Mine Only (USA)
May 6, 1981 – c. 2008
Mr. Prospector (USA) x Mono (USA), by Better Self (USA)
Family 4-c
May 6, 1981 – c. 2008
Mr. Prospector (USA) x Mono (USA), by Better Self (USA)
Family 4-c
Mine Only failed to distinguish herself as a race mare, but her pedigree was sufficient to get her excellent opportunities as a producer. The dam of three graded stakes winners, she had five daughters who became dams of stakes winners, and three of those figure in the pedigrees of champions or Grade 1 winners.
Race record
8 starts, 1 win, 0 seconds, 0 thirds, US$11,200
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Mine Only produced 12 named foals, of which 11 started and eight were winners. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Florida, Mine Only was bred and owned by Peter E. Blum. The last report of her was as barren in 2008.
Pedigree notes
Mine Only is inbred 5x5 to 1916 French and Spanish champion 3-year-old male and 1923 French champion sire Teddy. She is a full sister to multiple stakes winner Rare Performer and a half sister to 1981 Donald P. Ross Handicap (USA-G3) winner A Sure Hit (by Ack Ack) and multiple stakes winner Channing Road (by Kentucky Pride). She is also a half sister to La Finale (by In Reality), dam of 1997 Astoria Stakes (USA-G2) winner Ninth Inning (by Meadowlake) and restricted stakes winner Karakorum Katie (by Pure Prize) and third dam of 2021 Venezuelan champion older female Deslumbrante.
Mono, the dam of Mine Only and her siblings, is the only foal of importance out of the winning Bold Venture mare Sin Igual. Produced from Igual (by Equipoise), Sin Igual is a full sister to 1946 American Triple Crown winner and Horse of the Year Assault, 1954 Betsy Ross Stakes and Gazelle Stakes winner On Your Own, and multiple stakes winner Postillon. Sin Igual is also a full sister to Equal Venture, dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Prove Out (by Graustark), 1968 Test Stakes winner Heartland (by Bold Ruler), and 1964 Grey Lag Handicap winner Saidam (by Never Say Die); second dam of 1983 Coral-Eclipse Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Solford, multiple Grade 2 winner No Bias, and Grade/Group 3 winners Distant Land and Midyan; and third dam of Grade 3 winner Spur Wing.
Last updated: December 10, 2024
Race record
8 starts, 1 win, 0 seconds, 0 thirds, US$11,200
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Mine Only produced 12 named foals, of which 11 started and eight were winners. Her important foals are as follow:
- Academy Award (1986, by Secretariat) won the 1991 Early Times Manhattan Handicap (USA-G2). He sired nine stakes winners from 405 named foals, headed by 1997 Brazilian champion sprinter Mr. McCartney and 1999 Grey Breeders’ Cup Stakes (CAN-G1) winner Four on the Floor.
- Chosen Lady (1987, by Secretariat) ran second once and third once from four starts. She is the dam of 1998 Ashland Stakes (USA-G1) winner Well Chosen (by Deputy Minister) and 1996 Cherry Hill Mile Stakes (USA-G3) winner In Contention (by Devil’s Bag). She is the second dam of 2009 Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap (USA-G1) winner Telling and multiple Grade 3 winner Multiple Choice and the third dam of 2020 Belgian champion miler Barbados Bob and 2018 Clark Handicap (USA-G1) winner Leofric. Her more distant descendants include 2023 Canadian champion 3-year-old filly Elysian Field, 2016 Spanish champion 2-year-old filly Fuenteesteis, multiple Grade 1 winner National Treasure, and Grade 3 winner Major General.
- Good Mood (1989, by Devil’s Bag) won the 1991 Miss Grillo Stakes (USA-G3). She is the dam of stakes winner Grand Royale (by Danzig) and the second dam of 2009 Travers Stakes (USA-G1) winner Golden Ticket and Grade 2 winner Magical Feeling. She is also the third dam of Grade 2 winner Imagination and Grade 3 winner Occult. Her more distant descendants include 2017 Starlet Stakes (USA-G1) winner Dream Tree.
- Statuette (1990, by Pancho Villa) won the 1993 Nijana Stakes (USA-G3). She is the dam of Group1-placed Irish listed stakes winner Tomahawk (by Seattle Slew), the highweighted Irish juvenile male of 2002. She is also the third dam of Chilean Group 3 winner No Pain No Gain and of Chuchudino, the champion imported 3-year-old male of 2018 in the Dominican Republic.
- My Way (2003, by Unbridled’s Song) won one of her nine starts. She is the dam of stakes winner J. Serino (by Malibu Moon)
- Unforgettable (2005, by Empire Maker) is the dam of Grade 3-placed listed stakes winner Original (by Quality Road).
Connections
Foaled in Florida, Mine Only was bred and owned by Peter E. Blum. The last report of her was as barren in 2008.
Pedigree notes
Mine Only is inbred 5x5 to 1916 French and Spanish champion 3-year-old male and 1923 French champion sire Teddy. She is a full sister to multiple stakes winner Rare Performer and a half sister to 1981 Donald P. Ross Handicap (USA-G3) winner A Sure Hit (by Ack Ack) and multiple stakes winner Channing Road (by Kentucky Pride). She is also a half sister to La Finale (by In Reality), dam of 1997 Astoria Stakes (USA-G2) winner Ninth Inning (by Meadowlake) and restricted stakes winner Karakorum Katie (by Pure Prize) and third dam of 2021 Venezuelan champion older female Deslumbrante.
Mono, the dam of Mine Only and her siblings, is the only foal of importance out of the winning Bold Venture mare Sin Igual. Produced from Igual (by Equipoise), Sin Igual is a full sister to 1946 American Triple Crown winner and Horse of the Year Assault, 1954 Betsy Ross Stakes and Gazelle Stakes winner On Your Own, and multiple stakes winner Postillon. Sin Igual is also a full sister to Equal Venture, dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Prove Out (by Graustark), 1968 Test Stakes winner Heartland (by Bold Ruler), and 1964 Grey Lag Handicap winner Saidam (by Never Say Die); second dam of 1983 Coral-Eclipse Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Solford, multiple Grade 2 winner No Bias, and Grade/Group 3 winners Distant Land and Midyan; and third dam of Grade 3 winner Spur Wing.
Last updated: December 10, 2024