Tri-Bone Stables' GISW New York-bred Effinex (Mineshaft–What a Pear, by E Dubai) has been retired from racing and will stand the 2017 season at stud for $10,000 at Questroyal Stud in Stillwater, New York, it was announced Tuesday. The dark bay, who captured the GI Clark H. in 2015, retires with a record of 9-3-4 from 28 starts and total earnings of $3,312,950.
Effinex steadily ascended the class ladder in 2015 and finished a gritty second behind Triple Crown hero American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland prior to his Clark score last November. He made eight starts in 2016, including a pair of victories in the Apr. 16 GII Oaklawn H. and July 9 GII Suburban H. The 5-year-old was second, beaten a half-length, behind Hoppertunity (Any Given Saturday) in the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Oct. 8. Effinex retires as the third all-time leading Empire-bred money earner, just behind Funny Cide (Distorted Humor) and A Shin Forward (Forest Wildcat).
“I am very excited to stand our Grade I winner and [2015] New York Horse of the Year in New York,” said Dr. Russell Cohen of Tri-Bone Stables. “Effinex has given us such joy the last few seasons, and we have compiled a great team to promote Effinex for the 2017 season in my long time friend Gus Schoenborn, Chris Bernhard of Hidden Lake Farm and Barry Ostrager of Questroyal North. This team has been responsible for the two biggest success stories to come out of New York in City Zip and Belong to Me.”
Effinex is the first foal out of MSW What a Pear (E Dubai) from the female family of Irish champion Malinowski (Sir Ivor).
Ostrager added, “Effinex is the most accomplished Freshman sire in the history of the New York breeding program and represents extraordinary value to breeders from any state at $10,000, live foal.”
Effinex will be available for inspection at Questroyal North Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 3.
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