Leallah was brilliant at 2, winning seven of her eight starts, and her only loss could be attributed as much to a heavy, muddy track as to the opposition. She was not as dominant at 3 but continued to show excellent speed. She was a good broodmare whose family has bred on through her daughters.
Race record
20 starts, 10 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds, US$152,784
1956:
1957:
Honors
American co-champion 2-year-old filly (1956)
Assessments
Rated at 116 pounds on the Experimental Free Handicap for American juveniles of 1956, 1 pound below topweighted filly Alanesian but 1 pound above the official co-champion juvenile filly, Romanita.
Rated at 114 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American females 3 and up of 1957, 12 pounds below champion handicap female Pucker Up and 6 pounds below champion 3-year-old filly Bayou.
As an individual
An exceptionally attractive brown filly with nearly ideal conformation and a sociable personality, Leallah had the slightly convex profile and light but flinty bone typical of her sire's progeny.
As a producer
Leallah produced 12 foals, of which nine started and seven won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Leallah was bred and owned by Charlton Clay. She was trained by Mack Miller. She bred her first five foals for Clay before passing to the ownership of G. M. Humphrey and Mrs. Royal Firman Jr., who bred her next three foals. After that, Pamela Firman acquired sole control of the mare and bred her remaining foals. Leallah died in 1976.
Pedigree notes
Leallah is inbred 5x5 to 1906 Derby Stakes winner Spearmint. She is a full sister to multiple juvenile stakes winner Lea Lane, dam of 1960 Matron Stakes winner Rose Bower (by Princequillo), second dam of multiple Grade 3 winner True Colors, and third dam of 1980 Prix de la Salamandre (FR-G1) winner Miswaki (an important sire and broodmare sire) and Grade 2 winners High Brite and Lizzy Hare. She is also a full sister to stakes-placed Lea Moon, dam of 1965 Charles H. Strub Stakes winner Duel (by Round Table), 1967 Arkansas Derby winner Monitor (by Round Table), 1964 Toboggan Handicap winner Scythe (by Double Jay), 1969 Pageant Handicap winner Elaine (by Round Table), and minor stakes winner Loop (by Round Table) and third dam of 1989 Santa Anita Handicap (USA-G1) winner Martial Law, multiple Peruvian Group 2 winner Black Glad, and Group 3 winners Sassoaloro and Satin Flower. In addition, Leallah is a full sister to Larkswing, dam of French stakes winner Ideal Point, and to Meadow Mist, third dam of Mexican champion 2-year-old male Aldodon and 1995 Derby Mexicano winner Fabulous Sky.
Leallah is a half sister to stakes-placed Shama (by Bold Ruler), dam of 1971 Ladies Handicap winner Sea Saga (by Sea-Bird), 1972 Pageant Handicap winner Roba Bella (by Ribot), and 1973 Rare Treat Handicap (USA-G3) winner Sea Sister (by Sea-Bird); second dam of Grade 3 winners Current Legend, Key to the Saga, and Northern Sea; and third dam of 10-time Argentine champion sire Southern Halo, Chilean Group 3 winner Parrandeo, and Grade 3 winner Pleasant Temper. She is also a half sister to Fleet Flight (by Count Fleet), dam of 1965 Vosburgh Handicap winner R. Thomas (by Nadir) and third dam of 1988 Moyglare Stud Stakes (IRE-G1) winner Flamenco Wave, Grade/Group 2 winners Fair of the Furze and Rise Jim, and Grade 3 winner Chesire Kitten.
Leallah and her siblings are out of the stakes-placed Bull Lea mare Lea Lark, whose full sister, stakes-placed Lyceum, is the dam of 1961 Tropical Park Handicap winner Bourbon Prince (by Princequillo) and 1965 Mademoiselle Stakes winner Dedicated A. (by Dedicate), the second dam of 1972 French champion 2-year-old male Targowice, and the third dam of 1986 American champion turf male Manila, multiple Grade 1 winner Stately Don, and Irish Group 3 winner Honoria. Lea Lark, in turn, is out of the winning Ariel mare Colosseum. Produced from the St. James mare Arena, Colosseum is a half sister to 1941 Saratoga Special winner Amphitheatre (by Sir Gallahad III) and to Clickety Clack (by Flying Heels), dam of 1948 Del Mar Derby and Del Mar Handicap winner Frankly (by Heliopolis). Colosseum is also a half sister to Circus Ring (by Bull Dog), dam of 1949 Monmouth Handicap winner Three Rings (by Blue Larkspur) and second dam of two-time Italian champion filly Carnauba and Grade 3 winners Hey Rube and Pink Tights.
Last updated: March 22, 2024
Race record
20 starts, 10 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds, US$152,784
1956:
- Won Alcibiades Stakes (USA, 7f+184ftD, Keeneland)
- Won Arlington Lassie Stakes (USA, 6FD, Arlington Park)
- Won Astoria Stakes (USA, 5.5FD, Jamaica)
- Won Colleen Stakes (USA, 5.5FD, Monmouth; equaled track record 1:04)
1957:
- Won Falls City Handicap (USA, 8FD, Churchill Downs)
- Also set a track record of 1:09 for 6 furlongs at Keeneland
Honors
American co-champion 2-year-old filly (1956)
Assessments
Rated at 116 pounds on the Experimental Free Handicap for American juveniles of 1956, 1 pound below topweighted filly Alanesian but 1 pound above the official co-champion juvenile filly, Romanita.
Rated at 114 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American females 3 and up of 1957, 12 pounds below champion handicap female Pucker Up and 6 pounds below champion 3-year-old filly Bayou.
As an individual
An exceptionally attractive brown filly with nearly ideal conformation and a sociable personality, Leallah had the slightly convex profile and light but flinty bone typical of her sire's progeny.
As a producer
Leallah produced 12 foals, of which nine started and seven won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Knights Plume (1962, by Round Table) won the 1966 Queen City Handicap, a race of modest importance, and placed in four other stakes races; he also set a one-mile track record at River Downs. He does not appear to have stood at stud.
- Table Play (1963, by Round Table) won eight of 26 starts and ran second in the Carousel Claiming Stakes at 5. He was exported to Argentina in 1969 and reached second on that country’s sire list in 1978, when his son Telescopico won the Argentine Quadruple Crown. He also sired 1976 Argentine champion 2-year-old filly Taba, dam of 1986 American champion older male Turkoman.
- Go Marching (1965, by Princequillo) won four good stakes races, including the 1969 Brandywine Handicap and Canadian Turf Handicap. He sired at least 20 stakes winners including Sabin du Loir, a Group 1 winner in England under National Hunt rules.
- Tatallah (1966, by Tatán) placed in two stakes races as a juvenile. She is the dam of Grade 2-placed juvenile stakes winner Joi’ski (by Key to the Mint) and the second dam of 1982 Vosburgh Handicap (USA-G2) winner Engine One. She is also the third dam of Panamanian champion imported 2-year-old male Ulises, 2004 Breeders’ Cup Mile (USA-G1) winner Singletary, 2003 Diana Handicap (USA-G1) winner Voodoo Dancer, and Grade 2 winner Letgomyecho and is the fourth dam of 2021 American champion 2-year-old filly Echo Zulu and 2020 H. Allen Jerkens Stakes Presented by Runhappy (USA-G1) winner Echo Town.
- Tres Jolie (1967, by Herbager) was a minor stakes winner as a 3-year-old. She is the dam of stakes winner French Flick (by Silent Screen), the second dam of 1990 Racing Post Trophy (ENG-G1) winner Peter Davies, and the third dam of Grade 3 winner Cinemine. Her more distant descendants include 2019 Mexican Horse of the Year Inspirato, 2018 Spinaway Stakes (USA-G1) winner Sippican Harbor, and Grade 3 winner Greengrassofyoming.
- Round the Lea (1970, by Round Table) won two of her 25 starts. She produced Grade 2-placed multiple stakes winner Forest Maiden (by Hatchet Man).
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Leallah was bred and owned by Charlton Clay. She was trained by Mack Miller. She bred her first five foals for Clay before passing to the ownership of G. M. Humphrey and Mrs. Royal Firman Jr., who bred her next three foals. After that, Pamela Firman acquired sole control of the mare and bred her remaining foals. Leallah died in 1976.
Pedigree notes
Leallah is inbred 5x5 to 1906 Derby Stakes winner Spearmint. She is a full sister to multiple juvenile stakes winner Lea Lane, dam of 1960 Matron Stakes winner Rose Bower (by Princequillo), second dam of multiple Grade 3 winner True Colors, and third dam of 1980 Prix de la Salamandre (FR-G1) winner Miswaki (an important sire and broodmare sire) and Grade 2 winners High Brite and Lizzy Hare. She is also a full sister to stakes-placed Lea Moon, dam of 1965 Charles H. Strub Stakes winner Duel (by Round Table), 1967 Arkansas Derby winner Monitor (by Round Table), 1964 Toboggan Handicap winner Scythe (by Double Jay), 1969 Pageant Handicap winner Elaine (by Round Table), and minor stakes winner Loop (by Round Table) and third dam of 1989 Santa Anita Handicap (USA-G1) winner Martial Law, multiple Peruvian Group 2 winner Black Glad, and Group 3 winners Sassoaloro and Satin Flower. In addition, Leallah is a full sister to Larkswing, dam of French stakes winner Ideal Point, and to Meadow Mist, third dam of Mexican champion 2-year-old male Aldodon and 1995 Derby Mexicano winner Fabulous Sky.
Leallah is a half sister to stakes-placed Shama (by Bold Ruler), dam of 1971 Ladies Handicap winner Sea Saga (by Sea-Bird), 1972 Pageant Handicap winner Roba Bella (by Ribot), and 1973 Rare Treat Handicap (USA-G3) winner Sea Sister (by Sea-Bird); second dam of Grade 3 winners Current Legend, Key to the Saga, and Northern Sea; and third dam of 10-time Argentine champion sire Southern Halo, Chilean Group 3 winner Parrandeo, and Grade 3 winner Pleasant Temper. She is also a half sister to Fleet Flight (by Count Fleet), dam of 1965 Vosburgh Handicap winner R. Thomas (by Nadir) and third dam of 1988 Moyglare Stud Stakes (IRE-G1) winner Flamenco Wave, Grade/Group 2 winners Fair of the Furze and Rise Jim, and Grade 3 winner Chesire Kitten.
Leallah and her siblings are out of the stakes-placed Bull Lea mare Lea Lark, whose full sister, stakes-placed Lyceum, is the dam of 1961 Tropical Park Handicap winner Bourbon Prince (by Princequillo) and 1965 Mademoiselle Stakes winner Dedicated A. (by Dedicate), the second dam of 1972 French champion 2-year-old male Targowice, and the third dam of 1986 American champion turf male Manila, multiple Grade 1 winner Stately Don, and Irish Group 3 winner Honoria. Lea Lark, in turn, is out of the winning Ariel mare Colosseum. Produced from the St. James mare Arena, Colosseum is a half sister to 1941 Saratoga Special winner Amphitheatre (by Sir Gallahad III) and to Clickety Clack (by Flying Heels), dam of 1948 Del Mar Derby and Del Mar Handicap winner Frankly (by Heliopolis). Colosseum is also a half sister to Circus Ring (by Bull Dog), dam of 1949 Monmouth Handicap winner Three Rings (by Blue Larkspur) and second dam of two-time Italian champion filly Carnauba and Grade 3 winners Hey Rube and Pink Tights.
Last updated: March 22, 2024