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Calumet Farm's Grade 1 winner and millionaire True Timber has been retired from racing, the farm confirmed Oct. 26. No stud plans have been finalized.
The 7YO son of Mineshaft was bred in Kentucky by Marc and Vinka Ferrell out of the unraced Tiznow mare Queen's Wood, who is a half-sister to two stakes-placed winners and is from the immediate family of Breeders' Cup Classic and Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup winner Pleasantly Perfect and European champion 2YO filly Elusive Kate.
Calumet bought True Timber as a weanling for $170,000 out of St. George Sales' consignment at the 2014 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.
With trainer Kiaran McLaughlin, True Timber became a winner at 2 and at 3 placed twice in graded stakes. He would continue coming oh so close in graded company with a second in the Cigar Mile Presented by NYRA Bets by three-quarters of a length in 2018 and a third in the Cigar Mile in 2019. In mid-2020 McLaughlin retired from training and the horse went to Jack Sisterson, who is a private trainer for Calumet. That year True Timber broke through and won the Cigar Mile by 5 1/2 lengths.
True Timber was aimed for the 2021 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes but missed the race due to injury. He retires with a 5-5-9 record from 29 starts and earned $1,215,150.