Over the last 25 years Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services has established relationships with horsemen, owners and breeders in South America. This network of trusted contacts allows us to reliably source racing prospects and breeding stock for import to the US. Please reach out to John or Sandy Stuart about potential South American prospects for import.
BLUE PRIZE (ARG)
2013 Chestnut Mare Pure Prize X Blues for Sale (ARG) BY Not for Sale (ARG) In 2017 Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services brokered a deal to purchase G1 winner and Argentinian Champion 3-year-old filly Blue Prize for Merriebelle Stable. Blue Prize was imported to the US where she won or placed in 13 Graded Stakes, gave trainer Ignacio Correas his first G1 win, and became the third Argentine-bred in history to win the G1 Breeders' Cup Distaff alongside Bayakoa (1990) and Paseana (1992). Blue Prize earned a total of $2,692,253 on the racetrack with 10 wins, 8 seconds and 3 third place finishes from 23 starts. After her Breeders' Cup win in 2019, Merriebelle Stables sold Blue Prize through Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services at Fasig-Tipton to Larry Best's OXO Equine for $5,000,000. |
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DIDIA (ARG)
2018 Bay Mare Orpen x Delambre (BRZ) BY Rainbow Corner (GB) Didia began her racing career in Argentina, scoring a pair of consecutive G1 wins to become Argentinian Champion 3YO Filly in 2021. Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services then secured her purchase and import to the US for Merriebelle Stables. Under the tutelage of trainer Ignacio Correas, Didia won five of her first six starts in the US including the G2 Rodeo Drive S. and the G3 Modesty S., and finished second by 3/4 lengths in the G1 New York S. Didia kicked off the 2024 season with a win in the G2 Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf Invitational, after which John Stuart's Resolute Racing Stable bought into her for a 50% racing stake in partnership with Merriebelle Stables. In her first start for the partnership the ultra-consistent mare was third in the G1 Jenny Wiley at Keeneland before scoring her first North American G1 victory in the New York S. Didia finished her 2024 season in the G1 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, finishing third beaten only 1/2 length in total. "She's awesome; no doubt that she's the best filly I've ever trained"- Ignacio Correas |