Bucchero Sires First Winner in Toddchero
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Toddchero breaks his maiden at Lone Star Park
Ironhorse Racing Stable's freshman sire Bucchero sired his first winner June 10 when his son Toddchero won his career debut at Lone Star Park | BloodHorse.com Track Profile">Lone Star Park by 3 1/2 lengths. Toddchero stopped the clock on the fast dirt track in :58.62.
Owned by Mark Norman and Norman Stables, Toddchero led the whole way with fractions of :22.56 and :45.65. He is trained by Jayde Gelner. Norman acquired the colt for $77,000 at this year's Ocala Breeders Sales' Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale out of Fast Horses' consignment.
GDS Racing Stable bred the first-out winner in Florida out of stakes-placed French Politics , by Political Force . He is the mare's second winner. Her first foal is multiple winner Moon Eyes , by Bucchero's sire Kantharos . Moon Eyes most recently won a claiming race at Thistledown Sept. 14.
This is what it's all about. One of 100's of cold calls to some amazing @florida_horse breeders who luckily "bought what we were selling." @GustavoJDelgado thanks for believing in the big guy. https://t.co/r39f39uM6x
— Bucchero (@Buccherostud) June 11, 2022
French Politics won six of 35 starts and was third in the 2011 Lindsay Frolic Stakes at Calder Race Course.
Bucchero raced from 2-6 and won or placed in 13 black-type stakes. He captured consecutive runnings of the Woodford Stakes Presented by Keeneland Select (G2T) at 5 and 6. He retired with an 11-6-3 record from 31 starts and earned $947,936.
As a stallion, Bucchero has 68 foals of racing age, of which four have started. He is standing at Pleasant Acres Stallions for $5,000.