Gormley's First Foal Arrives in Pennsylvania
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Spendthrift Farm's Gormley , the grade 1-winning son of Malibu Moon , sired his first reported foal Jan. 6 when a colt was born at Blackstone Farm near Pine Grove, Pa.
Bred and owned by Blackstone Farm, the bay colt is the first foal out of the More Than Ready mare Summer's Ready. She's a full sister to Frolic More, a just-turned 3-year-old colt who broke his maiden by 1 3/4 lengths in November at Churchill Downs and is nominated to the Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby (G2). Summer's Ready is out of Summer Frolic, a half sister to graded stakes winners Lewis Bay, Winslow Homer, and Misconnect. The family also produced grade 1 winner and sire Wild Rush.
"We're very happy with the colt," said Christian Black, partner in Blackstone Farm. "He's well-balanced and has good angles. He has a good mind and overall presence."
Bred in Kentucky by Castleton Lyons and Kilboy Estate and campaigned by Jerry and Ann Moss, Gormley captured some of California's biggest races. He won the FrontRunner Stakes (G1) in his second start at 2 and went on to capture the Sham Stakes (G3) before getting his biggest victory in the $1 million Santa Anita Derby (G1) with trainer John Shirreffs. He retired to Spendthrift with earnings of $1,026,000.
Gormley covered 180 mares in his debut book at stud and will stand his second season at Spendthrift for $10,000.