Colonel John Sold To Korea

WinStar Farm homebred Colonel John (Tiznow–Sweet Damsel, by Turkoman), sire of the current graded-stakes horses Airoforce and Dalmore, has been sold to the Korea Thoroughbred Breeders Association (KTBA) and will stand his first year at stud in Jeju-do in 2017.

Runner-up in the 2007 GI CashCall Futurity, Colonel John added the GI Santa Anita Derby and a thrilling success in that year's GI Travers S. He was a stakes winner and Grade I-placed at four. During his tenure at WinStar, Colonel John sired 10 black-type winners, five at the graded level.

“The KTBA is very excited to stand Colonel John,” said bloodstock agent Jun Park, a longtime advisor to the KTBA who brokered the deal. “He will be a wonderful addition to their growing breeding program.”

Colonel John will do a period of quarantine before shipping to Korea at the end of October. He will join former US-based sires Any Given Saturday and Chapel Royal) at Jeju Stud Farm.