A member of a family that had flourished about the time of the American Civil War but had fallen on hard times for a couple of generations, Tea's Over brought about an astounding revival. She produced five stakes winners, but more importantly, her daughters bred on, helping to continue this American branch of Bruce Lowe Family 9 into modern times.
Race record
Unraced
As an individual
A chestnut mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Tea's Over produced 14 named foals. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Tea's Over was bred by Kinzea Stone. She was owned by R. H. Anderson as a broodmare, later passing to the ownership of August Belmont II. She died in 1913.
Pedigree notes
Tea's Over is inbred 3x4 to 1885 American champion sire Virgil and 4x4x4x5 to Virgil's sire Vandal, the best sire son of eight-time American champion sire Glencoe. Tea's Over is also inbred 4x5x5 to 16-time American champion sire Lexington.
Tea's Over was produced from the King Alfonso mare Tea Rose. The next dam in her tail-female line, Tuberose, was sired by Virgil from the Glen Athol mare Buttercup, whose half sister Ivy Leaf (by Australian) produced 1879 American champion older male Bramble (by Bonnie Scotland). Buttercup's dam Bay Flower is a full sister to four stakes winners including the high-class Preakness, generally considered the co-champion American older male of 1875.
Last updated: January 8, 2020
Race record
Unraced
As an individual
A chestnut mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Tea's Over produced 14 named foals. Her important foals are as follow:
- Dick Welles (1900, by King Eric) was one of the best Midwestern horses of his day and won five stakes events. Clio Hogan's Index to Stakes Winners 1865-1967 credits him with 12 stakes winners, among them National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame member Billy Kelly and 1909 Kentucky Derby winner Wintergreen.
- Ort Wells (1901, by King Eric) won the 1904 Lawrence Realization and three other stakes events and is generally regarded as the American co-champion 3-year-old male of 1904 and the American co-champion older male of 1905. He sired only one known stakes winner, Gowell, who won the 1913 Latonia Inaugural Handicap and Ashland Oaks and ran third in that year's Kentucky Derby.
- Security (1903, by Sorcerer) won the 1905 Great Trial Stakes.
- Toggery (1909, by Rock Sand) won the Joliffe Stakes. She is the dam of stakes winners Tailor Maid and Mlle. Dazie, both by Fair Play. Through the latter mare, she is the second dam of 1930 American co-champion 2-year-old male Jamestown and 1928 Youthful Stakes winner Kopeck. Toggery is also the third dam of 1937 Bryan and O'Hara Memorial Handicap winner Busy K. and 1944 Longacres Mile Handicap winner Hard Twist.
- Tea Enough (1911, by Ogden) produced stakes winner Tetley (by Ormondale). She is the second dam of 1932 American Derby winner Gusto, 1931 Washington Handicap winner Clock Tower, 1927 Adirondack Handicap winner One Hour and 1928 Empire City Handicap winner Recreation. She is also the third dam of 1935 Selima Stakes winner Split Second, 1938 Lawrence Realization winner Magic Hour, 1941 Inglewood Handicap winner Sir Jeffrey and 1945 Kentucky Derby winner Hoop, Jr.
- Tea Biscuit (1912, by Rock Sand) produced 1929 Saranac Handicap and Knickerbocker Handicap winner Hard Tack (by Man o' War), sire of 1938 American Horse of the Year Seabiscuit.
- Tea Caddy (1913, by Rock Sand) won the 1915 Tremont Stakes. He sired only two stakes winners, but one of them was Teak, third dam of the modern foundation mare Aspidistra.
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Tea's Over was bred by Kinzea Stone. She was owned by R. H. Anderson as a broodmare, later passing to the ownership of August Belmont II. She died in 1913.
Pedigree notes
Tea's Over is inbred 3x4 to 1885 American champion sire Virgil and 4x4x4x5 to Virgil's sire Vandal, the best sire son of eight-time American champion sire Glencoe. Tea's Over is also inbred 4x5x5 to 16-time American champion sire Lexington.
Tea's Over was produced from the King Alfonso mare Tea Rose. The next dam in her tail-female line, Tuberose, was sired by Virgil from the Glen Athol mare Buttercup, whose half sister Ivy Leaf (by Australian) produced 1879 American champion older male Bramble (by Bonnie Scotland). Buttercup's dam Bay Flower is a full sister to four stakes winners including the high-class Preakness, generally considered the co-champion American older male of 1875.
Last updated: January 8, 2020