Songbird Celebrates Her Second Mother's Day

After foaling a filly by Arrogate in 2019, Songbird now has another beautiful filly by Tapit. Katie Ritz checks in with the superstar mare at Timber Town Farm, just in time for Mother's Day.

Of all the jaw-dropping feats that a Thoroughbred is able to accomplish, perhaps nothing is quite as miraculous as watching a fierce, powerful racehorse transform to fill the role of motherhood.

Wayne Sweezey, who owns and operates Timber Town Stables alongside his wife Cathy, has watched this dramatic role change hundreds of times. But one mare on his farm in particular has excelled above and beyond both on the track and with a foal by her side.

She won 13 of her 15 starts, never finishing worse than second, and took nine Grade I victories over her three-year career. She retired with over $4.6 million in earnings as a two-time Eclipse Award winner and Breeders' Cup heroine and for $9.5 million at Fasig-Tipton November in 2017.

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