Rossini to stand at Elite Thoroughbreds in Louisiana

Darley stallion Rossini, a three quarter brother to Elusive Quality by Miswaki, will stand the 2007 breeding season at Elite Thoroughbreds in Folsom, Louisiana.  Rossini was a $500,000 Saratoga sales yearling who went on to win a G2 at two and become the sprint champion in Ireland at three.  He began his stud career in Ireland but quickly turned heads when he produced 32 winners in his first crop and was represented by G3 winners Tournedos and Golden Legacy.  Rossini’s first stateside runner was Guillaume Tell who was beaten a nose in a G3 at Keeneland.  Rossini stood his first season at Darley in 2004 and has 115 foals on the ground this year.

“We are very excited to have Rossini coming to Louisiana this year and think that he will be a perfect fit with his speed and pedigree, “ said Michelle Rodriguez, owner and manager of Elite Thoroughbreds.  “The Louisiana breeders have been through a lot over the past year with hurricane Katrina and we appreciate Darley sending a stallion of this quality to the state of Louisiana.” 

Darley owns stallions and participates in several regional programs including Oratory in Maryland, Chief Seattle in New York and Essence of Dubai in Florida. 

Rossini will stand for a fee of $4,500 (stands and nurses terms) in 2007, however Elite would like to offer his fee at $4,000 if the stud fee is paid by September 1st of year bred.   He will stand alongside of such stallions as GSW Good and Tough, also a new arrival to Louisiana.  

For more information please call Michelle Rodriguez or Brian Foret at (985) 796-9955. 

Speedball WILDCAT SHOES (Forest Wildcat - Pink Shoes by Phone Trick) retired to Elite Thoroughbreds.

Two time stakes winner and Churchill Downs track record setter, WILDCAT SHOES, has been retired after injuring a sesamoid.

WILDCAT SHOES will go out a winner as he extended his win streak to three races on May 20, 2005 with a 2 3/4-length victory in an allowance race at Churchill Downs, setting a track record by completing five furlongs in :56.49 over a fast track.

Wildcat Shoes won eight of 20 starts including the 2004 Lost Code Breeders' Cup Stakes at Hawthorne Race Course and the '03 Sugar Bowl Stakes at Fair Grounds. He earned $352,512.

A four-year-old Kentucky-bred son of Forest Wildcat, Wildcat Shoes stands for $2,500. He is out of multiple stakes winner Pink Shoes, by Phone Trick, and a half brother to stakes winner Isabell’s Shoes from the immediate family of stakes winners Tour, Trip, Joke, and Flight Forty Nine

Please call (985) 796-9955 to make an appointment to visit him.