{"id":183912,"date":"2025-10-07T21:23:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T21:23:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/183912\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T21:23:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T21:23:04","slug":"patch-adams-retired-to-stand-at-winstar-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/183912\/","title":{"rendered":"Patch Adams Retired, to Stand at WinStar in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Due to an injury sustained in training, WinStar Farm and CHC Inc.’s multiple grade 1 winner Patch Adams<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0 will not be competing in the Breeders’ Cup as planned and has been retired to WinStar Farm for the 2026 breeding season. A stud fee will be announced later.<\/p>\n

“Patch Adams had a straightforward lateral condylar fracture in his right hind that went back together extremely well, and he can race or breed without any notice of the fracture in 2026,” said Dr. Larry Bramlage of Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital. “He has an excellent prognosis.”<\/p>\n

The well-bred son of perennial leading sire Into Mischief<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0 quickly developed into one of the nation’s premier sprinters during his sophomore season under the tutelage of trainer Brad Cox. The colt dominated over the summer at Saratoga Race Course<\/a>, reeling off back-to-back grade 1 victories. He impressively captured both the Woody Stephens Stakes\u00a0(G1) and the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes\u00a0(G1), solidifying his status at the top of the division.<\/p>\n

“The speed and heart he showed in the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial not only established himself as the leading 3-year-old sprinter in the country, but drew a lot of attention from the breeding public and solidified our decision to stand him in 2026,” said Elliott Walden, president, CEO, and racing manager of WinStar Farm. “While he could still run at 4, we have made the difficult decision to stick with our original plan to retire him.”<\/p>\n

In a thrilling renewal of the H. Allen Jerkens Memorial in August, Patch Adams raced within easy striking distance of the lead in the early going. Inside the final furlong of the 7-furlong fixture, he launched a fierce challenge to Captain Cook<\/a>\u00a0. In a determined finish, Patch Adams pulled ahead in the final strides to secure the victory over Captain Cook and Barnes<\/a>\u00a0. His winning time of 1:21.61 was faster than both the Forego Stakes (G1) and Ballerina Stakes\u00a0(G1) at the same distance on the same card.<\/p>\n

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In the 7-furlong Woody Stephens\u00a0in June, Patch Adams settled into a prominent spot early. He unleashed a powerful drive in the upper stretch, took command with about a furlong remaining, and drew clear late from Madaket Road<\/a>\u00a0 to win by a convincing 2 1\/4\u00a0lengths. Also finishing in his wake were multiple grade 1 winners Citizen Bull<\/a>\u00a0, Eclipse champion 2-year-old male\u00a0of 2024, and Chancer McPatrick<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0. Not only was the victory by Patch Adams decisive, but his final time of 1:21.36 stands as the fastest 7-furlong time by a colt at Saratoga during the 2025 season, according to WinStar.<\/p>\n

Patch Adams announced his arrival on the racing scene as a 2-year-old last year when he demolished a maiden special weight field at Churchill Downs<\/a> in his second start, winning by 10 1\/2\u00a0lengths. He stopped the clock for 7 furlongs in a rapid 1:20.77, just 0.33 seconds\u00a0shy of the track record set by two-time champion Groupie Doll<\/a>\u00a0 back in 2012.<\/p>\n

“I’ve had good two-turn colts in my career like Essential Quality and Cyberknife, but Patch Adams is the fastest 3-year-old I have ever had,” said Cox, a two-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer and currently the leading trainer in the country by earnings. “When he won by 10 lengths going seven furlongs in 1:20.77, I knew he would be a grade 1 winner.”<\/p>\n

All told, Patch Adams won four of seven\u00a0lifetime starts\u2014was undefeated (3-for-3) at 7 furlongs\u2014and banked $772,585. Patch Adams hails from one of the top families cultivated at WinStar Farm over its 25-year history. Bred on one of the most successful crosses of his generation, Patch Adams is by perennial leading sire Into Mischief out of the stakes-winning Distorted Humor mare Well Humored<\/a>\u00a0. The family is replete with graded stakes winners in every generation on the page, including grade 1 winners Well Armed<\/a>\u00a0, Cyberknife<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0, Played Hard<\/a>\u00a0, and\u00a0American Patriot<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

“Here at WinStar, we believe in speed,” Walden said. “We believe Patch Adams has the genetics, race record, conformation, and pedigree to make a top stallion prospect. Patch Adams was a fast 2-year-old and a very fast 3-year-old.”<\/p>\n

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