Our gold-rated broodmare, CROSSTHETHRESHOLD, who retired after a difficult birth this spring, in which the colt did not survive, has sadly passed away in the wee hours of this unseasonably warm night…
We are grateful to still have two of her daughters (Ch. AFTERGLOW, MSW by Affirmed, and TALKOFTHETOWN, 2YO winner by Rumor Has It), as well as a yearling colt (CRISSCROSS, by I’m A Classic), to run under our colors before hopefully joining our breeding herd.
She also is succeeded by MSW GCh. DEBUT PERFORMANCE (x Class Act), SP MURDER BY NUMBERS (x Run For It), MSW Ch. ENCORE PERFORMANCE (x Sneak Peek), SW Ch. ARTEFACT (x Black Gold), and CROSSPOINT (x Point Given), who has only started 3 times before her owner went inactive.
Collectively, her offspring have netted nearly $2 million, spread nearly equally among her seasoned offspring - a nod to her consistancy in producing.
This spring was a difficult loss, losing this broodmare and her unborn colt. But today is a sad day, in the end of her existence. Such exceptional mares are rare and awe-inspiring… Ivy Creek Farm was blessed to have owned her for her last few years, and for that, I am grateful.
The real loss was losing her breeding abilities & baby in the spring, but I felt it necessary to say something to note her passing. Still, I’m grateful for getting to ever own her, and to have her 3 offspring to race and breed in the future.
A mate, or a mare?
Either way, I am sorry for your loss as well.
Obviously if you did mean mate, then that is far worse than my trivial game mare… That’s not a fun or easy life experience to deal with, and I wish I could say that I’ve never been there…
