Silver Train to move from Vinery to Pennsylvania’s Northview Stallion Station

by | 09.13.2011 | 12:32pm
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Silver Train (2002, Old Trieste–Ridden in The Stars) will relocate to Northview Stallion Station’s Pennsylvanian division.  Silver Train, who leads the second crop sire list by winners, will stand for an advertised fee of $7,500.

The nation has watched as the stallion market has grown dramatically in Pennsylvania over the past few years following the introduction of expanded gaming in the state. Stallion owners receive 10% awards for all progeny earnings in Pennsylvania, breeders up to 30%, and with owners bonus money ranging from 25%-40%, the financial upswing is remarkable.


“Silver Train showed incredible versatility during his racing career.  He won the Breeders Cup Sprint (G1), the Jerome (G2) and the Metropolitan Mile (G1) among others. That same versatility has transcended into his stallion career. “ said Director of Bloodstock services Carl McEntee. “ We are delighted to offer this horse to the breeders of the Mid Atlantic. This impressive young sire keeps producing winners.  With the state bred incentive program we have, it will be a resounding success.”

McEntee acting as agent for HnR Horseracing LLC, brokered the deal with Vinery, who have retained an interest in the horse.

Hank Nothhaft CEO of HnR said, “Obviously I am delighted to have purchased this horse.  Though I live on the west coast, I am originally from PA. This horse was sensational on the track; he had superior speed, but was able to sustain that over two turns at the highest level. It is these traits that he is passing down through his progen.  Positioning him in PA solidifies him as one of the best-valued horses in the Northeast.”

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  • Rachel

    I love Silver Train… I’m thrilled he’s so close!

  • John Merriweather

    I think the bloom was off the rose in Kentucky …

  • David H.

    I agree with John Merriweather. Silver Train, a “hot” auction stallion for a while there, has sired one productive horse so far: J J’s Lucky Train, a Maryland-based sprinter whose best wins are in listed stakes competition. (And J J’s Lucky Train was out of a 5-for-12 dam who won $167k, so it was a good mare). There may be more along the way, but so far, it’s not looking great. In my opinion.

  • Sinking Ship

    Before slots, regional programs like Pennsylvania would add unfashionable and/or failed Kentucky stallions to their sire ranks, and adjust the stud fees downward in order to lure big books of mares. Now, after slots, some states have gotten smart and added freshman stallions with good pedigrees and race records and/or decent Kentucky/Florida stallions that maybe aren’t fashionable at the sales, i.e. New York. Adding a horse like Silver Train does nothing, in my opinion, to enhance the sire roster in Pa., but this time the kicker is the stud fee stays the same as it was in Kentucky. So Pa. breeders get a stud who is a disappointment, but are not getting a stud fee break. Doesn’t make sense.

  • Larry Ensor

    Sinking Ship, I completely agree. I could have bred to him in KY this past season for a lot less. The extra 10% in PA Breeders awards for breeding to a PA based stallion doesn’t get it for me. I’ll still send my mares to KY and bring them back to our PA farm once they are in foal. Bring a legitimate off the track stallion prospect to PA in the $5-10,000 range like they do in Florida and we’ll support it.

  • SEATTLE SLEW

    Well Larry NORTHVIEW offers a 25 percent discount which is far better than KY. The breeder program is alot better than most states. No other state has a better program other than NY

  • innocent bystader

    $7500? Will his yearlings even average that this year?

    Regional breeders for the most part it would seem to me are breed to race types, not commercial, but this horse is neither a proven sire yet nor commercial anymore.

    Pass.

  • NorthStar2

    Silver Train should have been pegged at $3,500 – he has a Gr. 3 winner from his first two crops and has average earnings per starter of $23,000. For the best value among Northview’s Pa. stallions, take a look at Medallist, he stands for $4,000 (or $3,000 with that multiple-mare discount) and gets runners (five SWs, including $700,000+ earner Ibboyee), with average earnings per runner DOUBLE that of Silver Train.

  • Rachel

    ST has 4 SW’s for 5 stakes races this year.

  • Sinking Ship

    Rachel, take off the rose-colored glasses. Three of those stakes winners weren’t even in this country, unless, perhaps, they are running the Premio Esmeralda and Premio Pisa at Parx or Penn National now?

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