Summer Bird
| Summer Bird | |
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Summer Bird
(2009 Haskell Invitational post parade) |
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| Sire | Birdstone |
| Grandsire | Grindstone |
| Dam | Hong Kong Squall |
| Damsire | Summer Squall |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2006 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Drs. Kalarikkal K. & Vilasini D. Jayaraman |
| Owner | Drs. Kalarikkal K. & Vilasini D. Jayaraman |
| Trainer | 1) Tim A. Ice 2) Timothy F. Ritchey |
| Record | 8:4-1-1 |
| Earnings | $1,573,040 |
| Major wins | |
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Travers Stakes (2009) Belmont Stakes (2009) |
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| Awards | |
| American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse (2009) | |
Travers Stakes (2009)
Jockey Club Gold Cup (2009)
Summer Bird (April 7, 2006 – December 23, 2013) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse, son of 2004 Belmont Stakes winner Birdstone. He was bred by retired cardiologist Kalarikkal Jayaraman and his wife, retired pathologist Vilasini Jayaraman, at their Tiffany Farm near Ocala, Florida. On June 3, 2010, Summer Bird was retired due to complications of a previous injury.
Raced by his breeders, Summer Bird won the 2009 Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the U.S. Triple Crown, in which Kentucky Derby winner and Preakness Stakes runner-up Mine That Bird was favored. The win was the second of his five-start career, and followed a third in the Arkansas Derby and a sixth in the Kentucky Derby. After the Belmont, he was sent to Monmouth Park, New Jersey to prep for the Haskell Invitational. He finished second in that race to champion female Rachel Alexandra.
Summer Bird was then taken to Saratoga Race Course to compete in the prestigious Travers Stakes. Mine That Bird was also entered, and Rachel Alexandra was a possible contender. Both horses were taken out of the race, though, Mine That Bird because of throat surgery and Rachel Alexandra because she was entered in the Woodward Stakes against older males the week after the Travers. Summer Bird took the lead in the Travers over Kensei at the quarter pole and held off a late closing longshot, Hold Me Back, to win and earn his second Grade 1 victory on a sloppy track. Quality Road finished third. Summer Bird also won the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont on October 3, 2009. He was the first horse in over 20 years to win all three prestigious races in New York. He then finished fourth in the Breeders' Cup Classic behind champion mare Zenyatta at Santa Anita Park on November 7, 2009, as the third betting choice at 6-1. He won the Eclipse Award for male three-year-olds in 2009. He was being pointed towards the Japan Cup Dirt, but during a recent workout he showed signs of distress and pulled up lame. He did not race in the Japan Cup, due to a condylar fracture in his right foreleg.
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