Summerly (March 31, 2002 – March 30, 2021) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks in 2005.[1] She was sired by 1990 Preakness Stakes winner, Summer Squall and out of the Mr. Prospector mare, Here I Go.[2]

Summerly
SireSummer Squall
GrandsireStorm Bird
DamHere I Go
DamsireMr. Prospector
SexFilly
Foaled2002
CountryUnited States
ColourChestnut
BreederThomas F. Van Meter & Michael Lowenbaum
OwnerWinchell Thoroughbreds
TrainerSteve Asmussen
Record14: 6-1-2
EarningsUS$907,682
Major wins
Fair Grounds Oaks (2005)
Kentucky Oaks (2005)
Silverbulletday Stakes(2005)
Ashado Stakes (2006)

Summerly raced from age two through age four and was then retired. She was sold at the November 2006 Fasig-Tipton broodmare sale for $3.3 million to WinStar Farm of Versailles, Kentucky. In 2008 and again in 2009, Summerly produced a colt by Distorted Humor.[3] She produced a colt by Tiznow named State Line. She also had a filly by Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver. In 2018, she produced a filly by Carpe Diem.

Summerly died of colic on March 30, 2021, at the age of 19.[4]

References

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  1. ^ ESPN May 6, 2005
  2. ^ Summerly's pedigree
  3. ^ Blood-Horse Publications November 10, 2006
  4. ^ "Oaks Winner Summerly Dies". Thoroughbred Daily News. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.