Two Punch euthanized

TWO PUNCH (Mr. Prospector), one of the most important stallions to stand in

Maryland over the last quarter-century, was humanely destroyed on June 25 due to

infirmities of old age at Northview Stallion Station in Chesapeake City,

Maryland. He was 28.

"Two Punch had been an integral part of Northview Stallion Station since we

opened our doors in 1989," said Richard Golden, Northview Stallion Station

co-owner and managing partner. "He sired an Eclipse Award winner, has become an

excellent broodmare sire and has had an auction record that was the best in the

region. And he remained popular to the end."

A son of 1980 champion juvenile filly Heavenly Cause (*Grey Dawn II), Two

Punch was a stakes winner at three when he captured Oaklawn Park's Bachelor S.,

getting six furlongs in 1:09 3/5. Two Punch won four of eight starts and also

placed third in the Swale S. at Gulfstream Park. He earned $89,795.

Two Punch has sired the earners of more than $49 million. His runners earned

in excess of $1 million every year from 1992 to 2010, and his 2011 earnings

exceed $700,000 through June 26. He is the sire of 54 stakes winners, include

Eclipse Award-winning sprinter and successful sire Smoke Glacken, Grade 1 winner

Taking Risks and multiple Grade 2 winner Punch Line.

Two Punch got his most recent stakes winner on June 11 when his

three-year-old daughter Bold Affair captured the $200,000 Jostle S. at Parx

Racing, her third win in four starts.

As a broodmare sire, Two Punch daughters have produced an exceptionally

diverse group of top-class runners, including two-time Eclipse Award-winning

steeplechaser Good Night Shirt (Concern), multiple Grade 1-winning sprinter

Shine Again (Wild Again), and recent Hutcheson S. (G2) winner Flashpoint

(Pomeroy).