Leinster’s third winner is a Monster

It will be difficult for Leinster to continue to remain atop the country’s freshman sire list for any lengthy period; he has 20 named foals, while many of the Kentuckians have 70 to 85. But for the present time, the Pleasant Acres stalwart is a mile ahead of the competition.

When Monster won the second race at Gulfstream on Friday, he became Leinster’s third winner of the young season; nobody else has more than one. As the lone stakes-winner, his progeny have already accrued $219,426 in earnings – nobody else is even close.

Monster, a colt bred by Dr. Ross Russell and Deeann Smith Cavanaugh, was purchased by Arindel for $25,000 at the OBS Winter sale. With Edgard Zayas aboard, at odds of 3/5 in the $70,000 maiden special, he broke in front, put up serious fractions of :22.39 and :43.21, then sprinted away from the field to break his maiden by nine lengths. He raced the five furlongs on the grass in :55.14, paid $3.40 and earned a check of $54,000 for Arindel.