This dark bay or brown colt is sired by Bustin Stones, Grade 1 winner of the Carter Handicap at Aqueduct. He has established himself as one of New York's most reliable stallions, having sired 13 stakes winners and over $23.6 million in earnings. Bustin Stones has demonstrated a particular affinity for producing winners in the New York-bred restricted stakes ranks, with multiple graded and listed winners at Belmont and Aqueduct bearing his name.

The dam, Your Time Is Up, is a proven producer whose record speaks directly to the quality of this colt. Three of her four winners are by Bustin Stones - the same cross that produced this colt - making this a confirmed and repeatable nick. Her best runner is Time Limit, a full sister to this colt, who earned $549,120 with a graded-placed record including a runner-up finish in the Matron Stakes (G3) at Belmont and wins at Saratoga, Aqueduct, and Laurel Park.

The female line carries genuine class. The second dam, Time for a Buck, is a sister to Festive, a Grade 3 winner and successful sire, and is herself a dam of 10 winners. She is out of Swingtime, a Grade 2 winner of the Santa Maria Handicap and Beverly Hills Handicap who earned nearly $367,000 racing on multiple continents. That foundation gives the bottom of this pedigree a depth and distinction that complements the speed-oriented top.

As a New York-foaled colt sired by a New York-based stallion, You Did Hard Time carries full eligibility for the New York Stallion Stakes series - some of the most lucrative restricted stakes racing available in the country. His full sister Time Limit competed in that very series, and Bustin Stones has produced multiple winners of New York restricted stakes, making this eligibility more than theoretical. For buyers operating in the New York market, that opportunity represents real and tangible value.