No Parole to Enter Stud at Whispering Oaks in Louisiana

Coteau Grove and Whispering Oaks Farm announced Dec. 16 the purchase of grade 1-winning No Parole , a 4-year-old son of Violence   out of the stakes winner Plus One  who was bred by Coteau Grove.

No Parole will stand at Whispering Oaks Farm near Carencro, La., for $3,500 with a live foal, stands and nurses guarantee. Coteau Grove's bloodstock adviser Andrew Cary with Cary Bloodstock brokered the deal.

"No Parole was our first grade I winner as a breeder and that is so exciting for us." said Ginger Myers, who founded Coteau Grove with her husband Keith.

"We've been interested in where he would go next when his racing career was completed. To be able bring him back to Louisiana and stand him close to home at Whispering Oaks is a dream come true for us," said Keith Myers. "We look forward to supporting him with quality mares from our farm."

Whispering Oaks Farm also stands the Tapit   son Iron Fist , who currently is ranked second on the freshman sire list in Louisiana, as well as the graded stakes-winning One Liner , a son of leading sire Into Mischief  .

"We are big supporters of the Louisiana breeding industry and it's great to be able to keep a homegrown grade 1 winner like this here to stand at stud," said Whispering Oaks owner Carrol Castille. "He showed tremendous talent and fits in perfectly with the other stallions on our roster. We look forward to supporting him with our own mares and think he'll be very popular with Louisiana breeders as well."

No Parole was purchased for $75,000 as a yearling by Maggi Moss from the consignment of Select Sales as agent for Coteau Grove Farms at the 2018 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Greg Tramontin purchased an interest in the horse early during his racing career.

"I've said it before, he was the horse of a lifetime," said Moss. "We had many generous offers on this horse, but it was my preference to see him go back to his breeders. I know they will take care of him, give him every opportunity at stud, and give him a great life."

Trained by Tom Amoss, No Parole began his career in blazing fashion, winning his debut at 2 by 14 1/4 lengths and winning his first three starts by a combined 34 lengths, Including the Louisiana Bred Premier Night Prince Stakes at a mile. No Parole's finest hour came in the 2020 Woody Stephens Stakes Presented by Claiborne Farm (G1) at Belmont Park that he won wire-to-wire by 3 3/4 lengths in 1:21.41 for the seven furlongs, defeating eventual grade 1 winners Echo Town   and Mischevious Alex .

"No Parole was one of the most brilliant racehorses I've ever trained," said Amoss. "I am very excited for him to go to stud and I will be supporting him as a stallion."

No Parole kicked off 2021 by winning the Louisiana Bred Premier Sprint Stakes, running the fastest five furlongs of the meet at Delta Downs.

"No Parole was incredibly fast, and did it effortlessly," said Cary. "That kind of speed is rare in a stallion prospect. His career debut at Fair Grounds, which he won by 14 1/4 lengths, was simply breathtaking. I encourage breeders to watch his first three races as well as his grade 1 win in the Woody Stephens win, where he went 1:08 3/5 for six furlongs (at a midstretch split).

"This horse had immense natural ability, and has the potent combination of athleticism, pedigree, and performance that should make him highly appealing to Louisiana breeders, especially with what we feel is a reasonable fee for a first-year horse with his credentials and name recognition."  

The 2020 Louisiana Horse of the Year, No Parole was retired from racing this past weekend with six wins from 13 starts and earnings of $369,866.

Plus One is a daughter of Bluegrass Cat  who was acquired by Cary for Coteau Grove at the 2014 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale from Muholland Springs for $67,000 in-foal to Violence. She has also produced the multiple winner Violent Ways  (Violence), an earner of over $195,000. She is currently in-foal to Tapit and is booked to the current leading first-crop and juvenile sire Gun Runner   for 2022.