Bewitch (horse)
| Bewitch | |
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| Sire | Bull Lea |
| Grandsire | Bull Dog |
| Dam | Potheen |
| Damsire | Wildair |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 1945 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Calumet Farm |
| Owner | Calumet Farm |
| Trainer |
Ben Jones H. A. "Jimmy" Jones |
| Record | 55 Starts: 20-10-11 |
| Earnings | $462,605 |
| Major wins | |
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Washington Park Futurity (1947) Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes (1947) Pollyanna Stakes (1947) Princess Pat Stakes (1947) Hyde Park Stakes (1947) Debutante Stakes (1947) Cleopatra Handicap (1948) Artful Handicap (1948) Modesty Stakes (1948) Ashland Stakes (1948) Misty Isle Handicap (1948) Beverly Handicap (1949) Vineland Handicap (1949) Black Helen Handicap (1949) Vanity Handicap (1950) |
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| Awards | |
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American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly (1947) American Champion Older Female Horse (1949) |
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| Honours | |
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U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1977) #89 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century |
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Bewitch (1945–1959) was a Thoroughbred race horse born in 1945 at Calumet Farm, Kentucky, United States in the same crop in which the stallion Bull Lea produced Citation and Coaltown. Each of them was eventually inaugurated into the Thoroughbred Hall of Fame. Bewitch was the only filly of the three.
From her dam, Potheen (purchased by Warren Wright for the small sum of $500), Bewitch inherited the blood of Broomstick, whose sire was the great Ben Brush. On her mother's side also flowed the blood of Peter Pan (sired by Commando) and Hanover (sired by Hindoo).
Trained by the Hall of Famer Ben A. Jones, as a two-year-old Bewitch won her first eight starts, six of them consecutive stakes races. In her first effort, she led throughout and won by six lengths. One of these stakes was the Washington Park Futurity, in which she beat Citation, the only defeat he suffered as a two-year-old.
Before the end of her first season, Ben Jones turned her training over to his son, Jimmy Jones, who also became a member of the Hall of Fame. Bewitch was named the Champion Two-Year-Old Filly for 1947. At the end of her third season, even though she was out of action with bucked shins until late June, she won four of her six starts.
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