Merriebelle Stable and Resolute Racing’s grade/group 1-winning turf mare Didia , who was being pointed to a title defense in the $500,000 Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf Invitational Stakes (G2T) next month, has been retired.
Trainer Ignacio “Nacho” Correas IV said Dec. 26 that the 6-year-old mare will embark on a new career as a broodmare in 2025.
“Didia is retired. She’s going to be mama,” he said. “She was a very nice horse and she’ll make a great mama.”
After months of trying to acquire her, Resolute’s John Stewart bought into Didia following her popular neck victory over longshot Surprisingly in the Pegasus Filly and Mare Turf Jan. 27 at Gulfstream Park. It was the third North American graded triumph for Didia following the 2023 Rodeo Drive (G2T) and Modesty (G3T) stakes.
A dual grade 1 winner in her native Argentina, Didia later added a North American grade 1 in the June 7 New York Stakes at Saratoga Race…
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