One of the better members of her crop at both 2 and 3, Ace Card was a still better broodmare than racer, earning the title of Kentucky Broodmare of the Year in 1952. Her family has continued to have some influence but not at the level of the great matriarchies of the turf.
Race record
13 starts, 5 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third, US$30,370
1944:
1945:
As an individual
A bay mare, Ace Card was racy-looking with an exceptionally straight hind leg.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Ace Card produced 12 named foals, all of which started; 11 were winners. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Ace Card was bred by Walter M. Jeffords and raced in the colors of his wife, Sarah. She was trained by Oscar White. After her death, Ace Card was buried at Faraway Farm on land that later became part of Mt. Brilliant Farm.
Pedigree notes
Ace Card is inbred 4x5 to 1899 American champion handicap male Voter and 5x5 to 1880 Derby Stakes winner Bend Or. She is a half sister to Adile (by Mahmoud), winner of the 1949 Gold Cup and Alabama Stakes and the second dam of four stakes winners including 1965 Delaware Oaks winner Juanita.
Ace Card and Adile are out of the winning Man o' War mare Furlough, a half sister to stakes winners Dawn Attack (by Man o' War's son Mars) and Flaught (by Firethorn) and to steeplechase stakes winner H Hour (by Mars). Furlough, in turn, was produced from Flying Hour (by the good sprinter Galetian), the most talented of six winners produced from Flying Flower, a daughter of 1912 American champion 3-year-old male The Manager.
Last updated: March 15, 2022
Race record
13 starts, 5 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third, US$30,370
1944:
- Won Schuylerville Stakes (USA, 6FD, Saratoga)
- Won Polly Drummond Stakes (USA, 5FD, Delaware)
- 2nd Selima Stakes (USA, 8.5FD, Laurel)
- 2nd Spinaway Stakes (USA, 6FD, Saratoga)
1945:
- Won Gazelle Stakes (USA, 8.5FD, Aqueduct)
As an individual
A bay mare, Ace Card was racy-looking with an exceptionally straight hind leg.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Ace Card produced 12 named foals, all of which started; 11 were winners. Her important foals are as follow:
- Post Card (1947, by Firethorn) won seven stakes races on the Mid-Atlantic circuit. He got very little opportunity as a stallion but sired three stakes winners from 23 named foals.
- Yildiz (1948, by Mahmoud) won the 1951 Flamingo Stakes. He sired three stakes winners from 42 named foals.
- One Count (1949, by Count Fleet) was the American champion 3-year-old male of 1952 and shared that year's American Horse of the Year honors with Native Dancer. He sired 1961 American champion older female Airmans Guide and 11 other stakes winners from 222 named foals.
- Roodles (1952, by Princequillo) won two of her 19 starts. She produced Singing Rain (by Sensitivo), whose six stakes wins included the 1968 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and the 1969 Molly Pitcher Handicap. Roodles is the second dam of four stakes winners and is the third dam of 1980 Prix de Diane de Revlon (French Oaks, FR-G1) winner Mrs. Penny, the champion English juvenile filly of 1979 and the English and Irish co-champion 3-year-old filly of 1980.
- Numbers Game (1953, by Priam II) won three of 17 starts. She is the dam of Sun Game (by Sun Bahram), winner of the 1964 New York Turf Writers Cup Hurdle Handicap and the 1968 Meadow Brook Steeplechase Handicap.
- Easter Card (1956, by Errard) failed to win in three starts but produced stakes winner Gunner's Mark (by Gun Shot). She is also the third dam of 1982 Puerto Rican champion 2-year-old male Much Rain.
- My Card (1961, by My Babu) won the 1963 Selima Stakes but was a disappointing broodmare.
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Ace Card was bred by Walter M. Jeffords and raced in the colors of his wife, Sarah. She was trained by Oscar White. After her death, Ace Card was buried at Faraway Farm on land that later became part of Mt. Brilliant Farm.
Pedigree notes
Ace Card is inbred 4x5 to 1899 American champion handicap male Voter and 5x5 to 1880 Derby Stakes winner Bend Or. She is a half sister to Adile (by Mahmoud), winner of the 1949 Gold Cup and Alabama Stakes and the second dam of four stakes winners including 1965 Delaware Oaks winner Juanita.
Ace Card and Adile are out of the winning Man o' War mare Furlough, a half sister to stakes winners Dawn Attack (by Man o' War's son Mars) and Flaught (by Firethorn) and to steeplechase stakes winner H Hour (by Mars). Furlough, in turn, was produced from Flying Hour (by the good sprinter Galetian), the most talented of six winners produced from Flying Flower, a daughter of 1912 American champion 3-year-old male The Manager.
Last updated: March 15, 2022