Black Bear Island

This article is about the Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. For the island whose Chinese name literally means "black bear island", see Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island.

Black Bear Island
Sire	Sadler's Wells
Grandsire	Northern Dancer
Dam	Kasora
Damsire	Darshaan
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	2006
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Tower Bloodstock
Owner	Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier
Trainer	Aidan O'Brien
Record	5:2-1-1
Earnings	109,013
Major wins
Dante Stakes (2009)
Last updated on June 4, 2009

Black Bear Island (2006–2010) was a Thoroughbred racehorse from Ireland. Sired by Sadler's Wells from the dam Kasora, Black Bear Island was a full brother to six time Group One winner High Chaparral.

In the lead-up to The Derby, Black Bear Island raced in the Prix La Force at Longchamp and finished 3rd, followed by a win in the Dante Stakes. He finished tenth in the Derby. After being sold to American connections, Black Bear Island was shipped to Arlington Park and ran 2nd in the Grade One Secretariat Stakes. He subsequently raced unplaced in three further starts.

Sold to a partnership led by former Hollywood Park chairman RD Hubbard, Black Bear Island was narrowly defeated in the Grade 1 Secretariat Stakes on the Arlington Million card before joining Los Angeles–based trainer Julio Canani, for whom he was eighth in the Hollywood Derby in November.

According to the Daily Racing Form, Black Bear Island was being prepared for a US turf campaign in 2010 when he suffered a fatal injury.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Black Bear Island

Sire Sadler's Wells 1981	Northern Dancer 1961	Nearctic	Nearco
			Lady Angela
		Natalma	Native Dancer
			Almahmoud
	Fairy Bridge 1975	Bold Reason	Hail To Reason
			Lalun
		Special	Forli
			Thong
Dam Kasora 1993	Darshaan 1981	Shirley Heights	Mill Reef
			Hardiemma
		Delsy	Abdos
			Kelty
	Kozana 1982	Kris	Sharpen Up
			Doubly Sure
		Koblenza	Hugh Lupus
			Kalimara