Sombeyay to Stand at Swifty Farms

 Multiple graded stakes winner Sombeyay   has been retired to stand at stud at Swifty Farms in Seymour, Ind., and will stand for $3,000 stands and nurses.

The son of Into Mischief   retires with earnings in excess of $480,000. A precocious 2-year-old, Sombeyay broke his maiden in April of his juvenile year at first asking at Gulfstream Park, winning by 6 1/4 lengths on the dirt for then owner Starlight Racing. He would then finish second in a listed stakes before taking the Sanford Stakes (G3) at Saratoga Race Course, beating a field that included eventual Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner Knicks Go   and grade 1 winner Lexitonian  .

As a 3-year-old, Sombeyay was second by nose on the dirt in the Lookin At Lucky Stakes at Monmouth Park before dropping a head decision to Casa Creed  in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes (G2T) at Saratoga going two turns on the turf. At the age of 4, Sombeyay continued performing well on the grass, hitting a staggering 120 Equibase rating when capturing the Canadian Turf Stakes (G3T) at Gulfstream.

Sombeyay's first trainer, Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, liked what he saw from the colt while racing under him.

"He's won graded stakes on two different surfaces, and that's hard to do," he told the media in 2020.

In mid-2020, Swifty Farms purchased the young stallion and continued racing him with trainer Peter Miller. Sombeyay hit the board in three graded stakes contests highlighted by a narrow second-place finish to Fast Boat  in this year's Twin Spires Turf Sprint Stakes Presented by Sysco (G2T) on Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1) Day.

"Sombeyay is a very correct, well-balanced individual that will catch your eye every time you see him," says Jerri Harmon, manager at Swifty Farms. "Couple all of that with dual-surface speed ... that makes the prospect of his future as a sire just electrifying."

Out of the stakes-placed Limehouse  mare Teroda, Sombeyay is a half brother to Florida Oaks (G3T) winner Domain Expertise  and a yearling filly by Bolt d'Oro   who sold for $485,000 at this year's Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

He joins an already established stallion roster that has seen two enticing additions already this year with millionaire Sleepy Eyes Todd   and graded stakes-placed American Pastime  .

"It's very exciting to offer such a diverse group of stallions for 2022," says Harmon. "Swifty Farms now offers stallions to meet the needs of almost any breeder."

Sombeyay joins an already full roster at Swifty Farms that includes established stallions Guys Reward , Isotherm  , Pass Rush  , Pataky Kid  , Ready's Image  , and Unbridled Express  .