By james art 
The product of the late owner/breeder Stephen Brunette to Purebred will be shown when the winner of his family home 1 class Uninterrupted Mo and her annual Colt of Currin Enter the ring on February 3 in the winter mixed sale of Fasig-Tipton Kentucky in Lexington.
Stephen John Brunette’s father, who bought Hialeah Park in 1977 and developed the Red Oak farm near Okala, Florida, died in 2018 at the age of 87. Stephen Brunettes died in April 2024 after a 4-year battle with cancer. He was 56 years old.
The stable heritage of the red oak continues through Stephen John Brunette’s brother, Jr., albeit on a smaller scale.
“Stephen was the practical brother. He had a passion for breeding,” says Rick Sako, a brunette race manager, who also runs the Red Oak farm. “He raised the winner of the 1st grade we sell in this sale, an unbridled MO, and he raised Mind Control, a three -time winner in grade 1 and now a stallion in New York.
“Stephen loved breeding and racing.”
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The Brunette family also has a training center with a good chance near Okala and the former Hyaleya park, which is now a casino.
The stable spraying of the red oak with five horses when selling Fasig-Tipton, sent by Hill ‘N’ Dale in Xalapa, will bring the number of horses sold after passing Stephen to about 50, Sako said.
Underdeveloped MO (HIP 401), a 12-year-old mare from the late Great Stallion Cickle Mo, won 2018 Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) of Oaklawn Park Plus a 3 -grade 3 -racing race with 12 competitions, which showed her triumph seven times and earns more than $ 1 million. She had three stallions and is not pregnant.
Her 2024 stallion, a Curlin leg, is cataloged as the HIP 395 and looks like one of the honors among short annuals on the spot.
“This Kurlin Colt, I had it with me in Okal until a week ago. The last 90 days he really blossomed,” Sako said. “He is a big, long curl with a nice thigh and a large super -step. He is a very correct, beautiful colt of a 1st grade mare that had a lot of heart.
“I have been doing this for a long time and this is an exceptional alt. As part of the scatter, it has to be sold. It is an opportunity for someone to buy something that would usually not be on the market.”
Fasig-Tipton President and CEO Boyd Browning Jr. said the stable red oak spread out of the February catalog boost
“The annual Curlin Colt is an exceptional horse. Not only is it a beautiful pedigree, but it is a very good individual. It must be at the top of the short annual annual sales this year,” Browning said. “You can see him win 1 grade. He is also a nice perspective for pins and the type of horse we would like to see again when we sell our sarah. He is such a horse.
“The same applies to the unbridled Mo. She is the winner of 1st grade and unfortunately they don’t make Uncle Mo. She is a big mare, and Curlin Colt is a good example of what she produces.”
Sacco said, Prince Valian who won for coach Todd Plechr of AQUEDUCT RACETRACK January 11th. The 3-year-old Colt is a winner in multiple bets King Whom the Red Oak also campaigns.
And Sacco is very excited about the foster control of the mind obtained by breeders in New York. Now of his third year standing at Rockridge Stud near Hudson, New York, son of Stay thirsty He stands for $ 8,000.
“He was growing 190 mares in Stud in 2023, more than any stallion in New York’s breeding history. And then in 2024 he grown 130,” Sako said. “He was a great, frugal horse. We really enjoy his babies.”
(LR) Rick Sako and Stephen Brunette lead rampant to the winner’s circle after the Apple 2018 Handicap in Oaklawn Park Oaklawn