Tenpenny (USA)
1885 – July 1888
Ten Broeck (USA) x Miss Nailer (USA), by Longfellow (USA)
American Family 6
1885 – July 1888
Ten Broeck (USA) x Miss Nailer (USA), by Longfellow (USA)
American Family 6
Tenpenny was the product of an interesting experiment in inbreeding as her paternal granddam, Fanny Holton, was by Lexington out of Nantura, while her dam Miss Nailer was by Longfellow (a son of Nantura) out of Astell (a daughter of either Lexington or Lexington's champion son Asteroid). Tenpenny vindicated her breeding once, winning the 1888 Kentucky Oaks at bookmaking odds ranging from 15-1 to 25-1, but won no more major events before dying of “inflammation of the bowels” at Washington Park in July 1888.
Race record
17 starts, 2 wins
1887:
1888:
As an individual
A bay, Tenpenny was described in the Louisville Courier-Journal of May 23, 1888, as “a well-shaped, but not very large filly.”
Connections
Tenpenny was bred by Major Warren Viley. She was a US$950 yearling purchase from the December 1886 Lexington sale for “Uncle” Mike Welch of St. Louis.
Pedigree notes
Tenpenny is inbred either 3x3 or 3x4 to 16-time American champion sire Lexington and 3x3 to the notable producer Nantura. Her dam Miss Nailer ran mostly in selling races and produced nothing else of significance but is out of Astell (by Lexington or Asteroid), who was either a full or half sister to 1872 Sequel Stakes winner Wade Hampton (by Asteroid).
Astell, in turn, is out of Mary Churchill (by Alexander Churchill), who is a half sister to Capitola, dam of 1875 St. Leger Handicap winner and important sire King Alfonso (by Phaeton) and second dam of 1890 Hopeful Stakes winner Cayuga (by Iroquois). The female line traces back to an unnamed daughter of the important 18th-century sire Fearnought (an imported son of Regulus who was probably the best American-based sire of the pre-Revolutionary War period) and cannot be linked to any of the Bruce Lowe female families.
Fun facts
Last updated: August 22, 2022
Race record
17 starts, 2 wins
1887:
- 3rd Gaston Hotel Stakes (USA, 6FD, Memphis)
1888:
- Won Kentucky Oaks (USA, 12FD, Churchill Downs)
- 3rd St. Louis Fair Oaks (USA, 12FD, St. Louis)
- 3rd Kansas City Oaks (USA, 12FD, Waldo Park)
As an individual
A bay, Tenpenny was described in the Louisville Courier-Journal of May 23, 1888, as “a well-shaped, but not very large filly.”
Connections
Tenpenny was bred by Major Warren Viley. She was a US$950 yearling purchase from the December 1886 Lexington sale for “Uncle” Mike Welch of St. Louis.
Pedigree notes
Tenpenny is inbred either 3x3 or 3x4 to 16-time American champion sire Lexington and 3x3 to the notable producer Nantura. Her dam Miss Nailer ran mostly in selling races and produced nothing else of significance but is out of Astell (by Lexington or Asteroid), who was either a full or half sister to 1872 Sequel Stakes winner Wade Hampton (by Asteroid).
Astell, in turn, is out of Mary Churchill (by Alexander Churchill), who is a half sister to Capitola, dam of 1875 St. Leger Handicap winner and important sire King Alfonso (by Phaeton) and second dam of 1890 Hopeful Stakes winner Cayuga (by Iroquois). The female line traces back to an unnamed daughter of the important 18th-century sire Fearnought (an imported son of Regulus who was probably the best American-based sire of the pre-Revolutionary War period) and cannot be linked to any of the Bruce Lowe female families.
Fun facts
- Tenpenny's Kentucky Oaks drew only five starters, and the filly's task was made easier as Hypocrite, the favorite, had reportedly been doped prior to the race. Also , the top-class Los Angeles (a three-time American champion and generally considered the American co-champion 3-year-old filly of 1888) was making her first start of the year and clearly needed a race.
- Tenpenny's last race prior to the Kentucky Oaks was a six-furlong selling race at Nashville, in which she finished third.
Last updated: August 22, 2022