Frozen semen for Bolt Of Fire is available in 2024 from Rigby Equine Medicine and Reproduction in Magnolia, Texas.

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MAGNOLIA, TX—JANUARY 2, 2024–Bolt Of Fire, an undefeated half-brother to two-time champion and All American Futurity winner Imperial Eagle has been euthanized due to founder.

Frozen semen will be available for $1,000 at Rigby Equine Medicine and Reproduction in Magnolia, Texas. ICSI semen will be made available at $0.

Bolt Of Fire's first yearling crop, offered in 2023, saw 16 of 19 yearlings sale for an $11,274 average and a $11,500 median.   West Texas Racing Partners paid $30,000 for Fire Time, a colt from the Heritage Place Yearling Sale consignment of Lazy E Ranch, LLC for Monty McNair.

A $120,000 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale graduate, Bolt Of Fire was a promising 2-year-old in the barn of leading trainer Michael Joiner in the summer of 2017.

He broke his maiden in first start in July then returned to win his All American Futurity trial on August 18th defeating Robert Adair Kindergarten Futurity(G3) winner and Grade 1 finalist Fire And Sass.

Bolt Of Fire posted the 14th fastest time form 128 2-year-olds who started on day 1 of the 2017 All American trials, however it was his final start.

"After battling a severe quarter crack sustained while winning his All-American trial, he was forced to retire from racing," Dr. Mark Rigby of Rigby Equine Medicine and Reproduction said.

Bolt Of Fire is a son of leading sire Walk Thru Fire, sire of 87 stakes winners, 9 champions, earners in excess of $39.1 million. His top performers include AQHA Racing World Champion Heza Dasha Fire SI 105 ($2,240,112, Champion of Champions-G1, Golden State Million Futurity-G1, etc.), AQHA Racing World Champion He Looks Hot SI 103 ($1,618,055, Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity-G1, etc.), two-time champion Higher Fire SI 103 ($1,314,742, Ed Burke Million Futurity-G1, etc.), AQHA Racing World Champion Last to Fire SI 105 ($1,145,254, Champion of Champions-G1, etc.), etc.

Bolt Of Fire's dam is the restricted Grade 1 winning daughter of Genuine Strawfly Jenuine Joy SI 104 (8 wins $382,230), dam of 11 ROM, 7 winners, 4 blacktype including two-time champion Imperial Eagle SI 106 (11 wins in 20 starts, $1,852,897, All American Futurity-G1, Southwest Juvenile Championship S.-G1, etc.), Grade 3 winner PJ Splash Of Joy SI 93 ($4 wins to 4, 2020 $142,693, East Date S.-G3, finalist Ruidoso Futurity-G1, etc.), stakes winner and Grade 3 finalist Walk Off SI 97 ($70,496), stakes winner Fyrefly Jo SI 97 ($17,200).

Both Walk Off and Fyreful are full-siblings to Bolt Of Fire.

For additional information or breeding contracts contact Mark Rigby at (832) 702-5812 or Mandy Harvill, Practice Manager, 832-702-5812.