Warrior Lass showed little of the smashing talent of her sire as a race mare, and her one stakes-winning son made no mark as a sire. It was left to her daughters to make her legacy, and they did so in emphatic fashion, their produce including two Classic winners and a Kentucky Broodmare of the Year.
Race record
6 starts, 1 win, 1 second, 0 thirds, US$900
As an individual
A chestnut mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Warrior Lass produced 15 named foals, of which 13 were starters and 10 were winners. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Warrior Lass was bred and owned by F. Wallis Armstrong. All her foals were bred in the name of Wallace's Meadowview Stud.
Pedigree notes
Warrior Lass is outcrossed through five generations. She is a half sister to 1936 Arlington Futurity winner Case Ace (by Teddy), multiple stakes winner Teddy Haslam (by Teddy), and Appeal (by John P. Grier), dam of 1938 Gazelle Stakes winner Invoke (by Teddy) and stakes winner The Finest (by Teddy) and second dam of six stakes winners including 1945 Dwyer Handicap winner Wildlife and 1952 American Handicap winner Admiral Drake. Warrior Lass is also a half sister to Psyche (by John P. Grier), dam of 1937 Blue Grass Stakes winner Fencing (by Chance Shot); to Kiss (by Teddy), dam of multiple stakes winner Gabe Paul (by Sickle); and to Granheart (by Granville), dam of 1957 Toboggan Handicap winner Decimal (by Slide Rule).
Warrior Lass and her siblings were produced from Sweetheart, winner of the 1925 Ashland and Camden handicaps and second in the 1923 Kentucky Oaks. A half sister to the minor stakes winner Tuskegee (by Black Toney), Sweetheart is out of the Voter mare Humanity, a mare imported to the United States in 1917 by her breeder, John Sanford, and later a foundation mare for Brownell Combs. Produced from Red Cross IV (by the top French stayer Macdonald II), Humanity is from a female line tracing back to Rouge Rose, the purported dam of the great racer and sire Bend Or (see The Mystery of Bend Or).
Last updated: August 11, 2021
Race record
6 starts, 1 win, 1 second, 0 thirds, US$900
As an individual
A chestnut mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Designated as a Reine-de-Course by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker, Warrior Lass produced 15 named foals, of which 13 were starters and 10 were winners. Her important foals are as follow:
- Mistress Grier (1931, by John P. Grier) won one of six starts. She is the dam of 1946 Pimlico Oaks winner Red Shoes (by Easton), the second dam of 1955 American co-champion 2-year-old filly Nasrina and 1954 Maskette Handicap winner Ballerina and the third dam of 1965 Prix d.Aumale winner Nasambi.
- Marching Home (1932, by John P. Grier) won 13 of 65 starts but did not earn any black type during her racing career. She is the dam of 1944 Belmont Stakes winner Bounding Home and multiple stakes winners Breezing Home and Romping Home (all by Espino). Marching Home is also the third dam of 1976 Vanity Handicap (USA-G1) winner Miss Toshiba, 1968 San Bernardino Handicap winner Tiltable, and 1971 Jersey Derby winner Bold Reasoning.
- Knickerbocker (1936, by Teddy) won the 1939 Metropolitan Handicap. He sired only 13 foals, including one minor stakes winner.
- Little Rebel (1939, by John P. Grier) won one of her eight starts. She is the dam of 1951 Preakness Stakes winner Bold (by By Jimminy).
- Lasso (1940, by John P. Grier) never raced but is the second dam of 1965 Beverly Handicap winner Swoonalong and the third dam of Grade III winner Beira.
- Easton Queen (1943, by Easton) was stakes-placed as a juvenile. She is the dam of stakes winner Smart Apple (by Jet Pilot).
- War East (1947 by Easton) won one of 12 starts. She is the dam of stakes winner Dos Equis (by Poona II) and of 1971 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Iberia (by Heliopolis), whose produce includes two-time American champion Riva Ridge (by First Landing).
Connections
Warrior Lass was bred and owned by F. Wallis Armstrong. All her foals were bred in the name of Wallace's Meadowview Stud.
Pedigree notes
Warrior Lass is outcrossed through five generations. She is a half sister to 1936 Arlington Futurity winner Case Ace (by Teddy), multiple stakes winner Teddy Haslam (by Teddy), and Appeal (by John P. Grier), dam of 1938 Gazelle Stakes winner Invoke (by Teddy) and stakes winner The Finest (by Teddy) and second dam of six stakes winners including 1945 Dwyer Handicap winner Wildlife and 1952 American Handicap winner Admiral Drake. Warrior Lass is also a half sister to Psyche (by John P. Grier), dam of 1937 Blue Grass Stakes winner Fencing (by Chance Shot); to Kiss (by Teddy), dam of multiple stakes winner Gabe Paul (by Sickle); and to Granheart (by Granville), dam of 1957 Toboggan Handicap winner Decimal (by Slide Rule).
Warrior Lass and her siblings were produced from Sweetheart, winner of the 1925 Ashland and Camden handicaps and second in the 1923 Kentucky Oaks. A half sister to the minor stakes winner Tuskegee (by Black Toney), Sweetheart is out of the Voter mare Humanity, a mare imported to the United States in 1917 by her breeder, John Sanford, and later a foundation mare for Brownell Combs. Produced from Red Cross IV (by the top French stayer Macdonald II), Humanity is from a female line tracing back to Rouge Rose, the purported dam of the great racer and sire Bend Or (see The Mystery of Bend Or).
Last updated: August 11, 2021