A mare who shared an uncertain temperament with her full brother Mameluke, Recce was nonetheless a good sprinter. She produced only one stakes winner during her own broodmare career, but several of her daughters proved to be important producers.
Race record
40 starts, 10 wins, 4 seconds, six thirds, $69,845
1944:
1945:
1946:
As an individual
A chestnut mare, Recce had something of the temperament of her grandsire Blenheim II but like most of Mahmoud's progeny was durable and sound.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Recce produced nine foals, all of which started and won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Recce was bred and owned by C. V. “Sonny” Whitney. She was trained by Sylvester Veitch. She disappears from the records after 1965, when she was reported as “not bred the previous year.”
Pedigree notes
Recce is outcrossed through five generations. She is a full sister to 1951 Blue Grass Stakes and 1952 Metropolitan Handicap winner Mameluke. She is also a full sister to Mahratta, dam of 1968 Travers Stakes winner Chompion (by Tompion), 1960 Clark Handicap winner Counterrate (by Counterpoint), and stakes winners Little Wolf (by Phalanx) and Speed Point (by Counterpoint). Mahratta is also the third dam of 1983 Canadian champion sprinter Fraud Squad. Returning to Recce, she is also a half sister to Swistar (by Pavot), dam of 1960 Hollywood Gold Cup Handicap winner Dotted Swiss (by Counterpoint) and second dam of 1965 Brooklyn Handicap and Suburban Handicap winner Pia Star and 1969 Atlantic City Handicap winner Plucky Lucky, and to Stalingrad (by Peace Chance), dam of stakes winner Right Dress (by Cortil).
Recce is out of Schwester, an unraced full sister to two-time American Horse of the Year and 1942 American champion sire Equipoise. Schwester, in turn, is out of Swinging (by Broomstick), a stakes-placed full sister to 1926 Empire City Derby winner Blondin and a half sister to 1928 Wood Memorial Stakes winner Distraction (by Chicle). Swinging is also a half sister to Escarpolette (by Fitz Herbert), dam of three stakes winners and third dam of 1959 American champion sprinter Intentionally; to Balance (by Rabelais), dam of three stakes winners and second dam of 1938 American Horse of the Year Seabiscuit; to Hilee (by Mad Hatter), dam of 1938 Kentucky Oaks winner Flying Lee (by Pennant); and to See Saw II (by Fitz Herbert), dam of stakes winner Tonto Rock (by Trap Rock).
Swinging and her siblings are out of French stakes winner Balancoire II (by Meddler), a full sister to English stakes winners Night Raider II and Melody and American stakes winner Mediant. The last-named mare is the dam of Medora II (by Rabelais), dam of 1922 Travers Stakes winner Little Chief (by Wrack), 1924 Champagne Stakes winner Beatrice (by Jim Gaffney), and four other stakes winners. Balancoire II is also a half sister to Coeur a Coeur (by Teddy), dam of two-time French champion and four-time French champion sire Djebel (by Tourbillon), two-time Prix d'Ispahan winner Hierocles (by Abjer), Prix de Saint-Firmin winner Djask (by Tourbillon), and multiple French stakes winner Phidias (by Tourbillon).
Fun facts
Last updated: September 1, 2024
Race record
40 starts, 10 wins, 4 seconds, six thirds, $69,845
1944:
- 3rd Pimlico Futurity (USA, 8.5FD, Pimlico)
1945:
- 2nd Pimlico Oaks (USA, 8.5FD, Pimlico)
- 3rd Acorn Stakes (USA, 8FD, Belmont)
1946:
- Won Correction Handicap (USA, 6FD, Jamaica)
- Won Colonial Handicap (second division) (USA, 6FD, Garden State)
- 3rd Top Flight Handicap (USA, 8.5FD, Belmont)
- 3rd New Rochelle Handicap (USA, 6FD, Jamaica)
As an individual
A chestnut mare, Recce had something of the temperament of her grandsire Blenheim II but like most of Mahmoud's progeny was durable and sound.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Recce produced nine foals, all of which started and won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Recess (1949, by Count Fleet) was stakes-placed on the track. She is the dam of 1969 Gulfstream Park Handicap winner Court Recess (by Traffic Judge), 1962 Ramona Handicap winner Fun House (by The Doge), two-time Santa Monica Handicap winner Chop House (by Porterhouse), and juvenile stakes winner Swoon's Tune (by Swoon's Son). She is also the second dam of nine stakes winner including 1974 Hollywood Invitational Turf Handicap (USA-G1) winner Court Ruling, 1973 Kentucky Oaks (USA-G2) winner Bag of Tunes, Grade 2 winner Swingtime, 1968 Camden Handicap winner King's Palace, and 1979 Argentine champion sire Good Manners. In addition, she is the third dam of 1985 American champion 3-year-old filly Mom's Command, 1977 Jersey Derby (USA-G1) winner Cormorant, 1971 Wood Memorial Stakes winner Good Behaving, Grade/Group 2 winners Queen of Song and Triumphal March, and Grade/Group 3 winners Misty Native, Festive and Andaleeb.
- Mother Wit (1954, by Counterpoint) produced the popular California gelding Quicken Tree (by Royal Orbit), whose 13 stakes wins included the 1968 Jockey Club Gold Cup and 1969 Santa Anita Handicap and San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap. She also produced 1966 Golden Gate Handicap winner Ask Father (by Determine) and multiple stakes winner Ready Wit (by Ruken) and is the third dam of 1983 Premio Parioli (Italian Two Thousand Guineas, ITY-G1) winner Drumalis and Brazilian Group 3 winner Nebulous.
- Far Ahead (1955, by Counterpoint) is the third dam of Grade 3 winner Codys Key.
- Dance Rhythm (1958, by Native Dancer) won a minor stakes race as a 3-year-old and is the second dam of two stakes winners.
- Fingerling (1959, by Fisherman) is the second dam of Grade 2 winner Divine Grace.
Connections
Recce was bred and owned by C. V. “Sonny” Whitney. She was trained by Sylvester Veitch. She disappears from the records after 1965, when she was reported as “not bred the previous year.”
Pedigree notes
Recce is outcrossed through five generations. She is a full sister to 1951 Blue Grass Stakes and 1952 Metropolitan Handicap winner Mameluke. She is also a full sister to Mahratta, dam of 1968 Travers Stakes winner Chompion (by Tompion), 1960 Clark Handicap winner Counterrate (by Counterpoint), and stakes winners Little Wolf (by Phalanx) and Speed Point (by Counterpoint). Mahratta is also the third dam of 1983 Canadian champion sprinter Fraud Squad. Returning to Recce, she is also a half sister to Swistar (by Pavot), dam of 1960 Hollywood Gold Cup Handicap winner Dotted Swiss (by Counterpoint) and second dam of 1965 Brooklyn Handicap and Suburban Handicap winner Pia Star and 1969 Atlantic City Handicap winner Plucky Lucky, and to Stalingrad (by Peace Chance), dam of stakes winner Right Dress (by Cortil).
Recce is out of Schwester, an unraced full sister to two-time American Horse of the Year and 1942 American champion sire Equipoise. Schwester, in turn, is out of Swinging (by Broomstick), a stakes-placed full sister to 1926 Empire City Derby winner Blondin and a half sister to 1928 Wood Memorial Stakes winner Distraction (by Chicle). Swinging is also a half sister to Escarpolette (by Fitz Herbert), dam of three stakes winners and third dam of 1959 American champion sprinter Intentionally; to Balance (by Rabelais), dam of three stakes winners and second dam of 1938 American Horse of the Year Seabiscuit; to Hilee (by Mad Hatter), dam of 1938 Kentucky Oaks winner Flying Lee (by Pennant); and to See Saw II (by Fitz Herbert), dam of stakes winner Tonto Rock (by Trap Rock).
Swinging and her siblings are out of French stakes winner Balancoire II (by Meddler), a full sister to English stakes winners Night Raider II and Melody and American stakes winner Mediant. The last-named mare is the dam of Medora II (by Rabelais), dam of 1922 Travers Stakes winner Little Chief (by Wrack), 1924 Champagne Stakes winner Beatrice (by Jim Gaffney), and four other stakes winners. Balancoire II is also a half sister to Coeur a Coeur (by Teddy), dam of two-time French champion and four-time French champion sire Djebel (by Tourbillon), two-time Prix d'Ispahan winner Hierocles (by Abjer), Prix de Saint-Firmin winner Djask (by Tourbillon), and multiple French stakes winner Phidias (by Tourbillon).
Fun facts
- “Recce” is an abbreviated form of “reconnaissance.”
Last updated: September 1, 2024