Long Look managed only two wins during her racing career, but one of them was one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for fillies and mares: England’s Oaks Stakes. The win did not earn her a great deal of respect as the field for the Classic was considered one of the weakest in years. Long Look gave promise of being a top producer but unfortunately had only a brief breeding career.
Race record
8 starts, 2 wins, 1 second, 1 third
1965:
Assessments
In their book A Century of Champions (1999, Portway Press), British experts John Randall and Tony Morris rated Long Look as a “poor” winner of the Oaks.
As an individual
A rather unattractive bay mare, Long Look was angular with a large head relative to her size.
As a producer
Long Look produced three named foals, all of which started and won. All were of some importance.
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Long Look was bred and owned by James Cox Brady Jr., who bred all three of her foals. She was trained by Vincent O’Brien and was ridden to her triumph in the Oaks by Jack Purtell.
Pedigree notes
Long Look is inbred 5x5 to 1912 English champion 3-year-old male Tracery, winner of that year’s St. Leger Stakes. She is a half sister to 1970 Canadian Turf Handicap winner and five-time South African champion sire Jungle Cove (by Bold Ruler) and to 1969 Spinaway Stakes winner Meritus (by Bold Ruler), dam of 1976 American champion 2-year-old filly Sensational (by Hoist the Flag). Long Look is also a half sister to stakes-placed Music Please (by To Market), dam of 1973 Selima Stakes (USA-G1) winner Dancealot (by Round Table), 1975 Everglades Stakes (USA-G2) winner Ascetic (by Damascus), and stakes winner Play It My Way (by Never Bend); second dam of Grade 2 winner Tights; and third dam of 1992 Jerome Handicap (USA-G1) winner Furiously.
Long Look and her siblings are out of Santorin, a winning daughter of 1950 Arlington Classic winner Greek Song (by Heliopolis). Santorin is a half sister to juvenile stakes winner Gay Meeting (by Sir Gaylord), dam of Grade 3 winner Gay Jitterbug (by Northern Dancer) and second dam of 1989 Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes (USA-G1) winner Trumpet’s Blare and Grade 3 winner Passing Vice. Santorin is also a half sister to Tomina (by Tom Fool), second dam of 1999 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Anne Campbell and French Group 3 winner Repercutionist, and to Idle Thoughts (by Bold Ruler), second dam of Grade/Group 3 winners Super Cook and Niodini.
Santorin and her siblings, in turn, are out of 1953 Acorn Stakes winner Secret Meeting (by Alibhai), whose dam Burgoo Maid (by Burgoo King) won five stakes races in the Midwest during a career spanning 101 starts. The next dam in Long Look’s tail-female line, Miss Kid (Atwell x War Feathers, by Man o’ War), is a half sister to two-time American champion War Plumage (by On Watch), to 1938 Stars and Stripes Handicap winner War Minstrel (by Royal Minstrel), to 1938 Diamond State Stakes winner War Magic (by Pharamond II), and to 1951 Harbor Hill Steeplechase Handicap winner Boom Boom (by Case Ace).
Last updated: September 19, 2023
Race record
8 starts, 2 wins, 1 second, 1 third
1965:
- Won Oaks Stakes (ENG, 12F+10yT, Epsom)
- 2nd Irish Guinness Oaks (IRE, 12FT, The Curragh)
- 3rd Prix Vermeille (FR, 2400mT, Longchamp)
Assessments
In their book A Century of Champions (1999, Portway Press), British experts John Randall and Tony Morris rated Long Look as a “poor” winner of the Oaks.
As an individual
A rather unattractive bay mare, Long Look was angular with a large head relative to her size.
As a producer
Long Look produced three named foals, all of which started and won. All were of some importance.
- Point Gammon (1968, by Bold Lad) won three of her 28 starts. She is the second dam of multiple Brazilian Group 1 winner Dust’n Roses and the third dam of Grade 2 winner Sweezie.
- Come Back (1969, by Bold Lad) won the 1972 Prix de l’Elevage and was Group 3-placed. She is the second dam of 1991 Gran Premio d’Italia (ITY-G1) winner Pigeon Voyageur, French Group 3 winner Ocean Falls, and 1992 Austrian champion 3-year-old male Rubico. She is also the third dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Congaree.
- North Broadway (1970, by Bold Ruler) was a multiple Grade 3 winner at 3 and won the 1974 Sheepshead Bay Handicap (USA-G2) as a 4-year-old. She was a disappointing broodmare.
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Long Look was bred and owned by James Cox Brady Jr., who bred all three of her foals. She was trained by Vincent O’Brien and was ridden to her triumph in the Oaks by Jack Purtell.
Pedigree notes
Long Look is inbred 5x5 to 1912 English champion 3-year-old male Tracery, winner of that year’s St. Leger Stakes. She is a half sister to 1970 Canadian Turf Handicap winner and five-time South African champion sire Jungle Cove (by Bold Ruler) and to 1969 Spinaway Stakes winner Meritus (by Bold Ruler), dam of 1976 American champion 2-year-old filly Sensational (by Hoist the Flag). Long Look is also a half sister to stakes-placed Music Please (by To Market), dam of 1973 Selima Stakes (USA-G1) winner Dancealot (by Round Table), 1975 Everglades Stakes (USA-G2) winner Ascetic (by Damascus), and stakes winner Play It My Way (by Never Bend); second dam of Grade 2 winner Tights; and third dam of 1992 Jerome Handicap (USA-G1) winner Furiously.
Long Look and her siblings are out of Santorin, a winning daughter of 1950 Arlington Classic winner Greek Song (by Heliopolis). Santorin is a half sister to juvenile stakes winner Gay Meeting (by Sir Gaylord), dam of Grade 3 winner Gay Jitterbug (by Northern Dancer) and second dam of 1989 Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes (USA-G1) winner Trumpet’s Blare and Grade 3 winner Passing Vice. Santorin is also a half sister to Tomina (by Tom Fool), second dam of 1999 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Anne Campbell and French Group 3 winner Repercutionist, and to Idle Thoughts (by Bold Ruler), second dam of Grade/Group 3 winners Super Cook and Niodini.
Santorin and her siblings, in turn, are out of 1953 Acorn Stakes winner Secret Meeting (by Alibhai), whose dam Burgoo Maid (by Burgoo King) won five stakes races in the Midwest during a career spanning 101 starts. The next dam in Long Look’s tail-female line, Miss Kid (Atwell x War Feathers, by Man o’ War), is a half sister to two-time American champion War Plumage (by On Watch), to 1938 Stars and Stripes Handicap winner War Minstrel (by Royal Minstrel), to 1938 Diamond State Stakes winner War Magic (by Pharamond II), and to 1951 Harbor Hill Steeplechase Handicap winner Boom Boom (by Case Ace).
Last updated: September 19, 2023