Linita was an American Thoroughbred

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...

 racing mare

Mare

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 in California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. Bred and raced by Angelo and Herman Corradini in partnership with George Dorney, she was trained by Clyde Turk

Clyde Turk

Clyde Turk was an American jockey and trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. He began riding horses in the 1920s and in 1929 was riding at the new Agua Caliente Racetrack in Tijuana, Mexico...

 throughout her career.

Linita won seventeen career races of which the majority were important stakes races

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...

 including two editions of the Sequoia Handicap in 1961 and again in 1963.

As a broodmare, Linita's foals met with little success in racing.