| Close Hatches | |
|---|---|
 Close Hatches in the walking ring for the 2014 Ogden Phipps | |
| Sire | First Defence |
| Grandsire | Unbridled's Song |
| Dam | Rising Tornado |
| Damsire | Storm Cat |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 31 January 2010 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay or Brown |
| Breeder | Millsec Limited |
| Owner | Juddmonte Farms |
| Trainer | Bill Mott |
| Record | 13: 9-2-0 |
| Earnings | $2,707,300 |
| Major wins | |
| Gazelle Stakes (2013) Mother Goose Stakes (2013) Cotillion Handicap (2013) Azeri Stakes (2014) Apple Blossom Handicap (2014) Ogden Phipps Handicap (2014) Personal Ensign Stakes (2014) | |
| Awards | |
| American Champion Older Female Horse (2014) | |
Close Hatches (foaled January 31, 2010) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse. Unraced as a two-year-old, she emerged as one of the leading fillies of her generation in the United States in 2013 when she won five of her eight races including the Gazelle Stakes, Mother Goose Stakes and Cotillion Handicap. In the following year she won the Grade II Azeri Stakes before recording successive Grade I victories in the Apple Blossom Handicap, Ogden Phipps Handicap and Personal Ensign Stakes.