Horse Greeley, the 2006 Del Mar Futurity (G2) winner, will begin his stud career in 2009 at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky.

The four-year-old Mr. Greeley colt out of Grade 1-placed winner Chile Chatte, by Storm Cat, finished third to Johnny Eves in the 2007 Malibu Stakes (G1) in his final start for owner Martha Parfet and trainer Richard Mandella.

Horse Greeley will stand for a syndicate. No stud fee has been announced.

“He is an extremely good-looking horse and has been since the day he was foaled,” Mandella said. “He is big, strong, has good bone, and a great mind. Horse Greeley also had a lot of talent, which he showed us, but [he] was the victim of some bad luck his three-year-old year.”

Horse Greeley won a 6 1/2-furlong maiden race by four lengths at Del Mar prior to his 1 3/4-length triumph in the seven-furlong Del Mar Futurity over eventual Grade 1 winners Great Hunter and Stormello. He did not manage a victory in three subsequent starts.

Bred by Parfet and her late husband, Ray, Horse Greeley won two of six career starts and earned $225,460.
(Source: Thoroughbred Times)