Basin Retired to Stand at Spendthrift Farm

Basin  , the dominant winner of the 2019 Runhappy Hopeful Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, has been retired from racing and will stand stud at Spendthrift Farm for the 2022 breeding season.

The grade 1-winning juvenile by Liam's Map   will stand for a fee of $7,500 stands and nurses and is available for inspection. He also becomes the newest stallion that will participate in Spendthrift's renowned "Share The Upside" program.

"We are excited to add Basin to the Spendthrift stallion ranks and to be able to offer breeders a horse of his caliber through our Share The Upside program," said Ned Toffey, general manager of Spendthrift. "We pride ourselves on being able to offer quality at all levels, and we believe there's a lot to like with this dominant grade 1-winning 2-year-old by Liam's Map."

The Share The Upside fee for Basin will be $8,500 for one year. Additionally, breeders must breed one mare in 2023 on a complimentary basis. After the breeder has a live foal in 2023, pays the stud fee, and breeds a mare back, he or she will earn a lifetime breeding right beginning in 2024.

Campaigned by Jackpot Farm, Basin impressively broke his maiden at Saratoga before going on to score a runaway 6 1/2-length victory in the meet's premier race for 2-year-old colts—the Hopeful—in his next start. He stopped the clock in 1:23.48 for the seven furlongs over a sloppy track.

As a 3-year-old, Basin began the year on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, finishing runner-up to Charlatan   in a division of the Arkansas Derby (G1) after hitting the board behind Nadal  in the Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park. He turned back to one turn to finish runner-up to grade 1 winner Yaupon   in the Amsterdam Stakes (G2) at Saratoga. This year at 4, Basin captured the Sir Shackleton Stakes at Gulfstream Park before going unplaced in his final three starts.

Hall of Famers Steve Asmussen and Todd Pletcher trained Basin over his 12-race career.

The first grade 1 winner by promising young sire Liam's Map, Basin retires to Spendthrift with earnings of $573,640. He hails from the multiple stakes-producing Johannesburg  mare Appenzell  and is a half brother to 2013 Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes (G3) winner Rise Up .