A useful runner who raced for three seasons, Sweet Tooth was sound and durable but not as talented as either her dam Plum Cake or her champion granddam Real Delight. She won her championship in the paddocks, earning a title as 1977 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year and helping fuel the renaissance of Calumet Farm in the late 1970s.
Race record
41 starts, 10 wins, 7 seconds, 5 thirds, US$86,004
1967:
As an individual
A lengthy, feminine bay mare with an excellent shoulder, Sweet Tooth was smoothly put together and had good balance.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Sweet Tooth produced 13 named foals, of which 10 started and eight won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Sweet Tooth was bred and owned by Calumet Farm. She died in 1988 and was buried in the Calumet Farm horse cemetery.
Pedigree notes
Sweet Tooth is inbred 3x3 to five-time American champion sire Bull Lea, 4x4 to 1930 Derby Stakes winner and 1941 American champion sire Blenheim II and 5x5 to 1929 American champion sire Chicle. She is a full sister to Plum Plum, dam of 1977 Patriot Stakes (USA-G3) winner Pruneplum (by Olden Times). She is a half sister to multiple Grade 2 winner Sugar Plum Time (by Bold Ruler), dam of stakes winner Christmas Bonus (by Key to the Mint), second dam of 2002 Oaklawn Handicap (USA-G1) winner Kudos and multiple Grade 3 winner Christmas Gift and third dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Grand Slam and Canadian Grade 3 winner Officer Cherrie. Sweet Tooth is also a half sister to the good juvenile Plum Bold (by Bold Ruler), the South African champion sire of 1980/1981; to Yule Log (by Bold Ruler), dam of 1982 American champion 3-year-old filly Christmas Past (by Grey Dawn II); and to Sultans Favorite (by Bagdad), third dam of 2010 Ecuadorean champion imported sprinter El Carite.
Sweet Tooth's dam Plum Cake won a division of the Jasmine Stakes as a 3-year-old in 1961. She is a half sister to 1968 Golden Rod Stakes winner Spring Sunshine (by Nashua), dam of multiple Grade 3 winner Raise a Cup (by Raise a Native) and 1987 Juvenile Stakes (USA-G3) winner Lucky So n' So (by Alydar). Spring Sunshine is also the second dam of Grade 2 winner Dazzle Me Jolie and the third dam of Grade 3 winners Bright Again and Rare Pick. In addition, Plum Cake is a half sister to stakes winner No Fooling (by Tom Fool) and to Heliolight (by Helioscope), dam of 1971 Sport Page Handicap winner Lonesome River (by Rough'n Tumble); second dam of Grade 2 winner Eminency and Grade 3 winner Katonka; and the third dam of 1980 Preakness Stakes (USA-G1) winner Codex, multiple Grade 2 winners Give Me Strength and Talakeno and Grade 3 winners Smooth Runner and Hidden Assets.
Plum Cake's dam Real Delight (Bull Lea--Blue Delight, by Blue Larkspur) was the American champion 3-year-old filly and handicap female of 1952. She is a full sister to 1953 Kentucky Oaks winner Bubbley, second dam of multiple Grade 3 winner Who Duzzit. She is also a full sister to the stakes-winning colts All Blue and Kentucky Pride and a half sister to 1956 Kentucky Oaks winner Princess Turia (by Heliopolis), dam of 1968 American co-champion 3-year-old male Forward Pass (by On-and-On) and Grade II winner Turn to Turia (by Best Turn). In addition, Real Delight is a half sister to Whirling Lark (by Whirlaway), dam of 1955 Gotham Stakes winner Go Lightly (by Faultless) and third dam of multiple Grade 1 winner El Senor, Grade 2 winner Carry the Banner and Grade 3 winners Jamila Kadir and Strawberry Wine.
Last updated: August 22, 2020
Race record
41 starts, 10 wins, 7 seconds, 5 thirds, US$86,004
1967:
- 2nd Alcibiades Stakes (USA, 7f+184ftD, Keeneland)
As an individual
A lengthy, feminine bay mare with an excellent shoulder, Sweet Tooth was smoothly put together and had good balance.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Sweet Tooth produced 13 named foals, of which 10 started and eight won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Our Mims (1974, by Herbager) was the American champion 3-year-old filly of 1977. She is the second dam of 1997 Breeders' Cup Sprint (USA-G1) winner Elmhurst and the third dam of 2003 Hollywood Turf Cup Handicap (USA-G1) winner Continuously, 2003 Grande Prêmio Associação Brasileira de Criadores e Proprietários do Cavalo de Corrida (BRZ-G1) winner Fast Look and Grade/Group 3 winners Singanothersong and Van Perpignan.
- Alydar (1975, by Raise a Native) won six Grade 1 races during his career and is a member of the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame. He was the American champion sire of 1990.
- Sugar and Spice (1977, by Key to the Mint) won the 1980 Mother Goose Stakes (USA-G1). She is the dam of 1994 Long Look Handicap (USA-G2) winner Cinnamon Sugar (by Wild Again) and restricted stakes winner Sure Turn (by Best Turn). She is also the second dam of Grade 3 winner Allspice and the third dam of Grade 3 winner Country Flavor.
- Gleaming Smile (1978, by Gleaming) never raced but is the dam of stakes winner Grin (by Danzig) and is the second dam of Grade 3 winner Wildly Joyous.
- “N Everything Nice (1979, by Damascus) never raced but is the second dam of Grade 3 winner China Storm.
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Sweet Tooth was bred and owned by Calumet Farm. She died in 1988 and was buried in the Calumet Farm horse cemetery.
Pedigree notes
Sweet Tooth is inbred 3x3 to five-time American champion sire Bull Lea, 4x4 to 1930 Derby Stakes winner and 1941 American champion sire Blenheim II and 5x5 to 1929 American champion sire Chicle. She is a full sister to Plum Plum, dam of 1977 Patriot Stakes (USA-G3) winner Pruneplum (by Olden Times). She is a half sister to multiple Grade 2 winner Sugar Plum Time (by Bold Ruler), dam of stakes winner Christmas Bonus (by Key to the Mint), second dam of 2002 Oaklawn Handicap (USA-G1) winner Kudos and multiple Grade 3 winner Christmas Gift and third dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Grand Slam and Canadian Grade 3 winner Officer Cherrie. Sweet Tooth is also a half sister to the good juvenile Plum Bold (by Bold Ruler), the South African champion sire of 1980/1981; to Yule Log (by Bold Ruler), dam of 1982 American champion 3-year-old filly Christmas Past (by Grey Dawn II); and to Sultans Favorite (by Bagdad), third dam of 2010 Ecuadorean champion imported sprinter El Carite.
Sweet Tooth's dam Plum Cake won a division of the Jasmine Stakes as a 3-year-old in 1961. She is a half sister to 1968 Golden Rod Stakes winner Spring Sunshine (by Nashua), dam of multiple Grade 3 winner Raise a Cup (by Raise a Native) and 1987 Juvenile Stakes (USA-G3) winner Lucky So n' So (by Alydar). Spring Sunshine is also the second dam of Grade 2 winner Dazzle Me Jolie and the third dam of Grade 3 winners Bright Again and Rare Pick. In addition, Plum Cake is a half sister to stakes winner No Fooling (by Tom Fool) and to Heliolight (by Helioscope), dam of 1971 Sport Page Handicap winner Lonesome River (by Rough'n Tumble); second dam of Grade 2 winner Eminency and Grade 3 winner Katonka; and the third dam of 1980 Preakness Stakes (USA-G1) winner Codex, multiple Grade 2 winners Give Me Strength and Talakeno and Grade 3 winners Smooth Runner and Hidden Assets.
Plum Cake's dam Real Delight (Bull Lea--Blue Delight, by Blue Larkspur) was the American champion 3-year-old filly and handicap female of 1952. She is a full sister to 1953 Kentucky Oaks winner Bubbley, second dam of multiple Grade 3 winner Who Duzzit. She is also a full sister to the stakes-winning colts All Blue and Kentucky Pride and a half sister to 1956 Kentucky Oaks winner Princess Turia (by Heliopolis), dam of 1968 American co-champion 3-year-old male Forward Pass (by On-and-On) and Grade II winner Turn to Turia (by Best Turn). In addition, Real Delight is a half sister to Whirling Lark (by Whirlaway), dam of 1955 Gotham Stakes winner Go Lightly (by Faultless) and third dam of multiple Grade 1 winner El Senor, Grade 2 winner Carry the Banner and Grade 3 winners Jamila Kadir and Strawberry Wine.
Last updated: August 22, 2020