Lantern Hill-bred runner wins sprint stakes at Monmouth Park

October 10, 2006

Terrific Challenge, a four-year-old colt bred and raised by Lantern Hill Farm, won his third consecutive stakes race when he drew off to win the $60,000 My Frenchman Stakes at Monmouth Park on September 10.

Owned and trained by Stanley Hough, Terrific Challenge sat off the early pace but rallied under Joe Bravo to win the turf sprint by three lengths as the odds-on favorite. Time was 1:01 on a firm turf, which established a new course record for 5 ½ furlongs.

The victory was the colt’s fourth in 2006 and followed victories in the John McSorley and Sneakbox Stakes at Monmouth. Terrific Challenge has not been off the board in 10 starts this year, and he now boasts a career record of 15-7-5-2 for earnings of $255,400. 

By Royal Academy, Terrific Challenge is the first foal out of the Crafty Prospector mare Clever Empress (GB). The mare descends from the immediate family of 2006 stakes winners Prince of Light (G3), Native Ruler and Satulago, the latter having also been bred, raised and sold by Lantern Hill.