Fort Larned to Stand in Florida in 2015
Gulfstream Park has convinced Adena Springs to relocate Breeders’ Cup Classic Winner and multiple Grade 1 winner Fort Larned to its newly reopened Adena Springs South facility for the 2015 breeding season.
Tim Ritvo, Gulfstream Park President and COO of The Stronach Group, said, "Florida is a great breeding state and it is important that top-quality stallions stand in Florida. Fort Larned is an example of a stallion with outstanding credentials which would normally stand in Kentucky. Gulfstream is very excited to be a part of the decision to bring a Breeders’ Cup Champion to Florida."
Fort Larned is a 6-year-old son of the Mr. Prospector stallion E Dubai out of a winning daughter of multiple champion Bayakoa (ARG). He was bred and campaigned by Mrs. Janis R. Whitham. Fort Larned won 10 of his 25 lifetime starts and bankrolled over $4.4 million.
In addition to the 2012 Breeders’ Cup Classic, he accounted for Grade 1 victories in the Whitney Handicap at Saratoga, and the Stephen Foster at Churchill Downs.
"We’re pleased to introduce a horse with outstanding credentials like Fort Larned to the Florida breeding community," said Jack Brothers, Kentucky Sales Manager for Adena Springs. "He was a brilliant racehorse, consistently showed great speed and stamina on dirt, and has outcross value as well. Florida has a long and successful history with Fort Larned’s sire line - Mr. Prospector himself, Fappiano, and Crafty Prospector all launched brilliant stud careers in the Sunshine State. We look forward to continuing that tradition of success with Fort Larned."
Fort Larned stood his first season in 2014 at Adena Springs Kentucky, where he bred 78 mares. His first foals arrive next year.
Fort Larned, the only Breeders’ Cup Classic winner standing in Florida in 2015, will stand for a fee of $12,500 per live foal. With the new Gulfstream Park Breeders’ Incentive Program, Florida breeders shall receive $5,000 toward that fee, making the final stud fee to a Florida breeder $7,500 per live foal.
Source: Gulfstream Park Communications