International trotting star Aetos Kronos S will retire to stallion duty at the conclusion of his 2026 season.

A son of Bold Eagle-Will Of A Woman, Aetos Kronos S will take up stud duties for 2027 at Tisbury Stud in Paris, Ky. Owned by Jeff and Michael Snyder, Aetos Kronos S has competed in most of harness racing's top trotting events and won against the best trotters in the world.

The classy son of Bold Eagle is the winner of 24 races (three Group 1s and four Group 2s) and earned an impressive $1,948,769 in his career. Known for speed, Aetos Kronos S won Sweden’s Hakan Wallner Memorial in world record time and also set a track and Canadian record to win his $50,000 Maple Leaf Trot elimination in the first sub-1:50 mile on Canadian soil, winning in 1:49.4.

With a pedigree as strong as his race record, Aetos Kronos S is a son of Bold Eagle, one of the most notable race horses in history. Bold Eagle is a two-time winner of France’s Prix d’Amérique and third richest trotter behind Varenne and Moni Maker.

Hailing from the Conch maternal line, his dam side is just as impressive. Aetos Kronos S is out of stakes winning mare Will Of A Woman, making him a half brother to multiple stakes winner Womans Will (1:54.1, $616,316), the dam of Woman Of Passion (1:50.1, $894,756).

Third dam Conch is one of the most influential mares in trotter breeding. Conch is the dam of Viking Kronos, who is widely considered as the creator of Europe’s modern trotter. He is the sire and grand sire of many top studs in the world today.

“This is very exciting for me, my family, my farm and Kentucky standardbred industry” says Austin Luttrell, owner of Tisbury Stud. “To stand a horse as high calibre as Aetos Kronos for my first stallion is a dream come true.”

Luttrell told Trot Insider that Aetos Kronos S will head to Kentucky after the FanDuel Trot on Nov. 14 at The Meadowlands.

“Aetos Kronos has been an amazing horse for us starting as a top two-year-old in Sweden.” said owner Jeff Snyder. “Unfortunately, he lost more than two years of racing at the time of his being in top form due to an injury. We then decided to bring him to America after two years of inactivity and competed the last two years (at nine and 10 years old) competitively against the best horses in North America.

“We are so excited to find a great home for Aetos Kronos and look forward to buying his yearlings.”

Aetos Kronos S will stand for a stud fee of $6,000 USD. For more information, contact Austin Luttrell at 859-397-6639.

(with files from Tisbury Stud)