Iribelle (CAN)
1942 – 1952
Osiris II (GB) x Belmona (USA), by King James (USA)
Family 10-c
"GENETIC GEM"
1942 – 1952
Osiris II (GB) x Belmona (USA), by King James (USA)
Family 10-c
"GENETIC GEM"
Foaled three years after the tragic death of her champion full sister Mona Bell, Iribelle became her replacement at E. P. Taylor’s Windfields Farm. She was not Mona Bell’s equal on the track and she, too, was short-lived, dying at age 10 after producing only four foals. Nonetheless, she left behind a legacy as one of Windfield Farms’ foundation mares and the founder of a distinctly Canadian branch of the family of the 19th-century English matriarch Queen Mary.
Race record
13 starts, 2 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds, CAN$2,190
1945:
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Iribelle produced four named foals, all of some importance:
Connections
Foaled in Ontario, Iribelle was bred by Woodlands Investments. She was owned by E. P. Taylor. Following her death, she was buried at Taylor's farm, Windfields, in what became known as the Trillium Cemetery.
Pedigree notes
Sired by four-time Canadian champion sire Osiris II, Iribelle is outcrossed through five generations. She is a full sister to 1938 Canadian champion 3-year-old filly Mona Bell and to Lady Mona, dam of multiple Canadian stakes winner Acadian (by Teddy Wrack). Iribelle is also a half sister to Miss Wooler (by Roselyon), third dam of 1969 Canadian champion 2-year-old male Dance to Market and Grade 3 winner Cheapskate and fourth dam of 1992 Canadian champion older mare Wilderness Song.
Iribelle and her siblings are out of Belmona, a hardy daughter of King James who won 19 of her 120 starts. She was the only foal of importance produced by her dam Belmon (by 1907 Brooklyn Handicap winner Superman, by Commando). Belmon, in turn, is out of Bellamia (by two-time American Horse of the Year Henry of Navarre), a half sister to 1904 American Horse of the Year Beldame.
Last updated: July 5, 2024
Race record
13 starts, 2 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds, CAN$2,190
1945:
- 3rd Plate Trial Stakes (CAN, 6FD, Woodbine)
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Iribelle produced four named foals, all of some importance:
- Bennington (1947, by Boswell; a gelding) was a claiming stakes winner at 2 and won the King Edward Gold Cup and the Durham Cup Handicap as a 5-year-old.
- Britannia (1948, by Bunty Lawless) was probably the best Canadian 2-year-old filly of 1950, winning the Coronation Stakes against males and the Princess Elizabeth Stakes against her own sex; she also won the Plate Trial Stakes against males at 3. She is the dam of Canadian juvenile stakes winner Myanna (by Chop Chop) and is the third dam of two-time Canadian champion Ben Fab.
- Canadiana (1950, by Chop Chop) was the 1952 Canadian champion 2-year-old filly and Horse of the Year; racing through age 5, she was also a good stakes winner in the United States. She is the dam of multiple Canadian stakes winner All Canadian (by Windfields) and the second dam of French Group 2 winner Glenorum.
- Victoriana (1952, by Windfields) never raced but is the dam of 1960 Canadian Horse of the Year Victoria Park (by Chop Chop; a successful sire), two-time Canadian champion filly Northern Queen (by Nearctic), and multiple Canadian stakes winners Bull Vic (by Bull Page) and Victoria Regina (by Ménétrier). She is the second dam of 1968 Canadian Horse of the Year Viceregal, 13-time Canadian champion sire Vice Regent, 1983 Canadian champion 3-year-old filly Northern Blossom, and English Group 3 winner Imperial March. She is also the third dam of Grade 2 winner Explicit, Italian Group 2 winner Jape, and Grade 3 winner Flying Victor.
Connections
Foaled in Ontario, Iribelle was bred by Woodlands Investments. She was owned by E. P. Taylor. Following her death, she was buried at Taylor's farm, Windfields, in what became known as the Trillium Cemetery.
Pedigree notes
Sired by four-time Canadian champion sire Osiris II, Iribelle is outcrossed through five generations. She is a full sister to 1938 Canadian champion 3-year-old filly Mona Bell and to Lady Mona, dam of multiple Canadian stakes winner Acadian (by Teddy Wrack). Iribelle is also a half sister to Miss Wooler (by Roselyon), third dam of 1969 Canadian champion 2-year-old male Dance to Market and Grade 3 winner Cheapskate and fourth dam of 1992 Canadian champion older mare Wilderness Song.
Iribelle and her siblings are out of Belmona, a hardy daughter of King James who won 19 of her 120 starts. She was the only foal of importance produced by her dam Belmon (by 1907 Brooklyn Handicap winner Superman, by Commando). Belmon, in turn, is out of Bellamia (by two-time American Horse of the Year Henry of Navarre), a half sister to 1904 American Horse of the Year Beldame.
Last updated: July 5, 2024