Natchez (horse)

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Natchez
Sire
Sarah F. Jeffords
TrainerOscar White
Record29: 7-7-3
EarningsUS$166,845
Major wins
Travers Stakes (1946)
Kent Stakes (1946)
Harford Handicap (1947)
Edward Burke Handicap (1947)
Havre de Grace Handicap (1948)
American Classic Races:
2nd: Belmont Stakes
(1946)

Natchez (1943–1952) was an American

Walter M. Jeffords, Sr. and raced by his wife, Sarah.[1]

Racing career

At age three, under trainer

U.S. Triple Crown series, finishing sixth in the Preakness Stakes. He then finished second in the mile and a half Belmont Stakes[2] before going on to win the prestigious Travers Stakes.[3]

During each of his three years of racing between 1946 and 1948, Natchez equaled or set a track record. On June 8, 1946, he won the Kent Stakes at Delaware Park Racetrack, tying the track record of 1:42 3/5 for 1 1/16 miles on dirt.[4] On April 20, 1947 he set a new track record at Havre de Grace Racetrack of 1:42 3/5 for 1 1/16 miles on dirt in winning the Edward Burke Handicap.[5] He broke another Havre de Grace track record on July 17, 1948 for 1 1/8 miles on dirt with a time of 1:49 2/5 in winning the Havre de Grace Handicap.[6]

Stud record

Retired from racing, Natchez stood at

San Juan Capistrano and Carter Handicaps, plus the Tanforan Handicap twice.[7]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Natchez, chestnut stallion, 1943
Sire
Jamestown
B. 1928 		St. James
B. 1921 		Ambassador (GB)
Br. 1911 		Dark Ronald (IRE)
Br. 1905
Excellenza (GB)
Br. 1897
Bobolink (GB)
B. 1913 		Willonyx (GB)
B. 1907
Chelandry (GB)
B. 1894
Mlle. Dazie
B. 1917 		Fair Play
Ch. 1905 		Hastings
Br. 1893
Fairy Gold (GB)
Ch. 1896
Toggery
B. 1909 		Rock Sand (GB)
Br. 1900
Tea's Over
Ch. 1893
Dam
Creole Maid
Br. 1935 		Pharamond (GB)
Br. 1925 		Phalaris (GB)
Br. 1913 		Polymelus (GB)
B. 1902
Bromus (GB)
B. 1905
Selene (GB)
B. 1919 		Chaucer (GB)
Br. 1900
Serenissima (GB)
B. 1913
Baton Rouge
Br. 1927 		Man o' War
Ch. 1917 		Fair Play
Ch. 1905
Mahubah
B. 1910
Baton
Br. 1921 		Hainault (GB)
Br. 1914
Batanoea (IRE)
B. 1916

References

  1. ^ "Natchez Horse Pedigree". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  2. Newspapers.com
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  3. ^ "Natchez Wins $15,000 Travers". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. 1946-08-18. p. 23. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  4. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  5. Newspapers.com
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  6. Newspapers.com
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  7. ^ "Horse Profile for Bobby Brocato". Equibase. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
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