FINLANDIA’S NEAT

English Channel (sire)

English Channel is the number one turf sire in North America. He’s also ranked number eight as a Synthetic surface sire. Having died in 2021 with a stud fee of $27,000 English Channel produced a very unique bloodline, and his mail line most definitely has value in the breeding shed. If our young colt can do anything on the track, he may very well have a future in the breeding shed. Remember, unlike most partnerships, turnkey racing, includes breeding rights for all of our partners, you won’t find that in too many racing partnerships in North America. English Channel,a champion, in four years of racing competed in 23 races winning 13 finishing second in four and third in one. His final victory came in the 2007 Breeders Cup turf where he set a record for this race when he won by seven lengths. In his two year old year he made his first start in a maiden special weight at Saratoga, and was ridden by John Velasquez., English Channel was a slow starter and really didn’t reach his peak until he was five. He won the Breeders cup turf. Joe Hirsch Turf The Sword Dancer and was second the United Nations was second in the Manhattan. in 2006, he again won the Joe Hirsch was third in the Breeders’ Cup turf was fourth in the Arlington Million won the United Nations was second in the Manhattan won the Turf classic stakes and won the Canadian Turf handicap. In 2005 he was fifth in the Breeders Cup Turf, second in the Joe Hirsch second in the Secretariat first in the Virginia Derby first in the Colonial Turf Cup and first in the Woodlawn Stakes.

At Stud English channel sired, The Pizza Man, Al’s Gal, Heart-To-Heart, Interpol, Johnny Bear, VE Day, Channel Maker, VUDU Song, Channel Cat, Two Emmy’s, Faenon, Warlike Goddess and Last Call just to name a few. His sire is Smart Strike by the great Mr. Prospector. His dam is Belva by the Fantastic Turf Sire Theatrical. English channels progeny are known to be sound and their best racing years start at four and sometimes last until eight, simply put English Channel was the best in the business as a turf course sire

Lifetime earnings $5,199,000.

Finlandia (dam-mother)

• Simply put in 2006 Finlandia was the best New York bred turf mare in the world.
• Winner “Ticonderoga Handicap” 2006 Aqueduct 106 spd figure
• Winner “Yaddo Handicap” 2006 Saratoga 99 spd figure
• 2nd “Mount Vernon Handicap” 2006 Belmont Park
• 3rd “Irish Actress Stakes” Belmont Park
• 2nd “Yaddo Handicap” 2005 Saratoga
• 3rd “Beaugay Handicap” Grade III 2007 Aqueduct
• Dam of 6 horses to race with 4 winnders including current runner “Snake Oil Charlie” winner of over $120,000 in New York
• Her 3 year old “Magic Finish” is currently training with Joe Sharp