The primary reported foal by Spendthrift Farm’s a number of grade 1 winner and 2022 champion juvenile male Forte was born Jan. 8 at Darby Dan Farm close to Lexington.
Gary Holland’s Kamden Favorites bred the darkish bay or brown filly, who’s the primary foal out of the Collected mare Gravy, a half sister to stakes winners Monetary Restoration and Blue Coronary heart and three different stakes-placed winners.
“We bought the mare in November in foal to Forte. Could not be happier with the outcome, it is a very good maiden foal, flashy filly with a variety of leg,” mentioned Charlie McKinlay, farm supervisor at Darby Dan.
Campaigned by Repole Steady and St. Elias Stables, Forte gained three consecutive grade 1 races as a 2-year-old: the Hopeful Stakes (G1), Breeders’ Futurity (G1), and the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). The Breeders’ Cup win cemented his title because the yr’s champion 2-year-old male.
At 3, Forte gained the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) and the Florida Derby (G1) however missed the Kentucky Derby (G1) after being scratched as a result of a mending bruised foot. He completed second within the Belmont Stakes (G1) and gained the Jim Dandy Stakes (G2) earlier than retiring to Spendthrift with earnings of $3,029,830.Join BloodHorse Day by day
In his first season at stud in 2024, Forte coated a full e-book of 196 mares. His 2.54 Comparable Index represented the very best high quality e-book for a first-season stallion. Forte is ready to face his second season for a price of $45,000.
