Grade 2 winner Sightseeing has been retired, and the four-year-old Pulpit colt will begin his stud career in 2009 at Richland Hills in Midway, Kentucky.

A stud fee has not been announced for the Phipps Stable homebred out of Resort, by Pleasant Colony. He is being syndicated.

Sightseeing won the 2007 Peter Pan Stakes (G2) at Belmont Park after finishing second to Day Pass in the ’06 Nashua Stakes (G3) and second to Nobiz Like Shobiz in the ’07 Wood Memorial Stakes (G1). He also finished third in the Dwyer Stakes (G2), Jim Dandy Stakes (G2), and ’08 Westchester Handicap (G3).

“Sightseeing went toe-to-toe with top three-year-olds belonging to one of the best crops in recent memory,” Richland Hills President Nathan Fox said. “He is a very impressive individual who has great stamina and soundness and, together with his great pedigree, is one of the most exciting stallion prospects for 2009. We are thrilled to welcome him to our roster.”

In the care of Racing Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey, Sightseeing won two of 18 career starts and earned $508,401. His family includes stakes-winning sires All Gone, Serious Spender, and Russian Roubles as well as multiple Grade 1 winners Val’s Prince and Goodbye Halo.