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Son of Uncle Mo will stand at Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky in 2023

This year's Grade 1 Belmont Stakes (12f) winner Mo Donegal (Uncle Mo) will stand at Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky where his 2023 fee has been advertised at US$20,000. 

Trained by Todd Pletcher for Donegal Racing and Repole Stables, Mo Donegal retires from racing with earnings of over US$1.5 million, with his other wins including the Grade 2 Remsen Stakes (9f) at Aqueduct as a juvenile last year and the Grade 2 Wood Memorial Satkes (9f) in April. He is one of three winners out of the Pulpit mare Callingmissbrown who is herself a daughter of Grade 1 winner Island Sand. 

"It's always exciting when you can acquire a stallion prospect of the caliber of Mo Donegal, and we are thankful to Jerry Crawford, Mike Repole, and the Donegal Racing partners for the opportunity," said Ned Toffey, Spendthrift's general manager.

"It's not often you can offer breeders a Classic winner by an emerging sire of sires, which Uncle Mo appears to be. On top of that, Mo Donegal is very good looking, comes from a brilliant and active family, was a two-year-old Graded stakes winner and defeated some of the best from a pretty good crop of three-year-olds this year. We expect him to be extremely popular, and we invite breeders to come out and see him."