Princess Doreen
| Princess Doreen | |
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| Sire | Spanish Prince |
| Grandsire | Ugly |
| Dam | Lady Doreen |
| Damsire | Ogden |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1921 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | John E. Madden |
| Owner | Audley Farm Stable B.B. and Montfort Jones |
| Trainer | Kay Spence |
| Record | 94 Starts: 34-15-17 |
| Earnings | $174,745 |
| Major wins | |
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Kentucky Oaks (1924) Falls City Handicap (1924) Coaching Club American Oaks (1924) Saratoga Handicap (1926) |
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| Awards | |
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American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (1924) American Champion Older Female Horse (1925, 1926) |
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| Honours | |
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U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1982) Princess Doreen Drive in Lexington, Kentucky |
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| Last updated on December 15, 2007 | |
Princess Doreen (1921–1952) was a Thoroughbred racehorse best known for being the top American female money-winner. After showing promising form as a two-year-old she improved to be the best female racehorse of her generation for the next three seasons. Not only did she race males and win, but she did so carrying high weight (often up to 133 pounds) for four years.
Princess Doreen was a bay mare bred by John E. Madden at his stud farm, Hamburg Place, in Kentucky. She was sired by Spanish Prince a British horse which won several major sprint races between 1910 and 1913 including the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot and two editions of the July Cup. Her dam, Lady Doreen, was of little account as a racehorse but had an excellent pedigree, being a half-sister to the Kentucky Derby winner Sir Barton and to Sir Martin a colt which won major races on both sides of the Atlantic.
Princess Doreen was trained by the former jockey Kay Spence; Spence said that Princess Doreen represented the pinnacle of his success.
At two, Princess Doreen placed in the Ft. Thomas Handicap, and came third in the Matron Stakes. In the following year she won the Kentucky Oaks, the Falls City Handicap, the Labor Day Handicap, the Covington Handicap, and the Coaching Club American Oaks, and placed in the Chicago Special, the Alabama Stakes, the Gadsden D. Bryan Memorial Handicap, the Latonia Oaks, and the Prince George Handicap. In October 1924, Princess Doreen participated in what was called the International Special, where three races would take place. The third race took place at the old Latonia Race Track in Covington, Kentucky for a purse of $50,000. Those racing included Chilhowee, Epinard, Mad Play, Sarazen. Princess Doreen was the lone filly of this group. Sarazen placed first, Epinard second, and Mad Play third.
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