The son of Lima defeats Saratoga Oaks | Sarah Andrew photo
Child Lima (Commissioner) the multi-level bet winning mare was last seen winning GIII Saratoga Oaks last August, suffering the injury in her stable at WinStar Ranch in Lexington, Kentucky on Wednesday night and died, according to a Tweet from its owner, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners.
Eclipse’s Aron Wellman says the four-year-old is at WinStar preparing to return to racing and meet her coach Todd Pletcher.
“We are heartbroken to report Con Lima suffered a serious injury in her stall last night and had to be fed meat,” the tweet read. “Con Lima is the epitome of all that is good about thoroughbred racehorses and our hearts go out to her, our partners, her breeders and all those interested in this great gala.”
Wellman calls her “one of a kind.”
In an impressive run of games in 2021, Con Lima secured wins in Honey Ryder S., Ginger Brew S., GIII Herecomesthebride S., GIII Wonder Again S. and GIII Saratoga Oaks Invitational S., the last start her same. All of her black eliminations have been on grass. She placed second in the GI Belmont Oaks Invitational.
Con Lima is a $15,000 Keeneland November weaner who failed to meet his reserves at OBS’ September 2019 and again March 2020 sales.
But she showed herself to be special from the start, winning more than five stages in her second start at Gulfstream in second place. Switching to grass after her fourth start, she went on to make eight grass starts, winning six of them, five of them in blacks.
“She really captured people’s hearts because of where she came from and what she was able to accomplish,” says Wellman. “I’m not sure we’ve seen many people who can create a campaign like she did since she was 2 to 3 years old. She was a real asshole, an iron man who did it at the highest level in the real world.”
We are heartbroken to report Con Lima suffered a serious injury in her stall last night and had to be made vegetarian. Con Lima is the epitome of all that is good about thoroughbred racehorses and our hearts go out to her, our partners, her breeders and all who care. about this big gala dinner. pic.twitter.com/GUPeAv64jh
– Eclipse Purebred Partner (@EclipseTBP) March 10, 2022
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