COLONEL LIAM

Overview

Colonel Liam is a three-time Grade 1 winner and back-to-back winner of the $1 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes (G1) at Gulfstream Park. He stands at Ocala Stud Farm for a fee of $6,500 S&N.

Pedigree

A son of Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) winner and leading sire LIAM’S MAP, Colonel Liam is a half-brother to the red-hot sire NOT THIS TIME. He hails from the family of multiple G1 winner and millionaire WONDER AGAIN, G1 winner TRIBULATION, and graded stakes winner TEN CITY.

Colonel Liam was a $1.2 million 2-year-old purchase by Robert and Lawana Low at the 2019 OBS Spring Sale after breezing a quarter in :20 4/5.

Race Record

Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earned 3 5 3 0 1 $141,965 4 4 3 0 0 $1,137,600 5 3 1 0 0 $533,000 Totals 12 7 0 1 $1,812,565

Racing Highlights

• Won at age 3:
  • Tropical Park Derby at Gulfstream Park (1 1/16 mi. turf by 3 ¼ lengths, defeating Don Juan Kitten, Summer to Remember, etc.)
  • Maiden special weight at Gulfstream Park (one mi. on dirt, defeating Fugitive, Tons of Gold, etc.)
• Won at age 4:
  • Pegasus World Cup Turf Inv. S. at Gulfstream Park (G1, 1 3/16 mi. turf by a neck, defeating Largent, Cross Border, etc.)
  • Muniz Memorial Classic S. at Fair Grounds (G2, 1 1/8 mi. turf, by 1 ½ lengths, defeating Two Emmys, Logical Myth, etc.)
  • Turf Classic S. at Churchill Downs (G1, 1 1/8 mi. turf, defeating Domestic Spending (GB), Smooth Like Strait, etc.)
• Won at age 5:
  • Pegasus World Cup Turf Inv. S. at Gulfstream Park (G1, 1 1/8 mi. turf by one length, defeating Never Surprised, Space Traveller (GB), etc.)

Colonel Liam recorded Beyer Speed Figures of 102 in the 2022 Pegasus World Cup Turf (G1) and 100 in the $1 million Turf Classic Stakes (G1) at Churchill Downs.

Progeny

• Sire of first-crop 2-year-old Liam’s Law, an impressive wire-to-wire winner on the turf at Saratoga.
• First 2-year-olds in the auction ring sold for up to $180,000, $135,000, and $120,000.

Fee

$6,500 S&N

Inquiries

Contact J. Michael O'Farrell, Jr., Ocala Stud Farm, P.O. Box 818, Ocala, FL 34478. Phone: (352) 237-2171. Fax: (352) 873-3223.