Luv Luvin’ (USA)
April 20, 1977 – c. 1997
Raise a Native (USA) x Ringing Bells (USA), by Bold Lad (USA)
Family 9-b
"GENETIC GEM"
April 20, 1977 – c. 1997
Raise a Native (USA) x Ringing Bells (USA), by Bold Lad (USA)
Family 9-b
"GENETIC GEM"
As the daughter, maternal granddaughter, and “niece” of American champion juveniles, Luv Luvin’ could reasonably be expected to be inclined toward speed and precocity, and she performed in accordance with her bloodlines although not at the level of her illustrious relatives. She was a much more successful broodmare than racer and passed on her own proclivities to what has become a successful international family.
Race record
15 starts, 2 wins, 4 seconds, 2 thirds, $23,855
1980:
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Luv Luvin’ produced 15 named foals, of which 12 started and eight won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Luv Luvin’ was bred by Mill River Stud. Acquired by Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos, she spent her broodmare career in the ownership of the Niarchos family’s Flaxman Holdings.
Pedigree notes
Luv Luvin’ is inbred 4x5 to 1935 American Horse of the Year Discovery. She was the only foal of importance produced from Ringing Bells, a half sister to 1969 American champion 2-year-old male Silent Screen (by Prince John). Ringing Bells is also a half sister to Grade 3 winner Belladora (by Stage Door Johnny), second dam of 2001 Mercury Sprint (SAF-G1) winner All Will Be Well and Grade 2 winners Silver Music and Musical Ghost and third dam of Grade 2 winner Noble Moon. In addition, Ringing Bells is a half sister to multiple stakes winner Prayer Cap (by Thinking Cap), dam of stakes winners Silent Prayer (by Binary), Prayer Leader (by Scout Leader), and Zonic (by Swaps) and to Vestry (by Needles), dam of stakes winners Vestry’s Best (by Groton) and Straight Needles (by Going Straight). Finally, Ringing Bells is a half sister to Belle Gallante (by Gallant Man), dam of listed stakes winner Boom and Bust (by Mr. Prospector); second dam of 2013 Carter Handicap (USA-G1) winner Swagger Jack, Grade 2 winner Tap Dance, and Grade 3 winner With Flair; and third dam of 2010 Spanish Horse of the Year Silverside, 2010 Ruffian Invitational Handicap (USA-G1) winner Malibu Prayer, and Grade 2 winner Valid.
Ringing Bells and her siblings were produced from Prayer Bell (by Better Self), whose half sister Time for Bed (by Bold Ruler) won the 1964 Test Stakes and is the second dam of Grade 3 winner Firgie’s Jule. Prayer Bell is also a half sister to the fine broodmare Home by Dark (by Hill Prince), dam of 1968 American champion 3-year-old filly Dark Mirage (by Persian Road II) and stakes winners Bold Impulse and Gray Mirage (both by Bold Bidder) and second dam of multiple Grade 2 winner Javamine. In addition, Prayer Bell is a half sister to Royal Society (by Royal Charger), second dam of 1979 Puerto Rican champion imported 2-year-old male Lazy Eyes and Grade 2 winner Nordic Prince.
Prayer Bell, in turn, is out of 1949 Spinaway Stakes winner Sunday Evening (by Eight Thirty), a half sister to multiple stakes winner Mesmer (by Third Degree). Produced from 1937 Ashland Stakes winner Drowsy (by Royal Minstrel), Sunday Evening is also a half sister to Aching Back (by War Admiral), dam of 1962 Del Mar Futurity winner Slipped Disc (by Decathlon) and 1969 Summer Stakes winner Admiral's Road (by Lord Quillo) and second dam of 1967 Illinois Derby winner Royal Malabar.
Last updated: September 9, 2024
Race record
15 starts, 2 wins, 4 seconds, 2 thirds, $23,855
1980:
- 2nd Soft Touch Stakes (USA, 6FD, Fairmount Park)
- 2nd Satin and Lace Handicap (USA, 6FD, Fairmount Park)
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Luv Luvin’ produced 15 named foals, of which 12 started and eight won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Or Vision (1983, by Irish River) was a listed stakes winner in France at 2 and 3. She is the dam of 1993 Prix de la Forêt (FR-G1) winner Dolphin Street (by Bluebird), 1999 E. P. Taylor Stakes (CAN-G1) winner Insight (by Sadler’s Wells), and 1999 Irish Two Thousand Guineas (IRE-G1) winner Saffron Walden (by Sadler’s Wells). She is also the second dam of multiple German Group 3 winner Matchwinner and Argentine Group 3 winner Mago Beto and the third dam of Australian Group 3 winner Master of Wine.
- Litani River (1986, by Irish River) ran third in the listed Prix Soya in France as a juvenile. She is the dam of 2008 Concorde Stakes (IRE-G3) winner Psalm (by Sadler’s Wells) and of Irish listed stakes winner Queen Titi (by Sadler’s Wells), dam of 2009 Dewhurst Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Beethoven (by Oratorio).
- Nijinsky’s Lover (1987, by Nijinsky II) won the listed San Clemente Handicap at Del Mar and the restricted Moonglow Stakes at Hollywood as a 3-year-old. She is the dam of 1999 Bashford Manor Stakes (USA-G2) winner Dance Master (by Gone West) and 1999 San Simeon Handicap (USA-G3) winner Naninja (by Alysheba). She is also the third dam of multiple Argentine Group 1 winner Imperador.
- Mud Wrestling (1989, by Irish River) won two of her 13 starts. She is the third dam of multiple Argentine Group 2 winner Rudy Trigger.
- Dixie Fine (1990, by L’Emigrant) won the 1993 Remington Park Oaks (USA-L) and the 1993 C.E.R.F. Stakes (USA-L) at Del Mar. She is the second dam of 2018 American champion turf male Stormy Liberal and multiple Grade 2 winner Leinster. She is also the third dam of Grade 3 winner Remembering Rita.
- Brigid (1991, by Irish River) won one of her five starts. She is the dam of 2000 Moyglare Stud Stakes (IRE-G1) winner Sequoyah (by Sadler’s Wells), 2007 Fillies’ Mile Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Listen (by Sadler’s Wells), and Grade 3-placed Irish listed stakes winner Oyster Catcher (by Bluebird). She is also the second dam of 2008 Two Thousand Guineas (ENG-G1) and Irish Two Thousand Guineas (IRE-G1) winner Henrythenavigator, Japanese Group 2 winner Touching Speech, and Group 3 winners Nausha, Queen Cleopatra, and Zofelle. In addition, she is the third dam of 2013 Irish Two Thousand Guineas (IRE-G1) and Breeders’ Cup Turf (USA-G1) winner Magician and Grade/Group 3 winners Apple Betty, Ascoli Piceno, Coeur de Beaute, Francis of Assisi, and Treasure Trove.
- Braziliz (1996, by Kingmambo) was unplaced in four starts. She is the dam of 2007 Swordlestown Stud Sprint Stakes (IRE-G3) winner Brazilian Bride (by Pivotal) and French listed stakes winner Rio Tigre (by Teofilo). She is also the second dam of Hong King Group 2 winner Endowing.
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Luv Luvin’ was bred by Mill River Stud. Acquired by Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos, she spent her broodmare career in the ownership of the Niarchos family’s Flaxman Holdings.
Pedigree notes
Luv Luvin’ is inbred 4x5 to 1935 American Horse of the Year Discovery. She was the only foal of importance produced from Ringing Bells, a half sister to 1969 American champion 2-year-old male Silent Screen (by Prince John). Ringing Bells is also a half sister to Grade 3 winner Belladora (by Stage Door Johnny), second dam of 2001 Mercury Sprint (SAF-G1) winner All Will Be Well and Grade 2 winners Silver Music and Musical Ghost and third dam of Grade 2 winner Noble Moon. In addition, Ringing Bells is a half sister to multiple stakes winner Prayer Cap (by Thinking Cap), dam of stakes winners Silent Prayer (by Binary), Prayer Leader (by Scout Leader), and Zonic (by Swaps) and to Vestry (by Needles), dam of stakes winners Vestry’s Best (by Groton) and Straight Needles (by Going Straight). Finally, Ringing Bells is a half sister to Belle Gallante (by Gallant Man), dam of listed stakes winner Boom and Bust (by Mr. Prospector); second dam of 2013 Carter Handicap (USA-G1) winner Swagger Jack, Grade 2 winner Tap Dance, and Grade 3 winner With Flair; and third dam of 2010 Spanish Horse of the Year Silverside, 2010 Ruffian Invitational Handicap (USA-G1) winner Malibu Prayer, and Grade 2 winner Valid.
Ringing Bells and her siblings were produced from Prayer Bell (by Better Self), whose half sister Time for Bed (by Bold Ruler) won the 1964 Test Stakes and is the second dam of Grade 3 winner Firgie’s Jule. Prayer Bell is also a half sister to the fine broodmare Home by Dark (by Hill Prince), dam of 1968 American champion 3-year-old filly Dark Mirage (by Persian Road II) and stakes winners Bold Impulse and Gray Mirage (both by Bold Bidder) and second dam of multiple Grade 2 winner Javamine. In addition, Prayer Bell is a half sister to Royal Society (by Royal Charger), second dam of 1979 Puerto Rican champion imported 2-year-old male Lazy Eyes and Grade 2 winner Nordic Prince.
Prayer Bell, in turn, is out of 1949 Spinaway Stakes winner Sunday Evening (by Eight Thirty), a half sister to multiple stakes winner Mesmer (by Third Degree). Produced from 1937 Ashland Stakes winner Drowsy (by Royal Minstrel), Sunday Evening is also a half sister to Aching Back (by War Admiral), dam of 1962 Del Mar Futurity winner Slipped Disc (by Decathlon) and 1969 Summer Stakes winner Admiral's Road (by Lord Quillo) and second dam of 1967 Illinois Derby winner Royal Malabar.
Last updated: September 9, 2024