Mill Ridge Farm Sponsors Gone West and Johar
Written by moneil@truenicks.com | Oct 03, 2008 |
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TrueNicks is excited to announce that the Mill Ridge Farm
stallions Gone West (TrueNicks,SRO and his promising young son Johar (TrueNicks,SRO are the latest
stallions to join the roster of sponsored stallions.
Gone West is a member of the stellar crop of 1987 3-year-olds that also included Alysheba, Bet Twice, Java Gold, Gulch, and
Afleet, among others. Trained by the legendary Woody Stephens, Gone West won or
placed in seven graded events at 3including a win in the grade I Dwyer
Stakes. At stud he's had a long and illustrious career. He is the sire of 94
stakes winners and his progeny have earned in excess of $73 million. He is the
sire of champions in the U. S., England, France, and Germany, Classic winners in
North America and Europe, and has sired three Breeders' Cup winners. Gone West has added to his
reputation on both sides of the pond in recent years as a magnificent sire of
sires: Mr. Greeley (TrueNicks,SRO)
, Zamindar, Zafonic, Elusive Quality (TrueNicks,SRO)
, Grand Slam (TrueNicks,SRO)
and now
Proud Citizen (TrueNicks,SRO and Speightstown (TrueNicks,SRO)
.
The successes of the Gone West sons at stud certainly bodes
well for his 2003 Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. I) winner Johar. An earner of nearly
$1.5 million, Johar also took the grade I Hollywood Derby, grade II Oak Tree
Derby and grade II San Marcos S. over The Tin Man. He has been represented so
far by seven first-crop juvenile winners, a very respectable total for a sire
whose progeny should only get better with age and distance.
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