SPEIGHTSTER, recently purchased by Jay and Christine Hayden to stand at stud at Northern Dawn Farm in Hillsburgh, was humanely euthanized February 6 after suffering an irreparable injury to a hind leg in his stall.
The 10-year-old stallion arrived at Northern Dawn, owned by Sherry McLean in late January. The son of leading sire Speightstown was quickly filling up his book with Ontario breeders who were familiar with the horse. Speightster was in the top five of second-crop stallions in North America in 2021.
And Speightster had already made an impact in Canada as the sire of Aubrieta, winner of the Glorious Song Stakes at Woodbine, and Dreaming Of Drew, winner of the Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Woodbine.