Dark Flower
Dam of champion DARK EYED LADY

Bay mare 1992
by Dark Shadows - Flaming Flower, by Destiny's Flame

  • Foaled February 16, 1992.
  • Stands 16 hands.
  • Star; socks on all but left foreleg.
  • Bred by Pinnacle. Owned by Coldwater Creek Farm.
  • Received January 2003.

    DETAILS

    This muscular, athletic mare turned heads throughout her racing career, but was ultimately a disappointment on the track. It was not until she became a broodmare that her true value shone through, when daughter Dark Eyed Lady became a champion in 2002. She is also the dam of winners Charge the Castle and Fear Factor, and her two-year-old colt Dark Eyed Demon is just beginning his racing career.

    Dark Flower is also the dam of Lash, a bay yearling filly by Heaven's Hawk who was recently sold to Top Notch Stables. She produced her final foal this spring, a bay colt by Fountain of Youth named Snapdragon.

    RACE AND (STAKES) RECORD

    Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earned
    56000$5,425
    Totals6000$5,425

    Dark Flower raced exclusively at age five and finished fourth in an open allowance at Spokane and a starter allowance at Del Mar. She finished fifth in Saratoga's grade II Diamond Cup in 1997 and was sixth in Del Mar's grade I Clever Miss Distaff Cup in her career debut.

    PEDIGREE

    1st Dam
    Flaming Flower, chestnut mare 1986 by Destiny's Flame. Dam of:

  • COUNTERFEIT (c. 94 by Spanish Coin). Grade I stakes winner.
  • Kool Flame (g. 93 by Mr. Kool). Winner.
  • Dark Flower (f. 92 by Dark Shadows). See above.

    2nd Dam
    Snow Blossom, gray mare 1981 by The Minstrel. Unraced. Dam of:

  • Flander's Field (c. 91 by Battle Front). Sire.
  • Reciprocation (c. 92 by Black Jack). Sire.
  • Wine n' Dine (f. 88 by Minstrel Boy). Dam of WINE IN MANHATTAN (gr. I), CABARET (gr. I), SPIRITS N' WARFARE (gr. I), Grapes of Wrath, and Dandelion Wine.
  • Edelweis (f. 85 by Clan Lake). Dam of MAHOGANY STAR (gr. I), Alpine Meadow (gr. I), and sires Stonehenge and Storm Shadow. Granddam of champion EXECUTIONER (gr. I).
  • Flawless Diamond (f. 87 by Professor D.). Dam of WILD DIAMONDS (gr. I).
  • Flaming Flower (f. 86 by Destiny's Flame). See above.

    PRODUCTION RECORD

    Dam of 8 foals, 5 known to race, 3 winners, 1 stakes winner:

    1999: Show Your Colors, dark bay filly by The Showman. Foaled February 14. Unplaced in four starts. Broodmare. Owned by Equinox Farm.

    2000: DARK EYED LADY, dark bay filly by Two Eyed Jack. Foaled March 1. Sold at auction for $158,000. Champion two-year-old filly and multiple grade I stakes winner. Owned by Sweetwater Dancing Farm.

    2001: Not bred.

    2002: Charge the Castle, bay colt by By the Sword. Foaled January 22. Winner of $57,725. Owned by Oak Lane Farm.

    2003: Fear Factor, bay colt by Backdraft. Foaled January 16. Winner of $14,175. Owned by Dos Corizones Stables.

    2004: Sage, bay filly by Black Gold. Foaled February 21.

    2005: Dark Eyed Demon, bay colt by Fight the Devil. Foaled February 17. Placed in ten starts for earnings of $9,275. Retired. Owned by Coldwater Riding Academy.

    2006: Lash, bay filly by Heaven's Hawk. Foaled January 12. Owned by Texas Winds Stable.

    2007: Snapdragon, bay colt by Fountain of Youth. Foaled January 29. Owned by Coldwater Creek Farm.



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    Lexington, Kentucky


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