Weekend Storm (USA)
May 5, 1992 – February 12, 2009
Storm Bird (CAN) x Weekend Surprise (USA), by Secretariat (USA)
Family 3-l
May 5, 1992 – February 12, 2009
Storm Bird (CAN) x Weekend Surprise (USA), by Secretariat (USA)
Family 3-l
An unraced full sister to 1990 Preakness Stakes (USA-G1) winner Summer Squall, Weekend Storm proved her excellence as a broodmare, becoming the best producing daughter of 1992 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Weekend Surprise.
Race record
Unraced
As an individual
A bay mare; no other data available.
As a producer
Weekend Storm produced 14 named foals, of which 12 started and 11 won. All but one, Storm Strip (by Comic Strip), were by Mr. Prospector-line sires. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Weekend Storm was bred and owned by William S. Farish III and William S. Kilroy. She died of a hemorrhage on February 12, 2009, a day after foaling a colt by Gulch. The colt, later named King's Vision, won two of 16 starts.
Pedigree notes
Weekend Storm is inbred 4x5 to two-time leading English sire Nearco, an unbeaten champion on the racetrack. A full sister to Summer Squall, she is a half sister to 1992 American Horse of the Year and two-time American leading sire A.P. Indy (by Seattle Slew), to Grade 3 winner Welcome Surprise (by Seeking the Gold; second dam of 2024 Personal Ensign Stakes (USA-G1) winner Raging Sea and Grade 3 winner Guest Suite) and to listed stakes winner Eavesdropper (by Kingmambo). She is also a half sister to the useful sires Honor Grades (by Danzig) and Tiger Ridge (by Storm Bird's son Storm Cat) and to Grade 1-placed Weekend in Seattle (by Seattle Slew), dam of Grade 1-placed stakes winner Mambo in Seattle (by Kingmambo) and second dam of Grade 1-placed Grade 3 winner Sky Kingdom and Japanese Group 3 winner Stay in Seattle. Another half sister to Weekend Storm, Amirati (by Danzig), is the second dam of Grade 1-winning steeplechaser Surprising Soul, who took his top-level brackets in the 2019 Lonesome Glory Handicap, and the third dam of Australian Group 3 winner Honesty Prevails. Finally, Weekend Storm is a half sister to Lassie's Legacy (by Deputy Minister), second dam of 2020 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (USA-G1) winner Happy Saver, and to Mystery Trip (by Belong to Me), second dam of English Group 3 winner Chemical Charge.
Weekend Storm's dam Weekend Surprise is a Grade 3-winning half sister to French and English Group 1 winner Wolfhound (by Nureyev), who was the highweighted older male in England in 1993 over 5 to 7 furlongs. She is also a half sister to multiple listed stakes winner Spectacular Spy (by Spectacular Bid); to Group 3-placed French listed stakes winner Foxhound (by Danzig); to Group 1-placed Al Mufti (by Roberto), a successful sire in South Africa; and to Charming Lassie (by Seattle Slew), dam of 2000 American champion older male Lemon Drop Kid (by Kingmambo), Grade 2 winner Brulay (by Rubiano; dam of Grade 2 winner Neko Bay, by Giant's Causeway) and Grade 3 winner Statue of Liberty (by Storm Cat). Another half-sibling to Weekend Surprise, Lassie's Lady (by Alydar) is the dam of Grade 2 winner Bite the Bullet (by Spectacular Bid) and English stakes winner Shuailaan (by Roberto) and is the second dam of 2008 European champion older male Duke of Marmalade, 2013 Derby Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Ruler of the World, Australian Group 2 winner Annus Mirabilis, and Grade/Group 3 winners Madison's Charm and Norway.
Weekend Surprise and her siblings are out of 1976 Villager Stakes (USA-G3) winner Lassie Dear (by Buckpasser), one of four stakes winners produced from 1970 Ashland Stakes winner Gay Missile (by Sir Gaylord). Gay Missile, in turn, is one of six stakes winners produced by the My Babu mare Missy Baba, also the dam of 1991 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Toll Booth (by Buckpasser).
Last updated: August 23, 2024
Race record
Unraced
As an individual
A bay mare; no other data available.
As a producer
Weekend Storm produced 14 named foals, of which 12 started and 11 won. All but one, Storm Strip (by Comic Strip), were by Mr. Prospector-line sires. Her important foals are as follow:
- Kipling (1996, by Gulch) was the sales topper at the 1997 Saratoga yearling sale at US$1.4 million. He was only a minor winner but did sire one very good horse in multiple Grade 1 winner Kip Deville, whose victories included the 2007 Breeders' Cup Mile (USA-G1).
- Garcia Marquez (1997, by Gulch; a gelding) was a multiple stakes winner in Hong Kong.
- Lord Snowdon (2003, by Seeking the Gold; a gelding) won the 2008 Paumonok Handicap (a listed race) and was Grade 1-placed.
- Smart Surprise (2004, by Smart Strike) won five stakes races including the 2009 Hendrie Handicap (CAN-G3). She is the dam of 2018 Canadian champion female sprinter Moonlit Promise (by Malibu Moon).
- Court Vision (2005, by Gulch) won five Grade 1 races including the 2011 TVG Breeders' Cup Mile. As of February 28, 2023, he has sired 11 stakes winners.
- Weekend Strike (2006, by Smart Strike) was listed stakes-placed on the track. She is the dam of 2018 Give Thanks Stakes (IRE-G3) winner Sizzling (by Galileo).
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Weekend Storm was bred and owned by William S. Farish III and William S. Kilroy. She died of a hemorrhage on February 12, 2009, a day after foaling a colt by Gulch. The colt, later named King's Vision, won two of 16 starts.
Pedigree notes
Weekend Storm is inbred 4x5 to two-time leading English sire Nearco, an unbeaten champion on the racetrack. A full sister to Summer Squall, she is a half sister to 1992 American Horse of the Year and two-time American leading sire A.P. Indy (by Seattle Slew), to Grade 3 winner Welcome Surprise (by Seeking the Gold; second dam of 2024 Personal Ensign Stakes (USA-G1) winner Raging Sea and Grade 3 winner Guest Suite) and to listed stakes winner Eavesdropper (by Kingmambo). She is also a half sister to the useful sires Honor Grades (by Danzig) and Tiger Ridge (by Storm Bird's son Storm Cat) and to Grade 1-placed Weekend in Seattle (by Seattle Slew), dam of Grade 1-placed stakes winner Mambo in Seattle (by Kingmambo) and second dam of Grade 1-placed Grade 3 winner Sky Kingdom and Japanese Group 3 winner Stay in Seattle. Another half sister to Weekend Storm, Amirati (by Danzig), is the second dam of Grade 1-winning steeplechaser Surprising Soul, who took his top-level brackets in the 2019 Lonesome Glory Handicap, and the third dam of Australian Group 3 winner Honesty Prevails. Finally, Weekend Storm is a half sister to Lassie's Legacy (by Deputy Minister), second dam of 2020 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (USA-G1) winner Happy Saver, and to Mystery Trip (by Belong to Me), second dam of English Group 3 winner Chemical Charge.
Weekend Storm's dam Weekend Surprise is a Grade 3-winning half sister to French and English Group 1 winner Wolfhound (by Nureyev), who was the highweighted older male in England in 1993 over 5 to 7 furlongs. She is also a half sister to multiple listed stakes winner Spectacular Spy (by Spectacular Bid); to Group 3-placed French listed stakes winner Foxhound (by Danzig); to Group 1-placed Al Mufti (by Roberto), a successful sire in South Africa; and to Charming Lassie (by Seattle Slew), dam of 2000 American champion older male Lemon Drop Kid (by Kingmambo), Grade 2 winner Brulay (by Rubiano; dam of Grade 2 winner Neko Bay, by Giant's Causeway) and Grade 3 winner Statue of Liberty (by Storm Cat). Another half-sibling to Weekend Surprise, Lassie's Lady (by Alydar) is the dam of Grade 2 winner Bite the Bullet (by Spectacular Bid) and English stakes winner Shuailaan (by Roberto) and is the second dam of 2008 European champion older male Duke of Marmalade, 2013 Derby Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Ruler of the World, Australian Group 2 winner Annus Mirabilis, and Grade/Group 3 winners Madison's Charm and Norway.
Weekend Surprise and her siblings are out of 1976 Villager Stakes (USA-G3) winner Lassie Dear (by Buckpasser), one of four stakes winners produced from 1970 Ashland Stakes winner Gay Missile (by Sir Gaylord). Gay Missile, in turn, is one of six stakes winners produced by the My Babu mare Missy Baba, also the dam of 1991 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Toll Booth (by Buckpasser).
Last updated: August 23, 2024