Are from Khozan The first foal to become a racehorse in 2019, the annual Journeyman Stud stallion held the title of top stallion.
The progeny of a 10-year-old son of 2011 North America’s top sirens Distorted Humor came together quickly out of the gate and awarded Khozan the title of Florida’s top freshman brood (also ranked No. seven nationally) with 18 winners out of 43 runners. The male first-run runners earned a total of $1,258,517 in their wallets during their first season, more than four times the earnings of the second-placer’s progeny. Bahamian Squall .
Khozan will top Florida’s list of top broods for the first time in 2020 as a second crop. With 2- and 3-year-old athletes, he nearly tripled his progeny’s earnings to $3,496,677 and outstripped the second-placed person. brothers more than 1.2 million USD.
Florida’s top sire title goes to Khozan again in 2021 with more than $3.58 million in progeny income and a single-season peak of 77 winners.
The stallion continues to build on its previous successes, as demonstrated by its topping of the charts for 2022, including a single-season career high of $4,511,250 in generational income. descendants and 78 winners. Eleven black performers are among his top runners, including the 1st, 3rd graders Spicy chili pepper and stake winner Attract him in and Me and Mr C. .
Hot Peppers Win Victory Ride Shares in 2022 at Belmont Park
The Hot Peppers, raced by Michael Caruso and Michael Dubb for most of 2022, have won five of the eight starts, including victories in Victory Ride Stakes (G3) and Jersey Girl Stakes (both in Belmont Park) and one second in the Test Stake (G1) behind Chi Town Lady and before the winner of Acorn Stakes (G1) Matareya . Hot Peppers, bred by Brent and Crystal Fernung, are out of Friends Lake mare Friends Pro.
Journeyman Stud’s owner, Brent Fernung, said: “It looks like all of his ponies can really run. They’re strong, healthy and can stay for several years.” “I always say you never know where a good stallion will come from, but he has a lot of things I want to see. One, he has an incredible family and he is the son of Comedy. He’s got a lot of talent in the end, he broke his posterior sesamoid bone on his last stint before the Florida Derby (G1), but if he hadn’t been injured, he might have made all the money that year.”
Khozan possessed all the promises an owner could wish for when Al Shaqab Racing purchased him for $1 million from a shipment of the Thoroughbred Hartley/De Renzo at Fasig-Tipton’s 2014 The Gulfstream Sale, the Its select 2-year-old is being sold for training. The pony out of many class 3 winners delta princess making him a half-brother to many champions, Hall of Famers and millionaires royal plain and 1st graders Delta Prince and Queen crown . He won his first two starts, including a 12 3/4 run before he was injured.
As a stallion, Khozan bred 11 career black winners and 18 other black performers. His progeny made over $13 million and an average of $68,073 per starter. Besides Hot Peppers, he also selected winners classified/grouped other than Clasico winner Polla de Potrillos (G1) plane and Longacres Mile Handicap (G3) winner Background . Khozan costs $6,500 this year.
“He’s proven what I think he can be, and with almost 130 2-year-olds this year, I think the best is yet to come,” says Fernung.
| Florida’s Top Gentlemen of 2022 | ||||||||
| Results as of December 31 | ||||||||
| King | Tuition fee in 2023 | pony | Rnr/ | BTWnrs/ | BTHr/ | GSWnrs / | descendants’ income | |
| Grant | Your Majesty (YOB) | Farm | Wrnr | % Rnr | % Rnr | G1Wnrs | Average Income/Rnr | |
| first | Khozan | $6,500 | 233 | 147 / 78 | 3 / 2.0% | 11/7.5% | 1/0 | $4,511,250 |
| Humorous Distortion (2012) | Stallions’ Journey | $30,520 | ||||||
| 2 | brothers | 4,000 USD | 249 | 109 / 68 | 6/5.5% | 11/10.1% | 1/0 | $3,161,254 |
| Humorous Distortion (2008) | Farm Arindel | $28,746 | ||||||
| 3 | Jessie’s Dream | $3,000 | 164 | 94/52 | 1/1.1% | 5/5.3% | 0/0 | $2,585,252 |
| Curly Hair (2012) | Ocala Stud | $26,678 | ||||||
The other male with a GSW is the #10 Field Committee
