Epitome dies at 19

Epitome dies at 19

Champion EPITOME (Summing) died Friday after suffering a

ruptured artery. The 19-year-old mare was boarded at John and

Benny Williams' Elmwood Farm near Versailles, Kentucky.

Conditioned by Phil Hauswald, Epitome broke her maiden at

Keeneland before running second in the Alcibiades S. (G2) over

that same track just 11 days later. Two weeks after that, she

captured the Pocahontas S. at Churchill Downs, then shipped

cross-country to Hollywood Park and scored a nose victory in the

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1).

Epitome completed her racing career with a second-place finish

in the Falls City H. (G3) in the fall of her sophomore campaign,

but continued her winning ways in the breeding shed. Her first

foal, Faltaat (Mr. Prospector), was named highweight in the

United Arab Emirates and was followed by stakes winner Danjur

(Dayjur) and multiple Grade/Group 2 hero Essence of Dubai

(Pulpit).

Epitome's last foal is a yearling filly by Old Trieste. She

was in foal to Pulpit at the time of her death and will be buried

at Elmwood Farm next to Hall of Famer and champion mare

Flawlessly.