Grade 1-winning sprinter Cogburn , the quickest turf sprinter on the planet, will shuttle to Widden Stud in 2025.
In a large coup for the Australian breeding business, Widden have struck a cope with the North American operation WinStar Farm to face the gifted son of Not This Time , who will shoot for top-tier glory as soon as once more in subsequent month’s Breeders’ Cup Turf Dash (G1T) at Del Mar.
Educated by Steve Asmussen, Cogburn cemented himself because the quickest turf sprinter on the earth when he blew his rivals away within the Jaipur Stakes (G1T) at Saratoga Race Course in June, setting a North American and world-record time of :59.80 for the 5 1/2-furlong (about 1,100 meters) journey within the course of.
This efficiency coupled with the horse’s bodily look had Widden Stud’s Antony Thompson reaching for the telephone to enroll Cogburn for future shuttle duties to the operation’s New South Wales base.
“His bodily attributes, his tremendous velocity, and the actual fact he loves the turf, make him the proper stallion to shuttle to Australia. From my perspective that’s what is so thrilling about him and that’s what captured our consideration and had us so dedicated to getting him down right here and seeing it work,” Thompson advised ANZ Bloodstock Information.
“He got here on the radar when he broke a minute for 1,100 meters and while you see that point and the world document and also you assume: ‘Holy moly—what is that this horse?'”
Widden Stud has charted a path into a brand new period of success this century by an astute collection of stallions akin to Northern Meteor, his son Zoustar , and Sebring , and Thompson is worked up to introduce Cogburn to Australian breeders.
“Australia is famend for elite velocity on turf and Cogburn’s stats are undeniably up there with the easiest of our sprinters,” he stated.
“In current instances we’ve been supplied and thought of many shuttle alternatives, however by no means actively pursued them till Cogburn—he is a horse we chased, a bodily powerhouse who I consider will make a significant influence on Australian racing.
“Except for his astonishing win within the Jaipur Stakes, Cogburn has additionally clocked sensible instances on the turf over 5 furlongs (1,006 meters in :55.49) and 6 furlongs (1,207 meters in 1:07.68) which examine favorably with our famous person sprinters.”
Placing his world-record :59.80 for the roughly 1,100-meter journey into context, the monitor document over 1,100 meters at Flemington is 1:02.15, at Caulfield it is available in at 1:01.73, whereas Rosehill’s is clocked at 1:02.51.
The good Black Caviar is the one Australian sprinter to document a sooner time over 1,000 meters in :55.42 when profitable the 2013 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (G1), whereas the Randwick course document over 1,200 meters is a time of 1:07.32 and the Flemington monitor document over the identical distance is 1:07.17.
Bred by Bellary Bay Bloodstock, Cogburn has improved with each time period on the monitor and has strung collectively a powerful three-start unbeaten run this season, kicking off with a win within the Twin Spires Turf Dash Stakes (G2T), earlier than his explosive victory within the Jaipur Stakes and was final seen simply accounting for twin Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (G1) hero Khaadem within the Ainsworth Turf Dash Stakes (G2T) Sept. 7.
Having had his first eight begins on the grime, profitable three, Cogburn was switched to the turf, a call that has been greater than vindicated, with the whole having solely tasted defeat as soon as on the floor.
“We moved him to the turf as a result of I did not really feel that he had met his potential the way in which that he had educated. He’d run stable on the grime, however we anticipated higher from him. Then, we moved him to the turf, gave him a freshening and he is come again an absolute monster,” stated Asmussen.
“I’ve had a number of the quickest horses on the earth, a number of the quickest horses of all time, and he is nonetheless the primary one I’ve ever had run 5 1/2 furlongs in beneath a minute.
“5 and a half furlongs in beneath a minute, it is simply onerous to even get your head wrapped round that. He is unbelievably spectacular. He is a completely completely different horse since being switched to the turf.”
In July, it was introduced that WinStar Farm close to Versailles, Ky., would stand the sprinter on the conclusion of his racing profession after they entered a partnership with the possession group of the 5-year-old, which incorporates Clark Brewster, William and Corinne Heiligbrodt and Lindy Farms, to amass his breeding rights.
The deal between WinStar and Widden was brokered by Bradley Weisbord and Will Johnson, and Thompson has stated it signaled an thrilling chapter for Widden to work alongside Elliott Walden, president, CEO, and racing supervisor of WinStar Farm, to carry Cogburn to Australia.
“We’re over the moon about his arrival, and it has been an amazing honor working with WinStar, one of many world’s most distinguished stud farms, to shuttle Cogburn to Australia,” he stated.
“It’s the first time we’ve labored and had a relationship with WinStar, however Elliott Walden is clearly a unbelievable horseman and nice man, so it’s fairly straightforward if you find yourself coping with folks of that caliber.”
WinStar are not any strangers to shuttling stallions to Australia having carried out so with nice success with Extra Than Prepared, and Walden is assured Cogburn could make his mark on the Southern Hemisphere breeding panorama sooner or later.
“We’re delighted to announce a partnership with Widden Stud on Cogburn, the quickest horse on the earth. We shuttled Extra Than Prepared for a few years, and I feel Cogburn has an enormous probability down beneath,” Walden stated.
“I used to be in awe of his efficiency within the Jaipur and his stability and conformation are spectacular and his kind will swimsuit the Australian market. Being by Not This Time, and having large velocity, he is a superb match for Australian breeders. Standing alongside Zoustar at a historic farm like Widden, we could not be extra excited.”
Out of listed-winning mare In a Jif (Saintly Look), Cogburn is from the second crop of Taylor Made Farm-based sire Not This Time and is without doubt one of the stallion’s six particular person elite-level winners, which headline his 38 particular person stakes winners.
Not This Time’s statistics make for spectacular studying, with practically 70% winners to runners and 11% stakes winners to runners, Not This Time has sired the winners of greater than $10.7 million in North America this 12 months and his international enchantment reached new ranges when his son Shareholder landed the Norfolk Stakes (G2) at Royal Ascot in June.
Not This Time represents the Storm Cat sire line by champion racehorse and sire Large’s Causeway, who has produced a vastly profitable sire dynasty that has additionally achieved widespread success in Europe on the turf by his champion son Shamardal, Lope de Vega , and numerous different sire sons.
“Cogburn is one in all six grade 1 winners by Not This Time who’s thought to be one of the crucial thrilling younger sires in North America, attracting comparisons to champion Australian sire I Am Invincible, for his meteoric rise at Taylor Made Stallions—beginning off from a modest price of $15,000 when he went to stud in 2017, his price has since rocketed to $175,000,” stated Thompson.
“We’ve seen the success of the sire line with Shamardal and Lope de Vega down right here. Not This Time is a type of freak stallions, to see him do what he’s doing in America and see him have a pleasant winner at Ascot, and the standard of the inventory he’s getting and the kinds he’s producing, it simply appears wonderful and really thrilling.
“His first crop that at the moment are 6-year-olds produced 17 stakes winners and his second crop produced 12 stakes winners, along with his present crop of 2-year-olds together with his first Royal Ascot winner Shareholder, winner of the group 2 Norfolk Stakes over 5 furlongs.
“I feel he’ll swimsuit a myriad of Australian mares. The Danehill line and the Australian velocity mares will work. I feel he’ll work with a variety of our mares and I might like to see him cowl some beautiful Zoustar fillies and different good mares we have.”
