Eutrophia to Reduce Thoroughbred Holdings

Elisabeth “Betty” Alexander, who with her late husband, Quentin, were consistently among the leading owners and breeders in Ohio through their Eutrophia Farm, will disperse most of her Thoroughbred holdings at the Fasig-Tipton July selected sale of horses of racing age sale July 11.

Taylor Made Sales Agency will consign 23 horses as part of the reduction, which consists of mares and foals, yearlings, 2-year-olds, and horses of racing age.

The best horse bred and/or raced by the Alexanders, who operated a 200-acre farm near Hunting Valley, Ohio, was Magna Graduate  , who earned more than $2.5 million and won graded stakes at five different tracks. The couple also bred and/or raced five Ohio champions.

Mares will be offered alongside their 2016 foals by Candy Ride  , Curlin  , Gio Ponti  , Magna Graduate, Scat Daddy  , and Verrazano  . Covering sires include Competitive Edge  , Declaration of War  , Hard Spun  , Lookin At Lucky  , Magna Graduate  , Midshipman  , Munnings  , and Verrazano.

Also being offered are yearlings and 2-year-olds by Lemon Drop Kid  , Smart Strike, Stay Thirsty  , Speightstown  , Tale of Ekati  , Tapizar  , and Union Rags  .

“We are flattered that Mrs. Alexander has entrusted the sale of her breeding and racing stock with Fasig-Tipton,” said Fasig-Tipton president Boyd Browning. “She, along with her late husband Quentin, operated a breeding and racing operation at the highest level for nearly five decades, and the quality of her stock is reflective of her passion for racing and love for all things equine.”

“It is bittersweet because she is a true horsewoman,” said Kim Valerio, the Alexanders’ racing and bloodstock manager. “She’s been a wonderful owner.”

Valerio said Alexander will retain 10 homebreds to race following the Fasig-Tipton reduction. The farm was sold earlier.

In addition to her Thoroughbred breeding and racing operation, Alexander, her daughter Emily, and her granddaughter Lizzie have been accomplished in the show horse world. Among their successes have been Geste, winner of the hunter equivalent of the Triple Crown, Valerio said.

The Alexanders also showed Cape Crusader, a Thoroughbred registered under the name Oscar Time who was a half brother to graded stakes winner Judge Smells and who was active in the show ring for more than two decades.