00:00It's an exciting time at Ocala Stud with three newcomers to their roster for 2023.
00:07David O'Farrell tells us why they're good additions to the Florida stallion market.
00:12We're really excited about our three new stallions this year.
00:15I think there's a really nice variety to offer Florida breeders.
00:20Roadster is a very good opportunity for us here.
00:23For a son of quality road to stand in Florida, a top level son of quality road, is really
00:29exciting.
00:30He was a very good two-year-old.
00:32He broke his maiden in July of his two-year-old year and earned rising star status and then
00:37went on to become a grade one winner at three.
00:39He has a lot of pedigree.
00:42He's a very good physical and was a tremendous racehorse.
00:46He's typical quality road, kind of long and lean, but a lot of quality.
00:52Very athletic, very well balanced, very classy, very sensible horse.
00:57Roadster is going to be very well supported by his ownership as well.
01:01Airdrie Stud is involved with the horse.
01:04We've started to partner up on certain stallions and we stood Girvan for them.
01:09Speedway Stable stayed in.
01:11Russellwood Farm has a very nice breeding program here in Florida.
01:16Stone Farm stayed in.
01:17They're the breeder of the horse.
01:18I would anticipate in the coming weeks that he'll be listed full.
01:24Couldn't be happier with how well he's been received.
01:28Colonel Liam is just an absolute beautiful horse.
01:31Three-time grade one winner on the turf, but he has a dirt pedigree.
01:35By Liam's map, champion dirt miler out of Bernardini mare.
01:40Gives you confidence that he could throw top-level runners on any surface.
01:45Colonel Liam was really impressive winning the Pegasus Turf Invitational two years in
01:50a row.
01:51Just really, really good racehorse.
01:54I think he's probably the best racehorse that we've stood at stud as far as accomplishments
01:59in a really long time.
02:00He did have speed even though he didn't run at two.
02:03He worked 20 and four at OBS April and topped the sale.
02:07So we have a lot of confidence that he could sire two-year-olds.
02:11The Lowe's are busy buying mares to support him and we couldn't be more excited to partner
02:16with them.
02:17We've had a lot of traffic, a lot of good feedback, and people are really excited about
02:22him standing here in Florida.
02:24Gretzky the Great is a really neat horse.
02:27Very good two-year-old.
02:28He's another horse that did his running on the turf, but he has a dirt pedigree, which
02:33lends us to believe that he could be a very good sire of runners on either surface.
02:38He was very precocious, very classy individual, and a really good looking horse.
02:44He's by a sire line that I really believe in, a Nyquist, and I think he's a really neat
02:50prospect for Florida breeders.
02:53I think these are three of the most exciting stallion prospects that we've stood in Ocala
02:58stud for a really long time.
03:01They all have qualities to be leading sires.
03:04I think it's a great opportunity for everybody here in Florida.
Comments