TDN: Drosselmeyer future up in air (UPDATE: Retired. Standing in KY)
Drosselmeyer Decision Due Next Week
Updated: 5:37 PM ET (First posted: 5:35 PM ET)
Officials at WinStar Farm will make a decision on the future of GI Breeders' Cup Classic hero Drosselmeyer (Distorted Humor) sometime next week, according to a release from the farm. The 4-year-old was originally set to retire to stud in New York in 2012, but those plans have been rescinded, owing to a clause in the contract which allowed for flexibility were the colt to win the Classic. "All options are open for Drosselmeyer, and we expect to make a decision by some time next week," said Elliott Walden, WinStar President & CEO. "Our phone has been ringing off the hook since Saturday's big win, including Mike Smith lobbying to keep the horse in training. So we're weighing all of our options and will do what we feel is best for Drosselmeyer and WinStar." With his victory at Churchill Downs, Drosselmeyer became his sire's all-time leading money winner and took his earnings to $3,728,170. He joins A.P. Indy as the only horses to win a Belmont and the Classic and is one of just seven horses to win a Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup event, joining the likes of Unbridled, Sunday Silence and Curlin.
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