Costner
"Costner"
Curlin x Coral Sun by A.P. Indy
4/18/2021 16.2h Bay Stallion
2026 Fee: $1,500
Costner LTE$60,809, was a $95,000 yearling purchase at Keenland. Winner. LTE $57,681. Half brother to CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS, $400,284, Groupie Doll S. [G3], 2nd Juddmonte Spinster S. [G1] Full brother to Fire Coral, $234,550, 3rd Mari Hulman George Memorial S. [L]. Costner is bred on the same 3/4 cross as NEST and Idol, with Sire Curlin and Maternal Grandsire A.P. Indy. He won 3 races with highest speed figure of 76. He won or placed 10 of his 19 races retiring sound to Moonstone Field with no injuries.
Sire Curlin who was the American Horse of the Year in both 2007 and 2008. He retired in 2008 as the highest North American money earner with over US$10.5 million accumulated. His major racing wins included the 2007 Preakness Stakes, 2007 Breeders' Cup Classic, and 2008 Dubai World Cup. In August 2008, Timeform assigned a 134 rating for Curlin, calling him the best horse in the world on dirt. Curlin was elected to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame in 2014, his first year of eligibility. Since retired to stud, Curlin has emerged as a major sire whose offspring include Palace Malice, Keen Ice, Exaggerator, Good Magic, Stellar Wind, Vino Rosso, Clairiere, Malathaat, Nest, Cody's Wish, Elite Power, Idiomatic, and Journalism.
Dam, Coral Sun was unraced and was a $175,000 Keenland Yearling Sales graduate. PE$700,620. Notable Progeny COSTNER, Winner LTE$60,809. CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS, LET$400,284, Groupie Doll S. [G3], 2nd Juddmonte Spinster S. [G1]. Fire Coral, LTE$234,550, 3rd Mari Hulman George Memorial S. [L]
Maternal Grandsire A.P. Indy won the Belmont Stakes and Breeders' Cup Classic on his way to American Horse of the Year honors in 1992. His time in the Belmont Stakes tied Easy Goer for the second-fastest running in the history of the race, behind his damsire Secretariat.A.P. Indy subsequently became a "breed-shaping sire", leading the North American sire list twice and establishing a sire line that has produced multiple American Classic winners. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000.
Sire Curlin who was the American Horse of the Year in both 2007 and 2008. He retired in 2008 as the highest North American money earner with over US$10.5 million accumulated. His major racing wins included the 2007 Preakness Stakes, 2007 Breeders' Cup Classic, and 2008 Dubai World Cup. In August 2008, Timeform assigned a 134 rating for Curlin, calling him the best horse in the world on dirt. Curlin was elected to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame in 2014, his first year of eligibility. Since retired to stud, Curlin has emerged as a major sire whose offspring include Palace Malice, Keen Ice, Exaggerator, Good Magic, Stellar Wind, Vino Rosso, Clairiere, Malathaat, Nest, Cody's Wish, Elite Power, Idiomatic, and Journalism.
Dam, Coral Sun was unraced and was a $175,000 Keenland Yearling Sales graduate. PE$700,620. Notable Progeny COSTNER, Winner LTE$60,809. CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS, LET$400,284, Groupie Doll S. [G3], 2nd Juddmonte Spinster S. [G1]. Fire Coral, LTE$234,550, 3rd Mari Hulman George Memorial S. [L]
Maternal Grandsire A.P. Indy won the Belmont Stakes and Breeders' Cup Classic on his way to American Horse of the Year honors in 1992. His time in the Belmont Stakes tied Easy Goer for the second-fastest running in the history of the race, behind his damsire Secretariat.A.P. Indy subsequently became a "breed-shaping sire", leading the North American sire list twice and establishing a sire line that has produced multiple American Classic winners. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000.
STATS:
- WINNER
- LTE $60,809
- Starts: 19
- 1st: 3
- 2nd: 3
- 3rd: 4