One of the better juvenile fillies of 1927, One Hour did not train on particularly well but regained status as a broodmare. Emulating her dam by producing four stakes winners, she became the dam of a Classic winner in Hoop, Jr., and an important broodmare in Morning.
Race record
36 starts, 10 wins, 6 seconds, 4 thirds, US$27,045
1927:
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
One Hour produced 14 named foals. All 14 started and 12 were winners. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
One Hour was bred and owned by Joshua S. Cosden, who sold her to A. Charles Schwartz partway through her juvenile season. After her sale, she moved from the barn of John Hastings to that of Max Hirsch. Following the birth of One Hour's 1934 foal, Morning, she passed to the ownership of Robert A. Fairbairn. She produced her final two foals for Circle M Ranch Stables and died in 1946.
Pedigree notes
One Hour is inbred 5x5x5 to 1880 Derby Stakes winner Bend Or. She is a full sister to 1931 Maryland Handicap winner Clock Tower and a half sister to 1932 American Derby winner Gusto (by American Flag) and to 1927 Empire City Handicap winner Recreation (by Spanish Prince II).
One Hour is out of Daylight Saving, a half sister to stakes winner Tetley (by Ormondale). Daylight Saving, in turn, is out of Tea Enough (by Ogden--Tea's Over, by Hanover), a half sister to the top Midwestern stakes winner Dick Welles (by King Eric), 1904 Lawrence Realization winner and two-time American champion Ort Wells (by King Eric), 1915 Tremont Stakes winner Tea Caddy (by Rock Sand) and minor stakes winners Security (by Sorcerer) and Toggery (by Rock Sand). The last-named mare is the dam of stakes winners Tailor Maid and Mlle.Dazie (both by Fair Play) and the second dam of 1930 American co-champion 2-year-old male Jamestown. Tea Enough is also a half sister to Tea Biscuit (by Rock Sand), dam of 1929 Saranac Handicap winner Hard Tack (by Man o' War).
Last updated: January 9, 2020
Race record
36 starts, 10 wins, 6 seconds, 4 thirds, US$27,045
1927:
- Won Adirondack Handicap (USA, 6FD, Saratoga)
- Won Beldame Handicap (USA, 5FD, Aqueduct)
- Won Astoria Stakes (USA, 5FD, Aqueduct)
- Won Hiawatha Handicap (USA, 5.5FD Jamaica)
- 2nd Pimlico Fall Serial Weight-For-Age Race #1 (USA, 6FD, Pimlico)
- 2nd Wakeful Handicap (USA, 5.5FD, Empire City)
- 2nd Matron Stakes (USA, 6FD, Belmont)
- 3rd Tomboy Handicap (USA, 5.5FD, Belmont)
- 3rd Demoiselle Stakes (USA, 5.5FD, Empire City)
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
One Hour produced 14 named foals. All 14 started and 12 were winners. Her important foals are as follow:
- Split Second (1933, by Sortie) won the 1935 Selima Stakes and is the dam of 1951 Experimental Free Handicap #2 winner Sonic (by Blue Larkspur).
- Morning (1934, by American Flag) ran third in the 1937 Pimlico Oaks. She is the dam of 1944 Vineland Handicap winner Good Morning (by Sir Gallahad III), 1945 Starlet Stakes winner Favorito (by Flares), 1952 Choice Stakes winner Count Flame (by Count Fleet) and the multiple stakes-winning steeplechaser Hustle (by Daumier). She is also the second dam of 1950 Grand Union Hotel Stakes winner Battle Morn, 1958 Dwyer Handicap winner Victory Morn, 1968 Delaware Handicap winner Politely and the good steeplechaser Basil Bee and the third dam of 1960 Bowling Green Handicap winner Amber Morn, Grade 3 winner Lexington Park and French Group 3 winner Rostov.
- Magic Hour (1935, by Sortie) won the 1938 Lawrence Realization. He sired one minor stakes winner from 50 foals.
- Sir Jeffrey (1937, by Sir Gallahad III) won the 1941 Inglewood Handicap and the 1942 Governor's Handicap at Suffolk Downs. He sired three stakes winners from 45 foals, none of great significance.
- Zero Hour (1938, by Blenheim II) is the second dam of 1960 San Fernando Stakes winner King O'Turf and the third dam of 1963 Sheridan Stakes winner Cosdave.
- Hoop, Jr. (1942, by Sir Gallahad III) won the 1945 Kentucky Derby and Wood Memorial. He sired three stakes winners from 113 foals.
- Seaton Pippin (1944, by Johnstown) is the dam of stakes winners Trying (by Endeavour II) and Apple (by Ambiorix), the second dam of 1969 Poquessing Handicap winner Class Is Out and the third dam of multiple Grade 2 winner Miss Musket.
Connections
One Hour was bred and owned by Joshua S. Cosden, who sold her to A. Charles Schwartz partway through her juvenile season. After her sale, she moved from the barn of John Hastings to that of Max Hirsch. Following the birth of One Hour's 1934 foal, Morning, she passed to the ownership of Robert A. Fairbairn. She produced her final two foals for Circle M Ranch Stables and died in 1946.
Pedigree notes
One Hour is inbred 5x5x5 to 1880 Derby Stakes winner Bend Or. She is a full sister to 1931 Maryland Handicap winner Clock Tower and a half sister to 1932 American Derby winner Gusto (by American Flag) and to 1927 Empire City Handicap winner Recreation (by Spanish Prince II).
One Hour is out of Daylight Saving, a half sister to stakes winner Tetley (by Ormondale). Daylight Saving, in turn, is out of Tea Enough (by Ogden--Tea's Over, by Hanover), a half sister to the top Midwestern stakes winner Dick Welles (by King Eric), 1904 Lawrence Realization winner and two-time American champion Ort Wells (by King Eric), 1915 Tremont Stakes winner Tea Caddy (by Rock Sand) and minor stakes winners Security (by Sorcerer) and Toggery (by Rock Sand). The last-named mare is the dam of stakes winners Tailor Maid and Mlle.Dazie (both by Fair Play) and the second dam of 1930 American co-champion 2-year-old male Jamestown. Tea Enough is also a half sister to Tea Biscuit (by Rock Sand), dam of 1929 Saranac Handicap winner Hard Tack (by Man o' War).
Last updated: January 9, 2020