Open House at Ironhorse Stallions on December 13th
Stillwater, New York USA – December 11, 2024 – Bucchero has settled in nicely at his new home at Ironhorse Stallions and looks to be set for a big 2025 breeding season with more than 100 mares already booked. Along with strong outside support, the Ironhorse Stallions team has gone on a bit of a holiday spending spree, purchasing 10 mares at auction between Keeneland and Tattersalls in the United Kingdom.
“As we said at the outset of both moving Bucchero to New York and to Ironhorse Stallions, we are ALL IN with the New York Breeding program,” commented Harlan Malter, managing partner of Bucchero and Ironhorse Stallions. “We have had a strong response from individual breeders, both in state and those moving mares for the first time into the New York program, along with some larger breeders who have purchased lifetime breeding rights that we have made available on a limited basis, it is an exciting time to be breeding in New York.”
Bucchero, who has been the #1 stallion in New York throughout 2024, is yet to have a runner compete for a New York-restricted purse, which will not come until his first New York crop hits the track in 2027. “In anticipation of getting our first New York-Sired runners on the ground, we have substantially increased our broodmare band.” commented Malter. After purchasing eight mares in the Keeneland November sale, the Ironhorse team headed to Tattersalls to add some European bloodlines to Bucchero and New York. “Having Bucchero run in the 2018 Kings Stand really was the start of my appreciation for European racing and pedigrees and has led us to buy 5 mares at Tattersalls over the past three years. We even sent a Bucchero yearling to campaign in the UK.”
Cyclonite, an Ironhorse homebred by Bucchero, was sent to James Ferguson in Newmarket, where he has won 2 of 4 starts on the synthetic surface, capped off with a victory at Kempton on December 4th earning himself an 86 official rating. “Seeing Cyclonite win at Kempton in person, on my way home from buying two more mares for Bucchero at Tattersalls, was a bucket list thing and solidified my belief that the push we are seeing to diversify the US bloodlines along with encouraging interest in racing internationally, is a vital part in the growth of the game,” commented Malter, on his way to New York for the Ironhorse Stallions open house and New York Breeders holiday party.
The Ironhorse Stallions team will host an open house on December 13th from 10am to 4pm as a lead-up to the New York Thoroughbred Breeders annual Holiday party held that evening. Located at 58 Dunn Road in Stillwater, NY at Questroyal North. The stallion show will allow breeders to see Bucchero, meet John Dowd, head of operations and bloodstock and enjoy some light refreshments and Bucchero swag. Reach out at [email protected] or 27BUCCHERO (272-822-4376) or visit ihstallions.com with any questions.
CONTACT:
● Harlan Malter: 27BUCCHERO (272-822-4376) [email protected]
