Speightster (Speightstown–Dance Swiftly, by Danzig) has been purchased by Jay and Christine Hayden's Saintsbury Farms to stand the 2022 season at Northern Dawn Stables Inc., Hillsburgh, Ontario, Canada in a deal brokered by Chad Schumer of Schumer Bloodstock. A top-five second-crop sire in 2021 with progeny earnings approaching $4.3 million, the 'TDN Rising Star' previously stood at WinStar Farm. He will command a fee of C$6,500 this term.
“Canadian breeders will surely take note of the tremendous opportunity Speightster affords,” said Chad Schumer. “He is among the leading second-crop sires, behind only Not This Time, Nyquist, Frosted and Runhappy, and ahead of Laoban, Upstart, Outwork, Protonico, Brody's Cause and Mshawish among others.
“He immediately steps in as the second-ranked stallion in Ontario with bigger things to come from such as [Canadian] stakes winners Aubrieta and Dreaming of Drew and Tough To Tame, second in the GIII Iroquois at Churchill Downs and a Kentucky Derby contender.”
Speightster won the first three starts of his four-race career, capped by a clear victory in the 2015 GIII Dwyer S. His extremely strong pedigree will be particularly familiar to Canadian breeders, as his dam is a full-sister to Canadian Horse of the Year Dance Smartly from an extremely deep Sam-Son family of Canadian champions and Classic winners like Classy 'n Smart, Dancethruthedawn, Scatter the Gold, Say the Word, Hello Seattle and El Tormenta, top sire and GISW Smart Strike, et al.
“In terms of pedigree, all one can say is 'Wow,'” Schumer added. “By leading sire and sire of sires Speightstown and out of a Danzig half-sister to Smart Strike.”
For inquiries, contact Sherry McLean at 416-576-3815, sherrymclean88@gmail.com; or Bernard McCormack at 905-261-8852.
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