Gay Hostess (USA)
April 9, 1957 – 1976
Royal Charger (GB) x Your Hostess (USA), by Alibhai (GB)
Family 4-d
"GENETIC GEM"
April 9, 1957 – 1976
Royal Charger (GB) x Your Hostess (USA), by Alibhai (GB)
Family 4-d
"GENETIC GEM"
Robbed of a racing career by knee injuries suffered from a fall while in training, Gay Hostess made up for her lost promise as a racehorse with an excellent broodmare career. Her produce record includes a champion, a member of the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame, and several daughters that bred on.
Race record
Unraced
As an individual
A lengthy, roomy chestnut mare, Gay Hostess had a good shoulder; a long, sloping pelvis; and a strong hind leg.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Gay Hostess produced 12 named foals, of which eight started and six won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Gay Hostess was bred by Louis B. Mayer. She was owned by Leslie Combs II, who bought her for US$6,700 as a yearling from the 1958 Keeneland fall sale. She died in 1976 and was buried on a part of Spendthrift Farm that later became Green Gates Farm.
Pedigree notes
Gay Hostess is inbred 4x4x5 to 1918 English Triple Crown winner Gainsborough and to 1930 Derby Stakes winner Blenheim II, the American champion sire of 1941. She is also inbred 4x5 to 1923 English champion 2-year-old filly Mumtaz Mahal and 5x5 to two-time English champion broodmare sire Chaucer.
Gay Hostess is a full sister to stakes winner Royal Clipper and a half sister to 1974 Ladies Handicap (USA-G1) winner Coraggioso (by Gallant Man; dam of stakes winner Encourage, by Quack), 1963 Schuylerville Stakes winner Gallatia (by Gallant Man; dam of English Group 2 winner Gallina, by Raise a Native, and stakes winner Right Cross, by Nashua), and 1967 Arlington-Washington Futurity winner T. V. Commercial (by T. V. Lark). She is also a half sister to Etiquette (by Bernborough), dam of multiple stakes winners Command Module (by Knightly Manner) and Mr. Pomranky (by Cannonade) and second dam of 1973 French champion 2-year-old filly Hippodamia and French Group 3 winner Bad Conduct; to Lady Ambassador (by Hill Prince), dam of stakes winner Minstrel Grey (by Tudor Grey) and second dam of Grade 3 winner With a Twist; and to My Guest (by Mister Gus), dam of Grade 3 winner Native Guest (by Raise a Native) and stakes winners Raise Your Sights (by Raise a Native) and Memorable Mitch (by Mehmet). In addition, Gay Hostess is a half sister to Dancing Hostess (by Sword Dancer), dam of stakes winners Palladium (by T. V. Lark) and Loosen Up (by Never Bend), and to Votre Hotesse (by Nantallah), dam of stakes winner Auberge (by Hail to Reason) and second dam of Grade 3 winner Danville.
Your Hostess (by Alibhai x Boudoir II, by Mahmoud), the dam of Gay Hostess and her siblings, is a stakes-placed full sister to 1950 Santa Anita Derby winner Your Host and to Bowl of Roses, second dam of multiple Japanese Group 3 winner Nichido Arashe. She is a half sister to Flower Bed (by Beau Pere), dam of 1956 Delaware Handicap winner Flower Bowl (by Alibhai), 1957 Bellerose Handicap winner Floral Park (by Alibhai) and 1965 Benjamin F. Lindheimer Handicap winner Brambles (by Beau Max) and second dam of three-time American champion Gallant Bloom, two-time American champion Bowl of Flowers and the stakes winners and important sires Graustark and His Majesty. She is also a half sister to Caluria (by Heliopolis), second dam of Argentine Group 3 winner Yamolai.
Last updated: May 14, 2024
Race record
Unraced
As an individual
A lengthy, roomy chestnut mare, Gay Hostess had a good shoulder; a long, sloping pelvis; and a strong hind leg.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Gay Hostess produced 12 named foals, of which eight started and six won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Lovely Gypsy (1963, by Armageddon) won the 1965 Miss Chicago Stakes and the 1969 Bangles and Beads Handicap. She was a disappointing producer.
- Rollabout (1964, by My Babu) won her only start and is the dam of 1981 Selene Stakes winner Lady Face (by Proud Clarion).
- Betty Loraine (1965, by Prince John) was stakes-placed on the track. She is the dam of 1974 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby, FR-G1) winner and French champion 3-year-old male Caracolero (by Graustark) and the second dam of 1984 Ever Ready Derby Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Secreto. In addition, she is the third dam of Roi Estate, a five-time champion in Austria and Slovakia, of 1994 Gran Premio d'Italia (ITY-G1) winner Close Conflict and of Irish Group 3 winner Catch the Blues.
- Majestic Prince (1966, by Raise a Native) won the 1969 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and shared highweight honors with Horse of the Year Arts and Letters atop the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American 3-year-old males of 1969; he is also a member of the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame. A good sire, he begot 33 stakes winners from 362 named foals including multiple Grade 1 winners Coastal and Majestic Light.
- Crowned Prince (1969, by Raise a Native) was the English champion 2-year-old male of 1971 but failed to train on due to a breathing issue. He was a poor sire in England, Australia and Japan, getting only 10 stakes winners from 402 named foals.
- Our Queen (1970, by Raise a Native) was a stakes-placed winner in England. She is the second dam of Grade 3 winner Casino Magistrate.
- Caronatta (1973, by Raise a Native) failed to win in seven starts but is the dam of restricted stakes winner Rally Run (by Dixieland Band). She is also the third dam of Peruvian Group 2 winner Mike the Second.
- Meadow Blue (1975, by Raise a Native) never raced but is the dam of Group 3-placed French stakes winner Nureyev's Best (by Nureyev). She is also the second dam of 1998 American champion 3-year-old male Real Quiet and Grade/Group 2 winners Andujar and Allied Forces. In addition, she is the third dam of Grade 2 winner Real Cozzy and Italian Group 3 winner Ryono. Her more distant descendants include 2022 American champion 3-year-old filly Nest and 2021 Santa Anita Handicap (USA-G1) winner Idol.
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Gay Hostess was bred by Louis B. Mayer. She was owned by Leslie Combs II, who bought her for US$6,700 as a yearling from the 1958 Keeneland fall sale. She died in 1976 and was buried on a part of Spendthrift Farm that later became Green Gates Farm.
Pedigree notes
Gay Hostess is inbred 4x4x5 to 1918 English Triple Crown winner Gainsborough and to 1930 Derby Stakes winner Blenheim II, the American champion sire of 1941. She is also inbred 4x5 to 1923 English champion 2-year-old filly Mumtaz Mahal and 5x5 to two-time English champion broodmare sire Chaucer.
Gay Hostess is a full sister to stakes winner Royal Clipper and a half sister to 1974 Ladies Handicap (USA-G1) winner Coraggioso (by Gallant Man; dam of stakes winner Encourage, by Quack), 1963 Schuylerville Stakes winner Gallatia (by Gallant Man; dam of English Group 2 winner Gallina, by Raise a Native, and stakes winner Right Cross, by Nashua), and 1967 Arlington-Washington Futurity winner T. V. Commercial (by T. V. Lark). She is also a half sister to Etiquette (by Bernborough), dam of multiple stakes winners Command Module (by Knightly Manner) and Mr. Pomranky (by Cannonade) and second dam of 1973 French champion 2-year-old filly Hippodamia and French Group 3 winner Bad Conduct; to Lady Ambassador (by Hill Prince), dam of stakes winner Minstrel Grey (by Tudor Grey) and second dam of Grade 3 winner With a Twist; and to My Guest (by Mister Gus), dam of Grade 3 winner Native Guest (by Raise a Native) and stakes winners Raise Your Sights (by Raise a Native) and Memorable Mitch (by Mehmet). In addition, Gay Hostess is a half sister to Dancing Hostess (by Sword Dancer), dam of stakes winners Palladium (by T. V. Lark) and Loosen Up (by Never Bend), and to Votre Hotesse (by Nantallah), dam of stakes winner Auberge (by Hail to Reason) and second dam of Grade 3 winner Danville.
Your Hostess (by Alibhai x Boudoir II, by Mahmoud), the dam of Gay Hostess and her siblings, is a stakes-placed full sister to 1950 Santa Anita Derby winner Your Host and to Bowl of Roses, second dam of multiple Japanese Group 3 winner Nichido Arashe. She is a half sister to Flower Bed (by Beau Pere), dam of 1956 Delaware Handicap winner Flower Bowl (by Alibhai), 1957 Bellerose Handicap winner Floral Park (by Alibhai) and 1965 Benjamin F. Lindheimer Handicap winner Brambles (by Beau Max) and second dam of three-time American champion Gallant Bloom, two-time American champion Bowl of Flowers and the stakes winners and important sires Graustark and His Majesty. She is also a half sister to Caluria (by Heliopolis), second dam of Argentine Group 3 winner Yamolai.
Last updated: May 14, 2024