Rock Fall to WinStar

Stonestreet Stables’ Rock Fall (Speightstown–Renda, by Medaglia d’Oro), a game winner of the GI Vosburgh S. at Belmont Park last weekend, will stand alongside his sire at WinStar Farm when he retires at the conclusion of 2015.

Rock Fall, a winner of seven straight attempts, including Belmont’s GII True North S. June 5 and Saratoga’s GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt Aug. 1, figures to vie for favoritism when he lines up later this month in the GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Keeneland. The ‘TDN Rising Star’ is trained by Todd Pletcher.

“I am thrilled that our outstanding sprinter Rock Fall will enter stud alongside stablemate Carpe Diem at WinStar Farm for the 2016 season,” said Barbara Banke, owner of Stonestreet Stables. “Rock Fall offers breeders the opportunity to capture his impressive physical, raw talent, consistent speed, and pure heart in future generations. He’s a first-season horse that should make everyone’s list.”

Elliott Walden, President & CEO at WinStar, added, “Speightstown is on the verge of exploding as a sire of sires with the high-quality colts he’s had, but Rock Fall is the one we’ve been waiting for to stand alongside his sire. We love this colt, and everyone who’s been connected with Speightstown, including Todd Pletcher, has raved about how much Rock Fall reminds them of his sire. We are honored to have him, and I really believe he possesses every quality of Speightstown to replicate him as a leading sire for years to come.”

Pletcher said, “Rock Fall reminds me of his sire Speightstown quite a bit. It’s rare for a sprinter at that level to be this consistent, but he has a lot of fight to go along with all of that natural talent.”

A $250,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select yearling, Rock Fall was bred in Kentucky by SF Bloodstock. He is the first foal from the multiple stakes-winning and graded stakes-placed mare Renda (Medaglia d’Oro). Her 2-year-old Barbarenda (Sidney’s Candy) recently debuted with a sharp victory at Gulfstream.