Techwerkian Sails to Become Olympiad's First Winner
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Techwerkian wins a maiden special weight at Belterra Park
Gainesway's grade 1-winning freshman sire Olympiad sired his first winner June 12 when his daughter Techwerkian wired a field of 6 going 4 1/2 furlongs on the main track at Belterra Park.
Indian Creek bred Techwerkian out of the winning Smart Strike mare Comedia , who also is the dam of stakes winner Colonel Ludlow (Street Sense ). Comedia is a half sister to graded-placed stakes winner Abraham (Distorted Humor); grade 1-placed winner Beat the Benchmark (Speightstown); and Complex Analysis (Distorted Humor), who is the dam of Intricate , a mare by Gun Runner who won the 2023 Golden Rod Stakes (G2) and was third in the 2024 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1).
Indian Creek sold Techwerkian for $40,000 to Brookdale Farm during the 2025 Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale and the filly was resold for $20,000 to trainer Rey Hernandez during the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
Hernandez races Techwerkian with Ricardo Labra and Rhonda Cornum. The filly, ridden by Yarmarie Correa, ran the 4 1/2 furlongs in :52.88.
Olympiad is an 8-year-old son of Speightstown who won at 2 and 3, and then landed five graded stakes at 4, topped by the 2022 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1). He also was runner-up in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) to eventual Horse of the Year Flightline .
Olympiad stands for $20,000.