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For Immediate Release
Contact: Kelly Wietsma
914-261-6379 equisoonse@aol.com
Multiple Graded Stakes Winning Filly Egg Drop Retires
After Sustaining Tendon Injury
April 8, 2014 - Arcadia, CA - It was announced today that multiple graded stakes winning filly Egg Drop will be retired from racing.
After a routine exam following exercise and subsequent scan, it was discovered that the mare sustained a small tear to her left front superficial digital flexor tendon.
"Although she's never taken an unsound step and the prognosis is for a full recovery, we thought it best to retire her and give her a great life on a farm," said Billy Koch, Managing Partner of Little Red Feather Racing Club. "She's taken our partners on such an amazing ride and given us so many thrills. We will breed and sell her, in foal this November. We are very much looking forward to following the next chapter in her promising career as a broodmare."
The five-year-old Alphabet Soup mare, who had been training forwardly towards a start in this weekend's Jenny Wiley Stakes (gr. l) at Keeneland, will travel to Kentucky tomorrow. Stallion plans are pending and will be announced in the near future.
Winner of the Matriarch Stakes (gr l) at Betfair Hollywood Park, the Goldikova Stakes (gr ll) at Santa Anita and the Yellow Ribbon Handicap (gr. ll) at Del Mar, Egg Drop made her last start in the Buena Vista Stakes (gr. ll) at Santa Anita February 17 where she finished second. She finishes her career with six wins, two places and three shows from 13 starts and $534,020 in career earnings.
"When bloodstock agent Tom McCrocklin called to say she was one her way to us, he said I am sending you a freak," said trainer Mike Mitchell. "Everything he said was right. She was a star and a dream to train. She won on synthetic, turf and dirt and at distances from 5 ½ furlongs to 1 1/16 miles. Everyone from the groom to the hot walker to the exercise rider loved her. She is very correct and should throw some nice babies."
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