Skip Away’s sire Skip Trial dies at 30

Thoroughbred stallion Skip Trial, the sire of 1998 Horse of the Year Skip Away, died this week at the historic menstruation of 30.

The decease of Skip Trial was announced past times Bridlewood Farm inwards Ocala, Florida, where he had stood for his entire stud career, since 1988. He had been pensioned from stud inwards 2010 together with was euthanized on May 1 owing to the infirmities of one-time historic menstruation together with volition hold out buried inwards the farm cemetery

“Skip Trial was a farm stalwart together with favorite,” said Bridlewood General Manager George G. Isaacs.

“In my mind, he was a throwback to the Thoroughbred of yesteryear, with his rugged looks together with hickory toughness.  He was a proven origin of soundness together with stamina, which he demonstrated on the racetrack inwards the mid-1980’s through his profits of $1.8 million.  During his service at stud, he e'er had i of the highest national rankings for average profits per starter.  He was a ‘special’ Equus caballus together with noble equine friend, who volition hold out sorely missed.”

Best known every bit the sire of Hall of Fame Champion together with Horse of the Year Skip Away ($9,616,360), Skip Trial sired 22 crops inwards a long together with distinguished career. Skip Trial sired 28 stakes winners, 26 stakes-placed runners, together with earners of $34,566,723 to date, together with his average profits per starter of $85,774 ranks him alongside the exceed 2% of sires. He has had eleven starters inwards 2012, with i winner together with profits of $28,329. Pensioned from breeding inwards 2010, Skip Trial has 5 registered foals of 2009, together with i registered two-year-old of 2012.

Bred inwards Kentucky past times Nancy Penn Morgan, the bay boy of Bailjumper out of Looks Promising, past times Promised Land, was sold at the 2003 Keeneland September Sale for $25,000. Racing for Mrs Zelda Cohen, he competed at the exceed of his generation for iii consecutive years, winning nine Graded stakes, including the Haskell Invitational (G1) over Champion Spend a Buck at three, together with the Gulfstream Park H. (G1) at 4 together with at five.

 

 

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