A daughter of the fine producer Network, Polka Dot raced only at 3 and managed only one win in 14 starts but broke her maiden in the Coaching Club American Oaks. Her only notable achievement besides her victory in the filly Classic was in becoming the second dam of 1938 Belmont Stakes winner Pasteurized, another unmemorable Classic winner.
Race record
14 starts, 1 win, 0 seconds, 4 thirds, US$9,210
1919:
As an individual
A chestnut mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Polka Dot produced seven named foals, of which four started and one won. Her daughter Peake (by Sir Gallahad III) is the dam of 1938 Belmont Stakes winner Pasteurized (by Milkman) and the second dam of stakes winners Nokomis, New Moon and Quarter Moon.
Connections
Polka Dot was bred by Arthur B. Hancock, Sr., at Claiborne Farm. She was owned by P. A. Clark. Following her racing career, Polka Dot became a broodmare at William Woodward's Belair Stud.
Pedigree notes
Polka Dot is outcrossed through five generations. She is 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 1891 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 Handicap winner Brookdale Nymph, both by Meddler. Another daughter of Castagnette, Cadence (by Macaroon), is the third dam of 1905 American champion 2-year-old filly Perverse.
Books and media
Polka Dot is profiled in Chapter 4 of Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees 1914-2002 (2003, Eclipse Press).
Race record
14 starts, 1 win, 0 seconds, 4 thirds, US$9,210
1919:
- Won Coaching Club American Oaks (USA, 11FD, Belmont)
- 3rd Alabama Stakes (USA, 10FD, Saratoga)
As an individual
A chestnut mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Polka Dot produced seven named foals, of which four started and one won. Her daughter Peake (by Sir Gallahad III) is the dam of 1938 Belmont Stakes winner Pasteurized (by Milkman) and the second dam of stakes winners Nokomis, New Moon and Quarter Moon.
Connections
Polka Dot was bred by Arthur B. Hancock, Sr., at Claiborne Farm. She was owned by P. A. Clark. Following her racing career, Polka Dot became a broodmare at William Woodward's Belair Stud.
Pedigree notes
Polka Dot is outcrossed through five generations. She is 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 1891 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 Handicap winner Brookdale Nymph, both by Meddler. Another daughter of Castagnette, Cadence (by Macaroon), is the third dam of 1905 American champion 2-year-old filly Perverse.
Books and media
Polka Dot is profiled in Chapter 4 of Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees 1914-2002 (2003, Eclipse Press).