Nancy Jr. (USA)
May 9, 1964 – c. 1990
Tim Tam (USA) x Bank Account (USA), by Shut Out (USA)
Family 2-s
May 9, 1964 – c. 1990
Tim Tam (USA) x Bank Account (USA), by Shut Out (USA)
Family 2-s
Nancy Jr. inherited enough of the classic talent shown by her sire Tim Tam and her maternal grandsire Shut Out to win the Kentucky Oaks, but it was the only major victory of an otherwise undistinguished racing career. She was a successful broodmare though not top-class.
Race record
30 starts, 5 wins, 6 seconds, 4 thirds, US$63,910
1967:
Assessments
Rated at 112 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American 3-year-old fillies of 1967, 12 pounds below co-highweights and divisional co-champions Gamely and Furl Sail.
As an individual
A bay filly; no further information available.
As a producer
Nancy Jr. produced 14 named foals, of which 11 started and 10 won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Nancy Jr. was bred by Warner L. Jones Jr. and was owned by H. M. Reed Jr.'s Hidden Valley Farm. She was trained by Stanley M. Rieser. She produced her first seven foals for Reed before passing to the ownership of William Farish III. The last report of her was as barren in 1990.
Pedigree notes
Nancy Jr. is inbred 5x4 to two-time American Horse of the Year and 1942 American champion sire Equipoise. She is also inbred 5x4 to 1929 American champion sire Chicle, who won the 1915 Champagne Stakes and 1916 Brooklyn Derby during his own racing career.
Nancy Jr. is a half sister to stakes winner Gordian Knot (by Olympia); to Lady Gem (by Royal Gem II), dam of multiple stakes winner Charlene B. (by Barbizon); and to Soon Parted (by Tom Fool), dam of Grade 2 winner Impecunious (by Pia Star) and stakes winners Fool and His Money (by Needles) and Annulment (by Manifesto). She is also a half sister to Road to Wealth (by Hasty Road), dam of juvenile stakes winner Anna Adverse (by Reneged), and to Jambo (by Crafty Admiral), second dam of 1974 French champion miler Nonoalco, multiple Grade 1 winner Fiesta Gal, and Irish Group 3 winner Stradavinsky and third dam of 1982 Prix de la Salamandre (FR-G1) winner Maximova, French Group 2 winner Navratilovna, and Group 3 winners Vilikaia, Chanzi, and Philonikon. In addition, Nancy Jr. is a half sister to Overdrawn (by Barbizon), dam of Grade 2 winner Extravagant (by Vitriolic) and stakes winner Smilin' Sera (by Explodent) and second dam of 1987 Puerto Rico champion older male Ferpier, 1994 American champion steeplechaser Warm Spell, and multiple Grade 3 winner Smiling and Dancin. Finally, Nancy Jr. is a half sister to Tilt Decision (by On-and-On), dam of French stakes winner Pin Ball (by Needles).
Bank Account, the dam of Nancy Jr. and her siblings, is a stakes-winning half sister to multiple juvenile stakes winner Doc Eggers (by Royal Gem II). She in turn is out of Balla Tryst (by Balladier), a half sister to multiple Mexican stakes winner Tupinamba (by Jean Valjean).
Books and media
Nancy Jr. is profiled in Chapter 9 of Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees 1914-2002 (2003, Eclipse Press).
Last updated: November 26, 2021
Race record
30 starts, 5 wins, 6 seconds, 4 thirds, US$63,910
1967:
- Won Kentucky Oaks (USA, 8.5FD, Churchill Downs)
- 2nd Fair Grounds Oaks (USA, 8.5FD, Fair Grounds)
Assessments
Rated at 112 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American 3-year-old fillies of 1967, 12 pounds below co-highweights and divisional co-champions Gamely and Furl Sail.
As an individual
A bay filly; no further information available.
As a producer
Nancy Jr. produced 14 named foals, of which 11 started and 10 won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Joli Vert (1971, by Herbager) won the 1975 Yerba Buena Handicap and placed in four other stakes races. She is the second dam of Grade 2 winner Bye Union Avenue and Grade 3 winners Alleged Impression and Jolies Appeal. She is also the third dam of Grade 3 winner Bold World.
- Grey Beret (1972, by Decidedly) won five stakes races including the 1976 Donald P. Ross Stakes (USA-G2) and the William DuPont Jr. Handicap (USA-G2).
- Divona (1974, by Nodouble) never raced but produced 1988 Prix des Reservoirs (FR-G3) winner Good Example (by Crystal Glitters). Through this filly, she is the second dam of 2004 Lane's End Breeders' Futurity (USA-G1) winner Consolidator.
- Nancy Chere (1976, by Gallant Man) was stakes-placed on the track. She is the dam of English listed stakes winner Cameo Performance (by Be My Guest).
- Alleged Jr. (1980, by Alleged) won a minor stakes race as a 4-year-old.
- Rapide Pied (1982, by Raise a Native) won the 1984 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte (FR-G2) as well as two listed races. She was a disappointing broodmare.
Connections
Nancy Jr. was bred by Warner L. Jones Jr. and was owned by H. M. Reed Jr.'s Hidden Valley Farm. She was trained by Stanley M. Rieser. She produced her first seven foals for Reed before passing to the ownership of William Farish III. The last report of her was as barren in 1990.
Pedigree notes
Nancy Jr. is inbred 5x4 to two-time American Horse of the Year and 1942 American champion sire Equipoise. She is also inbred 5x4 to 1929 American champion sire Chicle, who won the 1915 Champagne Stakes and 1916 Brooklyn Derby during his own racing career.
Nancy Jr. is a half sister to stakes winner Gordian Knot (by Olympia); to Lady Gem (by Royal Gem II), dam of multiple stakes winner Charlene B. (by Barbizon); and to Soon Parted (by Tom Fool), dam of Grade 2 winner Impecunious (by Pia Star) and stakes winners Fool and His Money (by Needles) and Annulment (by Manifesto). She is also a half sister to Road to Wealth (by Hasty Road), dam of juvenile stakes winner Anna Adverse (by Reneged), and to Jambo (by Crafty Admiral), second dam of 1974 French champion miler Nonoalco, multiple Grade 1 winner Fiesta Gal, and Irish Group 3 winner Stradavinsky and third dam of 1982 Prix de la Salamandre (FR-G1) winner Maximova, French Group 2 winner Navratilovna, and Group 3 winners Vilikaia, Chanzi, and Philonikon. In addition, Nancy Jr. is a half sister to Overdrawn (by Barbizon), dam of Grade 2 winner Extravagant (by Vitriolic) and stakes winner Smilin' Sera (by Explodent) and second dam of 1987 Puerto Rico champion older male Ferpier, 1994 American champion steeplechaser Warm Spell, and multiple Grade 3 winner Smiling and Dancin. Finally, Nancy Jr. is a half sister to Tilt Decision (by On-and-On), dam of French stakes winner Pin Ball (by Needles).
Bank Account, the dam of Nancy Jr. and her siblings, is a stakes-winning half sister to multiple juvenile stakes winner Doc Eggers (by Royal Gem II). She in turn is out of Balla Tryst (by Balladier), a half sister to multiple Mexican stakes winner Tupinamba (by Jean Valjean).
Books and media
Nancy Jr. is profiled in Chapter 9 of Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees 1914-2002 (2003, Eclipse Press).
Last updated: November 26, 2021