Probably the best of Whirlaway's offspring on the track, Scattered was lucky ever to make it to the races as she suffered from such a severe bout of rectal bleeding as a youngster that she nearly bled out. The cause of the bleeding was never discovered, but Scattered survived to become a talented if inconsistent racer and a successful producer who had influence on the American Quarter Horse as well as the Thoroughbred.
Race record
26 starts, 4 wins, 6 seconds, 3 thirds, US$80,275
1947:
1948:
Assessments
Ranked second among American 3-year-old fillies of 1948 by The Blood-Horse.
As an individual
A chestnut mare, Scattered tailed off badly after her performances in the spring and early summer of 1948 and never won again after her score in the 1948 Coaching Club American Oaks.
As a producer
Scattered produced seven named foals, of which six started and five won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Maryland, Scattered was bred by William H. LaBoyteaux's Hop Creek Farm. She was owned by Robert Kleberg's King Ranch, which purchased her for US$23,000 from the 1946 Saratoga yearling sale. She was trained by Max Hirsch. She was pensioned after going barren in 1967, 1969 and 1970 (there is no report for 1968) and died at the advanced age of 34.
Pedigree notes
Scattered is outcrossed through five generations. She is a half sister to stakes winners Imperium (by Piping Rock), Squared Away (by Piping Rock), Yemen (by Bryan G.), Imperial Hill (by Hill Prince) and Speedwell (by Bold Ruler). She is also a half sister to Imperieuse (by Jack High), dam of stakes winner Hi-Sag (by Saggy); to Queens Moon (by Hunters Moon IV), dam of 1968 Spinaway Stakes winner Queen Double (by Double Jay) and stakes winner Lake Chelan (by Bryan G.) and third dam of Grade 3 winner Rexson's Bishop; and to 1973 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Somethingroyal (by Princequillo), whose impressive produce record includes the great Secretariat and the important racer and sire Sir Gaylord.
Scattered is out of the good stakes mare Imperatrice, whose sire Caruso (by Polymelian) was a good juvenile and came back to be a good sprinter at 4. She is one of only three foals produced from unraced Cinquepace, whose sire Brown Bud won the 1927 Travers Midsummer Derby but was a bad sire. Cinquepace is a half sister to Estoril (by Stimulus), who produced stakes winner St. Hugo (by Woodchuck) and is the second dam of stakes winner Trumpet. Another half sister to Cinquepace, Axiom (by Sky Raider) is the dam of stakes winner Merryman (by Radiotherapy), while a third half sister, Boola (by Boojum), is the second dam of stakes winner Fish House.
Cinquepace, in turn, is out of the unraced Teddy mare Assignation, whose stakes-placed half sister Gentle Tryst (by Teddy's great sire son Sir Gallahad III) produced 1941 Ladies' Handicap winner Up the Hill (by Jacopo) and 1953 Narragansett Special winner Sailed Away (by War Admiral) and is the second dam of six stakes winners including 1948 Arlington Lassie Stakes winner Pail of Water and 1960 Everglades Stakes winner Moslem Chief. Another half sister to Assignation, Twilight Tryst (by Sir Gallahad III's champion son Gallant Fox), is the dam of multiple Mexican stakes winner Tupinamba (by Jean Valjean) and is the second dam of juvenile stakes winners Bank Account (by Shut Out) and Doc Eggers (by Royal Gem II). Assignation and her sisters are out of 1927 Irish Oaks winner Cinq a Sept (by Roi Herode).
Books and media
Scattered is profiled in Chapter 7 of Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees 1914-2002 (2003, Eclipse Press).
Last updated: June 15, 2020
Race record
26 starts, 4 wins, 6 seconds, 3 thirds, US$80,275
1947:
- 3rd Autumn Days Stakes (USA, 6FD, Empire City)
- 3rd Marguerite Stakes (USA, 8.5FD, Pimlico)
1948:
- Won Coaching Club American Oaks (USA, 11FD, Belmont)
- Won Pimlico Oaks (USA, 8.5FD, Pimlico)
- 2nd Gazelle Stakes (USA, 8.5FD, Aqueduct)
- 3rd Delaware Oaks (USA, 9FD, Delaware)
Assessments
Ranked second among American 3-year-old fillies of 1948 by The Blood-Horse.
As an individual
A chestnut mare, Scattered tailed off badly after her performances in the spring and early summer of 1948 and never won again after her score in the 1948 Coaching Club American Oaks.
As a producer
Scattered produced seven named foals, of which six started and five won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Hide and Seek (1952, by Alibhai) is the third dam of multiple Australian Group 2 winner and successful sire Gold Brose. She is also the second dam of two-time World Champion Quarter Running Horse Dash for Cash, a two-time champion sire of racing Quarter Horses.
- Here and There (1954, by Middleground) won the 1957 Alabama Stakes but died in a barn fire the night after her victory.
- Disperse (1957, by Middleground) won the 1961 Hempstead Handicap and placed in three stakes including the 1960 Belmont Stakes.
- Humming (1959, by Poised) produced stakes winner Sly Grin (by Good Investment).
Connections
Foaled in Maryland, Scattered was bred by William H. LaBoyteaux's Hop Creek Farm. She was owned by Robert Kleberg's King Ranch, which purchased her for US$23,000 from the 1946 Saratoga yearling sale. She was trained by Max Hirsch. She was pensioned after going barren in 1967, 1969 and 1970 (there is no report for 1968) and died at the advanced age of 34.
Pedigree notes
Scattered is outcrossed through five generations. She is a half sister to stakes winners Imperium (by Piping Rock), Squared Away (by Piping Rock), Yemen (by Bryan G.), Imperial Hill (by Hill Prince) and Speedwell (by Bold Ruler). She is also a half sister to Imperieuse (by Jack High), dam of stakes winner Hi-Sag (by Saggy); to Queens Moon (by Hunters Moon IV), dam of 1968 Spinaway Stakes winner Queen Double (by Double Jay) and stakes winner Lake Chelan (by Bryan G.) and third dam of Grade 3 winner Rexson's Bishop; and to 1973 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Somethingroyal (by Princequillo), whose impressive produce record includes the great Secretariat and the important racer and sire Sir Gaylord.
Scattered is out of the good stakes mare Imperatrice, whose sire Caruso (by Polymelian) was a good juvenile and came back to be a good sprinter at 4. She is one of only three foals produced from unraced Cinquepace, whose sire Brown Bud won the 1927 Travers Midsummer Derby but was a bad sire. Cinquepace is a half sister to Estoril (by Stimulus), who produced stakes winner St. Hugo (by Woodchuck) and is the second dam of stakes winner Trumpet. Another half sister to Cinquepace, Axiom (by Sky Raider) is the dam of stakes winner Merryman (by Radiotherapy), while a third half sister, Boola (by Boojum), is the second dam of stakes winner Fish House.
Cinquepace, in turn, is out of the unraced Teddy mare Assignation, whose stakes-placed half sister Gentle Tryst (by Teddy's great sire son Sir Gallahad III) produced 1941 Ladies' Handicap winner Up the Hill (by Jacopo) and 1953 Narragansett Special winner Sailed Away (by War Admiral) and is the second dam of six stakes winners including 1948 Arlington Lassie Stakes winner Pail of Water and 1960 Everglades Stakes winner Moslem Chief. Another half sister to Assignation, Twilight Tryst (by Sir Gallahad III's champion son Gallant Fox), is the dam of multiple Mexican stakes winner Tupinamba (by Jean Valjean) and is the second dam of juvenile stakes winners Bank Account (by Shut Out) and Doc Eggers (by Royal Gem II). Assignation and her sisters are out of 1927 Irish Oaks winner Cinq a Sept (by Roi Herode).
Books and media
Scattered is profiled in Chapter 7 of Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees 1914-2002 (2003, Eclipse Press).
Last updated: June 15, 2020