Whitney foundation mare Forget produced only two fillies from 10 foals, but she needed only one to carry her name forward to future generations. A half sister to five stakes winners on the flat and another over fences, Remembrance followed her dam’s tradition of producing stakes-winning males and less able daughters that would carry her name forward. Her descendants had a major impact on the fortunes of the Whitney Stable and Greentree Stud programs.
Race record
6 starts, 1 win, US$160
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Remembrance produced 10 foals, of which at least seven were winners. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in New Jersey, Remembrance was bred by Harry Payne Whitney at his Brookdale Stud. She remained in Whitney’s ownership throughout her racing and breeding careers.
Pedigree notes
Remembrance is inbred 5x4 to the important speed influence Alarm and 5x5 to four-time American champion sire Leamington, a good stakes winner in England. She is a half sister to the high class gelding Borrow (by Hamburg), a major stakes winner in both England and the United States. She is also a half sister to 1907 Lawrence Realization winner Dinna Ken (by Hamburg), 1908 Manhattan Handicap winner Delirium (by Sandringham), multiple stakes winners Dreamer and Slumber II (both by Hamburg), and the multiple stakes-winning steeplechaser Hylas (by Meddler), In addition, Forget is a half sister to Lethe (by All Gold), second dam of 1929 Latonia Derby winner Buddy Basil.
Remembrance and her siblings are out of Forget (by 1889 Brooklyn Handicap winner Exile), one of the best American hurdlers of the 1890s, Forget is a half sister to Frogmore (by Quicklime), dam of 1907 Canadian Derby winner Charlie Gilmore and 1912 Hamilton Derby and Hamilton Cup winner Froglegs (both by Masetto) and third dam of 1938 Eastern Shore Handicap winner Time Alone.
Forget was produced from Forever, a daughter of 1882 Belmont Stakes winner Forester. A half sister to 1895 Tennessee Derby winner Fandango (by Farandole), Forever was in turn produced from Fidele (by Alarm), whose full sister Petticoat is the dam of 1904 Kentucky Derby and Latonia Derby winner Elwood and the second dam of the good stakes winner Dishabille. The next dam in the female line is Lady Scarborough (Leamington x Lady Lumley, by Stockwell’s full brother Rataplan), a half sister to 1884 Travers Stakes winner Rataplan (by Alarm or Reform) and 1882 Hunter Handicap winner Miss Reform (by Leamington or Reform).
Last updated: September 4, 2021
Race record
6 starts, 1 win, US$160
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Remembrance produced 10 foals, of which at least seven were winners. Her important foals are as follow:
- Wendy (1917, by Peter Pan) won three of her 12 starts. She is the dam of 1929 Gazelle Stakes winner March Hare (by Mad Hatter), 1930 Fashion Stakes winner Zelide (by Mad Hatter), and Elf (by Chicle), who won the 1924 Youthful Stakes and Hudson Stakes against males. She is the second dam of 1929 Hopeful Stakes winner Boojum, 1936 Potomac Handicap winner Tatterdemalion, 1941 Top Flight Handicap and Gazelle Stakes winner Tangled, and 1952 Black Helen Handicap winner Roman Miss. Wendy is also the third dam of 1966 Mexican champion sprinter Monte Blanco, 1961 Ladies Handicap winner Mighty Fair, 1943 Champagne Stakes winner Pukka Gin, and 1947 Peter Pan Handicap winner Tailspin.
- Bonus (1919, by All Gold) was stakes-placed on the track. She is the dam of 1931 American Horse of the Year Twenty Grand (by St. Germans), winner of that year’s Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. She is also the dam of 1939 Pimlico Oaks winner Alms (by St. Germans’s stakes-winning son St. Brideaux). In addition, Bonus is the third dam of 1958 American champion 2-year-old filly Quill, 1956 Frizette Stakes winner Capelet, and 1961 Narragansett Special Handicap winner Count Amber.
- Memento (1921, by Pennant) won one of her eight starts. She produced 1931 New Orleans Handicap winner Jimmy Moran (by Lucky Hour) and stakes winners Bring Back (by Memory Lane) and Memory Book (by St. Germans). She is the third dam of 1967 John B. Campbell Handicap winner Quinta, 1957 Arlington Futurity and Washington Park Futurity winner Restless Wind, and 1969 Arcadia Handicap winner Rivet.
- Reminder (1922, by Chicle; a gelding) was a minor stakes winner.
- Token (1923, by Pennant) won the 1926 Hamilton Derby.
- Stars and Bars (1926, by Pennant) won the 1930 Clark Handicap.
- Afterthought (1927, by Mad Hatter) was unraced. She produced claiming stakes winner Reminding (by St. Germans).
Connections
Foaled in New Jersey, Remembrance was bred by Harry Payne Whitney at his Brookdale Stud. She remained in Whitney’s ownership throughout her racing and breeding careers.
Pedigree notes
Remembrance is inbred 5x4 to the important speed influence Alarm and 5x5 to four-time American champion sire Leamington, a good stakes winner in England. She is a half sister to the high class gelding Borrow (by Hamburg), a major stakes winner in both England and the United States. She is also a half sister to 1907 Lawrence Realization winner Dinna Ken (by Hamburg), 1908 Manhattan Handicap winner Delirium (by Sandringham), multiple stakes winners Dreamer and Slumber II (both by Hamburg), and the multiple stakes-winning steeplechaser Hylas (by Meddler), In addition, Forget is a half sister to Lethe (by All Gold), second dam of 1929 Latonia Derby winner Buddy Basil.
Remembrance and her siblings are out of Forget (by 1889 Brooklyn Handicap winner Exile), one of the best American hurdlers of the 1890s, Forget is a half sister to Frogmore (by Quicklime), dam of 1907 Canadian Derby winner Charlie Gilmore and 1912 Hamilton Derby and Hamilton Cup winner Froglegs (both by Masetto) and third dam of 1938 Eastern Shore Handicap winner Time Alone.
Forget was produced from Forever, a daughter of 1882 Belmont Stakes winner Forester. A half sister to 1895 Tennessee Derby winner Fandango (by Farandole), Forever was in turn produced from Fidele (by Alarm), whose full sister Petticoat is the dam of 1904 Kentucky Derby and Latonia Derby winner Elwood and the second dam of the good stakes winner Dishabille. The next dam in the female line is Lady Scarborough (Leamington x Lady Lumley, by Stockwell’s full brother Rataplan), a half sister to 1884 Travers Stakes winner Rataplan (by Alarm or Reform) and 1882 Hunter Handicap winner Miss Reform (by Leamington or Reform).
Last updated: September 4, 2021