Hidden Lake (horse)

Hidden Lake
Sire	Quiet American[1]
Grandsire	Fappiano
Dam	Friendly Circle
Damsire	Round Table
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1993
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Charles Nuckols Jr. & Sons
Owner	Clay, Robert N. and Farmer, Tracy
Trainer	John C. Kimmel
Record	22:7-4-6
Earnings	$947,489
Major wins
1996 La Brea Stakes 1997 Beldame Stakes 1997 Go For Wand Stakes 1997 Hempstead Handicap 1997 Shuvee Handicap
Awards
1997 American Champion Older Dirt Female Horse
Last updated on May, 20 2015

Hidden Lake (born 1993) was a Kentucky bred daughter of stallion Quiet American out of the Round Table mare, Friendly Circle. Slow to mature, she went on to be a champion older mare and also had a half-sister Syrian Circle.^[2]

Career

As a two year old she showed some promise by finishing second in the Maker's Mark Stakes and Anoakia Stakes. In her second season she made her first graded stakes win in the grade II La Brea Stakes. She also made a showing in the grade I Santa Anita Oaks and Las Virgenes Stakes. In her third season she earned the honors of American Champion Older Dirt Female Horse with her wins in the grade I Beldame Stakes, Go For Wand Stakes and Hempstead Handicap along with the grade II Shuvee Handicap. One of her riders, Richard Migliore, called her "one of his most memorable victories", saying "From the recesses of her heart, Hidden Lake found a way to fight back and win. After the finish line, she actually collapsed from exhaustion. That was how much effort she put into winning that race. She was running on empty and found more to give".^[1]

Retirement

After a lackluster broodmare career and failing fertility she was pensioned by owner Robert Evans to Old Friends Equine, Georgetown KY, in January 2009.^[1]

References

1. "Champion Hidden Lake to Old Friends". bloodhorse.com. January 16, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
2. "Sparkman: A star at last for Big Brown". drf.com. December 23, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2015.