Lookin At Lucky en route to Chile for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season
The Bob Baffert trained, Lookin At Lucky, has an incredible race record which raised his esteem, now that he is on stud duty, his appeal has certainly increased.
The son of Smart Strike, out of mare Private Feeling, was shipped to Australia and stood at Coolmore for John Magnier and partners after he retired.
Now, he will be making his way to the Haras Paso Nevado near Santiago in Chile for the breeding season in the Southern Hemisphere.
Bred at Kentucky and currently based at the Coolmore's North American farm at Ashford Stud, near Versailles, the runner had a brilliant career.
Courtesy of his superior racing skills, he was able to bag a massive victory in the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes in 2010, which is the first leg of the U.S. Triple Crown.
Paired with jockey Martin Garcia, he swiftly completed the distance of 1 3/16 miles in 1 minute and 55.47 seconds, where he defeated, the Bob Baffert trained, First Dude.
Owned by Michael E. Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman, the runner’s success did not stop there, as he went bag the Haskell Invitational and the Grade 2 Indiana Derby.
The last time the runner competed was in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic on 6th November, 2010, where he finished in fourth place.
Lookin At Lucky’s race speaks for itself, over the course of his thirteen starts, he prevailed in nine races, finished once as a runner-up and once in third place. Because of his success, he has earnings of $3,307, 278.
The five-years-old’s first foals arrived this year and the connections are hoping that, the great racing potential has been inherited by the foal.
The Kentucky bred, Scat Daddy, who was trained by Todd Pletcher was also shuttled to Haras Paso Nevado, who was there from 2009 till 2011.
The son of Johannesburg, out of mare Love Style, has earnings of $1,334,300 and, managed to emerge victorious from three of his seven starts, finishing once as a runner-up and once in third place.
The James T. Scatuorchio and Michael B. Tabor owned runner aced the Grade 1 Florida Derby and the Grade 2 Fountain Of Youth.
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