Spy Song

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Spy Song
SireBalladier
GrandsireBlack Toney
DamMata Hari
DamsirePeter Hastings
SexStallion
Foaled1943
CountryUnited States
ColorBrown
BreederDixiana Farm
OwnerDixiana Farm
TrainerJack C. Hodgins
Record36: 15–9–4
Earnings$206,325
Major wins
Arlington Futurity (1945)
Hawthorne Sprint Handicap (1946)
Chicago Handicap (1947)
Myrtlewood Stakes (1947)
Clang Handicap (1947)
Hawthorne Speed Handicap (1947)
Last updated on August 9, 2017

Spy Song (1943–1973)[1] was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was sired by 1934 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt Balladier and out of two-time Champion filly, Mata Hari.[2] He was bred at owner Charles Fisher's Dixiana Farm and raced under the colors of his Dixiana Stable.[1]

Among his wins, Spy Song won the 1945 Arlington Futurity[3] and ran second to Assault in the 1946 Kentucky Derby.[4] He retired having won fifteen of thirty-six starts with earnings of $206,325.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Spy Song". American Classic Pedigrees. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  2. ^ Spy Song's pedigree
  3. ^ Milwaukee Journal - July 29, 1945
  4. ^ Tuscaloosa News - May 5, 1946