West Will Power (Bernardini–Wild Promises, by Wild Event), last-out winner of the GI Stephen Foster S., has been retired from racing after suffering a soft tissue injury, trainer Brad Cox confirmed Tuesday. The news was first reported by Dave Grening of Daily Racing Form.
A homebred for Gary and Mary West, West Will Power hit the board in 15 of 17 starts, with seven wins and earnings of $1,745,390. In addition to his victory in the July 1 Stephen Foster, the 6-year-old also won this year's GII New Orleans Classic and last year's GII Fayette S. He was second in the 2022 GI Clark S. He was also runner-up in the 2023 GIII Razorback H. and 2021 GIII Philip H. Iselin S. and was third in the 2023 GII Alysheba S.
West Will Power, who had been pointing towards Saturday's GI Whitney S., worked five furlongs in 1:02.24 (1/4) Saturday at Saratoga.
Stud plans for the son of graded stakes winner Wild Promises–a half-sister to multiple graded winner Icy Atlantic (Stormy Atlantic)–have not yet been made.
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