Why Not Now: Indiana champion and Grand Circuit winner racing and breeding in 2024
Capitalizing on a sensational sophomore campaign, Indiana-sired Why Not Now will race and breed in the Hoosier State in 2024. The son of Always A Virgin put together a formidable 2023 season, marked by a strong finish to close out the year.
WHY NOT NOW Always A Virgin-Star Of The Show-Four Starzzz Shark p, 2, Q1:56.4s; 3, 1:48.2f ($706,880) Indiana champion and Grand Circuit winner in 2023!
Why Not Now hit the board in each of his 18 starts, winning nine times and banking $617,165. In Indiana Sires Stakes competition he won a pair of divisions and finished second four times before claiming the $250,000 Super Final as the favorite in a time of 1:49.4 over a sloppy track. In open stakes action at Harrah's Hoosier Park, Why Not Now finished second in the $190,000 Monument Circle before going on to capture the $260,000 Progress Pace final at Dover Downs. He defeated a stacked field that included Ontario Sires Stakes Super Final and Little Brown Jug elimination winner Moment Is Here, Breeders Crown elimination winner El Ray, Adios champ Cannibal and Dan Patch Award winner Stockade Seelster on his way to pacing a lifetime best 1:48.2.
From a family of proven producers Why Not Now is the full-brother to Fox Stake winner Virgo p,2, 1:51.4s; 3, 1:48.3s, BT 1:48 ($458,212) and multiple Grand Circuit winner American Passport p,2, 1:51.4m; 3, 1:51f, BT 1:49.4 ($352,459). Dam Star Of The Show is a sister to Ideal Matters p,3, 1:49.4m, BT 1:48.1 ($648.357), Indiana Sires Stakes Super Final winning freshman Tellmeitmatters p,2, 1:51.4s ($204,360) and Ideal Treasure, dam of 2015 Canadian Horse of the Year and Dan Patch Award winner, State Treasurer p,2, 1:52.3s; 3, 1:50s; 1:47m ($1,908,424).
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