Grade I winner Graydar (Unbridled’s Song–Sweetest Smile, by Dehere) has been retired to Taylor Made Stallions for the 2014 season, where he will command a fee of $15,000, stands and nurses. Taylor Made purchased an interest in the 4-year-old in August, shortly after the passing of longtime Taylor Made resident Unbridled’s Song. Campaigned by Steve Davison’s Twin Creeks Racing, Graydar took Gulfstream’s GI Donn H. in February, Fair Grounds’s GII New Orleans H. in March and Belmont’s GII Kelso H. Sept. 28. He was forced to miss the Breeders’ Cup after developing a quarter crack. “Graydar’s quarter crack that forced us to miss the Breeders’ Cup wasn’t healing like we hoped to be able to make the Cigar Mile or any other Grade Is left on the racing calendar,” said trainer Todd Pletcher explained. “He’s among the most talented horses I’ve had the privilege to train. The performance that will always stand out to me was his Donn Handicap win this year. You just don’t see horses turn in a dominant performance on that stage in just their fourth career start. It was very special, and knowing this horse and how brilliantly fast and good-looking he is, I’m very excited about his future as a stallion.” Graydar, a $260,000 2011 Fasig-Tipton Florida graduate and half-brother to multiple graded stakes-placed runners Union Course (Dixie Union) and Star of David (Bernstein), retires with a record of 6-5-0-1 and earnings of $841,560. “Graydar is the closest thing I’ve seen to Unbridled’s Song, and obviously we’ve had the privilege to be around a lot of good ones through the years,” said Taylor Made President and CEO Duncan Taylor. “His combination of looks, class, and sheer brilliance remind me of his sire, both on and off the racetrack, and he has that special presence about him like Unbridled’s Song had. We’re extremely excited about Graydar and look forward to continuing our great relationship with Steve Davison, [Twin Creeks manager] Randy Gullatt and the group at Twin Creeks. We’ve always felt that Graydar would be a great heir to carry on his terrific sire line.” Graydar, who was bred by W. S. Farish, will stand as a Twin Creeks Racing/Taylor Made Stallions venture.
