Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Sierra Leone will race next year as a 4-year-old, Coolmore America announced in a social media post Nov. 7.
His owners – Peter Brant, Brook Smith, and Coolmore-affiliated interests – had taken the days after the Breeders’ Cup Classic to assess and formally announce his future.
In addition to his effectiveness as a racehorse, which has earned him a 4-3-2 record in nine starts and earnings of $6,008,000, Sierra Leone holds immense value as a stallion prospect. He is an in-demand 3-year-old son of Gun Runner, one so well bred and striking that he sold at auction as a yearling for $2.3 million.
Coolmore wrote on X that “Sierra Leone arrived in Kentucky on Monday and is now enjoying some time off at Ashford Stud, where he will rest and recharge before returning to the track.”
Coolmore thanked trainer Chad Brown and his entire team “for all their hard work and unwavering belief in…
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