Son of Hall of Famer Curlin won the $1-million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) at Saratoga, following in the footsteps of his sire who won the 1 ¼-mile race in 2007 and 2008. Curlin is establishing himself as a prolific sire-of-sires, with classic-siring sons Good Magic and Keen Ice.
Bright Future is out of the stakes-winning Bellamy Road mare Sophia’s Song, making him a half-brother to Grade 2 winner Musical Mischief (2020 f. by Into Mischief), as well as TDN Rising Star Booth (2021 c. by Mitole). Bright Future’s extended family includes two-time champion sprinter Housebuster, Grade 1 Hopeful S. winner Nutella Fella, and Grade 2 winner Quero Quero.
Catalog Pedigree
Bright Future |
Curlin | Smart Strike | Mr. Prospector |
| Classy 'N Smart | |||
| Sherriff's Deputy | Deputy Minister | ||
| Barbarika | |||
| Sophia's Song | Bellamy Road | Concerto | |
| Hurry Home Hillary | |||
| Dreamscape | Mt. Livermore | ||
| Big Dreams |
| AGE | STARTS | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | EARNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $42,840 |
| 4 | 6 | 3(1) | 0 | 1 | $794,100 |
| 5 | 3 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | $111,000 |
| T: | 11 | 5(2) | 0 | 2 | $947,940 |
1st
MSW at Gulfstream Park (8F, D, 1:35.14) defeating Logico, Gasoline, etc.
3rd
Allowance at Belmont (1 mile, D) to Uncle Moonlight, Set Sail; defeating Three Jokers, etc.
1st
Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1) at Saratoga (10F, D, 2:03.00, 103 Beyer) defeating Proxy, Tyson, Clapton, etc.
AOC at Saratoga (9F, D, 1:49.01) defeating Speed Bias, Artorius, etc.
AOC at Gulfstream (8F, D, 1:34.76) defeating Giant Game, O Captain, etc.
3rd
AOC at Churchill Downs (1 mile, D) to Petulante, King Ottoman; defeating El Oriente, etc.
1st
Salvator Mile Stakes (G3) at Monmouth Park (8F, D, 1:36.96) defeating Coastal Mission, Movisitor, etc.