Don't Forget Castles Crumble!

[Erin Sanderson]

After a stellar first crop with astronomical gallop numbers (go look at those percentages in the Stud Book!), I can only imagine that Castles Crumble is on to even bigger things this season. I got several stakes gallopers from my small handful of questionable mares, and this guy's first freak is not a Steward-bred. He's improving his mares for the most part and has the potential to be one of the top sires of his generation.

He is a great outcross for all those Harry Potter (and any other major AAIA branch), Easy On the Eyes, War Daddy, etc, lined mares and seems to have done especially well with the HP and War Daddy types. Gets tons of A and A- nicks and put up better numbers than many of his first crop contemporaries. Stands this season for $60k.

[Erin Sanderson]

CASTLES CRUMBLE

16hh b. h. by Through the Ghost out of Sassenach, by Man of Mystery

THE TOTAL PACKAGE with an excellent race record and blue blooded pedigree absolutely loaded with black type in his dam's family (don't believe me, check out his catalogue page, his sire's and those of his first three dams), brilliance to win at first asking at two (with a 96 SF) and place in the Steward's Cup Juvenile and the longevity to run his highest speed figure in grade one company at the age of five. Standing for a fee of $60,000.

CAREER

Record: 22 Starts: 13 Win, 5 Place, 1 Show Earnings: $5,927,500

AT TWO
Record: 3 Starts: 2 Wins, 1 Place, 0 Show Earnings: $522,500
WON California Chrome Stakes (G3) - 1 1/16m - defeating Auston Matthews (MG1W), Vermeer, etc.
WON Maiden - 1 1/16m - defeating Mr. White Socks (MG1W), Return (GSW), etc.
2ND Steward's Cup Juvenile (G1) - 1 1/16m - to The People's Horse (MG1W), defeating Time Honored (G1W), Just You (MGSW), Risking Everything (GSW), Edmonton (MG1W), Auston Matthews (MG1W).

AT THREE
Record: 7 Starts: 3 Wins, 2 Place, 1 Show Earnings: $679,000
WON Clasico Tricolor of Venezuela (G1) - 1 1/4m - defeating Reward of Roses (MGSW), Gearwheel (SW), etc.
WON Southern California Derby (G1) - 1 1/8m - defeating Silver Screen (MGSW), Galleon (MGSW), Dragonstorm (SW).
WON Pacific Coast Highway Stakes (G2) - 1 1/8m - defeating Mr. White Socks (MG1W), Reaper of Mars, etc.
2ND Queen's Derby (G1) - 1 1/4m - to The People's Horse (MG1W), defeating City Ablaze (MGSW), Time Honored (G1W), etc.
2ND Peru Jockey Club (G1) - 1 1/2m - to Vector (MG1W), defeating Canvas (MGSW), etc.
3RD Los Campeones Classic (G1) - 1 1/4m - to Tarasenko (MG1W) and River Lea (MG1W), defeating The Upside Down (MGSW), Don'ttakethemoney (MG1W), Redmayne (MG1W), The Best of It (MGSW).

AT FOUR
Record: 6 Starts: 5 Wins, 0 Place, 0 Show Earnings: $3,496,000
WON Steward's Cup Classic (G1) - 1 1/4m - defeating Follow Your Fate (MG1W), The People's Horse (MG1W), Mr. White Socks (MG1W), Gladiator (MG1W), Fancy Shoes (MG1W), Avada Kedavra (G1W), Phoenix Argyle (G1W), This Is Me (G1W), Indiana Jones (MG1W).
WON American Maturity (G1) - 1 1/4m - defeating Mr. White Socks (MG1W), Some Superhero (MG1W), Just a Moment (MG1W), Noctis (MG1W).
WON Summer Bird Stakes (G2) - 1 1/4m - defeating Farseer (MG1W), Somebody Else (MG1W), Some Superhero (MG1W), River Lea (MG1W), Can't Promise That (G1W), The Upside Down (MGSW).
WON Brooklyn Stakes (G2) - 1 1/8m - defeating Truth Teller (G1W), Cavalier (MGSW), Leave You Laughing (G1W), Risking Everything (GSW).
WON President's Cup (G3) - 1 1/4m - defeating Unexpected Twist (MG1W), Sancho (G1W), Beep Beep (GSW), etc.

AT FIVE
Record: 6 Starts: 3 Wins, 2 Place, 0 Show Earnings: $1,230,000
WON Japan Trophy Dirt (G1) - 1 1/4m - defeating Six Words (MGSW), Don't You Remember (MGSW), Eastern Westside (MG1W), etc.
WON Starting Rumors Stakes (G2) - 1 1/4m - defeating Simulcast (SW), Making a Name (G1W), etc.
WON In Excelsis Stakes (G3) - 1 1/4m - defeating Gateway Arch (MSW), Saint Maker (GSW), Deal Breaker (MGSW), etc.
2ND Long Island Gold Cup (G1) - 1 1/4m - to Hear You Me (MG1W), defeating Fancy Shoes (MG1W), Thanos (MG1W), Pope (MGSW).
2ND Gladiator Stakes (G1) - 1 1/4m - to Fancy Shoes (MG1W), defeating Cover of Night (MGSW), Wizard's Wish (GSW), Locksmith (G1W), etc.

PEDIGREE

SIRE Through the Ghost ($5,301,500) was named the Year 41 North American Champion Older Male and Year 39 North American Champion Two Year Old Male. He was a brilliant juvenile, going undefeated and winning the Steward's Cup Juvenile, a multiple grade one winner at three, and second only to Skyfall at four (he avenged his defeat to Doomsday). A five-time grade one winner overall, he is the fourth highest earning son of the legendary Rambling. He sired earners of $17,374,600, including millionaire One Sweet World and grade one winners and champions City of Dust, Memory Lane, and Nowhere Kid.

DAM Sassenach ($412,300) was a grade one winner at two and continued to win and place in stakes events at three and four. She is a blue hen daughter of the great Man of Mystery and multiple graded stakes winner Fairy Murmur, dam of earners of over $2 million.

The FEMALE FAMILY of a stallion is one of the most important aspects in determining his suitability for stud, and Castles Crumble may not be from the line of Whitney or Wonder, but he is blue blooded, nonetheless. He is inbred 4x4 to Sway, who is the third dam of both of his parents. This family has produced, besides those mentioned above, Steward's Cup and Desert Marathon winner Center of Time ($2,634,000), Long Island Acorn, Midsummer Oaks and Inglewood Gold Cup winner Lady So Divine ($2,381,000), Desert Mile winner Scissorhands ($2,101,000), Steward's Cup Marathon and Long Island Classic winner Broadchurch ($2,067,500), five-time grade one winner Alone in the Light ($1,687,800), grade one winner Sleeping Citizens ($1,394,500), Louisville Oaks winner Fancy Her Kiss ($1,272,500), two-time grade one winner Courage ($1,240,500, still in training), Long Island Acorn winner Little Wanderer ($1,098,000) and numerous other grade one winners and six figure earners.

[Erin Sanderson]

He is now officially Steward approved!

Also, fun fact, his two-year-old full sister Kingdoms Fall is already a grade one winner at two!