GI Wood Memorial Stakes winner Wicked Strong (Hard Spun–Moyne Abby, by Charismatic) has been pensioned from stud duty, gelded and retired to the Massachusetts farm of Centennial Farm owner Don Little, Jr.
An earner of nearly $2,000,000 through his racing career which spanned from 2013 to 2015, Wicked Strong broke his maiden at second asking at Belmont Park and was third in the GIII Remsen Stakes before winning the Wood Memorial. After finishing fourth in both the GI Kentucky Derby behind California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) and the GI Belmont Stakes, he responded with a win in the GII Jim Dandy Stakes and was second by a nose in that summer's GI Travers Stakes. His 4-year-old season saw him earn placings in the GIII Excelsior Stakes, the GI Woodward Stakes and the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes before he retired after coming home fourth in the GI Las Vegas Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile. Initially retired to Spendthrift Farm, Wicked Strong sired GII Remsen Stakes winner Brooklyn Strong. He relocated to Pin Oak Lane Farm in Pennsylvania in 2020 but returned to Spendthrift Farm just this summer as a gelding and now heads to Massachusetts to join Little and his family.
“We couldn't be happier to bring Wicked Strong home,” said Little, Jr. “He provided us with some of the greatest memories of our lives and we can't wait to spend the rest of his life spoiling him and thanking him… and maybe hopping aboard! Our thanks to everyone at Spendthrift Farm and Pin Oak Lane Farm for prioritizing his well-being over the years and for coordinating with us to give us this opportunity.”
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