Date With Destiny (Ire), the sole offspring of the brilliant G1 2,000 Guineas winner George Washington (Ire), has died due to complications following colic surgery, Newsells Park Stud announced on Tuesday.
In a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter, Newsells Park said, “Very sad to report that we lost Date With Destiny over the weekend, due to complications following colic surgery. She was 16.
“Date With Destiny was the only progeny of George Washington and the dam of Group winner Beautiful Morning. A Diva. She will be missed by us all here.”
Trained by Aidan O'Brien, George Washington's arrival at Coolmore Stud in 2006 was eagerly anticipated following a glittering career in which he also won the G1 Phoenix S. and G1 National S. as a juvenile, as well as the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. later in his three-year-old campaign. However, he was soon back in training at Ballydoyle having been found to be infertile and later suffered a fatal injury as a four-year-old when running in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Monmouth Park.
George Washington managed to impregnate just one mare in his time at Coolmore Stud, namely the Rainbow Quest mare Flawlessly (Fr). Bred by Azienda Agricola Loreto Luciani, the resulting filly first went through the ring at the Goffs November Foal Sale when selling to Glidawn Stud for €280,000. She was later named Date With Destiny by owner Julie Wood, having been bought for 320,000gns at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale.
Sent into training with Richard Hannon, Date With Destiny made a stylish winning debut as a two-year-old at Newbury but failed to add to her tally in six subsequent starts. She did gain valuable black type when finishing third in the Listed Oaks Trial S. at Lingfield, however, before being bought by Jake Warren Bloodstock for 185,000gns at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale later that year.
As a broodmare Date With Destiny has produced three winners, headed by the G3 Royal Whip S. heroine Beautiful Morning (GB) (Galileo {Ire}). She is also responsible for the four-year-old Classic (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), a dual winner for the Hannon yard in the familiar Wood silks, plus Chantilly maiden winner La Gloire (GB) (Churchill {Ire}).
Truly one of a kind, Date With Destiny has a yearling colt by Night Of Thunder (Ire) and a filly foal by Ghaiyyath (Ire) still to come.
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