Flawlessly (horse)
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Flawlessly was an American
Thoroughbred
race horse bred by Harbor View Farm. A daughter of 1978 Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
champion, Affirmed
, and out of La Confidence by Nijinsky II
.
At two, she trained under Dick Dutrow, winning her first stakes victories, the Tempted Stakes
and the Gardenia Stakes
, both Grade III
events. She came third in the Grade I Frizette Stakes
. At three she was sent to California
to be trained by Charlie Whittingham
. With Wittingham, who chose her few races carefully, she won four turf
stakes in a row. By the end of her third year she'd won five stakes, including a second in the Grade I Yellow Ribbon Stakes
and a first in the Grade I Matriarch Stakes
, the first of her three Matriarch victories.
Flawlessly raced for five years, from age two to six, each year but her first winning no less than one Grade I race. Her campaigns earned her the North American
distaff grass course championships of both 1992 and 1993. In her fifth year she earned her largest purses, but even at six, she took her third Grade I
Ramona Handicap.
Throughout her career she won three runnings of the Grade I Matriarch, three runnings of the Ramona Handicap, and two of the Grade 1 Beverly Hills Handicap
, in the process defeating the best of her generation: among them champion Hollywood Wildcat
and the New Zealand
-bred star Let’s Elope.
Flawlessly retired having earned close to two million six hundred thousand dollars, a winning campaigner on both coasts as well as the Midwest. Her 16 victories included 15 stakes races, eleven of them in graded company, and nine of them Grade 1.
.
Flawlessly was inducted into the Hall of Fame
in 2004.
United States
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Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
race horse bred by Harbor View Farm. A daughter of 1978 Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing consists of three races for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these Thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment of a Thoroughbred racehorse...
champion, Affirmed
Affirmed
Affirmed was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the eleventh and most recent winner of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing...
, and out of La Confidence by Nijinsky II
Nijinsky II
The racehorse Nijinsky was one of the greatest horses in Thoroughbred horse-racing history. He won the U.K. Triple Crown of racing. Retired to stud he became the Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland and the Leading broodmare sire in North America.He was bred at E. P...
.
At two, she trained under Dick Dutrow, winning her first stakes victories, the Tempted Stakes
Tempted Stakes
The Tempted Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1975 at Aqueduct Racetrack in Jamaica, New York. Run near the end of October, the Grade III race is open to 2-year-old fillies and is raced on dirt over a distance of one mile . It currently offers a purse of $100,000.The...
and the Gardenia Stakes
Gardenia Stakes
The Gardenia Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the second week of November. Created in 1955 at Garden State Park Racetrack in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, the 11/16 mile event was the world's richest race for two-year-old fillies, offering a total purse of US$130,300 in...
, both Grade III
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
events. She came third in the Grade I Frizette Stakes
Frizette Stakes
The Frizette Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-old fillies raced annually at Belmont Park in the late fall. It is currently a Grade I stakes race at as distance of one mile. The Frizette is the female counterpart of the Champagne Stakes.The race is currently part of the...
. At three she was sent to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to be trained by Charlie Whittingham
Charlie Whittingham
Charles Edward Whittingham was an American thoroughbred race horse trainer who is one of the most acclaimed trainers in U.S. racing history....
. With Wittingham, who chose her few races carefully, she won four turf
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
stakes in a row. By the end of her third year she'd won five stakes, including a second in the Grade I Yellow Ribbon Stakes
Yellow Ribbon Stakes
The Yellow Ribbon Stakes is a Grade I race for thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three-years-old and upwards. It is raced during the Oak Tree Racing Association meeting at Santa Anita Park in late September / early October. It is a major prep race for the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf and is...
and a first in the Grade I Matriarch Stakes
Matriarch Stakes
The Matriarch Stakes is an American Grade I turf race for thoroughbred horses run annually at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California for a purse of $250,000...
, the first of her three Matriarch victories.
Flawlessly raced for five years, from age two to six, each year but her first winning no less than one Grade I race. Her campaigns earned her the North American
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
distaff grass course championships of both 1992 and 1993. In her fifth year she earned her largest purses, but even at six, she took her third Grade I
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
Ramona Handicap.
Throughout her career she won three runnings of the Grade I Matriarch, three runnings of the Ramona Handicap, and two of the Grade 1 Beverly Hills Handicap
Beverly Hills Handicap
The Beverly Hills Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in June at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The Grade II run over a distance of 1 ¼ miles on turf, is open to fillies and mares three years of age and older....
, in the process defeating the best of her generation: among them champion Hollywood Wildcat
Hollywood Wildcat
Hollywood Wildcat is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by and raced by Irving & Marjorie Cowan, her sire was Kris S., an outstanding sire of five Breeders' Cup winners. Her dam, Miss Wildcatter, was a daughter of Mr...
and the New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
-bred star Let’s Elope.
Flawlessly retired having earned close to two million six hundred thousand dollars, a winning campaigner on both coasts as well as the Midwest. Her 16 victories included 15 stakes races, eleven of them in graded company, and nine of them Grade 1.
Retirement
Flawlessly died of kidney problems on September 26, 2002 at the age of 14. She was buried at Elmond Farm near Versailles, KentuckyVersailles, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,511 people, 3,160 households, and 2,110 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 3,330 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 88.18% White, 8.67% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.35%...
.
Flawlessly was inducted into the Hall of Fame
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
in 2004.