ONE OF THE MOST DOMINANT HOPEFUL-G1 WINNERS THIS CENTURY

TOP 3 FIRST-CROP SIRE IN 2025 BY BLACK TYPE WINNERS

• Led by 2-year-old black type winners SOMAVIA & GOLD BASIN

  
  

  6 1/2-LENGTH WINNER OF SARATOGA’S FAMED HOPEFUL-G1

  One of the largest margins of victory in the prestigious race for 2yos

  
  

  THE BEST 2YO BY EMERGING SIRE LIAM’S MAP

  One of the best racehorses and sires by the brilliant Unbridled’s Song

Liam's Map – Appenzell, by Johannesburg
2017, Bay, 16 h | Entered Stud: 2022 | Nominated to: Breeders' Cup, KTDF

2026 Racing: BOLERO BAY repelled every challenge he faced in the $100,000 English Channel S. on Derby Day at Gulfstream Park to come home a 1 ½-length winner in the one-mile turf event for 3-year-olds in his stakes debut.

2025 Racing: Top 3 North American First-Crop Sire in 2025 by Black Type Winners, led by 2yo filly SOMAVIA, impressive winner of the $100,000 Iowa Sorority Stakes at Prairie Meadows going away by 3 lengths; Panamanian black type-winning 2yo filly GOLD BASIN; stakes placed 2yo colt Fuel, a flashy debut winner at Ellis Park going away by 2 1/2 lengths and placed in the $150,000 Clever Trevor S. at Remington Park in his second start; etc.

Top 8 First-Crop Sire in North America by Winners with 13 first-crop 2-year-olds to reach the winner’s circle, featuring several impressive debut MdSpWt winners across North America.

2025 Sales: Top 6 Freshman Sire at OBS March – $162,500 Avg. – with first-crop 2yos including a $270,000 filly that breezed 9.4.

2024 Sales: Top 6 Freshman Sire at F-T July – $97,500 Avg. – including first-crop yearlings up to $155,000.

Saratoga’s best 2-year-old of 2019 and second most dominant winner of the prestigious HOPEFUL S. (G1) in the last dozen years by margin of victory.

Won the Hopeful – Saratoga’s most storied race for 2-year-olds – by a widening 6 ½ lengths in 1:23.48 for 7 furlongs, garnering some Eclipse Award votes at season’s end.

Won a Saratoga 2yo MdSpWt in 1:09.77 for 6 furlongs, earning an 86 Beyer and 8 3/4 Ragozin – named Ragozin’s The Sheets 2YO Fig of the Week in North America.

Derby Trail at 3: Runner-up to multiple G1 winner Charlatan in the 1 1/8-mile Arkansas Derby (G1), and on the board behind Nadal in the $1 million Rebel S. (G2) at Oaklawn.

Runner-up to G1 winner Yaupon in the six-furlong Amsterdam S. (G2) at Saratoga, earning a 6 Ragozin.

Won the Sir Shackleton S. at Gulfstream at 4, running 7 furlongs in 1:23 flat.

The best G1-winning 2-year-old by emerging sire LIAM’S MAP, one of Unbridled’s Song’s best sons.

Hails from a 2yo family: Out of the multiple graded stakes-producing Johannesburg mare Appenzell, also the dam of millionaire & graded stakes-winning juvenile RISE UP.

Earned $573,640 – $261,000 as a juvenile and $241,500 as a 3-year-old, from 5 ½ furlongs to 1 1/8 miles.

First crop are 3-year-olds in 2026.