Flower Bowl
Encyclopedia
Flower Bowl was an American Thoroughbred
Filly
racehorse
and an outstanding broodmare. Bred and raced by Isabel Dodge Sloane's
Brookmeade Stable
, she was out of the mare Flower Bed and sired by the unraced British stallion Alibhai
, who became a significant sire in the United States of other good runners such as 1954 Kentucky Derby
winner Determine
, the 1958 American Champion Older Female Horse Bornastar, plus Your Host
and Traffic Judge
, among others.
Conditioned for racing by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
trainer Preston Burch
, Flower Bowl was an excellent runner at longer distances. She notably won the then richest race for female horses, the 1¼ mile Delaware Handicap
, in June http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_B4uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y4AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=776,4205403&dq=flower-bowl+delaware+handicap+trainer&hl=en and then October's 1½ mile Ladies Handicap
at Belmont Park
. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_Z8SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4PYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5960,476363&dq=flower-bowl+ladies+handicap&hl=en
After giving birth to His Majesty, on the following morning of April 18, 1968, Flower Bowl began hemorrhaging
and died after efforts to save her proved futile. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10617FA355D147493CBA8178FD85F4C8685F9 She is buried in the Darby Dan Farm equine cemetery. http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/Graves/cem/GraveMattersDarbyDan.html The Grade 1
Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes
at Belmont Park is named in her honor.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
Filly
Filly
A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
racehorse
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
and an outstanding broodmare. Bred and raced by Isabel Dodge Sloane's
Isabel Dodge Sloane
Isabel Cleves Dodge Sloane was an American heiress and socialite who owned a major Thoroughbred horse racing stable and breeding farm....
Brookmeade Stable
Brookmeade Stable
Brookmeade Stable was a successful thoroughbred horse racing stable owned by heiress and socialite Isabel Dodge Sloane. Sloane first won using the name Brookmeade Stable at the Manly Memorial Steeplechase at Pimlico in 1924....
, she was out of the mare Flower Bed and sired by the unraced British stallion Alibhai
Alibhai (horse)
Alibhai was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who was purchased by Hollywood movie mogul Louis B. Mayer for 3,200 guineas and brought to the United States. He was sired by Epsom Derby winner Hyperion who was a six-time leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland. Grandsire Gainsborough was the 1918...
, who became a significant sire in the United States of other good runners such as 1954 Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
winner Determine
Determine
Determine , was a multiple stakes winning American Thoroughbred race horse. By Alibhai . Determine's dam was Koubis, born with a cleft palate. Her breeder, Dr...
, the 1958 American Champion Older Female Horse Bornastar, plus Your Host
Your Host (horse)
Your Host was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Foaled in California, he was by the imported British stallion Alibhai out of the Irish mare Boudoir by the French stallion Mahmoud. Bred in the stables of Louis B. Mayer , Your Host was owned by Mayer's son-in-law and trained by Harry L. Daniels...
and Traffic Judge
Traffic Judge
Traffic Judge was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was owned by Clifford Mooers, proprietor of Walnut Springs Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, and trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Woody Stephens...
, among others.
Conditioned for racing by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
trainer Preston Burch
Preston M. Burch
Preston Morris Burch was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, breeder, and owner. -Biography:...
, Flower Bowl was an excellent runner at longer distances. She notably won the then richest race for female horses, the 1¼ mile Delaware Handicap
Delaware Handicap
The Delaware Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid July at Delaware Park Racetrack in Wilmington, Delaware. The Grade II race is open to filles and mares, age three and up, willing to race one and one-quarter miles on the dirt....
, in June http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_B4uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y4AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=776,4205403&dq=flower-bowl+delaware+handicap+trainer&hl=en and then October's 1½ mile Ladies Handicap
Ladies Handicap
The Ladies Handicap is a historic American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies three years of age and older that is held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. Inaugurated at the Jerome Park Racetrack in 1868, it is the oldest stakes race in the U.S. exclusively for fillies and mares...
at Belmont Park
Belmont Park
Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse-racing facility located in Elmont in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island adjoining New York City. It first opened on May 4, 1905...
. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_Z8SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4PYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5960,476363&dq=flower-bowl+ladies+handicap&hl=en
As a broodmare
Flower Bowl was retired to broodmare duty at Darby Dan Farm in the spring of 1957. Her top foals were:- Bowl of FlowersBowl of FlowersBowl of Flowers was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred Champion racehorse.Bowl of Flowers was the product of two horses owned by Isabel Dodge Sloane...
(b. 1958) by SailorSailor (horse)Sailor was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred and raced by heiress Isabel Dodge Sloane's Brookmeade Stable, he was out of the Brookmeade mare Flota and sired by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Eight Thirty....
- U.S. Racing Hall of FameNational Museum of Racing and Hall of FameThe National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
inductee who was the 1960 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly and the 1961 American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly; - GraustarkGraustark (horse)Graustark was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was a favorite to win the 1966 Kentucky Derby until an injury prematurely ended his career.-Background:Bred by renowned sportsman John W...
(b. 1963) by RibotRibot (horse)Ribot was an Italian bay Thoroughbred racehorse, considered the strongest horse of all time.Undefeated in 16 races, he won over distances ranging from 5 furlongs to 1m 7f , in three different countries and in all types of track conditions...
- outstanding runner whose career was cut short by injury. 1985 Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & IrelandLeading broodmare sire in Great Britain & IrelandThe list below shows the leading sire of broodmares in Great Britain and Ireland for each year since 1899. This is determined by the amount of prizemoney won during the year by racehorses which were foaled by a daughter of the sire.-----References:*...
; - His MajestyHis Majesty (horse)His Majesty was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and Champion sire. He was bred by John W. Galbreath and raced under the colors of his Darby Dan Farm. A full brother to Graustark, His Majesty was a son of the undefeated superstar European runner and three-time Leading sire in Great Britain and...
(b. 1968) by RibotRibot (horse)Ribot was an Italian bay Thoroughbred racehorse, considered the strongest horse of all time.Undefeated in 16 races, he won over distances ranging from 5 furlongs to 1m 7f , in three different countries and in all types of track conditions...
- Graded stakes winner and the Leading sire in North AmericaLeading sire in North AmericaThe list below shows the leading sire of Thoroughbred racehorses in North America for each year since 1830. This is determined by the amount of prizemoney won by the sire's progeny during the year...
in 1982.
After giving birth to His Majesty, on the following morning of April 18, 1968, Flower Bowl began hemorrhaging
Bleeding
Bleeding, technically known as hemorrhaging or haemorrhaging is the loss of blood or blood escape from the circulatory system...
and died after efforts to save her proved futile. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10617FA355D147493CBA8178FD85F4C8685F9 She is buried in the Darby Dan Farm equine cemetery. http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/Graves/cem/GraveMattersDarbyDan.html The Grade 1
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes
Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes
The Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes is an American Grade I race for thoroughbred fillies and mares run in early October at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York...
at Belmont Park is named in her honor.