Darby Dan Farm's first-year stallion Shirl's Speight , a grade 1 winner by the late Speightstown out of 2011 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T) winner Perfect Shirl, will shuttle to Chile for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season, it was announced July 18. In a deal brokered by Sullivan Bloodstock, Shirl's Speight will stand the Southern Hemisphere season at Haras Sumaya, owned by Oussama Aboughazale.
"Haras Sumaya is one of the most prominent breeding operations in Chile," said Stuart Fitzgibbon, Darby Dan Farm's stallion director. "Haras Sumaya has enjoyed remarkable international success, including through its U.S.-based racing division. The deal between Darby Dan Farm and Haras Sumaya marks the beginning of a promising long-term relationship facilitated by Sullivan Bloodstock.
"Shirl's Speight boasts a truly international pedigree," Fitzgibbon added. "He was noted for his high turn of foot; he was tough, durable, and sound throughout his racing career, and is an outstanding physical specimen."
The Shirl's Speight announcement comes a day after Darby Dan Farm noted Blazing Sevens would shuttle to stand the upcoming Southern Hemisphere season at Haras Santa Olga near Santiago, Chile.
A homebred for Charles Fipke trained by Roger Attfield, Shirl's Speight scored his most significant win in taking the 2022 Maker's Mark Mile Stakes (G1T) at Keeneland and concluded his 25-race career with earnings of $1,497,245. He competed all over the world, including grade 1 races in Japan (on dirt), Dubai, Canada, and the United States.
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