MIDDLE PARK STAKES WINNER DIES 03 Mar 2020 10:34
Bahamian Bounty, winner of the 1996 G1 Middle Park Stakes, has died.
A son of Cadeaux Genereux, Bahamian Bounty won the Group
1 Prix Morny on only his third start, defeating subsequently successful sire
Zamindar.
Prior to his next start, Bahamian Bounty was purchased
privately by Sheikh Mohammed and went on to win the Middle Park Stakes, earning
himself the European Champion Two-Year-Old Colt title at the Cartier Awards.
Bahamian Bounty’s stud career spanned 18 years at stud,
siring 34 stakes winners to date, including Group 1-winning brothers Pastoral
Pursuits and Goodricke.
His presence as a broodmare sire also continues to be
felt, with his daughters having produced ten stakes winners and four Group
winners to date including Al Raya, who took last year’s Prix d’Arenberg.
Bahamian Bounty was retired from stud duties in 2015 due
to declining fertility and enjoyed a happy retirement at the National Stud
under the care of his handler of 15 years, Paddy Meehan.
