Stefanita (USA)
1940 – 1961?
Questionnaire (USA) x Stefana (USA), by Stefan the Great (IRE)
Family 22-b
1940 – 1961?
Questionnaire (USA) x Stefana (USA), by Stefan the Great (IRE)
Family 22-b
A filly who came on strong in the second half of her 3-year-old season, Stefanita won six of her final seven starts in 1943, all in stakes races, and stepped out of her division to defeat both older females and males. Unfortunately, she failed to recover the same form at 4 and her broodmare career was also below expectations.
Race record
27 starts, 8 wins, 7 seconds, 4 thirds, US$72,360
1942:
1943:
Honors
American champion 3-year-old filly (1943)
As an individual
A bay mare, Stefanita usually ran close to the pace in her best races.
As a producer
Stefanita produced nine foals, of which eight started and six won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Stefanita was bred and owned by George D. Widener. She was trained by Winbert F. “Bert” Mulholland. She produced her first six foals as the property of Widener or Erdenheim Farms (which he founded) and her last three as the property of Mrs. Reynolds W. Bell. She disappears from the records after having been reported barren in 1961.
Pedigree notes
Stefanita is inbred 5x5 to 1875 Derby Stakes winner and three-time English champion sire Galopin. She is a half sister to the minor stakes winner Highscope (by Jack High) and to Selenga (by Jamestown), dam of 1951 Everglades Handicap winner Gray Matter (by Menow) and 1953 Bahamas Handicap winner King Pin (by Menow), second dam of 1972 Frizette Stakes winner Pams Ego, and third dam of 1968 Hollywood Derby winner Poleax. Stefanita is also a half sister to Santa Stefana (by St. James), dam of multiple stakes winner Mr. Vale (by Royal Vale) and second dam of 1963 Maryland Derby winner Raritan Valley and 1965 Cherry Blossom Handicap winner Baitman.
Stefanita's dam Stefana is a half sister to Armada (by Man o' War), dam of 1936 American champion 3-year-old filly High Fleet (by Jack High) and stakes winners Don Guzman (by St. James), Grass Cutter (by Sickle), and Sir Francis (by Sickle). Armada is also the second dam of 1956 Gulfstream Park Handicap winner Sailor and 1951 Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap winner Seaward and is the third dam of 1960 Del Mar Futurity winner Short Jacket. Returning to Stefana, she is also a half sister to the minor stakes winner Shady Lady (by Black Toney) and to 1932 Florida Derby winner Evening (by St. James), dam of 1941 Suburban Handicap winner Your Chance (by Chance Shot) and multiple stakes winner Outoftheblue (by Eight Thirty) and second dam of 1953 American champion 2-year-old filly Evening Out, 1961 Correction Handicap winner Evening Glow, and 1966 Test Stakes winner Belle de Nuit.
Stefana is out of the winning Meddler mare Crepuscule, who was imported to the United States from France in 1916. Crepuscule, in turn, is out of the Donovan mare Strike-a-Light II, also the dam of the juvenile stakes winner Explosion (by Tarporley). Through another daughter, Mary Gaunt (by John O'Gaunt), Strike-a-Light II is the second dam of two-time Great Jubilee Stakes winner Abbot's Speed.
Last updated: September 4, 2024
Race record
27 starts, 8 wins, 7 seconds, 4 thirds, US$72,360
1942:
- Won Astoria Stakes (USA, 5.5FD, Aqueduct)
- 3rd Fashion Stakes (USA, 4.5D, Belmont)
1943:
- Won Bryan and O'Hara Memorial Handicap (USA, 9.5FD, Pimlico)
- Won Ladies' Handicap (USA, 12FD, Belmont)
- Won Lady Baltimore Handicap (USA, 8.5FD, Pimlico)
- Won New England Oaks (USA, 8.5FD, Narragansett Park)
- Won Alabama Stakes (USA, 10FD, Belmont)
- Won Test Stakes (USA, 7FD, Belmont)
- 2nd Beldame Handicap (USA, 9FD, Belmont)
- 2nd Gazelle Stakes (USA, 8.5FD, Aqueduct)
- 3rd Top Flight Handicap (USA, 8FD, Belmont)
- 3rd Acorn Stakes (USA, 8FD, Belmont)
Honors
American champion 3-year-old filly (1943)
As an individual
A bay mare, Stefanita usually ran close to the pace in her best races.
As a producer
Stefanita produced nine foals, of which eight started and six won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Stefanne (1952, by Eight Thirty) is the third dam of Grade 1-placed Grade 3 winner She's a Mystery.
- Field Piece (1957, by Battlefield) won the 1960 Texas Derby.
Connections
Stefanita was bred and owned by George D. Widener. She was trained by Winbert F. “Bert” Mulholland. She produced her first six foals as the property of Widener or Erdenheim Farms (which he founded) and her last three as the property of Mrs. Reynolds W. Bell. She disappears from the records after having been reported barren in 1961.
Pedigree notes
Stefanita is inbred 5x5 to 1875 Derby Stakes winner and three-time English champion sire Galopin. She is a half sister to the minor stakes winner Highscope (by Jack High) and to Selenga (by Jamestown), dam of 1951 Everglades Handicap winner Gray Matter (by Menow) and 1953 Bahamas Handicap winner King Pin (by Menow), second dam of 1972 Frizette Stakes winner Pams Ego, and third dam of 1968 Hollywood Derby winner Poleax. Stefanita is also a half sister to Santa Stefana (by St. James), dam of multiple stakes winner Mr. Vale (by Royal Vale) and second dam of 1963 Maryland Derby winner Raritan Valley and 1965 Cherry Blossom Handicap winner Baitman.
Stefanita's dam Stefana is a half sister to Armada (by Man o' War), dam of 1936 American champion 3-year-old filly High Fleet (by Jack High) and stakes winners Don Guzman (by St. James), Grass Cutter (by Sickle), and Sir Francis (by Sickle). Armada is also the second dam of 1956 Gulfstream Park Handicap winner Sailor and 1951 Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap winner Seaward and is the third dam of 1960 Del Mar Futurity winner Short Jacket. Returning to Stefana, she is also a half sister to the minor stakes winner Shady Lady (by Black Toney) and to 1932 Florida Derby winner Evening (by St. James), dam of 1941 Suburban Handicap winner Your Chance (by Chance Shot) and multiple stakes winner Outoftheblue (by Eight Thirty) and second dam of 1953 American champion 2-year-old filly Evening Out, 1961 Correction Handicap winner Evening Glow, and 1966 Test Stakes winner Belle de Nuit.
Stefana is out of the winning Meddler mare Crepuscule, who was imported to the United States from France in 1916. Crepuscule, in turn, is out of the Donovan mare Strike-a-Light II, also the dam of the juvenile stakes winner Explosion (by Tarporley). Through another daughter, Mary Gaunt (by John O'Gaunt), Strike-a-Light II is the second dam of two-time Great Jubilee Stakes winner Abbot's Speed.
Last updated: September 4, 2024