Eclipse Thoroughbred Farm in Southern California has added Irish-bred group 3 winner Henry Adams to its stallion roster for subsequent yr, hoping to leverage the mix of dust and turf influences in his pedigree.
Henry Adams is a 3-year-old son of Coolmore Stud’s group 1 winner No Nay By no means , a son of Scat Daddy. The colt was bred by Aidan and Anne Marie O’Brien’s Whisperview Buying and selling out of the Galileo mare Jigsaw, a full sister to 2018 Royal Lodge Stakes (G2) winner Mohawk .
“Irish bloodstock agent Hubie de Burgh is a good friend and I advised him a yr in the past I wished an Irish stallion with dust and turf in his pedigree,” stated Mike Scully, who owns Eclipse Thoroughbred Farm within the Santa Ynez Valley together with his spouse Angie. The farm is the previous website of the Wygod household’s River Edge Farm.
De Burgh despatched phrase {that a} deal had fallen via on Henry Adams, so Scully jumped in.
“I feel he is an effective match for California,” Scully stated. “No Nay By no means ran on each dust and turf, and he’s by Scat Daddy, who excelled on dust. Then you may have Galileo on the dam facet, who’s a generational sire.”Join BloodHorse Day by day
No Nay By no means gained his racing debut in 2013 at Keeneland when the Lexington monitor had an all-weather major monitor. He went on to win the Norfolk Stakes (G2) throughout Royal Ascot and the Prix Morny (G1) at Deauville. Again in the US, he ran second within the 2014 Swale Stakes (G2) on the dust at Gulfstream Park after which gained the Woodford Stakes (G3T) at Keeneland. He ended his racing profession with a runner-up end within the Breeders’ Cup Turf Dash (G1T) at Santa Anita Park.
O’Brien skilled Henry Adams for longtime companions Susan Magnier, Derrick Smith, and Michael Tabor. He gained his racing debut at Naas and adopted with a win within the Tyros Stakes (G3) at Leopardstown. He was tried in group 1 firm twice and completed fourth in each begins. The colt developed arthritis in a knee that shortened his racing profession.
O’Brien stated he was thrilled to see the colt heading Stateside for his new profession.
“Having bred Henry Adams it offers me nice pleasure that this colt gave his connections nice days at group stage. Huge, huge, and powerful in stature, this colt has the flexibility to supply all the pieces wanted for his progeny to excel on the American racetracks,” he stated.
Scully stated de Burgh felt strongly concerning the colt’s class, all-surface pedigree, and conformation.
“He was simply gorgeous coming off the trailer, and he’ll look even higher when he will get just a little weight on him. He is obtained a very nice means about him, a superb thoughts,” Scully added. “He is actually a gorgeous horse.”
Picture: Courtesy Eclipse Equine/June TaborHenry Adams
Eclipse Thoroughbreds additionally stands Nick Alexander’s homebred and 2023 main California sire Grazen . One other new addition to the roster will probably be Alexander’s a number of graded-placed stakes winner Powerful Sunday , a 12-year-old son of Grazen and a second-crop stallion, who has sired a few winners from a restricted first crop all bred by Alexander.
The farm won’t be standing Uncommon Heatwave , who has been relocated to Wyoming, in response to Scully.