Beaver Street (IRE)
1953 – c. 1977
My Babu (FR) x Wood Fire (GB), by Bois Roussel (FR)
Family 3-d
"GENETIC GEM"
1953 – c. 1977
My Babu (FR) x Wood Fire (GB), by Bois Roussel (FR)
Family 3-d
"GENETIC GEM"
Beaver Street was the result of a fish-and-fowl mating between the high-class sprinter-miler and speed influence My Babu and the very stoutly bred Wood Fire. As is often the case, the pairing of two such disparate types resulted in a foal that combined the speed of the stayer with the stamina of the sprinter, and Beaver Street showed no ability on the track. At stud, she was something else again, producing four stakes winners and founding a vigorous modern family.
Race record
8 starts, 0 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds, $0
As an individual
A plain, rather roughly-made bay mare, Beaver Street was not particularly attractive but had a well-laid shoulder. Her withers were high and she had a long, sloping pelvis.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Beaver Street produced 13 named foals, of which 12 started and won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Beaver Street was bred in Ireland by Bernard Van Cutsem. She was purchased for 4,100 guineas from the 1954 Goffs yearling sale by agent Tim Vigors on behalf of E. Barry Ryan, who owned and trained her throughout her racing career and bred her first four foals. He then entered her in the 1961 Keeneland fall mixed sale, where she sold to Charles Kieser for US$18,500. Kieser, in turn, sold her privately to William Brady in 1967 as a US$300,000 package deal with her 1966 Raise a Native colt, Raise a Dancer. The mare spent the remainder of her life at Spendthrift Farm, where Brady boarded his horses. The last report of her was as barren in 1977.
Pedigree notes
Beaver Street is inbred 5x4 to three-time French champion sire Bruleur, whose victories on the race course include the 1913 Grand Prix de Paris and Prix Royal-Oak (French St. Leger). She is also inbred 5x5 to two-time English champion sire Phalaris and the excellent broodmare Scapa Flow through the full brothers Pharos and Fairway, both champion sires. She is a full sister to English stakes winner Tinder, second dam of French Group 3 winner Filandre. She is also a half sister to English stakes winner Turf (by Ballymoss), second dam of 1988 Italian co-champion juvenile filly Marina Duff, Brazilian Group 2 winner First Crop, Grade 2 winner Wait for the Lady, and English Group 3 winner Court Chad. In addition, Beaver Street is a half sister to Fircone (by Mossborough), dam of English Group 2 winner Celtic Cone (by Celtic Ash) and stakes winner Conifer (by Tudor Melody).
Beaver Street is out of Wood Fire, whose sire, 1938 Derby Stakes winner Bois Roussel, was by 1929 Poule d'Essai des Poulains (French Two Thousand Guineas) winner Vatout out of Plucky Liege. While not quite as successful at stud as his half brothers Sir Gallahad III and Bull Dog (both champion sires and broodmare sires in the United States), he was twice runner-up on the general sire list in England/Ireland and led the English/Irish broodmare sire list in 1959 and 1961. A stakes-placed half sister to 1951 July Stakes winner Bob Major (by Tudor Minstrel), Wood Fire is also a half sister to stakes-placed Camp Fire (by Big Game), dam of English stakes winners Camille (by Abernant; dam of the good sprinter Creole, by Tropique), Campaign (by Aureole), Bivouac (by Darius II), and General Gordon (by Never Say Die).
Wood Fire and her sisters were produced from Blue Smoke, a stakes-placed daughter of 1939 Two Thousand Guineas and Derby Stakes winner Blue Peter who is herself a full sister to Briquette, dam of multiple juvenile stakes winner Aberlady (by Abernant), and a half sister to multiple stakes producer La Cenerentola (by Miracle) and to Frying Pan (by Precipitation), dam of 1952 Greenham Stakes winner Serpenyoe (by Blue Peter). The next dam in Beaver Street's tail-female line, Fireplace, is by Bruleur out of Straitlace, winner of the 1924 Oaks Stakes.
Books and media
Beaver Street is profiled in Chapter 27 of John Sparkman's Foundation Mares: How Outstanding Female Families Shaped America's Breeding Industry (2008, Thoroughbred Times Books).
Last updated: January 7, 2024
Race record
8 starts, 0 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds, $0
As an individual
A plain, rather roughly-made bay mare, Beaver Street was not particularly attractive but had a well-laid shoulder. Her withers were high and she had a long, sloping pelvis.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Beaver Street produced 13 named foals, of which 12 started and won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Key Issue (1959, by Hill Prince) won the 1963 Appleton Handicap. An unsound horse, he was a poor sire, getting just three minor stakes winners from 126 foals.
- Zoo Patrol (1961, by Jet Pilot) won one of 26 starts but is the dam of Grade 2 winner Pocket Park (by Verbatim) and the second dam of 1975 Hopeful Stakes (USA-G1) winner Jackknife.
- Busy Street (1962, by Traffic Judge) never raced but is the dam of stakes winner Traffic Breaker (by In Reality) and the second dam of multiple Grade 2 winner Beauty Cream
- Native Street (1963, by Native Dancer) won the 1966 Kentucky Oaks and five other stakes races. She is the dam of 1973 Florida Derby (USA-G1) winner Royal and Regal and 1978 Jamaica Handicap (USA-G3) winner Regal and Royal, both by Vaguely Noble. She is also the second dam of 1988 Vernons Sprint Cup (ENG-G1) winner Dowsing, 1991 Beverly D. Stakes (USA-G1) winner Fire the Groom, and Grade/Group 3 winners Alquoz, Ayman, Perfect Parade, and Seeker's Gold. In addition, she is the third dam of multiple Group 1 winner Stravinsky, 2003 Gran Criterium (ITY-G1) winner Pearl of Love, 2005 S. A. Classic Stakes (SAF-G1) winner Jam Alley, and Grade/Group 3 winners Glory Forever, James Levine, and Social Charter.
- Raise a Dancer (1966, by Raise a Native) won the Sunland Handicap as a 6-year-old. He was sent to New Zealand, where he was not a success at stud.
- Street Dancer (1967, by Native Dancer) was a tough mare whose 13 wins from 44 starts included the 1971 Milady Handicap and two editions of the Ramona Handicap. She produced Grade 1-placed stakes winner Street Ballet (by Nijinsky II) and is the second dam of multiple Grade 1 winner River Special and Irish Group 3 winner Street Rebel. She is also the third dam of 2000/2001 Peruvian Horse of the Year Black Coffey, 1993 Canadian champion sprinter Apelia, and Grade 3 winner Bossanova.
- Majestic Street (1972, by Majestic Prince) was stakes-placed on the track. She is the dam of Italian Group 3 winner Stramusc (by Sham) and English stakes winners Indian Trail (by Apalachee) and Palace Street (by Secreto). She is also the second dam of 2007 July Cup (ENG-G1) winner Sakhee's Secret, multiple Grade 2 winner Arson Squad, and English Group 3 winner Melrose Avenue and is the third dam of 2007 Apple Blossom Handicap (USA-G1) winner Ermine and multiple Grade 2 winner Santa Monica.
- D'Arqueangel (1975, by Raise a Native) won one of seven starts. She is the dam of French stakes winner Dreams to Reality (by Lyphard) and the third dam of Grade 3 winner Ozone Bere.
Connections
Beaver Street was bred in Ireland by Bernard Van Cutsem. She was purchased for 4,100 guineas from the 1954 Goffs yearling sale by agent Tim Vigors on behalf of E. Barry Ryan, who owned and trained her throughout her racing career and bred her first four foals. He then entered her in the 1961 Keeneland fall mixed sale, where she sold to Charles Kieser for US$18,500. Kieser, in turn, sold her privately to William Brady in 1967 as a US$300,000 package deal with her 1966 Raise a Native colt, Raise a Dancer. The mare spent the remainder of her life at Spendthrift Farm, where Brady boarded his horses. The last report of her was as barren in 1977.
Pedigree notes
Beaver Street is inbred 5x4 to three-time French champion sire Bruleur, whose victories on the race course include the 1913 Grand Prix de Paris and Prix Royal-Oak (French St. Leger). She is also inbred 5x5 to two-time English champion sire Phalaris and the excellent broodmare Scapa Flow through the full brothers Pharos and Fairway, both champion sires. She is a full sister to English stakes winner Tinder, second dam of French Group 3 winner Filandre. She is also a half sister to English stakes winner Turf (by Ballymoss), second dam of 1988 Italian co-champion juvenile filly Marina Duff, Brazilian Group 2 winner First Crop, Grade 2 winner Wait for the Lady, and English Group 3 winner Court Chad. In addition, Beaver Street is a half sister to Fircone (by Mossborough), dam of English Group 2 winner Celtic Cone (by Celtic Ash) and stakes winner Conifer (by Tudor Melody).
Beaver Street is out of Wood Fire, whose sire, 1938 Derby Stakes winner Bois Roussel, was by 1929 Poule d'Essai des Poulains (French Two Thousand Guineas) winner Vatout out of Plucky Liege. While not quite as successful at stud as his half brothers Sir Gallahad III and Bull Dog (both champion sires and broodmare sires in the United States), he was twice runner-up on the general sire list in England/Ireland and led the English/Irish broodmare sire list in 1959 and 1961. A stakes-placed half sister to 1951 July Stakes winner Bob Major (by Tudor Minstrel), Wood Fire is also a half sister to stakes-placed Camp Fire (by Big Game), dam of English stakes winners Camille (by Abernant; dam of the good sprinter Creole, by Tropique), Campaign (by Aureole), Bivouac (by Darius II), and General Gordon (by Never Say Die).
Wood Fire and her sisters were produced from Blue Smoke, a stakes-placed daughter of 1939 Two Thousand Guineas and Derby Stakes winner Blue Peter who is herself a full sister to Briquette, dam of multiple juvenile stakes winner Aberlady (by Abernant), and a half sister to multiple stakes producer La Cenerentola (by Miracle) and to Frying Pan (by Precipitation), dam of 1952 Greenham Stakes winner Serpenyoe (by Blue Peter). The next dam in Beaver Street's tail-female line, Fireplace, is by Bruleur out of Straitlace, winner of the 1924 Oaks Stakes.
Books and media
Beaver Street is profiled in Chapter 27 of John Sparkman's Foundation Mares: How Outstanding Female Families Shaped America's Breeding Industry (2008, Thoroughbred Times Books).
Last updated: January 7, 2024