Honeymoon | |
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Sire | Beau Pere |
Grandsire | Son-in-Law |
Dam | Panoramic |
Damsire | Chance Shot |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 1943 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Louis B. Mayer |
Owner | 1) Louis B. Mayer 2) W-L Ranch Co. (1947) |
Trainer | 1) Graceton Philpot 2) Wayne B. Stucki (1949) |
Record | 78: 20-14-9 |
Earnings | US$387,760 |
Major wins | |
California Breeders' Champion Stakes (1945) Cinema Handicap (1946) Drexel Handicap (1946) Golden State Breeders' Handicap (1946) Hollywood Derby (1946) Hollywood Oaks (1946) Santa Maria Handicap (1946) Sequoia Handicap (1946) Vanity Handicap (1947) Beverly Handicap (1948) Top Flight Handicap (1948) Vineland Handicap (1948) Queen Isabella Handicap (1948) | |
Honours | |
California Thoroughbred Hall of Fame (1988) Honeymoon Handicap at Hollywood Park. |
Honeymoon (foaled 1943 in California) was an American Thoroughbred race horse who was the first California-bred filly to surpass the $100,000 mark in earnings and who retired with earnings of $387,760. The June 22, 1946 issue of the Los Angeles Times called Honeymoon the "best filly ever bred in California."[1]