Speightstown’s son Fast Bullet emulated his sire, speeding gate to wire to win the $400,000 True North H. (G2) on the Belmont Stakes undercard June 8th.
In winning the same prestigious stakes as his father did in his championship season, Fast Bullet served notice to America’s top sprinters, that there’s a new speed king to fear.
Out of the gate like a shot, Fast Bullet set fast fractions of :22.48, :45.16, :56.16, and 1:08.27 in winning the first stakes of his career. Fast Bullet has now compiled a record of 5-4-1-0-0 and earnings of $327,000 for his career.
Speightstown also sired a new stakes horse earlier on the Belmont card, Big Screen, in the Jaipur Stakes. These two gave Speightstown 16 stakes horses on the season, and seven stakes horses in just the past seven days. From just five crops to race, the WinStar stallion has sired 45 stakes winners, 19 Graded stakes winners, and earners of $39 million. He ranks 2nd among all Kentucky sires for 2013.
