Group 1-placed daughter of Miss Finland, Miracle Of Love, dies during barrier trial
The Group 1-placed daughter of Dundeel and Miss Finland, Miracle Of Love, has tragically died during a barrier trial at Scone.
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Star filly Miracle Of Love has tragically died after a catastrophic incident during a barrier trial at Scone on Wednesday.
Miracle Of Love, trained by Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich, was contesting a 1000m heat but collapsed on the track and failed to finish.
It is believed she may have suffered a heart attack.
Her jockey, Aaron Bullock, was not injured.
Owner-breeder John Messara was devastated when he spoke to Racenet just minutes after the trial.
“Paul rang, it was the call I’d been waiting for, and I thought he was going to tell me how well the filly trialled,’’ Messara told Racenet.
“But when he told me what happened, I said: ‘You are pulling my leg’. I couldn’t believe it.
“I feel so sorry for Paul, he has put so much work into this filly. She was an outstanding filly, we thought she had Group 1 potential.
“We couldn’t wait to get her back to the races and then this happened. This game is a great leveller.’’
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Miracle Of Love (2 f ex Miss Finland by Redoute's Choice) backed-up her big debut effort with a strong win at Doomben 💪
— ANZ Bloodstock (@anz_news) May 31, 2023
Bred and raced by @ArrowfieldStud, the filly gives DUNDEEL (High Chaparral) a 31st 2YO winner 💛
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Miracle Of Love, a product of Arrowfield Stud champions Dundeel and Miss Finland, had only raced three times for a Doomben win, second in the Group 1 JJ Atkins behind King Of Colorado, and a third in the Listed Woodlands Stakes won by Hip Hip Hurrah.
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The talented three-year-old missed the spring due to a virus but Messara said the filly had developed into a strong, powerful filly and was in magnificent condition.
“Miracle Of Love was the best daughter out of the best filly, Miss Finland, we had raced,’’ Messara said.
“We decided to retire Miss Finland from breeding as we had Miracle Of Love coming through.
He will face 6 rivals, including KING COLORADO (Kingman) who is already a JJ Atkins winner (Gr 1, 1600m) 👑
— ANZ Bloodstock (@anz_news) July 31, 2023
Could a Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) or Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) be on his agenda 🌟@cmaherracing@JuddmonteFarms
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“It’s gut-wrenching to get this news because a filly like Miracle Of Love, she is irreplaceable.’’
Messara confirmed a post-mortem will be conducted on Miracle Of Love to confirm the exact cause of death.
Originally published as Group 1-placed daughter of Miss Finland, Miracle Of Love, dies during barrier trial
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