Love Sign (foaled April 19, 1977 in Virginia) was an American Thoroughbred racemare who won three Grade I races[1] while competing against exceptionally strong female competition such as Hall of Fame inductees Genuine Risk[2] and Bold 'n Determined.[3]
| Love Sign | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Spanish Riddle |
| Grandsire | Ridan |
| Dam | Native Nurse |
| Damsire | Graustark |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1977 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | Jane Wilbur Clark |
| Owner | Stephen C. Clark, Jr. |
| Trainer | Sidney Watters, Jr. |
| Record | 39: 16-6-6 |
| Earnings | US$934,827 |
| Major wins | |
| Alabama Stakes (1980) Athenia Handicap (1980) Beldame Stakes (1980, 1981) Gazelle Handicap (1980) Test Stakes (1980) Ballerina Stakes (1981) Sheepshead Bay Handicap (1981) Hempstead Handicap (1982) Imp Stakes (1982) | |
Breeding
editLove Sign was bred by Jane Wilbur Clark and raced by her husband, Stephen Clark, Jr.[4] She was trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Sidney Watters, Jr.[5]
Racing career
editAt age two, Love Sign met with little success but at age three in 1980 won five Graded stakes races including Grade I wins in the Alabama Stakes at Saratoga Race Course and the first of two straight editions of the Beldame Stakes at Belmont Park. As a four-year-old Love Sign was still a top contender, winning two Graded stakes plus her second Grade 1 Beldame. At age five in 1982, Love Sign won two more Graded stakes races before being retired to serve as a broodmare.
Broodmare
editAlthough bred to the likes of Slew o' Gold and twice to U.S. Triple Crown Champion Seattle Slew, Love Sign's foals met with no success in racing.[6]
| Sire Spanish Riddle |
Ridan | Nantallah | Nasrullah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shimmer | |||
| Rough Shod | Gold Bridge | ||
| Dalmary | |||
| Spanish Breeze | Windy City | Wyndham | |
| Staunton | |||
| Spanish Cream | Brown King | ||
| Two Bells | |||
| Dam Native Nurse |
Graustark | Ribot | Tenerani |
| Romanella | |||
| Flower Bowl | Alibhai | ||
| Flower Bed | |||
| Indian Nurse | Mahmoud | Blenheim | |
| Mah Mahal | |||
| Gallant Nurse | War Admiral | ||
| Omayya |