GLIMMERING HALO Barn 37 Hip No. 3858

Consigned by Darby Dan Farm, Agent XXVIII Hip No. Barn 3858 GLIMMERING HALO 37 Chestnut Mare; foaled 1992 *Turn-to Hail to Reason .................. Nothirdchance Halo.................................. Cosmic Bomb Cosmah ............................ Almahmoud GLIMMERING HALO *Mahmoud The Axe II.......................... Blackball Glimmer Glass.................. (1979) *Ambiorix Glass of Fashion............... Giff-Gaff By HALO (1969). Stakes winner of $259,553, United Nations H.-G1, etc. Leading sire twice, sire of 22 crops of racing age, 749 foals, 612 starters, 62 stakes winners, 7 champions, 465 winners of 1706 races and earning $43,928,741. Among the leading broodmare sires, sire of dams of 139 stakes winners, including champions Singspiel, Rainbows for Life, Catch the Ring, Basqueian, Indian Express, Sanky Panky, Nadja, and of Dara- sim, Coup de Genie, Machiavellian, King Halo, Narita King O, Pine Bluff. 1st dam GLIMMER GLASS, by The Axe II. 7 wins at 3 and 4, $72,160, Vogue S. Half-sis- ter to TROJAN BRONZE ($158,507, San Luis Rey S.-G1, etc., sire). Dam of 13 registered foals, 13 of racing age, 12 to race, 9 winners, including-- KOHEN WITHA K. (g. by Kings Lake). 10 wins, 2 to 6, $247,937, Dragoon S. (PHA, $17,400), Fescue S.-R (GS, $14,280), Perkiomen S.-R (PHA, $13,080)-ecr, about 5 fur. in :57 1/5, Pyrus S.-R (PHA, $13,080), Ivy S.-R (PHA, $12,960)-ecr, about 5 fur. in :57 1/5, 2nd Sentinel S. (PHA, $5,- 960), 3rd Laurel Futurity [G1], Kindergarten S. (PHA, $2,932), Vine Street S.-R (PHA, $2,618). Ecr at Laurel Park, 6 fur. in 1:08 2/5. Squall Linda (f. by Summer Squall). 3 wins at 3 and 4, $154,727, 2nd Monrovia H. [G3]. Dam of 4 foals, 2 winners, including-- Double Galore. Winner at 3, 4, and 5, 2008, $133,240. Quiet Reflection (g. by Quiet American). 20 wins, 2 to 10, $208,886. Eidolon (g. by Halo). 5 wins, 3 to 6, $61,171. Island Jazz (g. by Sir Ivor). 9 wins, 3 to 7, $50,002. RACE RECORD: At 2, unplaced in 1 start; at 3, once 2nd in 2 starts; at 4, twice 2nd. Earned $19,400. PRODUCE RECORD: 1997 How High the Moon, f. by Sky Classic. Unraced. Producer. 1998 Shine Faintly, f. by Sky Classic. Unraced. Producer. 1999 MISS CITY HALO, f. by Carson City. 3 wins at 2 and 3, $155,930, Mar- tha Washington S. (OP, $30,000), 2nd Star Shoot S. [L] (WO, $27,250 (CAN)). Producer. 2000 aborted single foal; 2005 unnamed f. by Not Impossible (IRE). 2001 Pretty Possible, f. by Langfuhr. 4 wins at 3 and 5, $87,289. 2002 King Kev, g. by Parade Ground. Placed at 2. 2003 L'Argent, g. by Silver Deputy. 3 wins at 2 and 3, placed at 5, 2008, $139,362, in Canada. (Total: $126,323). 2004 Charlane's Halo, f. by Orientate. Unplaced in Canada. 2006 Haskin, c. by Perfect Soul (IRE). Unraced. 2007 c. by Perfect Soul (IRE); 2008 not pregnant. Mated to Perfect Soul (IRE) (Sadler's Wells--Ball Chairman), last service March 20, 2008. (Believed to be PREGNANT). KEE 11/08.

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