Darley announced yesterday that Desert Party, a $2.1 million two-year-old and a multiple Graded winner, will join fellow Darley stallion Girolamo at Becky Thomas and Dennis Narlinger’s Sequel Stallions New York in 2013.
Desert Party’s appearance at the Fasig-Tipton February 2-year-old sale was a prelude of things to come. His sales price of $2.1 million was the highest at any juvenile sale in 2008 and speaks volumes of his outstanding pedigree and conformation. Desert Party went on to capture the G2 Sanford Stakes at Saratoga in the summer of his 2-year-old year and was also a Group winner three and four. His first foals will be offered at the forthcoming weanling sales later this year.
Olly Tait, Darley’s Chief Operating Officer, said, “New York is a great place to breed and race horses. We’ve shown our support for New York breeders by standing Girolamo there this year, and we received it back. Desert Party standing alongside him at Sequel Stallions in 2013 is another way of moving forward in that market.”
At the same time, Darley announced that Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense will stand the 2013 season at Darley’s farm in Japan.
“Darley has major thoroughbred operations in five countries so we think from a global perspective and try to create opportunities within this framework,” Tait said. “Moving these two promising sons of Street Cry is an example of how we are adapting to a very dynamic and international marketplace that isn’t defined by geographic borders.”
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