By Sarah Mace
Rockridge Stud in Hudson has announced its 2019 stallion roster and stud fees:
A Shin Forward $3,500 LFSN
Frank Conversation $5,000 LFSN (Share the Upside $6,500)
Giant Surprise $3,500 LFSN
Honorable Dillon $4,000 LFSN
Micromanage $4,000 LFSN
The farm also announced that their former stallion Soaring Empire (Empire Maker) had to be humanely euthanized recently.
Rockridge’s Erin Robinson supplied further information. “Soaring Empire lost an eye a few years back due to a sudden infection,” said Robinson. “A few weeks ago he developed a serious cataract in his remaining eye that left him all but entirely blind. He was unable to leave his stall and his quality of life turned poor very rapidly. It’s very sad.”
Click here for Blood-Horse review of Soaring Empire’s career on the racetrack and at stud.
