Record-setting sprinter Klassy Briefcase dies at 28

Klassy Briefcase, a record-setting sprinter and broodmare, died September18

at Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Center in Georgetown, Kentucky. The

daughter of Medieval Man out of the Pruner mare Leather Gallery was 28.

A New Jersey bred, Klassy Briefcase was campaigned by owners Dan Kelliher and

Lara Levine and was long considered not only one of the fastest sprinters of the

Mid-Atlantic circuit, but also one of the fastest mares of her generation.

In 1990, she set a five-furlong record at Pimlico winning the Park Heights

Handicap in :56 3/5. She went on to set a new world record at Monmouth Park

going 5 furlongs in :54 4/5. Among her other victories were the Primonetta

Stakes, the Princess Rooney Stakes and the Fair Haven Haven Handicap.

In all Klassy Briefcase captured 18 of her 42 starts and earnings of

$362,959. Her career is celebrated annually with the running of the Klassy

Briefcase Stakes at Monmouth Park.

As a broodmare, she produced four winners and Grade 2 heroine Briecat carries

on her female line. Retired from breeding in 2008, Klassy Briefcase was

generously donated to Old Friends by her owners.

"Klassy with a K was Classy with a C as well," Old Friends founder and

president Michael Blowen said. "Her intelligent demeanor and kind disposition

made her one of Old Friend's most popular retirees. She will be missed."

For more information contact Old Friends at (502) 863-1775.

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