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Strong Hope Starting at $30,000 at Claiborne
Date Posted: 9/29/2004 11:59:14 AM
Last Updated: 10/1/2004 9:05:34 PM
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Jim Dandy winner Strong Hope (inside) will stand for $30,000 his first year at stud.
Photo:
Adam Coglianese
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Strong Hope, a multiple grade II winner, will begin his stallion career for a fee of $30,000, due when the foal stands and nurses. The 4-year-old son of Grand Slam will be available for viewing next week at the Hancock family's Claiborne Farm near Paris, Ky.Strong Hope, a $1.7 million Saratoga yearliing campaigned by Eugene and Laura Melnyk, won the Dwyer Stakes (gr. II) and Jim Dandy Stakes (gr. II, over Empire Maker) in consecutive starts last year and retired with six wins from 11 starts and earnings of $767,460.
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