Squadron improved his record to a perfect two-for-two when he rolled to a three-and-one-quarter-length victory in the $100,000 Juvenile Turf Stakes at Gulfstream Park West. The eight-furlong contest was part of Sunshine Millions Preview Day at the South Florida oval.
Content to sit just off the early leaders in third, the two-year-old gelded son of Midshipman joined the frontrunners on the far turn, before taking command at the top of the stretch and pulling away for the victory.
Bred in Florida by Angela M. Ingenito, Squadron is out of Skip The Storm, a winning daughter of Skip Away. Skip The Storm is a half-sister to Derrianne, winner of the G3 Martha Washington Breeders’ Cup Stakes and the Listed Prix d’Angerville.
Midshipman's lifetime 18% black type horses from starters is best among all Kentucky stallions standing for $75,000 or less. Among Midshipman’s other top runners are 11-time Stakes winner Lady Shipman, Azalea Stakes winner and G2 Prioress runner-up Dearest; Colleen Stakes winner Red Lodge; San Pedro Stakes winner Yiannis; Shipmate, winner of both the Iowa Stallion Futurity and Northern Lights Debutante; Riskaverse Stakes winner Stormy Regatta; Happy Ticket Stakes winner Naval Command; and Unbridled Stakes winner Allied Air Raid.
