No Class (CAN)
March 30, 1974 – November 1, 1993
Nodouble (USA) x Classy Quillo (USA), by Outing Class (USA)
Family 23-b
March 30, 1974 – November 1, 1993
Nodouble (USA) x Classy Quillo (USA), by Outing Class (USA)
Family 23-b
Although it was a fairly clever derivation from the names of her sire and dam, No Class' name was one of the most ironic ever given to a Thoroughbred. Stakes-placed on the track, she became the greatest matron in Canadian history, producing four champions and laying a foundation for much of the success of Sam-Son Farms.
Race record
29 starts, 3 wins, 9 seconds, 5 thirds, US$37,543 (including Canadian earnings)
1976:
Honors
Assessments
Rated at 111 pounds on the Canadian Free Handicap for 2-year-olds of 1976, 6 pounds below champion filly Northernette.
As an individual
A bay mare, No Class was plain, lengthy and strongly made mare with prominent withers.
As a producer
A Reine-de-Course as designated by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, No Class produced eight named foals, of which seven started and won. Her record as a producer earner her induction into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1997. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
No Class was bred in Ontario by Jack Hood Farms. She was owned by Sam-Son Farms, which purchased No Class from the 1975 CTHS yearling sale for CAN$25,000. No Class was euthanized November 1, 1993, due to complications of laminitis.
Pedigree notes
No Class is inbred 5x5 to 1933 dual English Classic winner and six-time English champion sire Hyperion. She is a half sister to stakes winners Baraquillo (by Barachois; dam of Group 1-placed Australian stakes winner Chingquillo, by Bletchingly) and Money by Orleans (by L'Enjoleur). No Class is also a half sister to That's a Kennedy (by Kennedy Road), dam of multiple Grade 3 winner Storm on the Loose (by Lyphard) and second dam of Grade 3 winner Shrike, and to Written Word (by Vice Regent), dam of listed stakes winner Thesaurus (by With Approval).
No Class was produced from Classy Quillo, a full sister to Grade 3 winner Baccalaureate and a half sister to Canadian Classic winner Sharp-Eyed Quillo (by One-Eyed King) and to Canadian juvenile stakes winner Allquillo (by All Hands), dam of Canadian stakes winner Dianne's Lady (by His Majesty) and second dam of multiple stakes winner Market Player and of the hardy Clarinet King, who started 165 times and scored his only stakes win at the age of 10. Classy Quillo is also a half sister to Bonquill (by On-and-On), dam of multiple stakes winner Regal Quillo (by Vice Regent); to Just Plain Polly (by Truxton King), dam of multiple juvenile stakes winner Just Plain Smart (by Pirate's Bounty) and second dam of Australian Group 3 winner Just Polite; and to Quillummo (by Gummo), dam of 1995 Kentucky Oaks (USA-G1) and Canadian Oaks winner Gal in a Ruckus (by Bold Ruckus) and stakes winner Pirate's Quill (by Pirate's Bounty) and second dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Habibti and 2004 New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas (NZ-G1) winner Clean Sweep.
Books and media
No Class is one of 24 broodmares profiled in Edward Bowen's Matriarchs: Great Mares of the 20th Century (Eclipse Press, 1999, 2000).
Last updated: March 9, 2026
Race record
29 starts, 3 wins, 9 seconds, 5 thirds, US$37,543 (including Canadian earnings)
1976:
- 2nd Yearling Sales Stakes (CAN-R, 6.5FD, Fort Erie)
- 3rd Princess Elizabeth Stakes (CAN-R, 8.5FD, Woodbine)
Honors
- Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (inducted in 1997)
- Sovereign Award, Canadian Broodmare of the Year (1985)
Assessments
Rated at 111 pounds on the Canadian Free Handicap for 2-year-olds of 1976, 6 pounds below champion filly Northernette.
As an individual
A bay mare, No Class was plain, lengthy and strongly made mare with prominent withers.
As a producer
A Reine-de-Course as designated by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, No Class produced eight named foals, of which seven started and won. Her record as a producer earner her induction into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1997. Her important foals are as follow:
- Classy 'n Smart (1981, by Smarten) was the Canadian champion 3-year-old filly of 1984. The Canadian Broodmare of the Year, she produced Canadian Horse of the Year, American champion 3-year-old filly, and Canadian Broodmare of the Year Dance Smartly (by Danzig); 1996 Philip H. Iselin Handicap (USA-G1) winner and American champion sire and broodmare sire Smart Strike (by Mr. Prospector); 2002 Niagara Breeders' Cup Handicap (CAN-G1) winner Full of Wonder (by Mr. Prospector), and 2002 Chinese Cultural Center Stakes (CAN-G2) winner Strike Smartly (by Mr. Prospector). Classy ‘n Smart is the second dam of Queen's Plate winners Scatter the Gold (2000) and Dancethruthedawn (2001), Canadian Grade 2 winner Dance With Ravens, and Grade 3 winner Speightster and is also the third dam of 2020 Canadian Broodmare of the Year Danceforthecause. Classy n’ Smart’s more distant descendants include 2020 Canadian champion turf male Say the Word, 2014 Whitney Handicap (USA-G1) winner Moreno, and Grade 2 winner Rideforthecause.
- Grey Classic (1983, by Grey Dawn II) was the Canadian champion 2-year-old male of 1985. He died without issue as a 6-year-old.
- Regal Classic (1985, by Vice Regent) was the Canadian champion 2-year-old male of 1987. He was a two-time leading sire in New York and got 47 stakes winners from 990 named foals.
- Sky Classic (1987, by Nijinsky II) won three Canadian championships and was also the American champion turf male of 1992. He sired 54 stakes winners from 794 named foals.
- Classic Slew (1988, by Seattle Slew) never raced but is is the dam of Grade 2-placed restricted stakes winner Surging River (by Gone West) and is the second dam of Grade 2 winners Silver Ticket and Skywire.
- Classic Reign (1989, by Vice Regent) was a listed stakes winner and is the dam of Canadian stakes winner Treasureinmyhand (by Seeking the Gold). She is also the third dam of multiple South African Group 1 winner Jackson, Grade 2 winner Hillhouse High, and South African Grade 3 winners Heartland and Jade Bay.
- Always a Classic (1993, by Deputy Minister) won the 1997 Early Times Turf Classic Stakes (USA-G1). He was exported to Turkey in 1999.
Connections
No Class was bred in Ontario by Jack Hood Farms. She was owned by Sam-Son Farms, which purchased No Class from the 1975 CTHS yearling sale for CAN$25,000. No Class was euthanized November 1, 1993, due to complications of laminitis.
Pedigree notes
No Class is inbred 5x5 to 1933 dual English Classic winner and six-time English champion sire Hyperion. She is a half sister to stakes winners Baraquillo (by Barachois; dam of Group 1-placed Australian stakes winner Chingquillo, by Bletchingly) and Money by Orleans (by L'Enjoleur). No Class is also a half sister to That's a Kennedy (by Kennedy Road), dam of multiple Grade 3 winner Storm on the Loose (by Lyphard) and second dam of Grade 3 winner Shrike, and to Written Word (by Vice Regent), dam of listed stakes winner Thesaurus (by With Approval).
No Class was produced from Classy Quillo, a full sister to Grade 3 winner Baccalaureate and a half sister to Canadian Classic winner Sharp-Eyed Quillo (by One-Eyed King) and to Canadian juvenile stakes winner Allquillo (by All Hands), dam of Canadian stakes winner Dianne's Lady (by His Majesty) and second dam of multiple stakes winner Market Player and of the hardy Clarinet King, who started 165 times and scored his only stakes win at the age of 10. Classy Quillo is also a half sister to Bonquill (by On-and-On), dam of multiple stakes winner Regal Quillo (by Vice Regent); to Just Plain Polly (by Truxton King), dam of multiple juvenile stakes winner Just Plain Smart (by Pirate's Bounty) and second dam of Australian Group 3 winner Just Polite; and to Quillummo (by Gummo), dam of 1995 Kentucky Oaks (USA-G1) and Canadian Oaks winner Gal in a Ruckus (by Bold Ruckus) and stakes winner Pirate's Quill (by Pirate's Bounty) and second dam of multiple Grade 1 winner Habibti and 2004 New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas (NZ-G1) winner Clean Sweep.
Books and media
No Class is one of 24 broodmares profiled in Edward Bowen's Matriarchs: Great Mares of the 20th Century (Eclipse Press, 1999, 2000).
Last updated: March 9, 2026