Vinaigrette (USA)
1872 – February 10, 1886
Vandal (USA) x Liza Davis (USA), by Whirlwind (USA)
American Family 22
1872 – February 10, 1886
Vandal (USA) x Liza Davis (USA), by Whirlwind (USA)
American Family 22
Ask even a casual student of racing history, “Who won the first Kentucky Derby?” and you will probably get the correct answer: Aristides. Ask the same person the question, “Who won the first Kentucky Oaks?” and you will likely be greeted by a blank look, even though the Oaks was created as the Derby's sister race and a counterpart to the venerable Oaks Stakes in England. For the record, the answer is Vinaigrette, who took home a purse of US$1,175 for her efforts compared to the US$2,900 earned by Aristides for his Derby win. She did not earn any other distinctions as either a racer or a broodmare.
Race record
Unknown
1875:
As an individual
A chestnut mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Vinaigrette produced four named foals, all fillies. None were of any significance as racers or producers.
Connections
Vinaigrette was owned by A. B. Lewis & Company during her racing career. She was ridden to her Kentucky Oaks win by James Houston. As a broodmare, she went through a number of changes of hands, being owned at various points by Aristides Welch, H. Ball, George W. Carsten and August Belmont.
Pedigree notes
Vinaigrette was sired by Vandal, the best sire son of eight-time American champion sire Glencoe and, via his son Virgil, the paternal grandsire of three Kentucky Derby winners. Produced from the Whirlwind mare Liza Davis, she is a half sister to General Harding (by Great Tom), a stakes winner at 2 and 3, and to Pixy (by Bramble), dam of multiple stakes winner Gamara (by the Ormonde horse Sorcerer) and second dam of stakes winner Luralighter. Vinaigrette is also a half sister to Wiregrass (by Jack Malone), dam of juvenile stakes winner Marguerite (by Iroquois).
Liza Davis is a half sister to Fanny Malone (by Jack Malone), dam of 1880 Kentucky Oaks winner Longitude (by Longfellow) and Jerome Handicap winner Longview (by Longfellow) and second dam of 1896 Tennessee Oaks winner Lady Inez. The sisters are out of the Albion mare Fanny Barrow, whose full sister Sally Crow is the second dam of 1881 Ohio Derby winner Bootjack and the third dam of 1902 American champion 2-year-old male Irish Lad.
Fun facts
Last updated: June 27, 2022
Race record
Unknown
1875:
- Won Kentucky Oaks (USA, 12FD, Churchill Downs)
- 2nd Chesapeake Stakes (USA, 10FD, Pimlico)
As an individual
A chestnut mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Vinaigrette produced four named foals, all fillies. None were of any significance as racers or producers.
Connections
Vinaigrette was owned by A. B. Lewis & Company during her racing career. She was ridden to her Kentucky Oaks win by James Houston. As a broodmare, she went through a number of changes of hands, being owned at various points by Aristides Welch, H. Ball, George W. Carsten and August Belmont.
Pedigree notes
Vinaigrette was sired by Vandal, the best sire son of eight-time American champion sire Glencoe and, via his son Virgil, the paternal grandsire of three Kentucky Derby winners. Produced from the Whirlwind mare Liza Davis, she is a half sister to General Harding (by Great Tom), a stakes winner at 2 and 3, and to Pixy (by Bramble), dam of multiple stakes winner Gamara (by the Ormonde horse Sorcerer) and second dam of stakes winner Luralighter. Vinaigrette is also a half sister to Wiregrass (by Jack Malone), dam of juvenile stakes winner Marguerite (by Iroquois).
Liza Davis is a half sister to Fanny Malone (by Jack Malone), dam of 1880 Kentucky Oaks winner Longitude (by Longfellow) and Jerome Handicap winner Longview (by Longfellow) and second dam of 1896 Tennessee Oaks winner Lady Inez. The sisters are out of the Albion mare Fanny Barrow, whose full sister Sally Crow is the second dam of 1881 Ohio Derby winner Bootjack and the third dam of 1902 American champion 2-year-old male Irish Lad.
Fun facts
- The Kentucky Oaks was created by Churchill Downs founder M. Lewis Clark as a counterpart to the classic Oaks Stakes in England and was one of four stakes inaugurated at the Louisville Jockey Club's first race meeting in 1875. The others were the Kentucky Derby, the Clark Handicap and the Falls City Handicap. Both the Oaks and the Derby were initially run at 1½ miles, the same distance as for their English namesakes.
- Vinaigrette ran the Oaks distance in 2:39¾, two full seconds slower than Aristides' Derby.
- In culinary arts, a vinaigrette is an emulsion made by mixing oil with an acidic liquid, usually vinegar. Vinaigrettes are typically used as salad dresssings and marinades. In classical French cuisine, a vinaigrette can also be used as a cold sauce for artichokes, asparagus and leeks.
Last updated: June 27, 2022