Domestic Product Set to Join Sire at Ashford Stud

Domestic Product, who emulated his sire, Practical Joke, when winning the Aug. 24 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course, will retire to Coolmore America's Ashford Stud to stand alongside his sire following his final start in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1). "Domestic Product has always been an outstanding prospect who identified himself very early in his works," said Chad Brown, who trained both him and his sire for Klaravich Stables. "After he broke his maiden at Belmont, it was clear he was a serious Kentucky Derby prospect, so we put him on that trail. He qualified when winning the Tampa Bay Derby but unfortunately lost a shoe early in the Derby and it didn't work out for him." "Right after the Derby I told Seth (Klarman of Klaravich Stables) that we were going to try to do the same thing we did with his sire, Practical Joke, and cut him back in distance on Travers Day. So he had his prep in the Dwyer Stakes, which he won with ease, and going into the Allen Jerkens it was clear that he was going to be the horse to beat with jockey Flavien Prat having no hesitation in choosing him ahead of three others he had ridden on their previous starts. Ultimately, he put in a very brave effort to get the win and nose out a very, very good horse [Prince of Monaco]. "He's an incredible physical; a really striking, almost black horse with excellent conformation." "Practical Joke has been extremely popular with breeders ever since he first arrived here," said Coolmore's director of sales, Charlie O'Connor. "He has enjoyed terrific success both on the racetrack and in the sales ring, and everyone in Ashford is excited to have him standing alongside his sire for 2025." His fee will be set at a later date.