The third filly to win the Preakness Stakes, Rhine Maiden was a good if erratic racer in her own day but is little remembered today. She was a failure as a broodmare in spite of her descent from an excellent family.
Race record
Complete record not available.
1915:
1916:
1917:
As an individual
A bay filly, Rhine Maiden was an inconsistent runner. She handled muddy tracks well.
As a producer
Rhine Maiden produced only one unimportant foal, the gelding Rhinegold.
Connections
Rhine Maiden was bred by James Ben Ali Haggin. She was owned by Edward F. Whitney and was trained by Frank Devers.
Pedigree notes
Rhine Maiden is inbred 4x5x5 to seven-time English champion sire Stockwell, winner of the 1852 Two Thousand Guineas and St. Leger Stakes. She is a half sister to Knobbie (by Wrack), whose 10 stakes victories include the 1922 Carter Handicap. Her dam Gold is a full sister to 1907 Hopeful Stakes winner Jim Gaffney and stakes winner Golden Maxim.
Gold, in turn, is out of Miss Maxim (by Maxim, a top racehorse in his native New Zealand), whose dam Ventura (by Virgil) is a full sister to 1881 American champion juvenile filly Memento and 1886 Kentucky Derby winner Ben Ali. Produced from the stakes-winning Lexington mare Ulrica (a half sister to the stakes-winning racehorse and important sire Australian), Ventura is also a half sister to Megara (by Eclipse), whose daughter Spinaway was the American champion juvenile filly of 1880 before becoming an important foundation mare.
Books and media
Rhine Maiden is profiled in Chapter 4 of Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees 1914-2002 (2003, Eclipse Press).
Fun Facts
Last updated: July 3, 2026
Race record
Complete record not available.
1915:
- Won Preakness Stakes (USA, 9FD, Pimlico)
1916:
- Won Clarendon Handicap (USA, Jamaica)
- 3rd Locust Valley Handicap (USA, Belmont)
1917:
- Won Ladies' Handicap (USA, 8FD, Belmont)
- Won Regret Handicap (USA, 8FD, Aqueduct)
As an individual
A bay filly, Rhine Maiden was an inconsistent runner. She handled muddy tracks well.
As a producer
Rhine Maiden produced only one unimportant foal, the gelding Rhinegold.
Connections
Rhine Maiden was bred by James Ben Ali Haggin. She was owned by Edward F. Whitney and was trained by Frank Devers.
Pedigree notes
Rhine Maiden is inbred 4x5x5 to seven-time English champion sire Stockwell, winner of the 1852 Two Thousand Guineas and St. Leger Stakes. She is a half sister to Knobbie (by Wrack), whose 10 stakes victories include the 1922 Carter Handicap. Her dam Gold is a full sister to 1907 Hopeful Stakes winner Jim Gaffney and stakes winner Golden Maxim.
Gold, in turn, is out of Miss Maxim (by Maxim, a top racehorse in his native New Zealand), whose dam Ventura (by Virgil) is a full sister to 1881 American champion juvenile filly Memento and 1886 Kentucky Derby winner Ben Ali. Produced from the stakes-winning Lexington mare Ulrica (a half sister to the stakes-winning racehorse and important sire Australian), Ventura is also a half sister to Megara (by Eclipse), whose daughter Spinaway was the American champion juvenile filly of 1880 before becoming an important foundation mare.
Books and media
Rhine Maiden is profiled in Chapter 4 of Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees 1914-2002 (2003, Eclipse Press).
Fun Facts
- Rhine Maiden is one of six fillies to have won the Preakness. The others are Flocarline (1903), Whimsical (1906), Nellie Morse (1924), Rachel Alexandra (2009), and Swiss Skydiver (2020).
- Rhine Maiden's Preakness victory made 1915 the only year in which fillies have won two legs of the American Triple Crown.
- The 1917 Gazelle Handicap saw the only known meeting between filly winners of American Triple Crown races. 1915 Kentucky Derby winner Regret was an easy winner, while Rhine Maiden ran unplaced.
Last updated: July 3, 2026