by T.J. Burkett, Hoof Beats Interim Executive Editor

Columbus, OH — Racing Date, dam of Magical Mike p,3,1:50.2 ($1,682,085), was euthanized Monday (Sept. 13) at Stonehenge Farm in Middletown, N.Y. She was 33.

A daughter of Race Time-Tarport Martha, Race Date won five races and $18,865 in purses in a single year of racing, taking a time trial mark of 1:57.2 at Lexington.

As a broodmare, she produced five in 2:00, including Magical Mike, winner of the 1994 Little Brown Jug.