Commissioner Sold to Stand in Saudi Arabia
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Commissioner at WinStar Farm
Commissioner , a son of A.P. Indy from the family of 2019 champion older dirt male Vino Rosso , has been acquired by Prince Saud bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud for his new farm in Saudi Arabia, Cary Bloodstock announced June 12.
The 2015 Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (G2) winner and earner of $962,237 was beaten a head by Tonalist in the 2014 Belmont Stakes (G1) in a bid to emulate the same classic win of his sire and grandsire, Seattle Slew. The race also denied eventual champion California Chrome 's Triple Crown bid.
Commissioner's dam, the stakes-winning Touch Gold mare Flaming Heart, also produced Mythical Bride, the dam of $4.8 million earner Vino Rosso, the winner of the 2019 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1).
Retired in 2016, Commissioner sired 18 Northern Hemisphere juvenile winners in his first crop in 2019, including three stakes winners. Kitten's Joy Stakes (G3T) winner Island Commish is his leading performer.
Prince Saud is a 33-year-old entrepreneur and industrialist and a son of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the ruler of Saudi Arabia. He is a brother to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. This is his first stallion acquisition for his new farm in Saudi Arabia.
The deal was brokered by Andrew Cary of Cary Bloodstock in Lexington.