American Lion to River Oaks Farm in OK
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American Lion winning the 2010 Illinois Derby
Second-crop sire American Lion , a multiple graded stakes-winning son of Tiznow , has been relocated to Francisco and Lori Bravo's River Oaks Farms near Sulphur, Okla., for the 2017 breeding season. He will stand for an introductory fee of $1,000 as property of a partnership.
The 9-year-old stallion, out of Storm Cat mare Storm Tide, formerly stood at Darby Dan Farm near Lexington.
"We are excited to be standing him in Oklahoma," said Francisco Bravo. "As a multiple graded stakes winner and a strong contender on the Kentucky Derby trail, he's the most accomplished son of Tiznow to stand in this region."
American Lion won two of three starts as a 2-year-old, including a victory in the grade III Hollywood Prevue Stakes at Hollywood Park. As a 3-year-old, he finished third in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (gr. II) at Santa Anita Park and won the Illinois Derby (gr. III) at Hawthorne. He retired with earnings of $417,800 from nine starts.
American Lion has produced 17 winners so far this year. His leading runner is $248,734 earner Extinct Charm, who won last year's $100,000 Damon Runyon Stakes at Aqueduct and finished second in this year's $154,500 Pegasus Stakes (gr. III) at Monmouth Park and $164,150 New York Derby at Finger Lakes Casino & Racetrack.