In North America, Astern has been led by Grade 2 winner Sail By and stakes winners Chase the Chaos, Asternia and Oxymore.

Astern, an Australian Group 1 winner who shuttled for several Northern Hemisphere breeding seasons in the U.S., will continue his stallion career in Turkey during the 2025 breeding season.

The holiday spirit was decidedly not present during Saturday's post-bowl brawl between Eastern Michigan and South Alabama.