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Whimsical (foaled 1903 at Catesby Woodford's Raceland Farm near Paris, Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. She is best known as the second filly to ever win the Preakness Stakes.

Background

Whimsical was sired by Orlando, out of the mare, Kismet, who was sired by United States Racing Hall of Fame stallion, Hindoo.

Racing career

As a two-year-old Whimsical won the Belles Stakes and Golden Rod Stakes at Sheepshead Bay and finished second when racing against colts in the Champagne Stakes. At age three she won the Standard Stakes at Gravesend in which she defeated 1905 Preakness Stakes winner Cairngorm and 1905 Futurity Stakes winner Ormondale. In the Preakness Stakes she led from the start and won easily in a time of 1:45 by 4 lengths over Content and Larabie. In this period, the race was held at Gravesend Race Track on Coney Island, New York.

Owner Tim Gaynor sold Whimsical to the partnership of Matthew Looram and a Mr. Biddle. The new owners maintained Gaynor as Whimsical's trainer until late August 1907 when they replaced him with Frank Weir.

Retirement

Whimsical was retired to Brookdale Farm to become a broodmare in 1908.

Progeny

• Unnamed, foaled in 1909- black filly sired by Hamburg.
• Tears and Smiles, foaled in 1911- chestnut colt sired by Broomstick. Exported to race in England in 1913.
• Whimsy, foaled 1913- brown gelding sired by Burgomaster. Won four races in 20 starts.
• Kultur, foaled in 1914- brown gelding sired by Burgomaster. Kultur raced for Harry Payne Whitney and was euthanised 8 January 1922 after breaking a leg.

Honours

The Whimsical Stakes at Pimlico Race Course is a 6 furlong race named for her and is raced on Preakness weekend.

Pedigree

References

1. ^ Staff. "Whimsical Foals Filly By Hamburg". Daily Racing Form. Triangle Publications. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
2. ^ "Whimsical pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
3. "WHIMSICAL EASILY WON THE PREAKNESS STAKE". New York Times. 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
4. "May Retire Whimsical". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1907-06-18. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
5. "Weir is Now Handling Whimsical". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1906-08-25. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
6. Staff (5 March 1908). "Notes of the turf". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
7. Staff (24 July 1912). "Young Thoroughbreds At Brookdale". Daily Racing Form. Triangle Publications. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
8. Staff. "The Racing of American-Bred Horses in England This Year". Daily Racing Form. No. 21 May 1914. Triangle Publications. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
9. Collyer, Bert (January 8, 1917). "Race Selections". The Buffalo Enquirer.
10. Staff (January 10, 1922). "United Verdes Capital Race". Daily Racing Form. Triangle Publications. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

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