Summer Scandal
American Thoroughbred mare
Summer Scandal (foaled Apr 18, 1962 in Kentucky) was an American National Champion Thoroughbred racemare bred by Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson. She was raced by Harborvale Stable, the nom de course for David G. Volkert, owner of Volkert & Associates Inc., an engineering, architectural, planning and environmental company based in Mobile, Alabama.
Background
Summer Scandal's breeder, Ralph Wilson, was also the breeder of Arazi whose performance in winning the 1991 Breeders' Cup Juvenile is still talked about to this day.
Summer Scandal was sired by Summer Tan, a multiple top-level stakes winner who also sired the good runners, Indian Sunlite and Sunrise County. Summer Tan was also the damsire of Typecast, the 1972 American Champion Older Female Horse, as well as 1985 Breeders' Cup Classic winner, Proud Truth.
Summer Scandal's dam was the daughter of Go-Modern who was the only American foal by the English sire Watling Street who died in 1953 after standing there for just one season. Watling Street was the winner of the 1942 Epsom Derby for owner/breeder Lord Derby who also owned his sire Fairway, a highly successful racehorse. Among Fairway's wins were the St. Leger Stakes and two editions of the Champion Stakes. Watling Street's dam, Ranai, won two minor races before producing many good winners including the 2000 Guineas winner Garden Path.
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