Feola (GB)
1933 – c. 1951
Friar Marcus (GB) x Aloe (GB), by Son-in-Law (GB)
Family 2-f
1933 – c. 1951
Friar Marcus (GB) x Aloe (GB), by Son-in-Law (GB)
Family 2-f
Classic-placed on the race course, Feola had significant ability. Nonetheless, her worth as a broodmare would far transcend her value as a racer. Her family contributed greatly to the success of the racing stables of King George VI and his daughter Queen Elizabeth II, and Feola's daughters carried her heritage around the world with great success.
Race record
13 starts, 2 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third
1936:
As an individual
A brown mare, Feola had an excellent shoulder, prominent withers and strong hindquarters with good muscling extending well into her gaskins. Her back developed a marked dip as she aged.
As a producer
A Reine-de-Course as designated by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Feola produced 10 foals, of which nine started and seven won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Feola was bred by Lord St. Davids. She was owned by King George V, who purchased her as a yearling for 3,000 guineas, but raced under lease as a 3-year-old in the colors of the 17th Earl of Derby due to His Majesty's death. Feola then passed to the ownership of His Majesty's son Albert Frederick Arthur George, who became King George VI in December 1936 after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII.
Pedigree notes
Feola is inbred 5x4 to two-time Ascot Gold Cup winner Isonomy, 5x5x5 to 1887 English champion sire Hampton and 5x5 to 1875 Derby Stakes winner and three-time English champion sire Galopin. A daughter of the speed influence Friar Marcus, she is a half sister to Aroma (by Fairway), ancestress of an American branch of this family that includes two-time American champion Go for Wand, 1980 Two Thousand Guineas (ENG-G1) winner Known Fact, 2011 Preakness Stakes (USA-G1) winner Shackleford, and the important sires Gone West and Tentam. Feola is also a half sister to Sweet Aloe (by Cameronian), second dam of two-time English champion Alcide and third dam of 1959 Derby Stakes winner Parthia.
Aloe, the dam of Feola, failed to win but placed in stakes races as a 3-year-old. A full sister to 1927 Ascot Gold Cup winner and influential stallion Foxlaw and to Fox Berry, third dam of 1947 ATC Sydney Cup winner Proctor, she was produced from Alope (by Gallinule), a good juvenile who ran second in the 1912 One Thousand Guineas. Alope, in turn, was produced from the Donovan mare Altoviscar, a modest race mare but also the dam of Comedienne (by Bachelor's Double), dam of 1927 Derby Stakes winner Call Boy (by Hurry On), Great Yorkshire Stakes winner Comedy King (by Son-in-Law), and the good juvenile Strolling Player (by Grand Parade). Altoviscar also produced Only Girl (by Fugleman), second dam of 1937 Poule d'Essai des Poulains (French One Thousand Guineas) winner Drap d'Or.
Photo credit
Photographer unknown. From the collection of Quarter Horse Record (Susan Larkin); used by permission.
Last updated: October 31, 2023
Race record
13 starts, 2 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third
1936:
- Won Midsummer Stakes (ENG, Newmarket)
- 2nd One Thousand Guineas (ENG, 8FT, Newmarket)
- 3rd Oaks Stakes (ENG, 12FT, Epsom Downs)
As an individual
A brown mare, Feola had an excellent shoulder, prominent withers and strong hindquarters with good muscling extending well into her gaskins. Her back developed a marked dip as she aged.
As a producer
A Reine-de-Course as designated by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Feola produced 10 foals, of which nine started and seven won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Foretaste (1938, by Umidwar), a winner, is the second dam of three stakes winners including 1973 Ascot Gold Cup (ENG-I) and Prix du Cadran (FR-I) winner Lassalle. She is also the third dam of Grade 3 winner Daloma.
- Starling (1939, by Noble Star) never raced. Exported to Argentina, she produced 1952/1953 Argentine champion older male Sideral (by Seductor), a three-time Argentine champion sire and six-time Argentine champion broodmare sire. She is also the dam of 1953/1953 Argentine champion 3-year-old filly Siderea (by Seductor) and unbeaten Sagitaria (by Seductor), winner of the Clasico Saturnino J. Unzue and the Clasico Gilberto Lerena, both of which were later classed as Group 1 races. Starling is the second dam of four stakes winners and is the third dam of Moonrush, winner of the 1966 Clasico Saturnino J. Unzue and the 1967 Clasico Gilberto Lerena (ARG-G1). In further removes, Starling is the ancestress of 2003/2004 Argentine champion 3-year-old filly Salt Champ.
- Knight's Daughter (1941, by Sir Cosmo) never won a stakes race but nonetheless was well-regarded among the juvenile fillies of her year. She is the dam of 1958 American Horse of the Year and 1972 American champion sire Round Table (by Princequillo); of 1959 Arlington Lassie Stakes winner Monarchy (by Princequillo), who founded a notable branch of the family at Claiborne Farm; and of 1951 Kingsclere Stakes winner Love Game (by Big Game), whose stakes-winning daughter Nas-Mahal (by Nasrullah) produced six stakes winners including 1971 American champion 3-year-old filly Turkish Trousers (by Bagdad). In further removes, Knight's Daughter is the ancestress of 2001 American and European champion 2-year-old male Johannesburg, 1998 English champion 2-year-old filly Tessla, 1991 Gold Seal Oaks Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Jet Ski Lady, and the successful sires Pulpit, Tale of the Cat, Blade, and Envoy.
- Kingstone (1942, by King Salmon) won the Great Yorkshire Stakes. He was not a success at stud.
- Hypericum (1943, by Hyperion) won the 1945 Dewhurst Stakes and the 1946 One Thousand Guineas. She produced 1958 King Edward VII Stakes winner Restoration (by Persian Gulf) and is the second dam of 1974 One Thousand Guineas (ENG-G1) and Prix de Diane (French Oaks, FR-G1) winner Highclere and1966 Premio Presidente della Repubblica winner Ben Marshall. She is also the third dam of 1981 English champion 2-year-old filly Height of Fashion. In further removes, Hypericum is the ancestress of two-time Japanese Horse of the Year and multiple Japanese champion sire Deep Impact, 1989 General Accident Two Thousand Guineas (ENG-G1) and Ever Ready Derby Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Nashwan, One Thousand Guineas (ENG-G1) winner Ghaanati, and the high-class performer and sire Unfuwain.
- Angelola (1945, by Donatello II) won the 1945 Newmarket Oaks, Princess Royal Stakes and Yorkshire Oaks. She is the dam of 1954 English champion older male and two-time English champion sire Aureole (by Hyperion) and 1954 Oaks Trial Stakes winner Angel Bright (by Hyperion).
- Above Board (1947, by Straight Deal) won the 1950 Yorkshire Oaks and Cesarewitch Handicap. She is the dam of 1958 Ormonde Stakes winner Doutelle (by Prince Chevalier) and 1962 St. James's Palace Stakes winner Above Suspicion (by Court Martial). She is also the third dam of South African Group 3 winner King Kaul and is the ancestress of Pebbles, a two-time champion in England and the American champion turf female of 1985 after winning that year's Breeders' Cup Turf (USA-G1).
- Festival Light (1951, by Rising Light) is the second dam of French Group 3 winner El Criollo.
Connections
Feola was bred by Lord St. Davids. She was owned by King George V, who purchased her as a yearling for 3,000 guineas, but raced under lease as a 3-year-old in the colors of the 17th Earl of Derby due to His Majesty's death. Feola then passed to the ownership of His Majesty's son Albert Frederick Arthur George, who became King George VI in December 1936 after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII.
Pedigree notes
Feola is inbred 5x4 to two-time Ascot Gold Cup winner Isonomy, 5x5x5 to 1887 English champion sire Hampton and 5x5 to 1875 Derby Stakes winner and three-time English champion sire Galopin. A daughter of the speed influence Friar Marcus, she is a half sister to Aroma (by Fairway), ancestress of an American branch of this family that includes two-time American champion Go for Wand, 1980 Two Thousand Guineas (ENG-G1) winner Known Fact, 2011 Preakness Stakes (USA-G1) winner Shackleford, and the important sires Gone West and Tentam. Feola is also a half sister to Sweet Aloe (by Cameronian), second dam of two-time English champion Alcide and third dam of 1959 Derby Stakes winner Parthia.
Aloe, the dam of Feola, failed to win but placed in stakes races as a 3-year-old. A full sister to 1927 Ascot Gold Cup winner and influential stallion Foxlaw and to Fox Berry, third dam of 1947 ATC Sydney Cup winner Proctor, she was produced from Alope (by Gallinule), a good juvenile who ran second in the 1912 One Thousand Guineas. Alope, in turn, was produced from the Donovan mare Altoviscar, a modest race mare but also the dam of Comedienne (by Bachelor's Double), dam of 1927 Derby Stakes winner Call Boy (by Hurry On), Great Yorkshire Stakes winner Comedy King (by Son-in-Law), and the good juvenile Strolling Player (by Grand Parade). Altoviscar also produced Only Girl (by Fugleman), second dam of 1937 Poule d'Essai des Poulains (French One Thousand Guineas) winner Drap d'Or.
Photo credit
Photographer unknown. From the collection of Quarter Horse Record (Susan Larkin); used by permission.
Last updated: October 31, 2023