Chewing Gum

Rockridge Stud, with a pair of new stallions in 2025, has released its stud fees for next year's breeding season. New to the New York operation next year are Chewing Gum (Candy Ride {Arg}), winner of the 2022 GII Joe Hernandez Stakes and runner-up in the 2021 GI Jaipur Stakes, and three-time graded winner Messier (Empire Maker), who was second in the 2021 GI Santa Anita Derby. Chewing Gum's fee is private and Messier will stand his initial season at stud for $5,000 LFSN. Rockridge Stud, in partnership with WinStar...

A winner of the GII Joe Hernandez Stakes, GISP Chewing Gum (Candy Ride {Arg}--Shared Heart, by Forestry) will take up residence at Rockridge Stud for the 2025 season and will stand for a partnership including Wachtel and Pantofel Stables, the farm announced via presser Friday. The five-time winner claimed the aforementioned graded contest at Santa Anita in 2022 but had made an appearance at the highest level the year prior, finishing two-lengths second to Casa Creed (Jimmy Creed) in the GI Jackpocket Jaipur Stakes the summer of 2021. He'd run...