UI Moves Forward With New Blood

After losing the successful stallions Park Place and Armbro Mackintosh during the 2008 season, the UI Horse Farm is moving forward with even more powerful bloodlines and early speed potential than ever before in the 2009 breeding season.

New to Illinois, but amply proven across the US is Western Hero p, 2, 1:53.2f; 1:51.3 (Western Hanover - Leah Almahurst - Abercrombie) Western Hero is the sire of seven Maryland Sires Stakes Champions, a Virginia Champion, an Iowa Champion, and two Indiana Champions from his first Indiana-bred crop, including the great Suprizemeagain p, 2, 1:51 '08 ($159,300). Suprizemeagain recently sold for $250,000 at the Meadowlands. Western Hero is the full brother to the great Hanover stallion, Western Ideal, p, 1:48. Western Hero's first small Illinois-bred crop will race in 2010.

Duneside Perch p, 2, 1:50.2 (Cam's Card Shark - Duck Duck Goose - Goalie Jeff) was one of the fastest 2 year olds in history. He utterly dominated the New Jersey Sires Stakes and won in 1:52.4, 1:51.4 and 1:50.2 in his first 3 starts in June and early July! Duneside Perch averaged earning $40,081 per start at two, and sold for $700,000 as a three year old in 2008. Duneside Perch is the fastest record 2 YO to ever stand in Illinois, and has a tremendous maternal family that traces back to the great Misty Raquel p, 3, 1:55.3 ($484,463) and includes full brother Aba Daba Doo p 4, 1:49.1 ($541,037) and half sister Elusive Prey p 4, 1:51.2S ($576,291). Duneside Perch stands his first season in 2009.