After skipping the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, Pasteurized provided the climax to a rather uninspiring 1938 American Triple Crown series by winning the Belmont Stakes by a hotly contested neck from Preakness winner Dauber and then surviving a foul claim. Other than an overnight race, it was the colt's only victory in 1938 and was his last race of that year as well, and the overall merit of his performances is reflected in the fact that The Blood-Horse did not even rank him among the top 10 3-year-old males of his year. He failed to come back to stakes form at 4 and made no impact as a sire.
Race record
22 starts, 7 wins, 7 seconds, 2 thirds, US$200,110
1938:
1939:
As an individual
A chestnut horse, Pasteurized was described as “big” and “eye-catching” in contemporary accounts.
As a stallion
Pasteurized sired 45 winners (42.5%) and one stakes winner (0.9%) from 106 named foals according to records kept by The Jockey Club. None of his progeny achieved any marked significance on the track or in the paddocks.
Connections
Pasteurized was bred and owned by Mrs. W. Plunkett Stewart (née Carol Averell Harriman). He was trained by George Odom. His last known foals were born in 1952.
Pedigree notes
Pasteurized is outcrossed through five generations. Sired by Milkman (by Cudgel, by Broomstick), who failed to win a stakes but was a useful sire, he is a half brother to Ladyinthemoon (by Sickle), dam of the hardy eight-time stakes winner New Moon (by Discovery) and lesser stakes winners Quarter Moon (by Quatre Bras II) and Nokomis (by Swing and Sway).
Pasteurized's dam Peake is out of 1919 Coaching Club American Oaks winner Polka Dot (by Celt), a full sister to the good staying mare Embroidery, winner of the 1917 Louisville Cup; to stakes winners Paddy Whack and Ten-Lec (second dam of multiple stakes winner Galapas); and to Deirdre, second dam of the good stakes winner The Fighter. Polka Dot is also a half sister to stakes winners Lace and Executor (both by Fatherless) and to their full sister Workmaid, dam of 1918 Futurity Stakes winner Dunboyne (by Celt).
Polka Dot's dam Network is a daughter of Brookdale Handicap winner Eon, whose sire Eolus was one of Arthur Hancock's first good stallions. Network's dam Eonette (by Eothen) was produced from Castagnette (by Marsyas). A great-granddaughter of the great English matron Pocahontas, Castagnette also produced 1891 Ladies' Handicap winner Castalia (by Mortemer) and 1889 Juvenile Stakes winner Druidess (by Stonehenge). Castalia, in turn, foaled five stakes winners including 1907 Jerome Handicap winner Perseverance and 1907 Aqueduct Handiap winner Brookdale Nymph, both by Meddler.
Books and media
Pasteurized is profiled in Chapter 6 of Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees 1914-2002 (2003, Eclipse Press).
Fun facts
Race record
22 starts, 7 wins, 7 seconds, 2 thirds, US$200,110
1938:
- Won East View Stakes (USA, 5.75FD, Empire City)
- 3rd Christiana Stakes (USA, 5.5FD, Delaware)
1939:
- Won Belmont Stakes (USA, 12FD, Belmont)
- 3rd Flamingo Stakes (USA, 9FD, Hialeah)
As an individual
A chestnut horse, Pasteurized was described as “big” and “eye-catching” in contemporary accounts.
As a stallion
Pasteurized sired 45 winners (42.5%) and one stakes winner (0.9%) from 106 named foals according to records kept by The Jockey Club. None of his progeny achieved any marked significance on the track or in the paddocks.
Connections
Pasteurized was bred and owned by Mrs. W. Plunkett Stewart (née Carol Averell Harriman). He was trained by George Odom. His last known foals were born in 1952.
Pedigree notes
Pasteurized is outcrossed through five generations. Sired by Milkman (by Cudgel, by Broomstick), who failed to win a stakes but was a useful sire, he is a half brother to Ladyinthemoon (by Sickle), dam of the hardy eight-time stakes winner New Moon (by Discovery) and lesser stakes winners Quarter Moon (by Quatre Bras II) and Nokomis (by Swing and Sway).
Pasteurized's dam Peake is out of 1919 Coaching Club American Oaks winner Polka Dot (by Celt), a full sister to the good staying mare Embroidery, winner of the 1917 Louisville Cup; to stakes winners Paddy Whack and Ten-Lec (second dam of multiple stakes winner Galapas); and to Deirdre, second dam of the good stakes winner The Fighter. Polka Dot is also a half sister to stakes winners Lace and Executor (both by Fatherless) and to their full sister Workmaid, dam of 1918 Futurity Stakes winner Dunboyne (by Celt).
Polka Dot's dam Network is a daughter of Brookdale Handicap winner Eon, whose sire Eolus was one of Arthur Hancock's first good stallions. Network's dam Eonette (by Eothen) was produced from Castagnette (by Marsyas). A great-granddaughter of the great English matron Pocahontas, Castagnette also produced 1891 Ladies' Handicap winner Castalia (by Mortemer) and 1889 Juvenile Stakes winner Druidess (by Stonehenge). Castalia, in turn, foaled five stakes winners including 1907 Jerome Handicap winner Perseverance and 1907 Aqueduct Handiap winner Brookdale Nymph, both by Meddler.
Books and media
Pasteurized is profiled in Chapter 6 of Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees 1914-2002 (2003, Eclipse Press).
Fun facts
- Pasteurization is a process commonly applied to dairy foods to kill disease-causing bacteria. Developed by French biochemist Louis Pasteur, it involves heating milk or other liquids just long enough and high enough to kill most pathogenic organisms without affecting the target liquid's taste or quality.
- Pasteurized's trainer, George Odom, had previously won the Belmont Stakes as the jockey aboard 1904 winner Delhi.