Pluck to stand stud at Vinery Australia alongside his sire More Than Ready
Team Valor International owned, Pluck, at 4 will enter stud at Vinery Australia for the upcoming Southern Hemisphere breeding season, and if anyone who desires the services of this brilliant More Than Ready colt, than they will have to pay a fee of Australian $11,000 plus goods and services tax.
Trained by Graham Motion, Pluck was one of a kind which his ability to win big races, and that too he showed in his short career. He will stand stud with his sire, More Than Ready.
Bred in Kentucky by Team Valor, Pluck struggled to cope with the dirt surface, and as a juvenile he debuted his racing career at Belmont Park going five furlongs, but he finished a dismal third to winner, Bail Out The Cat.
However, he relished the switch to turf, did too much that he didn’t mind the stretch in distance to 6 furlongs. Pluck bagged his maiden at second asking over the Belmont Park’s turf course, and was sent straight to Monmouth Park to run in the Continental Mile.
First time running a mile, Pluck didn’t find it easy as he set the pace, but got reeled in the stretch to finish fourth to winner, Rustler Hustler, who topped up the distance in 1 minute and 35.37 seconds.
Out of Fort Wood mare Secret Heart, Pluck was sent to Canada to run over a similar distance at Woodbine, where he excelled he progressed to bag his second win in the Summer Stakes, where he defeated Rockin Heat and Stormy Rush, who finished second and third respectively, while Pluck captured the race in 1 minute and 37.70 seconds.
His Grade 2 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf victory was a sensational one, as he raced from last to finish on top of the pile, was his career defining victory, and though he raced couple of times after that, Pluck will always be remembered for his Breeders’ Cup fantastic win.
"Pluck is a very exciting prospect to have standing here at Vinery," Peter Orton said. "He is a magnificent looking horse with such great depth of pedigree and possessed an extraordinary turn of foot, the most important elements we look for in any potential stallion.”
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