from Seelster Farms

Lucan, ON — Thinking Out Loud will stand in 2016 at Seelster Farms for an introductory stud fee of C$4,000.

In 2012 Thinking Out Loud captured one of the few major stakes races that had eluded his Hall of Fame trainer Bob McIntosh to that point, the $1.47 million North America Cup.

“He was worth the wait,” said McIntosh simply after the impressive victory over a field that included such standouts as Sweet Lou, A Rocknroll Dance, Pet Rock, State Treasurer and Warrawee Needy.

Thinking Out Loud was lightly raced as a 2-year-old, making just four starts, with three wins and a second which included a leg and the final of the Dream Maker Series at Mohawk. A bone bruise caused McIntosh to halt the colt’s rookie season and his patience paid off in spades.

In addition to the NA Cup, Thinking Out Loud also counted the Bluegrass at The Red Mile among his 3-year-old Grand Circuit victories, where he wowed onlookers with a :25 final quarter. At the conclusion of his sophomore year he had seven wins, five seconds and five thirds for $1.2 million in earnings.

Over the next two years Thinking Out Loud proved conclusively that he could compete with the toughest division in harness racing, the free for all pacers, a group that included the richest pacer in history, Foiled Again. He captured the US Pacing Championship in one of his first races as a 4-year-old in 1:47.2, his life mark.

At five Thinking Out Loud’s Grand Circuit wins included the Breeders Crown final at the Meadowlands over Sweet Lou, State Treasurer, Modern Legend and Foiled Again. He also captured the American-National at Balmoral.

He retires with 16 lifetime wins and earnings of $1,932,805.

Thinking Out Loud is a son of one of McIntosh’s former stars, Ponder. His dam, Los Angeles, was a multiple stakes winner and earned $214,623 in her career. She is by Camluck, another of McIntosh’s former stable stars who ruled as the top pacing stallion in Canada for many years. He passed away earlier this year at Seelster Farms where he stood stud his entire career.

For further information visit our website, www.seelsterfarms.com, or call 519.227.4294 or e-mail seelster@quadro.net.