Last summer and fall, Songbird won three consecutive Grade 1 races – the Del Mar Debutante, Chandelier Stakes at Santa Anita, and the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Keeneland.īy Medaglia d’Oro, Songbird has earned $1,982,000 for Porter, who bought her for $400,000 at the 2014 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling sale. Songbird was bred in Kentucky by John Antonelli. Songbird has won three races this year – the Grade 2 Las Virgenes Stakes in February, the Grade 3 Santa Ysabel Stakes in March, and the Grade 1 Santa Anita Oaks. Stories of ' TDN Rising Star ' Songbird's ( Medaglia d'Oro) days on the track will no doubt be shared for generations to come, but for those who know her, her current role as a broodmare is. In several of those races, jockey Mike Smith has not urged her in the final furlong. 8 first session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale. Songbird has yet to be tested in her career, winning seven races by a combined 36 lengths. A Ghostzapper half sister to champion Songbird was purchased by Tom Haugheys PTK Racing for 800,000 during the Aug. “We won’t take any chances and we’ll be conservative with her.” Things didn’t go perfect and we still have a great future with Songbird. “What matters the most is taking care of Songbird. “Once we get back to training, we’ll pick another program for her. ( k shn ) A bidding sale : An auction item usually has a starting bid. “Our point race was the Oaks and we’re not going to make that race,” he said. ( tr bt ) A quality of something : The horse's main attribute was speed. Hollendorfer said he will not make race plans for Songbird until she is fully recovered. It never got to be a huge temperature, just a low grade one. “She just showed up with a temperature one morning. “Like most of the things that happen, we try to catch it right away,” Hollendorfer said in a phone interview. The champion 2-year-old filly of 2015, Songbird would have been a heavy favorite in the Kentucky Oaks. “We are sorry to have to miss the Oaks but what’s most important is to get Songbird well.” “With the fever not resolved, she was started on a course of antibiotics today, and as a result it’ll be another seven-10 days before she’s able to return to the track. Every one of our native sparrows (more than two dozen species) has a song, and many are sweet and melodic. Eclipse champion Midnight Bisou has delivered a dark bay colt by two-time Horse of the Year Curlin. She developed a low grade fever after the Oaks and has not been able to go to the track. Midnight Bisou gives birth to Curlin colt. Porter announced Songbird’s defection via his Facebook page on Sunday evening, writing, “We have to report that Songbird will miss the Kentucky Oaks. Her condition did not improve over the weekend, owner Rick Porter and trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said on Sunday evening. Songbird was diagnosed with a fever in the days after her win in the $400,345 Santa Anita Oaks on April 9. A fever will prevent the champion Songbird from starting in the $1 million Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 6.
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