The first mare bred to 2023 GI Jockey Club Gold Cup winner Bright Future (Curlin–Sophia's Song, by Bellamy Road) has checked in foal, Claiborne Farm announced Monday. The mare, My Way (Unbridled's Song), is the dam of nine winners from 10 to race, and is a half-sister to graded winners Academy Award (Secretariat), Good Mood (Devil's Bag), and Statuette (Pancho Villa).
Bright Future won five of 11 career starts and earned $947,940 for owners Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables and trainer Todd Pletcher. In addition to the Jockey Club Gold Cup, he also won the 2024 GIII Salvator Mile Stakes.
Bright Future stands for $12,500 at Claiborne Farm.
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