Summing
| Summing | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Verbatim |
| Grandsire | Prince John |
| Dam | Sumatra |
| Damsire | Groton |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1978 |
| Country | USA |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Charles T. Wilson Jr. |
| Owner | Charles T. Wilson Jr. |
| Trainer | Luis Barrera |
| Record | 23: 7-5-1 |
| Earnings | $615,096 |
| Major wins | |
| Pennsylvania Derby (1981) Hill Prince Stakes (1981) Pegasus Stakes (1981) Triple Crown race wins: Belmont Stakes (1981) |
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| Last updated on September 28, 2007 | |
Summing (April 16, 1978 - 2008) was an American thoroughbred racehorse and sire.
Background
He was sired by stakes winner Verbatim out of the Never Say Die mare Well Kept.
Racing career
Until the detection of a blood infection, Summing performed so poorly that he was dropped from graded stakes races and entered in an allowance race. Once the infection was found, he was unable to compete in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, although two weeks before the Belmont he was well enough to win the Pennsylvania Derby.
Trained by Luis Barrera, brother of American Hall of Fame thoroughbred racehorse trainer Laz Barrera, Summing is best known for his upset over U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt Pleasant Colony in the Belmont Stakes with George Martens aboard. He won the race in a time of 2:29, spoiling Pleasant Colony's bid for the Triple Crown, as Pleasant Colony ran wide in the turn and placed third, behind Highland Blade.
In the fall, Summing won the Pegasus Stakes, then finished second in the Super Derby.
Stud record
Summing was retired to Jonabell Farm, where he stood at stud until from 1982 to 1991. He was then pensioned to Getaway Farm in California.
His graded stakes race progeny include Epitome, Summer Matinee, and Matthews Keep.
