Chapel of Dreams (USA)
May 6, 1984 – c, 2008
Northern Dancer (CAN) x Terlingua (USA), by Secretariat (USA)
Family 8-c
May 6, 1984 – c, 2008
Northern Dancer (CAN) x Terlingua (USA), by Secretariat (USA)
Family 8-c
One of Northern Dancer’s better racing daughters, Chapel of Dreams was less precocious but more durable than her brilliant half brother Storm Cat, winning two Grade 2 races as a 4-year-old. She was a disappointment as a producer of black-type runners but proved exceptional as a dam of good broodmares, thus becoming the most important ot Terlingua’s daughters in the paddocks.
Race record
24 starts, 7 wins, 6 seconds, 3 thirds, US$643,912
1987:
1988:
1989:
Assessments
Rated at 109 pounds on the Daily Racing Form’s Free Handicap for American female turf runners of 1987, 14 pounds below champion Miesque.
Rated at 118 pounds on the Daily Racing Form’s Free Handicap for American female turf runners of 1988, 8 pounds below champion Miesque.
Rated at 114 pounds on the Daily Racing Form’s Free Handicap for American female turf runners of 1989, 10 pounds below champion Brown Bess.
As an individual
A chestnut mare, Chapel of Dreams had a well-cut head with good breadth between the eyes, similar to that of her maternal grandsire, Secretariat.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Chapel of Dreams produced 10 named foals, of which seven started and six won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Chapel of Dreams was bred by William Young in the name of W. T. Young Storage, Inc. Sold for US$850,000 at the 1985 Keeneland July yearling sale, she was owned by T. M. Sabarese and was trained by John Parisella. As a broodmare, she was owned by William S. Farish, who later sold an interest in the mare to Joseph Jamail. In 2002, covered by Valid Expectations, she sold for US$170,000 through the Keeneland November mixed sale but slipped the foal she was carrying and produced no live foals afterward. She last appears in produce records as barren in 2008.
Pedigree notes
Chapel of Dreams is inbred 4x5 to the great Nearco, unbeaten on the race course and a two-time leader of the English/Irish general sire list She is also inbred 5x5 to 1935 American Horse of the Year Discovery. She is a half sister to two-time American champion sire Storm Cat, winner of the 1985 Young America Stakes (USA-G1). She is also a half brother to the Mr. Prospector horse Pioneering, a useful sire; to Pueblo (by Mr. Prospector), third dam of multiple Argentine Group 2 winner Spiritus; and to Lyphard's Dancer (by Lyphard), dam of stakes winner C'mon Let's Dance (by Alleged) and third dam of Australian Group 3 winner Galaxy Pegasus.
Terlingua, the dam of Chapel of Dreams, was one of the best juvenile fillies of 1978 and is a full sister to Grade 2 winner Pancho Villa and to Navajo Pass, second dam of Grade 3 winner Palanka City and third dam of Grade 3 winner Lightening Larry and Peruvian Group 3 winner Canoso. Terlingua is also a half sister to 1990 Breeders' Cup Mile (USA-G1) and Carroll Foundation July Cup (ENG-G1) winner Royal Academy (by Nijinsky II), a good sire; to stakes winner Alydariel (by Alydar), dam of Grade 2 winner Jeune Homme (by Nureyev) and second dam of French Group 3 winner Damoiselle; and to Prawn Cocktail (by Artichoke), dam of Australian Group 2 winner Langoustine and Australian Group 3 winner One World (both by Danehill) and second dam of 2016 Japanese champion 2-year-old male Satono Ares and Australian Group 3 winner One Last Dance. The dam of Terlingua and her siblings is the wickedly fast Grade 3 winner Crimson Saint (by Crimson Satan).
Fun facts
Last updated: September 16, 2024
Race record
24 starts, 7 wins, 6 seconds, 3 thirds, US$643,912
1987:
- 2nd Del Mar Oaks (USA-G2, 9FT, Del Mar)
- 2nd San Clemente Stakes (second division) (USA-R, 8.5FT, Del Mar)
- 3rd First National Bank of Maryland Ladies Stakes (USA-R, 8.5FT, Pimlico)
1988:
- Won Palomar Handicap (USA-G2, 8.5FT, Del Mar)
- Won Wilshire Handicap (USA-G2, 8.5FT, Hollywood)
- Won Golden Poppy Handicap (USA-G3, 8.5FT, Golden Gate)
- Won Calder Breeders' Cup Handicap (USA-L, about 9FT, Calder)
- Won First National Bank of Maryland Ladies Stakes (USA-R, 9FT, Laurel)
- 2nd Ramona Handicap (USA-G1, 9FT, Del Mar)
- 2nd Gamely Handicap (USA-G1, 9FT, Hollywood)
- 2nd All Along Stakes (USA-L, 9FT, Laurel)
- 3rd Beverly Hills Handicap (USA-G1, 9FT, Hollywood)
1989:
- 3rd Suwannee River Handicap (second division) (USA-G3, 8.5FT, Gulfstream Park)
Assessments
Rated at 109 pounds on the Daily Racing Form’s Free Handicap for American female turf runners of 1987, 14 pounds below champion Miesque.
Rated at 118 pounds on the Daily Racing Form’s Free Handicap for American female turf runners of 1988, 8 pounds below champion Miesque.
Rated at 114 pounds on the Daily Racing Form’s Free Handicap for American female turf runners of 1989, 10 pounds below champion Brown Bess.
As an individual
A chestnut mare, Chapel of Dreams had a well-cut head with good breadth between the eyes, similar to that of her maternal grandsire, Secretariat.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Chapel of Dreams produced 10 named foals, of which seven started and six won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Bridal Tea (1991, by Gulch) produced 2000 Peter Pan Stakes (USA-G2) winner Postponed (by Summer Squall) and restricted stakes winner Bridesmaid (by Valid Expectations). She is the second dam of Grade 3 winner Accidental Hero.
- Wiener Wald (1992, by Woodman) was unplaced in five starts but is the dam of 2008 Racing Post Trophy (ENG-G1) winner Crowded House (by Rainbow Quest) and Group 3-placed French listed stakes winner On Reflection (by Rainbow Quest). She is the second dam of 2004 American Invitational Oaks (USA-G1) winner Ticker Tape, 2017 Prix Maurice de Gheest (FR-G1) winner Brando, 2024 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (FR-G1) winner Tribalist, Grade 2 winner Daring Dancer, and English Group 3 winners Forest of Dean and Nazanin. Wiener Wald is also the third dam of 2012 Prix Morny (FR-G1) winner Reckless Abandon, 2024 Champions Mile (HK-G1) winner Beauty Eternal, and Grade/Group 3 winners Anglophile and Erasmo. Her more distant descendants include Grade/Group 2 winners Skims and War Decree and English Group 3 winner West End Girl.
- If Angels Sang (1994, by Seattle Slew) won four of her 20 starts. She is the dam of 2013 Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap (USA-G2) winner Tale of a Champion (by Tale of the Cat), 2017 Eddie D. Stakes (USA-G3) winner Mr. Roary (by Scat Daddy), 2018 Arlington Handicap (USA-G3) winner Bandua (by The Factor), and multiple Argentine Group 3 winner Ilusora (by Tale of the Cat). She is the second dam of Brazilian Group 3 winner Olympic Fluke.
- Child Bride (2000, by Coronado’s Quest) never raced but is the dam of 2011 San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (USA-G2) winner Juniper Pass (by Lemon Drop Kid). She is the second dam of 2024 Rogers Woodbine Mile Stakes (CAN-G1) winner Win for the Money.
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Chapel of Dreams was bred by William Young in the name of W. T. Young Storage, Inc. Sold for US$850,000 at the 1985 Keeneland July yearling sale, she was owned by T. M. Sabarese and was trained by John Parisella. As a broodmare, she was owned by William S. Farish, who later sold an interest in the mare to Joseph Jamail. In 2002, covered by Valid Expectations, she sold for US$170,000 through the Keeneland November mixed sale but slipped the foal she was carrying and produced no live foals afterward. She last appears in produce records as barren in 2008.
Pedigree notes
Chapel of Dreams is inbred 4x5 to the great Nearco, unbeaten on the race course and a two-time leader of the English/Irish general sire list She is also inbred 5x5 to 1935 American Horse of the Year Discovery. She is a half sister to two-time American champion sire Storm Cat, winner of the 1985 Young America Stakes (USA-G1). She is also a half brother to the Mr. Prospector horse Pioneering, a useful sire; to Pueblo (by Mr. Prospector), third dam of multiple Argentine Group 2 winner Spiritus; and to Lyphard's Dancer (by Lyphard), dam of stakes winner C'mon Let's Dance (by Alleged) and third dam of Australian Group 3 winner Galaxy Pegasus.
Terlingua, the dam of Chapel of Dreams, was one of the best juvenile fillies of 1978 and is a full sister to Grade 2 winner Pancho Villa and to Navajo Pass, second dam of Grade 3 winner Palanka City and third dam of Grade 3 winner Lightening Larry and Peruvian Group 3 winner Canoso. Terlingua is also a half sister to 1990 Breeders' Cup Mile (USA-G1) and Carroll Foundation July Cup (ENG-G1) winner Royal Academy (by Nijinsky II), a good sire; to stakes winner Alydariel (by Alydar), dam of Grade 2 winner Jeune Homme (by Nureyev) and second dam of French Group 3 winner Damoiselle; and to Prawn Cocktail (by Artichoke), dam of Australian Group 2 winner Langoustine and Australian Group 3 winner One World (both by Danehill) and second dam of 2016 Japanese champion 2-year-old male Satono Ares and Australian Group 3 winner One Last Dance. The dam of Terlingua and her siblings is the wickedly fast Grade 3 winner Crimson Saint (by Crimson Satan).
Fun facts
- “Chapel of Dreams” was a single released by the doo-wop group The Dubs in 1958.
Last updated: September 16, 2024