Loggins to Stand Stud at Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa

Hill 'n' Dale announced June 12 that Loggins  will take up stud duty in 2024 alongside his sire Ghostzapper   who has proven to be one of the most enduring sources of World Class runners for well over a decade. A singular talent as a racehorse, Horse of the Year Ghostzapper posted a 128 Beyer, the fastest Speed Figure ever awarded. A perennial Leading Sire, in 2021 he ranked #2 with over $16,000,000 in single-season progeny earnings.

"Loggins was a brilliant 2-year-old, breaking his maiden in hugely impressive fashion at Churchill and narrowly beaten by champion Forte  in the Breeder's Futurity (G1) in only his second start. It is too bad he got hurt as I am certain he was a grade 1 talent. I love the influences in his pedigree and he is a stunner to look at. Ghostzapper continues to be a great sire and I think Loggins was his most precocious 2-year-old while only scratching the surface of his ability. This recipe has worked for us in the past with the likes of Maclean's Music  . I think Loggins will become another important Hill n Dale stallion," said John G. Sikura, president of Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa.

Liz Crow, one of the most astute agents in the business said, "(Trainer) Brad Cox and I were intent on purchasing the best colt at Saratoga regardless of price. Loggins, hands-down, was the most impressive physical at the entire sale. He was an absolute 'must-have' colt. He ended up selling as the highest-priced colt of the year for his sire."

The team of the Brad Cox Colts Group purchased the yearling for $460,000 from consignor Denali Stud, who consigned the horse on behalf of his breeder Popatop.

Loggins was a talking horse from the time he entered Brad Cox's barn. Sent off at less than even money in his first start, the imposing colt delivered on expectations, earning TDN Rising Star Status after an 8 1/2 length open-air victory under wraps. To put Loggins' debut performance into perspective, in his next start, in the Claiborne Futurity (G1) at Keeneland which also saw eventual 2-year-old champion Forte  going postward, Loggins was once again sent off the favorite notwithstanding the fact that Forte was coming off a grade 1 win at Saratoga Race Course. Narrowly beaten in a hard-fought battle to the wire, Loggins received the identical Speed Figure awarded Forte, who had nudged his nose in front at the wire.

Cox said: "He was my Derby horse. Loggins was an incredibly fast, precocious, beautiful horse with immense ability. A true grade 1 talent."

A stud fee has not yet been announced.