Coolmore America has confirmed that Declaration of War (War Front–Tempo West, by Rahy) will stand the 2019 breeding season at the Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association's Shizunai Stallion Station on the island of Hokkaido.
The 9-year-old, winner of the one-mile G1 Queen Anne S. at Royal Ascot and York's G1 Juddmonte International over 10 furlongs, closed his career with a stirring third-place effort behind Mucho Macho Man (Macho Uno) and Will Take Charge (Unbridled's Song) in a lone try on dirt in the 2013 GI Breeders' Cup Classic. He retired with seven wins and three minor placings from 13 starts and earnings of $1,847,489.
Declaration of War is the sire of 70 winners from his two crops to race and has been represented by seven black-type winners, four at the graded level to lead all second-crop sires in that category. Olmedo (Fr) was victorious in the G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains at Longchamp earlier this year, while Opry won the GIII With Anticipation S. at Saratoga this summer and is being aimed for an appearance in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Churchill Downs. His other group/graded include recent G3 Ballyogan S. winner Actress (Ire) and GIII Dania Beach S. winner and 'TDN Rising Star' Speed Franco. Declaration of War was most recently represented by Uncle Benny, who took the Listed Futurity S. at Belmont Park Oct. 7.
Declaration of War has had four runners to date in Japan, including Jasper Win, a debut winner at Niigata Sept. 2 (see below, gate 15).
A full-brother to MGSW & MGISP War Correspondent and a half-brother to SW & MGSP Vertiformer (Dynaformer), Declaration of War is out of a winning half-sister to Union Rags.
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