Report: Top Canada sire Souper Speedy dies in paddock accident

Souper Speedy, whose 53 wins and $2,673,363 in progeny earnings this year made him the top active sire in Canada, reportedly died on a farm in southern Ontario.

Daily Racing Form posted a story saying the 15-year-old stallion “reportedly died in a paddock accident at T.C. Westmeath Stud Farm,” the farm where he stood about 60 miles northwest of Toronto. There were no other details about the mishap.

Bred in Florida, Souper Speedy was a son of Indian Charlie out of Gone West broodmare Speed Succeeds. Six-year-old mare Il Malocchio, who won the 2022 Maple Leaf (G3) and the 2023 Trillium (G3), was at the top of his list of progeny, earning $590,870. Souper Supreme, Junior Hot Shot, Pleasure’s Gold and Miss Speedy have been his stakes winners in 2024.

As a racehorse Souper Speedy was a four-time winner who finished first in the 2013 Jaipur. He was trained by Tom Albertrani for Live Oak Plantation.