Spendthrift Farm has announced its multiple Grade I winner Lord Nelson (Pulpit–African Jade, by Seeking the Gold) will stand as part of the farm's Share the Upside for $30,000 with a two-year commitment. Breeders will earn a lifetime breeding right beginning in 2019 after having two live foals and paying the stud fees. For breeders not interested in the Share the Upside program, Lord Nelson will be offered for $25,000 on a standard stands and nurses contract.
Lord Nelson won last year's GII San Vicente S. and was third in the GI Malibu S. Acquired privately by Spendthrift, he returned this year to win the GI Triple Bend S., GI Bing Crosby S. and GI Santa Anita Sprint Championship. He is currently being trained towards the Nov. 5 GI Breeders' Cup Sprint.
“This is one of the most exciting prospects we've ever brought to stud,” said Spendthrift General Manager Ned Toffey. “His pedigree represents one of the most productive sire crosses in American breeding. He's proven to be precocious, sound and about as fast as they make horses, and breeders are going to love his looks.”
Of the 4-year-old's prospects in the Breeders' Cup, trainer Bob Baffert said, “To win the Breeders' Cup Sprint, you have to be doing really well, be at the top of your game. The Sprint is a difficult race to win, but if you have the right kind of horse you can do it, and so far, Lord Nelson looks like the right kind of horse. He likes the track, and he hasn't lost this year. The impressive thing about him is he just keeps getting stronger.”
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