Sarah Jane Leigh Dies

Sarah Leigh is the daughter of the late Gerald Leigh | Racing Post

Sarah Jane Leigh, a successful breeder in both Britain and the U.S., died peacefully at her home in New York Sunday. Leigh took over her father Gerald Leigh's racing and breeding business–which had produced eight Group 1 winners at Eydon Hall Stud in Britain, including Barathea (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) and Markofdistinction (GB) (Known Fact)–after his death in 2002, and among the prolific winners she produced was the stakes-winning Seta (GB) (Pivotal {GB}). Leigh enjoyed success as a breeder in America as well, her mare Summer Solstice (Ire) (Caerleon) producing three black-type winners including last year's GI Belmont Oaks third Summer Solo (Arch). Leigh's mares in New York were boarded at Berkshire Stud. To date, Leigh has bred or raced 10 black-type winners.

Leigh was also a theatrical agent, her clients including Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning artists. She graduated from Bennington College and Columbia University and worked for Howard Stein, Helen Merrill and at International Creative Management. She established her own business, Sterling Standard, in 2004, and at the time of her death was actively representing playwrights including Doug Wright and Joanna Murray-Smith.

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