Ivory Bells' primary claim to fame is her champion son Old Rosebud. She was a good producer in her day and is the ancestress of 1976 champion sprinter My Juliet, 1998 Kildangan Stud Irish Oaks (IRE-I) winner Winona and Grade/Group I winners Tis Juliet, Stella Madrid, Twafeaj and Heart's Cry.
Race record
Not available.
As an individual
A brown mare; no other information available.
As a producer
Ivory Bells produced nine named foals. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Ivory Bells was bred by E. S. Gardner. She began her broodmare career as the property of John E. Madden. After producing nine named foals for Madden (including Old Rosebud), she passed to the ownership of W. B. Miller but produced no more foals prior to her death.
Pedigree notes
Ivory Bells is inbred 3x5 to 16-time American leading sire Lexington. She is also inbred 5x5 to the great matron Pocahontas, to four-time English leading sire Touchstone and to five-time American leading sire Leviathan. Her dam Ida Pickwick won the 1891 Latonia Oaks and five other stakes races and is a half sister to Indigo (by Farandole), whose son Go Between (by Meddler) won the 1906 Saratoga Cup and Suburban Handicap and is considered the American champion older male of that year. Another half sister to Ida Pickwick, Halo (by St. Blaise), produced stakes winners Bauble (by Ornament) and Marse Abe (by Yankee) and is the second dam of stakes winner Gymkhana. The dam of Ida Pickwick, Ida K. (by King Alfonso), is a full sister to multiple stakes producer Sister, third dam of 1922 Kentucky Oaks winner Startle, and a half sister to multiple stakes producer Falerna (by Falsetto).
Race record
Not available.
As an individual
A brown mare; no other information available.
As a producer
Ivory Bells produced nine named foals. Her important foals are as follow:
- Ivabel (1908, by Ogden) produced 1925 Blue Grass Stakes winner Step Along (by Uncle) and 1930 Edgemere Handicap winner Live Oak (by Star Master). She is also the second dam of stakes winners Old Rosebush and Safe Reward and is the ancestress most of the good horses tracing back to Ivory Bells.
- Old Rosebud (1911, by Uncle) won the 1914 Kentucky Derby and is considered the American champion 2-year-old male of 1913 and the American champion older male of 1917. A gelding, he died while still in training.
- Ivory Black (1914, by Star Shoot) won the 1916 Keene Memorial. He does not appear to have stood at stud.
- Lady Rosebud (1916, by Ormondale) won the 1918 Demoiselle Stakes at Belmont Park but died without issue.
Connections
Ivory Bells was bred by E. S. Gardner. She began her broodmare career as the property of John E. Madden. After producing nine named foals for Madden (including Old Rosebud), she passed to the ownership of W. B. Miller but produced no more foals prior to her death.
Pedigree notes
Ivory Bells is inbred 3x5 to 16-time American leading sire Lexington. She is also inbred 5x5 to the great matron Pocahontas, to four-time English leading sire Touchstone and to five-time American leading sire Leviathan. Her dam Ida Pickwick won the 1891 Latonia Oaks and five other stakes races and is a half sister to Indigo (by Farandole), whose son Go Between (by Meddler) won the 1906 Saratoga Cup and Suburban Handicap and is considered the American champion older male of that year. Another half sister to Ida Pickwick, Halo (by St. Blaise), produced stakes winners Bauble (by Ornament) and Marse Abe (by Yankee) and is the second dam of stakes winner Gymkhana. The dam of Ida Pickwick, Ida K. (by King Alfonso), is a full sister to multiple stakes producer Sister, third dam of 1922 Kentucky Oaks winner Startle, and a half sister to multiple stakes producer Falerna (by Falsetto).