Songbird was just as sensational at age three, kicking off her 2016 campaign with dominant victories in the GII Las Virgenes S., GIII Santa Ysabel S. She won those four races by a combined 22 lengths and earned her first Eclipse award as top 2-year-old filly for her efforts. Tabbed a “TDN Rising Star” after her sparkling debut victory at Del Mar in July of 2015, Songbird followed suit with ultra impressive victories in that term's GI Del Mar Debutante, GI Chandelier S. Katie Garrett, and the rest of the staff at Rood & Riddle.” We'd like to publicly thank the incomparable Dr. May she soar to new heights in her future journey. While we're sad that we must retire her, we absolutely cannot risk having another Eight Belles kind of devastation and are ultimately happy that she is retiring in good health. She took us on an incredible and unforgettable journey. She was an absolute joy to race, and we expect that she'll be as wonderful a broodmare as she was a racehorse. So for this reason, we are retiring our lovely Songbird. Bramlage isn't optimistic that the site will fully resolve even if given ample time. We have a situation where it'd be dangerous for Songbird to continue training, and Dr. Unfortunately, the results weren't what we wanted to see. We followed up with a bone scan, and then an MRI. Bramlage shot a set of x-rays of the area of bone Songbird had issues with over the winter. Since suspensories are usually the result of something else amiss and he knew of her history, Dr. Bramlage, and ultrasounds proved both hind suspensories were enlarged. There were so many variables with her long layoff, shipping, tiring tracks, going 1 1/4 miles, and more, we were never sure which of the variables may explain what wasn't quite Songbird.Īfter this past race, we thought something seemed off in her hind end, so we sent her to Rood & Riddle for an evaluation. She was finally cleared to return, but the three races from Songbird this year weren't what we expected from the bigger, stronger, and smarter Songbird. Over the winter, Songbird had bone bruising and a specific area was very slow to heal. Today, Fox Hill Farm announces that something that was very good for us, and very good for racing, has come to an end–the racing career of Songbird. Porter released the following statement explaining the reason for the 4-year-old filly's retirement, “There is an ancient proverb that says all good things must come to an end. Porter also posted the full vet report from Rood and Riddle, which included x-rays, ultra sound photos and a detailed diagnosis and recommendation from Dr. Dual Eclipse winner and “TDN Rising Star” Songbird ( Medaglia d'Oro–Ivanavinalot, by West Acre) has been retired from racing and will be offered at the upcoming Fasig-Tipton November sale, owner Rick Porter announced on the Fox Hill Farm Facebook page Thursday morning.
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