Grade 1 Clark Handicap (Churchill Downs/Reed Palmer Photography)
(Edited press release)
Effinex, the Grade 1-winning multi-millionaire son of Horse of the Year Mineshaft, has been retired from racing and will stand his first season in 2017 at Questroyal Stud in Stillwater for $10,000 stands and nurses.
The 5-year-old Effinex won nine races and earned more than $3.3 million while competing against the best handicap horses in North America. In multiple graded events he defeated Grade I winners Honor Code, Frosted, Tonalist, Hoppertunity, Wicked Strong, Keen Ice, Melatonin, etc. In the 2015 Breeders’ Cup Classic, he finished second to Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, recording a Beyer speed figure of 112. It was one of 11 triple digit Beyers he earned in his career.
Effinex competed in 20 stakes and his final 14 races came in graded company, including nine Grade 1 events. He won the Grade 1 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs, the Grade 2 Oaklawn Handicap, the Grade 2 Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park, twice, and the Grade 3 Excelsior at Belmont.
Effinex is by Horse of the Year Mineshaft, sire of winners of more than $47 million including North America’s Leading Freshman Sire Dialed In. Effinex is the first foal out of the multiple stakes winner What a Pear from the female family of champion 2-year-old in Ireland, Malinowski and the great Redoute’s Choice.
Russell Cohen of Tri- Bone Stables said, “I am very excited to stand our Grade 1 winner and New York Horse of the Year in New York. 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.”
Barry Ostrager commented, “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 in Stillwater, NY on Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3. For more information go to www.questroyalnorth.com or contact Midge Hawver (518) 828-0777 Email: qrstud@mhcable.com; Michael Brown, Farm Manager 518-774-2730; or Kelly McCombs, Office Manager (518) 541-3280 Email: questroyalnorth@gmail.com.
Great News that he is standing in NY !!!!