Lane’s Finish Farm introduced Nov. 13 that the Calumet Farm homebred Lexitonian will stand the 2022 season at their farm near Versailles, Ky.
An impressive 2-year-old debut winner at Belmont Park, the son of champion Speightstown went on to win the Chick Lang Stakes (G3) at Pimlico Race Course at 3 together with the Concern Stakes at Laurel Park earlier than hitting the board within the Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix Stakes (G2) at Keeneland. At 4 he ran second by a nostril to Collusion Illusion in the Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) at Del Mar. Throughout his 5-year-old marketing campaign this yr, he ran second by a head to Flagstaff in the hotly contested Churchill Downs Stakes Presented by Ford (G1) on Kentucky Derby Day and scored a notable victory in the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, defeating 2020 champion male sprinter Whitmore and fellow grade 1 winners Mischevious Alex and Firenze Fire .
In the Vanderbilt, Lexitonian dueled for the lead before edging past Special Reserve by a half-length for the victory. He completed six furlongs on a fast track in 1:09.38 after splits of :22.04 and :44.45.
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“He’s a horse who fights,” said trainer Jack Sisterson. “He has the talent, the will, and the heart. He’s a class act winning and placing second in multiple grade 1 races. I’ve had a tremendous amount of confidence in him throughout his career because you can run him over any track, and he always knows what to do.”
Following the Vanderbilt, Lexitonian ran eighth within the Aug. 28 Forego Stakes at Saratoga and ninth within the Nov. 6 Qatar Breeders’ Cup Dash (G1) at Del Mar. He holds an total 5-2-2 document from 21 profession begins with earnings of $718,682.
“We’re thrilled that Calumet is entrusting us with a horse as particular as Lexitonian is,” stated Invoice Farish, normal supervisor of Lane’s Finish Farm. “He has been a constant top-level performer in any respect phases of his racing profession. He has the pedigree, racing potential, and soundness that we expect will set him up for fulfillment at stud.”
Lexitonian is the primary foal out of the profitable Tapit mare Riviera Romper , who foaled a full sister to the grade 1 winner this year and was bred back to Speightstown for 2022. Calumet purchased Riviera Romper when she was carrying Lexitonian for $310,000 from the Denali Stud consignment to the 2015 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. Riviera Romper is a daughter of Darley Test Stakes (G1) winner Swap Fliparoo and her fourth dam is Top Flight Handicap (G1) winner Flip’s Pleasure.
Lexitonian will stand for an advertised fee of $10,000.
