Chamois Retired to Stud in Alabama

Chamois, a multiple graded-placed stakes winner of $355,994, has been retired and will stand the 2019 breeding season at Flying P Ranch near Hope Hull, Ala. 

A son of two-time leading sire Smart Strike, Chamois will stand for $2,000, with special consideration to approved mares. The deal to sell Chamois to Flying P was brokered by New Jersey-based bloodstock agent Michael Slezak.

A second-out winner at 2, Chamois went on to win Aqueduct Racetrack's Duluth Stakes and Delaware Park's Stanton Stakes at 3. He earned 111 Equibase Speed Figures in each of those 1 1/16-mile turf events. Chamois ended his career with a 5-6-6 record out of 43 starts. His top performances include third-place finishes in the Longines Dixie Stakes (G2T) at Pimlico Race Course and the Hill Prince Stakes (G3T) at Belmont Park.

Chamois is out of German-bred Meridiana (by Lomitas), who captured the 2003 Oaks d'Italia (G1) at Milan, the Orchid Handicap (G2T) at Gulfstream Park, and the Bewitch Stakes (G3T) at Keeneland. Among her nine foals to race, Meridiana has produced black-type winner Infinite Wisdom ($304,778), grade 1-placed and multiple stakes-placed winner Center Divider ($341,446), and grade 3-placed winner Pine Needles ($136,780).

"Not only was Chamois a tremendously classy racehorse who broke his maiden and was competitive at the stakes level over several seasons on the world-class New York circuit, he sports a pedigree that I'd hold up against any horse who's ever stood in the state of Alabama," said Flying P owner Bobby Pruitt. "Given the success of Smart Strike sons at stud—especially with Curlin 's ascent to world-class commercial status and Lookin At Lucky 's breakout year in 2018 via Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) champ Accelerate —we couldn't be more optimistic about Chamois' chances."