Millionaire Grade 1 winner and world-class miler Spring At Last has every license to be a sire.
He is the leading money earner at stud by sire of sires Silver Deputy. He was a world-class miler, undefeated at the true sire’s distance of a mile. And he was a Graded stakes performer for three consecutive seasons, including:
- Won $500,000 Donn H. (G1) just 2/5 off the Gulfstream track record, defeating Shadwell’s Grade 1 miler Daaher.
- Won $1,000,000 Godolphin Mile (G2) over international field in Dubai by 2 ½ lengths.
- Defeated Champion Sprinter Midnight Lute twice, including when second in the $250,000 Malibu S. (G1) over 7f.
- Undefeated in three starts at a mile, on dirt and turf, in New York, California and overseas.
Silver Deputy has already sired a Champion Sire, and his sons at stud have sired both a 2011 Breeders' Cup winner and a 2011 Classic winner.
Spring At Last was bred to 265 mares his first three seasons. His first crop have sold to an international array of buyers, including Sarazen Stable, Adena Springs, Mark Casse, Ben McElroy, Machmer Hall, and Federico Barberini. His two-year-olds have been well received in 2012, selling for $130,000, $90,000, etc. Watch them spring into action this spring and summer.