Multiple Award Winner Ranked Brickyard Trip a quick-witted, almost millionaire from Candy Trip lineage, will begin his stud duties in 2025 at Rancho San Miguel in California. He can be tested at the San Luis Obispo County ranch, where he will stand for an introductory fee of $4,000, with a guarantee of live foal.
Bred and run in California by Alfred “Sonny” Pais, Brickyard Ride won or placed in 21 of his 31 starts and amassed career earnings of $925,477. Eight of his 13 wins came in black-type races at Santa Anita Park—seven on the main track and one on the grass.
Topping his list are the 2021 San Carlos Stakes (G2) and back-to-back Kona Gold Stakes (G3)s in 2022 and 2023. His five additional points include two runs in the 2021-22 Don Valpredo California Cup Sprint Stakes, as well as the 2022 Sensational Star Stakes on turf.
Gifted with natural early speed, Brickyard Ride led in 27 of his 31 races and posted 17 triple-digit Equibase Speed Figures. He won at 5 1/2 furlongs to a mile and ran in the pack in the final 16 races of his career.
“He has tremendous speed and stays for a long time,” said trainer Craig Lewis, who trained Brickyard Ride from ages 2 to 7. “He’s a very, very talented horse who loves to train and competes, just like his dad.”
Brickyard Ride was the top earner for Candy Ride’s double runner-up son Club trip who was also trained by Lewis. Now a top stallion in California, Clubhouse Ride ranked first among all stallions statewide in 2024 in terms of turf earnings, and was joint-leader in winners and black horses.
Other notable sons of Candy Ride at the farm include Horse of the Year 2017 Gunman , Candy spinner And Vekoma The latter ranked second among all first-crop sires in North America by progeny earnings as of July 17.
Produced by multiple winners Helen Brick by three-time 1st place winner Southern imagesBrickyard Ride is a first-generation crossbred. He will be the property of Pais, who is committed to supporting the new breed with quality mares.
“We are very fortunate to have such a talented athlete join our stallion roster,” said Rancho San Miguel owner Tom Clark. “As many smart horsemen have learned over the years, you can’t train speed.”
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