Liatunah (USA)
1876 – c. 1897
John Morgan (USA) x Lantana (USA), by Capt. Elgee (USA)
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1876 – c. 1897
John Morgan (USA) x Lantana (USA), by Capt. Elgee (USA)
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Considered one of the better Western fillies of her time, Liatunah (pronounced Lah-tu-nah) proved a solid stayer and was even tried at steeplechasing, though without success at the latter game as she appeared not to care for the idea of jumping obstacles. She continued to race and win through age 7 and later became the first Kentucky Oaks winner to produce a stakes winner.
Race record
Unknown
1878:
1879:
1881:
1882:
As an individual
A “large and roomy” bay mare according to contemporary accounts, Liatunah had good speed and typically raced on or near the lead.
As a producer
Liatunah produced eight named foals. Her best runner was Gypsy Queen (by Rayon d'Or; sometimes seen in print as “Gipsy Queen”), winner of the 1888 Spinaway Stakes and 1889 Gazelle Stakes and second dam of the speedy stakes mare Autumn Leaves.
Connections
Foaled in Tennessee, Liatunah was bred by General William G. Harding at his Belle Meade Stud. She was owned by James A. Grinstead and was trained by Harry Brown and later by John Proter. Following her racing career, she became the property of W. L. Scott's Algeria Stud. She later passed to the ownership of Milton Young of McGrathiana Stud. She produced her last reported foal in 1897.
Pedigree notes
Liatunah is inbred 3x4 to 1834 Two Thousand Guineas winner and eight-time American champion sire Glencoe, 4x4 to 1823 St. Leger Stakes winner Barefoot and 5x4 to 1802 St. Leger Stakes winner and two-time English champion sire Orville. She is a half sister to 1878 Hunter Handicap winner Balance All (by Bonnie Scotland).
A half sister to juvenile stakes winner Peytona Barry (by Rogers), Liatunah's dam Lantana is out of the Albion mare Angeline, whose full sister Banner is the second dam of 1885 Ashland Oaks winner Natalie. Angeline, in turn, is out of Clara Howard (by Barefoot), who was produced from the English import Alarm (by Thunderbolt).
Fun facts
Photo credit
Unknown artist. From the Keeneland Library General Collection. Used by permission. Please contact the Keeneland Library with any questions regarding use, licensure, or reproduction of this artwork.
Last updated: May 9, 2024
Race record
Unknown
1878:
- Won Lucas and Hunt Stakes (USA, 8FD, St. Louis)
- 2nd Colt and Filly Stakes (USA, 6FD, Lexington)
- 2nd Tobacco Stakes (USA, 6FD, Churchill Downs)
- 2nd Tennessee Stakes (USA, 6FD, Churchill Downs)
- 3rd Ladies' Stakes (USA, 6FD, St. Louis)
1879:
- Won Kentucky Oaks (USA, 12FD, Churchill Downs)
- Won Illinois Oaks (USA, 12FD, Chicago)
- 3rd Trial Stakes (USA, 14FD, Chicago)
1881:
- Won Board of Trade Handicap (USA, 12FD, Chicago)
1882:
- 2nd Jockey Club Handicap (USA, 12FD, Churchill Downs)
- 2nd Post Stakes (USA, 24FD, Churchill Downs)
As an individual
A “large and roomy” bay mare according to contemporary accounts, Liatunah had good speed and typically raced on or near the lead.
As a producer
Liatunah produced eight named foals. Her best runner was Gypsy Queen (by Rayon d'Or; sometimes seen in print as “Gipsy Queen”), winner of the 1888 Spinaway Stakes and 1889 Gazelle Stakes and second dam of the speedy stakes mare Autumn Leaves.
Connections
Foaled in Tennessee, Liatunah was bred by General William G. Harding at his Belle Meade Stud. She was owned by James A. Grinstead and was trained by Harry Brown and later by John Proter. Following her racing career, she became the property of W. L. Scott's Algeria Stud. She later passed to the ownership of Milton Young of McGrathiana Stud. She produced her last reported foal in 1897.
Pedigree notes
Liatunah is inbred 3x4 to 1834 Two Thousand Guineas winner and eight-time American champion sire Glencoe, 4x4 to 1823 St. Leger Stakes winner Barefoot and 5x4 to 1802 St. Leger Stakes winner and two-time English champion sire Orville. She is a half sister to 1878 Hunter Handicap winner Balance All (by Bonnie Scotland).
A half sister to juvenile stakes winner Peytona Barry (by Rogers), Liatunah's dam Lantana is out of the Albion mare Angeline, whose full sister Banner is the second dam of 1885 Ashland Oaks winner Natalie. Angeline, in turn, is out of Clara Howard (by Barefoot), who was produced from the English import Alarm (by Thunderbolt).
Fun facts
- Liatunah and her fellow Tennessee-bred Lord Murphy completed a Tennessee sweep of Kentucky's top spring events for 3-year-olds, as Lord Murphy won the 1879 Kentucky Derby. Interestingly, both had dams sired by Capt. Elgee out of mares by the English import Albion.
- Liatunah and Lord Murphy met in the Trial Stakes at Chicago in what appears to have been the first collision between winners of the Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby. Neither won, as Buckner defeated Lord Murphy by two lengths, with Liatunah another four lengths back in third.
- Liatunah was the second prominent American race mare of that name. The first raced in the mid-1840s.
Photo credit
Unknown artist. From the Keeneland Library General Collection. Used by permission. Please contact the Keeneland Library with any questions regarding use, licensure, or reproduction of this artwork.
Last updated: May 9, 2024