Accomplishments

Tantalizingly close to capturing numerous Grade 1 races in the summer of her three-year-old season, Lear's Princess finally ascended to the royal throne when she defeated Rags to Riches, the 2007 Belmont Stakes winner, in the Grade 1 Gazelle Stakes at Belmont Park. In the spring of 2008, her training was interrupted in order to recover from an injury. She retired at the end of the year and sold for $2.7 million dollars as a broodmare prospect at Fasig Tipton Kentucky sale.

Terry Finley:

"She's forced us to hold our breath several times at the wire. Every time she entered the gate, we could expect her to run well. We knew she was a Grade 1 caliber filly and it was only a matter of time until she showed the rest of the racing world. She's a very special filly."

Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin:

"She's there at the wire in every one of her races. She trains with enthusiasm and gives everything she has all the way to the finish. It was great when won her first Grade 1. She certainly deserved it."