A number of grade 1-placed, graded stakes winner Hoist the Gold will enter stud this 12 months at Don Hargroder’s Circle H Farm close to Opelousas, La. The millionaire son of Mineshaft will stand for $2,000.
“I’ve had a number of stallions earlier in my profession that had been properly bred however had not run a lot. This horse ran greater than 30 occasions towards nice firm and I like that he’s so sound,” Hargroder stated. “You can not fault him on conformation and he’s wise.”
Hoist the Gold raced as a homebred for Dream Staff One Racing Secure, a partnership of six people who started with the Tapit broodmare prospect Tacit Approval, who James Culver purchased for $62,000 through the 2015 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Combined Sale from the Darby Dan Farm consignment. Dream Staff One Racing has raced the primary 4 foals out of Tacit Approval with coach Dallas Stewart, together with her second foal—Hoist the Gold—her most profitable thus far. Hoist the Gold was born and raised in Kentucky at Clay and Tracey Caudill’s Watershed Farm.
At 2, Hoist the Gold obtained a win through a disqualification after which received his first begin at 3 by 4 1/4 lengths in an allowance race. He went on to position in three stakes—a second within the 2022 Perryville Stakes at Keeneland and thirds within the Malibu Stakes (G1) and Maxfield In a single day Stakes. Early in his 4-year-old marketing campaign, he continued his bridesmaid position in graded stakes with seconds within the Churchill Downs Stakes (G1) to Cody’s Want and within the Commonwealth Stakes (G3) to Right here Mi Track . Hoist the Gold lastly broke by way of within the fall of 2023 when he received the Phoenix Stakes (G2) at Keeneland by three-quarters of a size over Nakatomi after which received the Cigar Mile Handicap (G2) by 4 1/2 lengths over Senor Buscador . At 5, the connections took a swing within the Saudi Cup (G1) however weren’t aggressive. Again in the USA, he landed three extra stakes placings with thirds within the Metropolitan Handicap (G1), Commonwealth Stakes, and Kelly’s Touchdown Stakes.
Hoist the Gold was retired with a 6-6-6 file from 34 begins and $1,510,327 in earnings. Join BloodHorse Day by day
“Hoist the Gold has been a very cool horse and took us locations we by no means thought we would go,” stated Paul Osborne, who was among the many companions that additionally included Culver, Kostas Hatzikoutelis, John Haines, Maureen Peatross, and Elke Ahlmann. “It was superior racing a homebred and profitable a grade 2 stakes at Keeneland.”
Culver and Hatzikoutelis had been working beneath the Dream Staff One Racing Secure banner earlier and raced classic-placed graded stakes winner Mucho Macho Man in partnership with Reeves Thoroughbred Racing by way of Could 4, 2012. Simply with Reeves Racing, Mucho Macho Man later received the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Basic (G1).
Hargroder purchased Hoist the Gold for $105,000 by way of Fasig-Tipton Digital’s 2025 August Sale, signing within the title of his Blue Ridge Racing. As of Jan. 22, Hargroder stated he already had 25 mares booked to the 7-year-old stallion, which he added is robust in a market the place breeders usually wait till a foal is on the bottom earlier than eager about the following mating for a mare.
“I am hopeful we’ll get round 50 mares for his first 12 months,” he stated. “Hoist the Gold had actually good velocity and will carry it, so I believe he’ll match loads of Louisiana mares.”
Osborne and Haines at the moment are the only homeowners of Tacit Approval. Moreover Hoist the Gold, the mare has produced a minor stakes winner named Mucho Macho Lady (Mucho Macho Man) and a stakes-placed winner named Anakarina (Vekoma ). The mare is in foal to Elite Energy and can be bred again to Gunite later this 12 months.
