Looking back to the 2008 Keeneland November Sale and Our Purchase of Homesteader
While most of the horse world's attention is on the Keeneland Sale this month, we wanted to take a moment and reflect back to the 2008 sale where we bought one of our foundation mares, Homesteader. 2015 has been a great year for her. Especially in light of her son Sheikh of Sheikh's big win in the Juvenile Dirt Sprint on the Breeders' Cup card on October 31, we thought it would be fun to look back at her history and what she has accomplished.
Her Story Began in Canada
Homesteader was foaled on May 1, 2003 in Ontario. She was bred by North Highland Farm and was owned during her racing career by Michael Sutherland and Nancy Clark. Homesteader was a winning, multiple stakes-placed mare trained by Gary Capuano and ridden by jockey Arnaldo Bocachica. In 2007 she finished second in the Primonetta Stakes at Laurel and the Whimsical Stakes at Pimlico. She also finished third in the Skipat Stakes at Pimlico and third in the HBPA West Virginia Stakes at Charles Town. Her race record was very consistent: Starts: 22 Firsts: 5 Seconds: 7 Thirds: 3 Earnings: $220,034. The highest Equibase Speed Figure that she earned was a very good 114.
She Became a Get Away Farm Foundation Mare in 2008
Get Away Farm purchased Homesteader at the Keeneland November Sale in 2008 for $40,000. She would go on to become an excellent producer for us.
Homesteader Produces Graded Stakes Winner Conquest Two Step
Her first stakes winner was Gr. 2 stakes winner Conquest Two Step, by our stallion Two Step Salsa. Conquest Two Step raced with the best of his generation and finished second by a neck to champion Shared Belief in the 2014 Malibu Stakes. Conquest Two Step got his most important win in the Gr. 2 Palos Verdes Stakes in February of this year.
New Stakes Winner Credited to Homesteader on Breeders’ Cup Day 2015
Homesteader continued to make headlines in May of this year when her son Sheikh of Sheikhs sold for $330,000 at Fasig Tipton. That horse lived up to his sale price with a gritty win on the Breeders' Cup card on Saturday, October 31st. In Race 2 Sheikh of Sheikhs took the Juvenile Dirt Sprint and became Homesteader's second stakes winner.
The Future Looks Bright for Homesteader’s Latest Foals
Homesteader has most recently produced 2014 and 2015 full siblings to Conquest Two Step. We're proud of you Homesteader. Thanks for all you've done for us!
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