Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings and Philip J. Steinberg's Got Lucky (A.P. Indy–Malka, by Deputy Minister), winner in her penultimate start of the GI Juddmonte Spinster S. at Keeneland, has been retired from racing and will be bred early next year to War Front, it was announced Monday.
The homebred filly, trained by Todd Pletcher, celebrated her best year at the races in 2015, winning four of her eight starts, including a breakthrough graded-stakes success with a 5 1/2-length victory in the GIII Molly Pitcher S. at Monmouth Park July 3. Winner of that track's Lady's Secret S. in her next start, the dark bay ran on nicely to be second to Sheer Drama (Burning Roma) and ahead of champion Untapable (Tapit) in the GI Personal Ensign S. at Saratoga Aug. 29. Allowed to settle well back in the field in the Spinster, she rallied up the rail, switched out and ran down Untapable to score by a neck. Got Lucky concludes her career with a record of 17-6-6-0 and earnings of $951,340.
“Got Lucky has a tremendous female family and is one of the last of the A.P. Indys,” said John G. Sikura, President of Hill 'n' Dale. “She will be a valuable addition to our broodmare band and we look forward to advancing the legacy of this great family. It is the intention of myself and partner Phil Steinberg to retain and race daughters of this outstanding mare,” added Sikura. “We thank Todd Pletcher and his staff for the tremendous job they did training the mare.”
Got Lucky's dam, Malka, is a half-sister to GISW and promising young sire Girolamo (A.P. Indy), his MGSW & MGISP full-sister Daydreaming and GSW & GISP Accelerator, also by A.P. Indy. Another daughter of Malka–Supercharger (A.P. Indy)–is the dam of GI Kentucky Derby Super Saver, sire of Saturday's GI Breeders' Cup Sprint hero Runhappy. Her great-granddam, Dance Number (Northern Dancer), is responsible for Rhythm (Mr. Prospector), champion 2-year-old colt of 1989 and winner of that year's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile. He added a victory in the GI Travers S. the following summer.
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