At a Glance
- Filly, Ontario-bred, foaled April 2, 2024
- By Army Mule out of Bossy Saratoga
- Trainer: Kevin Attard
- Acquired at the 2025 CTHS Premier Yearling Sale
Behind the name
Fronted by Tom Cochrane – the Manitoba-born son of a bush pilot – Toronto’s Red Rider broke through with a debut that went platinum (Don’t Fight It), then levelled up with As Far as Siam, the album that delivered their signature single. “Lunatic Fringe” hit #11 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart, landed in Miami Vice, and was featured in the film Vision Quest: a 1980s cult classic with a soundtrack that also showcased Journey, Foreigner, and Madonna. From there, “Lunatic Fringe” took on a life of its own, eventually becoming one of the most played songs in the history of American rock radio.
After releasing hits like “Don’t Fight It,” “White Hot,” “Power,” and “Human Race,” the band re-emerged in 1986 as Tom Cochrane & Red Rider with a self-titled record that spawned acclaimed singles “Boy Inside the Man” and “Untouchable One.” The next year, the band that had earned 11 Juno nominations won their first – Group of the Year – along with another platinum sales award.
While touring that album, Cochrane had a conversation with a father who mentioned his son was a huge fan. When the singer asked if he was coming to the show that night, the man shared that his son had recently died in a car accident. As a memorial to that young, promising hockey player, Cochrane wrote the iconic anthem “Big League” which propelled the album Victory Day to double platinum status in Canada, #4 on Canadian charts, and into the Top 10 on U.S. rock radio.
In 1991, Cochrane released his solo record Mad Mad World, featuring the Grammy-nominated global smash “Life Is a Highway.” The album sold more than a million copies in Canada, another 500,000 in the US (Gold award), and 1.5 million more internationally. Becoming one of the biggest-selling records in Canadian history, it earned Cochrane four Juno Awards (Album of the Year, Single of the Year, Best Male Vocalist, and Songwriter of the Year) and brought his career total to eight.
Tom Cochrane was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2003. He was appointed Honorary Colonel of the RCAF’s 409 “Nighthawks” Tactical Fighter Squadron in 2007. The next year, he received one of Canada’s highest civilian honours when he was invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2009, “Lunatic Fringe” received a SOCAN Classic Award and Cochrane was inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame. The honours kept coming with his induction into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame (2014) and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (2024).
Beyond the music, Tom Cochrane’s lifetime of charity work has been recognized with a Canadian Music Industry Humanitarian Award (2005), the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award (2013), a Henry H. Knowles Humanitarian Award (2014), and the Order of Manitoba (2015).
If Cochrane’s life is a highway, “Lunatic Fringe” was the on-ramp. Written as an anthem against the rise of hate and political violence, Red Rider’s timeless breakout song remains a staple on rock radio 35 years later.
About the Sire
Army Mule is a Pennsylvania-bred thoroughbred stallion sired by Friesan Fire out of the Crafty Prospector mare Crafty Toast. An undefeated Grade I-winning sprinter, he stands at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms in Kentucky and is known for producing speedy, well-made progeny.
Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher called Army Mule a “super-talented horse” while top jockey John Velasquez described him as “a monster”. He won his track debut at Belmont Park in 2017 by 8.5 lengths while registering a 98 eSpeed. He next took a 6-furlong allowance race at Gulfstream Park by 7.5 lengths with a 105 eSpeed. He then moved up sharply in class to contest the Grade I Carter Handicap over seven furlongs at Aqueduct. Taking the lead in the straight, Army Mule broke away and came home 6.25 lengths clear while clocking a 124 eSpeed.
Army Mule retired as the third-best sprinter trained in the United States and began his stud career in 2019. Currently ranked #2 by percentage of stakes winners to starters, he has sired six crops of racing age, 506 foals, 208 starters, 21 stakes winners, and 148 winners who have collectively earned more than $17.3 million. His progeny include 2YO Kentucky Juvenile Stakes winner Pinky Finger (2 starts, 2 wins, $203K+ in earnings), G1 winner One in Vermillion (bought for $26,000, earned $653,840), G2 winner Federal Judge (bought for $40,000, sold for $200,000, earned $464,400), and G3 winner Danse Macabre (bought for $11,000 as a yearling, sold for $55,000 as a 2YO, made $1,094,753 in 6 wins).
Army Mule‘s stud fee for 2026 is $25,000. Last year his yearlings sold for up to $400,000 and his 2YOs for up to $900,000.
About the Dam
Our filly’s dam, Bossy Saratoga is a 2011 dark bay mare sired by Street Boss out of Calling Saratoga, by Phone Trick.
The standout sprinting son of the powerhouse Street Cry, Street Boss is a multiple G1 winner and a successful sire in Australia and North America whose progeny include 11 G1 winners and 85 Stakes winners. Street Boss’ 2025 yearlings sold for up to $800,000.
A Kentucky-bred multiple graded stakes winner, Phone Trick retired with a record of 9-1-0 in ten starts, including winning three consecutive Grade 2 races before finishing second in another.
