MORRISTON - Pleasant Acres Stallions has announced the arrival of MR FISK’s first foal, a healthy filly out of NY-bred Brass Cat, a daughter of Gr. I-winning millionaire BLUEGRASS CAT.  
 
    “Our beautiful Brass Cat has blessed us with another big, athletic baby,” said breeder Martine Britell. “Paired with MR FISK’s amazing bloodlines and triple-digit speed, we are excited for this filly’s future!”
 
    “A stallion’s first foal is always a milestone, and this filly is exactly the kind of start you hope for,” said Christine Jones, Director of Stallion Services at Pleasant Acres Stallions. “MR FISK has the race record, the physical and the pedigree depth we believe Florida breeders deserve. He was a multiple graded stakes winner with triple-digit Beyer ability, and he brings the rare opportunity to access ARROGATE’s line along with a deep successful European female family. This first foal is a great start, and we can’t wait to see what his first crop delivers for Florida breeders.”
 
    MR FISK (Arrogate / Plein Air (IRE), by Manduro (GER)) delivers proven graded stakes class and consistency to the Pleasant Acres Stallions roster. Trained by Bob Baffert, he broke his maiden at Santa Anita, then returned to place second in the Affirmed Stakes at 1-1/16 miles on dirt. He went on to win the Shared Belief Stakes and the Gr. III Native Diver Stakes at Del Mar, and at four captured the Gr. III Californian Stakes and G. II Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes at Santa Anita, earning a triple-digit Beyer. MR FISK hit the board in seven of 11 starts, finishing in the money 64% of the time while facing deep, high-quality fields.
 
    On pedigree, MR FISK offers a rare continuation of ARROGATE’s line, as the four-time Gr. I winner stood for only three breeding seasons. The ARROGATE résumé includes victories in the Travers Stakes, Breeders’ Cup Classic, Pegasus World Cup, and Dubai World Cup, with earnings of $17.4 million.

    MR FISK’s dam, PLEIN AIR (IRE), is a two-time black-type winner on two continents and is by world champion MANDURO (GER), a multiple Gr. I winner who was ranked the IFHA’s top horse in the world for 2007 and later secured by Sheikh Mohammad for a reported $25 million in breeding rights. MANDURO is by MONSUN – four-time champion German sire who is considered the most successful stallion in the history of Germany. The female family is stacked with black type through multiple generations, reflecting the kind of speed, soundness, stamina, and durability that has repeatedly produced stakes performers in Europe and around the world.

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