A bit late, but here we go!
[align=center][color=green]Stallion Spotlight: [color=black] June II
ICh. Demand the Best
2011 chestnut Thoroughbred stallion, 15.3hh
WCh. Crystal Rainbow x GCh. Go for Glory, by Lonesome Glory
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CAREER
Bred and owned by Cricket Hill, Demand the Best won multiple stakes races during all three years he competed. Winner of G1 races Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, Sussex Stakes, Cigar Breeders’ Stakes, Toorak Handicap, Omaha Breeders’ Stakes, and board placings in major events such as the Dubai Sheema Classic and Breeders’ Cup Mile. During his career he set 2 speed records for 10+ furlongs, banked over $4 million, and won 15 of his 57 starts with an 83% OTB rating. A turf specialist, he won from 5f to 11.5f on the turf but was runner-up in dirt graded stakes races.
During his career he beat stallions Eighteen Karat, Blue Smoke, Dr. Evil, I’m No Fool, Almost Precious, Irish Gold, Carrowmore, One Lucky Soul, and others.
INJURY HISTORY
After three seasons on the track, Demand the Best retired completely sound.
LINEAGE
His sire, CRYSTAL RAINBOW, had 218 foals, 18 stakes winners and 8 MSW’s including ICh. City Upon a Hill, GCh. Quest for Victory, Ch. Corunda, Ch. Tanzanite, Ch. Inner Light, Ch. Excessive Passion, Ch. Jazz and Cocktails. Crystal Rainbow has produced two silver-ranked daughters. The Rainbow Quest line has produced two gold mares and 37 MSW’s.
His dam GO FOR GLORY, produced 11 foals, 8 winners, and 7 stakes winners, and 6 MSW’s including 5 millionaires. In addition to Demand the Best, she also produced MSW’s WCh. Toast of the Town, NCh. Thank Goodness, GCh. Aziraphale, Ch. Initforthelonghaul, Ch. Meet Your Maker. Go for Glory was a millionaire and SW on the track.
SIRE RECORD
At the time of this post, Demand the Best is BRONZE ranked with his oldest foals being five. Demand the Best has sired 6 crops with 62% starters, 48% winners, and 5% stakes winners. He has sired 4 MSW’s.
Out of 68 current stallions w/ started offspring:
- 16th in highest winning percentage of offspring
- 33th in offspring earnings
- 28th in highest G1-placed offspring
- 45th in highest G1-winning offspring
Leading Earners
- [color=green]CH. UNANIMOUS ($473,850), G2 Dunston Stakes, Ungr. Kings Point Handicap, 3rd G1 Irish Grand National, etc.
- [color=red]CH. LABOR OF LOVE ($444,500), G2 San Gorgonio Handicap, G3 Beaugay Handicap, etc.
- [color=red]CH. BEST SAYING ($377,000), G2 Bonnie Miss Stakes, G3 Kingston Town Stakes, 2nd G2 Orchid Handicap, G2 Del Mar Oaks, G3 First Lady Handicap, etc.
- [color=red]CH. BEST CRYSTAL ($262,700), Ungr. Joseph A. Gimma, 2nd G2 Adirondack Stakes, G2 Del Mar Deputante, 3rd G2 Remsen Stakes, etc.
- [color=blue]CH. BEST TIME ($168,750), 2nd G3 Asian Beau Staks, G3 Debonair Stakes, etc.
Foals for Thought
With his oldest foals only being four, it’s a little hard to give a full assessment of foal tendencies. However, looking at his 13 SW/SP foals, 6 of his foals scored their first SW or SP at age 4, 5 at age 4 or older, and 2 at age two. Most seem to do better with age, though many who failed to win or place in a stakes until older did manage wins at two. There seems to be a fairly even variety between his dirt, turf, and steeplechase foals so dam may be a heavy influence–or, as Demand the Best was untested at SC, he may throw all three.
Of his 6 MSW/MSP foals, 3 have suffered injuries: 1 bowed a tendon, 1 had limping, and 1 with limping and a cut. However, the dam of all 3 injured foals suffered injuries as well.
Good news for breeders! His 6 MSW/MSP foals all had different damsires, so there is a very good chance he makes for an excellent outcross for a variety of mares. But, for your reference, those six broodmare sires are Twin Oaks, Magic Man, Cigar, What’s It Worth, Irish River, and Who Says.
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Demand the Best currently stands in New York at Cricket Hill for $6,000
He is BC nominated and he does not require approval to breed to.
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