Warrant, a graded stakes-winning and grade 1-placed millionaire by the top-15 general list sire Constitution , has been retired from racing and will stand the upcoming breeding season at Blackstone Farm in Pine Grove, Pa., the farm announced Nov. 29. Warrant will stand his initial season at stud for a fee of $4,000, stands and nurses.
A homebred for Twin Creeks Farm trained by Brad Cox, Warrant went 5-6-4 in 19 starts en route to amassing earnings of $1,102,833. He was a stakes winner at distances ranging from 1 1/16 miles to 1 1/2 miles. At 3 in 2021, Warrant won the Oklahoma Derby (G3) at Remington Park and the Texas Derby at Lone Star Park. This year at age 5, he added a victory in the 1 1/2-mile Isaac Murphy Marathon Stakes at Churchill Downs, defeating multiple graded stakes winners Next and Lone Rock.
“Warrant being a grade 3 winner and grade 1-placed millionaire by emerging elite sire Constitution, we are very excited and can’t wait to introduce him to Pennsylvania breeders,” said Christian Black, managing partner at Blackstone Farm. “We will be supporting him heavily with our own mares.”
“From Day One, Warrant has been our favorite Constitution that we have bred,” Twin Creeks’ Randy Gullatt said. “We have a ton of confidence in what Warrant can do as a stallion and look forward to supporting him.”
A son of Constitution, the second-leading sire of 2-year-olds in 2023 behind only Justify , Kentucky-bred Warrant is produced from the First Samurai mare Whisper Number , the dam of graded stakes winner Ms Locust Point , an earner of $675,975. This is also the family of multiple stakes winner Mr. Buff , an earner of $1,403,536.
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Release Date: November 29, 2023
