Fan favorite Sandman is settling in at his new home after retiring from the racetrack, and for the next few months he’s enjoying the good life at Rockridge Stud in Hudson, NY, before starting his stallion career next year.
“He’s going to adjust just fine,” says Lere Visagie, owner/manager of Rockridge. “Sandman, if I can sum him up, he’s a surfer dude – he’s all relaxed, and nothing flusters him.”
Sandman’s large fan base developed through ABR’s “A Stake in Stardom” and social media has followed him to his new digs, and Visagie sees that as an opportunity to help educate folks about the breeding side of the horse industry. As a son of leading sire Tapit and a Grade 1 winner, Sandman figures to draw a lot of interest from New York breeders.
“When Sandman was on the racetrack, he had a phenomenal team behind him, and we wanted to bring that to him when he retired,” says Visagie.
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