| Bateau | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Man o' War |
| Grandsire | Fair Play |
| Dam | Escuina |
| Damsire | Ecouen |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 1925 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Walter M. Jeffords, Sr. |
| Owner | Walter M. Jeffords, Sr. |
| Trainer | Scott P. Harlan |
| Record | 35: 11-5-9 |
| Earnings | US$120,760 |
| Major wins | |
| Fashion Stakes (1927) Selima Stakes (1927) Coaching Club American Oaks (1928) Gazelle Stakes (1928) Suburban Handicap (1929) Whitney Handicap (1929) Autumn Handicap (1929) | |
| Awards | |
| American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (1928) American Champion Older Female Horse (1929) | |
| Last updated on December 10, 2010 | |
Bateau (born 1925) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse and a daughter of Man o' War and out of the French mare Escuina.
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. Thoroughbreds are considered "hot-blooded" horses that are known for their agility, speed, and spirit.
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has been unchanged since at least classical antiquity.
Man o' War was an American Thoroughbred who is widely considered one of the greatest racehorses of all time. Several sports publications, including The Blood-Horse, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and the (AP) Associated Press, voted Man o' War as the outstanding horse of the 20th century. During his racing career just after World War I, Man o' War won 20 of 21 races and $249,465 in purses. He was the unofficial 1920 American horse of the year and was honored with Babe Ruth as the outstanding athlete of the year by The New York Times. He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1957. On March 29, 2017, the museum opened a special exhibit in his honor, "Man o' War at 100".
In the Schuylerville Purse run at Saratoga Springs in late July 1927, the filly placed second to Pennant Queen. [1] She ran in a juvenile special at Saratoga Race Course in August 1927 as a 2-year-old. [2] In a field of thirteen, Bateau, owned by Walter M. Jeffords, Sr., lost by a length, again to Pennant Queen, a daughter of Pennant and Misty Queen. [3]
Saratoga Race Course is a thoroughbred horse racing track located on Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States, with a capacity of 50,000. Opened in 1863, it is often considered to be the oldest major sporting venue of any kind in the country, but is actually the fourth oldest racetrack in the US.
On November 4, 1927, Bateau was ridden by Earl Sande, a noted jockey of the 1920s. Sande was suspended from horse racing, stripped of his racing badge, and ejected from the Pimlico Race Course after race stewards ruled that he intentionally fouled Reigh Count during the Pimlico Futurity feature race. Aboard Bateau, Sand tried unsuccessfully to elbow Reigh Count into the rail as the colt and Bateau came into the home stretch ahead of fifteen other horses. [4] The filly came in third following Glade and Petee-Wrack. The Maryland Racing Commission reinstated Sande during a special meeting on March 22, 1928. [5]
Earl Harold Sande was an American Hall of Fame jockey and thoroughbred horse trainer.
Pimlico Race Course is a thoroughbred horse racetrack in Baltimore, Maryland, most famous for hosting the Preakness Stakes. Its name is derived from the 1660s when English settlers named the area where the facility currently stands in honor of Olde Ben Pimlico's Tavern in London. The racetrack is nicknamed "Old Hilltop" after a small rise in the infield that became a favorite gathering place for thoroughbred trainers and race enthusiasts. It is currently owned by Maryland Jockey Club.
Reigh Count was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1928 Kentucky Derby and the 1929 Coronation Cup in England.
On June 1, 1929, Bateau defeated male competitors to win the Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park with a time of 2:03 2/5. The event for older thoroughbreds also included Petee-Wrack, owned by John R. Macomber. This 4-year-old colt finished second, a head back of Bateau. Bateau's winning purse was $14,100. [6] That year she also won the Whitney Handicap at Saratoga Race Course and the Autumn Handicap at Havre de Grace Racetrack. [7]
The Suburban Handicap is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is now run at the 1 1⁄4 mile distance on dirt for a $500,000 purse.
Belmont Park is a major Thoroughbred horse racing facility in the northeastern United States, located in Elmont, New York, just east of the New York City limits. Opened 114 years ago on May 4, 1905, it is operated by the non-profit New York Racing Association, as are Aqueduct and Saratoga Race Course. The group was formed in 1955 as the Greater New York Association to assume the assets of the individual associations that ran Belmont, Aqueduct, Saratoga, and the now-defunct Jamaica Race Course.
John Russell Macomber was an American financer and sportsman.
