Seattle Slew - Leave Me Alone - Northern Dancer / bay 16.3h

Obit:
From Michael...  The past few days illustrate the lows and the highs of Old Friends.  Late Friday afternoon, Leave Seattle was euthanized and because of quick action on his behalf by our diligent staff and volunteers, his suffering was minimal.

Earlier that day, we had a group of brain-injured patients visit the farm for a tour with Teri Haverfield. One of the most moving moments ever at Old Friends was Teri, while showing off Sunshine Forever, led them in several verses of "You Are My Sunshine." Everyone was smiling...including Sunshine. 

Leave Seattle was a  son of Seattle Slew and grandson of Northern Dancer. He will be dearly missed by his friend Don Veronneau and all of us at Old Friends.

History:
Some of our residents come to us with legendary racing careers, others with gritty stories of survival. In the case of  Leave Seattle, his background is sketchy at best. We do know that this handsome son of Seattle Slew and grandson of Northern Dancer was bred in Kentucky and raced only 3 times with no wins. We also know that he had a respectable stud career in Massachusetts, standing at one time at Briar Hill Farm in Rehobath.  

Albeit unspectacular, Leave Seattle’s road to Old Friends has been anything but smooth. We know that at one time he was consigned to a slaughter auction, and he spent some time in a Lexington boarding stable prior to winding his way here. Rest assured, this soft-eyed fellow with the sweet disposition has found a permanent home in the company of our champions.

 

SEATTLE SLEW dkbbr 1974 BOLD REASONING dkbbr 1968 BOLDNESIAN b 1963 BOLD RULER ALANESIAN REASON TO EARN b 1963 HAIL TO REASON SAILING HOME MY CHARMER b 1969 POKER b 1963 ROUND TABLE GLAMOUR FAIR CHARMER ch 1959 JET ACTION MYRTLE CHARM LEAVE ME ALONE ch 1973 NORTHERN DANCER b 1961 NEARCTIC br 1954 NEARCO LADY ANGELA NATALMA b 1957 NATIVE DANCER ALMAHMOUD ME NEXT b 1960 ROUGH'N TUMBLE b 1948 FREE FOR ALL ROUSED ILTIS b 1947 WAR RELIC WE HAIL

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Bred in KY by Amerivest Thoroughbred Partners No. 3 & E. A. Seltzer. Foaled April 18, 1988

3 Starts, 0 Wins, 0 Places, 0 Shows. Career Earnings: $0

Racing Owners: Lorimar Stables, Inc.
Trainers: Christian Doumen, Jose Hernandez
Jockeys: Cory Nakatani, A. L. Castanon

Raced at: Hollywood Park and Del Mar

Joined Old Friends May 2006