Multiple graded stakes winner Bird Song (Unbridled's Song–Bird Town, by Cape Town) will enter stud at Gainesway in 2018. The 4-year-old, a homebred for Marylou Whitney, won this year's GII Alysheba S. and GIII Fred W. Hooper S. The gray was also second in the GIII Hal's Hope S. and third in the GIII Ben Ali S. On the board in eight of 14 starts, Bird Song won five times and earned $512,707.
“Bird Song's greatest attribute was his natural speed,” trainer Ian Wilkes said. “I look forward to sending mares to him.”
Bird Song is a son of Whitney's 2003 GI Kentucky Oaks winner and Eclipse champion 3-year-old filly Bird Town, who is a half-sister to 2004 GI Belmont S. and GI Travers S. winner Birdstone (Grindstone). Birdstone, who also stands at Gainesway, is the sire of GI Kentucky Derby winner Mine that Bird and Belmont S. winner Summer Bird.
“Bird Song is a multiple graded stakes winner with an excellent physical, and he's out of a champion, Bird Town, who ran the fastest Kentucky Oaks ever,” said Whitney's husband John Hendrickson. “You can't ask for much more in a stallion prospect.”
Gainesway president Antony Beck added, “Bird Song is similar to outstanding sires such as Empire Maker, Malibu Moon, Speightstown, Bernardini, Smart Strike, and Kingmambo, who, like Bird Song, were produced from mares who were either Grade I winners or champions.”
Bird Song will stand for $5,000 LFSN and will be available for inspection at Gainesway beginning Oct. 17, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
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