Pucker Up (horse)
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Pucker Up was an American Champion
Thoroughbred
racing mare
. She was bred by Dan and Ada Rice's
Danada Farm, and raced under Mrs. Rice's name. Her training was handled by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
inductee, Jimmy Conway
and his assistant, Al Robertson.
Racing in Chicago
, in July she won the Arlington Matron Handicap
and in early September the Washington Park Handicap
. and then on September 21 the Beldame Handicap
at Belmont Park
in New York. After winning the October 17 Spinster Stakes Prep at Keeneland
she finished second to Bornastar in the Spinster Stakes. Pucker Up was voted American Champion Older Female Horse of 1957. In 1961, Arlington Park Racetrack honored her with the Pucker Up Stakes
, a race on turf
for three-year-old fillies.
Retired to broodmare service at Danada Farm, of six foals Pucker Up's best runner was the filly Plucky Plan who was sired by Bold Ruler
and who won the 1968 New Castle Stakes.
Eclipse Award
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Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
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racing mare
Mare
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. She was bred by Dan and Ada Rice's
Dan and Ada Rice
Daniel F. Rice and his wife Ada L. Rice were American businesspeople, thoroughbred racehorse owners and breeders, and philanthropists. Dan Rice was educated in the public school system of Chicago, Illinois and spent two years at Depaul University and the University of Notre Dame. In 1919, he...
Danada Farm, and raced under Mrs. Rice's name. Her training was handled by future 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, Jimmy Conway
James P. Conway
James P. Conway was an American Hall of Fame trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing who trained forty-three stakes winners including five Champions and a winner of two American Classic Races....
and his assistant, Al Robertson.
Racing in Chicago
Chicago
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, in July she won the Arlington Matron Handicap
Arlington Matron Handicap
The Arlington Matron Handicap is an American Grade III flat horse race for Thoroughbred fillies and mares, aged three years and upward. Raced over a distance of 9 furlongs on the dirt at Arlington Park, Arlington Heights, Illinois every spring, it offers a purse of $150,000.Inaugurated in 1930,...
and in early September the Washington Park Handicap
Washington Park Handicap
The Washington Park Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the first week of September at Arlington Park Racetrack in Arlington Heights, Illinois. A Grade III event open to horses age three and older, it is contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt over a distance of a...
. and then on September 21 the Beldame Handicap
Beldame Stakes
The Beldame Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares three-years-old and up. Inaugurated in 1939, it was run as a handicap prior to 1960...
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 New York. After winning the October 17 Spinster Stakes Prep at Keeneland
Keeneland
Keeneland is a Thoroughbred horse racing facility and sales complex in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Operated by the Keeneland Association, Inc., it is also known for its reference library on the sport, which contains more than 10,000 volumes, an extensive videocassette collection, and a substantial...
she finished second to Bornastar in the Spinster Stakes. Pucker Up was voted American Champion Older Female Horse of 1957. In 1961, Arlington Park Racetrack honored her with the Pucker Up Stakes
Pucker Up Stakes
The Pucker Up Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-old fillies held annually in early September at Arlington Park race track near Chicago, Illinois. A Grade III event, it is contested over a distance of 9 furlongs on turf....
, a race on turf
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for three-year-old fillies.
Retired to broodmare service at Danada Farm, of six foals Pucker Up's best runner was the filly Plucky Plan who was sired by Bold Ruler
Bold Ruler
Bold Ruler was an American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse.Bred by the Wheatley Stable of Gladys Mills Phipps, Bold Ruler was foaled on April 6, 1954 at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky to Nasrullah and Miss Disco by Discovery...
and who won the 1968 New Castle Stakes.