Ring Weekend Retired to Old Friends

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“(Ring Weekend) spent his days hacking out on miles of trails, galloping along Crane beach in Ipswich, and learning to walk out with the Myopia hounds,” said Lake. “But after careful consideration by everyone who loves him, the decision was made to relocate him to Old Friends where he can truly retire and live out his life without any more work or stress.”

By premiere sire Tapit , out of the Cryptoclearance mare Free the Magic, Ring Weekend had both longevity and versatility on the race track.

In all he captured six graded stakes in his six-season career, winning on both the dirt and turf. His triumphs as a 3-year-old include the Tampa Bay Derby (G2) on the dirt and Hill Prince Stakes (G3T) on the turf.

At 4 he scored the biggest victory of his career in the Frank E. Kilroe Mile Stakes (G1T) at Santa Anita Park before being laid up for more than a year with hoof issues. But he returned to form at age 6 to take the Longines Dixie Stakes (G2T) at Pimlico Race Course and the Bernard Baruch Handicap (G2T) at Saratoga Race Course.

Ring Weekend retired with an overall record of 8-5-4 from 33 starts and earnings of $1,571,576.

“Ring Weekend took his partners on a great ride, competing at 14 different tracks and in 25 stakes races,” stated Erin Birkenhauer, Racing Manager/Director of Communications for West Point Thoroughbreds. “The West Point team is incredibly appreciative of the work done by Graham and Anita Motion, Phillip and Evie Dutton, and Julie Lake over the past few years.

They are all true ambassadors for off-the-track Thoroughbreds,” Birkenhauer continued. “Many thanks to Michael Blowen and the team at Old Friends for welcoming ‘Ring’ with open arms. We can’t wait to visit him at his forever home.”

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