Multiple graded stakes winner Yankee Fourtune (Yankee Gentleman–Madam Ann, by Mi Cielo) was euthanized Tuesday at Old friends due to chronic arthritis. The 12-year-old has been pensioned at the Georgetown retirement facility since 2015.
The gray won five starts in a row in 2010, including the GIII Hawthorne Derby and GIII Commonwealth Turf S. for Harvey Clarke and trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. He was later claimed from Clarke, but the late owner/breeder reached out to his connections, offering assistance if the gelding ever needed it. Yankee Fourtune eventually needed colic surgery, which Clarke took care of and then donated him to Old Friends. The $37,000 KEESEP buy concluded his career with a record of 31-9-7-2 and earnings of $391,975.
“Losing Harvey and Yankee Fourtune is a huge blow to everyone who knew them both,” said Michael Blowen, President and founder of Old Friends. “Harvey loved Yankee Fourtune, and inquired about him a lot. They were lucky to have each other.”
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