At Stud
Retired to stud by Paulson (now his sole owner), at his Brookside Farm in Versailles, Kentucky, Strawberry Road was a highly successful sire. His 368 progeny included 233 winners, and among the most successful were:
- Dinard (b. 1988) - Won 1991 Santa Anita Derby, San Rafael Stakes
- Fraise (b. 1988) - Won the 1992 Breeders' Cup Turf
- Escena (b. 1993) - Won 1998 Breeders' Cup Distaff
- Ajina (b. 1994) - Won 1997 Breeders' Cup Distaff
Strawberry Road is also the damsire of:
- Vindication (b. 2000) - The 2002 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt and winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile
- Affluent (b. 1998) - Winner of four American Grade One races and prize money of more than US$1.4 million
In 1995, Strawberry Road contracted a bacterial infection that led to peritonitis and pneumonia. In a weakened condition, he fell in his stall, fracturing the femur in his right hindleg, and had to be euthanised.
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