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APTITUDE in ME Barn 6 Hip No. 2658 Consigned by Woodspring Farm, Agent Hip No. Barn 2658 APTITUDE IN ME 6 Bay Filly; foaled March 8, 2006 Seattle Slew A.P. Indy............................ Weekend Surprise Aptitude ............................ Northern Dancer Dokki ................................ Alluvial APTITUDE IN ME Hold Your Peace Meadowlake...................... Suspicious Native Jaguar Meadow ................ (1995) Time to Explode Boomer Lady .................... Lady Libber By APTITUDE (1997). Stakes winner of $1,845,410, in N.A., Jockey Club Gold Cup [G1], etc. Sire of 3 crops of racing age, 293 foals, 136 starters, 65 winners of 118 races and earning $4,653,839 & $207,693(CAN) in N.A., including Great Hunter (to 3, 2007, $772,500, Lane's End Breeders' Futurity [G1] (KEE, $310,000), etc.), Amandatude ($405,810, Polly's Jet S. (DEL, $32,640), etc.), Outperformance ($291,449, Hill Prince S. [G3] (BEL, $69,240), etc.), stakes-placed Steppenwolfer [G2] ($635,746), etc. 1st dam JAGUAR MEADOW, by Meadowlake. Winner in 2 starts at 2, $13,360. Dam of 3 other registered foals, 3 of racing age, including a 2-year-old of 2007, 1 to race-- JAGUAR CITY (f. by Slew City Slew). 9 wins, 3 to 5, $304,480, Isaac Mur- phy H.-R (AP, $51,420), 2nd Powerless H.-R (HAW, $17,340), Isaac Mur- phy H.-R (AP, $17,150), Illini Princess H.-R (HAW, $16,890). 2nd dam BOOMER LADY, by Time to Explode. 4 wins at 3 and 4, $88,718. Dam of-- Lady Sky Racer (f. by Skywalker). 3 wins at 3, $94,138, 2nd Purple Violet S.-R (AP, $15,000), 3rd Cy-Fair S. (HOU, $2,750). Dam of 1 foal-- Shimmering Tale (f. by Wild Again). Winner at 2, placed at 3, 2007, $29,554, 2nd ITBOA Sales Futurity-R (PRM, $10,054). 3rd dam LADY LIBBER, by Mr. Leader. Winner at 3, $7,915. Dam of 8 winners, incl.-- Sarada Spy. 3 wins at 2 and 4, $53,035, 2nd Washington Stallion S., etc. Northern Lass. 4 wins at 3 and 4, $36,965. Dam of 9 winners, including-- NORTH TO ALASKA. 7 wins, 3 to 8, $96,675, Balmoral Derby (BML, $18,060), 3rd Nebraska Racing Hall of Fame S. (AKS, $2,932). Inyourface. 10 wins, 2 to 7, $102,525, 3rd Don B. S.-R (BM, $7,500). 4th dam AMERICA, by Spy Song. Winner at 3, $5,785. Sister to SARI'S SONG ($164,- 435), CHARLIE'S SONG ($126,420, sire), half-sister to NAVY CHIEF, KIT'S PET, FOND EMBRACE, Ardomar. Dam of 7 winners, incl.-- PRIMO RICO. 3 wins in France, Prix Le Roi Soleil, Prix des Foals, 2nd Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp-G2, etc.; placed in Italy, 3rd Premio Chiusura-G2. Pearlite. Winner at 3 in Ireland. Dam of CRAZY LIFE [G2] ($60,517, sire). Amber Fields. Placed at 3, $3,110. Dam of Sir Samuel (sire). Granddam of SUBTLE ‘N SLY ($198,482, Queen’s H. [G3], etc., dam of BIMINI BLUES [G3], 7 wins, $301,711), PACIFIC CROSSING, Tender Blade. Song of Nashua. Unraced. Dam of SEGULA SPY ($51,700), GLASS EYE ($34,312), RAISED CLEAN (dam of RAISE THE PRIZE [L], $204,360). Engagements: Breeders' Cup. Foaled in Illinois. KEE 9/07.
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