Bird Town
| Bird Town | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Cape Town |
| Grandsire | Seeking The Gold |
| Dam | Dear Birdie |
| Damsire | Storm Bird |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | April 11 2000 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Marylou Whitney Stables |
| Owner | Marylou Whitney Stables |
| Trainer | Nick Zito |
| Record | 12: 4-6-2 |
| Earnings | $871,251 |
| Major wins | |
|
Charon Stakes (2003) Kentucky Oaks (2003) Acorn Stakes (2003) |
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| Awards | |
| American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (2003) | |
Bird Town (foaled April 11 2000) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. After showing some promise when winning one of her four starts as a two-year-old in 2002, she emerged as one of the best North American fillies of her generation in the following summer with wins in the Kentucky Oaks and the Acorn Stakes. She also finished second in the Test Stakes and the Beldame Stakes before being retired at the end of the season with a record of four wins in twelve races.
Bird Town is a bay mare bred in Kentucky by her owner Marylou Whitney, the widow of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney. She was from the first crop of foals sired by Cape Town, whose five wins included the 1998 Florida Derby. His other progeny have included the Monmouth Oaks winner Capeside Lady and the Lone Star Derby winner Southern Africa. Bird Town's dam Dear Birdie won two minor races but became a very successful broodmare, producing several other winners including the Belmont Stakes winner Birdstone. Whitney sent her filly into training with Nick Zito.
Bird Town began her track career at Keeneland on October 9 in a maiden race over seven furlongs in which she was ridden by Pat Day and finished second of the eleven runners behind Star of Atticus. A month later she was again partnered by Day when she was moved up in distance to contest a maiden over one and one sixteenth miles at Churchill Downs. Starting favourite against ten opponents, she took the lead from the start and won by six and three quarter lengths from Throne. Two weeks later over the same course and distance, she started the 0.4/1 favorite for an allowance race, but was beaten three quarters of a length by In Case of Wind. Bird Stone ended her first season, by traveling to Florids for the Three Rings Stakes at Calder Race Course. Ridden by Eibar Coa, she started the 1.4/1 favorite, but after contesting the early lead she weakened in the closing stages and finished third, beaten three quarters of a length and a neck by Dakota Light and Never Fail.
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