Hard Spun

$35,000 B 2004 16.3HH (1.70M)

Danzig – Turkish Tryst (Turkoman)

Stands and nurses. Standing at Jonabell Farm, Kentucky

Only Curlin could match his five Graded Stakes-winning three-year-olds in 2019. They included G1 Ashland winner Out For a Spin, $1M Saratoga Derby hero A Thread of Blue, G1 La Brea winner Hard Not To Love, and G1 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile winner Spun to Run, whose 110 Beyer was the second-highest for a three-year-old at a mile or more. Current juveniles include Churchill debut maiden winner and TDN Rising Star Beautiful Memories.

News

In the news

November 6 2020

Rocketry rallies late to win G2 Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes

Determined effort earns son of Hard Spun his second Graded Stakes victory

Rocketry reeled in Mirinaque in deep stretch to win the G2 Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Stakes at Keeneland Nov. 6. It was the second victory

October 20 2020

Darley announces 2021 fees for US stallions

Medaglia d’Oro tops the roster at $150,000

“These are trying times breeders are facing,” said Darley Sales Manager Darren Fox. “We gave great consideration to this when setting our fees to

August 31 2020

Nothing clandestine about this son of Hard Spun

Black Ops rallied to win his second Black Type contest

Hard Spun's Black Ops took home his second consecutive Budweiser Special Handicap at Albuquerque on August 30th. The dual Black Type winner brings his

August 16 2020

Antoinette keeps her head in front!

Daughter of Hard Spun goes wire-to-wire in Saratoga Oaks

Hard Spun’s three-year-old daughter Antoinette went wire-to-wire and held on to win by a half-length in the $500,000 Saratoga Oaks Invitational on August 16th

August 9 2020

No other way to spin it!

Hard Spun's son Spinoff much the best in Saratoga's Alydar Stakes

As far as the viewing public was concerned, it was Medaglia d'Oro's son Endorsed the one to beat in the Listed Alydar Stakes at

June 6 2020

Special Hard Spun filly beats the boys in Desert Code

She’s So Special earns first Stakes victory at Santa Anita

Hard Spun’s three-year-old daughter She’s So Special lived up to her name on Saturday at Santa Anita, beating males and earning her first Black

June 4 2020

2020’s first two-year-old TDN Rising Stars are by Hard Spun and Street Sense

Beautiful Memories and Cazadero win by daylight in career debuts at Churchill

It appears the word was out on John Oxley's homebred Hard Spun filly Beautiful Memories on May 28 as she ran to the money

February 16 2020

Hard Not To Love cruises to victory in G2 Santa Monica

Daughter of Hard Spun notches her second Graded Stakes victory

Hard Not To Love rallied from off the pace to win the G2 Santa Monica Stakes by four widening lengths at Santa Anita Feb

December 28 2019

Hard Not To Love rallies to take the G1 La Brea Stakes

Daughter of Hard Spun springs upset to earn first Graded Stakes win

Hard Not To Love charged from last-to-first to win the G1 La Brea Stakes by two lengths at Santa Anita Dec. 28. The three-year-old

December 5 2019

It's a piece of cake for Antoinette in the Tepin

Juvenile daughter of Hard Spun gets first Stakes win

Antoinette rallied up the rail and pulled away to win easily by a length in the mile-and-a-sixteenth Tepin Stakes at Aqueduct on December 5

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Best progeny

His winning offspring

Video footage

Watch HIM go: see him in action...

King's Bishop S (G1), 7f, Saratoga, 25 August 2007

Kentucky Cup Classic (G2), 9f, Turfway Park, 29 September 2007

Lane's End S (G2), 9f, Turfway Park, 24 March 2007

Maiden Special Weight, 5.5f, Delaware Park, 22 October 2006

Hard Spun - conformation video

Hard Spun stallion show with Kate Galvin

Watch them go: big wins by his offspring

Hard Not to Love

La Brea S (G1), 7f, Santa Anita, 28 Dec 2019

Spun to Run

Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1), 8f, Santa Anita , 02 Nov 2019

Gatting

Makybe Diva S (G1), 8f, Flemington, 14 Sep 2019

Out for a Spin

Ashland S (G1), 8½f, Keeneland, 06 Apr 2019

Smooth Roller

Awesome Again S (G1), 9f, Santa Anita, 26 Sep 15

Hard Not to Like

Diana S (G1), 9f, Saratoga, 25 Jul 2015

Pedigree

HARD SPUN	DANZIG	NORTHERN DANCER	NEARCTIC	NEARCO
				LADY ANGELA
			NATALMA	NATIVE DANCER
				ALMAHMOUD
		PAS DE NOM	ADMIRAL'S VOYAGE	CRAFTY ADMIRAL
				OLYMPIA LOU
			PETITIONER	PETITION
				STEADY AIM
	TURKISH TRYST	TURKOMAN	ALYDAR	RAISE A NATIVE
				SWEET TOOTH
			TABA	TABLE PLAY
				FILIPINA
		DARBYVAIL	ROBERTO	HAIL TO REASON
				BRAMALEA
			LUIANA	MY BABU
				BANQUET BELL

By DANZIG (1977) Leading sire of 1,099 foals aged three and up, including HARD SPUN, ANABAA, BELONG TO ME, CHIEF’S CROWN, DANEHILL, GREEN DESERT, LANGFUHR, LURE, MUJAHID, POLISH NUMBERS, POLISH PRECEDENT, WAR CHANT, etc.

1st dam: TURKISH TRYST by Turkoman. 4 wins (9f-12f) at 3 and 5, April Run S, 3rd Matchmaker S (G2). Dam of 7 foals, 5 to race, 5 winners:

HARD SPUN (c Danzig) 7 wins (5½f-9f) at 2 and 3, King’s Bishop S (G1), Lane’s End S (G2), Kentucky Cup Classic S (G2), 2nd Kentucky Derby (G1), Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Haskell Invitaional S (G1), 3rd Preakness S (G1).

OUR RITE OF SPRING (f Stravinsky) 3 wins (8f-8¼f) at 3, Exogenous S. Dam of:

RARE EVENT (f A P Indy) 4 wins at 3 and 4. Dam of: IMPROBABLE (c City Zip) Los Alamitos Cash Call Futurity (G1), Shared Belief S, 2nd Arkansas Derby (G1), Rebel S (G2), Oaklawn Mile S.

Wild Current (g Wild Again) 7 wins (6f-7f), 2 to 5, 2nd Damitrius S, Lyman Sprint Championship H.

2nd dam: DARBYVAIL by Roberto. Winner (8f-9f) at 2 and 3. Dam of 3 winners:

Pastelartist (f Gulch) Placed at 3 and 4. Dam of:

DOWN THE RIVER (f Meadowlake) Winner at 3. Dam of:

RIVAL DAN (c Hidden Truth) C.Polla de Potrillos (G2).

3rd dam: Luiana by My Babu. Half-sister to CHATEAUGAY (Champion three-year-old colt in the US, Kentucky Derby. Sire); PRIMONETTA (Champion older mare in the US, Marguerite S). Dam of 7 winners:

LITTLE CURRENT (c Sea-Bird) Champion three-year-old colt in the US, Preakness S (G1), Belmont S (G1). Sire.

PRAYERS ‘N PROMISES (f Foolish Pleasure) Matron S (G1), Spinaway S (G1). Dam of:

NABEEL DANCER (c Northern Dancer) Prix du Gros Chene (G2), 3rd Prix de l’Abbaye (G1). Sire.

ANJIZ (c Nureyev) Phoenix Breeders’ Cup S. Sire.

Palm Dove (f Storm Bird) Grandam of:

CHATTAHOOCHEE WAR (c War Chant) Transylvania S (G3), Hill Rise S, 3rd Secretariat S (G1).

WATER DANCE (f Nijinsky) Twilight Tear H. Dam of:

FOPPY DANCER (f Fappiano) Winner at 2. Dam of: MAGIC STORM (f Storm Cat) Monmouth Breeders’ Cup Oaks (G2). Grandam of: DRILL (c Lawyer Ron) Del Mar Futurity (G1); LACHESIS (f Deep Impact) Queen Elizabeth II Cup (G1); SATONO ALADDIN (c Deep Impact) Yasuda Kinen (G1), Swan S (G2); Flawless Magic (f Deep Impact) 2nd Fukushima Himba S (G3).

Fair Renown (f Stage Door Johnny) Placed at 3. Grandam of: CUTTING BLADE (c Sharpo) Coventry S (G3). Sire.

Conformation

Race record

His successful career

Age	Starts	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Two	3	3	-	-	-
Three	10	4	3	1	2
Total	13	7	3	1	2

At 2

1st: Pennsylvania Nursery S, 7f, Philadelphia Park, by 7¾l, beating Favorite Valay, Legacy Reserve, Mr Boxcar.
1st: Port Penn S, 6f, Delaware Park, by 5l, beating Heart Throbbin', E Cash Rich.
1st: Maiden Special Weight, 5½f, Delaware Park, by 8¾l.

At 3

1st: King's Bishop S (G1), 7f, Saratoga, beating First Defence, E Z Warrior, Teuflesberg, Most Distinguished, Bold Start, King of the Roxy, Longley, Pauillac, Forty Grams, Spin Master.
1st: Lane's End S (G2), 9f, Turfway Park, by 3¼l, beating Sedgefield, Joe Got Even, For You Reppo, Starbase, Twilight Meteor, Sports Town, Approval Rating, Forefathers.
1st: Kentucky Cup Classic (G2), 9f, Turfway Park, beating Street Sense, Stream Cat, Cat Shaker.
1st: LeComte S (G3), 8f, Fair Grounds, by 6½l, beating Izzie's Halo, Teuflesberg, Makeithapencaptain, Beta Capo.
2nd: Kentucky Derby (G1), 10f, Chuchill Downs, to Street Sense, beating Curlin, Imawildandcrazyguy, Sedgefield, Circular Quay, Tiago, Any Given Saturday, Sam P, Nobiz Like Shobiz, Domincan, Zanjero, Great Hunter, Liquidity, Bwana Bull, Storm In May, Teuflesberg, Scat Daddy, Stormello, Cowtown Cat.
2nd: Breeders' Cup Classic (G1), 10f, Monmouth Park, to Curlin, beating Awesome Gem, Street Sense, Tiago, Any Given Saturday, Lawyer Ron, Diamond Stripes.
2nd: Haskell Invitational (G1), 9f, Monmouth Park, to Any Given Saturday, beating Curlin, Imawildandcrazyguy,Cable Boy, Xchanger, Reata's Shadow.
3rd: Preakness S (G1), 9½f, Pimlico, to Curlin, Street Sense, beating C PWest, Circular Quay, King Of The Roxy, Xchanger, Flying First Class.
4th: Belmont S (G1), 12f, Belmont Park, to Rags To Riches, Curlin, Tiago, beating C P West, Imawildandcrazyguy, Slew's Tizzy.
4th: Southwest S, 8f, Oaklawn Park, to Teuflesberg, Officer Rocket, Forty Grams, beating Xchanger, Going Ballistic, Starbase, Our Sacred Honor, I Got A Dream.

Breeding forms

In this section you can view and print the forms necessary for the 2021 breeding season.

2021 Mare Information Sheet - this form must be on file before your mare can be booked. Please double-check pedigree, correct spelling and ownership.

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Breeding Shed Form and Shed Requirements - once the mares shed time and date has been confirmed, please follow the steps below:

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Scan and EMAIL completed form to darleyshedforms@godolphin.com prior to mare arriving.

Kentucky Department of Agriculture – 2020 testing requirements for imported mares to be bred.

C.E.M. testing and treatment requirements.

Importing from C.E.M. affected countries.

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