Breeders’ Cup Winner Juvenile Turf (G1T) and Eclipse Prize Finalist fire at will will stand in the New York Sequel in 2023 for a fee of $6,000, the farm announced January 17.
Fire At Will quickly proved itself to be an outstanding racehorse. At the start of his second career, he won a Prediction Stake at Saratoga Racecourse. His next start will be in the classified holdings company, where he dominates in Pilgrim Staking (G2) at Belmont Park, won by two turns after an impressive wire-to-wire performance. A month later, at KeenelandFire At Will will make history on the biggest stage in the world, to win the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf in three long runs, the biggest margin of victory in race history while beating the likes of 1st place winner Gretzky the Great and students won the 2nd prize Mutasaabeq and battlefield . Fire At Will’s 2-year-old campaign was recognized as he reached the final round for the championship title finally won by essential quality .
At age 3, Fire At Will cannot be placed in the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) on Gulfstream Parkhis main track and was then sent back to Keeneland, where he finished third in the Transylvania Stakes (G3T).
Mike Maker, pony racer for Three Diamonds Ranch, said: “He is absolutely the fastest 2-year-old I have ever coached on the field. Fire At Will won three of its six starts and made $675,932 in his career.
Kentucky breeder Troy Rankin bred the son of Declaration of war out of Kitten’s Joy mare Flirt, is the half-sister to the 1st grade winner and graded multiple bet winner Decorated Invaders (Declaration of War) and for the bet winner and Jubilant Girl bet maker (Henrythenavator ). The lineage also produced the famous Stormy Atlantic stallion and 1st place winning stallion and the Bandini stallion, and traced back to the important mares Moccasin, whose clade produced the outstanding stallions Apalachee , Northern Meteor, Smart Missile and Brahms.
“This is probably the most powerful stallion family in the world today,” said genealogist Alan Porter.
“Fasig-Tipton Digital Sale Fire At Will grad presents a great opportunity for New York breeders. He’s an outstanding Breeders’ Cup winner at age 2 and has an stellar lineage. Becky Thomas and her team at Sequel have added another really exciting stallion that looks promising for the 2023 breeding season,” said Boyd Browning Jr., president of Fasig-Tipton.
Fire At Will, along with Keepmeinmind, Honest Mischief, Freud and Mission Impazible will all be ready for inspection on January 21, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sequel Stallions New York at 167 Maple Lane, Hudson, NY
