The son of Sunday Silence was a five-time grade 1 winner, landing the likes of the Japanese Two Thousand Guineas (G1T), the Yasuda Kinen (G1T), and the Tenno Sho Autumn (G1T), as well as being the country's champion miler on two occasions.
Longines and the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities also co-honored the Champion Stakes (G1) and Japan Cup (G1) as the Longines World's Best Horse Race with an equal rating of 126.25.
In a post on the social media platform X, Repole wrote he is "convinced there is only one path left to force real change and save this industry outside of Kentucky and a few surviving states."
The 12-year-old son of Tale of the Cat is a freshman sire of 2026. He will stand this year at Colebrook Stallion Station for an advertised fee of CA$2,500 with a live foal guarantee.
Pleasant Acres Stallions announced the arrival of the first foal by its grade 3-winning stallion Champions Dream. The filly arrived Jan.16 and is out of the unraced mare Dream Again Jessie, hailing from a black-type female family.
Grade 1 winner Senor Buscador’s first foal arrived at Shawhan Place, the very same farm where he was born. The colt, bred by the team that raised Senor Buscador, is out of the Medaglia d’Oro mare Oriole.