An unlikely matriarch of American breeding, Hillbrook was foaled in Indiana of relatively modest parentage, was not an outstanding race mare, did not have a long producing career and bred only three winners, including one stakes winner, from seven foals. What she did have going for her was that all seven of her foals were fillies, and six of them bred on to establish a strong family.
Race record
46 starts, 5 wins, 8 seconds, 13 thirds, US$33,085
At her best, Hillbrook was an allowance runner.
As an individual
A bay mare, Hillbrook was neat and attractive with a good shoulder.
As a producer
Hillbrook produced seven named foals, of which six started and three won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Indiana, Hillbrook was bred by Murlogg Farm. She was owned by Clarence W. Smith and was trained by Martin L. Fallon, Jr. After producing her first three foals, Hillbrook passed to the ownership of John R. Gaines and James J. Houlahan, who bred her remaining produce. Hillbrook was barren in 1972 and there is no further produce report for her until her death in 1975.
Pedigree notes
Hillbrook is inbred 3x4 to Sir Gallahad III and 5x5 to Fair Play. A daughter of 1947 Wood Memorial Stakes winner I Will (by Roman), she is a half sister to 1959 Hollywood Gold Cup Handicap winner Hillsdale (by Take Away), who shared highweight honors with Round Table on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American older males of 1959 at 130 pounds.
Johann, the dam of Hillbrook, is a half sister to 1945 American Derby winner Fighting Step (by Fighting Fox). She is out of the Misstep mare Stepinanna, a winning half sister to 1931 Latonia Derby winner Spanish Play and to 1936 Ladies' Handicap winner Rust (both by Spanish Prince II). Stepinanna is also a half sister to Earliana (by American Flag), dam of 1948 Astoria Stakes winner Eternal Flag and stakes winner Eternal Road (both by Eternal Bull); to Susan Constant (by Jamestown), second dam of 1969 Niagara Handicap winner Hammer Kopf; and to Miss Anna C. (by Wise Counsellor), dam of 1953 United States Hotel Stakes winner Wise Pop (by Pavot).
The next dam in Hillbrook's tail-female lineage is Anna Horton (by Wrack), whose full sister Decree produced 1929 Selima Stakes winner Khara (by Kai-Sang). Khara, in turn, produced 1937 New England Oaks winner Savage Beauty and 1940 Bowie Handicap winner Aethelwold (both by Challenger II) and is the second dam of four stakes winners including 1953 Santa Susanna Handicap winner Femme Fatale and the third dam of the disqualified 1968 Kentucky Derby winner, Dancer's Image. Decree is also the dam of 1934 Knickerbocker Handicap winner Deduce (by Lucullite) and the second dam of 1953 Dominion Day Handicap winner Mr. Willie.
Last updated: November 6, 2024
Race record
46 starts, 5 wins, 8 seconds, 13 thirds, US$33,085
At her best, Hillbrook was an allowance runner.
As an individual
A bay mare, Hillbrook was neat and attractive with a good shoulder.
As a producer
Hillbrook produced seven named foals, of which six started and three won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Prides Profile (1963, by Free America) won stakes races at ages 2 through 4, numbering the 1966 Gazelle Handicap among her conquests. She produced 1976 Century Handicap (USA-G1) winner Winds of Thought (by Hail to Reason) and 1974 Princess Elizabeth Stakes (ENG-G3) winner Elegant Tern (by Sea-Bird). Elegant Tern, in turn, produced Irish Group 2 winner Elegant Air (by Shirley Heights), English stakes winner Nemesia (by Mill Reef), and Group 3-placed Fairy Tern (by Mill Reef), dam of listed stakes winner Way of Life (by Dance of Life). Prides Profile is also the second dam of Grade 2 winner Palace March and the third dam of 1999 Futurity Stakes (AUS-G1) winner Rustic Dream, English and Turkish Group 2 winner Halicarnassus, and Grade 3 winner Rebel Rebel.
- Stream (1965, by Ridan) produced restricted Canadian stakes winners Simply Splashing (by Wajima) and Water Chimes (by London Bells). She is the second dam of Grade 3 winner Lakota Brave.
- Prides Promise (1966, by Crozier) produced 1977 Gallorette Handicap (USA-G3) winner Summertime Promise (by Nijinsky II), second dam of Grade 2 winner and successful sire Carson City and Grade 3 winners General Meeting and Natural Nine and third dam of 2011 La Brea Stakes (USA-G1) winner Teddy's Promise. Through other daughters, Prides Promise is the second dam of 1986 Manhattan Handicap (USA-G1) winner Danger's Hour and English Group 3 winner Stonehatch and the third dam of 2009 Gran Premio General San Martin (ARG-G1) winner Successful Affair and multiple Grade 2 winner Dixie Dot Com. Her more distant descendants include 2014 Stephen Foster Handicap (USA-G1) winner Moonshine Mullin.
- Zenith Star (1967, by Vertex) produced 1976 Longacres Mile Stakes (USA-G3) winner Yu Wipi (by Dr. Fager) and listed stakes winner Regal Princess (by Royal and Regal) and is the second dam of Grade 2 winner Guadery (by Golden Act). She is also the third dam of Grade 2 winners The Daddy and With a City and Grade 3 winners Blue Laser and Mr Maybe.
- Water Cress (1968, by Hail to Reason) is the dam of 1986 Sword Dancer Handicap (USA-G1) winner Southern Sultan (by Stage Door Johnny), 1989 John A. Morris Handicap (USA-G1) winner Colonial Waters (by Pleasant Colony), and 1977 Withers Stakes (USA-G2) winner Iron Constitution (by Iron Ruler). Through Colonial Waters, Water Cress is the second dam of Grade 3 winner Panama Canal and the third dam of Grade 3 winner Sal the Barber.
- Hytania (1971, by Buckpasser) produced Japanese stakes winner Ban Passer (by Ladiga) and Grade 1-placed Panamanian stakes winner Malthus (by Temperence Hill). She is the third dam of multiple Japanese Group 3 winner Seraphic Romp.
Connections
Foaled in Indiana, Hillbrook was bred by Murlogg Farm. She was owned by Clarence W. Smith and was trained by Martin L. Fallon, Jr. After producing her first three foals, Hillbrook passed to the ownership of John R. Gaines and James J. Houlahan, who bred her remaining produce. Hillbrook was barren in 1972 and there is no further produce report for her until her death in 1975.
Pedigree notes
Hillbrook is inbred 3x4 to Sir Gallahad III and 5x5 to Fair Play. A daughter of 1947 Wood Memorial Stakes winner I Will (by Roman), she is a half sister to 1959 Hollywood Gold Cup Handicap winner Hillsdale (by Take Away), who shared highweight honors with Round Table on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American older males of 1959 at 130 pounds.
Johann, the dam of Hillbrook, is a half sister to 1945 American Derby winner Fighting Step (by Fighting Fox). She is out of the Misstep mare Stepinanna, a winning half sister to 1931 Latonia Derby winner Spanish Play and to 1936 Ladies' Handicap winner Rust (both by Spanish Prince II). Stepinanna is also a half sister to Earliana (by American Flag), dam of 1948 Astoria Stakes winner Eternal Flag and stakes winner Eternal Road (both by Eternal Bull); to Susan Constant (by Jamestown), second dam of 1969 Niagara Handicap winner Hammer Kopf; and to Miss Anna C. (by Wise Counsellor), dam of 1953 United States Hotel Stakes winner Wise Pop (by Pavot).
The next dam in Hillbrook's tail-female lineage is Anna Horton (by Wrack), whose full sister Decree produced 1929 Selima Stakes winner Khara (by Kai-Sang). Khara, in turn, produced 1937 New England Oaks winner Savage Beauty and 1940 Bowie Handicap winner Aethelwold (both by Challenger II) and is the second dam of four stakes winners including 1953 Santa Susanna Handicap winner Femme Fatale and the third dam of the disqualified 1968 Kentucky Derby winner, Dancer's Image. Decree is also the dam of 1934 Knickerbocker Handicap winner Deduce (by Lucullite) and the second dam of 1953 Dominion Day Handicap winner Mr. Willie.
Last updated: November 6, 2024