Several winners of 1 class 1 and accomplished Japanese father Roses in May Died on the island of Hokkaido on the Gigantic Red Farm on March 4, when the 25-year-old son of Devil, who was no longer guilt, could no longer stand, the farm said on March 5.
The announcement by Gigantic Red Farm said that the stallion was not moving well at the end of last year and an examination resulted in muscle atrophy in its lower back. The farm decided last month that it would be withdrawn from the stud service.
“Roses in May produced many successful horses and also produced classic winners as breedingmare father. We thought he would live much longer, so we are very disappointed,” said the Farm's announcement. “We wish him a peaceful break. We would like to thank everyone who supported him.”
The Margaux Farm breeded roses in May in Kentucky from Stakes Placed winner Tell Tell Tell a Secret (Speak John), who is also the dam of the Stakes winner and the producer of stakes producers Lass. Ken and Sarah Ramsey bought the stallion foal for $ 115,000 at the sales year of Ocala Breeders in training in training and sent him to coach Dale Römer.
Roses in May became a winner in his second start at 3, but saved his best race for later. At the age of 4, he would only lose six starts once in 2004 when he won his first race in the Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Breeders' Cup Handicap (G3) and won with a win in Whitney Handicap (G1). He became the first prize winner of first class 1, which only fought in their name from the Ramseys. Roses in May ended the year with a second in the Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) for a second Ghostzapper Who set a Lone Star Park Record of 1: 59.02 for 1 1/4 miles.
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The Ramseys, who also drove her Homebred Multiple -1 winner Kitten of Kitten in 2004, would be honored with an Eclipse price as an outstanding owner for the year.
Greater and better were for roses in May. At the age of 5 he started the season with a second in Donn Handicap (G1) and then achieved his greatest victory in the brightest international phases so far when he conquered the 6 million dollar -Dubai World Championship (G1) at Nad Al Sheba. He became the fifth American horse that won the race.
Roses in May the Dubai World Championship 2005 at Nad Al Sheba wins
“This is the greatest moment that I had in the race so far,” said Ken Ramsey after the victory. “At the moment I feel like the king of the mountain.”
The World Cup would be roses in the last race in May when a torn tendon forced its retirement in August 2005. He was retired with an 8: 4: 0 record of 13 starts and earned $ 5,490,187.
The Ramseys would sell 80% of his breeding rights to Gigantic Red Farm.
“Roses in May were definitely one of the best horses I've ever had, and my wife loved him very much,” said Ramsey on March 5 to Bloodhorse. agreed to sell roses in May.
As stallion, roses in May 98% of the foals from foals in the racing age, who scored 631 victories. His top actors included 10 winners of the black winner with several graded stakes winners Dream Valentino and evaluated winners Cosmo Ozora And Rose Princedom. His descendants earned more than 113.5 million US dollars and an average of $ 133,094 per starter.
In May, roses were represented by seven Schwarz types, which include four winners of the graded assignment as breeding markers in May. His winner Mine Theresia is the dam of 2021 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks, G1) winner Survive. The mare also produced winners in class 3 My fanrong And the chopped of my emperors.
