Speedy if not terribly sound, Haste was among the better American colts of his crop at 2 and 3. He was not a particularly successful sire but made a major contribution to Thoroughbred breeding by siring Quickly, the dam of the great racer and champion sire Count Fleet. He also sired 1933 Belmont Stakes winner Hurryoff, who made no show as a stallion.
Race record
12 starts, 5 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds, US$73,625
1925:
1926:
Assessments
Ranked fourth among American 2-year-old males of 1925 by The Blood-Horse.
Ranked third among American 3-year-old males of 1926 by The Blood-Horse.
As an individual
A bay horse, Haste was big-bodied and muscular with exceptionally powerful hindquarters. According to Charles Hatton of the Daily Racing Form, he injured his knees as a yearling when trying to fight with another colt through a paddock fence and was never wholly sound thereafter.
As a stallion
The Jockey Club credits Haste with siring 145 winners (70.7%) and 11 stakes winners (5.4%) from 205 named foals.
Sire rankings
Per The Blood-Horse:
Per Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World (2006, Churchill, Reichard, and Rogers):
Notable progeny
Hurryoff (USA)
Notable progeny of daughters
Count Fleet (USA)
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Haste was bred and owned by Joseph E. Widener. He was trained by G. Hamilton Keene. Following his death in 1944, Haste was buried at Widener's Elmendorf Farm (which by then had passed to the ownership of Widener's son P. A. B. Widener II) on land that later became part of Normandy Farm.
Pedigree notes
Haste is inbred 5x4 to the prominent 19th-century American sire Alarm and 5x5 to four-time American champion sire Leamington. He was sired by the French import Maintenant, an undistinguished son of 1906 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby) winner Maintenon out of multiple stakes producer Martha Gorman (by Sir Dixon). A well-bred mare, Martha Gorman is a full sister to 1904 Kentucky Oaks winner Audience, dam of 1913 American Horse of the Year and successful sire Whisk Broom II, and is from the family of the 19th-century American matriarch Maggie B. B.
Returning to Haste, he is a half brother to Incendie (by Phoenix), second dam of the good steeplechaser Satilla. Haste's dam Miss Malaprop is a full sister to Nature, dam of the high-class sprinter Naturalist (by Rabelais), 1917 Edgemere Handicap winner Chiclet (by Spearmint) and 1923 Prix la Rochette and Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte winner Carnation (by Rabelais). (While the article on Carnation's sire Rabelais at tbheritage.com and Clio Hogan's Index to Stakes Winners 1865-1967 indicate that Carnation won the 1924 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, or French One Thousand Guineas, the list of winners of the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches at tbheritage.com and the family tree for Family 7-d at bloodlines.net both indicate that the winner was Rebia; Carnation was second.) In addition, Miss Malaprop is a full sister to Courtisane, dam of stakes winner Courtship (by Phoenix) and second dam of 1929 Louisiana Derby winner Calf Roper. Miss Malaprop is also a half sister to 1901 Futurity Stakes winner Yankee (by Hanover) and to Junta (by Burgomaster), dam of juvenile stakes winner Humorette (by Short Grass).
Correction, the dam of Miss Malaprop and her siblings, is a full sister to 1893 American Horse of the Year Domino and was a speedy race mare in her own right. She is a half sister to 1884 Tennessee Derby winner Ten Strike (by Ten Broeck); to 1886 Ladies' Handicap winner Bandala (by King Ban); and to stakes winner Lady Reel (by Fellowcraft), dam of 1898 American Horse of the Year Hamburg.
Photo credit
Photographer unknown. From the private collection of Dale Wyatt; used by permission.
Last updated: May 24, 2021
Race record
12 starts, 5 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds, US$73,625
1925:
- Won Grand Union Hotel Stakes (USA, 6FD, Saratoga)
- Won Saratoga Special (USA, 6FD, Saratoga)
1926:
- Won Fairmount Derby (USA, 10FD, Fairmount Park)
- Won Withers Stakes (USA, 8FD, Belmont)
- 3rd Belmont Stakes (USA, 12FD, Belmont)
Assessments
Ranked fourth among American 2-year-old males of 1925 by The Blood-Horse.
Ranked third among American 3-year-old males of 1926 by The Blood-Horse.
As an individual
A bay horse, Haste was big-bodied and muscular with exceptionally powerful hindquarters. According to Charles Hatton of the Daily Racing Form, he injured his knees as a yearling when trying to fight with another colt through a paddock fence and was never wholly sound thereafter.
As a stallion
The Jockey Club credits Haste with siring 145 winners (70.7%) and 11 stakes winners (5.4%) from 205 named foals.
Sire rankings
Per The Blood-Horse:
- 10th on the American broodmare sire list in 1943.
Per Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World (2006, Churchill, Reichard, and Rogers):
- 10th on the American broodmare sire list in 1943.
Notable progeny
Hurryoff (USA)
Notable progeny of daughters
Count Fleet (USA)
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Haste was bred and owned by Joseph E. Widener. He was trained by G. Hamilton Keene. Following his death in 1944, Haste was buried at Widener's Elmendorf Farm (which by then had passed to the ownership of Widener's son P. A. B. Widener II) on land that later became part of Normandy Farm.
Pedigree notes
Haste is inbred 5x4 to the prominent 19th-century American sire Alarm and 5x5 to four-time American champion sire Leamington. He was sired by the French import Maintenant, an undistinguished son of 1906 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby) winner Maintenon out of multiple stakes producer Martha Gorman (by Sir Dixon). A well-bred mare, Martha Gorman is a full sister to 1904 Kentucky Oaks winner Audience, dam of 1913 American Horse of the Year and successful sire Whisk Broom II, and is from the family of the 19th-century American matriarch Maggie B. B.
Returning to Haste, he is a half brother to Incendie (by Phoenix), second dam of the good steeplechaser Satilla. Haste's dam Miss Malaprop is a full sister to Nature, dam of the high-class sprinter Naturalist (by Rabelais), 1917 Edgemere Handicap winner Chiclet (by Spearmint) and 1923 Prix la Rochette and Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte winner Carnation (by Rabelais). (While the article on Carnation's sire Rabelais at tbheritage.com and Clio Hogan's Index to Stakes Winners 1865-1967 indicate that Carnation won the 1924 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, or French One Thousand Guineas, the list of winners of the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches at tbheritage.com and the family tree for Family 7-d at bloodlines.net both indicate that the winner was Rebia; Carnation was second.) In addition, Miss Malaprop is a full sister to Courtisane, dam of stakes winner Courtship (by Phoenix) and second dam of 1929 Louisiana Derby winner Calf Roper. Miss Malaprop is also a half sister to 1901 Futurity Stakes winner Yankee (by Hanover) and to Junta (by Burgomaster), dam of juvenile stakes winner Humorette (by Short Grass).
Correction, the dam of Miss Malaprop and her siblings, is a full sister to 1893 American Horse of the Year Domino and was a speedy race mare in her own right. She is a half sister to 1884 Tennessee Derby winner Ten Strike (by Ten Broeck); to 1886 Ladies' Handicap winner Bandala (by King Ban); and to stakes winner Lady Reel (by Fellowcraft), dam of 1898 American Horse of the Year Hamburg.
Photo credit
Photographer unknown. From the private collection of Dale Wyatt; used by permission.
Last updated: May 24, 2021