Mastery's First Yearlings Gaining Pre-Sale Traction

GI winner Mastery was a standout first-crop sire with his first weanlings averaging over six times his stud fee last year. We spoke with breeder Arthur Hancock, as well as Claiborne's Bernie Sams about the son of Candy Ride.

There are many unknowns about the son of Candy Ride (Arg), as he may have never reached his full potential on the track when an injury forced him to retire prematurely. But his four-for-four career start had garnered talk of Kentucky Derby favoritism after dominating performances in the GI Los Alamitos Cash Call Futurity and the GII San Felipe S.

Now in the stud barn at Claiborne Farm, he's gained attention early on in his career. His weanling average of $153,272, with 22 of 28 sold, placed him near the top of his class by weanling averages with a $25,000 stud fee.

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