Myrtlewood (horse)
| Myrtlewood | |
|---|---|
| Sire | American Champion Older Female Horse (1936)American Champion Sprint Horse (1936) |
| Honors | |
| U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1979) | |
| Last updated on December 21, 2007 | |
Myrtlewood (foaled 1932 in
Background
Myrtlewood was by
.Racing career
Myrtlewood's best result at age two was a third-place finish in the
At four in 1936, she made ten starts under jockey George South and won eight, seven of which were stakes races. In the Lakeside Handicap, she equaled the track record of 1:353⁄5 for a mile, which was a world record for a female. In the Cadillac Handicap, she set a track record at the Detroit Race Course for six furlongs in 1:103⁄5. In the Motor City Handicap, she stretched out to a distance of 1+1⁄16 miles, and defeated Seabiscuit while setting another track record.[2]
Myrtlewood was involved in match races with two exceptional racers of her day, one a
Myrtlewood was named the Champion Older Female Horse and Champion Sprinter of 1936.[2]
Breeding record
Myrtlewood proved a splendid broodmare, producing two great
Mrytlewood was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979.[5] She is one of 24 mares covered in the book Matriarchs: Great Mares of the 20th Century by Edward L. Bowen.[2]
Pedigree
| Sire Blue Larkspur |
Black Servant | Black Toney | Peter Pan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgravia | |||
| Padula | Laveno (GB) | ||
| Padua (GB) | |||
| Blossom Time | North Star III | Sunstar (GB) | |
| Angelic | |||
| Vaila | Fairman (IRE) | ||
| Padilla (GB) | |||
| Dam Frizeur |
Sweeper | Broomstick | Ben Brush |
| Elf | |||
| Ravello II | Sir Hugo (GB) | ||
| Unco Guid (GB) | |||
| Frizette | Hamburg | Hanover | |
| Lady Reel | |||
| Ondulee (GB) | St. Simon | ||
| Ornis (family 13-c)[7] |
Myrtlewood is inbred 5S x 4D to Ben Brush, meaning this sire appears in the fifth generation on the sire's side of the pedigree and in the fourth generation on the dam's side. She is also inbred 5S x 5D to Bend Or.
References
- ^ "Profile of Myrtlewood". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d Hunter, Avalyn. "Myrtlewood (horse)". American Classic Pedigrees. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Rochester Journal - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "The Montreal Gazette - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall/horse.asp?ID=106 Myrtlewood in the Hall of Fame
- ^ "Pedigree of Myrtlewood". www.equineline.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines - Stray Shot - Family 13-c". www.bloodlines.net. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- "Champions, The Lives, Times, and Past Performances of America's Greatest Thoroughbreds, Revised Edition, Champions from 1893-2004," the Daily Racing Form