The JBBA announce Sharp Azteca as their new stallion
Tuesday, 10 October, 2023 19:10
The Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association (JBBA) announced on October 6 that Sharp Azteca, winner of five graded races, is to join their stallion division.
Sharp Azteca is a son of Freud out of So Sharp, by Saint Liam. Freud is full brother to Giant's Causeway.
During an active racing career, he won five graded races, predominantly at a mile races, including the Cigar Mile Handicap (G1) in 2017, which he won by five and quarter-lengths over Mind Your Biscuits. His final career stats are 8 wins from 17 starts.
As a sire, his first crop debuted last year, they won 34 races as juveniles. Ultimately, he was crowned as the leading two-year-old sire in North America in 2022. Sharp Azteca currently resides at Three Chimneys Farm in the U.S., he will relocate to JBBA Shizunai Stallion Farm beginning in 2024.
(The Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association)
During an active racing career, he won five graded races, predominantly at a mile races, including the Cigar Mile Handicap (G1) in 2017, which he won by five and quarter-lengths over Mind Your Biscuits. His final career stats are 8 wins from 17 starts.
As a sire, his first crop debuted last year, they won 34 races as juveniles. Ultimately, he was crowned as the leading two-year-old sire in North America in 2022. Sharp Azteca currently resides at Three Chimneys Farm in the U.S., he will relocate to JBBA Shizunai Stallion Farm beginning in 2024.
(The Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association)