Pedigree Analysis: Appreciation Comes Late
by John P. Sparkman
Despite admirable objective accomplishments, some very good sires like Dixie Union seem fated not to be fully appreciated within their lifetimes.
Hot Dixie Chick
- Dark Bay or Brown Filly
- Born 2007
- KY-Bred
Jonathan Palmer
Stonestreet Farm owner Barbara Banke, right, visits Hot Dixie Chick
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Hot Dixie Chick put away a pair of rivals and glided home to win the Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga.
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Hot Dixie Chick wins the 2010 Prima Donna.
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Hot Dixie Chick wins the 2010 Prima Donna.
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Hot Dixie Chick wins the 2009 Schuylerville.
Coglianese Photos
Hot Dixie Chick wins the 2009 Schuylerville.
Coglianese Photos
Hot Dixie Chick wins the 2009 Schuylerville.
Coglianese Photos
Hot Dixie Chick wins the 2009 Schuylerville.
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Banke Carries On With 'Aurelia,' Wilburn
Barbara Banke is carrying on the prominent Thoroughbred operation, Stonestreet Stables, which will be represented by My Miss Aurelia and Wilburn in the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Dubai Majesty Repeats in Winning Colors
Dubai Majesty put away favored Hot Dixie Chick at the top of the lane and sprinted home to defend her title in the $100,000 Winning Colors Stakes (gr. III) May 31 at Churchill Downs in stakes record time.
Dubai Majesty Seeks Repeat in Winning Colors
Martin Racing Stable and Dan Morgan's Dubai Majesty will try to defend her title in the Winning Colors Stakes (gr. III) but will have to face grade I winner Hot Dixie Chick, who is the lone 3-year-old in the sprint.
Buckleupbuttercup Chimes in Eight Belles
Buckleupbuttercup, never off the board in six previous starts, earned her first stakes victory in her first attempt when taking the $100,000 Eight Belles Stakes (gr. III) over a sloppy Churchill Downs track May 1.
Streaking Hot Dixie Chick Heads Eight Belles
The daughter of Dixie Union is coming into the race off of four consecutive wins.
Rachel Alexandra Fires Bullet at Churchill
Rachel Alexandra's attitude following a bullet six furlong work in 1:12 April 12 will play a key role in determining the 2009 Horse of the Year's next race, according to trainer Steve Asmussen.
She Be Wild, Blind Luck Top Oaks Nominations
Grade I winners She Be Wild and Blind Luck head an impressive roster of 143 3-year-old fillies nominated to compete in Churchill Downs' 136th running of the $500,000-added Kentucky Oaks (gr. I).
Two Topweighted on Experimental
Vale of York and Lookin At Lucky, the one-two finishers in the Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I), share the high weight assignment of 126 pounds on the 2009 Experimental Free Handicap.
Champion Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Back-to-back Eclipse Awards for trainer of Rachel Alexandra and grade I winner Kodiak Kowboy, Hot Dixie Chick; led nation with $21.8 million in earnings
Rachel 'Doing Great,' Ships to Ky. Tuesday
Rachel Alexandra is enjoying her well-deserved vacation at Saratoga following an arduous and ambitious campaign that culminated with a memorable victory over older males in the Woodward Stakes (gr. I). The daughter of Medaglia d'Oro will ship back to Churchill Downs on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
Grade I Winners Give Dilger Sept. Sale Boost
For Gerry Dilger of Dromoland Farm in Central Kentucky, the timing could not have been better. A little more than a week prior to the start of the Keeneland September yearling auction, two juvenile graduates of his breeding and selling program -Hot Dixie Chick and Dublin- scored victories in grade I races at Saratoga.
Hot Dixie Chick Makes Bold Statement
Odds-on favorite Hot Dixie Chick served notice that she is among the elite 2-year-old fillies in the land, as she put away a pair of rivals in upper stretch and glided home for a 1 3/4-length score in the $300,000 Spinaway (gr. I) Sept. 6 at Saratoga.
Hot Dixie Chick the One to Catch in Spinaway
Rachel Alexandra will steal all the headlines, but she won't be the only heavily-backed filly Steve Asmussen sends out in a grade I race this weekend at Saratoga. The nation's leading trainer also has Grace Stables' Hot Dixie Chick going in the $300,000 Spinaway (gr. I) on Sept. 6, and the daughter of Dixie Union figures to receive much of the attention at the windows.
Countdown to the Cup: Three, two, one...Phht
A story about Rachel Alexandra seems out of place in a column about the Breeders' Cup, but who cares. That's between Jess Jackson and the Breeders' Cup decision makers. Even though there will be no launching of the Rachel rocket on Nov. 7, it's still fun to "count down" to the imaginary blast off.
Hot Dixie Chick Romps in Schuylerville
Favored Hot Dixie Chick showed she was more than a speed freak in the $111,000 Schuylerville Stakes (gr. III), rating patiently just off the pace before grabbing the lead and then pulling away to a 6 1/4 length victory July 29, the opening day of the Saratoga meeting in upstate New York.
Connections
| Trainer | Steven M. Asmussen |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Robby Albarado |
| Owner | Grace Stables (Barbara Banke) |
| Breeder | Santa Rosa Partners |
Pedigree
| Hot Dixie Chick View Five-Cross Pedigree | Dixie Union | Dixieland Band |
| She's Tops | ||
| Above Perfection | In Excess (IRE) | |
| Something Perfect |
Auction History
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTSAUG2008 Hip 97 |
Yearling | W.K. Warren Jr. | Dromoland Farm, agent | $340,000 |
| FTFFEB2009 Hip 66 |
Two-year-old | Grace Stables | Niall Brennan Stables, agent | $435,000 |
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