Papa Clem a son of Smart Strike standing at Legacy Ranch in California

 
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Standing his 4th Season in 2013!
(Smart Strike-Miss Houdini by Belong to Me)

Leading 3yr old of 2009
Lifetime earnings of $1,121,190
won Arkansas Derby G2
won San Fernando Stakes G2
2nd Robert Lewis G2
2nd Louisiana Derby G2
3rd Malibu Stakes G1
4th Kentucky Derby G1
By leading sire Smart Strike, sire of Horse of the Year Curlin, champion turf horse English Channel, and current KY Derby favorite Looking at Lucky, Papa Clem is an exciting addition to the California Stallion roster. He defeated 3yr old champion Summer Bird in the Arkansas Derby and was a very troubled 4th in the Kentucky Derby. His female family speaks of three generations of top Graded stakes horses and the Hirsch family breeding program. His dam, Miss Houdini, was a Grade 1 winner in her 2nd start, the Del Mar Debutant. Papa Clem's 2nd dam, the brilliantly fast Magical Maiden, was also a Grade 1 stakes winner at two in the Hollywood Starlet.

IN THE NEWS
Jan 25,2012
2012 Papa Clem-Glitteringmischief colt sells for $22,000 at Barretts January Sale.
Dec 1, 2012
We wrap up the year with 80 foals on the ground and 66 mares bred. Breeders are raving about their 2012 foals!
Oct 9,2012
Papa Clem yearlings sells for $52,000 at the Barretts October yearling sale. Others sell for $27,000, $21,000.
 
April 25,2012
We are well into the 2012 foaling season and there are new Papa Clem foals everywere with 55 plus already on the ground of the anticipated 85 foals. New photos posted and more to come. Links on the left.
 
October 18, 2011
The summer has flown by, the yearling sales are done and it is time to start thinking about the 2012 breeding season.  We are looking forward to Papa Clem's 3rd year at stud and are pleased with how the foals, now many weanled are doing. Stay tuned for some new foal photos in the next 60 days.
 
August 20, 2011
A BIG THANK YOU to all the breeders that supported "Papa" in his 2nd year. We got just over 100 mares in 2011 and have 47 lovely foals on the ground from his late starting first season at stud (click here to see foal photos).  We are looking forward to watching these foals grow and develop but so far we know one thing, "Papa" is stamping them. Very easy to pick them out in a field as they have his nice shoulder and hip, and his color.
 
January 25, 2011
FIRST FOAL!  We are pleased to announce the first foal by Papa Clem! Candi Capri, a full sister to stakes winner Nifty Slew who is the dam of two stakes winners, including Hostility ($401,829), and a stakes placed horse, foaled a colt on January 25, 2011. His excited owner describes him as “quite a looker, big, tall, strong, well-boned and nicely muscled dark brown foal, with a white blaze and clearly his daddy’s head.”  click here to see more foals.
 
August, 2010
It's a wrap! Papa Clem ends his first season with 57 mares and a 98% conception rate. Given that we received him two weeks before the beginning of the breeding season we are fairly pleased.
 
February 20, 2010
Legacy Ranch profiled in BloodHorse Magazine. read article
   
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  Papa Clem a son of Smart Strike standing at Legacy Ranch in California


2013 fee $6,500 LFSN
standing at:
Legacy Ranch Clements California
21455 N. Clements RD Clements, California 95227
syndicate manager Gayle Van Leer

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