Corinthian, Paddy O'Prado to Turkey

Grade 1 winners Corinthian   and Paddy O'Prado   have been sold and both will be relocated to Evicmen Harasi, a farm east of Kemalpasa, Turkey.

Corinthian, a 14-year-old son of Pulpit—Multiply, by Easy Goer, stood this year at Pin Oak Lane Farm in Pennsylvania, where he's been since 2014. Sean Nix of M2 Transport and Murat Sancal brokered the deal. 

"Corinthian will be the first son of Pulpit to stand in Turkey," Nix said. "Turkey has a great breeding program, and he will be well supported."

Evicmen Harasi also stands grade 1 winner Toccet (Awesome Again  —Cozzene's Angel, by Cozzene) and grade 2 winner Justenuffhumor (Distorted Humor  —Justenuffheart, by Broad Brush).

Winner of the 2007 Metropolitan Handicap (G1) and the inaugural Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (ungraded at the time), Corinthian has sired 11 black-type winners to date. 

Paddy O'Prado is the winner of five graded stakes, including the Secretariat Stakes (G1T). He placed third in the 2010 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1). 

The 10-year-old son of El Prado—Fun House, by Prized, entered stud as part of Spendthrift Farm's "Share the Upside" program, which allows a breeder the opportunity to earn a lifetime breeding right after getting two foals by the stallion and paying off the stud fees. 

Paddy O'Prado is the third Spendthrift stallion in the past several weeks to be sold to an overseas farm, with both Tizway   and Archarcharch   relocating to South Korea. In all three incidences the acquiring farm is required to honor all the lifetime breeding rights, according to Spendthrift general manager Ned Toffey. Toffey acknowledged, however, that such arrangements aren't beneficial to American breeders.

"With our breeders, we'll let them breed back to something here of comparable value," Toffey said. "There is no obligation on our part, and breeders understand they don't own an equity position in these stallions, but we work with our breeders even if the horse has shipped to another state."

Paddy O'Prado is the sire of three black-type winners and 11 black-type placers to date. His top runner is graded stakes winner Sweeping Paddy, who won the June 17 Regret Stakes at Churchill Downs.

In the agreement for Paddy O'Prado, Spendthrift retained the right of first refusal to buy back the stallion after his breeding career for a nominal fee. This condition was also included in the purchase agreements for Tizway and Archarcharch.