So Long
Birdie notches first winner with Senorita Bree
October 19, 2009 - Senorita Bree shook free in her sixth career starts and
powered to a 7 1/4-length romp on Monday at Zia Park to become the first career
winner for New Mexico-based sire
So Long
Birdie.
Trained by Chris Hartman for owner Chris Turrentine Racing, Senorita Bree
completed the one-mile maiden special weight race in 1:46.20 on a track rated as
fast. Bred in New Mexico by Mark Allen’s Double Eagle Ranch, Senorita Bree is
out of the winning Four Seasons (GB) mare Season for Glory.
A seven-year-old by Pioneering out of 2004 Broodmare of the Year Dear Birdie, by
Storm Bird,
So Long Birdie will stand the 2010 season at Dr. Leonard Blach’s
Buena Suerte Equine in
Roswell, New Mexico. A half brother to 2003 champion three-year-old filly Bird
Town and ’04 Belmont (G1) and Travers (G1) Stakes winner Birdstone,
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Birdie has seven two-year-olds in his first crop.
Allen and Blach own 2009 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) winner
Mine That Bird, who is from the first crop of Birdstone.
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Birdie posted two wins, one second, and one third in five career starts with
purse earnings of $60,020. He finished second in the 2005 San Miguel Stakes at
Santa Anita Park.