My Charmer
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My Charmer was an American
Thoroughbred
filly
racehorse
best known as an outstanding broodmare. Bred by Ben Castleman in Kentucky
, she was sired by Bowling Green Handicap
winner Poker, a son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
inductee Round Table
. Her dam was Fair Charmer, a daughter of Jet Action, a multiple stakes race winner for Maine Chance Farm
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Trained by Larry Robideaux, My Charmer won six of her thirty-two starts, with her most notable win coming in the Grade II
Fair Grounds Oaks
in 1972. However, My Charmer is most remembered as a broodmare.
Seattle Slew:
Lomond:
Seattle Dancer:
My Charmer died at age twenty-four in 1993 and is buried at Gerald J. Ford's Diamond A Farm near Versailles, Kentucky
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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...
filly
Filly
A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
racehorse
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
best known as an outstanding broodmare. Bred by Ben Castleman in Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, she was sired by Bowling Green Handicap
Bowling Green Handicap
The Bowling Green Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annualkly at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Raced on turf, the Grade II event is open to three-year-olds and up who are willing to race the one and three-eighths miles distance...
winner Poker, a son of U.S. Racing 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...
inductee Round Table
Round Table (horse)
Round Table was an American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. He is considered the greatest turf horse in American racing history. He was foaled at Claiborne Farm in Kentucky, on the night of April 6, 1954...
. Her dam was Fair Charmer, a daughter of Jet Action, a multiple stakes race winner for Maine Chance Farm
Maine Chance Farm
Maine Chance Farm was an American Thoroughbred horse racing stable in Lexington, Kentucky owned by cosmetics tycoon, Elizabeth Arden.Elizabeth Arden raced under the nom de course "Mr. Nightingale" until 1943 when she adopted the name Maine Chance Farm from her health spa in Mount Vernon, Maine...
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Trained by Larry Robideaux, My Charmer won six of her thirty-two starts, with her most notable win coming in the Grade II
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...
Fair Grounds Oaks
Fair Grounds Oaks
The Fair Grounds Oaks is a race for Thoroughbred horses run in April at Fair Grounds Race Course each year. The Grade II Oaks is open to fillies, age three, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt, and offers a purse of $400,000. The Fair Grounds Oaks is one of the key prep races...
in 1972. However, My Charmer is most remembered as a broodmare.
Seattle Slew:
- My Charmer produced eleven foalFoalA foal is an equine, particularly a horse, that is one year old or younger. More specific terms are colt for a male foal and filly for a female foal, but these terms are used until the horse is age three or four. When the foal is nursing from its dam , it may also be called a suckling...
s. Her first was for owner Ben Castleman in 1974 and was her most successful. By Bold ReasoningBold ReasoningBold Reasoning was an American thoroughbred racehorse foaled in Florida. He was out of the Hail To Reason mare Reason To Earn, by the Santa Anita Derby winner Boldnesian, a son of Bold Ruler....
, Seattle SlewSeattle SlewSeattle Slew was an American Thoroughbred race horse who won the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1977, the tenth of eleven horses to accomplish the feat. He remains the only horse to win the Triple Crown while undefeated. In the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S...
became the 1977 U.S. Triple CrownUnited States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred RacingIn the United States, the "Triple Crown" is usually the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, a series of three Thoroughbred horse races for three-year-old horses run in May and early June of each year consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.While Daily Racing Form...
champion, won four Eclipse Awards, was inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame, and was the Leading sire in North AmericaLeading sire in North AmericaThe list below shows the leading sire of Thoroughbred racehorses in North America for each year since 1830. This is determined by the amount of prizemoney won by the sire's progeny during the year...
in 1984 and the Leading broodmare sire in North AmericaLeading broodmare sire in North AmericaThe list below shows the leading Thoroughbred sire of broodmares in North America for each year since 1924. This is determined by the amount of prizemoney won during the year by racehorses which were foaled by a daughter of the sire.-----References:* *...
in 1995 and 1996.
Lomond:
- My Charmer's mating to Northern DancerNorthern DancerNorthern Dancer was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and the most successful sire of the 20th Century. The National Thoroughbred Racing Association calls him "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred history"....
produced LomondLomond (horse)Lomond was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1983 Classic 2,000 Guineas Stakes. He was sired by Northern Dancer, the most successful sire of the 20th Century, whom the National Thoroughbred Racing Association calls "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred...
in 1980, the 1983 winner of the British Classic, the 2,000 Guineas.
Seattle Dancer:
- From her mating to Northern Dancer's son, English Triple Crown winner, NijinskyNijinsky IIThe 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...
, in 1984 My Charmer produced Seattle DancerSeattle DancerSeattle Dancer was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse who is the most expensive yearling ever sold at public auction.-Breeding:...
, who was sold as a yearling at the 1985 Keeneland July Yearling SaleKeeneland SalesThe Keeneland Sales is an American Thoroughbred auction house in Lexington, Kentucky founded in 1935 as a nonprofit racing/auction entity on 147 acres of farmland west of Lexington, which had been owned by Jack O. Keene...
for US$United States dollarThe United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
13.1 million, which as of 2009 remains the highest amount ever paid for a yearling at public auction.
My Charmer died at age twenty-four in 1993 and is buried at Gerald J. Ford's Diamond A Farm near Versailles, Kentucky
Versailles, 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%...
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