Far From Over, a 9-year-old son of Blame who was standing at Dr. William Gray's Gray Farms near Cottonwood, California, died July 11 after suffering a seizure the night before.
Far From Over, out of the A.P. Indy mare Alchemist, was bred by Alexander Groves Matz, and hails from the blue hen family of Courtly Dee, one of the most productive lines in the Thoroughbred world. After breaking his maiden at first asking at Aqueduct as a 2-year-old, Far From Over returned the following season to take the 2015 Grade 3 Withers Stakes at 1 1/16 miles. He was training for a start in the Grade 1 Wood Memorial and was an early-line favorite for the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby but was injured in his final breeze for the Wood and missed the remainder of his sophomore campaign.
He returned at 4 to take an allowance race at Belmont Park at 1 1/16 miles before again going to the sidelines. He retired with a line of 6-3-1-0 and earnings of $255,600 for owners Black Rock Thoroughbreds, Madaket Stables, and James Covello.
A $550,000 yearling purchase, Far From Over stood most of three seasons at stud for a partnership that includes Steve Marshall's Fountain of Youth Breeding LLC, Burke Edwards, and Justin Ferrero. His oldest progeny are yearlings of 2021, some of which are slated to be sold at Fasig-Tipton's July sale in Kentucky, set to begin July 12. The sale includes a dispersal of Marshall's stock.
“Of all the horses I've owned, Far From Over had as good a physical as we've ever seen, and that includes Violence,” said Marshall. “It's a great loss. We'll never know how good a sire he would have been.”
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