Ocala Stud stallion Seeking the Soul , who ranked in the top 40 of second-crop sires through March 24, died Feb. 28 of complications from colic.
A grade 1 winner who banked more than $3.47 million, Seeking the Soul had an illustrious racing career. The Charles Fipke homebred won the 2017 Clark Handicap (G1), 2018 Ack Ack Stakes (G3), and 2019 Stephen Foster Stakes (G2). All told, he won or placed in nine graded stakes, including runner-up finishes in the 2018 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1) and 2019 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1), while hitting the board in 20 of 32 career starts.
Seeking the Soul was by Fipke's grade 1 winner and Canadian champion Perfect Soul out of the graded stakes-winning Seeking the Gold mare Seeking the Title. He hailed from the famed Phipps family of undefeated champion Personal Ensign, champion Storm Flag Flying, and grade 1 winners My Flag, Miner's Mark, and Traditionally.
As a sire, his leading earner this year is winner Ms Kenndrick B. Seeking the Soul ranks fifth among Florida-based second-crop sires.
"The unexpected passing of Seeking the Soul is a tremendous loss," said Ocala Stud's David O'Farrell. "He was a remarkable racehorse who had just begun his stallion career. His impact will be deeply missed by everyone who knew and worked with him, including all of us here at Ocala Stud. We extend our condolences to Charles Fipke, who bred him and guided him through an extraordinary racing career."
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