High-class Thousand Words retires to Spendthrift Farm

Thousand Words, a graded winner at two and three, has been retired from racing and will stand stud in 2021 at B. Wayne Hughes' Spendthrift Farm.

The four-year-old son of Pioneerof the Nile will become the newest stallion to participate in Spendthrift’s 'Share The Upside' programme and is immediately available for inspection by appointment.

"Thousand Words is a horse we have been high on since the day we partnered with the Albaugh family to buy him at the Keeneland September sale," said Ned Toffey, Spendthrift general manager.

"We believed he was one of the best combinations of pedigree and physical we saw that year, which is why he commanded a million dollars.

"He was forward from the day he started training in Ocala, and Bob Baffert told us pretty early on that Thousand Words was a Derby horse. He was an undefeated Los Al(amitos) Futurity winner at two and beat Honor A.P. in a final Derby prep race at three.

"Thousand Words is a terrific package and will greatly complement our stallion roster, especially at his price point. We think breeders are really going to like everything he has to offer as an exciting young stallion prospect.”

The Share The Upside fee for Thousand Words will be $10,000 for one year. Additionally, breeders must breed a mare in 2022 on a complimentary basis.

After the breeder has a live foal in 2022, pays the stud fee, and breeds a mare back, he or she will earn a lifetime breeding right beginning in 2023. For breeders not interested in the programme, Thousand Words will be offered for $7,500.

Campaigned by Spendthrift and the Albaugh Family Stables, Thousand Words broke his maiden on debut as a two-year-old at Santa Anita and his second start he colt stretched out around two turns to capture the Grade 2 Los Alamitos Futurity.

Trained by Bob Baffert, Thousand Words opened his three-year-old campaign with a win in the Robert B Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita and later landed the Shared Belief Stakes at Del Mar.

Retiring with four wins and a second from nine starts, he is out of the multiple Grade 2-winning and Grade 1-placed Pomeroys Pistol.

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