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Flatter - Party Silks

2012 - DK B - 16.2 Hands

2020 Fee: $10,000 S&N

5% discount on all stud fees paid by Nov 1

THREE FIRST-CROP 2YOS POINTING TO G1 EVENTS NEXT: REINVESTMENT RISK, FOUNDER & UPSTRIKER

Second-Crop Yearlings sold for up to $410,000!
Upstart now has 10 first-crop 2yo winners, ranking #2 among First-Crop Sires by winners, and in the top-5 by earnings
Reinvestment Risk was a phenomenal debut winner of the storied maiden on Whitney Day at the Spa, earning a TDN Rising Star. He is now G1-placed after finishing a good 2nd to Jackie's Warrior in the G1 Hopeful S. in just his second start
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! Bred by B. C. Jones, he is co-owned with William S. Sparks
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, 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)
$190,000 colt out of Bear It sold to Larry Hirsch, Clark Shepherd, Agent (Parrish Farms)
$170,000 colt out of Gentleman's Joy sold to Team Casse (Pick View LLC)
$125,000 colt out of Ukraine sold to Whitehorse Stables (Craig L. Wheeler)
"...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
Congratulations to consignor Gainesway Farm and best of luck to Team Casse on their purchase of the $510,000 Upstart colt at Saratoga. The colt out of Joyous Music was bred by St. Simon Place
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
The East Coast’s Top Rated Derby Prospect Following his Brilliant 5-Length Score in the GII Holy Bull Stakes
Saratoga Debut Winner and Stakes Winner at 2, earning a sparkling 102 Beyer Speed Figure
Placed in the GI Champagne Stakes and GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Stakes
Defeated the Top Class Frosted twice in First-Place Finishes in the GII Holy Bull and GII Fountain of Youth Stakes at 3
Winner of the GIII $350,000 Razorback H. at 4
Finished his Career with Back-to- Back Placings in the Grade 1 Metropolitan Mile and Grade 1 Whitney Handicap
An Absolutely Gorgeous Individual with Size, Scope and Class
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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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

Uptown, 18, c (Mongoose, Strike The Gold) $54,500, 2nd Hoover S., Best of Ohio Cleveland Kindergarten S.

Reinvestment Risk, 18, c (Candy Ride, Devil His Due), $39,600, 1 win from 1 start, MdSpWt at Saratoga by 7 3/4 lengths *TDN Rising Star?, ?90 Beyer

Founder, 18, c (Bernstein, Quiet American), $39,600, 1 win from 1 start, MdSpWt at Saratoga

Baytown Bear, 18, g (Istan, El Prado) $36,440, 1 win, MdSpWt at 2 by 9 3/4 lengths

Upstriker, 18, c (Smart Strike, Storm Cat) $27,720, 1 win from 1 start, MdSpWt at Ellis Park - 81 Beyer, highest for 2yo colt at meet

Lady Goldstart, 18, f (Eddington, Pioneering) $27,720, 1 win from 1 start, MdSpWt at Ellis Park

Light Us Up, 18, c (US Ranger, Holy Bull) $27,000, 1 win from 1 start, MdSpWt at Monmouth Park

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Sales Statistics

SALES SUMMARY FOR ALL WEANLINGS by Upstart:
Year	Sold	Gross	Average
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	21	$1,332,198	$63,438
2019	56	$3,562,048	$63,608

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

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

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