Leslie's Lady (USA)
March 10, 1996 – January 24, 2022
Tricky Creek (USA) x Crystal Lady (USA), by Stop the Music (USA)
Family 23-b
March 10, 1996 – January 24, 2022
Tricky Creek (USA) x Crystal Lady (USA), by Stop the Music (USA)
Family 23-b
Although she was a stakes winner during her own racing days, Leslie's Lady far exceeded the expectations Fred and Nancy Mitchell had for her when they purchased her as a broodmare for their Clarkland Farm. She was then the dam of a yearling colt named Into Mischief, who would become a Grade 1 winner and a champion sire. Four years following her purchase, Leslie's Lady threw one of the greats in four-time American champion Beholder, and these accomplishments earned her Kentucky Broodmare of the Year honors for 2016. She was not done even then, producing another Grade 1 winner in Mendelssohn.
Race record
28 starts, 5 wins, 3 seconds, 2 thirds, US$187,014
1998:
1999
As an individual
A good-sized bay mare with an excellent shoulder and a deep girth, Leslie's Lady was lengthy, roomy and attractive.
As a producer
Leslie's Lady produced 14 named foals of racing age. As of September 11, 2023, 10 have started and seven have won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Leslie's Lady was bred by David E. Hager II, who sold her for US$8,000 at the 1997 Keeneland January mixed sale. She was resold for US$27,000 at the 1997 Keeneland September yearling sale. She produced her first three foals (including Into Mischief) for James T. Hines, Jr. In 2006, Clarkland Farm (Fred and Nancy Mitchell) paid US$100,000 for Leslie's Lady from the Hines dispersal at the Keeneland November mixed sale. The mare died of natural causes early on January 24, 2022, and was buried near the farm entrance.
Pedigree notes
Leslie's Lady is inbred 5x4 to the great sire Northern Dancer and 4x5 to Northern Dancer's sire Nearctic, the 1958 Canadian Horse of the Year. She is a half sister to Colee Bear (by Wild Rush), dam of restricted stakes winner Fast Resource (by Bob and John). Her dam Crystal Lady is a half sister to multiple restricted stakes winner Malcoha (by Afleet) and to open stakes winner Melanyhasthepapers (by Game Plan) as well as to stakes-placed One Last Colony (by Pleasant Colony), dam of listed stakes winner One Colony.
Crystal Lady, in turn, is out of stakes-placed One Last Bird (by One for All), a full sister to stakes producer Bravo All and a half sister to 1991 Californian Stakes (USA-G1) winner Roanoke (by Pleasant Colony) and stakes-placed Last Cause (by Caucasus), third dam of 2012 American champion 3-year-old male I'll Have Another. The female line traces back to the Cornish Prince mare Patelin, a modern foundation mare whose other descendants include 1991 American champion 2-year-old filly Pleasant Stage.
Fun facts
Last updated: September 13, 2023
Race record
28 starts, 5 wins, 3 seconds, 2 thirds, US$187,014
1998:
- Won Hoosier Debutante Stakes (USA-L, 6FD, Hoosier Park)
1999
- 3rd Martha Washington Stakes (USA-L, 6FD, Oaklawn Park)
As an individual
A good-sized bay mare with an excellent shoulder and a deep girth, Leslie's Lady was lengthy, roomy and attractive.
As a producer
Leslie's Lady produced 14 named foals of racing age. As of September 11, 2023, 10 have started and seven have won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Into Mischief (2005, by Harlan's Holiday) won the 2007 CashCall Futurity (USA-G1). A five-time American champion juvenile sire, he led the American general sire list in 2019-2022.
- Daisy Mason (2007, by Orientate) never raced but is the dam of stakes winner Harry's Holiday (by Harlan's Holiday).
- Beholder (2010, by Henny Hughes) was the American champion juvenile filly of 2012, the American champion 3-year-old filly of 2013 and the American champion older female of 2015 and 2016. She is the dam of 2023 FanDuel Racing Del Mar Debutante Stakes (USA-G1) winner Tamara (by Bolt d'Oro) and of 2023 Senorita Stakes (USA-G3) winner Teena Ella (by War Front).
- Leslie's Harmony (2013, by Curlin) placed third once from two starts. She is the dam of Saudi Arabian stakes winner Scotland Yard (by Quality Road).
- Mendelssohn (2015, by Scat Daddy) won the 2017 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (USA-G1).
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Leslie's Lady was bred by David E. Hager II, who sold her for US$8,000 at the 1997 Keeneland January mixed sale. She was resold for US$27,000 at the 1997 Keeneland September yearling sale. She produced her first three foals (including Into Mischief) for James T. Hines, Jr. In 2006, Clarkland Farm (Fred and Nancy Mitchell) paid US$100,000 for Leslie's Lady from the Hines dispersal at the Keeneland November mixed sale. The mare died of natural causes early on January 24, 2022, and was buried near the farm entrance.
Pedigree notes
Leslie's Lady is inbred 5x4 to the great sire Northern Dancer and 4x5 to Northern Dancer's sire Nearctic, the 1958 Canadian Horse of the Year. She is a half sister to Colee Bear (by Wild Rush), dam of restricted stakes winner Fast Resource (by Bob and John). Her dam Crystal Lady is a half sister to multiple restricted stakes winner Malcoha (by Afleet) and to open stakes winner Melanyhasthepapers (by Game Plan) as well as to stakes-placed One Last Colony (by Pleasant Colony), dam of listed stakes winner One Colony.
Crystal Lady, in turn, is out of stakes-placed One Last Bird (by One for All), a full sister to stakes producer Bravo All and a half sister to 1991 Californian Stakes (USA-G1) winner Roanoke (by Pleasant Colony) and stakes-placed Last Cause (by Caucasus), third dam of 2012 American champion 3-year-old male I'll Have Another. The female line traces back to the Cornish Prince mare Patelin, a modern foundation mare whose other descendants include 1991 American champion 2-year-old filly Pleasant Stage.
Fun facts
- Leslie's Lady is one of five mares to have produced two Breeders' Cup race winners (the others are Primal Force, Hasili, Sweet Life, and Win Approval). She holds the record for the mare with the most Breeders' Cup wins by her progeny with four (three by Beholder and one by Mendelssohn).
- Leslie's Lady's pasture buddy in retirement was Hidden Assets (by Mt. Livermore), a Grade 3 winner who produced five stakes winners (including Grade 3 winners Due Date and Cash Control) of her own.
- Leslie's Lady is the namesake for a stakes race at Churchill Downs.
Last updated: September 13, 2023