Sallie McClelland (USA)
1888 – 1907
Hindoo (USA) x Red-and-Blue (USA), by Alarm (USA)
Family 4-m
"GENETIC GEM"
1888 – 1907
Hindoo (USA) x Red-and-Blue (USA), by Alarm (USA)
Family 4-m
"GENETIC GEM"
Sallie McClelland proved a high-class racer as a juvenile. Her later form was compromised by an injury suffered in the spring of her 3-year-old season, but her earlier form is reflected in her broodmare career. Her daughter Audience won the Kentucky Oaks, and all five of her daughters had some significance as broodmares.
Race record
Race record 29 starts, 8 wins, 8 seconds, 4 thirds, US$57,055
1890:
1891:
Honors
American co-champion 2-year-old filly (1890)
As an individual
A chestnut mare, Sallie McClelland had obvious talent but also had the reputation of being erratic and unreliable while racing as a juvenile. She was injured in a fall in May 1891, an injury that seriously limited her 3-year-old campaign and compromised her subsequent form.
As a producer
Sallie McClelland produced six named foals. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Bred at Runnymede Stud by Colonel Ezekiel Clay and Colonel Catesby Woodford, Sallie McClelland was owned and trained by Byron McClelland, who had originally purchased her as a yearling for the partnership of Roche & McClelland. When the partnership dissolved, he purchased the filly for US$2,600 and named her for his wife. Mrs. McClelland inherited the mare on her husband's death in 1897. The equine Sallie McClelland later passed to the ownership of Mrs. J. B. Ferguson's Kingston Stud.
Pedigree notes
Sallie McClelland is inbred 4x4 to three-time American champion sire Boston and 4x5 to eight-time American champion sire Glencoe. She is a full sister to Bonnie Blue II, dam of two-time American champion filly Blue Girl and 1901 Travers Stakes winner Blues (both by Sir Dixon). Bonnie Blue II is also the dam of Bonnie Star (by Star Shoot), dam of juvenile stakes winner Bonnie Witch (by Broomstick) and second dam of 1926 Spinaway Stakes winner Bonnie Pennant, 1924 Miller Stakes winner Klondyke, and 1922 Demoiselle Stakes winner Cresta.
Red-and-Blue, the dam of Sallie McClelland, is a full sister to 1884 Belmont Stakes winner Panique and a half sister to 1881 Derby Stakes and St. Leger Stakes winner Iroquois, 1879 Preakness Stakes winner Harold, and stakes winners Pera and Francesca, all by Leamington. Francesca produced the stakes-winning colt Pepper (by Hindoo), and Red-and-Blue is also a half sister to the important producer Jaconet (by Leamington; dam of 1888 American co-champion 3-year-old male Sir Dixon and the good stakes winner Belvidere, both by Billet) and to stakes producer Hypatica (by Woodlands). Red-and-Blue and her siblings are out of the stakes-winning Australian mare Maggie B. B., one of the great matriarchs of 19th-century American breeding.
Fun facts
Last updated: July 5, 2024
Race record
Race record 29 starts, 8 wins, 8 seconds, 4 thirds, US$57,055
1890:
- Won Surf Stakes (USA, 5FD, Sheepshead Bay)
- Won Debutante Stakes (USA, 5FD, Morris Park; equaled track record :59)
- Won Great Eclipse Stakes (USA, 6FD, Morris Park)
- Won Atlantic Stakes (USA, 6FD, Monmouth)
- Won Spinaway Stakes (USA, 5FD, Saratoga)
- Won Autumn Stakes (USA, about 6FD, Sheepshead Bay)
- Won Great Eastern Handicap (USA, about 6FD, Sheepshead Bay)
- 2nd Foam Stakes (USA, 5FD, Sheepshead Bay)
- 2nd Dunmow Stakes (USA, 6FD, Morris Park)
- 3rd Junior Champion Stakes (USA, 6FD, Monmouth)
1891:
- Won Alabama Stakes (USA, 9FD, Saratoga)
Honors
American co-champion 2-year-old filly (1890)
As an individual
A chestnut mare, Sallie McClelland had obvious talent but also had the reputation of being erratic and unreliable while racing as a juvenile. She was injured in a fall in May 1891, an injury that seriously limited her 3-year-old campaign and compromised her subsequent form.
As a producer
Sallie McClelland produced six named foals. Her important foals are as follow:
- Frances McClelland (1895, by Bermuda) won the Pepper Stakes as a juvenile. She is the second dam of 1918 Clark Handicap winner Beaverkill and the third dam of 1926 Horse of the Year Crusader. Her more distant descendants include 1960 American champion handicap male Bald Eagle, 1950 Monmouth Oaks and Acorn Stakes winner Siama, 1960 Arlington Handicap winner One-Eyed-King, and 1962 Roamer Handicap winner Dead Ahead.
- Sallie of Navarre (1898, by Henry of Navarre) is the dam of stakes winner Arravan (by Broomstick) and the high-class juvenile Salvidere (by Belvidere) and second dam of 1925 Merchants' and Citizens' Handicap winner Spot Cash.
- Saratoga Belle (1900, by Henry of Navarre) is the dam of multiple stakes winner Fayette (by Ogden), the second dam of 1928 Suburban Handicap winner Dolan and the third dam of 1933 Travers Stakes winner Inlander and 1939 Arkansas Derby winner Ariel Toy. Her more distant descendants include 1941 Alabama Stakes winner War Hazard, 1967 Sapling Stakes winner Subpet, and 1958 Remsen Stakes winner Atoll.
- Audience (1901, by Sir Dixon) won the 1904 Kentucky Oaks and Tennessee Oaks. She is the dam of Whisk Broom II, generally considered the 1913 American Horse of the Year and an important sire. Audience is also the second dam of 1924 Breeders' Futurity winner Candy Kid and 1924 Excelsior Handicap winner Rialto and is the third dam of 1929 Lawrence Realization Stakes winner The Nut and 1935 Wood Memorial Stakes winner Today. Her more distant descendants include two-time American champion Top Flight, 1943 Washington Park Handicap winner Royal Nap, 1947 Frizette Stakes winner Slumber Song, 1947 Sapling Stakes winner Task, and 1966 Arkansas Derby and Omaha Gold Cup winner Better Sea, and the good flat racer and steeplechaser Lovely Night.
- Martha Gorman (1902, by Sir Dixon) placed in a claiming stakes. She is the dam of stakes winners Mediator (by Meddler) and Gormond (by Negofol). Her more distant descendants include 1940 Matron Stakes winner Misty Isle, 1947 Gazelle Stakes winner Cosmic Missile, and the important broodmares Ole Liz and Bourbon Mist.
Connections
Bred at Runnymede Stud by Colonel Ezekiel Clay and Colonel Catesby Woodford, Sallie McClelland was owned and trained by Byron McClelland, who had originally purchased her as a yearling for the partnership of Roche & McClelland. When the partnership dissolved, he purchased the filly for US$2,600 and named her for his wife. Mrs. McClelland inherited the mare on her husband's death in 1897. The equine Sallie McClelland later passed to the ownership of Mrs. J. B. Ferguson's Kingston Stud.
Pedigree notes
Sallie McClelland is inbred 4x4 to three-time American champion sire Boston and 4x5 to eight-time American champion sire Glencoe. She is a full sister to Bonnie Blue II, dam of two-time American champion filly Blue Girl and 1901 Travers Stakes winner Blues (both by Sir Dixon). Bonnie Blue II is also the dam of Bonnie Star (by Star Shoot), dam of juvenile stakes winner Bonnie Witch (by Broomstick) and second dam of 1926 Spinaway Stakes winner Bonnie Pennant, 1924 Miller Stakes winner Klondyke, and 1922 Demoiselle Stakes winner Cresta.
Red-and-Blue, the dam of Sallie McClelland, is a full sister to 1884 Belmont Stakes winner Panique and a half sister to 1881 Derby Stakes and St. Leger Stakes winner Iroquois, 1879 Preakness Stakes winner Harold, and stakes winners Pera and Francesca, all by Leamington. Francesca produced the stakes-winning colt Pepper (by Hindoo), and Red-and-Blue is also a half sister to the important producer Jaconet (by Leamington; dam of 1888 American co-champion 3-year-old male Sir Dixon and the good stakes winner Belvidere, both by Billet) and to stakes producer Hypatica (by Woodlands). Red-and-Blue and her siblings are out of the stakes-winning Australian mare Maggie B. B., one of the great matriarchs of 19th-century American breeding.
Fun facts
- Sallie McClelland's juvenile earnings of $53,969 set an American record for a 2-year-old filly.
Last updated: July 5, 2024