By Jill Williams
The first of back-to-back GI Breeders' Cup Classic winners retired to Spendthrift, Vino Rosso currently leads the U.S. freshman sire list and has had four individuals place in Grade I races in the last five weeks, including three on Oct. 7.
“Since he is a son of Curlin, we were fortunate enough to acquire the breeding rights to him in his 4-year-old year, and that's when he really began to take off,” said Ned Toffey, general manager of Spendthrift. “He won the Wood Memorial, so he was good early in his 3-year-old year, too. He had talent, did have some precocity, and really got good as he got into those Classic distances. His Breeders' Cup Classic was one of the most impressive. He was a horse that had a really good fall and continued to thrive into Breeders' Cup week. He was the wise guy horse and didn't disappoint on race day; he's come to stud and done the same. He's demonstrated more precocity as a sire than we even expected. We're really excited about him.”
Vino Rosso (2015 chestnut horse, Curlin–Mythical Bride, by Street Cry {Ire})
Lifetime record: Ch. older male, MGISW, 15-6-1-3, $4,803,125
Breeders' Cup connections: B-John D. Gunther (KY); O-Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable; T-Todd Pletcher; J-Irad Ortiz, Jr.
Current location: Spendthrift Farm, Lexington, Ky.
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