Love Sign (horse)

Love Sign (foaled April 19, 1977 in Virginia) was an American Thoroughbred racemare who won three Grade I races^[1] while competing against exceptionally strong female competition such as Hall of Fame inductees Genuine Risk^[2] and Bold 'n Determined.^[3]

Breeding

Love Sign was bred by Jane Wilbur Clark and raced by her husband, Stephen Clark, Jr.^[4] She was trained by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Sidney Watters, Jr.^[5]

Racing career

At age two, Love Sign met with little success but at age three in 1980 won five Graded stakes races including Grade I wins in the Alabama Stakes at Saratoga Race Course and the first of two straight editions of the Beldame Stakes at Belmont Park. As a four-year-old Love Sign was still a top contender, winning two Graded stakes plus her second Grade 1 Beldame. At age five in 1982, Love Sign won two more Graded stakes races before being retired to serve as a broodmare.

Broodmare

Although bred to the likes of Slew o' Gold and twice to U.S. Triple Crown Champion Seattle Slew, Love Sign's foals met with no success in racing.^[6]

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