America's Joy, an unraced filly by Triple Crown winner American Pharoah out of Leslie's Lady, died from injuries sustained during a workout Sunday morning at Saratoga Race Course, reports the Daily Racing Form.
The filly fractured a sesamoid in her left foreleg and injured her neck when she fell; she later succumbed to those injuries, per trainer Todd Pletcher.
Her exercise rider, Humberto Zamora, was uninjured.
The 3-year-old filly was owned by Mandy Pope, who purchased her at the 2019 Keeneland September Yearling Sale for $8.2 million, making her the highest-priced filly and the fourth highest-priced yearling in Keeneland's September sale history.
Her dam Leslie's Lady also foaled UAE Derby winner Mendelssohn, champion mare Beholder, and leading North American sire Into Mischief. America's Joy was set to debut on closing day at Saratoga.
Read more at the Daily Racing Form.
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