Modernist (Uncle Mo) will shuttle to Chile and stand at Haras Dadinco for the Southern Hemisphere 2024 season, it was announced via presser Friday.
The winner of the GII Risen Star Stakes and the GIII Excelsior Stakes with on-the-board finishes in three other graded contests, he'd retired to Darby Dan in 2022 and bred 280 mares in his first three years at stud.
Modernist hails from the female line of Broodmare of the Year Sweet Life (Kris S.), who also produced his dam's half-sisters GI Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (now Distaff) victress MGISW Life is Sweet (Storm Cat) and her full-sister, champion 2-year-old filly MGISW Sweet Catomine. This is the extended family of GIII Bay Shore Stakes placed Victory Way (City of Light) as well as recent Azalea Stakes-placed Candy Gray (Twirling Candy).
Modernist's first foals will be yearlings of 2024, and he will be represented by three of them in the New York-Bred Sale in Saratoga next week Aug. 11-12.
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