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01-17-2016, 01:50 PM
Old Friends Farm pensioner and oldest living Breeders Cup champion Gulch has left us.
Here is the press release. The link to Old Friends is embedded in the release.
For clarity
www.oldfriendsequine.org
Old Friends - Thoroughbred Retirement
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oldest Living Breeders' Cup Champion Gulch, Dead at 32
GEORGETOWN, KY - JANUARY 17, 2016 - It is with a heavy heart that Michael Blowen, founder and President of Old Friends, announces today the passing of Gulch. The 1988 Breeders' Cup Sprint Champion and Eclipse Award winner was euthanized this morning due to complications from cancer.
At 32, Gulch was the oldest living Breeders' Cup Champion.
A son of Mr. Prospector out of the Rambunctious mare Jameela, Gulch has been a resident of the Thoroughbred Retirement Center based in Georgetown, KY, since 2009 and was one of the farm's of flagship stallions attracting visitors and fans from all around the country.
As both a runner and a sire, Gulch blazed an unforgettable trail. Bred by Peter Brant in Kentucky, Gulch became a Grade 1 winner as a two-year-old when he captured the Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga. At three he won the GR 1 Wood Memorial and the first of his two consecutive wins in the GR1 Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park.
As a four-year-old Gulch captured the GR3 Potrero Grande Handicap and the GR1 Carter Handicap en route to his final start and greatest victory in the 1988 Breeders' Cup Sprint for trainer D. Wayne Lukas. For his efforts Gulch was named 1988 Eclipse Champion Sprinter.
The stallion retired with 13 wins from 32 starts and earnings of $3,095,521.
Gulch continued his career success as a sire at William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm near Versailles, KY.
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Here is the press release. The link to Old Friends is embedded in the release.
For clarity
www.oldfriendsequine.org
Old Friends - Thoroughbred Retirement
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oldest Living Breeders' Cup Champion Gulch, Dead at 32
GEORGETOWN, KY - JANUARY 17, 2016 - It is with a heavy heart that Michael Blowen, founder and President of Old Friends, announces today the passing of Gulch. The 1988 Breeders' Cup Sprint Champion and Eclipse Award winner was euthanized this morning due to complications from cancer.
At 32, Gulch was the oldest living Breeders' Cup Champion.
A son of Mr. Prospector out of the Rambunctious mare Jameela, Gulch has been a resident of the Thoroughbred Retirement Center based in Georgetown, KY, since 2009 and was one of the farm's of flagship stallions attracting visitors and fans from all around the country.
As both a runner and a sire, Gulch blazed an unforgettable trail. Bred by Peter Brant in Kentucky, Gulch became a Grade 1 winner as a two-year-old when he captured the Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga. At three he won the GR 1 Wood Memorial and the first of his two consecutive wins in the GR1 Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park.
As a four-year-old Gulch captured the GR3 Potrero Grande Handicap and the GR1 Carter Handicap en route to his final start and greatest victory in the 1988 Breeders' Cup Sprint for trainer D. Wayne Lukas. For his efforts Gulch was named 1988 Eclipse Champion Sprinter.
The stallion retired with 13 wins from 32 starts and earnings of $3,095,521.
Gulch continued his career success as a sire at William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm near Versailles, KY.
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