Lot

 

Motee

Account of SWETTENHAM STUD, South Australia.

(The property of Swettenham Stud Pty Ltd)

Lot

413

Bay Mare

Box

  L 497

Bay mare Foaled in 1990

Sire

Hopeful Word (USA)

1981

Verbatim

Speak John

Prince John

Well Kept

Never Say Die

Hope Against Hope

Mt. Hope

Nantallah

Mary Lemmon

Hill Prince

Dam

Nutmeg Native (USA)

1977

Raise a Native

Native Dancer

Polynesian

Raise You

Case Ace

Inviting

My Babu

Djebel

Sequence

Count Fleet

 

HOPEFUL WORD (USA) (1981). 18 wins, $US1,073,050, Churchill Downs Clark H., Gr.3. Sire of SW Smithquick (Louisiana Pioneer S., L), Miss Lashawn, Darling Suntan, etc. Sire of the dams of SW Rare Cure, SP Mr. Zach Man and of Lady Ayers, Whydidi, Dust Pebble, Bold Rita, Chapa, Las Devious, Right Lane, We be Movin, Govern Game, Hadifly, Vatrena Raketa, Hope for a Buck, Almonry, Hopeful Creole, Nasty Thoughts, etc. 

 

1st dam

NUTMEG NATIVE, by Raise a Native. Unraced. Three-quarter-sister to MR. PROSPECTOR, Royal Consort, Search for Gold, Gold Mine (dam of ETIQUETTE), half-sister to INTRIGUING HONOR (dam of SHAHRA BAY), WITHOUT PEER, Lovely to Look At (dam of TALL GRASS WALKER). Dam of four named foals, all raced, three winners-

CLAXTON'S SLEW (f. by Seattle Slew). 3 wins from 7f to 9f, Phoenix Park One Thousand Guineas Trial, L, Persian Bold S., L, 2d Leopardstown Ballymacmoy S., Gr.3, 3d Curragh Pretty Polly S., Gr.2. Dam of-

ESCENA (Strawberry Road). 1998 USA Champion 4YO+ filly. 11 wins-2 at 2, US$2,962,639, Breeders' Cup Distaff S., Gr.1, Hollywood Vanity H., Gr.1, Del Mar Ramona H., Gr.1, Oaklawn Apple Blossom H., Gr.1, Churchill Downs Louisville Breeders' Cup H., Gr.2, Oaklawn Fantasy S., Gr.2, 2d Kentucky Oaks, Gr.1, Belmont Mother Goose S., Gr.1, Gazelle H., Gr.1, Saratoga Alabama S., Gr.1, Go for Wand H., Gr.1, Churchill Downs Louisville Breeders' Cup H., Gr.2, Gulfstream Rampart H., Gr.2, 3d Breeders' Cup Distaff S., Gr.1.

HUMBEL (Theatrical). 9 wins-2 at 2-from 1m to 2¼m, £106,934 in Ire. and Ger, Curragh Blandford S., Gr.2, Leopardstown Derby Trial S., Gr.3, Curragh Eyrefield S., L, Ballysax S., L, Leopardstown Saval Beg S., L, 4th Milan Gran Premio d'Italia, Gr.1.

SHOWLADY (Theatrical). 2 wins at 8½f, 1¼m, US$158,640, Meadowlands Boiling Springs H., Gr.3.

MOTEE (f. by Hopeful Word). 4 wins. See below.

Nutmeg Lady (f. by Poison Ivory). Placed in USA. Dam of-

HE'S O K (Schaufuss). 10 wins, Remington Oklahoma Classic Starter H., L, 3d Remington Oklahoma Classics Day Turf H., L.

 

Race Record : 4 wins-2 at 2-at 5½f, 6f, Louisiana Delta Miss S., L, 3d Houston Pecan H., L, 4th Oaklawn Martha Washington S., L.

Produce Record : Dam of six named foals, three to race, two winners.

1996 f. Locomotee, by Last Tycoon. Unraced.

1997 f. Whydidi, by Housebuster. 2 wins at 1250m, 1300m, AJC John Cole H., STC Gary Fyvie Airconditioning H.

1998 f. Lady Ayers, by Bigstone. Winner at 1400m, QTC Gwenda Kleinhanss Maiden H.

1999 f. Toot Toot, by Carnegie. Unraced.

2001 f. Fleur de Belle, by Zabeel. Raced once.

2002 f. Zabeelia, by Zabeel. Unraced.

2003 c. by Stravinsky.

Missed in 2004; not served in 1999.

Served by Stravinsky. Date of last service, 28.10.2004.