The brown colt, bred by Albaugh Family Stable, is out of the mare Four Grands and comes from the direct family of top sires Not this time And Liam’s card . Four Grands, through Code of honor comes from the winning mare Taylor S and her grandmother is the late blue hen mare Miss Macy Sue.
“We are absolutely thrilled with the colt. He weighs just over 130 pounds and is just a big, strong colt with a lot of substance, a nice head, a lot of bone and an athletic frame,” said Steve Castagnola of Taylor Made. “He is currently running the paddock with his mother and is full of energy. We couldn’t be happier.”
A 6 1/4-length debut winner at Gulfstream Park As a three-year-old, Four Grands’ 2025 foal represents a return to a well-known sire line. Her first foal in 2023 is a colt from Dornoch’s grandfather, Curl and her third foal in 2025 is a filly by Dornoch’s father, Good magic . The mare also had one Nyquist filly in 2024, who was purchased for $500,000 by Steve Young, agent, at last year’s Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
“The Albaughs and I were big fans of Dornoch, and we wanted to continue with the (Curlin) sire line with an exciting stallion who could add some size and leg to the mare. We had a great result. If we had a barn full of individuals like this colt, we would be in great shape,” Castagnola added.
Dornoch, the classic winning son of Good Magic, captured the 2023 Remsen Stakes (G2) at Aqueduct racecourse as a 2-year-old over the eventual champion Sierra Leone before moving on to a stellar three-year campaign that made him a 2024 Eclipse Award finalist. 2024 Kentucky Thoroughbred Association Broodmare of the Year He shoots Dornoch won the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream, the 1 1/4 mile Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Courseand the Haskell Stakes (G1) op Monmouth Parkwith which he defeated fellow classics Mystical Daan And Grab the gray one along with Sierra Leone and subsequent Grade 1 winners Mind frame And Antique dealer in his pair of consecutive Grade 1 wins.
Last year, Dornoch averaged among the top five studs in its first season, with pregnant mares selling for up to $585,000 – the highest price for a broodmare pregnant to a first-year sire in North America. The quality of the mares from his debut book was also reflected in the Mares Bred Comparable Index 2025 published by BloodHorse MarketWatch, with Dornoch leading the way for sons of Good Magic in breeding with a CI of 1.63. Dornoch will play his second season for a fee of $30,000 for booths and nurses. For more information about Dornoch, contact Des, Mark, Brian or Daniel at 859-294-0030.
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