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Flutter Away
Flutter Away (foaled 23 February 1985) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and Horse breeding#Terminology, broodmare. She showed her best form as a two-year-old in 1987 when she won three of her five races including the Railway Stakes (Ireland), Railway Stakes and the Moyglare Stud Stakes and was rated the best filly of her generation in Ireland. She made no impact in two races as a three-year-old and was retired from racing at the end of the year. She was then exported to become a broodmare in Japan where she produced four winners. Background Flutter Away was a bay mare bred in Ireland by the County Kildare-based Baroda Stud. In 1986 the filly was sent to the Goffs Irish National Yearlings Sales and was bought privately by Ovidstown Bloodstcok. She entered the ownership of the businessman Oliver Murphy and was sent into training with Dermot Weld. She was ridden in most of her races by Mick Kinane. She was from the third crop of foals sired by Lomond (horse), Lomond, an America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lomond (horse)
Lomond (foaled February 3, 1980, in Kentucky) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1983 Classic 2000 Guineas Stakes. Background Lomond was a bay horse bred in Kentucky by the partnership of Warner L. Jones, William S. Farish III and William S. Kilroy. He was sold as a foal in a private transaction for US$1.5 million to British racing's leading owner, Robert Sangster, who had built his highly successful stable from Northern Dancer offspring. He was sired by Northern Dancer, the most successful sire of the 20th Century, whom the National Thoroughbred Racing Association calls "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred history." Lomond's dam was My Charmer, a granddaughter of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Round Table. My Charmer was an outstanding broodmare who produced 1977 U.S. Triple Crown champion Seattle Slew. As well, she produced Seattle Dancer, who sold at the July 1985 Keeneland Sales for US$13.1 million, the highest amount ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |