Gainesway's grade 1-winning freshman sire Olympiad sired his first winner June 12 when his daughter Techwerkian wired a field of 6 going 4 1/2 furlongs on the main track at Belterra Park.
Indian Creek bred Techwerkian out of the winning Smart Strike mare Comedia, who also is the dam of stakes winner Colonel Ludlow (Street Sense ). Comedia is a half sister to graded-placed stakes winner Abraham (Distorted Humor); grade 1-placed winner Beat the Benchmark (Speightstown); and Complex Analysis (Distorted Humor), who is the dam of Intricate, a mare by Gun Runner who won the 2023 Golden Rod Stakes (G2) and was third in the 2024 Coaching Club American Oaks (G1).
Indian Creek sold Techwerkian for $40,000 to Brookdale Farm during the 2025 Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale and the filly was resold for $20,000 to trainer Rey Hernandez during the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
Hernandez races Techwerkian with Ricardo Labra and Rhonda Cornum. The filly, ridden by Yarmarie Correa, ran the 4 1/2 furlongs in :52.88.
Olympiad is an 8-year-old son of Speightstown who won at 2 and 3, and then landed five graded stakes at 4, topped by the 2022 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1). He also was runner-up in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) to eventual Horse of the Year Flightline .
Olympiad stands for $20,000.
