Arthur’s Ride, impressive winner of the prestigious Whitney S. (G1) in 2024 and a physically striking gray or roan son of perennial leading sire Tapit, will stand the 2026 breeding season at Taylor Made Stallions, the farm announced today. His stud fee will be $12,500 S&N.
“Arthur’s Ride is a horse we were very high on after his impressive back-to-back victories at Saratoga, including his win in the Grade 1 Whitney, earning a 110 Beyer,” said Travis White, vice-president of Taylor Made Stallions. “The race prior to the Whitney, he ran a 111 Beyer and won by 12 ¾ lengths. He has an outstanding physical and was purchased by Donato Lanni, so we believe commercial breeders will love him. He’s got the type of pedigree we look for. He is by a top sire, out of a champion, and is a half-brother to a champion 2-year-old filly.”
Arthur’s Ride’s signature performance came in last year’s $1 million Whitney at Saratoga, where he vanquished subsequent Eclipse Award Older Dirt Male Champion National Treasure and seven other graded stakes winners in a scintillating stakes debut.
Utilizing his speed—he was first or second at the second call in 7-of-10 starts—Arthur’s Ride established the front soon after the start of the historic 1 1/8-mile fixture. Roused in the stretch, Arthur’s Ride drew off powerfully to lead by as many as five lengths and powered home to win convincingly by 2 ¼ lengths, covering the distance in 1:48.54 and earning a 110 Beyer Speed Figure.
Prior to winning the Whitney, Arthur’s Ride ran a 111 Beyer in a 12 ¾-length romp in a head-turning allowance/optional claiming victory over 1 ¼ miles at Saratoga and earned a 101 Beyer in a 7 ½-length allowance/optional claiming score at one mile at Gulfstream Park.
All told, Arthur’s Ride banked $819,355 for owner Glassman Racing—Karl and Cathi Glassman—and he was trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott. A Keeneland September Sale graduate in 2021, selling to Donato Lanni, agent, he is produced from the Point Given mare Points of Grace, a Champion and graded stakes winner of $456,300 during her accomplished racing career. Arthur’s Ride is a half-brother to Champion 2-Year-Old Filly and Grade 1 winner Victory to Victory, who captured the 2016 Natalma S. (G1) at Woodbine.
For more information on Arthur’s Ride, contact Travis White at (859) 396-3508, or Brock Martin at (270) 498-3722, or visit www.taylormadestallions.com.
