Little Hut was honest and hard-trying as a racehorse but not particularly successful. She enjoyed far greater success as a broodmare, throwing two important sires in Habitat and Northfields, and also had some influence through her daughters.
Race record
55 starts, 5 wins, 7 seconds, 14 thirds, USA$22,220
As an individual
Little Hut had bad knees, which she tended to pass on, but she also tended to pass on a good measure of courage on the track.
As a producer
Little Hut produced 10 named foals, of which eight started and seven won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Little Hut was bred by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. As a broodmare, she was owned by the Nuckols Brothers. She was pensioned at their Hurstland Farm in 1977.
Pedigree notes
Little Hut is inbred 5x5 to 1898 American co-champion 2-year-old male Ogden. She is a half sister to 1953 Santa Susana Handicap winner Femme Fatale (by Discovery), dam of Canadian stakes winner Salon (by Occupy) and second dam of three stakes winners.
Little Hut is out of the Challenger II mare Savage Beauty, winner of the 1937 New England Oaks and a full sister to 1940 Bowie Handicap winner Aethelwold and to Little Sphinx, dam of 1960 Polly Drummond Stakes winner Glad (by General Staff) and two other stakes winners and second dam of disqualified 1968 Kentucky Derby winner Dancer's Image, 1967 American champion steeplechaser Quick Pitch and 1966 Canadian Oaks winner Northern Minx, in turn the dam of three Canadian stakes winners.
Produced from the Kai-Sang mare Khara, Savage Beauty is also a full sister to Chalara, dam of juvenile stakes winner The Pimpernel (by Pavot), and to Kharessa, dam of stakes winner Hume Road (by Bernborough). Khara herself won the 1929 Selima Stakes and is a half sister to 1934 Knickerbocker Handicap winner Deduce (by Lucullite) and to Sing Low (by Royal Minstrel), dam of Canadian stakes winner Mr. Willie (by Sir Lancelot).
Race record
55 starts, 5 wins, 7 seconds, 14 thirds, USA$22,220
As an individual
Little Hut had bad knees, which she tended to pass on, but she also tended to pass on a good measure of courage on the track.
As a producer
Little Hut produced 10 named foals, of which eight started and seven won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Hardware (1959, by Royal Serenade) won the 1962 Escondido Handicap and Pomona Derby.
- Summer Hut (1960, by Summer Tan) never raced but is the dam of multiple Grade III winner Architect (by Mr. Leader) and third dam of 1989 Blue Grass Stakes (USA-I) winner Western Playboy and multiple Grade III winner Bungalow.
- Doubledoor (1964, by Sir Gaylord) won three of 28 starts. She is the third dam of 1990 St. Leger Italiano (ITY-III) winner Parting Moment.
- Guest Room (1965, by Hail to Reason) won the 1968 Betsy Ross Handicap and the 1969 Nellie Morse and Santa Paula handicaps. She is the dam of Irish stakes winner Lady Guest (by Forli).
- Habitat (1966, by Sir Gaylord) was the English champion miler of 1969 and was widely considered the best European miler of that year. He led the English/Irish juvenile sire list four times and the English/Irish broodmare sire list three times.
- Northfields (1968, by Northern Dancer) won the 1971 Louisiana Derby and Hawthorne Derby. He led the English/Irish broodmare sire list in 1992 and was an influential sire in South Africa as well.
- Lodge (1969, by Bold Lad) was stakes-placed on the track. She is the dam of multiple stakes winner Guinevere's Folly (by Round Table), the second dam of 1982 German co-champion 2-year-old filly Shicklah and the third dam of multiple Group I winner Suave Dancer, 2007 Oak Leaf Stakes (USA-I) winner Cry ad Catch Me, 2012 Fillies' Mile Stakes (ENG-I) winner Certify, Grade/Group II winners Muqtarib and Dancing and Grade III winner Academic Angel.
Connections
Little Hut was bred by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. As a broodmare, she was owned by the Nuckols Brothers. She was pensioned at their Hurstland Farm in 1977.
Pedigree notes
Little Hut is inbred 5x5 to 1898 American co-champion 2-year-old male Ogden. She is a half sister to 1953 Santa Susana Handicap winner Femme Fatale (by Discovery), dam of Canadian stakes winner Salon (by Occupy) and second dam of three stakes winners.
Little Hut is out of the Challenger II mare Savage Beauty, winner of the 1937 New England Oaks and a full sister to 1940 Bowie Handicap winner Aethelwold and to Little Sphinx, dam of 1960 Polly Drummond Stakes winner Glad (by General Staff) and two other stakes winners and second dam of disqualified 1968 Kentucky Derby winner Dancer's Image, 1967 American champion steeplechaser Quick Pitch and 1966 Canadian Oaks winner Northern Minx, in turn the dam of three Canadian stakes winners.
Produced from the Kai-Sang mare Khara, Savage Beauty is also a full sister to Chalara, dam of juvenile stakes winner The Pimpernel (by Pavot), and to Kharessa, dam of stakes winner Hume Road (by Bernborough). Khara herself won the 1929 Selima Stakes and is a half sister to 1934 Knickerbocker Handicap winner Deduce (by Lucullite) and to Sing Low (by Royal Minstrel), dam of Canadian stakes winner Mr. Willie (by Sir Lancelot).