Unbridled's Song

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AUGUST 6

Seducer's Song makes it five

by James Scully

UNBRIDLED'S SONG (Unbridled) has established his place among

the top sires in the world and was represented by his fifth

graded winner this year when Seducer's Song captured Monday's

Lake George S. (G3) at Saratoga. The 11-year-old stallion was

successful on the track, capturing the Breeders' Cup Juvenile

(G1), Florida Derby (G1) and Wood Memorial (G2) over three

seasons of racing, and appealed to breeders with his pedigree

when he headed to stud.

His bloodlines feature strong sire influences of Mr.

Prospector, In Reality, Dr. Fager and Caro (Ire), and his progeny

produced right away on the track with Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1)

heroine Unbridled Elaine and Fountain of Youth (G1) winner

Songandaprayer in his first crop (1998 foals). Unbridled's Song

was an impressive youngster, bringing $1.4 million as a yearling,

and his offspring have been well received at auction. His

yearlings have sold for an average price of $257,653, and his

weanlings average $194,512.

The gray horse, who currently ranks 12th on the 2004 Leading

Sires by Earnings list, counts Even the Score, Domestic Dispute,

Last Song and Forest Music as his other four graded stakes

winners this year. Even the Score captured a pair of Grade 2

events, the Californian S. and Mervyn LeRoy H., prior to

finishing third as the 3-5 favorite in the Hollywood Gold Cup

(G1) last out. Unbridled's Song's most heralded son entering 2004

was Eurosilver, who easily captured the Breeders' Futurity (G2)

last fall but bypassed a very legitimate shot at an Eclipse Award

when skipping the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1). That strategy

backfired, but Eurosilver is expected to return to training later

this season and could be a force next year.

Wood Memorial (G1) winner Buddha, whose first foals were born

this year, is another prominent offspring. Unbridled's Song is

also responsible for this year's Florida Derby runner-up, Value

Plus, and Illinois Derby (G2) runner-up Song of the Sword.

An earner of more than $1.3 million himself, Unbridled's Song

has sired 32 stakes winners from five crops of racing age. With

an average winning distance of 7.2 furlongs, his progeny have

proven adept at longer distances and he also throws a lot of

precocious two-year-olds. He owns a 17 percent win rate on off

tracks and is an 11 percent sire on the turf.

Unbridled's Song stands at Taylor Made Farm near

Nicholasville, Kentucky, and commanded a 2004 live foal fee of $125,000.