Palace (City Zip–Receivership, by End Sweep), winner of the 2014 GI Forego S. (video) and GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. (video) at Saratoga, will stand at B. Wayne Hughes's Spendthrift Farm upon the conclusion of his racing career.
Owned by Antonino Miuccio and trained by Linda Rice, the New York-bred is currently being aimed at the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint at Keeneland Oct. 31.
“Palace is the best colt by perennial leading sire City Zip, and he's a great-looking individual,” said Ned Toffey, Spendthrift general manager. “He's been one of the classiest and fastest sprinters in the country the last couple of years, and we believe breeders will find him to be an exciting opportunity through our 'Share The Upside' program in 2016. We're thrilled to have him, and believe he has a big shot in the upcoming Breeders' Cup Sprint.”
Palace will participate in Spendthrift's “Share The Upside” program that the farm offers for its first-year stallions. His “Share The Upside” fee has been set at $7,500, and will require breeders to breed a mare in 2016 and 2017, and then have two live foals on a stands-and-nurses basis to earn a lifetime breeding right in Palace starting in 2018 and lasting throughout his stallion career. Palace's one-time stud fee is $6,000 on a standard stands-and-nurses contract.
Palace, bred by The Peter J. Callahan Revocable Trust Dated 2/28/02, has posted a record of 26-11-5-4 and earnings of $1,391,550. The $160,000 OBSMAR graduate has also posted wins in the GII True North S. at Belmont and GIII Fall Highweight H. at Aqueduct, respectively.
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