Top race sire Unbridled’s Song dies at 20
Top the States racehorse as well as sire Unbridled’s Song has been euthanised afterward suffering a rapid refuse inwards his health from an inoperable volume inwards his sinus cavities.
The 17hh 20-year-old boy of Unbridled stood his entire career at Taylor Made Stallions inwards Nicholasville, Kentucky.
Unbridled’s Song began exhibiting astute neurological signs on the morn of July 25, as well as was transported to Rood as well as Riddle Equine Hospital inwards Lexington, Kentucky. Based on the results on an MRI, it was determined the large volume acquaint inwards multiple sinus cavities as well as some the oculus nerves was invasive as well as aggressive inwards nature as well as deemed inoperable.
He was euthanised the next day, on July 26.
“Unbridled’s Song was imperial from the beginning. Rarely are at that spot horses that are supposed to move non bad from the showtime as well as truly are,” said Taylor Made President & CEO Duncan Taylor. “Unbridled’s Song was ane of those non bad horses. He had it all — looks, pedigree, speed, as well as presence.
“Our squad loved him from the beginning. I appreciate as well as am proud of the project our squad did amongst the management of this magnificent horse. I would also similar to give thank you lot the breeders as well as owners who supported as well as helped him run a non bad stallion.”
From xiv crops of progeny to race, Unbridled’s Song has sired 730 winners from simply over M lifetime starters to date, amongst nearly $90 1000000 inwards career progeny earnings. Earlier inwards 2013, his leading older Equus caballus Graydar impressively captured the Donn Handicap (G1) at Gulfstream, giving Unbridled’s Song 100 career stakes winners equally a sire – a landmark of triple-digit stakes winners that alone 26 other stallions inwards North American history stimulate got accomplished.
Taylor Made Stallions bought an involvement inwards four-year-old Graydar inwards February, joining Twin Creeks Racing Stables inwards a partnership.
“Graydar is the closest affair I’ve seen to Unbridled’s Song, as well as evidently we’ve had the privilege to move some a lot of skilful ones through the years,” Duncan Taylor said. “Graydar’s combination of looks, class, as well as sheer brilliance remind me of his sire, both on as well as off the racetrack, as well as he has that particular presence nigh him similar Unbridled’s Song had.
“The entire Thoroughbred community suffered a large loss amongst the passing of Unbridled’s Song, as well as nosotros felt it was fourth dimension to denote some skilful news. We’re extremely excited as well as deport large hopes for Graydar. We’ve ever felt that he would move a non bad heir to deport on his terrific sire line.”
An earner of $601,560 to date, Graydar was bred past times William Farish as well as hails from the Dehere mare Sweetest Smile.
Among Unbridled’s Song’s 100 stakes winners are 45 Graded stakes winners as well as fifteen Grade 1 winners, including siring at to the lowest degree ane Grade 1 winner for 12 direct years. He has 3 Breeders’ Cup winners, including 2010 Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic (G1) victress Unrivaled Belle, 2001 Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) winner Unbridled Elaine, as well as 2008 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) winner Midshipman, the Eclipse Champion 2-Year-Old Colt that year.
His latest grouping ane winner was Cross Traffic, who took out Saturday’s $750,000 Whitney Handicap inwards a plumbing equipment tribute to his sire.
As a racehorse, Unbridled’s Song was also top class. The most accomplished boy of Unbridled, the talented greyish earned honour equally a leading 2-year-old as well as 3-year-old of his generation. He captured the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) at 2 earlier going on to win the Florida Derby (G1) as well as Wood Memorial (G2) at three. Unbridled’s Song earned $1,311,800 earlier retiring to stud at Taylor Made inwards 1997.
Unbridled’s Song proved to move ane of the most pop commercial sires of all time. His $298,118 lifetime yearling average is best amidst all North American sires as well as ranks tertiary all-time inwards North America amidst sires past times gross yearling sales amongst $198,844,653 inwards gross sales.
Sons of Unbridled’s Song at stud already include Grade 1-producing sires Even the Score, First Defence, etc, as well as his daughters stimulate got ranked him amidst the top broodmare sires, having produced many Grade 1 winners internationally.
Bred inwards Kentucky past times Mandysland Farm out of the Caro (Ire) mare Trolley Song, Unbridled’s Song had lately completed the 2013 breeding flavour at Taylor Made Stallions, where he was bred to nigh xc mares. He stood at stud for $US60,000.
• H5N1 leading boy of Unbridled’s Song has also died inwards recent days. Rockport Harbor lost his battle amongst laminitis on August 2, as well as was euthanized at New Bolton Equine Hospital.
Rockport Harbor, who stood at Pin Oak Lane Stud inwards New Freedom, Pennsylvania, was aged 11. He was out of the Copelan mare Regal Miss Copelan.
“It’s amongst non bad sadness that I written report that Rockport Harbor has been euthanized due to laminitis,” old possessor Rick Porter of Fox Hill Farms said inwards a statement.
“Rocky holds a really particular house inwards my heart. He was the maiden off truly skilful colt that I had inwards my stable. After going 3 for 3 equally a two-year-old, topping it off amongst a dominant as well as electrifying win inwards the Remsen, he’s the maiden off colt to give me “Derby dreams.”
Rockport Harbor won v of his 8 career starts for $324,800.
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