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{{Infobox thoroughbred racehorse
{{Short description|American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}

{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Hot Dixie Chick
| horsename = Hot Dixie Chick
| image =
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| dam = Above Perfection
| dam = Above Perfection
| damsire = [[In Excess (horse)|In Excess]]
| damsire = [[In Excess (horse)|In Excess]]
| sex = [[Filly]]
| sex = [[Mare]]
| foaled = {{bda|2007|03|31}}<br>[[Lexington, Kentucky]], U.S.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.paulickreport.com/features/bloodlines/having-ties-to-last-two-derby-winners-is-above-perfection/ |title=Bloodlines Presented By Merck Animal Health: Having Ties To Last Two Derby Winners ‘Above Perfection |date=May 9, 2017 |website=Paulick Report |last=Mitchell |first=Frank |access-date=February 14, 2021}}</ref>
| foaled = 2007
| country = United States
| country = United States
| colour = [[Bay (horse)|Bay]]
| colour = Dark bay or brown
| breeder = Grace Stables
| breeder = Grace Stables
| owner = Grace Stables
| owner = Grace Stables
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|updated= May 3, 2012
|updated= May 3, 2012
}}
}}
'''Hot Dixie Chick''' (foaled February, 2007 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse.
'''Hot Dixie Chick''' (foaled March 31, 2007)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=8032445&registry=T&rbt=TB|title=Equibase {{!}} Profiles|last=Equibase.com|website=www.equibase.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref> is an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

== Background ==
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&registry=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>

== Racing career ==

=== 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>[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>

=== 2010: three-year-old season ===
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&registry=T&rbt=TB|title=Equibase {{!}} Profiles|last=Equibase.com|website=www.equibase.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref>

== Offspring ==
Hot Dixie Chick was bred to [[Curlin]] in 2011, and produced a colt named Union Jackson the following year on February 7, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=9269986&registry=T&rbt=TB|title=Equibase {{!}} Profiles|last=Equibase.com|website=www.equibase.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=9675263&registry=T&rbt=TB|title=Equibase {{!}} Profiles|last=Equibase.com|website=www.equibase.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-21}}</ref> and an unnamed filly by [[Street Cry]] in 2015.
Out of the mare Above Perfection, a descendant of the very influential sire, [[Caro (horse)|Caro]], Hot Dixie Chick was sired by [[Dixie Union (horse)|Dixie Union]], a son of the stakes winner, [[Dixieland Band]] who is a son of the most successful sire of the 20th Century, [[Northern Dancer]].<ref>[http://www.pedigreequery.com/hotdixiechick Hot Dixie Chick's pedigree]</ref>


== 2009 racing season ==
== Pedigree ==
{{Pedigree|f=[[Dixie Union (horse)|Dixie Union]] <br /> 1997|ff=[[Dixieland Band]]|fm=She's Tops|fff='''[[Northern Dancer]]'''|ffff=[[Nearctic (horse)|Nearctic]]|ffm=Mississippi Mud|fffm=[[Natalma]]|ffmf=Delta Judge|ffmm=Sand Buggy|fmf=[[Capote (horse)|Capote]]|fmm=She's A Talent|fmff=[[Seattle Slew]]|fmfm=Too Bald|fmmf=[[Mr. Prospector]]|fmmm=Paintbrush|m=Above Perfection <br /> 1998|mf=[[In Excess (horse)|In Excess]] (IRE)|mm=Something Perfect|mff=[[Siberian Express (horse)|Siberian Express]]|mfm=Kantado (IRE)|mfff=[[Caro (horse)|Caro]] (IRE)|mffm=Indian Call|mfmf=Saulingo (GB)|mfmm=Vi (GB)|mmf=Somethingfabulous|mmm=Happening|mmff='''Northern Dancer'''|mmfm=[[Somethingroyal]]|mmmf=Terrang|mmmm=Lazy Mary (Family 4-p)|name=Hot Dixie Chick, dark bay or brown mare, March 31, 2007}}
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Trained by [[Steve Asmussen]], at age two Hot Dixie Chick won her first three starts. A frontrunner, after winning her debut in a sprint race at [[Saratoga Race Course]], Hot Dixie Chick won the 6-furlong Grade III Schuylerville Stakes at Saratoga.<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=horse&id=4364693 ESPN - July 29, 2009]</ref> In her next outing, she won the Grade I 7-furlongs 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>
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 ==
== References ==
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[[Category:2007 racehorse births]]
[[Category:2007 racehorse births]]
[[Category:Thoroughbred racehorses]]
[[Category:Northern Dancer bloodline]]
[[Category:Racehorses bred in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Racehorses bred in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Racehorses trained in the United States]]
[[Category:Racehorses trained in the United States]]
[[Category:American racehorses]]
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Latest revision as of 18:50, 21 July 2024

Hot Dixie Chick
SireDixie Union
GrandsireDixieland Band
DamAbove Perfection
DamsireIn Excess
SexMare
Foaled (2007-03-31) March 31, 2007 (age 17)
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.[1]
CountryUnited States
ColourDark bay or brown
BreederGrace Stables
OwnerGrace Stables
TrainerSteve Asmussen
Record7: 4-1-2
EarningsUS$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

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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, 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

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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.[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

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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 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

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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

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Pedigree of Hot Dixie Chick, dark bay or brown mare, March 31, 2007
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Equibase.com. "Equibase | Profiles". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  3. ^ "Hot Dixie Chick's pedigree". www.equineline.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Equibase.com. "Equibase | Charts". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  6. ^ ESPN - July 29, 2009
  7. ^ The Saratogian -0 September 7, 2009
  8. ^ Equibase.com. "Equibase | Charts". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  9. ^ Equibase.com. "Equibase | Profiles". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  10. ^ Equibase.com. "Equibase | Profiles". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  11. ^ Equibase.com. "Equibase | Profiles". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-21.


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