A chestnut filly by Stay Thirsty is being offered to benefit paralyzed jockey Ann Von Rosen at SportHorseAuctions.com in the website's April Internet Auction for Sport Horses and Ponies.
Bidding is open now and closes April 26.
Lot 301, Peanut Bar, is by California's leading sire Stay Thirsty and was born May 5, 2022.
The filly is eligible to compete in all races with enhanced purses which are restricted to California-sired and California-bred Thoroughbreds, and she is eligible to be nominated to the lucrative Golden State Stakes Series. Because she was foaled in Arizona, she also qualifies for owner's and breeder's awards in the Grand Canyon State.
A native of Germany, Von Rosen hung her tack at tracks around the country after beginning her riding career in 2001, but she was most often a regular at Turf Paradise and Canterbury Park. She won 666 of 4,939 Thoroughbred starts over her 14-year career, and her mounts earned $5,725,969, with stakes wins in Arizona, Minnesota, Idaho, and North Dakota.
Von Rosen's career came to an abrupt end following a March 2014 Quarter Horse race at Turf Paradise when her mount collapsed shortly after crossing the finish line and left her pinned underneath. She suffered a severed spinal cord from the incident, and procedures in the immediate aftermath saved her life, but left her paralyzed.
Despite the prognosis, Von Rosen said after the injury that she was determined to walk again, and she remains driven to do so. Money raised from the yearling's sale will go toward Von Rosen's ongoing rehabilitation costs.
To view the online listing, click here.
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