ROCK HARD TEN DIES 18 Nov 2021 11:22
Multiple grade 1 winner Rock Hard Ten , who had been standing at Jeju Stud Farm in South Korea since 2013, died Nov. 12, according to Korea Racing Authority records.
The
20-year-old son of Kris S started racing at 3 and by his third third
start was grade 1-placed in the 2004 Santa Anita Derby for trainer Jason
Orman.
He
was undefeated at 4 in three starts—the Strub Stakes (G2), Santa Anita
Handicap (G1), and Goodwood Breeders’ Cup Handicap (G2). He retired with
$1,870,380 in earnings.
Rock Hard Ten stood for nine seasons at Lane’s End. He sired 25 black-type stakes winners, including G1 winner Nereid.
Rock
Hard Ten sired 330 winners and his progeny have amassed more than $27
million in earnings. He started out strong with Korean breeders,
breeding 94 mares his first year at stud there.
