By Bloodhorse.com
HEMET, Calif. (Nov. 19, 2015) — Pat Thompson of Ridgeley Farms announced Nov. 19 that young stallion He Be Fire N Ice has moved to Southern California and will stand at Ridgeley Farm in Hemet.
He Be Fire N Ice will stand the 2016 season for $2,500, stands and nurses. He Be Fire N Ice stood his initial season this year at Ranch San Miguel near San Luis Obispo, Calif.
“We have been raising high class Thoroughbreds in the Hemet valley for over 50 years and we are extremely pleased to be adding ‘Fire’ to our stallion roster.” Thompson said. “I wanted to have him here before the stallion tour and he’s been here now for a little more than a month. He’s settled in nicely and is a great addition to our farm. We enjoy raising big horses here and we see He Be Fire N Ice a big part of our future.”
The California Thoroughbred Farm Managers Association will hold a stallion tour of Riverside County Farms Nov. 21, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
He Be Fire N Ice is a 7-year-old son of perennial leading California sireUnusual Heat. He won the 2013 California Dreamin’ Handicap overRock Me Baby at Del Mar and followed that with runner-up finishes of less than a length in back-to-back grade II races: the Del Mar Mile Handicap and the City of Hope Mile at Santa Anita Park.
Bred in California by St. George’s Farm out of the Deputy Commander mare Deputy Tombe, He Be Fire N Ice was campaigned by Cicero Farms. He won five of 16 career starts and earned $332,580, showing his versatility winning on both the main track and turf, in both sprints and routes.