Keen Lassie to Purim

Barre, Massachusetts - February 21, 2011 - Prime Equine is pleased to announce that Keen Lassie, our NYRA allowance winning mare, has been retired and will be bred to Purim this spring. We have been able to secure a season to Purim at a substantial savings to his advertised fee and we feel that he is an excellent physical match for Keen Lassie.

Purim is a son of the influential sire, Dynaformer, whose progeny include 16 millionaires and 20 grade 1 stakes winners, including Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro. As a racehorse, Purim was victorious in the grade 1 Shadwell Turf Mile stakes over the grass as well as grade 3 Razorback Breeders' Cup over the dirt and the grade 3 Arlington Classic Stakes over the turf. He won nine races in all, six being stakes, out of twenty three starts and earned $928,000. Purim's first foals, who have shown to have the sensibility and charisma of their sire, will race this year.

Keen Lassie retires with four victories and just under $120,000 in lifetime earnings. While Keen Lassie excelled on the grass, her full sister, Keen Spirit, was an allowance winner on both the dirt and turf. Her pedigree is strong, as you can see by evidence of her dam, Roscommon Lassie, who produced nine horses to race, seven of which went on to win.

We are offering Keen Lassie as a breed to race partnership. If you are interested in participating in this partnership and would like more information, please contact me.