Canadian Champion Langfuhr Passes Away At Lane’s End

Langfuhr, a son of Danzig and a top sprinter of the 1990s, has died at the age of 31 at Lane's End, the farm said in a press release early Thursday morning.

A sire of 75 stakes winners, five champions and progeny earnings of over $119 million, Langfuhr was a member of the Lane's End Farm stallion roster from 2004 to 2018 when he was retired from stud duty at age 26.

Bred and raced by the late Thoroughbred breeder and owner Gustav Schickedanz, Canadian-bred Langfuhr was named champion sprinter of 1996 in Canada and was inducted into that country's hall of fame in 2004. Trained by Mike Keogh, Langfuhr won major American graded stakes including the GI Vosburgh S.,GII Forego H., GI Carter H. and GI Metropolitan H. His career earnings were $698,574.

With strong support from his breeder/owner, the stallion sired multiple Canadian champions and stellar runners. Wando, chief among them, won the 2003 Canadian Triple Crown, was named horse of the year and champion 3-year-old colt in Canada and earned in excess of $2.5 million. His stablemate, Mobil, emerged as a top racehorse the following year and was named champion older horse in Canada at four. Both were conditioned for Schickedanz by Langfuhr's trainer.

Additional top-level racehorses sired by Langfuhr include Jambalaya, multiple Grade I winner and hero of the GI Arlington Million, champion Lawyer Ron, and millionaires Interpatation and Euroears.

“It was a privilege to stand Langfuhr at Lane's End and to have him spend his retirement at the farm,” said Lane's End Farm's Bill Farish. “We are grateful for the many years we had with him. Langfuhr's intelligence and kind temperament will have a lasting impact on all who had the opportunity to work with him.”

Langfuhr will be buried in the stallion cemetery at the farm.

 

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Old Forester Colt Tops Canadian Premier Yearling Sale

A son of perennial leading sire Old Forester led the way at the Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) Canadian Premier Yearling Sale, which took place Wednesday at Woodbine.

Wednesday's auction saw 142 horses sold for revenues of $2,795,300 (Canadian), down 17 percent from last year's renewal when 157 yearlings brought $3,381,400.

The average sale price fell 8 percent to $19,685 from $21,538. However, the median price rose 11 percent on Wednesday to $14,500 after finishing at $13,000 in 2019. The buyback rate finished at 28 percent, compared with 36 percent last year.

John Di Scola purchased Wednesday's sale-topper, an Old Forester colt, for $90,000 (Canadian).

The chestnut colt, offered as Hip 15, is out of the stakes-placed Smarty Jones mare Holidaysatthefarm, who is the dam of three winners from as many runners. Bred in Ontario by Whitford Bloodstock, the colt hails from the family of Grade 2 winner Wishing Gate and Grade 3 winner Rich in Spirit.

Cara Bloodstock consigned the sale-topper, as agent.

Two horses tied for the day's second-highest price, each bringing $82,000 (Canadian).

Hip 119, a Mr Speaker filly, went Jim Menzies. The bay filly is the first foal out of the unraced Proud Citizen mare She Stands Proud, from the family Canadian champion Woodcarver and Grade 3 winners Grand Bili and Firm Dancer.

The filly was bred in Ontario by Gustav Schickedanz, and she was consigned by Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency, agent.

Schickedanz and Hill 'n' Dale were also responsible for the other half of the second-highest price, Hip 136, a Langfuhr colt named Langstaff Road who sold to Derek Chin.

Langstaff Road is out of the stakes-placed City Zip mare Sweet Bama Breeze, whose four foals to race are all winners. He is a half-brother to stakes winner Will She and stakes-placed Sweet Grass Creek, and he is a full-sibling to stakes-placed Sweet Crimson and winner Wandofuhr.

To view the auction's full results, click here.

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