Kiss the Kid, a multiple graded stakes winner and earner of $820,873, has been retired and will stand stud in 2011 at Brent and Crystal Fernung's Journeyman Stud in Ocala, FL. His fee will be announced along with all 2011 Journeyman Stud stallions in the coming days.

A versatile performer by top sire Lemon Drop Kid, Kiss the Kid held stakes-level form for five seasons on dirt, turf and synthetic surfaces, winning four stakes – two graded – with an impressive 17 stakes placings. He won the Appleton S. (G3) at Gulfstream and Cliff Hanger S. (G3) at Meadowlands on turf, and is graded-placed in such top dirt races as the Donn H. (G1) at Gulfstream, as well as the Ben Ali S. (G3) on Polytrack at Keeneland.

Trained by Amy Tarrant for owners Hardacre Farm LLC, Kiss the Kidd compiled 10 triple-digit Beyer Speed Figures during his career before retiring sound at the conclusion of the 2010 racing season. He enters stud as the only son of Lemon Drop Kid standing in Florida, and he hails from a solid female family, as his dam Black Tie Kiss is a half sister to Horse of the Year Black Tie Affair (Ire).

“Kiss the Kid is a throwback. He was fast, honest and sound for so long as a racehorse, and he ran on absolutely anything,” said Brent Fernung. “He also has a sire's pedigree, and is part of a sire line that you can't get to in Florida. We're excited to have him at Journeyman.”

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