Bolt d'Oro shuttling abroad for Spendthrift Farm stallion duties

Bolt d’Oro, the multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire by Medaglia d’Oro and a leading U.S. 2-year-old of 2017, will shuttle to Spendthrift Australia to stand the upcoming breeding season, it was announced late Friday.

“Bolt d’Oro will be the highest-profile stallion to shuttle to Spendthrift Australia since we’ve opened our doors, and we believe he’ll be very attractive to our market,” said Garry Cuddy, Spendthrift Australia general manager. “It all starts with his 2-year-old form.

"Bolt d’Oro is widely regarded as one of the best U.S. 2-year-olds of the last decade, winning a pair of respected Group Ones in very fast times and dominating fashion. He is by a proven outcross sire in Medaglia d’Oro, who needs little introduction here when it comes to his ability to sire high-class two-year-olds, and he is completely free of Danehill or Danzig blood.

"Bolt d’Oro established himself as one of the most popular first-season stallions in the U.S. this year, and we very much look forward to being able to show him to our breeders.”

Bolt d’Oro began his racing career with three emphatic victories as a juvenile, including back-to-back Grade 1 wins. After capturing his debut at Del Mar, he jumped into top-level ompany to win the Del Mar Futurity (G1). In his third start, Bolt d’Oro captured Santa Anita’s FrontRunner Stakes (G1) by 7 3/4 lengths.

In his first start at three, Bolt d’Oro won Santa Anita’s San Felipe Stakes (G2) before finishing runner-up to eventual Triple Crown winner Justify in the Santa Anita Derby (G1). He went on to compete in the Kentucky Derby and Met Mile (G3).

A $630,000 Saratoga Select yearling, Bolt d’Oro is out of the multiple stakes-producing mare Globe Trot.