Indian Ridge dies at 21

The Irish National Stud's INDIAN RIDGE (Ahonoora) died October 17 of a suspected heart attack.

He was 21. Sire of Domedriver (Ire), Indian Haven, Ridgewood Pearl (GB) and this

year's Cheveley Park S. (Eng-G1) winner Indian Ink, Indian Ridge stood at the County Kildare

stud for 12 years.

"Indian Ridge has left a wonderful legacy behind. He was one of our greatest

stallions here at the Irish National Stud and he was a real old friend to

everyone here." Irish National Stud Director John Clarke said to the Racing

Post,

In total, Indian Ridge, who won the Jersey S. (Eng-G3) at Royal Ascot in 1988

before adding the Duke of York S. (Eng-G3) and King's Stand S. (Eng-G2) to his

record the following year, sired eight Group 1 winners, with his most famous

product being Ridgewood Pearl, who carried all before her in 1995 when she took

the Irish One Thousand Guineas (Ire-G1), Coronation S. (Eng-G1), Prix du Moulin

(Fr-G1) and Breeders' Cup Mile (G1).

Indian Ridge started his stud career in Britain at the Campbell Stud in 1990 at a fee

of £5,000 and produced group winners

Island Magic and Ridgewood Ben from his first crop, taking him to the top of

that category amongst his peers.

Moved to his Irish base in 1993, he went on to sire the 1997 July Cup

(Eng-G1) hero Compton Place, the 2000 Prix de l'Abbaye (Fr-G1) scorer Namid, as

well as 2002 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) winner Domedriver and the following

year's Irish Two Thousand Guineas (Ire-G1) victor Indian Haven. Last year,

his son Relaxed Gesture (Ire) captured the Canadian International (Can-G1) at Woodbine.