The Grey Stable 2016 Stallion Roster

The Grey Stable is proud to announce it line up for the 2016 breeding season!
[align=center]Belanso-[size=160]Formal Occasion-Secretsarebound-Spock-Highland Magic[/align]

[align=center]Belanso
Created x Created
15.1h Flea-bitten Grey Stallion
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Graded Stakes
Grade 1
Won: Rosehill Guineas (2013)
  Pimlico Special (2014)
  Santa Anita Handicap (2014)
Placed: Doomben Stakes (2013)
  Doomben Stakes (2014)
  Stadbroke Handicap (2014)
  Suburban Handicap (2015)
Showed: Australian Derby (2013)
  Donn Handicap (2014)
  Futurity Stakes (2014)
  Dubai Golden Shaheen (2015)
Grade 2
Won: Jim Dandy Stakes (2013)
  UAE Derby (2013)
  Apollo Stakes (2014)
  Expressway Stakes (2014)
  Winterbottom Stakes (2014)
Placed: Peter Pan Stakes (2013)
  Linlithgow Stakes (2015)
Showed: Lee Steere Stakes (2014)
Grade 3
Won: Stars and Stripes Breeders’ Cup Turf (2013)
  Withers Stakes (2013)
  Sandown Stakes (2014)
Placed: Liverpool City Cup (2014)
  Tokyo City Cup (2014)
Showed: Newcastle Newmarket Handicap (2014)

Stud Fee: $5,000
A game created Grey Stallion. Belanso split his racing career between Australia and North America. He started 57 times and 45 of those were Stakes starts. As above he won 12 of those, finished second 10 times and third 6 times. He has won many prestigious races including The UAE Derby, Withers, Jim Dandy Stakes and the Rosehill Guineas as a 3yr. old and the following year he won the Apollo, Expressway, Winterbottom Stakes along with the Pimlico Special and The Santa Anita Handicap . His main forte is dirt racing but he did win the Stars and Stripes Breeders Cup Turf race as a 3yr. old. His preferred race distance was under 10 furlongs.
His fee for the 2016 breeding season will be $5,000. There will be no reduction in the fee for newbies or ranked mares.

Reservations:
February 1A:
February 1B:
February 2A:
February 2B:
March 1A:Dontforgettoshower(Clover Springs)
March 1B:
March 2A:
March 2B:
March 3A:
March 3B:
April 1A:
April 1B:
April 2A:
April 2B:
May 1A: Splash of Color(Cricket Hill)
May 1B:
May 2A:
May 2B:
June 1A:
June 1B:
June 2A: Evenstar(Vaucluse)
June 2B:
July 1A:
July 1B:
July 2A:
July 2B:
August 1A:
August 1B:
August 2A:
August 2B:

[align=center]Formal Occasion
Highland Laird(S) (CDR) x Jacket Required (G)
16.2 Grey Stallion
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Graded Stakes
Grade 1 Won:  Canterbury Guineas (2013)
  All Aged Stakes (2014)
  Dubai Duty Free (2014)
Placed:  Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2013)
  Rosehill Guineas (2013)
  Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2014)
Showed:  Underwood Stakes (2014)
Grade 2 Won:  MV Vase (2013)
  WA Guineas (2013)
  Crystal Mile (2014)
Grade 3 Won:  Hill Prince Stakes (2013)
  William Donald Schaefer Handicap (2013)
Showed:  Tokyo City Cup (2014)
Ungraded Won: Woodlawn Stakes (2013)

Stud Fee: $10,000
An impeccablely bred Grey son of Chef-Du-Race Stallion Highland Laird out of the equally bred daughter of Class Act, Jacket Required. Formal Occasion spent the majority of his racing career in Australia as He started 41 times and 31 were in the land down under. The other starts were spread across North America, England and Dubai. He was equally adept at winning on both Turf and Dirt though the majority of his wins did come on the Turf. His preferred race distance was 8 to 10 furlongs.
His fee for the 2016 breeding season will be $10,000. There will be no reduction in the fee for newbies or ranked mares.

Reservations:
February 1A:
February 1B:
February 2A:
February 2B:
March 1A:
March 1B:
March 2A:
March 2B:match Me Up(Freedom)
March 3A:
March 3B:
April 1A:
April 1B:
April 2A: Faith Counts(Godolphin)
April 2B: Majestic Lady(Silver Pond)
May 1A:
May 1B:
May 2A:
May 2B:
June 1A: Infinite Weatlh(Godolphin)
June 1B:
June 2A: Executioner(Black Storm West)
June 2B: Classified (Silver Pond)
July 1A:
July 1B:
July 2A:
July 2B:
August 1A:
August 1B:
August 2A:
August 2B:

[align=center]Secretsarebound
Secretariat (S) (CDR) x Wind Dancer (S)
16.2 Grey Stallion
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Grade 1 Won:  Caulfield Stakes (2009)
        Manhattan Handicap (2009)
Grade 2 Won:  A.G. Vanderbilt Handicap (2009)
        Chelmsford Stakes (2009)
        King’s Stand Stakes (2009)
        San Diego Handicap (2009)
Ungraded Won: Artax Handicap (2009)

Stud Fee: $15,000
The ONLY grey son of Secretariat in the game was lightly raced at 2 and 3 with only 14 starts in those 2 years.  At 4 he recorded 20 starts with 15 of them being stakes starts. Of those 15 stakes starts he managed 4 seconds 2 thirds and 2 fourth place finishes.  He was second and third to such notables as Crystal Rainbow, Seattle Sorcerer and Double Cross. He had a claiming win at 3 and an allowance win at 4. He blossomed as a 5 yr old with 7 Stake wins that are noted above. In those races he beat horses like Nightfight and As You Wish but also finished behind all these horses as well. It was a tough older division. He split his wins over both turf and dirt and won over all distances but preferred less than 10 furlongs

His fee for the 2016 breeding season will be $15,000. There will be no reduction in the fee for newbies or ranked mares.

Reservations:
February 1A: Highland Priestess(Iron Spur)
February 1B:
February 2A: 
February 2B:
March 1A: Kelly Do(Freedom)
March 1B:
March 2A: Star Request(Godolphin)
March 2B:
March 3A:
March 3B:
April 1A:
April 1B:
April 2A:
April 2B:
May 1A: 
May 1B:
May 2A: Lucky Kitty(Godolphin)
May 2B: Samite(Godolphin)
June 1A:
June 1B:
June 2A:
June 2B:
July 1A:
July 1B:
July 2A:
July 2B:
August 1A:
August 1B:
August 2A:
August 2B:

[align=center]Spock
Highland Magic (S) x Somethin’ Smokin (G)
16.2 Dark Grey Stallion
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Grade 1 Won:  Belmont Stakes (2012), Breeders’ Cup Classic (2012), Breeders’ Stakes (2012), Jockey Club Gold Cup (2012), Kentucky Derby (2012), Prince of Wales Stakes (2012), Queen’s Plate Stakes (2012), Travers Stakes (2012), Wood Memorial (2012), Breeders’ Cup Classic (2013), Dubai World Cup (2013), Jockey Club Gold Cup (2013), Stephen Foster Stakes (2013), Suburban Handicap (2013), Whitney Handicap (2013) 
Grade 2 Won:  Jerome Stakes (2012)
Grade 3 Won:  Stuyvesant Stakes (2013)
Ungraded: Best Turn Stakes (2012)
Eclipse Awards  2012
2012 3 Year Old Colt, 2012 Classic Horse, 2012 Horse of the Year
2013 Classic Horse, 2013 Older Horse of the Year
Stud Fee: $35,000

  What needs to be said that the above doesn

I will have to start putting in my mares into the mix as you can see, but do not hesitate to get your mares name and preferred spot in as it will be on a mostly first come first served basis.

Thanks

Myles
The Grey Stable

Can I get Spock’s April 1a spot for Just Danzig please? She’s IFT Formal Occasion.

Thanks :slight_smile:

Hey Miles

Can I please have:

Kamaole Sands to Spock for early July (she’s in foal to Highland Magic)
Evenstar to Belanso for late June spot
Hollywood Memories to Highland Magic for late April (she’s Silver)

Thanks!

Can I get May 1st for Unbridled delight to Highland magic? Oh and While We’re Waiting to Spock (currently in foal to formal occasion) for late february?
many thanks

Could I send A Splash of Color to Belanso for May 1A?

Will your boys be nominated for the Breeders’ Cup?

Thank you!

Can I please get the following:

Executioner to Formal Occasion for June 2A
Black Clouds to Highland Magic for February 1B. She is stakes placed.

Can I get March 2A for Holier Than Thou please to Spock? She is in foal to Formal Occasion. I would also like a Feb. 1A to Highland Magic for Taste the Gold (stakes winner) and May 1A for Save Our Souls (stakes winner). 

If possible could I get the March 2B spot to Spock for Crucial Move? (Currently in foal to Highland Magic)

Hi there,
Can I book the following?

  • Ch All Too Divine, In foal to Secretsarebound, Due 04/06/16, APRIL 2B to Spock.
  • Ch Backtotheblues,  In foal to Highland Magic, Due 02/04/16, APRIL 2A to Spock
  • Faith Counts, In foal to Secretsarebound, Due 03/10/16, MARCH 2A to Formal Occasion
  • Ch Infinite Wealth, In foal to Highland Magic, Due 05/05/16, MAY 1A to Formal Occasion
  • Lucky Kitty, In foal to Spock, Due 04/05/16, APRIL 2A to Secretsarebound
  • Moonette, In foal to Secretsarebound, Due 01/04/16, FEB 1B to Highland Magic
  • Samite, In foal to Highland Magic, Due 04/07/16, APRIL 2B to Secretsarebound
  • Secret Agent, In foal to Secretsarebound, Due 03/02/16,MARCH 2A to Highland Magic
  • Ch Star Request, In foal to Highland Magic, Due 02/01/16, FEB 2A to Secretsarebound
  • What A Character, In foal to Secretsarebound, Due 01/30/16, FEB 2A to Highland Magic.
    Thank You, Can you double check the dates and adjust them in case of double booking?
    Regards,
    RC

Could I get Formal Occasion’s April 2A spot for Majestic Lady, as well as his June 2B spot for Classified? I would also like Highland Magic’s July 1A spot for Easy Keeper (she’s currently gold-ranked).

Could my mare Kelly Do spend the day with Secretsarebound on an early March (1) date?
Also, could Match Me Up see Formal Occasion during a late March (2) date?
Thank you!

So I got everybody to this date with a pretty close date to what you wanted. Please have a look and see if these work.

Thanks,

Myles

The Grey Stable

If Kelly Do could have a March 1A/B slot with Secretsarebound, it would be perfect.

Thanks again!

Hi Myles

I just wanted to remind you of the following:-

The mare in question was Painted Desert. Could I please get the June 2A slot to Spock for her?

Thanks.

Could I please get Spock’s June 1A spot for Dawnsearlylight (S, currently in foal to Formal Occasion)?

Got everything to this point!

Thanks,

Myles

The Grey Stable

I have 2 mares In Foal to Spock, & 1 to Formal occasion. I never heard back from you about this season so I made other arrangements. But does this mean I can get 3 breedings for next year? If so I will plan ahead and let you know next December which mares. Thanks,Carole

Hi Grace,
Please check your PM.

Myles

The Grey Stable

I retired an extra mare ,GCh. Highland Priestess and would like to get the feb 1-a spot to secretsarebound, thanks and I got your pm,Carole