Officials at WinStar Farm have announced the launch of the 'WinStar Incentive Network' (WIN), a rewards program for breeders of horses sired by WinStar stallions. The program is immediately in effect for this weekend's Breeders' Cup meeting at Santa Anita.
“Quality and customer satisfaction. Those are the single biggest drivers for everything we do at WinStar, and we are constantly looking for ways to improve in those areas,” said Elliott Walden, WinStar President & CEO. “I am very proud to introduce WIN, a new incentives program designed to reward our breeders financially for producing quality.
Walden continued, “We are committing more than a million dollars in awards annually to breeders who produce black-type winners by WinStar stallions. Basically, the higher quality of stakes win, the higher the award to the breeder. It's another way we can reward our breeders while striving to enhance the overall quality of product, for both WinStar and the Thoroughbred breed as a whole. With 18 WinStar-sired runners in this year's Breeders' Cup, it was only fitting to launch the WIN program before our industry's championship event.”
The program will award more than $1 million 'WinStar dollars,' applicable for a year to any WinStar stallion. In order to become eligible, breeders must breed two mares to any WinStar sire. Breeders of the winner of any Triple Crown, Breeders' Cup or the Kentucky Oaks would be entitled to a 'WIN' award of $100,000. Every other North American stakes race with a purse of $75,000 will be eligible for awards.
“When we started thinking about how to best structure our new breeder incentive program, we put a lot of thought into being different than anything else out there,” said Kenny Troutt, owner of WinStar Farm. “We wanted it to reach across all facets of the industry, so we asked the question: What is the one thing that drives the Thoroughbred industry more than anything, whether you are a breeder, owner, buyer, seller, or trainer? The answer is winning.
Troutt continued, “That's why we are so excited about this incentive program. It demonstrates our commitment to breeders, and provides us an opportunity to recognize them for their success at the industry's highest levels, as well as reward them for their loyalty in breeding to WinStar stallions. Breeders who are members of the WIN network will be rewarded for their success like never before.”
Horses by WinStar stallions at this weekend's Breeders' Cup and therefore immediately eligible for WIN awards include:
Juvenile Turf: Bowies Hero (Artie Schiller), Good Samaritan (Harlan's Holiday), Made You Look (More Than Ready), J. S. Choice (Congrats)
Juvenile Fillies Turf: La Coronel (Colonel John)
Juvenile Fillies: Yellow Agate (Gemologist)
Juvenile: Classic Empire (Pioneerof the Nile), Term of Art (Tiznow), Theory (Gemologist)
Sprint: Joking (Distorted Humor)
F&M Sprint: Haveyougoneaway (Congrats)
Dirt Mile: Runhappy (Super Saver), Tamarkuz (Speightstown), Tom's Ready (More Than Ready)
Mile: Ironicus (Distorted Humor), Midnight Storm (Pioneerof the Nile), Tourist (Tiznow)
Distaff: Land Over Sea (Bellamy Road)
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