For A Day another 6 lengths back in 3rd
• Returned from a freshening at 3 to defeat older horses at Aqueduct winning “geared down” by 7 ¼ lengths in 1:22 2/5, earning a 101 Beyer and 3 Ragozin
• A $375,000 yearling purchase by Mike Ryan on behalf of Klaravich Stables; he was the highest-priced yearling in Maclean's Music's third crop
• By Maclean's Music, also sire of the 2020 G1 Champagne S. & G1 Hopeful S. winner, JACKIE'S WARRIOR
• Apart from Complexity, his dam, Goldfield, has produced four winners from four others to race, including GSW VALADORNA, who was 2nd by 3/4 length to Caledonia Road in the 2016 G1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies S. 
• "He's a rare horse that has been #1 wherever he's been. He was the most expensive yearling by his sire, the most highly thought of two-year-old at Stonestreet and, by far, our stable's best colt of his crop. He's an exceptional talent." - Trainer, Chad Brown

HUSH OF A STORM was an eyecatching 5 1/2 length MdSpWt winner at TP on December 19th, and came back 18 days later with an impressive Allowance win at the same venue for William E. Morey

CAUSEWAY JONES was a dominant 7 1/2 length wire-to-wire winner on his debut at Remington Park on December 18th, earning a sharp 81 Beyer

Creative Cause had 9 juvenile winners in 2020, and his two-year-olds of 2021 are his best and biggest crop! 

A Leading Cumulative Fifth Crop Kentucky Stallion: Sire of PAVEL (G1), SIGNIFICANT FORM (G2), MGSW MY BOY JACK, GSW SKYLER'S SCRAMJET, MSW TWISTED TOM, etc. 

#4 in his class with 15 Black-Type Winners to date (tied with Dialed In)

Canadian Pride set fast fractions and drew away to win a 6.5 furlong MdSpWt at Santa Anita on 10/4 for Peter Eurton and CRK Stable by 3 1/4 lengths in 1:15 4/5 earning an 84 Beyer. Bred by BC Jones, he was purchased by David Ingordo for $250,000 as a yearling

IDENTIFIER won the G3 Hal's Hope S. at Gulfstream Park, and Harmless was placed in the G2 Yellow Ribbon at Del Mar for Agave Racing Stable and Phil d'Amato

STAR OF NIGHT, a homebred for the Steinmann Family, won the Sylvia Bishop Memorial S. at Charles Town by 5 1/4 lengths in a time that was 0.04 seconds faster than the G3 Charles Town Oaks two races prior, and returned to win the W.V.T.O. Breeders' Cup Classic and the My Sister Pearl S., making it 3 stakes in a row. She has now won 6 of 8 lifetime starts.

Two 2yo Black-Type Winners among 15 2yo winners and 5 Black-Type 2yos from his fourth crop

15 Lifetime Black Type Winners and 30 Black Type Horses, including the G1-winning millionaire, PAVEL

MGSW SIGNIFICANT FORM was placed in the 2020 G3 Intercontinental S. to increase her earnings to $817,216 for Stephanie Seymour Brant and Chad Brown 

G1 winner, PAVEL, the Reddam Racing globetrotter has retired to stud with earnings of almost $2.1m in 18 lifetime starts. He raced exclusively in Graded Stakes company since his impressive debut maiden win, including trips to Dubai (twice) and Japan.

G3 winner, SKYLER'S SCRAMJET was beaten just a 1/2 length by World Of Trouble in the 2019 G1 Carter H. at AQU. Still in training in 2020, he has earnings now $515,902

Click here to read Chris McGrath's article on Creative Cause from the June 28th 2018 issue of the TDN

FOUR STAKES-WINNING JUVENILES IN 2017, while no other Second Crop Sire had more than ONE!

• Grade I Winning Millionaire - By a Grade I Winning Millionaire - Out of a Grade I Winning Millionaire
• Grade I Winner and Eclipse Finalist at 2
• Grade II Winner and Classic Placed at 3
• Defeated every horse he ever ran against, including Grade I Winners I'LL HAVE ANOTHER, BODEMEISTER, UNION RAGS, PAYNTER, HANSEN, and GEMOLOGIST

• A Graded Stakes winner every season he raced, he earned over $1.6 million
• Brilliant from the start, he won on debut at Gulfstream Park running his last 1/16th of a mile in 5.74 to vanquish his 12 rivals
• In just his third lifetime start he surged to win the $250,000 G2 American Turf S. on Derby Day at Churchill Downs posting a 22.63 quarter mile, followed by sizzling final 1/16th in 5.54 seconds
• Following that effort, he set a new track record in the Pennine Ridge S. at Belmont Park defeating the Chad Brown Graded-winning duo of Takeover Target and Startup Nation as well as G1 winner and subsequent Eclipse Champion, World Approval.
• He posted signature victories in two runnings of the G1 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic on consecutive Derby Days, defeating turf stars including Beach Patrol, Bal A Bali, Tourist, Big Blue Kitten, Midnight Storm, Bolo, Oscar Nominated, World Approval, etc.
• He was beaten only ¾ of a length when 4th in a blanket finish in the 2018 Breeders’ Cup Mile at Churchill Downs, and was only 1 ½ lengths behind Bowie’s Hero in his career finale, the G1 Shadwell Turf Mile at Keeneland
• In all, he posted 13 Triple-digit Beyers and 26 single-digit Ragozins
• Divisidero earned the same best Ragozin (4”) and top Beyer Speed Figure (104) as another leading stallion son of Kitten’s Joy, Oscar Performance
• Bred by Hinkle Farms, Divisidero was purchased by Josh Stevens for $250,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale
• His dam, Madame du Lac is a Lemon Drop Kid daughter of Geisha Girl by Nashwan, the great European racehorse who was unique in winning the 2000 Guineas, Epsom Derby, Eclipse S. and King George VI S. in his 3yo season. Geisha Girl’s dam is Miznah, a Sadler’s Wells daughter of La Dame Du Lac, herself a Round Table daughter of the immortal Cosmah.
• A direct descendant of Cosmah, Divisidero is from the immediate female family of breed-shaping stallions such as Northern Dancer, Halo, Danehill, and many others.

SCONSIN won the Eight Belles (G2) for O/B Lloyd Madison Farms & Greg Foley 

MADAM MEENA (3f.) took the $100,000 Tax Free Shopping Distaff S. at Delaware Park for her first SW and 6th win in 10 lifetime starts, before running 3rd in the Malvern Rose S. for O/B Michael R. Cox

A TOP SIRE YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT - Sired the earners of $52 million and improves his mares (lifetime AEI 1.45, CI 1.31)

SW and MGSP ANOTHER BROAD has placed in three Stakes races so far in 2020, including the G2 Fleur de Lis S., and now has earnings of $369,143

The ageless NET GAIN has finished in the money in 28 of his 59 starts, and now has earnings of $523,620. He has won or placed in 5 consecutive runnings of the Cyclones H.

Ten Black-Type Performers in 2019 - equal to, or more than stallions like Tiznow and Harlan's Holiday, and from fewer starters 

6 SW & 13 SH in 2018, also including K P Wildcat, who has won 13 of 22 starts, including 9 stakes races; SW 3yo filly Midnight Soiree and 2yo Stakes Horses Group Text and Include Edition

Sire of 11 Grade I Stakes Winners, and 30 Grade I Stakes Horses worldwide

• GI-Winning Millionaire who recorded 13 triple-digit Beyer Speed Figures, including back-to-back 117 Figures
• Provides total outcross for A.P. INDY, MR. PROSPECTOR and NORTHERN DANCER line Mares

Broodmare sire of:

SAM'S SISTER (G1), by Brother Derek

PINK SANDS (G2), by Tapit

AMALFI COAST (G2), by Tapizar

SUNDAY WIZARD (G3, millionaire), by Neo Universe (JPN)

GUNMETAL GRAY (G3, G1p), by Exchange Rate

HE'S IN LOVE (G3, millionaire), by Harbinger (GB)

HOLIDAY SOIREE (SW, G1p) by Harlan's Holiday

MICHELINE (SW), by Bernardini

MARQUEE PRINCE (SW) by Cairo Prince

Off Topic (G1p), by Street Sense

• Precocious: An Undefeated Grade 2-winning 2yo from one of North America's most prolific sirelines
• Multiple Graded Stakes Winner and Track Record Setter at 3
• Superior miler speed with an electrifying turn of foot: McCraken won 6 of 7 starts at up to 1 mile 1/16th
• A TDN Rising Star, McCraken was a rare debut-winning juvenile for the patient Ian Wilkes' barn, before completing an undefeated juvenile campaign with emphatic victories in the Street Sense S. and G2 Kentucky Jockey Club S.
• He set a New Track Record and remained undefeated when winning the G3 Sam F. Davis S. at Tampa Bay Downs on his 3yo debut, with a 1 1/2 length defeat of subsequent G1-Belmont S. winner Tapwrit, to whom he conceded 6 lb
• Following a rough trip in the G1 Kentucky Derby, McCraken returned with a facile romp in the G3 Matt Winn S.
• In the G1 Haskell Inv. McCraken made an explosive wide move to seize the lead at the head of the stretch, only to be caught in the last jump by a surging Girvin, with Practical Joke, Battle Of Midway, Irish War Cry, etc. behind
• A winner and Graded Stakes-placed at 4, McCraken retired with a record of 14: 6-1-3 and earnings of $869,728
• "McCraken was one of the most naturally talented horses I have ever been around, and his turn of foot was second to none. He took the Whitham family and our stable on a great ride, and I look forward to training Grade 1 winners by him in the future." - Trainer, Ian Wilkes
• McCraken is the second foal out of the Seeking The Gold mare, Ivory Empress, herself a Graded Stakes-placed sprinter. She is also the dam of the 2020 MGSW Four Graces, the Graded-placed Bondurant, and the talented filly, With Dignity. Ivory Empress is out of the Graded Stakes winner and Grade 1-placed, Madame Pandit, who is also the dam of the Grade 1-winner, Mea Domina.

• A GRADE 1-WINNING MILLIONAIRE BY THE INFLUENTIAL STALLION, ARCH
• Winner of the 2019 G1 Woodward S. at Saratoga over Yoshida, Tom's d'Etat, etc.
• Winner of the 2019 G2 Suburban H. in 1:59-4 over Catholic Boy, Pavel, etc.
• Broke his maiden going 6 furlongs in 1:09-1 earning a sparkling 3 ½ Ragozin number
• Winner from 6 f to 10 f, with an average winning distance of 8.25 f
• A $485,000 Keeneland September Yearling purchase by Centennial Farms, he was the highest-priced Arch yearling in his crop
• Bred in the purple, Preservationist traces in tail-female line to taproot mares from the King Ranch breeding empire - Courtly Dee and Too Chic - on the top and bottom of his pedigree, respectively
• His 4th dams include those two blue hen mares, as well as none other than Pas De Nom, Bramalea, Natalma and Weekend Surprise
• Preservationist is one of 12 G1 winners by Arch and one of 18 Graded Winners under his own first three dams
• A Grade 1 winner from the important Hail To Reason sireline, Preservationist is free of Storm Cat and In Reality, and has no son of Mr. Prospector in his pedigree

• 3 FIRST-CROP GSW, INCLUDING SPEAKTOMEOFSUMMER, WINNER OF THE G2 LAKE PLACID S. AT SARATOGA
• THIRD-CROP YEARLINGS SOLD FOR UP TO $250,000, $190,000, etc.
• SHEA D SUMMER won the Juvenile Fillies' Sprint at GPW by 6 3/4 lengths
• First-crop 4yo WINTER'S BACK got a 91 Beyer for an impressive Gulfstream Alw win on Dec 4th for Waterford Stable and Todd Pletcher, and a 94 Beyer when just missing by a head in a second-level Alw on Jan 23rd back at Gulfstream Park
• 3yo filly QUEEN OF THE GREEN, beat colts in an Allowance at Tampa Bay Downs on 2/10 for NBS Stable and Jon Arnett. She held off Shawdyshawdyshawdy (Summer Front) who closed well for second. Queen Of The Green goes next in the G3 Florida Oaks on March 6th  
• 2yo colt CAMP HOPE was a most impressive 4 length winner on debut at Churchill Downs for Walking L Thoroughbreds and Kenny McPeek on 10/25. Purchased for $200,000 at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton July yearling sale by Scott Leeds' Walking L Thoroughbreds, he is named for a Houston venue that provides help and housing for veterans suffering from PTSD.
• SUMMER ASSAULT won the $100,000 Mystic Lake Derby [L] for Michele Boyce, setting a New Stakes Record
  
• A leading 3yo of 2020, ETE INDIEN ran away with the G2 Fountain Of Youth S. by 8 1/2 lengths (97 Beyer), before being placed in the G1 Florida Derby
• SPEAKTOMEOFSUMMER won the G2 Lake Placid S. at Saratoga for Waterford Stable and Christophe Clement. She had previously won the Chelsey Flower S. [L] at Aqueduct as a 2yo, and was 2nd despite significant traffic trouble last time out in the G2 Sands Point S.
• IRISH FRONT was a most impressive 4 1/4 length MdSpWt winner at the Spa on 7/23 for Todd Pletcher and O/B Waterford Stable. Stalking the leader, he took over at the 1/4 pole and was geared down in the final 1/16th by Irad Ortiz Jr. stopping the clock in 1:09-3 earning an 87 Beyer
• 4 GSH to date from his First Crop including Saratoga's G3 With Anticipation S. winner, FIGHTING SEABEE, also a fast-finishing runner-up in the Street Sense S. on dirt
• Summeronsevenhills was 3rd in the Lingfield Derby Trial [L] in the U.K. on June 5th on his 3yo debut following impressive victories in his final two starts at 2
• Summer To Remember has placed in the G3 Kitten's Joy S. and the English Channel S. Other 2020 SHs include: 2yo filly Summer Brew was 2nd by a head in the $118,500 Lady Finger S. on 10/5 for Final Furlong & Maspeth Stables, and trainer, Jorge Abreu; Reconvene, twice an impressive winner at MTH, was 3rd in the James W. Murphy S. at Pimlico on Preakness Day (10/3) on his stakes debut. According to Equibase, he closed from last with a furious rally, making up ~13 lengths in the final quarter mile to be beaten just 1 1/4 lengths. 
• Other promising winners include: MY SASSY SARAH, SUMMERS HOPE, SUMMER LOVE, HURRICANE BREEZE, etc. 
• Second-crop 2yos in 2020 sold for $170,000, $150,000, etc. 
• Second-crop September Yearlings in 2019 sold for up to $280,000
• Top-selling Second Crop yearlings at Fasig-Tipton July 2019: $200,000 (Summer Front), $150,000 (American Pharoah), $140,000 (Fast Anna), etc.
• He bred at least 100 mares each of his first 3 years
• Millionaire son of the great War Front
• Undefeated multiple stakes winner at 2 and Graded stakes winner at 3, 4 and 5
• GII winner and 5-times GI placed
• $475,000 Steve Young purchase from War Front’s 2^nd Crop
• Half-brother to the Grade I Hollywood Starlet victress Laragh
• Exceptional miler with a renowned turn of foot
• 1:32 4 in the GI Shoemaker
• 1:33 in the GI Kilroe S.
• 1:33 in the GI Breeders’ Cup Mile
• 1:33 3 in the GIII Hill Prince S.
• All the ingredients needed to follow in his special sire’s hoofprints.

• B. C. Jones-bred BOREAS broke his maiden on the turf at Gulfstream Park on 2/13, quickening clear by 3 3/4 lengths for Mike Maker and Alastar Thoroughbred Co. 
• ZOOM UP was an impressive two-turn Allowance winner at Fair Grounds on January 18th. Fresh off her maiden victory going 6 furlongs at the same venue, she stretched out to 1 mile 70 yd and drew off with conviction to win by 3 1/4 lengths for Cosmic Racing and Tom Amoss. Zoom Up was bred by Lantern Hill Farm, our neighbors in Midway, KY
• Highly-touted juvenile, MANOR HOUSE, displayed a wealth of talent with a 12 1/4 length debut win at Laurel Park for Newtown Anner Stud and Mike Stidham
• Second-Crop Yearlings sold for up to $410,000! 
• Multiple Grade 1-placed Reinvestment Risk, a TDN Rising Star debut winner at Saratoga, was runner-up to Jackie's Warrior in the G1 Hopeful S. at Saratoga and the G1 Champagne S. at Belmont
• B. C. Jones' homebred filly, DOLLAR MOUNTAIN, won a MdSpWt by 5 1/2 lengths at Belmont Park. Out of the stakes-producing Constantinople, she is from the immediate family of G2 Lake Placid S. winner, Speaktomeofsummer
• UPSTRIKER was a dominant 5 length debut winner for Ron Moquett at Ellis Park on Sunday 8/30 earning an 81 Beyer, the highest Beyer for a 2yo colt at the meet
• FOUNDER broke his maiden in eyecatching fashion on August 29th at Saratoga. He made a dramatic rally from last-to-first on a muddy surface to catch Chad Brown's other runner, Nyquist S. winner, Highly Motivated (Into Mischief), to win by a neck in 1:10.01
• LADY GOLDSTART was a tenacious victress on debut at Ellis Park for Winchester Place Thoroughbreds and trainer, Ian Wilkes
• LIGHT US UP won a Maiden Special Weight at Monmouth Park on debut for Robert LaPenta and Jonathan Thomas
• Also the sire of multiple SP winner, Uptown and Baytown Bear (MdSpWt winner)
• TOP-SELLING FIRST CROP JUVENILES include:
• $600,000 colt out of Blue Beryl sold to Mike Ryan (Woodford Thoroughbreds) - FOUNDER
• $400,000 filly out of Plum sold to Sallusto/Albina (Cary Frommer)
• $280,000 colt out of Ridingwiththedevil sold to Mike Ryan (deMeric Sales) - REINVESTMENT RISK
• $200,000 colt out of Out Of Goodbyes sold to Narvick International (Brick City Thoroughbreds) 
• "...every one of them moved well. They're good, easy movers. They have a low-to-the-ground action. Then, when I went back to the barn and looked at them, I was impressed with them physically. I'm sure there will be a great demand for people wanting to breed to the horse now on that $10,000 stud fee. He's not an expensive horse, but he's sure breeding quality."  - Mike Ryan
• "Our Upstart-Plum 2yo filly is one of the most fluid-moving, naturally-talented fillies we've seen in a long time" - Cary Frommer
• "Upstart's 2yos are the most consistently athletic (first-crop progeny) I have seen train this season, with physicals to match. I just bought a share!" - Nick Sallusto
• "I love my three Upstart 2yos. One of them might be the nicest horse I have. He acts like he’s a freak of nature.” - JR Boyd, Brick City Thoroughbreds
• “We have an Upstart 2yo colt out of Blue Beryl in the OBS March Sale. He is a big, leggy, two-turn type of horse with a quick turn of foot. I expect big things from him.” - John Gleason, Woodford Thoroughbreds
• "I have a yearling and a 2yo by Upstart and I like them both. We are looking forward to taking the 2yo to March. He's doing everything right." - Craig Wheeler
• "Our Upstart 2yo colt out of Ridingwiththedevil is a strong, mature physical and is training forwardly." - Tristan deMeric
• First Crop Yearling Average of $64,647 (almost 6.5x Stud Fee)
• "Our Upstart yearlings SOLD OFF THE CHARTS at Keeneland September, but the best part was seeing how thrilled their new owners were to have gotten them." - Suzi Shoemaker of Lantern Hill Farm, who sold yearlings from Upstart's first crop for up to $220,000 
• $510,000 yearling at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale...one of Upstart's 15 Six-Figure First-Crop Yearlings
• First September Yearlings sold for $220,000, $180,000, $150,000, $140,000, $120,000, $115,000, etc.
• First Yearlings at Fasig-Tipton July sold for $140,000, $125,000, $120,000, $100,000, etc.
• $120,000 filly at Fasig-Tipton Timonium Yearling Sale - the second highest-priced filly in the entire sale
• Upstart yearling buyers include Todd Pletcher/Let's Go Stables, Justin Casse, Nick deMeric, Woodford Thoroughbreds, Liz Crow, Barry Butzow, Ian Wilkes, Barry Berkelhammer, PTK, Ciaran Dunne, Cary Frommer, Linda Rice, etc.
• America's #1 Weanling Sales Sire by Median, and #2 by Average, of all Freshman Sires with stud fee up to $20,000! (5+ sold)
• First Weanlings averaged $64,733 and had median of $60,000 (6x Stud Fee)
• "The Upstart foal I bought was THE BEST LOOKING WEANLING I SAW during the entire November sale", Brian Graves
• Multiple Graded Stakes Winner of over $1.7 Million
• Stakes Winner and dual Grade 1 Placed each year from 2 to 4
• Flatter’s Best Two-Year-Old
• Saratoga Debut Winner and Stakes Winner at 2, earning a sparkling 102 Beyer Speed Figure
• Defeated the Top Class Frosted twice in First-Place Finishes in the GII Holy Bull and GII Fountain of Youth Stakes at 3
• Trained by the late, great Rick Violette