While Con Game had enough ability to fit in the category of “New York allowance filly,” she was much the inferior of her champion half sister Queen of the Stage as a racer. As a broodmare, their standings were reversed as Con Game became yet another important Phipps broodmare.
Race record
12 starts, 2 wins, 3 seconds, 2 thirds, US$24,080
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Con Game produced 10 named foals; all 10 started and six won. Her important foals are as follow:
Foaled in Kentucky, Con Game was bred and owned by Ogden Phipps. She was euthanized at Claiborne Farm in 2001 and was buried at the farm's Marchmont division.
Pedigree notes
Con Game is inbred 4x4 to Blue Larkspur and 5x5x5 to Teddy and Plucky Liege through the full brothers Bull Dog and Sir Gallahad III. She is a half sister to 1967 champion 2-year-old filly Queen of the Stage (by Bold Ruler), second dam of Grade 2 winner Fabulous Time and the third dam of Grade 3 winners Lyphard's Ridge and Hattiesburg. She is also a half sister to the good stakes winner and sire Reviewer (by Bold Ruler) and to stakes winners Great White Way (by Court Martial) and Will Hayes (by Bold Ruler). In addition, she is a half sister to The Cast (by Secretariat), third dam of Peruvian Group 3 winner La Coquette.
A stakes winner as a juvenile, Con Game's dam Broadway is a half sister to 1952 Spinaway Stakes winner Flirtatious (by Menow), dam of the good steeplechaser The Sport (by Ambiorix) and second dam of Grade 2 winner Hang Ten, and to 1961 Mother Goose Stakes winner Funloving (by Tom Fool), second dam of Grade 3 winner Some Swinger. Broadway is also a half sister to Erratic (by Better Self), dam of stakes winner Fool's Error (by Dunce), and to stakes-placed Medici (by Bold Ruler), dam of Grade 3 winner Unknown Heiress (by Bagdad) and stakes winner Out of the Park (by Hitting Away).
Broadway was produced from stakes-placed Flitabout (by Challedon), a half sister to multiple stakes winner Boy Soldier (by Jamestown). She is also a half sister to Bright Future (by High Quest), dam of stakes winner King Midas (by Heliopolis) and to stakes-placed Flying Ship (by War Admiral), dam of stakes winner Flying Lark (by T. V. Lark). The next dam in the tail-female lineage, Bird Flower (by Blue Larkspur x La Mome, by Son-in-Law) was a multiple stakes winner as a juvenile and is a full sister to stakes-placed Birdlea, dam of 1954 Sunset Handicap winner Fleet Bird (by Bull Lea), and to Blantry, dam of multiple stakes winner Blanter.
Last updated: August 23, 2022
Race record
12 starts, 2 wins, 3 seconds, 2 thirds, US$24,080
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Con Game produced 10 named foals; all 10 started and six won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Gambling Fool (1982, by Majestic Light) produced Japanese stakes winner Zafolia (by Gone West).
- Stacked Pack (1984, by Majestic Light) won the 1987 Jamaica Handicap (USA-G3). He sired only three stakes winners from 133 named foals.
- Seeking the Gold (1985, by Mr. Prospector) won the 1988 Super Derby (USA-G1) and Dwyer Stakes (USA-G1) and was first or second in 14 of 15 starts. He sired 92 stakes winners including champions Flanders, Heavenly Prize, and Dubai Millennium, as well as 2006 Belmont Stakes (USA-G1) winner Jazil.
- Fast Play (1986, by Seattle Slew) won the 1988 Remsen Stakes (USA-G1) and placed in four other Grade 1 races. He sired 20 stakes winners from 446 named foals.
- Tricky Game (1988, by Majestic Light) produced multiple Grade 2 winner King Cugat (by Kingmambo). She is the second dam of Grade 3 winners Rey de Cafe and El Crespo and the third dam of Grade 3 winner Risk Taking and Japanese Group 3 winners Strong Garuda and Not Formal.
- Miner's Game (1989, by Mr. Prospector) produced 2005 Gotham Stakes (USA-G3) winner Survivalist (by Danzig) and stakes winner Power Game (by Dixie Union). She is the second dam of Grade 2 winner Nefertini and Grade 3 winner Awesome Chic and is also the third dam of Argentine Group 3 winner Take It All and Canadian Grade 3 winner Awesome Slate.
- Looking for Gold (by Mr. Prospector) is the second dam of multiple Australian Group 3 winner Gamble Me.
Foaled in Kentucky, Con Game was bred and owned by Ogden Phipps. She was euthanized at Claiborne Farm in 2001 and was buried at the farm's Marchmont division.
Pedigree notes
Con Game is inbred 4x4 to Blue Larkspur and 5x5x5 to Teddy and Plucky Liege through the full brothers Bull Dog and Sir Gallahad III. She is a half sister to 1967 champion 2-year-old filly Queen of the Stage (by Bold Ruler), second dam of Grade 2 winner Fabulous Time and the third dam of Grade 3 winners Lyphard's Ridge and Hattiesburg. She is also a half sister to the good stakes winner and sire Reviewer (by Bold Ruler) and to stakes winners Great White Way (by Court Martial) and Will Hayes (by Bold Ruler). In addition, she is a half sister to The Cast (by Secretariat), third dam of Peruvian Group 3 winner La Coquette.
A stakes winner as a juvenile, Con Game's dam Broadway is a half sister to 1952 Spinaway Stakes winner Flirtatious (by Menow), dam of the good steeplechaser The Sport (by Ambiorix) and second dam of Grade 2 winner Hang Ten, and to 1961 Mother Goose Stakes winner Funloving (by Tom Fool), second dam of Grade 3 winner Some Swinger. Broadway is also a half sister to Erratic (by Better Self), dam of stakes winner Fool's Error (by Dunce), and to stakes-placed Medici (by Bold Ruler), dam of Grade 3 winner Unknown Heiress (by Bagdad) and stakes winner Out of the Park (by Hitting Away).
Broadway was produced from stakes-placed Flitabout (by Challedon), a half sister to multiple stakes winner Boy Soldier (by Jamestown). She is also a half sister to Bright Future (by High Quest), dam of stakes winner King Midas (by Heliopolis) and to stakes-placed Flying Ship (by War Admiral), dam of stakes winner Flying Lark (by T. V. Lark). The next dam in the tail-female lineage, Bird Flower (by Blue Larkspur x La Mome, by Son-in-Law) was a multiple stakes winner as a juvenile and is a full sister to stakes-placed Birdlea, dam of 1954 Sunset Handicap winner Fleet Bird (by Bull Lea), and to Blantry, dam of multiple stakes winner Blanter.
Last updated: August 23, 2022