Prospective Dolly is a 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...

 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...

 who is best known as a three-time winner of two stakes races

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...

. Out of the mare Dolly Deb, she was sired by Prosperous, a stakes winner in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 who was a son of the very influential sire, Mr. Prospector

Mr. Prospector

Mr. Prospector was a thoroughbred racehorse foaled in Kentucky, whose descendants have been dominant in the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. He won half of his 14 career races.-Background:...

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A sprint

Sprint (race)

Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...

 race specialist, Prospective Dolly was conditioned for racing by Canadian trainer

Horse trainer

In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...

, Tony Mattine. At age two in 1989 the filly won the Ontario Debutante Stakes

Ontario Debutante Stakes

The Ontario Debutante Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-August at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Open to Two-year-old Fillies, it is contested over Six furlongs on Polytrac synthetic dirt....

 at Fort Erie Racetrack in Fort Erie, Ontario

Fort Erie, Ontario

Fort Erie is a town on the Niagara River in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. It is located directly across the river from Buffalo, New York....

and the My Dear Stakes

My Dear Stakes

The My Dear Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late June at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Open to two-year-old fillies, it is contested over a distance of five furlongs on Polytrack and currently carries a purse of $150,000....

 at Woodbine Racetrack

Woodbine Racetrack

Woodbine Racetrack is a Canadian racetrack for Thoroughbred horse races located at 555 Rexdale Blvd. in the city of Toronto, Ontario. It is the only horseracing track in North America which stages, or is capable of staging, thoroughbred and standardbred horseracing programs on the same day...

 in Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

. She was second in the Astoria Stakes

Astoria Stakes

The Astoria Stakes is a long-lived race for two-year-old Thoroughbred fillies run at Belmont Park during its Spring/Summer season. Originally set at a distance of five furlongs, beginning in the year 1940, it went off at five and a half furlongs on the dirt...

 at Belmont Park

Belmont Park

Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse-racing facility located in Elmont in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island adjoining New York City. It first opened on May 4, 1905...

 in Elmont, New York

Elmont, New York

Elmont is an unincorporated census-designated place located in the northwest corner of the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, along its border with the borough of Queens in New York City...

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At age three, Prospective Dolly's best stakes results were second-place finishes in the Miss Woodford Handicap at Monmouth Park Racetrack

Monmouth Park Racetrack

Monmouth Park Racetrack is an American race track for thoroughbred horse racing in Oceanport, New Jersey. It is owned by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and is operated under a five-year lease as a partnership with Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City.Monmouth Park's marquee event...

 in New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

 and the Star Shoot Stakes

Star Shoot Stakes

The Star Shoot Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Run in mid April, it is the first stakes race of the Woodbine racing season...

 at Woodbine.

As a four-year-old in 1991, Prospective Dolly won the first of her three Whimsical

Whimsical Stakes

The Whimsical Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid April at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. A Grade III race since 2006, it is open to fillies and mares aged four and older...

  and Seaway Stakes

Seaway Stakes

The Seaway Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the first part of September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. A Grade III race since 2004, it is open to dillies and mares aged three and older. Contested over a distance of 7 furlongs on Polytrack synthetic dirt,...

 at Woodbine. The next year, the five-year-old won her second straight Seaway Stakes and ran second in the Whimsical Stakes then in 1993 reversed her position in the two. At age seven in 1994, Prospectice Dolly won both the Whimsical Stakes and Seaway Stakes for the third time in her career.

After retiring from racing, Prospective Dolly stood as a broodmare who produced seven foals.