Typecast (USA)
April 10, 1966 – c. 1990
Prince John (USA) x Journalette (USA), by Summer Tan (USA)
Family 13-c
April 10, 1966 – c. 1990
Prince John (USA) x Journalette (USA), by Summer Tan (USA)
Family 13-c
Slow to develop, Typecast did not win her first stakes race until age 5. At age 6, she was the best American female in the handicap division on both turf and dirt and a formidable rival to males in long-distance turf races. Although she stayed up to 2 miles with aplomb, she was no mere plodder, beating stakes company over 7 furlongs. She managed to produce only seven foals over a span of 16 years but numbered a Japanese champion among her offspring.
Race record
57 starts, 21 wins, 12 seconds, 9 thirds, US$535,567
1970:
1971:
1972:
Honors
Eclipse Award, American champion handicap female (1972)
Assessments
Rated at 118 pounds on the Daily Racing Form’s Free Handicap for American older females of 1971, 10 pounds below champion Shuvee.
Rated at 128 pounds on the Daily Racing Form’s Free Handicap for American turf females of 1972, 5 pound above second-rated Inca Queen.
As an individual
A well-balanced, sparely-made bay mare standing 16 hands, Typecast was correct with a stayer's build. Idiosyncratic in personality, sher did not like changes to her routine and was a rather finicky eater but handled shipping fairly well nonetheless. She bled once at the Santa Anita winter meeting, but the incident was not repeated. Other than that, she had as tough a constitution as any horseman could wish and was unflinching when set down for a drive.
As a producer
Typecast produced seven named foals, of which five started and four won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Typecast was bred by the Nuckols Brothers. A USA$22,000 yearling, she was owned by Fletcher Jones's Westerly Stud. She was trained by A. T. "Tommy" Doyle. Following the end of her 6-year-old season, Typecast was sold for $725,000 (then a world record for a racing or broodmare prospect) and was kept in training at age 7 until injury ended her career. She was exported to Japan in 1974. After producing three Japanese-bred foals, she was sent to Ireland, where she produced her last registered foal in 1990.
Pedigree notes
Typecast is inbred 3x3 to 1943 American Triple Crown winner and American Horse of the Year Count Fleet, later an American champion sire and broodmare sire. She is also inbred 4x5 to 1929 American Horse of the Year Blue Larkspur, an important sire and broodmare sire. She is a half sister to stakes winner Society Column (by Sir Gaylord), dam of 1985 Jefferson Smurfit Irish St. Leger (IRE-G1) winner Leading Counsel (by Alleged), 1983 Princess Royal Stakes (ENG-G3) winner Sylph (by Alleged), and stakes winner Present the Colors (by Hoist the Flag). Society Column is also the second dam of English Group 2 winner Charmer, French Group 2 winner Privity, and French Group 3 winner Zindari and is the third dam of multiple Argentine Group 1 winner Sally Girl, 2006 Grande Prêmio Major Suckow (BRZ-G1) winner Para-Choque, 2006 Matriarch Stakes (USA-G1) winner Price Tag, Argentine Group 2 winner Candy Gift, and Grade/Group 3 winners Noisette and Orford Ness.
Typecast’s dam Journalette won only twice in a 21-race career, but one of those wins was in the 1961 Alcibiades Stakes. She is a half sister to Melon (by Heliopolis), dam of 1973 Royal Lodge Stakes (ENG-G2) winner Straight as a Die (by Never Bend) and multiple stakes winner Hand to Hand (by Warfare). She is also a half sister to La Morlaye (by Hafiz), dam of 1967 Alcibiades Stakes winner Lady Tramp and multiple stakes winner Popular Demand (both by Sensitivo), second dam of multiple French Group 1 winner Siberian Express and multiple Grade 2 winner Erwin Boy, and third dam of Grade/Group 3 winners Compelling Sound, Creston, and Londrina.
Journalette and her sisters are out of Manzana (by Count Fleet), whose half sister Querida (by Alibhai) is the dam of stakes winners Mr. Hingle (by Bald Eagle) and Queen Janine (by Tompion); the second dam of 1974 Irish champion 2-year-old filly Highest Trump, 1969 American co-champion 2-year-old filly Tudor Queen, 1967 Santa Barbara Handicap winner April Dawn, and Grade 3 winner Charger’s Star; and the third dam of Grade 2 winner Winglet and Group 3 winners Dance Bid and Northern Plain. Manzana and Querida, in turn, are out of 1943 American co-champion 2-year-old filly Durazna, a daughter of Bull Lea out of two-time American champion Myrtlewood and, thus, a half sister to 1942 Kentucky Oaks winner Miss Dogwood (by Bull Lea’s sire Bull Dog) and several other important producers.
Fun facts
Last updated: June 1, 2023
Race record
57 starts, 21 wins, 12 seconds, 9 thirds, US$535,567
1970:
- 2nd Thanksgiving Day Handicap (USA, 8.5FD, Bay Meadows)
- 2nd San Juan Bautista Handicap (USA, 8.5FD, Golden Gate)
- 3rd Osunitas Stakes (USA, 8.5FT, Del Mar)
1971:
- Won Oneonta Handicap (USA, 8.5FD, Santa Anita)
- Won Las Palmas Handicap (USA, 9FT, Santa Anita)
- 2nd Beverly Hills Handicap (USA, 11FT, Hollywood)
- 2nd Ramona Handicap (USA, 9FT, Del Mar)
- 3rd Sunset Handicap (USA,16FT, Hollywood)
1972:
- Won Sunset Handicap (USA, 16FT, Hollywood)
- Won Hollywood Park Invitational Turf Handicap (USA, 12FT, Hollywood)
- Won Long Beach Handicap (first division) (USA, 8.5FT, Hollywood)
- Won Man o' War Stakes (USA, 12FT, Belmont)
- Won Santa Monica Handicap (USA, 7FD, Santa Anita)
- Won Milady Handicap (USA, 8FD, Hollywood)
- 2nd Vanity Handicap (USA, 9FD, Hollywood)
- 2nd Santa Maria Handicap (USA, 8.5FD, Santa Anita)
- 2nd Manhattan Handicap (USA, 11FT, Belmont)
- 2nd match race with Convenience (USA, 9FD, Hollywood)
- 3rd Beverly Hills Handicap (USA, 11FT, Hollywood)
- 3rd Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap (USA, 9FD, Santa Anita)
Honors
Eclipse Award, American champion handicap female (1972)
Assessments
Rated at 118 pounds on the Daily Racing Form’s Free Handicap for American older females of 1971, 10 pounds below champion Shuvee.
Rated at 128 pounds on the Daily Racing Form’s Free Handicap for American turf females of 1972, 5 pound above second-rated Inca Queen.
As an individual
A well-balanced, sparely-made bay mare standing 16 hands, Typecast was correct with a stayer's build. Idiosyncratic in personality, sher did not like changes to her routine and was a rather finicky eater but handled shipping fairly well nonetheless. She bled once at the Santa Anita winter meeting, but the incident was not repeated. Other than that, she had as tough a constitution as any horseman could wish and was unflinching when set down for a drive.
As a producer
Typecast produced seven named foals, of which five started and four won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Pretty Cast (1975, by Cover Up II) won the 1980 Tenno Sho (JPN-G1) and was the Japanese champion older female of that year. She was a disappointing broodmare.
- Merriment (1983, by Kings Lake) placed third once from four starts. She is the third dam of Australian Group 3 winner There’s Only One.
Connections
Foaled in Kentucky, Typecast was bred by the Nuckols Brothers. A USA$22,000 yearling, she was owned by Fletcher Jones's Westerly Stud. She was trained by A. T. "Tommy" Doyle. Following the end of her 6-year-old season, Typecast was sold for $725,000 (then a world record for a racing or broodmare prospect) and was kept in training at age 7 until injury ended her career. She was exported to Japan in 1974. After producing three Japanese-bred foals, she was sent to Ireland, where she produced her last registered foal in 1990.
Pedigree notes
Typecast is inbred 3x3 to 1943 American Triple Crown winner and American Horse of the Year Count Fleet, later an American champion sire and broodmare sire. She is also inbred 4x5 to 1929 American Horse of the Year Blue Larkspur, an important sire and broodmare sire. She is a half sister to stakes winner Society Column (by Sir Gaylord), dam of 1985 Jefferson Smurfit Irish St. Leger (IRE-G1) winner Leading Counsel (by Alleged), 1983 Princess Royal Stakes (ENG-G3) winner Sylph (by Alleged), and stakes winner Present the Colors (by Hoist the Flag). Society Column is also the second dam of English Group 2 winner Charmer, French Group 2 winner Privity, and French Group 3 winner Zindari and is the third dam of multiple Argentine Group 1 winner Sally Girl, 2006 Grande Prêmio Major Suckow (BRZ-G1) winner Para-Choque, 2006 Matriarch Stakes (USA-G1) winner Price Tag, Argentine Group 2 winner Candy Gift, and Grade/Group 3 winners Noisette and Orford Ness.
Typecast’s dam Journalette won only twice in a 21-race career, but one of those wins was in the 1961 Alcibiades Stakes. She is a half sister to Melon (by Heliopolis), dam of 1973 Royal Lodge Stakes (ENG-G2) winner Straight as a Die (by Never Bend) and multiple stakes winner Hand to Hand (by Warfare). She is also a half sister to La Morlaye (by Hafiz), dam of 1967 Alcibiades Stakes winner Lady Tramp and multiple stakes winner Popular Demand (both by Sensitivo), second dam of multiple French Group 1 winner Siberian Express and multiple Grade 2 winner Erwin Boy, and third dam of Grade/Group 3 winners Compelling Sound, Creston, and Londrina.
Journalette and her sisters are out of Manzana (by Count Fleet), whose half sister Querida (by Alibhai) is the dam of stakes winners Mr. Hingle (by Bald Eagle) and Queen Janine (by Tompion); the second dam of 1974 Irish champion 2-year-old filly Highest Trump, 1969 American co-champion 2-year-old filly Tudor Queen, 1967 Santa Barbara Handicap winner April Dawn, and Grade 3 winner Charger’s Star; and the third dam of Grade 2 winner Winglet and Group 3 winners Dance Bid and Northern Plain. Manzana and Querida, in turn, are out of 1943 American co-champion 2-year-old filly Durazna, a daughter of Bull Lea out of two-time American champion Myrtlewood and, thus, a half sister to 1942 Kentucky Oaks winner Miss Dogwood (by Bull Lea’s sire Bull Dog) and several other important producers.
Fun facts
- In show business, being "typecast" refers to an actor or actress being continually cast in the same type of roles and usually not even being considered for other types of roles (for example, an actor who is popular for horror roles but is never given any realistic chance to audition for a romantic lead or a part in a light comedy). Because of this application, "typecast" has become a synonym for "stereotyped."
- Typecast became the namesake for a stakes race at Hollywood Park.
Last updated: June 1, 2023