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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
At a time when Maryland's racing and breeding industry looks ahead to a new era, with the redevelopment of historic Pimlico Race Course officially underway, it seems only fitting that one of the most successful Maryland-breds in recent years would return to his home state to enter stud. Multiple graded stakes-winning millionaire Post Time (Frosted) retired this past December and joins the stallion roster at Northview Stallion Station in Chesapeake City, Md. For his debut season at stud this year, Post Time will stand for an introductory fee of $4,000 LFSN. Post Time's arrival represents a two-fold significance. The 6-year-old son of Frosted not only becomes the second stallion owner Ellen Charles of Hillwood Stable will stand at the farm, following in the footsteps of the late Bandbox (Tapit), but also joins the ranks on the heels of the announcement that the farm's stalwart stallion Great Notion (Elusive Quality) has been pensioned from stud duty. “We've always been looking at Post Time as a stallion prospect,” said David Wade, General Manager of Northview. “Northview is owned by the Golden family, as is Sycamore Hall Farm. Sycamore, along with Michael Golden's Golden Lion Racing, has horses in training with Brittany Russell, so we've been able to follow Post Time closely throughout his career.” Based in Maryland with Russell, Post Time quickly made a name for himself in his home state, remaining undefeated as a 2-year-old in 2022, highlighted by a winning stakes debut in the Maryland Juvenile Stakes. A stakes winner every year from two to five, the Maryland-bred collected his first graded stakes victories at four in the GII Carter Stakes at Aqueduct and the GIII General George Stakes at Laurel Park. Post Time at Del Mar ahead of his second-place finish in the 2024 GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Sara Gordon Amongst his three starts at the Grade I level in 2024, Post Time finished second in the GI Metropolitan Handicap at Saratoga; third in the GI Whitney Stakes going 1 1/8 miles at Saratoga, his two-turn debut; and was a resilient second in the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Del Mar, finishing within 1 1/2 lengths of winner Full Serrano (Arg) (Full Mast). “We like horses that not only win at two, but win at the stakes level at two. We also appreciate horses that can sprint, but also carry that speed over two turns, which Post Time could do,” said Wade. “The fact that he never won a Grade I race doesn't have any bearing on his ability to be a stallion, because at the end of the day, he beat Grade I winners. When a horse runs in a race, he doesn't know what grade he's running in. What matters is the company that he beats, and he finished ahead of Grade I winners such as Book'em Danno, Domestic Product, Muth, National Treasure, Seize the Grey, and White Abarrio.” Post Time finished off the board only once in 23 career starts, and won or placed in 17 black-type stakes. With a record of 11 wins and a second from his 12 starts made at Laurel, the fan-favorite grey went out a winner in his final career start, the Robert T. Manfuso Stakes this past December. The race resulted in a career-best Beyer Speed Figure of 110. “We stood Not For Love, who became one of the best stallions in Maryland, but he was at best an allowance winner. Great Notion was a good racehorse, but not a great racehorse, yet he proved to be an incredible sire. Polish Numbers was the same way,” explained Wade. “That's the big benefit of having a consistent racehorse that made headlines like Post Time did, it draws the breeders in. “He's a big horse, standing at 16.2 hands. He's got a lot of leg underneath of him, which is something you don't often see with Tapit-line horses. Physically, he's correct and obviously, he was a sound horse.” Since Post Time arrived to Northview Dec. 26, he has settled into life on the farm with ease and the positive feedback from breeders has streamed in. “We've gotten a very encouraging numbers of contracts requested for Post Time, which normally we wouldn't get until a while after breeding season starts,” said Wade. “We don't get a lot of new stallions in Maryland, or in the region anymore, because unfortunately the mare population here is getting smaller. So, any time that you can bring in a horse like this, it creates excitement, and we need things to look forward to in this state.” Post Time with Northview's David Wade | Sara Gordon Of the mares already booked to Post Time, one standout is Hello Beautiful (Golden Lad). A multiple stakes-winning Maryland-bred, Hello Beautiful reigned as the star of Russell's barn until her retirement at the end of her 4-year-old season in 2021. Wade purchased the mare out of the 2025 Keeneland November Sale and recently brought her home to Maryland. Northview is offering a breed-back program for its new sire. Breeders who book an approved mare to Post Time for his advertised fee of $4,000 will be eligible to breed back in 2027 for only $3,000. Following that, those who support the son of Frosted for two breeding seasons (2026-27) will earn the right to breed a mare for $2,000 per season in both 2028 and 2029. All mares must meet standard fertility insurance requirements for a first-year stallion. “I always said that this business runs on hope. Any time you breed to a stallion, or you buy a new mare, it's all with a hope that that mare is going to be a good broodmare and that stallion is going to hit. When we start losing hope in what we've got, that's when we're in trouble,” said Wade. As Great Notion enjoys a well-deserved retirement, Post Time has some big horse shoes to fill. But the folks at Northview are hoping that if what he showed while building a notable reputation for himself on the track is any indication of his success as a sire, the future is bright for this Maryland-bred. The post Millionaire Post Time New to the Maryland Stallion Ranks at Northview appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The Eclipse-Award winning female sprinter Shisospicy (Mitole) spiked a fever following a recent workout, which will cause her to miss the G2 1351 Turf Sprint scheduled for Feb. 14 in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabian race was supposed to kick off her 2026 campaign, and Shisospicy was scheduled to leave for there on Feb. 2. The Blood-Horse was the first to report the story. “She spiked a little bit of a fever,” said Rich Mendez, who heads the Morplay Racing partnership that owns the 4-year-old filly. “If you look at her schedule, her works are always ten days out. She's not a filly that needs to breeze once a week. We had literally scheduled to breeze her the day before she was going to leave. When she spiked a little bit of a fever, that threw everything off schedule. Going across the world to Saudi and because of the long trip and everything, we needed her to be 1,000 percent, not just 100 percent. My concern, to be honest, is not the race. It is her. She comes first and foremost. I wanted to make sure that she was good. For now, we have decided not to go. She will be back on the worktab, hopefully, within the next week-and-a-half. From there, we'll figure out where to go. She will tell us. She's coming along fine. This is nothing crazy. It's not alarming. It's just that things happen.” Mendez said that despite the fever, his star filly is acting and looking fine. “Physically, she is great,” he said. “Even with the fever she is jumping around and eating all her food, so we know that she's good. It's just a matter of making sure she is 1,000 percent.” Mendez said that he and trainer Jose D'Angelo will meet this weekend at Gulfstream Park and begin to formulate plans for her future racing schedule. Mendez added that a trip to Dubai for the GI Al Quoz Sprint is a possibility. That race will be run on March 28 at Meydan. “Dubai is still a possibility,” Mendez said. “We'll also look at what they have at Keeneland. I can't stress enough that it's all about her. Wherever she starts next, she has to be 1,000 percent ready and not 100 percent ready. We're optimistic. Missing Saudi Arabia doesn't matter. What matters is her health and making sure she's 1,000 percent for the 2026 season.” Mendez said he now has a better understanding of what the connections of Sovereignty (Into Mischief) had to deal with when that colt was scratched from the 2025 GI Breeders' Cup Classic, also due to a fever. “I know how they must have felt when they had to scratch Sovereignty before the Breeders' Cup Classic,” Mendez said. “I feel for them. You have everything ready and you have your plans. And then, literally, within a day, things can change. But that is the Thoroughbred business. We're happy with her and she's going to be fine.” The post Eclipse Award Champ Shisospicy Has Spiked A Fever And Will Miss Race In Saudi Arabia appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Eclipse champion female sprinter Shisospicy will miss an intended trip to Saudi Arabia after developing an infection, trainer Jose D'Angelo said.View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
This year's race meet, which runs through Sept. 13, will feature 36 total stakes, including nine graded events.View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
After a neck defeat in the Hollywood Derby (G1T), Tom's Magic seeks his first graded victory in the $175,000 Tampa Bay Stakes (G3T) at Tampa Bay Downs Jan. 31.View the full article
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