Untidy

Untidy (foaled 1920 in New Jersey) was an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse owned by Helen Hay Whitney's Greentree Stable and trained by Jimmy Rowe Jr. and head trainer Scott Harlan. Untidy's performance in 1923 would see her named in retrospective as the American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly.[1]

For a definition of the word "untidy", see the Wiktionary entry untidy.
Untidy
SireSweep
GrandsireBen Brush
DamCafe Au Lait
DamsireMeddler
SexMare
Foaled1920
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederGreentree Stud
OwnerGreentree Stable
TrainerJames G. Rowe Jr. & Scott Harlan
Record23 starts, 4 wins
EarningsUS$29,215
Major wins
Alabama Stakes (1923)
Gazelle Stakes (1963)
Kentucky Oaks (1923)
Awards
American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (1923)

Racing career

A winner at age two of a maiden race, Untidy came into her own at age three. She was trained by Jimmy Rowe Jr. for her wins in the Kentucky Oaks and Gazelle Stakes.[2][3] In August, Greentree Stables' head trainer Scott Harlan took over and was the trainer of record for Untidy's win in the Alabama Stakes.

A filly about whom racing publications frequently remarked on her beauty, in addition to her wins in important stakes races Untidy regularly ran against her male counterparts in top level races. She notably ran second in the 1923 Manhattan Handicap and second to that year's Kentucky Derby winner and future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame colt Zev in the Lawrence Realization Stakes.[4][5][6]

Broodmare

In the spring of 1924 Unity was sent to stand as a broodmare at the famous Rancocas Stud in Jobstown, New Jersey.[7] Of her offspring, the most successful in racing was First Minstrel, a winner for Greentree Stable of the Junior Champion and Sanford Stakes in 1933.[8]

Pedigree
Pedigree of Untidy, bay filly, 1920
Sire
Sweep		 Ben Brush Bramble Bonnie Scotland
Ivy Leaf
Roseville Reform
Albia
Pink Domino Domino Himyar
Mannie Gray
Belle Rose Beaudesert
Monte Rosa
Dam
Cafe Au Lait		 Meddler St. Gatien The Rover
Saint Editha
Busybody Petrarch
Spinaway
Gunfire Hastings Spendthrift
Cinderella
Royal Gun Royal Hampton
Spring Gun (family: 1-h)

References
  1. The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts Archived September 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Untidy Captures the Kentucky Oaks". New York Times, Section Sports, page 3. 1923-09-27. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  3. "Untidy Easy Victor In Gazelle Stakes". New York Times, Section Sports, page 12. 1923-06-29. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  4. "Untidy Grand Looking Filly". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1924-04-03. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  5. "Untidy (USA)". American Classic Pedigrees (Avalyn Hunter). 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  6. "Zev Defeats Untidy in the Realization; Kentucky Derby Victor Takes First Test for Match With Papyrus". New York Times, Section Sports, page 1. 1923-09-09. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  7. "Untidy Is Retired To Stud". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1924-05-02. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  8. "Juveniles Topped by First Minstrel". New York Times, Section Sports, page 1. 1933-12-17. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
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