2 0 0 9 . ▁He ▁first ▁stood ▁at ▁the ▁Vin ery ▁Stud ▁in ▁Lex ington , ▁Kentucky , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁for ▁a ▁stud ▁fee ▁of ▁$ 1 7 , 5 0 0 . ▁Z ay at ▁retained ▁a ▁ 7 5 % ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁st all ion , ▁where ▁he ▁usually ▁keeps ▁a ▁ 2 5 % ▁share . ▁His ▁first ▁c rop ▁of ▁fo als ▁began ▁racing ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁From ▁his ▁first ▁c rop ▁he ▁s ired ▁Derby ▁prospect s ▁C airo ▁Prince , ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Nash ua ▁St akes ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Holy ▁Bull ▁St akes , ▁Social ▁In clusion , ▁an ▁allow ance ▁winner ▁who ▁finished ▁ 3 rd ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Wood ▁Memorial ▁and ▁Pre ak ness ▁St akes , ▁and ▁Vin cer emos , ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Sam ▁F . ▁Davis ▁St akes ▁and ▁second - place ▁finish er ▁in ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Derby . ▁Vin cer emos ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Derby , ▁finishing ▁ 1 7 th ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁season ▁at ▁stud ▁he ▁s ired ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁American ▁Champion ▁Two - Year - Old ▁Male ▁Hor se ▁American ▁Ph aro ah , ▁who ▁became ▁an ▁eight - time - grade ▁I ▁winner ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁U .