Eight-year-old Straight Flush (Baligh--She Bear, by Effervescing) was Brazil's champion older male and a two-time group I winner. He also competed in a couple of grade II stakes in the U.S. for trainer Richard Mandella.
Brazilian champion Straight Flush will stand his first season at stud at Dr. Lee Chatham's Chesterfield Farm near Queen Lake, Ariz., for owner Buffy Jo Lake and lessee Cass Dewey. A grandson of Sadler's Wells, Straight Flush retired with six wins from 13 starts and earnings of $300,013.