Olmec (USA)
1966 – 1989
Pago Pago (AUS) x Chocolate Beau (USA), by Beau Max (AUS)
Family 3-d
1966 – 1989
Pago Pago (AUS) x Chocolate Beau (USA), by Beau Max (AUS)
Family 3-d
Olmec was a consistent filly on her level as a juvenile on the Ohio circuit but did not race after her 2-year-old season. She was a better broodmare than racer and continued a line leading to the great European champion Dancing Brave and other fine horses.
Race record
7 starts, 5 wins, 1 second, 0 thirds, US$17,656
1968:
As an individual
A chestnut mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Olmec produced 11 named foals, of which seven started and five won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Olmec was bred and owned by Carl Heidrich. She was trained by H. K. Stevens. After producing Navajo Princess, she passed to the ownership of Charles Haft, who bred her next three foals before sending her to the 1981 Keeneland November sale, in foal to Bold Forbes. After selling for US$330,000, she became the property of Dr. Robert Azar and produced four foals for him before producing her last two foals in the name of the Olmec Partnership.
Pedigree notes
Sired by 1962/1963 Australian champion 2-year-old male Pago Pago), Olmec is outcrossed through five generations. She is a half sister to juvenile stakes winner Satin Gold (by Tulyar) and to Juneau D. (by Bupers), dam of multiple Canadian stakes winner Beau Blade (by Blade). Olmec is also a half sister to Missy T. (by Lt. Stevens), dam of 1982 Puerto Rican champion imported 3-year-old male Chef Henry (by Tudor Grey) and listed stakes winners Elaine Hemmings (by Forceten) and Tees Prospect (by Tank’s Prospect), second dam of Brazilian Group 2 winner Sharp Profile, and third dam of Argentine Group 3 winner Relampago Plus. In addition, Olmec is a half sister to stakes-placed Chip o’ Chocolate (by Cornish Prince), dam of listed stakes winner Chip n Charge (by Distinctive Pro) and stakes winner Barronette (by Track Barron). Finally, Olmec is a half sister to Think Blue (by Cornish Prince), dam of listed stakes winner Our Royal Blue (by Our Native).
Olmec is out of the stakes-winning mare Chocolate Beau (by the Bull Lea horse Beau Max), whose half sister Retama (by Brazado) is the dam of 1959 Coaching Club American Oaks winner Resaca (by Middleground), 1961 Selima Stakes and 1962 Vineland Handicap winner Tamarona (by Better Self), and stakes winner Sandusky (by Depth Charge). Chocolate Beau is also a half sister to Otrora (by Equestrian), dam of stakes winner Big Felly (by Navigator), and to New Front (by Bold Venture), dam of multiple juvenile stakes winner Brave Front (by Chanlea). In addition, Chocolate Beau is a half sister to Bonnie Google (by Better Self), dam of 1970 Matron Stakes winner Bonnie and Gay (by Sir Gaylord) and stakes winners La Noticia (by Sir Gaylord) and Lady Offshore (by Sir Ivor), second dam of French Group 3 winner Look Fast, and third dam of German Group 3 winners Piranga and Prince Firebird.
Chocolate Beau and her siblings are out of stakes-placed Otra (by Equipoise), whose full sister, stakes-placed Dipsy Doodle, is the dam of 1948 Myrtlewood Stakes winner Daily Dip (by Mahmoud) and 1950 Shevlin Stakes winner Dooly (by Eight Thirty) and the second dam of 1956 Peter Pan Handicap winner Jazz Age, 1961 Chesapeake Stakes winner Orleans Doge, and 1962 New York Turf Writers Hurdle Handicap winner Baby Prince. Produced from the Friar Rock mare Tenez, Otra is also a full sister to Equidistant, dam of 1948 Washington Handicap winner Quarter Pole (by Mahmoud) and minor stakes winners High Tor (by Pavot) and Hit the Trail (by Mount Marcy) and second dam of 1956 Wood Memorial winner Head Man. In addition, Otra is a half sister to Handcuff (by Whichone), the American champion 3-year-old filly of 1938, the dam of 1949 Dixie Handicap winner Chains (by Firethorn), and the second dam of 1954 Spinaway Stakes winner Gandharva and 1950 Diana Handicap winner Ouija. Finally, Otra is a half sister to stakes winner Bastogne (by Sky Raider) and to 1949 Delaware Oaks winner Nasophar (by Mahmoud).
Fun facts
Last updated: October 12, 2023
Race record
7 starts, 5 wins, 1 second, 0 thirds, US$17,656
1968:
- Won Aspirant Stakes (USA, 6FD, Thistledown)
- Won Heritage Stakes (USA, 5.5FD, Thistledown)
- 2nd Ohio Endurance Stakes (USA, 6FD, Thistledown)
As an individual
A chestnut mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Olmec produced 11 named foals, of which seven started and five won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Navajo Princess (1974, by Drone) won 16 of 35 starts including the 1979 Molly Pitcher Handicap (USA-G2). She is the dam of multiple European champion Dancing Brave (by Lyphard), winner of the 1986 General Accident Two Thousand Guineas (ENG-G1) and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (FR-G1) and a useful sire. She is also the dam of Jolypha (by Lyphard), winner of the 1992 Prix de Diane Hermes (French Oaks, FR-G1) and Prix Vermeille (FR-G1). In addition, she is the third dam dam of 2010 Northern Dancer Turf Stakes (CAN-G1) winner Redwood, 2021 Coolmore Jenny Wiley Stakes (USA-G1) winner Juliet Foxtrot, multiple South Affrican Group 3 winner Tribal Dance, and English Group 3 winner Juliet Sierra.
- Soldier Boy (1976, by Tumiga) won the 1981 Massachusetts Handicap (USA-G3); he also set a new course record for 7.5furlongs on turf at Suffolk Downs. He was of no account as a sire and ended up standing at the Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine in Massachusetts.
- Passamaquoddy (1980, by Drone) won two small stakes races at Keystone Park as a 5-year-old. She is the dam of English listed stakes winners Tamim (by Topsider) and Humam (by Nijinsky II), the second dam of multiple Japanese Group 2 winner Meisho Beluga, and the third dam of South African Group 2 winners Eight Street and Ottimo and Japanese Group 2 winners Meisho Tengen and Meisho Mimosa.
- Darling Lady (1983, by Alleged) finished third in both her starts. She is the dam of multiple stakes winner Darling Dame (by Lyphard), the second dam of 2005 Diana Stakes (USA-G1) winner Sand Springs, and the third dam of Grade 2 winner Dust and Diamonds.
- Al’s Darlin (1984, by Alydar) never raced but is the dam of Grade 2 winner Green Darlin (by Green Dancer) and is the second dam of multiple Jamaican champion Deputy’s Report.
- La Venta (1988, by Drone) won one of four starts in France. She is the dam of French listed stakes winner and multiple stakes producer La Pascua (by Caerleon) and is the third dam of Grade 3 winner Cozzetti.
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Olmec was bred and owned by Carl Heidrich. She was trained by H. K. Stevens. After producing Navajo Princess, she passed to the ownership of Charles Haft, who bred her next three foals before sending her to the 1981 Keeneland November sale, in foal to Bold Forbes. After selling for US$330,000, she became the property of Dr. Robert Azar and produced four foals for him before producing her last two foals in the name of the Olmec Partnership.
Pedigree notes
Sired by 1962/1963 Australian champion 2-year-old male Pago Pago), Olmec is outcrossed through five generations. She is a half sister to juvenile stakes winner Satin Gold (by Tulyar) and to Juneau D. (by Bupers), dam of multiple Canadian stakes winner Beau Blade (by Blade). Olmec is also a half sister to Missy T. (by Lt. Stevens), dam of 1982 Puerto Rican champion imported 3-year-old male Chef Henry (by Tudor Grey) and listed stakes winners Elaine Hemmings (by Forceten) and Tees Prospect (by Tank’s Prospect), second dam of Brazilian Group 2 winner Sharp Profile, and third dam of Argentine Group 3 winner Relampago Plus. In addition, Olmec is a half sister to stakes-placed Chip o’ Chocolate (by Cornish Prince), dam of listed stakes winner Chip n Charge (by Distinctive Pro) and stakes winner Barronette (by Track Barron). Finally, Olmec is a half sister to Think Blue (by Cornish Prince), dam of listed stakes winner Our Royal Blue (by Our Native).
Olmec is out of the stakes-winning mare Chocolate Beau (by the Bull Lea horse Beau Max), whose half sister Retama (by Brazado) is the dam of 1959 Coaching Club American Oaks winner Resaca (by Middleground), 1961 Selima Stakes and 1962 Vineland Handicap winner Tamarona (by Better Self), and stakes winner Sandusky (by Depth Charge). Chocolate Beau is also a half sister to Otrora (by Equestrian), dam of stakes winner Big Felly (by Navigator), and to New Front (by Bold Venture), dam of multiple juvenile stakes winner Brave Front (by Chanlea). In addition, Chocolate Beau is a half sister to Bonnie Google (by Better Self), dam of 1970 Matron Stakes winner Bonnie and Gay (by Sir Gaylord) and stakes winners La Noticia (by Sir Gaylord) and Lady Offshore (by Sir Ivor), second dam of French Group 3 winner Look Fast, and third dam of German Group 3 winners Piranga and Prince Firebird.
Chocolate Beau and her siblings are out of stakes-placed Otra (by Equipoise), whose full sister, stakes-placed Dipsy Doodle, is the dam of 1948 Myrtlewood Stakes winner Daily Dip (by Mahmoud) and 1950 Shevlin Stakes winner Dooly (by Eight Thirty) and the second dam of 1956 Peter Pan Handicap winner Jazz Age, 1961 Chesapeake Stakes winner Orleans Doge, and 1962 New York Turf Writers Hurdle Handicap winner Baby Prince. Produced from the Friar Rock mare Tenez, Otra is also a full sister to Equidistant, dam of 1948 Washington Handicap winner Quarter Pole (by Mahmoud) and minor stakes winners High Tor (by Pavot) and Hit the Trail (by Mount Marcy) and second dam of 1956 Wood Memorial winner Head Man. In addition, Otra is a half sister to Handcuff (by Whichone), the American champion 3-year-old filly of 1938, the dam of 1949 Dixie Handicap winner Chains (by Firethorn), and the second dam of 1954 Spinaway Stakes winner Gandharva and 1950 Diana Handicap winner Ouija. Finally, Otra is a half sister to stakes winner Bastogne (by Sky Raider) and to 1949 Delaware Oaks winner Nasophar (by Mahmoud).
Fun facts
- The Olmec people produced the first major culture and civilization to arise in Mesoamerica, flourishing in what is now part of southern Mexico from about 1500 BCE to about 400 BCE.
Last updated: October 12, 2023