Garland Lobell, one of the most influential sires in the history of the standardbred breed, died of an apparent heart attack on Monday at Walnut Hall Ltd. in Lexington, Kentucky
. He was thirty years old.
Garland Lobell sired the winners of $53,791,307, which places him fourth on the all-time list of money-winning trotting sires. They include the full brothers Andover Hall, Angus Hall and Conway Hall - all three of whom are leading sires of the present day, and two of them, Andover Hall and Conway Hall, have already sired a Hambletonian winner. He is also the sire of Cameron Hall, champion filly at two and three, and the highest priced standardbred ever sold at public auction, bringing $1,100,000.
Garland Lobell also is the broodmare sire of the winners of $54,410,381, including the Hambletonian winner Vivid Photo.
Garland Lobell was bred, raised, and sold as a yearling by Lana Lobell Farms, then operated by Alan J. Leavitt. In 1994 Leavitt repurchased Garland Lobell on behalf of his wife Meg Jewett, the owner of Walnut Hall Ltd., which Leavitt manages. Garland Lobell was subsequently syndicated, standing first in New York and then at Walnut Hall Ltd., in Lexington Kentucky.
He will be interred in the Walnut Hall cemetery, where he will take his rightful place next to the foundation sires, Volomite and Scotland.
(Walnut Hall)
Garland thought our
Garland thought our eyes,
Even though we have been expecting this sad new for some time now we are profoundly sad that our champion is gone. For the last 29 year this incredible horse was part of our family, he was our baby.
We have been bless to have him he was our pride and joy.
Garland was the horse all owner wish to have he was spectacular simply the best. It was always a trill to see him race, we will never forget the fabulous race in Kentucky back in 1984 Garland was simply magnificent.
After his racing career was over a new and brilliant chapter begun for him as a stallion. What a stallion he was, he as breed so many champion the list is way too long to start. His induction in the Canadian racing Hall of Fame in 2005 was a true acknowledgement of his success.
We have come across so many people in the horse industry and many of them have touch our heart,
Mona, Francine you girls are very special to us we knew Garland was in good hand with you and that you would take good care of him, thank you for your wonderful job you started it all.
Walnut Hall thank you for all your work in making Garland the greatest trotting stallion, we have been very lucky to have you.
To all the person that believe in GARLAND just as we did, Thank you for your outstanding work in making Garland what he became. This is the end a great journey but the legacy of this great Champion will live on.
Joanne, on behalf of Berto Stable
Garland Lobell is now part
Garland Lobell is now part of history. As being the sire of Andover Hall,Conway Hall, Angus Hall, ABC Garland and many others great stallions,and also being the dam's sire of Vivid Photo,Cantab Hall,Poof She's Gone,etc.. Garland Lobell made history and will continue to do so through them.
Thanks to Garland Lobell for his incredible achievements.
My best thoughts go to all his connections.
Pat
Garland Lobell accomplished
Garland Lobell accomplished what no other stallion did. Garland Lobell overcame tremendous odds and made it to the upper echelon after starting his career in Québec where he was devastating. Here in Québec, he bred mares with less fashionable pedigree and helped to build a pedigree you can now find anywhere in the WORLD. With his success, he showed us, Québec people, we could go out of the province with our Québec bred horses and beat them all. He made us proud of our breed. He left Québec and continued in the same way in USA.
To show his dominance, he produced sires who are leading sires and daughters producing champions year after year. There again, he is showing his unicity by being a sire of outstanding sires as well as an outstanding broodmares sire. His legacy will live forever.
We have to be thankful to the Saccomani brothers for bringing Garland Lobell in Québec 25 years ago. We had a great privilege. Thanks to Les Écuries SOS for their wonderful job with him. Even though I was upset like many others at the time they took him out of Québec, Thanks to Walnut Hall for their help to show and prove to the WORLD that Garland Lobell is the GREATEST trotting stallion.
p.s. To Mona : We all know he was your baby. Keep doing your wonderful job.
Alain
I was fortunate a few years
I was fortunate a few years back to be on the same flight to Lexington as the Saccomanni brothers. I had never heard of or met them before and was seated at a close proximity to them.Very noticeable by their size, big men, and as it turned out they were going down to see one of their horses race during Grand Circuit week.
They were telling me all about Garland Lobell and were very proud of the fact that he was in the Canadian horse hall of fame. All of them showed me their ring and one even took it off and handed it to me so that I could see it from close.
Garland Lobell, a name that
Garland Lobell, a name that has been tattooed into our heart. We, at Les Ecuries SOS Bedford Inc, were blessed to have had the privilege to stand this remarkable Stallion at our stables, He was not only a Stallion to us, but a huge part of our family ! For nine years he was with us, Our baby, our boy ! Our Pride and joy, He did not belong to us, but in my mind, He was my baby !
Until that one day in 1994, Garland Lobell was sold to Walnut Hall, although we knew that he was going to a good home and would be well taken care of, A huge hole was created in our heart, today, that hole has increased, filled with sadness ! I am speechless ! I will miss my Garland more than ever !
Thank You Walnut Hall, for taking such good care of my boy, he was 30 years old, and he looked great ! Thank you, Saccomanni brothers too, for keeping us in the loop, and for being there for us in the begining and in the end , Garland Lobell helped build Les Ecuries SOS Bedford Inc, and he also made it possible for us to meet some fantactic persons and build new friendships, Garland Lobell will be missed but never forgotten !
SOS farms of Quebec played a
SOS farms of Quebec played a major role in his sucess lets not forget that when we give out the props!!
Joe FitzGerald It should be
Joe FitzGerald
It should be noted that the great Garland Lobell pulled himself up from obscurity to be an outstanding sire. His own sire, ABC Freight, was not staked to very many GC events so he took on older trotters, but he was big, fast and a son of Noble Victory. Garland Lobell didn't come along until ABC Freight had been exported to Sweden due to lack of interest on the part of NA breeders.
Garland Lobell himself brought a mere $7,000 as a yearling, and made a modest $345,000 over a little more than three years on the track, with his crowning GC achievement being a win in a heat of the Kentucky Futurity. He was subsequently exiled to Quebec, where he serviced small books of suspect mares. Few stallions can overcome circumstances like these. He was a giant.
The story of Garland Lobell
The story of Garland Lobell should include the fact that he was the greatest trotting sire in Quebec (Conway Hall and Angus Hall are Quebec breds). Also, he was owned and raced by the Saccomani brothers of Montreal. They, I believe continued to own him at 50% right to the end.