THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME

Grade 1 winner BUDDHA, the leading son at stud of leading sire UNBRIDLED’S SONG, hails from 6 consecutive generations of Leading Sires: NATIVE DANCER, RAISE A NATIVE, MR. PROSPECTOR, FAPPIANO, UNBRIDLED,  UNBRIDLED’S SONG.

Cast in the mold of his sire, a classic contender who won a grade 1 in his third career start, BUDDHA won a grade 1 in his fourth career start. A winner of 3 races in 4 starts, BUDDHA was undefeated as a three year old, winning his first two races by a combined 14 lengths. in his second start as a three year old, he won an allowance race by 9 1/2 lengths at Gulfstream Park on Florida Derby Day - posting a beyer speed figure 5 points higher than Florida Derby (G1) winner and Kentucky Derby (G1) favorite Harlan’s Holiday (G1).

In his first stakes appearance, against a 25 mile an hour head wind, after three quarters in 1:10 and change, BUDDHA bulled his way to the wire in the historic $750,000 Grade 1 Wood Memorial to defeat eventual Travers Winner (G1) and Breeders’ Cup Classic favorite Medaglia D’oro (G1). BUDDHA emerged from the wood, just as his sire and great-great-great grandsire did before him, as the most promising, raw-talented three year old in the country and the horse to beat in the Derby.