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== Background == |
== Background == |
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Hot Dixie Chick was foaled on March 31, 2007 at Gerry Dilger's Dromoland Farm near [[Lexington, Kentucky]]. She was sired by [[Dixie Union (horse)|Dixie Union]], a son of the stakes winner [[Dixieland Band]], and she is out of the mare Above Perfection, by the Irish-bred stallion [[In Excess (horse)|In Excess]], making her a half sister to 2017 Kentucky Derby winner [[Always Dreaming]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm/Hot%20Dixie%20Chick?page_state=DISPLAY_REPORT&reference_number=8032445®istry=T&horse_name=Hot%20Dixie%20Chick&dam_name=Above%20Perfection&foaling_year=2007&include_sire_line=N|title=Hot Dixie Chick's pedigree|website=www.equineline.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/news/tales-from-the-crib-always-dreaming|title=Tales from the Crib: Always Dreaming {{!}} 2017 Kentucky Derby & Oaks {{!}} May 5 and 6, 2017 {{!}} Tickets, Events, News|website=www.kentuckyderby.com|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref> |
Hot Dixie Chick was foaled on March 31, 2007, at Gerry Dilger's Dromoland Farm near [[Lexington, Kentucky]]. She was sired by [[Dixie Union (horse)|Dixie Union]], a son of the stakes winner [[Dixieland Band]], and she is out of the mare Above Perfection, by the Irish-bred stallion [[In Excess (horse)|In Excess]], making her a half sister to 2017 Kentucky Derby winner [[Always Dreaming]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.equineline.com/Free-5X-Pedigree.cfm/Hot%20Dixie%20Chick?page_state=DISPLAY_REPORT&reference_number=8032445®istry=T&horse_name=Hot%20Dixie%20Chick&dam_name=Above%20Perfection&foaling_year=2007&include_sire_line=N|title=Hot Dixie Chick's pedigree|website=www.equineline.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kentuckyderby.com/horses/news/tales-from-the-crib-always-dreaming|title=Tales from the Crib: Always Dreaming {{!}} 2017 Kentucky Derby & Oaks {{!}} May 5 and 6, 2017 {{!}} Tickets, Events, News|website=www.kentuckyderby.com|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref> |
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== Racing career == |
== Racing career == |
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=== 2009: two-year-old season === |
=== 2009: two-year-old season === |
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Hot Dixie Chick broke her maiden in her second race, setting what was then the [[Churchill Downs]] track record for 5 furlongs on dirt in the process. In that race, she defeated future [[Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf]] winner [[Tapitsfly]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/chartEmb.cfm?track=CD&raceDate=06/13/2009&cy=USA&rn=6|title=Equibase {{!}} Charts|last=Equibase.com|website=www.equibase.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref> She then went on to win the 6-furlong, Grade III Schuylerville Stakes at [[Saratoga Race Course]].<ref>[ |
Hot Dixie Chick broke her maiden in her second race, setting what was then the [[Churchill Downs]] track record for 5 furlongs on dirt in the process. In that race, she defeated future [[Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf]] winner [[Tapitsfly]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/chartEmb.cfm?track=CD&raceDate=06/13/2009&cy=USA&rn=6|title=Equibase {{!}} Charts|last=Equibase.com|website=www.equibase.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref> She then went on to win the 6-furlong, Grade III Schuylerville Stakes at [[Saratoga Race Course]].<ref>[https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=horse&id=4364693 ESPN - July 29, 2009]</ref> In her next outing, she won the Grade I, 7-furlong Spinaway Stakes in stakes-record time of 1:22.28.<ref>[http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2009/09/07/sports/doc4aa4840644304134831200.txt ''The Saratogian'' -0 September 7, 2009]</ref> |
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=== 2010: three-year-old season === |
=== 2010: three-year-old season === |
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Hot Dixie Chick raced three times as a three-year-old. Her first race was a win in the 6-furlong Prima Donna Stakes at [[Oaklawn Racing & Gaming|Oaklawn Park]] on March 20, which she won by 5 3/4 lengths.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/chartEmb.cfm?track=OP&raceDate=03/20/2010&cy=USA&rn=10|title=Equibase {{!}} Charts|last=Equibase.com|website=www.equibase.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref> She then finished her 3-year-old season with third |
Hot Dixie Chick raced three times as a three-year-old. Her first race was a win in the 6-furlong Prima Donna Stakes at [[Oaklawn Racing & Gaming|Oaklawn Park]] on March 20, which she won by 5 3/4 lengths.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/premium/chartEmb.cfm?track=OP&raceDate=03/20/2010&cy=USA&rn=10|title=Equibase {{!}} Charts|last=Equibase.com|website=www.equibase.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref> She then finished her 3-year-old season with third-place finishes in both the Eight Belles Stakes and Winning Colors Stakes at Churchill Downs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=8032445®istry=T&rbt=TB|title=Equibase {{!}} Profiles|last=Equibase.com|website=www.equibase.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref> |
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== Offspring == |
== Offspring == |
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Latest revision as of 18:50, 21 July 2024
| Hot Dixie Chick | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Dixie Union |
| Grandsire | Dixieland Band |
| Dam | Above Perfection |
| Damsire | In Excess |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | March 31, 2007 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark bay or brown |
| Breeder | Grace Stables |
| Owner | Grace Stables |
| Trainer | Steve Asmussen |
| Record | 7: 4-1-2 |
| Earnings | US$343,252 |
| Major wins | |
| Schuylerville Stakes (2009) Spinaway Stakes (2009) | |
| Last updated on May 3, 2012 | |
Hot Dixie Chick (foaled March 31, 2007)[2] is an American Thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
[edit]Hot Dixie Chick was foaled on March 31, 2007, at Gerry Dilger's Dromoland Farm near Lexington, Kentucky. She was sired by Dixie Union, a son of the stakes winner Dixieland Band, and she is out of the mare Above Perfection, by the Irish-bred stallion In Excess, making her a half sister to 2017 Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming.[3][4]
Racing career
[edit]2009: two-year-old season
[edit]Hot Dixie Chick broke her maiden in her second race, setting what was then the Churchill Downs track record for 5 furlongs on dirt in the process. In that race, she defeated future Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner Tapitsfly.[5] She then went on to win the 6-furlong, Grade III Schuylerville Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.[6] In her next outing, she won the Grade I, 7-furlong Spinaway Stakes in stakes-record time of 1:22.28.[7]
2010: three-year-old season
[edit]Hot Dixie Chick raced three times as a three-year-old. Her first race was a win in the 6-furlong Prima Donna Stakes at Oaklawn Park on March 20, which she won by 5 3/4 lengths.[8] She then finished her 3-year-old season with third-place finishes in both the Eight Belles Stakes and Winning Colors Stakes at Churchill Downs.[9]
Offspring
[edit]Hot Dixie Chick was bred to Curlin in 2011, and produced a colt named Union Jackson the following year on February 7, 2012.[10] Trained by Steve Asmussen, Union Jackson placed 3rd in the Aristides Stakes at Churchill Downs on June 4, 2016.
She has also produced Marcy Darcy, a filly by Smart Strike born March 22, 2014,[11] and an unnamed filly by Street Cry in 2015.
Pedigree
[edit]| Sire Dixie Union 1997 |
Dixieland Band | Northern Dancer | Nearctic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natalma | |||
| Mississippi Mud | Delta Judge | ||
| Sand Buggy | |||
| She's Tops | Capote | Seattle Slew | |
| Too Bald | |||
| She's A Talent | Mr. Prospector | ||
| Paintbrush | |||
| Dam Above Perfection 1998 |
In Excess (IRE) | Siberian Express | Caro (IRE) |
| Indian Call | |||
| Kantado (IRE) | Saulingo (GB) | ||
| Vi (GB) | |||
| Something Perfect | Somethingfabulous | Northern Dancer | |
| Somethingroyal | |||
| Happening | Terrang | ||
| Lazy Mary (Family 4-p) |
Hot Dixie Chick is inbred 3 × 4 to Northern Dancer, meaning Northern Dancer appears once in the 3rd generation and once in the 4th generation of her pedigree.
References
[edit]- ^ Mitchell, Frank (May 9, 2017). "Bloodlines Presented By Merck Animal Health: Having Ties To Last Two Derby Winners 'Above Perfection". Paulick Report. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
- ^ Equibase.com. "Equibase | Profiles". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "Hot Dixie Chick's pedigree". www.equineline.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ "Tales from the Crib: Always Dreaming | 2017 Kentucky Derby & Oaks | May 5 and 6, 2017 | Tickets, Events, News". www.kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ Equibase.com. "Equibase | Charts". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ ESPN - July 29, 2009
- ^ The Saratogian -0 September 7, 2009
- ^ Equibase.com. "Equibase | Charts". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ Equibase.com. "Equibase | Profiles". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ Equibase.com. "Equibase | Profiles". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
- ^ Equibase.com. "Equibase | Profiles". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
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