Love Sign (horse)

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Love Sign
SireSpanish Riddle
Grandsire Ridan
DamNative Nurse
Damsire Graustark
Sex Mare
Foaled1977
Country United States
Colour Dark Bay
BreederJane Wilbur Clark
Owner Stephen C. Clark, Jr.
Trainer Sidney Watters, Jr.
Record39: 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)

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]

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Breeding

Love 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

At 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

Although 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]

Pedigree of Love Sign
Sire
Spanish Riddle
Ridan Nantallah Nasrullah
Shimmer
Rough ShodGold Bridge
Dalmary
Spanish BreezeWindy CityWyndham
Staunton
Spanish CreamBrown 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

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