MULTIPLE GRADED STAKES WINNER MUSTANFAR RETIRED
Multiple graded stakes winner and G1-placed MUSTANFAR suffered a soft tissue injury to his left front ankle and has been retired to Shadwell Farm.

Winner of over $625,000, the Shadwell homebred by Unbridled, MUSTANFAR won or placed in nine graded stakes on dirt, turf, and synthetic surface. A very consistent performer, MUSTANFAR won Belmont’s Lexington S.-G3, defeated older horses in Keeneland’s Sycamore S.-G3, was second four times in graded stakes by a total of one length, in addition to a half-length third in the Grade 1 Gulfstream Park H.

Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin indicated that MUSTANFAR didn’t always enjoy the best of racing luck saying, “really, he has always run well, but it’s just been one thing or another, he’s never really had a bad race.”

Breaking his maiden in his second start at two, MUSTANFAR, won or placed in graded stakes at seven different race tracks, placing in Tampa Bay Derby-G3, Hall of Fame H.-G2, Saranac H.-G3, Ben Ali H.-G3, Dominion Day H.-G3, and the Washington Park H.-G2.

MUSTANFAR is by Unbridled, sire of current leading sires Broken Vow, Unbridled’s Song, and first-crop G1 sire Empire Maker. His dam, Manwah, is by Lyphard and is a half-sister to Champions Nashwan and Unfuwain, as well as top first crop sire Nayef, all out of the legendary broodmare Height of Fashion. A family that continues to succeed at the highest level, Shadwell’s
recent Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf-G1 winner Lahudood is out of another granddaughter of Height of Fashion.

MUSTANFAR joins additional first year stallions INVASOR and JAZIL at Shadwell Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. He will stand the 2008 season for a fee of $3,000 live foal.