Charles Fipke's Bee Jersey (Jersey Town–Bees, by Rahy), winner of this year's GI Metropolitan H., has been retired and will stand the 2019 breeding season at Darby Dan for a fee of $5,000 S&N. After beginning his career in Dubai and registering a runner-up finish in the G3 U.A.E. Two Thousand Guineas, Bee Jersey joined the Steve Asmussen barn in the States and went on to capture five of his six starts, including graded stakes tallies in the May 6 GIII Steve Sexton Mile S. and the June 9 Met Mile.
Bee Jersey's Met Mile was won in wire-to-wire fashion as the favorite–an effort that earned him a career-high 109 Beyer Speed Figure.
“Bee Jersey was one of the fastest horses of the year, evidenced by the Beyer Speed Figures he ran,” said Ryan Norton, stallion director at Darby Dan Farm. “He possessed raw speed, was an excellent miler, and put together tremendous back-to-back winning performances in the Steve Sexton Mile and the Metropolitan Handicap.”
Bee Jersey retires with an overall record of 5-3-1 from 10 starts and earnings of $976,293.
“He's just a gorgeous, absolutely brilliantly fast horse with a great temperament,” said Asmussen.
Bee Jersey is the most accomplished son of Jersey Town, who stood at Darby Dan Farm before relocating to British Columbia. A $250,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase, Bee Jersey was produced by the stakes-placed Rahy mare Bees, from the family of Weekend Surprise, dam of Classic winners A.P. Indy and Summer Squall.
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