A Brittany-bred sweep in Saturday’s Bluegrass Stakes
10 . 4 . 2009

A pair of sophomores bred by Brittany Farms swept both divisions of the $251,000 Bluegrass Stakes 3-Year-Old Colt Pace at The Red Mile on Saturday, with Vertical Horizon p,3,1:51.1 winning the opening split and recent millionaire Vintage Master p,3,1:49.2f scoring in the second.

Vertical Horizon (Western Ideal-Summer Mystery) has now earned $300,000 in 2009 alone by virtue of winning or placing in five stakes races. He was purchased as a yearling by Travis Alexander, agent for owner Bulletproof Enterprises. The colt is trained by Tracy Brainard.

Vintage Master (Western Ideal-Art’s Vintage), who recently became the 20th million-dollar winner bred by Brittany Farms, has now tacked on the Bluegrass to earlier wins in the Cane Pace (Season’s Record 1:50.4h) and Adios.

At the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale, starting Wednesday night, Brittany will sell Hip 158 Vintage Inn, a New York-eligible American Ideal colt (first crop) from Art’s Vintage, making him a three-quarter brother to Vintage Master.

And a Bluegrass Stakes 2-year-old winner as well

A 2-year-old colt trotter that was bred, raised and sold as a yearling by Brittany also won his division of the $422,000 Bluegrass Stakes at The Red Mile last Thursday, as Wishing Stone (Yankee Glide-Meadowbranch Magic) won in a career best 1:55. For more on that story click here.

See you at the sale!

Videos for the Brittany Farms yearlings that will be selling at next week’s Lexington Selected Sale are now available on this website, by clicking here or on the “Sales” link in the left column. We hope you’ll take a look at their videos now, then plan to visit us at the sale (Barn 10) for a personal inspection of all the yearlings in which you’re interested.