▁on ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁in ▁the ▁T idal ▁St akes ▁at ▁She eps head ▁Bay , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁race , ▁but ▁was ▁pulled ▁up ▁l ame ▁in ▁a ▁work out ▁and ▁was ▁retired . ▁ ▁Stud ▁record ▁Col in ▁stood ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁at ▁He ath ▁Stud , ▁near ▁New market , ▁England , ▁for ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁ 9 8 ▁gu ine as . ▁He ▁was ▁neglect ed ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁bre ed ers ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁American ▁blood lines . ▁ ▁First ▁in ▁England , ▁and ▁then ▁back ▁in ▁Kentucky ▁after ▁Ke ene ▁died , ▁Col in ▁was ▁pl ag ued ▁by ▁infer til ity ▁problems . ▁In ▁c . ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁Col in ▁was ▁purchased ▁for ▁$ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁by ▁W ick l iffe ▁Stud , ▁where ▁he ▁stood ▁until ▁the ▁stud ▁was ▁dispers ed ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Edward ▁B . ▁Mc Le an ▁then ▁purchased ▁the ▁ 1 3 - year - old ▁Col in ▁for ▁$ 5 , 1 0 0 ▁to ▁stand ▁at ▁his ▁Bel ray ▁Farm , ▁near ▁Middle burg , ▁Virginia . ▁He ▁s ired ▁ 1 1 ▁st akes ▁w inners ▁out ▁of ▁ 8 1 ▁fo als ▁in ▁ 2 3 ▁seasons ▁at ▁stud , ▁which ▁transl ates ▁into ▁ 1 4 % ▁of ▁his ▁get . ▁ ▁His ▁best ▁gal