Grade 1 winner Noble Bird retired, will stand stud in Florida

Joe Nevills|Oct 26, 2017

Noble Bird trains at Palm Meadows on Jan. 15

Barbara D. Livingston Noble Bird, by Birdstone, sold to trainer Mark Casse, as agent for owner John Oxley, for $105,000 at the 2012 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July yearling sale.

Grade 1 winner Noble Bird has been retired from racing and will stand the 2018 breeding season at Ocala Stud in Ocala, Fla. A fee for the 6-year-old Birdstone horse will be announced at a later time.

Noble Bird retires with seven wins in 23 starts for earnings of $1,327,945, highlighted by wins in the Grade 1 Stephen Foster Handicap, Grade 2 Fayette Stakes, Grade 3 Pimlico Special, and listed Lukas Classic. His Fayette effort set a track record at Keeneland for 1 1/8 miles at 1:47.75.

Mark Casse trained Noble Bird for owner John Oxley.

“Noble Bird is a Grade 1 winner that was fast enough to run Beyers of 110, 109, and 108 and set a track record at a prestigious racetrack like Keeneland, where he still holds the 1 1/8-mile mark on dirt,” said Ocala Stud’s J. Michael O’Farrell.

Bred in Kentucky by Jack Swain, Noble Bird is out of the unraced Tiznow mare Anyhow, whose four winners from five runners also include stakes winner Brother Pat and Grade 3-placed Dido. His extended family includes Grade 3 winner Mythical Gem.

Noble Bird will stand as property of Oxley and Ocala Stud. He is now available for inspection.

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