Multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire Mor Spirit, who’s best known for his dominant victory in the 2017 Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap, has been retired and will stand stud in 2019 at B. Wayne Hughes’ Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Ky.
Mor Spirit is the newest stallion to be offered through Spendthrift’s renowned Share The Upside program. His Share The Upside fee will be $10,000 stands & nurses on a one-year commitment, and breeders will earn a lifetime breeding right in Mor Spirit after producing just one live foal in 2020. He will also be offered for $10,000 on a standard stands-and-nurses contract.
“The term ‘brilliant’ is tossed around quite a bit, but Mor Spirit was truly a brilliant racehorse,” said Ned Toffey, Spendthrift general manager. “He accomplished some extremely desirable things that very few stallion prospects accomplish. The Met Mile is one of the most storied stallion-making races in our sport, and Mor Spirit is the only horse in the last 25 years to win a Grade 1 at two and go on to win the Met Mile. That’s pretty remarkable, and it speaks to his quality. The Met Mile performance was special. There were few moments better than that on the biggest of stages last year. Add in the fact he was a $650,000 2-year-old that Bob Baffert picked out, and it tells you a lot about his physical makeup. We’re very excited to have him.”
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