Speightstown

Gone West - Silken Cat,
by Storm Cat, 1998 CH

ALL PURPOSE. ALL PLACES. ALL POWER.

Millionaire Eclipse Champion Speightstown has charged onto the Thoroughbred scene with guns blazing.

At the races, the Breeders’ Cup Sprint [G1] champion swept 10 of his 16 starts at 6 and 7 furlongs, posting a track record performance at Saratoga (1:08.04) and a 0 Ragozin at Belmont (1:08.04). As a sire, he is firing on all cylinders.

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#2 General Sire of 2020
2020 racing: 2YO filly LADY SPEIGHTSPEARE, TDN Rising Star and winner of the Natalma S. [G1], ECHO TOWN, winner of the H. Allen Jerkens S. [G1], MOZU SUPERFLARE, winner of the Takamatsunomiya Kinen [G1], SHARING, winner of the Edgewood S. [G2] and G1-placed at Royal Ascot, FLAGSTAFF, winner of the San Carlos S. [G2], SAN HUBERTO (IRE), winner of the Prix Vicomtesse Vigier [G2], VICTIM OF LOVE, winner of the Vagrancy H. [G3] and placed in the Ballerina S. [G1], TDN Rising Star SHIRL'S SPEIGHT, winner of the Marine S. [G3], LEXITONIAN, runner-up by a nose in the Bing Crosby S. [G1], etc.
A Top 10 Sire in 2019, once again, led by Eclipse 2YO Filly finalist, SHARING, winner of the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf [G1]
8 G1 horses in 2019—3.40% G1 horses to runners—among the highest in North America
2019 sales: yearlings of $825,000, $700,000, $575,000, etc. 2YOs up to $650,000
19 G1 winners sired on every surface, from 6 furlongs to 1 ¼ miles, all over the world
10% black type winners to foals—higher than Medaglia d’Oro, Tapit, Candy Ride (Arg), etc.
178 black type horses, 113 black type winners, 56 Graded stakes winners, $113 million in progeny earnings worldwide
An emerging sire of sires with four sons having sired five G1 winners
An Eclipse Award winner for Champion Sprinter, and one of only a few active sires to win a Breeders’ Cup race and sire multiple Breeders’ Cup winners—colt and filly, dirt and turf.
More black type winners than any Champion Sprinter in history
Speed of a sprinter. Class of a miler. Heart of a champion

Speightstown has ranked among the top five stallions in his siring crop every season and he shows no signs of slowing down. He covered 378 mares in the last three years combined.

Speightstown has been a commercial success worldwide from the start. His yearlings has grossed almost $100 million, averaging at $193,704. His lifetime 2-year-old sales average is $204,173, while his weanlings average $189,480. He has sired a $1,700,000 sale-topping 2-year-old, broodmares for over $1 million, yearlings up to $900,000, and weanlings up to $500,000.

Age	Starts	1st (SW)	2nd (sp)	3rd (sp)	Earning
2	1	0	0	0	$0
3	7	4	1 (1)	1	$156,680
4	0	0	0	0	$0
5	2	1	1 (1)	0	$56,020
6	6	5 (5)	0	1 (1)	$1,045,556
	16	10 (5)	2 (2)	2 (1)	$1,258,256

(RI: 35.66)
(6, 6f, Career best Rag# -)

Won at 3

An allowance race at Woodbine (7f, defeating Grand End Sweep, Catahoula Parish, Saratoga Prince, Dawson's Legacy, Deputy Inxs, Hit the Road Beau)
An allowance race at Woodbine (7f, by 2 1/2 lengths, defeating Lucky Tec, End Wisely, Wild Bandit, Fox's Friends, Radicchio, Stage Classic, Jimmy Wants to Run)
An allowance race at Woodbine (6f, by 6 lengths, defeating Bridgeport, Jet Drive, A Genuine Honour, Sambuca On Ice, Migwaki, Classic Bird)
A maiden special weight at Gulfstream Park (6f, by 6 3/4 lengths, defeating Cobra Celtic, Danaher Steve, War Council, Gold Avenue, Advantage Point, Swing Lord, Tommy Bahama, Dark Curse, Robyn Ralph)

2nd at 3

Amsterdam S.-G2 (6f, to City Zip, defeating Smile My Lord, Trailthefox, Fistfite, Snow Ridge)

Won at 5

An allowance race at Belmont Park (7f in 1:22.69, defeating Volponi, Reason to Hail, Harmony Hall, Careadancer (ARG), Bag of Mischief)

2nd at 5

Jaipur H. at Belmont Park (7f, to Garnered, defeating Whitewaterspritzer, No Parole, No Excuse Needed (GB)).

Won at 6
Champion Sprinter

Breeders' Cup Sprint at Lone Star Park (watch ) (view chart) (G1, 6f in 1:08.11, defeating Kela, My Cousin Matt, Bwana Charlie, Cajun Beat, Clock Stopper, Champali, Pt's Grey Eagle, Gold Storm, Midas Eyes, Abbondanza, Our New Recruit, Cuvee)
Churchill Downs H. (watch ) (view chart) (G2, 7f in 1:21.38, by 3 1/2 lengths, defeating McCann's Mojave, Publication, Congaree, New York Hero, Saint Waki, Private Horde)
True North Breeders' Cup H. (watch ) (view chart) (Rag# 0) (G2, 6f in 1:08.04, defeating Cat Genius, Pohave, Sing Me Back Home, Canadian Frontier, First Blush, Maybry's Boy, Buzzy's Gold, Key Deputy)
Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. (watch ) (view chart) (G2, 6f, 1:08.04 ETR, defeating Clock Stopper, Gators N Bears, Mike's Classic, Gold Dollar, My Cousin Matt)
Artax H. at Gulfstream Park (7f in 1:22.03, by 4 1/2 lengths, defeating Pretty Wild, Wacky for Love, Dancing Guy, Jersey Giant, Fire and Glory, Vinemeister, Pass Rush, Deer Lake)

3rd at 6

Vosburgh S. (G1, 6f, to Pico Central [Brz], Voodoo, defeating Cajun Beat, Watchem Smokey)

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Generational Pedigree

GONE WEST (USA) b. 1984	MR. PROSPECTOR (USA) b. 1970 [BC]	RAISE A NATIVE (USA) ch. 1961 [B]	NATIVE DANCER (USA)	gr. 1950 [IC]
			RAISE YOU (USA)	ch. 1946 *
		GOLD DIGGER (USA) b. 1962	NASHUA (USA)	b. 1952 [IC]
			SEQUENCE (USA)	b. 1946
	SECRETTAME (USA) ch. 1978	SECRETARIAT (USA) ch. 1970 [IC]	BOLD RULER (USA)	br. 1954 [BI]
			SOMETHINGROYAL (USA)	b. 1952 *
		TAMERETT (USA)* dkb/br. 1962	TIM TAM (USA)	b. 1955
			MIXED MARRIAGE (GB)	b. 1952 *
SILKEN CAT (CAN) ch. 1993	STORM CAT (USA) br. 1983	STORM BIRD (CAN) b. 1978	NORTHERN DANCER (CAN)	b. 1961 [BC]
			SOUTH OCEAN (CAN)	b. 1967 *
		TERLINGUA (USA) ch. 1976	SECRETARIAT (USA)	ch. 1970 [IC]
			CRIMSON SAINT (USA)	ch. 1969 *
	SILKEN DOLL (USA) b. 1980	CHIEFTAIN (USA) br. 1961	BOLD RULER (USA)	br. 1954 [BI]
			POCAHONTAS (USA)	br. 1955 *
		INSILCA (USA) ch. 1974	BUCKPASSER (USA)	b. 1963 [C]
			COPPER CANYON (USA)	ch. 1965

courtesy of Pedigree Query

Speightstown News

Lady Speightspeare wins Natalma S. (G1), earns trip to Breeders' Cup title=

Speightstown

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Lady Speightspeare wins Natalma S. (G1), earns trip to Breeders' Cup

Speightstown's dynamic 2-year-old filly Lady Speightspeare is likely on her way to the Breeders' Cup after the chestnut filly dug in gamely to win the $250,000 Natalma S. (G1)...

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King of the Court extends winning streak to three with first stakes win title=

Speightstown

Friday, September 18, 2020

King of the Court extends winning streak to three with first stakes win

Speightstown's latest stakes winner King of the Court made it three wins in a row with a victory in the Sept. 17 HBPA Stakes at Canterbury Park...

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Sharing becomes a millionaire with her Edgewood S. (G2) victory title=

Speightstown

Friday, September 4, 2020

Sharing becomes a millionaire with her Edgewood S. (G2) victory

Speightstown's Breeders' Cup-winning filly Sharing showed her class once again in Friday's $300,000 Edgewood S. (G2)...

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Speightstown

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Speightstown colt romps in Saratoga MdSpWt to earn “TDN Rising Star” nod

Nashville strutted to an 11 1/2-length maiden special weight win on Sept. 2 at Saratoga in his career debut...

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Speightstown - Overview

#2 General Sire of 2020
2020 racing: 2YO filly LADY SPEIGHTSPEARE, TDN Rising Star and winner of the Natalma S. [G1], ECHO TOWN, winner of the H. Allen Jerkens S. [G1], MOZU SUPERFLARE, winner of the Takamatsunomiya Kinen [G1], SHARING, winner of the Edgewood S. [G2] and G1-placed at Royal Ascot, FLAGSTAFF, winner of the San Carlos S. [G2], SAN HUBERTO (IRE), winner of the Prix Vicomtesse Vigier [G2], VICTIM OF LOVE, winner of the Vagrancy H. [G3] and placed in the Ballerina S. [G1], TDN Rising Star SHIRL'S SPEIGHT, winner of the Marine S. [G3], LEXITONIAN, runner-up by a nose in the Bing Crosby S. [G1], etc.
A Top 10 Sire in 2019, once again, led by Eclipse 2YO Filly finalist, SHARING, winner of the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf [G1]
8 G1 horses in 2019—3.40% G1 horses to runners—among the highest in North America
2019 sales: yearlings of $825,000, $700,000, $575,000, etc. 2YOs up to $650,000
19 G1 winners sired on every surface, from 6 furlongs to 1 ¼ miles, all over the world
10% black type winners to foals—higher than Medaglia d’Oro, Tapit, Candy Ride (Arg), etc.
178 black type horses, 113 black type winners, 56 Graded stakes winners, $113 million in progeny earnings worldwide
An emerging sire of sires with four sons having sired five G1 winners
An Eclipse Award winner for Champion Sprinter, and one of only a few active sires to win a Breeders’ Cup race and sire multiple Breeders’ Cup winners—colt and filly, dirt and turf.
More black type winners than any Champion Sprinter in history
Speed of a sprinter. Class of a miler. Heart of a champion

Speightstown has ranked among the top five stallions in his siring crop every season and he shows no signs of slowing down. He covered 378 mares in the last three years combined.

Race Record

Age	Starts	1st (SW)	2nd (sp)	3rd (sp)	Earning
2	1	0	0	0	$0
3	7	4	1 (1)	1	$156,680
4	0	0	0	0	$0
5	2	1	1 (1)	0	$56,020
6	6	5 (5)	0	1 (1)	$1,045,556
	16	10 (5)	2 (2)	2 (1)	$1,258,256

(RI: 35.66)
(6, 6f, Career best Rag# -)

Won at 3

An allowance race at Woodbine (7f, defeating Grand End Sweep, Catahoula Parish, Saratoga Prince, Dawson's Legacy, Deputy Inxs, Hit the Road Beau)
An allowance race at Woodbine (7f, by 2 1/2 lengths, defeating Lucky Tec, End Wisely, Wild Bandit, Fox's Friends, Radicchio, Stage Classic, Jimmy Wants to Run)
An allowance race at Woodbine (6f, by 6 lengths, defeating Bridgeport, Jet Drive, A Genuine Honour, Sambuca On Ice, Migwaki, Classic Bird)
A maiden special weight at Gulfstream Park (6f, by 6 3/4 lengths, defeating Cobra Celtic, Danaher Steve, War Council, Gold Avenue, Advantage Point, Swing Lord, Tommy Bahama, Dark Curse, Robyn Ralph)

2nd at 3

Amsterdam S.-G2 (6f, to City Zip, defeating Smile My Lord, Trailthefox, Fistfite, Snow Ridge)

Won at 5

An allowance race at Belmont Park (7f in 1:22.69, defeating Volponi, Reason to Hail, Harmony Hall, Careadancer (ARG), Bag of Mischief)

2nd at 5

Jaipur H. at Belmont Park (7f, to Garnered, defeating Whitewaterspritzer, No Parole, No Excuse Needed (GB)).

Won at 6
Champion Sprinter

Breeders' Cup Sprint at Lone Star Park (watch ) (view chart) (G1, 6f in 1:08.11, defeating Kela, My Cousin Matt, Bwana Charlie, Cajun Beat, Clock Stopper, Champali, Pt's Grey Eagle, Gold Storm, Midas Eyes, Abbondanza, Our New Recruit, Cuvee)
Churchill Downs H. (watch ) (view chart) (G2, 7f in 1:21.38, by 3 1/2 lengths, defeating McCann's Mojave, Publication, Congaree, New York Hero, Saint Waki, Private Horde)
True North Breeders' Cup H. (watch ) (view chart) (Rag# 0) (G2, 6f in 1:08.04, defeating Cat Genius, Pohave, Sing Me Back Home, Canadian Frontier, First Blush, Maybry's Boy, Buzzy's Gold, Key Deputy)
Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. (watch ) (view chart) (G2, 6f, 1:08.04 ETR, defeating Clock Stopper, Gators N Bears, Mike's Classic, Gold Dollar, My Cousin Matt)
Artax H. at Gulfstream Park (7f in 1:22.03, by 4 1/2 lengths, defeating Pretty Wild, Wacky for Love, Dancing Guy, Jersey Giant, Fire and Glory, Vinemeister, Pass Rush, Deer Lake)

3rd at 6

Vosburgh S. (G1, 6f, to Pico Central [Brz], Voodoo, defeating Cajun Beat, Watchem Smokey)

Pedigree

Printable Pedigree

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Generational Pedigree

GONE WEST (USA) b. 1984	MR. PROSPECTOR (USA) b. 1970 [BC]	RAISE A NATIVE (USA) ch. 1961 [B]	NATIVE DANCER (USA)	gr. 1950 [IC]
			RAISE YOU (USA)	ch. 1946 *
		GOLD DIGGER (USA) b. 1962	NASHUA (USA)	b. 1952 [IC]
			SEQUENCE (USA)	b. 1946
	SECRETTAME (USA) ch. 1978	SECRETARIAT (USA) ch. 1970 [IC]	BOLD RULER (USA)	br. 1954 [BI]
			SOMETHINGROYAL (USA)	b. 1952 *
		TAMERETT (USA)* dkb/br. 1962	TIM TAM (USA)	b. 1955
			MIXED MARRIAGE (GB)	b. 1952 *
SILKEN CAT (CAN) ch. 1993	STORM CAT (USA) br. 1983	STORM BIRD (CAN) b. 1978	NORTHERN DANCER (CAN)	b. 1961 [BC]
			SOUTH OCEAN (CAN)	b. 1967 *
		TERLINGUA (USA) ch. 1976	SECRETARIAT (USA)	ch. 1970 [IC]
			CRIMSON SAINT (USA)	ch. 1969 *
	SILKEN DOLL (USA) b. 1980	CHIEFTAIN (USA) br. 1961	BOLD RULER (USA)	br. 1954 [BI]
			POCAHONTAS (USA)	br. 1955 *
		INSILCA (USA) ch. 1974	BUCKPASSER (USA)	b. 1963 [C]
			COPPER CANYON (USA)	ch. 1965

courtesy of Pedigree Query

Top News

Speightstown

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Lady Speightspeare wins Natalma S. (G1), earns trip to Breeders' Cup

Speightstown's dynamic 2-year-old filly Lady Speightspeare is likely on her way to the Breeders' Cup after the chestnut filly dug in gamely to win the $250,000 Natalma S. (G1)...

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