Bucchero to Stand at Pleasant Acres Stallions in 2019

Multiple grade 2 winner Bucchero  will enter stud next year at Pleasant Acres Stallions in Florida at a $5,000 fee, the farm announced Oct. 15. The son of Kantharos  is on track to contest the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (G1T) Nov. 3 at Churchill Downs. 

"We could not be more excited to have Bucchero join our expanding stallion roster for 2019," said Joe Barbazon, owner of Pleasant Acres Stallions. "Kantharos was a very successful stallion in Florida. The opportunity to offer his son to the many breeders in Florida, who were successful with his sire, is exciting. Pleasant Acres Farm and Bucchero's ownership will be supporting him with some of our best mares."

With a record of 11-6-3 in 30 starts through four seasons, Bucchero has career earnings of $937,936 to date, which makes him the richest Indiana-bred. Throughout his career he defeated 20 different graded stakes winners including grade 1 winners Lady Aurelia, Marsha, TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint winner Mongolian Saturday, and Undrafted, as well as graded winners Disco Partner, Pure Sensation, Hogy, and Holding Gold.

Out of the General Meeting mare Meetmeontime, Bucchero was bred in Florida but foaled in Indiana by Southern Chase Farm and Karen Dodd. Southern Chase sold the colt through the Ocala Breeders' Sales June 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale for $43,000, and he wound up with Ironhorse Racing Stable. Trained by Tim Glyshaw and Michael Trombetta, Bucchero has won seven black-type stakes, including consecutive editions of the Woodford Stakes Presented by Keeneland Select (G2T) in 2017-18.

"Bucchero has been sound throughout his entire career and is training as well now as he has ever been and we are very optimistic about his chances in the Breeders' Cup," Glyshaw said. "He is as game a horse as I have ever trained. He has everything you want in a horse—speed, versatility, durability, and most importantly heart."

Kantharos moved from Ocala Stud to Hill 'n' Dale Farms near Lexington in 2017, where he will stand for $20,000 in 2019. The son of Lion Heart has sired 17 black-type winners to date, including four graded stakes winners. He is the sire of 3-year-old World of Trouble, a graded-placed, three-time stakes winner who is out of Meets Expectations, a Valid Expectations half sister to Bucchero. World of Trouble's full brother recently sold for $285,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale to T. Michael Morgan and Andrew Farm out of the Hunter Valley Farm consignment.

Bucchero will join stallions Amira's Prince , Beau Choix , Handsome Mike , Neolithic , Ride On Curlin , Poseidon's Warrior , and Treasure Beach  at the 220-acre farm located just northwest of Ocala. Pleasant Acres Stallions was named 2009 Florida Breeder of the Year, bred 2009 Florida Horse of the Year Presious Passion, and was ranked third in the nation among leading breeders in 2009 by average earnings per starter with 10 or more starters.