Khozan, Uncle Chuck Top Journeyman Roster at $6,500

Brent and Crystal Fernung's Journeyman Stud near Ocala has held the 2024 fees steady for the four-stallion roster that is topped by leading Florida sire Khozan   and Uncle Chuck  , who will both stand for $6,500, the farm announced Nov. 9.

Khozan, an 11-year-old son of leading sire Distorted Humor, was the leading 2-year-old sire in Florida when his first crop ran in 2019 and has been Florida's leading general sire every year since. This year he has been represented by 12 black-type performers, including Delaware Oaks (G3) winner Foggy Night ; Me and Mr. C , winner of the $250,000 Kentucky Downs Preview Turf Cup Stakes; and, R Harper Rose , recent winner of the $200,000 FTBOA Florida Sire Susan's Girl Stakes. Through Nov. 9, Khozan's progeny have earned more than $5.2 million in 2023.

Journeyman's 2024 roster also includes Uncle Chuck, a 6-year-old son of Uncle Mo   out of grade 2 winner Forest Music . Forest Music also produced the prominent sire Maclean's Music   and two other graded stake winners with Kentuckian  and Electric Forest . Uncle Chuck broke his maiden at first asking as a 3-year-old by seven lengths, running the mile in 1:36.78. Three weeks later, Uncle Chuck won the Los Alamitos Derby (G3), defeating grade 2 winner Thousand Words   by four lengths, running 1 1/8 miles in 1:47.65. Uncle Chuck's first foals will be yearlings of 2024 after breeding 133 mares in 2022. His fee will remain at $6,500.

Standing the 2024 season for $3,500 is American Pharoah  's full brother St Patrick's Day  , whose first crop is racing this year. Among the sire's four winners to date are stakes-placed winner Jive  and Emblem Bomb, a winner in Japan recently.

Rounding out the roster for 2024 is Chance It  , the multiple stakes-winning and grade 1-placed son of Currency Swap , whose first foals will be yearlings of 2024. Chance it will stand for $2,000 again in 2024.

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