Summer Bird Retired

6/2/2010 11:28 PM  | bloodhorse.com
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09 October 03: Summer Bird (no. 3), ridden by Kent Desormeaux and trained by Tim Ice, wins the 91st running of the grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes for three year olds and upward at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

Champion Summer Bird, who catapulted to stardom in the 2009 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), has been retired due to complications of a fracture suffered last fall prior to the Japan Cup Dirt (Jpn-I).


The son of Birdstone–Hong Kong Squall, by Summer Squall, burst on the scene when he scored an impressive 2 1/4-length victory in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) at odds of 11-1 for trainer Tim Ice.

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Too bad we won't get to see any more of Summer Bird. Might have been an interesting challenger to Quality Road.