Lion Hearted Dies From Heart Attack
Jun 1, 2015 11:36:21 GMT -5
Post by cait on Jun 1, 2015 11:36:21 GMT -5
Phipps horse - good stud - RIP
Maryland Sire Lion Hearted Dies at 19
Bloodhorse
Lion Hearted , perennially among Maryland's leading sires, died May 28 of an apparent heart attack at Northview Stallion Station in Chesapeake City, Md. He was 19.
The son of Storm Cat out of grade I winner Cadillacing, by Alydar, was stricken after breeding a mare, the farm said in a press release.
Lion Hearted entered stud in 2001 and stood his entire career at Northview Stallion Station. He was a multiple graded stakes-placed sprinter who won or placed in 13 of 18 starts for trainer Shug McGaughey, finishing second in the 1999 Riva Ridge (gr. II) and Amsterdam (gr. III), while earning a lifetime bankroll of $191,630.
He was one of a number of leading Maryland sires from the Phipps Stable to stand at Northview. His dam was a full sister to champion and classic winner Easy Goer, who also produced grade I winner and sire Strolling Along, and grade II winner and graded stakes-producer Cat Cay.
Lion Hearted was the Mid-Atlantic region's leading freshman sire of 2004.
The sire of 21 stakes winners and 24 stakes-placed runners, Lion Hearted sired two or more stakes winners in each of his first six crops. His leading earner is multiple stakes-winning filly Silver Heart, a winner of 15 races and $596,824. His leading son is five-time stakes-winning sprinter Roaring Lion, an earner of $542,536.
Lion Hearted's runners, from 11 crops to race, have earned in excess of $25.5 million. Among his producing daughters is Mother, dam of 2014 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) runner up Commanding Curve (Master Command). He has 24 current 2-year-olds.
Maryland Sire Lion Hearted Dies at 19
Bloodhorse
Lion Hearted , perennially among Maryland's leading sires, died May 28 of an apparent heart attack at Northview Stallion Station in Chesapeake City, Md. He was 19.
The son of Storm Cat out of grade I winner Cadillacing, by Alydar, was stricken after breeding a mare, the farm said in a press release.
Lion Hearted entered stud in 2001 and stood his entire career at Northview Stallion Station. He was a multiple graded stakes-placed sprinter who won or placed in 13 of 18 starts for trainer Shug McGaughey, finishing second in the 1999 Riva Ridge (gr. II) and Amsterdam (gr. III), while earning a lifetime bankroll of $191,630.
He was one of a number of leading Maryland sires from the Phipps Stable to stand at Northview. His dam was a full sister to champion and classic winner Easy Goer, who also produced grade I winner and sire Strolling Along, and grade II winner and graded stakes-producer Cat Cay.
Lion Hearted was the Mid-Atlantic region's leading freshman sire of 2004.
The sire of 21 stakes winners and 24 stakes-placed runners, Lion Hearted sired two or more stakes winners in each of his first six crops. His leading earner is multiple stakes-winning filly Silver Heart, a winner of 15 races and $596,824. His leading son is five-time stakes-winning sprinter Roaring Lion, an earner of $542,536.
Lion Hearted's runners, from 11 crops to race, have earned in excess of $25.5 million. Among his producing daughters is Mother, dam of 2014 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) runner up Commanding Curve (Master Command). He has 24 current 2-year-olds.