Mollie McCarty
| Mollie McCarty | |
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| Sire | Monday |
| Grandsire | Colton |
| Dam | Hennie Farrow |
| Damsire | Shamrock (iiu) |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1873 |
| Country | USA (California) |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Adolph Mallard |
| Owner |
Theodore Winters |
| Trainer | Bud Doble (for Baldwin) |
| Record | 17: 15-2-0 |
| Major wins | |
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California Derby (1876) Garden City Cup (1879) |
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| Last updated on 22 February 2011 | |
Theodore Winters
Mollie McCarty, (sometimes spelled Mollie McCarthy), foaled in 1873, was an outstanding California-based Thoroughbred racehorse who won her first 13 race starts and was second on the two occasions when she was defeated.
Mollie McCarty was by bred by Adolph Mallard and was by Monday (by Colton, by Lexington), who had broken down early in his career, but when standing in Marin County, California, he sired Mollie McCarty as well as Joe Hooker, sire of the good filly, Yo Tambien (bred by Winters). Her dam, Hennie Farrow (1853) by Shamrock (imported in utero), was a good broodmare who also produced Mayflower (1867, by Eclipse, dam of Joe Hooker.), Shannon (grandsire of Racine, a track and national record holder), Electra (1871, a mare by Eclipse, that established a good family), and Flood (1877, a good racehorse and sire). Hennie Farrow, had been owned for years by a Californian named J. B. Chase. They were from the old American, A10 family which traced to the Harrison of Brandon Mare.
Winning her first and only start as a two-year-old, at three Mollie won six consecutive races. Two of these wins were on the same day: September 8, 1876 at the Agricultural Park in Sacramento, California. At the end of her second season she won a $10,000 purse in a four-heat race in San Francisco, California for females of all ages. There was a clause in that race which effectively said that if a horse was distanced (meaning they'd given up or were so far behind they might as well give up), no prize would be awarded. Mollie distanced all but one of her rivals in the first heat. By this, she saved the track the trouble of paying out third and fourth place money. She also won the California Derby in 1876. Mollie McCarty was raced until she was four exclusively in California for Theodore Winters (called Black T because of his huge black moustache).
At age four, she started in another four-mile heat. Again she outdistanced all but one horse named Bazar. Again she saved the track money. She then went on to win four more races, although a big race (meaning a big purse) was cancelled on February 22, 1877, due to bad weather. Instead, on March 2, Mollie was entered into a two-mile match against Jake, again in Sacramento. Though they were the same age, she conceded 14 pounds to Jake. Because Jake's rider couldn't make the weight, Mollie's 14 pounds was reduced to 11 pounds, and she beat Jake in straight heats.
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