Mr. Buff , Chester and Mary Broman’s homebred multiple New York-bred champion and millionaire, has been retired from racing, his connections announced Nov. 2. He will head to the Bromans’ Chestertown Farm in Chestertown, N.Y., and let down as the Bromans decide his aftercare plans, said Gregg Falk, the Chestertown farm manager.
The 7-year-old Friend Or Foe gelding was trained by John Kimmel throughout his 48 starts (all but two in New York), during which he accumulated earnings of $1,403,536 from ages 2-7. He won 11 black-type events, including the Jazil Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack in 2019, 2020, and 2021. He was third-best within the 2018 Traditional Empire Handicap and got here again in 2019 and 2020 to win the Belmont Park race twice. His accomplishments on the racetrack earned him honors as New York’s champion older grime male in 2019 and 2020.
Joyful Retirement to the massive man Mr. Buff. Numerous lasting reminiscences and thrills he has delivered to my household and me. Thanks for every thing and glad retirement 🐎 pic.twitter.com/gysuy9T1dC
— Junior and Kelly Alvarado (@JuniorandKellyA) November 3, 2021
Along with the Jazil this 12 months, Mr. Buff gained the Stymie Stakes at Aqueduct and was third within the Westchester Stakes (G3) at Belmont. In his ultimate begin Oct. 30, he completed eighth on this 12 months’s version of the Empire Traditional. He concludes his profession with a report of 17-8-5.
John Kimmel with Mr. Buff
Kimmel mentioned Mr. Buff retires sound, however that the gelding benefited from the usage of lasix, which may now not be administered for stakes races in New York beginning in 2021.
“I feel the principle difficulty with him was he was bleeding—he wasn’t gushing—however he bled like a 2 out of 5 in his final race,” Kimmel mentioned. “I feel he is such a wise horse that he anticipates that now that he cannot run on lasix within the stakes races and he is defending himself. He is been so good to us.
“It is a troublesome learn as a result of within the mornings once I do breeze him he is very aggressive and acts tremendous, however I deal with him with lasix for his exercises and clearly we waited with the state of affairs, the no lasix within the stakes races, no less than in New York, and I feel he is aware of and he is defending himself.
“He retires sound and he does not have a blemish on him. He is been good to us and we did not assume it is necessary to push the envelop. He’ll the farm they usually say any horse that wins 17 races, it is a robust accomplishment. Only a few variety of horses win that many races and keep wholesome.”
Joyful retirement, Mr. Buff! Coach John Kimmel has introduced the retirement of the ultra-popular a number of #NYbred champion. The Bromans’ homebred retires with profession earnings of over $1.4 million and 11 stakes wins. He is proven strolling off the monitor for the final time on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/ZnmSPfapLh
— NYTB (@nytbreeders) November 2, 2021
Mr. Buff is out of the graded stakes-placed Speightstown mare Speightful Affair, who also produced stakes-placed Organic Gemini . The Bromans purchased Speightful Affair for $80,000 from Hidden Brook’s consignment to the 2013 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale.
“His immediate plans are to ship up to Chestertown Farm and let down. Mr. Broman will decide his aftercare plans,” said Gregg Falk, farm manager of the Bromans’ Chestertown Farm in Chestertown, N.Y.
“He has always been a healthy horse. We have only had him to the farm once or twice,” Falk continued. “He came up during COVID for a couple of weeks when there was no racing. John Kimmel has done a wonderful job managing his career, spacing his races out, and not overtraining him. He’s a happy and healthy horse.
“He is telling us he’s ready to do something different.”
