Lower than two months after being exported to South Korea, fifth-crop sire Mor Spirit reportedly died Jan. 2, in accordance with Korea Racing Authority studbook data. The son of Eskendereya was 13.
Whereas KRA doesn’t report the reason for dying, a global bloodstock agent conversant in the stallion’s scenario and who requested to not be recognized stated the stallion died from colic. This newest bout of colic was reportedly the second for the stallion since he arrived in Korea Nov. 11. Mor Spirit had been acquired by the Korea Thoroughbred Breeders’ Affiliation that stands its stallions at Jeju Island.
The Elkstone Group bred Mor Spirit in Pennsylvania out of the graded-placed stakes winner Im a Dixie Woman (Dixie Union), whose rapid household contains 2015 champion 3-year-old filly Stellar Wind , grade 1 winner and sire Nice Hunter , and grade 1-placed, grade 3 winner Owendale .
Bernard Schiappa and Michael Lund Petersen purchased Mor Spirit at 2 for $650,000 throughout Fasig-Tipton’s 2015 The Gulfstream Sale out of the Wavertree Stables consignment. He turned a grade 1 winner at 2 for Petersen and coach Bob Baffert after profitable the Los Alamitos Futurity (G1). Mor Spirit raced from 2 to 4 and was first or second in eight graded stakes, which included different wins within the 2017 Metropolitan Handicap (G1), 2016 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3), and 2017 Steve Sexton Mile Stakes (G3). He additionally ran second within the 2016 Santa Anita Derby (G1). Mor Spirit was retired with a 6-5-0 file from 14 begins and earned $1,668,400.
As a stallion, Mor Spirit entered stud in 2019 at Spendthrift Farm close to Lexington, the place he stood for 5 seasons earlier than being relocated to Swifty Farms in Indiana for 2 seasons. His first crop included a number of stakes winner Velocitor , who received the 2022 Coronation Futurity at 2 at Woodbine and at 3 received the Canadian traditional Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie. He ranked among the many high 15 by progeny earnings as a freshman sire and ranked sixteenth as a second-crop sire.Join BloodHorse Each day
Mor Spirit’s high performer, his gelded son Chancheng Glory, has been a star racing in Hong Kong and Korea. He received final 12 months’s Centenary Vase Handicap (G3) at Sha Tin in Hong Kong. He additionally ran second within the Korea Cup (G3) and was third within the Hong Kong Gold Cup (G1) in 2025. Up to now, Chancheng Glory has earned greater than $3 million. Different stakes winners sired by Mor Spirit embrace Mor Victory , Liberal Woman , Mor Pressure , and Como Tu.
Up to now, Mor Spirit’s runners have received 423 races and earned $14,819,724 worldwide.
