Graded-stakes winner Warrant is retired to stand in Pennsylvania

Warrant, a graded stakes-winning and Grade 1-placed millionaire by the red-hot sire Constitution, has been retired from racing and will stand the upcoming breeding season at Blackstone Farm in Pine Grove, Pa. Warrant will stand his initial season at stud for a fee of $4,000 standing and nursing.

A homebred for Twin Creeks Farm trained by Brad Cox, Warrant hit the board in 15 of 19 career starts en route to amassing earnings of $1,102,833. He was a stakes winner at distances ranging from 1 1/16 miles to 1 1/2 miles. At 3 in 2021, Warrant won the Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park and the Texas Derby at Lone Star Park. In 2023, he added a victory in the 1 1/2-mile Isaac Murphy Marathon at Churchill Downs, defeating multiple graded-stakes winners Next and Lone Rock.

“Warrant being a Grade 3 winner and Grade 1-placed millionaire by emerging elite sire Constitution, we are very excited and can’t wait to introduce him to Pennsylvania breeders,” said Christian Black. “We will be supporting him heavily with our own mares.”

In addition to his stakes victories, Warrant finished a close second in the 2022 Santa Anita Handicap to Express Train, recording a career-high 104 Beyer Speed Figure. Warrant also placed in four other Graded stakes, the West Virginia Derby (G3), the Louisiana (G3), the Cornhusker Handicap (G3), and the Brooklyn (G2).

“From day one, Warrant has been our favorite Constitution that we have bred,” said Randy Gullatt of Twin Creeks. “We have a ton of confidence in what Warrant can do as a stallion and look forward to supporting him.”

A son of Constitution, the second-leading sire of 2-year-olds in 2023 behind only Justify, Kentucky-bred Warrant is produced from the First Samurai mare Whisper Number, the dam of Graded stakes winner Ms Locust Point, an earner of $675,975. This is also the family of multiple stakes winner Mr. Buff, an earner of $1,403,536.