Intriguing (USA)
February 16, 1964 – c. 1980
Swaps (USA) x Glamour (USA), by Nasrullah (IRE)
Family 1-x
February 16, 1964 – c. 1980
Swaps (USA) x Glamour (USA), by Nasrullah (IRE)
Family 1-x
Intriguing possessed some racing talent but was not a very sound filly. She made her reputation in the breeding shed rather than on the track, producing three stakes winners (one a champion) and several noteworthy producing daughters to repeated matings to Buckpasser.
Race record
6 starts, 2 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third, US$24,118
1966:
Assessments
Rated at 110 pounds on the Experimental Free Handicap for American juveniles of 1966, 6 pounds below champion Regal Gleam.
As an individual
A chestnut mare; no other information available.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Intriguing produced 10 named foals, of which eight started and six won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Intriguing was bred and owned by Ogden Mills Phipps.
Pedigree notes
Intriguing is inbred 4x3 to War Admiral and 5x5 to 1913 English champion 2-year-old male The Tetrarch, the English champion sire of 1919. She is a half sister to 1972 St. Leger Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Boucher (by Ribot), 1967 Bowling Green Handicap winner Poker (by Round Table), multiple stakes winner Royal Ascot (by Princequillo) and the good hurdler Jaunty (by Ambiorix). She is also a half sister to Brilliantly (by Hill Prince), second dam of Grade 2 winner Current Blade; to Artistically (by Ribot), dam of French stakes winner Absolute (by Luthier) and second dam of Australian Group 3 winner Alphabel and French Group 3 winner Absurde; and to Bonnie Blink (by Buckpasser), second dam of multiple Argentine Group 2 winner Sa Torreta.
Intriguing's dam Glamour won the 1956 Test Stakes. 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), Glamour is out of the modern foundation mare Striking, a granddaughter of La Troienne.
Last updated: February 8, 2022
Race record
6 starts, 2 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third, US$24,118
1966:
- 2nd National Stallion Stakes (Fillies) (USA, 5.5FD, Aqueduct)
- 2nd Adirondack Stakes (USA, 6FD, Saratoga)
- 3rd Polly Drummond Stakes (USA, 5FD, Delaware)
Assessments
Rated at 110 pounds on the Experimental Free Handicap for American juveniles of 1966, 6 pounds below champion Regal Gleam.
As an individual
A chestnut mare; no other information available.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Intriguing produced 10 named foals, of which eight started and six won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Numbered Account (1969, by Buckpasser) was the American champion 2-year-old filly of 1971. She 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. She 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 perennial Maryland sire leader Not for Love and Grade 2-placed English stakes winner Rakeen, who led the Indian general sire list at least six times, and is the third dam of 2006 Argentine champion sire Mutakddim.
- Fascinating Trick (1970, by Buckpasser) never raced but is the second dam of Brazilian Group 1 winner Redattore, also a Grade 1 winner in the United States and a champion sire in his native country. Fascinating Trick is also the second dam of Italian Group 2 winner Grey Way and the third dam of two-time Premio Presidente della Repubblica (ITY-G1) winner Distant Way, 2020 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (FR-G1) winner Way to Paris, 2008 Grande Prêmio Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BRZ-G1) winner Joe Bravo, and Group 3 winners Cima de Pluie and Devil Cat.
- Special Account (1972, Buckpasser) won one of 13 starts. She is the dam of English Group 2 winner Gallant Special (by Gallant Romeo) and stakes winner Gallant Sister (by Vigors). She is the second dam of seven stakes winners including multiple Grade 2 winner Anguilla and Grade 3 winner Tresoriere and the third dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Heritage of Gold, 2005 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes (USA-G1) winner America Alive, Grade 3 winner Lomaki and English Group 3 winner Raise a Grand.
- Cunning Trick (1973, by Buckpasser) won the 1977 Arlington Park Handicap (USA-G2) and Gallant Fox Handicap (USA-G2) but suffered a fatal breakdown while running in the 1977 Display Handicap (USA-G3).
- How Curious (1974, Buckpasser) won the 1978 Orange County Handicap and was Grade 3-placed. He sired only four stakes winners but did get Dindi U., a multiple champion in Puerto Rico.
- Playmate (1975, by Buckpasser) failed to win in five starts but produced 1985 Irish champion 2-year-old male Woodman (by Mr. Prospector; an important sire) and stakes winner Single Thread (by Damascus). She is the third dam of Japanese Group 3 winner Hansode Bando.
- The Cuddler (1976, by Buckpasser) finished unplaced in her only start but is the dam of multiple stakes winner Verification (by Exceller).
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Intriguing was bred and owned by Ogden Mills Phipps.
Pedigree notes
Intriguing is inbred 4x3 to War Admiral and 5x5 to 1913 English champion 2-year-old male The Tetrarch, the English champion sire of 1919. She is a half sister to 1972 St. Leger Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Boucher (by Ribot), 1967 Bowling Green Handicap winner Poker (by Round Table), multiple stakes winner Royal Ascot (by Princequillo) and the good hurdler Jaunty (by Ambiorix). She is also a half sister to Brilliantly (by Hill Prince), second dam of Grade 2 winner Current Blade; to Artistically (by Ribot), dam of French stakes winner Absolute (by Luthier) and second dam of Australian Group 3 winner Alphabel and French Group 3 winner Absurde; and to Bonnie Blink (by Buckpasser), second dam of multiple Argentine Group 2 winner Sa Torreta.
Intriguing's dam Glamour won the 1956 Test Stakes. 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), Glamour is out of the modern foundation mare Striking, a granddaughter of La Troienne.
Last updated: February 8, 2022