Bird Town

This article is about the horse. For other uses, see Bird Town (disambiguation).
Bird Town
SireCape Town
GrandsireSeeking The Gold
DamDear Birdie
DamsireStorm Bird
SexMare
FoaledApril 11, 2000[1]
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederMarylou Whitney Stables
OwnerMarylou Whitney Stables
TrainerNick Zito
Record12: 4-6-2
Earnings$871,251
Major wins
Charon Stakes (2003)
Kentucky Oaks (2003)
Acorn Stakes (2003)
Awards
American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (2003)

Bird Town (foaled April 11, 2000) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. After showing some promise when winning one of her four starts as a two-year-old in 2002, she emerged as one of the best North American fillies of her generation in the following summer with wins in the Kentucky Oaks and the Acorn Stakes. She also finished second in the Test Stakes and the Beldame Stakes before being retired at the end of the season with a record of four wins in twelve races.

Background

Bird Town is a bay mare bred in Kentucky by her owner Marylou Whitney, the widow of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney. She was from the first crop of foals sired by Cape Town, whose five wins included the 1998 Florida Derby.[2] His other progeny have included the Monmouth Oaks winner Capeside Lady and the Lone Star Derby winner Southern Africa.[3] Bird Town's dam Dear Birdie won two minor races but became a very successful broodmare, producing several other winners including the Belmont Stakes winner Birdstone.[4] Whitney sent her filly into training with Nick Zito.

Racing career

2002: two-year-old season

Bird Town began her track career at Keeneland on October 9 in a maiden race over seven furlongs in which she was ridden by Pat Day and finished second of the eleven runners behind Star of Atticus. A month later she was again partnered by Day when she was moved up in distance to contest a maiden over one and one sixteenth miles at Churchill Downs. Starting favourite against ten opponents, she took the lead from the start and won by six and three quarter lengths from Throne. Two weeks later over the same course and distance, she started the 0.4/1 favorite for an allowance race, but was beaten three quarters of a length by In Case of Wind. Bird Stone ended her first season, by traveling to Florids for the Three Rings Stakes at Calder Race Course. Ridden by Eibar Coa, she started the 1.4/1 favorite, but after contesting the early lead she weakened in the closing stages and finished third, beaten three quarters of a length and a neck by Dakota Light and Never Fail.[5]

2003: three-year-old season

Bird Town remained in Florida in early 2003, running twice at Gulfstream Park. In an allowance race on January 16 the filly was ridden by Day led into the straight before finishing second, beaten a neck by the Shug McGaughey-trained favorite Yell. On February 23 Bird Town, ridden by Coa, was moved down in the distance for the seven furlong Charon Stakes and won by twelve and a half lengths from Crafty Brat, after taking the lead on the penultimate turn.[6] The filly prepared for the Kentucky Oaks with a run in the Grade II Beaumont Stakes over seven furlongs at Keeneland on April 10. Ridden by Coa, she started the 3.3/1 second favorite and contested the lead from the start before finishing second, one and a quarter lengths behind the winner My Boston Gal.

On 2 May, Bird Town was one of twelve fillies to contest the 129th running of the Kentucky Oaks in front of a 100,523 crowd at Churchill Downs in which she was ridden for the first time by Edgar Prado. Her opponents included My Boston Gal, Yell and In Case of Wind as well as Elloluv and Lady Tak, first and second in the Ashland Stakes and Santa Catarina (runner-up to Storm Flag Flying in the Frizette Stakes). Lady Tak started favorite ahead of Elloluv and My Boston Gal, with Bird Town being made an 18.2/1 outsider. Bird Town stumbled exiting the starting gate before being settled by Prado in eighth place on the outside. She turned into the stretch in sixth before making a sustained late run, taking the lead from Santa Catarina approaching the final furlong and going clear to win by three and a quarter lengths. Yell took third place ahead of Elloluv and My Boston Gal. After the race Zito said "What heart this filly has. She never runs a bad race. Consistency makes you great". Whitney, whose late husband had won the race four times between 1936 and 1975 said "I love my homebreds. We buy horses, too. But homebreds mean so much to me".[7]

On her next appearance Bird Town was matched against Lady Tak and the 2002 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly Storm Flag Flying in the Grade I Acorn Stakes over one mile at Belmont Park on June 6. Starting at odds of 2.65/1 the filly was sent into the lead by Prado soon after the start and held off a sustained challenge form Lady Tak to win by a head, with the favored Storm Flag Flying finishing sixth of the seven runners.[8] Bird Town dropped back to seven furlongs for the Grade I Test Stakes at Saratoga in July. Starting the 1.75/1 favorite she raced just behind the leaders but on this occasion proved no match for Lady Tak and finished second, beaten four and a half lengths by the winner. Three weeks later, the filly started second favorite for the Alabama Stakes over ten furlongs at the same track but failed to recover after being bumped in the early stages and finished fifth of the six runners behind Island Fashion. Zito was unable to account for the filly's poor run, saying "It just wasn't our day. She's been running all year, so who knows?"[9]

At Belmont on October 4, Bird Town was matched against older fillies and mares for the first time in the Grade I Beldame Stakes over nine furlongs. Ridden by Aaron Gryder, she took the lead soon after the start and set the pace before being overtaken on the final turn by the favored Sightseek and finished second, four and a half lengths behind the older filly. Despite her defeat, Zito praised his filly saying "I can't be more thrilled... I don't care what anybody tells me, Bird Town is the best three-year-old filly right now. We put up a good fight and that's all I cared about."[10] Her retirement was announced three days later.

Assessment and awards

In the Eclipse Awards for 2003, Bird Town was named American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly beating the French-trained Six Perfections by 96 votes to 94.[11]

Breeding record

Bird Town was retired from racing to become a broodmare at her owner's stud farm. She has produced the following foals:

  • Elusive Bird, 2006 bay filly by Elusive Quality. Unraced.[12]
  • Bird Zapper, 2007 bay colt by Ghostzapper. Unraced.[13]
  • Gyre, 2008 bay colt by Bernardini. Failed to win in three starts.[14]
  • Prescott Brown, 2009 bay colt (later gelded) by Awesome Again. Won two minor races from seven starts.[15]
  • Eton Blue, 2010 bay colt (later gelded) by Giant's Causeway. Has won eight of 48 starts as of June 2018.[16]
  • Tapit Town, 2011 bay colt (later gelded) by Tapit. Failed to win in four starts.[17]
  • Tiz Town, 2012 bay colt (later gelded) by Tiznow. Has won six of 36 starts as of June 2018.[18]
  • Bird Song, 2013 gray colt by Unbridled's Song. A multiple graded stakes winner and winner of the 2017 Fred W. Hooper Stakes and Alysheba Stakes.[19]
  • Gull Island, 2014 chestnut filly by Giant's Causeway. Failed to win in seven starts as of June 2018.[20]
  • One More Dream, 2016 dark bay or brown colt by Graydar. Unraced as of June 2018.[21]
  • Bird Patrol, 2018 bay filly by Empire Maker.[22][23]

In 2018, Bird Town was one of eight mares followed by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame's Foal Patrol, which allows viewers to view livestreams of Thoroughbred mares in the late stages of pregnancy and with their young foals.[22]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Bird Town (USA), bay mare, 2000[1]
Sire
Cape Town (USA)
1995 		Seeking the Gold (USA)
1985 		Mr. Prospector Raise a Native
Gold Digger
Con Game Buckpasser
Broadway
Seaside Attraction (USA)
1987 		Seattle Slew Bold Reasoning
My Charmer
Kamar Key To The Mint
Square Angel
Dam
Dear Birdie (USA)
1987 		Storm Bird (CAN)
1978 		Northern Dancer Nearctic
Natalma
South Ocean New Providence
Shining Sun
Hush Dear (USA)
1978 		Silent Screen Prince John
Prayer Bell
You All Nashua
Honey Dear (Family 8-f)[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bird Town pedigree". equineline.com.
  2. ^ "Cape Town - Statistics". equibase.com. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Cape Town - Stud Record". Racing Post. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Remembrancer Mare - Family 8-f". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Bird Town Leads Three Ring Field at Calder". BloodHorse.com. December 12, 2002. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  6. ^ "My Boston Gal Tries to Regain Winning Form". BloodHorse.com. April 9, 2003. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Bird Town Overcomes Stumble to Win Oaks". BloodHorse.com. May 2, 2003. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Bird Town Edges Lady Tak in Exciting Acorn". BloodHorse.com. June 6, 2003. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Saratoga Notebook: Bird Town a Puzzle". BloodHorse.com. August 18, 2003. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  10. ^ Blood-Horse Staff (October 4, 2003). "Beldame All Sightseek; Frankel Sets Mark". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  11. ^ "2003 Eclipse Awards result". tra-online.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  12. ^ Equibase.com. "Elusive Bird profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  13. ^ Equibase.com. "Bird Zapper profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  14. ^ "Gyre - Statistics". Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  15. ^ "Prescott Brown - Statistics". Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  16. ^ "Eton Blue - Statistics". Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  17. ^ "Tapit Town - Statistics". Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  18. ^ "Tiz Town - Statistics". Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  19. ^ Equibase.com. "Bird Song profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  20. ^ Equibase.com. "Gull Island profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  21. ^ Equibase.com. "One More Dream profile". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  22. ^ a b "Foal Patrol: Oaks Winner Bird Town Delivers Filly By Empire Maker". www.paulickreport.com. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  23. ^ "Names for Pair of Foal Patrol Babies". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.

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