WinStar Farm’s Timberlake, winner of the Champagne S. (G1) at two and a millionaire son of perennial leading sire Into Mischief, sired his first reported foal Tuesday morning when a colt was born at Monticule in Lexington, Ky. Farm d’Allie Racing Stable (Allison Banks) bred the colt out of the Verrazano mare Flume, a half-sister to Grade 1-placed Identity Politics, runner-up in the 2016 Malibu S. (G1).
“He is a big, strong colt, and I think if they all look like him then everyone will be happy,” said Breena Kaplan, farm manager at Monticule, of the Timberlake colt.
Allison Banks added, “I am so blessed to have a healthy, strong colt, and a wonderful mare who produces good individuals. To be Timberlake’s first foal is just icing on the cake. Our operation may be small, but I feel strongly about quality breeding and attention to detail. Thank you to my farm manager, Monticule, and WinStar for making this possible.”
Campaigned by Siena Farm and WinStar Farm, Timberlake won the stallion-making Champagne S. (G1) by 4 ¼ lengths, defeating subsequent 2-Year-Old Champion Fierceness and registering a 93 Beyer Speed Figure. He also captured the Rebel S. (G2) at Oaklawn Park in his 3-year-old debut and was tabbed a TDN Rising Star following a scintillating 9 ¼-length maiden special weight at Ellis Park at two where he defeated a contentious field that included two eventual graded stakes winners.
All told, Timberlake, who was trained by Brad Cox, banked more than $1.3 million, winning or placing in 5-of-9 career starts, including three Grade 1s. A $350,000 Keeneland September yearling, Timberlake hails from the prolific family of Group 1 winners Quarter Moon (IRE), an Irish Champion, Yesterday (IRE), and Diamondsandrubies (IRE).
For more information on Timberlake, who bred 161 mares in his initial book and stands for $15,000 S&N, contact Liam O’Rourke, Olivia Desch, or Ben Hanley at 859-873-1717, or visit www.WinStarFarm.com.
