Trick Chick (USA)
April 29, 1966 – c. 1991
Prince John (USA) x Fast Line (USA), by Mr. Busher (USA)
Family 4-m
April 29, 1966 – c. 1991
Prince John (USA) x Fast Line (USA), by Mr. Busher (USA)
Family 4-m
Trick Chick was never able to get to the racetrack but more than made up for this as a broodmare. She produced four stakes winners, including a French champion and an American Grade 1 winner, and stands at the head of one of the major branches of Fast Line's family.
Race record
Unraced
As an individual
A narrow chestnut mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Trick Chick produced 17 named foals, of which 11 started and eight won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Virginia, Trick Chick was bred by Taylor Hardin's Newstead Farm. She sold to Louisa d'A. Carpenter for US$47,500 at the 1967 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale.
Pedigree notes
Trick Chick is outcrossed through five generations. She is a full sister to stakes winner Fairway Fun, dam of 1974 Diana Handicap (USA-G2) winner Fairway Flyer (by Nashua), 1974 Paumonok Handicap (USA-G3) winner Torsion (by Never Bend), and Grade 3-placed stakes winners Fairway Fable and Fun Forever (both by Never Bend); second dam of Grade 2 winner Devil's Cup and Grade 3 winner Northern Fable; and third dam of Grade 3 winner Adhocracy and English Group 3 winner Majmu. She is also a.half sister to 1972 Prix Morny (FR-G1) winner Filiberto (by Ribot) and to triple Grade 1 winner White Star Line (by Northern Dancer), dam of 1990 Prix de Pomone (FR-G2) winner Whitehaven (by Top Ville) and stakes winner Native Wizard (by In Reality); second dam of 1995 Oaks d'Italia (ITY-G1) winner Valley of Gold, 1999 Moyglare Stud Stakes (IRE-G1) winner Preseli, Group 2 winner Harland, and Group 3 winners Dublin, Capricho, Musis Amica and Kong; and third dam of multiple German Group 1 winner Dai Jin, 2010 dual Italian Classic winner Worthadd, Group 2 winners Duff and Samara Dancer; and Group 3 winners Splendid Era, Cap O'Rushes and Eclair Big Bang. In addition, Trick Chick is a half sister to Day Line (by Day Court), dam of 1973 Coaching Club American Oaks (USA-G1) winner Magazine (by Prince John), and to Near Lyn (by Nearctic), Saratoga Trunk (by Raise a Native), and Mlle. Vitesse (by Tom Rolfe), all the second or third dams of graded or group stakes winners.
Trick Chick is out of Fast Line, a half sister to 1948 American champion 3-year-old filly Miss Request (by Requested), who is the second dam of 1972 Nassau County Handicap winner Towzie Tyke and third dam of multiple Puerto Rican champion Moment of True. Fast LIne is also a half sister to Nimble Feet (by Spy Song), dam of multiple stakes winner Big Tim (by Tim Tam); second dam of 1983 Apple Blossom Handicap (USA-G1) winner Miss Huntingdon, French Group 3 winner Black Sulphur and English Group 3 winner Tecorno; and third dam of 1993 Gran Criterium (ITY-G1) winner Torrismondo and 1997 Cigar Mile Handicap (USA-G1) winner Devious Course. In addition, Fast Line is a half sister to Peridot (by Balladier), dam of stakes winner Flying Chief (by Chief Barker).
Fast Line and her siblings were produced from the minor stakes winner Throttle Wide, a daughter of 1929 Pimlico Futurity winner Flying Heels (by Flying Ebony). Throttle Wide, in turn, is out of the non-winning Pataud mare Let Her Fly, a half sister to stakes winners Houston (by Theo. Cook) and Lady Hannibal (by Hannibal) and to Mary's Last (by Terry), dam of multiple stakes winner Kewey Dee (by Okapi). The next dam in the tail-female line, the Fatherless mare Mary King, is out of Merry Maid (by Eolus), a half sister to multiple stakes winner Eonic (by Eon; dam of stakes winner Penn, by Cunard) and a daughter of the St. Blaise mare Mermaid.
Last updated: May 6, 2020
Race record
Unraced
As an individual
A narrow chestnut mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Trick Chick produced 17 named foals, of which 11 started and eight won. Her important foals are as follow:
- On the Sly (1973, by Roi Dagobert) won six stakes races including the 1977 Jockey Club Gold Cup (USA-G1). He died in 1984 but sired 13 stakes winners from 159 named foals including multiple Grade 1 winner Play Fellow.
- Sly Trick (1976, by Vitriolic) never raced produced Italian listed stakes winner Imco Dinamic (by Stately Don).
- Chic Chick (1979, by Bold Forbes) never raced but is the second dam of English Group 3 winner Chicmond.
- Sweet Slew (1980, by Seattle Slew) won the 1983 My Juliet Handicap at Keystone Park. She is the second dam of Grade 2 winner Clark Street and the third dam of Methary, a five-time champion in Bahrain.
- Northern Trick (1981, by Northern Dancer) won the 1984 Prix Diane Hermes (French Oaks, FR-G1) and the Prix Vermeille (FR-G1) and was the French Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old filly of 1984. She is the dam of French listed stakes winner Onda Nova (by Keos) and is the second dam of two-time Brazilian champion Jeune-Turc, 2007 Oaks Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Light Shift, 1999 Tattersalls Gold Cup (IRE-G1) winner Shiva, Grande Prêmio ABCPCC (BRZ-G1) winner Nonno Luigi and French Group 2 winner Limnos. In addition, she is the third dam of multiple English Group 1 winner Ulysses, 2017 Prix Ganay (FR-G1) winner Cloth of Stars, French Group 2 winner Smoking Sun and Grade/Group 3 winners Magadan, Birdie Queen, Explode and Sole Volante, as well as 2013 Spanish champion 3-year-old male Rilke.
- Trick Question (1985, by Lyphard) won the listed Prix Lovelace in France in 1989. He sired 14 winners and 0 stakes winners from 47 named foals.
- Inside Line (1986, by Slew o' Gold) never raced but is the dam of multiple listed stakes winner Inside Affair (by Black Tie Affair).
- A Tad Better (1990, by Northern Prospect) placed third once in four starts. She is the dam of 2005 Old South Handicap winner Pad the Wallet (by Skip Away).
Connections
Foaled in Virginia, Trick Chick was bred by Taylor Hardin's Newstead Farm. She sold to Louisa d'A. Carpenter for US$47,500 at the 1967 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale.
Pedigree notes
Trick Chick is outcrossed through five generations. She is a full sister to stakes winner Fairway Fun, dam of 1974 Diana Handicap (USA-G2) winner Fairway Flyer (by Nashua), 1974 Paumonok Handicap (USA-G3) winner Torsion (by Never Bend), and Grade 3-placed stakes winners Fairway Fable and Fun Forever (both by Never Bend); second dam of Grade 2 winner Devil's Cup and Grade 3 winner Northern Fable; and third dam of Grade 3 winner Adhocracy and English Group 3 winner Majmu. She is also a.half sister to 1972 Prix Morny (FR-G1) winner Filiberto (by Ribot) and to triple Grade 1 winner White Star Line (by Northern Dancer), dam of 1990 Prix de Pomone (FR-G2) winner Whitehaven (by Top Ville) and stakes winner Native Wizard (by In Reality); second dam of 1995 Oaks d'Italia (ITY-G1) winner Valley of Gold, 1999 Moyglare Stud Stakes (IRE-G1) winner Preseli, Group 2 winner Harland, and Group 3 winners Dublin, Capricho, Musis Amica and Kong; and third dam of multiple German Group 1 winner Dai Jin, 2010 dual Italian Classic winner Worthadd, Group 2 winners Duff and Samara Dancer; and Group 3 winners Splendid Era, Cap O'Rushes and Eclair Big Bang. In addition, Trick Chick is a half sister to Day Line (by Day Court), dam of 1973 Coaching Club American Oaks (USA-G1) winner Magazine (by Prince John), and to Near Lyn (by Nearctic), Saratoga Trunk (by Raise a Native), and Mlle. Vitesse (by Tom Rolfe), all the second or third dams of graded or group stakes winners.
Trick Chick is out of Fast Line, a half sister to 1948 American champion 3-year-old filly Miss Request (by Requested), who is the second dam of 1972 Nassau County Handicap winner Towzie Tyke and third dam of multiple Puerto Rican champion Moment of True. Fast LIne is also a half sister to Nimble Feet (by Spy Song), dam of multiple stakes winner Big Tim (by Tim Tam); second dam of 1983 Apple Blossom Handicap (USA-G1) winner Miss Huntingdon, French Group 3 winner Black Sulphur and English Group 3 winner Tecorno; and third dam of 1993 Gran Criterium (ITY-G1) winner Torrismondo and 1997 Cigar Mile Handicap (USA-G1) winner Devious Course. In addition, Fast Line is a half sister to Peridot (by Balladier), dam of stakes winner Flying Chief (by Chief Barker).
Fast Line and her siblings were produced from the minor stakes winner Throttle Wide, a daughter of 1929 Pimlico Futurity winner Flying Heels (by Flying Ebony). Throttle Wide, in turn, is out of the non-winning Pataud mare Let Her Fly, a half sister to stakes winners Houston (by Theo. Cook) and Lady Hannibal (by Hannibal) and to Mary's Last (by Terry), dam of multiple stakes winner Kewey Dee (by Okapi). The next dam in the tail-female line, the Fatherless mare Mary King, is out of Merry Maid (by Eolus), a half sister to multiple stakes winner Eonic (by Eon; dam of stakes winner Penn, by Cunard) and a daughter of the St. Blaise mare Mermaid.
Last updated: May 6, 2020