Not for Love Pensioned

Not For Love (Mr. Prospector–Dance Number, by Northern Dancer), Maryland’s leading sire for the last 12 years, has been pensioned. The 25-year-old stallion stood his entire career at Northview Stallion Station. 

“Not For Love will set the bar in Maryland for all stallions standing there in the future,” said Northview owner Richard Golden. “We tried to give him another year or two with a very limited book, but he sent us a message that we read loud and clear. He will now retire to his home that he has loved for the last 20 years.” 

Stakes-placed on the racetrack, Not for Love sired La Salle Street, a $2-million Keeneland April juvenile, from his first crop in 1997. With 16 crops to race, Not For Love has sired at least one stakes winner per crop, and 79 stakes winners total. His runners have earned in excess of $68.6 million, topped by millionaire son Eighttofasttocatch. He was the leading North American sire standing outside of Kentucky for eight consecutive years, according to Northview and he leads all Maryland sires by lifetime progeny earnings, lifetime juvenile earnings. His offspring have won 32 Maryland Million races, including the featured Classic six times, three won by Eighttofasttocatch. Three times he had as many as four winners on the Maryland Million Day card. 

Not for Love is also the sire of multiple graded stakes winner Duckhorn, as well as graded stakes winners Love of Money, Not for Silver, Together Indy, Touch Love and Presedentialaffair. Not for Love is also the broodmare sire of Horse of the Year California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit).