Lemons Forever

Lemons Forever (foaled May 24, 2003 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the Grade 1 132nd Kentucky Oaks horse race on May 5, 2006. Her win was the biggest upset in the history of the Oaks.[1]

Lemons Forever
SireLemon Drop Kid
GrandsireKingmambo
DamCritikola
DamsireTough Critic
SexFilly
Foaled2003
CountryUnited States
ColorChestnut
BreederFarfellow Farms Ltd.
OwnerLeon Willis, Terry Horton, Dallas Stewart
TrainerDallas Stewart
Record16: 4-1-2
EarningsUS$648,940
Major wins
Kentucky Oaks (2006)
Awards
Kentucky Broodmare of the Year (2017)

The Kentucky Oaks had a full field of fourteen fillies, with Lemons Forever posting the highest odds, at 47-1. She trailed throughout the race, only to rally late and win by 1½ lengths.

A $2 bet on Lemons Forever paid $96.20, and a $2 trifecta paid $12,186.60.[2]

Lemons Forever did not make a run for the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing, the filly equivalent of the Triple Crown, as she did not compete in the second leg of the competition, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, on May 19.

After winning the Oaks, Lemons Forever raced ten more times (eight in Grade 1 and Grade 2 races), only winning once in an optional claimer and running 3rd in the Grade 1 Alabama Stakes at Saratoga. She was retired in 2007.

Retirement

Lemons Forever sold for $2.5 million at the 2007 Keeneland broodmare sale to geologist Charles Fipke.[3] As of 2017, she has produced five named foals, four of them winners:[4]

Lemons Forever was named 2017 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year for her foals Forever Unbridled and Unbridled Forever.[5]

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References
  1. "Lemons Forever Pulls Huge Upset in Kentucky Oaks - bloodhorse.com" by Dan Liebman, bloodhorse.com, May 5, 2006, retrieved May 6, 2006
  2. "Oaks Day Results", The Courier Journal, May 5, 2006, retrieved May 6, 2006
  3. Thoroughbred Times - November 06, 2007
  4. "Lemons Forever Offspring". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. "Lemons Forever Named 2017 KY Broodmare of the Year". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
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