Millionaire Post Time New to the Maryland Stallion Ranks at Northview

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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.

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