Similar to her dam Striking in racing ability and aptitude, Glamour also emulated her dam during her broodmare career. Her branch of Striking's family has been very successful and is one of the more classically inclined branches of the La Troienne tribe.
Race record
33 starts, 6 wins, 7 seconds, 7 thirds, US$60,775
1955:
1956:
Assessments
Rated at 108 pounds on the Experimental Free Handicap for American juveniles of 1966, 8 pounds below co-champions Doubledogdare and Nasrina.
Rated at 110 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American fillies and mares of 1956, 16 pounds below overall highweight Blue Sparkler and 13 pounds below the top-rated 3-year-old filly, Doubledogdare.
As an individual
An attractive, feminine, lengthy bay mare who was perhaps a trifle short-legged for her height, Glamour was moody and not always inclined to give her best on the track.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Glamour produced 17 named foals, of which eight started and six won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Glamour was bred by Ogden Phipps and Wheatley Stable, racing in the colors of the former. She was trained by John Fitzsimmons. She was last reported as barren in 1978.
Pedigree notes
Glamour is outcrossed through five generations. A daughter of 1947 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Striking, she is a full sister to the important producer So Chic and a half sister to stakes winners Hitting Away (by Ambiorix), Batter Up (by Tom Fool), Bases Full (by Ambiorix), and My Boss Lady (by Nasrullah's champion son Bold Ruler). Striking, in turn, is a daughter of Baby League (by Bubbling Over out of La Troienne) and, thus, is a stakes-winning full sister to 1945 American Horse of the Year Busher and to 1948 Arlington Futurity winner Mr. Busher.
Last updated: July 7, 2022
Race record
33 starts, 6 wins, 7 seconds, 7 thirds, US$60,775
1955:
- 2nd Matron Stakes (USA, 6FD, Belmont)
1956:
- Won Jasmine Stakes (USA, 6FD, Hialeah)
- Won Test Stakes (USA, 7FD, Saratoga)
Assessments
Rated at 108 pounds on the Experimental Free Handicap for American juveniles of 1966, 8 pounds below co-champions Doubledogdare and Nasrina.
Rated at 110 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American fillies and mares of 1956, 16 pounds below overall highweight Blue Sparkler and 13 pounds below the top-rated 3-year-old filly, Doubledogdare.
As an individual
An attractive, feminine, lengthy bay mare who was perhaps a trifle short-legged for her height, Glamour was moody and not always inclined to give her best on the track.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Glamour produced 17 named foals, of which eight started and six won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Brilliantly (1959, by Hill Prince) is the second dam of Grade 2 winner Current Blade and the third dam of 1991 Flower Bowl Handicap (USA-G1) winner Lady Shirl.
- Royal Ascot (1960, by Princequillo) won the 1963 Hibiscus Stakes and 1964 Royal Palm Handicap. He made no mark as a sire and was exported to Spain in 1973.
- Poker (1963, by Round Table) won the 1966 Ventnor Handicap and 1967 Bowling Green Handicap. He was an indifferent stallion, getting 19 stakes winners from 451 named foals, but made an indelible mark on the breed by siring My Charmer, dam of 1977 Triple Crown winner and important sire Seattle Slew. Poker also sired Bonnie's Poker, dam of dual Classic winner Silver Charm.
- Intriguing (1964, by Swaps) placed in three good stakes races as a juvenile. She is the dam of Numbered Account (by Buckpasser), the American champion 2-year-old filly of 1971. Numbered Account, in turn, is the dam of multiple Grade 1 winner and important sire Private Account (by Damascus), 1983 Beldame Stakes (USA-G1) winner Dance Number (by Northern Dancer), and stakes-placed Polish Numbers (by Danzig), a good regional sire in Maryland. Numbered Account is the second dam of 1989 American champion 2-year-old male Rhythm, 1989 Gran Premio del Jockey Club e Coppa d'Oro (ITY-G1) winner Assatis, Grade 2 winner Confidential Talk, English Group 3 winner Warrshan, and Grade 3 winner Get Lucky, an important broodmare in her own right. Numbered Account is also the second dam of Grade 2-placed English stakes winner Razeen, who led the Indian general sire list at least six times. From repeated matings to Buckpasser, Intriguing is also the dam of multiple Grade 2 winner Cunning Trick, stakes winner How Curious, and the important producers Fascinating Trick, Special Account, and Playmate.
- Jaunty (1965, by Ambiorix) won two steeplechase stakes as a 4-year-old.
- Artistically (1968, by Ribot) is the dam of Group 2-placed French stakes winner Absolute (by Luthier). She is the second dam of Group 2-placed Australian Group 3 winner Alphabel and Group 1-placed French Group 3 winner Absurde and the third dam of multiple German Group 3 winner Aboard.
- Boucher (1969, by Ribot) won the 1972 St. Leger Stakes (ENG-G1) and two Group races in Ireland. He was exported to Australia for stud duty in 1974 but did not do well, getting only 11 stakes winners.
- Bonnie Blink (by Buckpasser) is the second dam of multiple Argentine Group 2 winner Sa Torreta.
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Glamour was bred by Ogden Phipps and Wheatley Stable, racing in the colors of the former. She was trained by John Fitzsimmons. She was last reported as barren in 1978.
Pedigree notes
Glamour is outcrossed through five generations. A daughter of 1947 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Striking, she is a full sister to the important producer So Chic and a half sister to stakes winners Hitting Away (by Ambiorix), Batter Up (by Tom Fool), Bases Full (by Ambiorix), and My Boss Lady (by Nasrullah's champion son Bold Ruler). Striking, in turn, is a daughter of Baby League (by Bubbling Over out of La Troienne) and, thus, is a stakes-winning full sister to 1945 American Horse of the Year Busher and to 1948 Arlington Futurity winner Mr. Busher.
Last updated: July 7, 2022