Morena (Per) (Privately Held), the dam of the 2016 GI Arkansas Derby and Belmont S. winner Creator (Tapit), has died after a bout withcolic at Mt. Brilliant Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, according to her co-owner, Greg Goodman.
Goodman said that Morena was discovered in distress in the field on Friday, and died during treatment for the ailment. The mare was 19 years old.
Morena was a multiple graded stakes winner and Group 1-placed in her native Peru, and came to the United States in 2009, where she placed in five graded stakes for Mt. Brilliant and trainer Michael Matz, including the GI Personal Ensign S. at Saratoga.
Upon his retirement, Creator was sold to stand at stud at the Shizunai Stallion Station in Hokkaido, Japan.
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