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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