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Flatter - Party Silks

2012 - DK B - 16.2 Hands

2021 Fee: $10,000 S&N

5% discount on all stud fees paid by Nov 1

AFTER A SCINTILLATING 11 LENGTH WIN ON DERBY WEEKEND, MASQUEPARADE COMES BACK TO WIN THE G3 OHIO DERBY EARNING A 98 BEYER

2021 TWO-YEAR-OLD AVERAGE = $113,250 (over 11x Stud Fee)
Second Crop Two-Year-Olds have sold for $450,000 (to Spendthrift/My Racehorse), $280,000 (Arthur Hoyeau), $275,000 (Shug McGaughey), $200,000 (Bluewater Sales), etc. Upstart ranks 3rd among Second Crop Sires with a 2yo Sales Average of over $135,000.
2yo colt DON'T WAIT UP broke his maiden in hand at Saratoga on September 6th earning an 80 Beyer. Trained by Tony Dutrow for owner Cypress Creek Equine, bred by B.C. Jones.
3yo g. SOCIAL CHIC won the Robert G. Leavitt Stakes gamely by 3 lengths at Charlestown on August 27th. This is his 5th win (and 3 seconds) in 10 starts and first SW. Trained by Jeff Runco for Smart Angle LLP and bred by James Franklin Miller?
MASQUEPARADE is the winner of the G3 Ohio Derby (beating Graded Winners King Fury, Keepmeinmind, and Promise Keeper), and was an imperious 11 3/4 length winner of a 9-furlong Allowance on the Kentucky Derby undercard on May 1st. He drew away to win in 1:48 1/5 and earned a 97 Beyer and 6+ Ragozin (Derby winner received a 6") for FTGGG Racing and Al Stall. After a close third in the G2 Jim Dandy Stakes behind Graded Winners Essential Quality and Keepmeinmind his career earnings are $494,208.
FOUNDER won the Tale of the Cat Stakes at Monmouth Park on July 31st earning an 81 Beyer. Trained by Chad Brown for owners Jeff Drown and Don Rachel, bred by Lantern Hill Farm.
ONE STEP AHEAD broke her maiden in the Prairie Gold Lassie Stakes at Prairie Meadows on August 14th. Trained by Christopher David for owner Dare to Dream Stables, bred by Betz Thoroughbreds.
EDIE MEENY MINY MO ran 2nd in the G3 Monmouth Oaks after a dominant 6 length ALW win at Pimlico on June 12th, earning a 91 Beyer. Trained by Miguel Vera for Holly Hill Stables, LLC, she was bred by Dark Hollow Farm.
UPSTRIKER won a NW1X Allowance at Oaklawn Park on Derby Day, drawing away to win by 6 lengths in 1:09 1/5. He earned a 93 Beyer for Owners, William Sparks, B. C. Jones & Robert V. LaPenta and Trainer, Ron Moquett. At 2, he was a dominant 5 length debut winner at Ellis Park earning an 81 Beyer, the highest Beyer for a 2yo colt at the meet
SPROUT WINGS went two in a row winning an Allowance at Gulfstream Park on August 14th. Last out she broke her maiden at Gulfstream Park on May 16th by 3 1/2 lengths going 6 1/2 furlongs on the main track. Bred by Josh Stevens, she is owned by Barry Berkelhammer and Nick Of Time Stable and trained by Terri Pompay
STARBURST two starts, two wins for this nice colt, breaking his maiden at 2 by 5 1/2 lengths at Pimlico followed by an Allowance score over the same track this August 14th. Trained by Michael Stidham for owner Dare to Dream Stables, bred by David DiPietro.
SUKI won an allowance at Del Mar on August 22nd to follow up her maiden win at Churchill Downs on May 22nd. Trained by Matt Shirer for Ten Strike Racing and Jeremy Sussman, bred by C. Kidder & N. Cole.
CAREERISM won a 14-runner MdSpWt at Chukyo, Japan by 7 lengths on May 8th, and made it two straight wins with a commanding performance back at Chukyo on May 29th. Bred by Golden Pedigree, Careerism was raised at Machmer Hall and sold for $200,000 at OBSMAR 2020 to Narvick Int'l.
UPHOLD THE LAW dominated on debut at Gulfstream Park on 3/18 winning a 6 1/2 furlong MdSpWt in 1:16 flat for Niall Brennan & Susan Moulton. The colt, a half-brother to G1 Speech was bred by Gail Rice and is trained by Mike Stidham
B. C. Jones-bred Boreas was placed in the Columbia S. [L] at Tampa Bay Downs on March 6th in just his third start, and his second on turf. He had broken his maiden in his previous start at Gulfstream Park, quickening clear to win 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
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

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Race Record

Year	Starts	Firsts	Seconds	Thirds	Earnings
2016	4	1	0	2	$482,500
2015	7	1	2	1	$786,480
2014	4	2	1	1	$463,800
Totals	15	4	3	4	$1,732,780

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Upstart

Pedigree: 5-Cross

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FLATTER (USA) b. 1999	A.P. INDY (USA) dkb/br. 1989 [IC]	SEATTLE SLEW (USA) dkb/br. 1974 [BC]	BOLD REASONING (USA)	dkb/br. 1968
			MY CHARMER (USA)	b. 1969 *
		WEEKEND SURPRISE (USA)* b. 1980	SECRETARIAT (USA)	ch. 1970 [IC]
			LASSIE DEAR (USA)	b. 1974 *
	PRAISE (USA) b. 1994	MR. PROSPECTOR (USA) b. 1970 [BC]	RAISE A NATIVE (USA)	ch. 1961 [B]
			GOLD DIGGER (USA)	b. 1962 *
		WILD APPLAUSE (USA) b. 1981	NORTHERN DANCER (CAN)	b. 1961 [BC]
			GLOWING TRIBUTE (USA)	b. 1973 *
PARTY SILKS (USA) b. 2004	TOUCH GOLD (USA) dkb/br. 1994	DEPUTY MINISTER (CAN) b. 1979	VICE REGENT (CAN)	ch. 1967
			MINT COPY (CAN)	dkb/br. 1970
		PASSING MOOD (CAN)* ch. 1978	BUCKPASSER (USA)	b. 1963 [C]
			COOL MOOD (CAN)	ch. 1966 *
	INTEND TO WIN (USA) ch. 1993	HOUSEBUSTER (USA) dkb/br. 1987	MT. LIVERMORE (USA)	ch. 1981
			BIG DREAMS (USA)	dkb/br. 1980
		INTENTLY (USA) b. 1983	DRONE (USA)	gr. 1966
			NAUGHTY INTENTIONS (USA)	b. 1971

Top Performers

MASQUEPARADE, 18, c (Any Given Saturday, Colonial Affair) $529,208, 3 wins, 1st Ohio Derby [G3], 3rd Jim Dandy S. [G2], 97 Beyer/6+ Ragozin

FOUNDER, 18, c (Bernstein, Quiet American) $147,522, 1 win - MdSpWt at Saratoga, Tale of the Cat S. (T)

ONE STEP AHEAD, 19, f (Cat's Career, Quack) $72,000, 1 win, Prairie Gold Lassie S.

RESURRECTOR, 18, c (Lawyer Ron, Tabasco Cat) $47,676, 1 win, 1st Clasico Jorge Washington S.

Reinvestment Risk, 18, c (Candy Ride, Devil His Due) $170,640, 1 win - MdSpWt at Saratoga by 7 3/4 l. *TDN Rising Star*, 2nd Hopeful S. [G1], Champagne S. [G1]

Edie Meeny Miny Mo, 18, f (Pure Prize, Not for Love) $111,984, 2 wins - 91 Beyer, 2nd Monmouth Oaks [G3]

Uptown, 18, c (Mongoose, Strike The Gold) $110,470, 3 wins, 2nd Hoover S., Best of Ohio Cleveland Kindergarten S., 3rd Juvenile S.

Boreas, 18, c (The Daddy, Include) $31,900, 1 win, 3rd Columbia S. [L]

Careerism, 18, c (Out Of Place, Dixie Brass) $155,105, 2 wins (Japan)

Social Chic, 18, g (Harlan's Holiday, Unbridled) $143,197, 5 wins

Upstriker, 18, c (Smart Strike, Storm Cat) $136,053, 2 wins - 93 Beyer

Baytown Bear, 18, g (Istan, El Prado) $76,030, 3 wins, MdSpWt at 2 by 9 3/4 l

Don't Wait Up 19, c (Proud Citizen, Lion Heart) $75,000, 1 win MdSpWt at 2

Suki, 18, f (Lost Soldier, Dr Carter) $72,932, 2 wins

Light Us Up, 18, c (US Ranger, Holy Bull) $66,853, 2 wins, MdSpWt

Wora, 18, c (Bellamy Road, Wavering Monarch) $64,308, 1 win - MdSpWt at Gulfstream Park - 87 Beyer

Zoom Up, 18, f (More Than Ready, Unbridled's Song) $62,310, 1 win

Lady Goldstart, 18, f (Eddington, Pioneering) $55,813, 2 wins, 1 at 2 - MdSpWt

Sprout Wings, 18, f (Johannesburg, Thunder Gulch) $55,000, 2 wins, MdSpWt at GP

Starburst, 18, c (Candy Ride, Tiznow) $49,953, 2 wins, won first start by 5 1/2 l

Rock Star Parking, 18, f (Majesticperfection, Cahill Road) $49,524, 1 win

Dollar Mountain, 18, f (Istan, Silver Hawk) $43,570, 1 win - MdSpWt at 2 by 5 1/2 l

Maystart, 18, f (Lion Heart, Woodman) $38,460, 2 wins, first win by 8 1/2 l

Supreme Blessing, 18, f (E Dubai, Buckfinder) $37,950, 2 wins

Baby Mo, 18, f (Elusive Quality, Deputy Minister) $36,350, 1 win - MdSpWt

Surly Furious, 18, c (Majesticperfection, Vicar) $34,057, 1 win by 7 1/4 l

Finish Up, 19, g (Elite Squadron, Gold Case) $33,175, 1 win - MdSpWt

Smooth Justice, 18, f (Glitterman, Farma Way) $30,100, 1 win - MdSpWt

Upstart Gentleman, 18, c (Yankee Gentleman, Distinctive Pro) $27,184, 1 win

Uphold The Law, 18, c (Freud, Talkin Man) $26,400, 1 win from 1 start by 3 3/4 l

Manor House, 18, c (Dixie Union, Prospector's Pick) $22,800, 1 win - MdSpWt at 2 by 12 1/4 l

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Sales Statistics

SALES SUMMARY FOR ALL WEANLINGS by Upstart:
Year	Sold	Gross	Average
2020	1	$25,000	$25,000
2019	16	$158,700	$9,856
2018	17	$1,026,000	$60,352

SALES SUMMARY FOR ALL YEARLINGS by Upstart:
Year	Sold	Gross	Average
2020	41	$1,851,519	$45,159
2019	56	$3,562,048	$63,608

SALES SUMMARY FOR ALL TWO-YEAR-OLDS by Upstart:
Year	Sold	Gross	Average
2021	16	$1,812,000	$113,250
2020	25	$2,610,000	$104,400

SALES SUMMARY FOR ALL IN FOAL BROODMARES covered by Upstart:
Year	Sold	Gross	Average
2020	10	$401,000	$40,100
2019	4	$42,000	$10,500
2018	11	$372,500	$33,863
2017	7	$116,000	$16,571

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