A strong contender for the title of Man o' War's best racing daughter, Bateau was a good juvenile and a champion at 3 and 4, capable of taking on top males. Unfortunately, she proved completely barren when tried as a broodmare and, after numerous attempts to get her in foal, was used as a hack.
Race record
35 starts, 11 wins, 5 seconds, 9 thirds, US$120,760
1927:
1928:
1929:
Honors
Assessments
Ranked second among American 2-year-old fillies of 1927 by The Blood-Horse.
Ranked seventh among all American older runners of 1929 by The Blood-Horse.
As an individual
A bay filly, Bateau was strong and lengthy with a good shoulder, a deep girth and a nice hind leg. Her head was plain.
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Bateau was bred and owned by Walter M. Jeffords. She was trained by Scott Harlan.
Pedigree notes
Bateau is inbred 3x4 to the great broodmare Fairy Gold, 5x4x5 to nine-time English champion sire St. Simon and 5x5 to 1893 Two Thousand Guineas winner Galliard (like St. Simon, a son of Galopin). She is a full sister to 1936 Huron Handicap winner Jean Bart and to Betsy Ross, dam of the multiple steeplechase stakes winner Banner Waves (by Swing and Sway) and second dam of 1950 Pimlico Cup winner Double Brandy and multiple French stakes winner Shut Up. Another full sister, Escadrille, produced stakes winner Giant Killer (by St. Germans) and the stakes-winning steeplechaser Knight's Quest (by Sir Gallahad III) and is the second dam of three stakes winners including 1959 Wood Memorial Stakes winner Manassa Mauler (by Count Turf). Bateau is a half sister to My Flag (by Man o' War's champion son American Flag), dam of multiple stakes winner Great Union (by Sir Gallahad III) and second dam of four stakes winners including 1957 Coaching Club American Oaks winner Willamette, and to Quaker Lady (by Isard II), second dam of the good handicapper Loyal Legion, multiple stakes winner Gray Wing, and juvenile stakes winner Frenchtown.
Bateau's dam Escuina was sired by Ecouen, winner of the 1912 Grand Criterium and a good stakes winner at 3. She was produced from Lisette IX (by 1906 Prix du Jockey Club winner Mordant), a half sister to the fine race mare and notable foundation mare Zariba (by Sardanapale) and to Listen In, dam of the good French race mare Confidence (by Ksar) and third dam of 1949 American co-champion 2-year-old male Oil Capitol. Lisette IX, in turn, is a half sister to Golden Legend (by Amphion), dam of the good sire Dark Legend (by Dark Ronald), and is out of St. Lucre (by St. Serf), the most important daughter of Fairy Gold.
Books and media
Bateau is profiled in Chapter 5 of Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees 1914-2002 (2003, Eclipse Press).
Fun facts
Photo credit
Photographer unknown. From the private collection of Dale Wyatt; used by permission.
Last updated: January 27, 2022
Race record
35 starts, 11 wins, 5 seconds, 9 thirds, US$120,760
1927:
- Won Fashion Stakes (USA, 4.5FD, Belmont)
- Won Selima Stakes (USA, 8FD, Laurel)
- 2nd Schuylerville Stakes (USA, 5.5FD, Saratoga)
- 2nd National Stakes (USA, Laurel)
- 3rd Spinaway Stakes (USA, 6FD, Saratoga)
- 3rd Astoria Stakes (USA, 5FD, Aqueduct)
- 3rd Matron Stakes (USA, 6FD, Belmont)
- 3rd Clover Stakes (USA, 5FD, Aqueduct)
- Also finished 3rd in the Pimlico Futurity but was disqualified.
1928:
- Won Coaching Club American Oaks (USA, 11FD, Belmont)
- Won Gazelle Stakes (USA, 8.5FD, Aqueduct)
- 3rd Ladies Handicap (USA, 8FD, Belmont)
- 3rd Pimlico Oaks (USA, 8.5FD, Pimlico)
1929:
- Won Suburban Handicap (USA, 10FD, Belmont)
- Won Whitney Stakes (USA, 10FD, Saratoga)
- Won Southern Maryland Handicap (USA, 8.5FD, Bowie)
- 2nd Ladies Handicap (USA, 8FD, Belmont)
- 3rd Saratoga Handicap (USA, 10FD, Saratoga)
- 3rd Havre de Grace Cup Handicap (USA, 9FD, Havre de Grace)
- 3rd Metropolitan Handicap (USA, 8FD, Belmont)
Honors
- American co-champion 3-year-old filly (1928)
- American champion handicap mare (1929)
Assessments
Ranked second among American 2-year-old fillies of 1927 by The Blood-Horse.
Ranked seventh among all American older runners of 1929 by The Blood-Horse.
As an individual
A bay filly, Bateau was strong and lengthy with a good shoulder, a deep girth and a nice hind leg. Her head was plain.
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Bateau was bred and owned by Walter M. Jeffords. She was trained by Scott Harlan.
Pedigree notes
Bateau is inbred 3x4 to the great broodmare Fairy Gold, 5x4x5 to nine-time English champion sire St. Simon and 5x5 to 1893 Two Thousand Guineas winner Galliard (like St. Simon, a son of Galopin). She is a full sister to 1936 Huron Handicap winner Jean Bart and to Betsy Ross, dam of the multiple steeplechase stakes winner Banner Waves (by Swing and Sway) and second dam of 1950 Pimlico Cup winner Double Brandy and multiple French stakes winner Shut Up. Another full sister, Escadrille, produced stakes winner Giant Killer (by St. Germans) and the stakes-winning steeplechaser Knight's Quest (by Sir Gallahad III) and is the second dam of three stakes winners including 1959 Wood Memorial Stakes winner Manassa Mauler (by Count Turf). Bateau is a half sister to My Flag (by Man o' War's champion son American Flag), dam of multiple stakes winner Great Union (by Sir Gallahad III) and second dam of four stakes winners including 1957 Coaching Club American Oaks winner Willamette, and to Quaker Lady (by Isard II), second dam of the good handicapper Loyal Legion, multiple stakes winner Gray Wing, and juvenile stakes winner Frenchtown.
Bateau's dam Escuina was sired by Ecouen, winner of the 1912 Grand Criterium and a good stakes winner at 3. She was produced from Lisette IX (by 1906 Prix du Jockey Club winner Mordant), a half sister to the fine race mare and notable foundation mare Zariba (by Sardanapale) and to Listen In, dam of the good French race mare Confidence (by Ksar) and third dam of 1949 American co-champion 2-year-old male Oil Capitol. Lisette IX, in turn, is a half sister to Golden Legend (by Amphion), dam of the good sire Dark Legend (by Dark Ronald), and is out of St. Lucre (by St. Serf), the most important daughter of Fairy Gold.
Books and media
Bateau is profiled in Chapter 5 of Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees 1914-2002 (2003, Eclipse Press).
Fun facts
- In keeping with many other sons and daughters of Man o' War, Bateau was given a name related to boating and shipping. A bateau is a small boat with a flat bottom and shallow draft. Such boats were used extensively in colonial America and in the fur trade.
- Bateau became part of a cause célèbre when jockey Earl Sande swung her into Reigh Count during the running of the 1927 Pimlico Futurity, slamming the colt into the rail and costing him all chance. Bateau went on to finish third but was disqualified for what the stewards perceived as a deliberate foul, although Sande claimed that Reigh Count had tried to come through where there was no room. Sande's license was revoked as a result of this ride. Although he was later reinstated, arguments continued for years over whether Reigh Count had been deliberately fouled.
Photo credit
Photographer unknown. From the private collection of Dale Wyatt; used by permission.
Last updated: January 27, 2022