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Leallah
SireNasrullah
GrandsireNearco
DamLea Lark
DamsireBull Lea
SexFilly
Foaled1954
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederCharlton Clay
OwnerCharlton Clay
TrainerMacKenzie Miller
Record20: 10-2-2
EarningsUS$152,784
Major wins
Alcibiades Stakes (1956)
Lassie Stakes
Astoria Stakes (1956)
Colleen Stakes (1956)
Falls City Handicap (1957)
Honours
DRF & TSD American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly (1956)

Leallah (foaled February 7, 1954 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse won seven of her eight starts in her first year of racing[1] and was voted the 1956 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly by Daily Racing Form and Turf & Sports Digest.[2]

Racing career

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1956: two-year-old season

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Leallah was conditioned for racing by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee MacKenzie Miller.[3] She made her racing debut on June 12, 1956 with a win under Eddie Arcaro at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.[4] She and Arcaro won another non-stakes race a week later on the same track then was sent to Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey where she equaled the track record for five furlongs with a time of one minute, four seconds flat in easily winning the Colleen Stakes.[5] After winning the July 7th Lassie Stakes under Bill Hartack at Chicago's Arlington Park,[6] Leallah then came back to Long Island, New York and won the Astoria Stakes at Jamaica Race Course. Reporting on the race, the July 19, 1956 edition of the New York Times wrote that "Leallah's reputation as the "wonder filly" of the season grew at the Jamaica race track yesterday."[7]

On August 14, 1956, on a very muddy track for the Princess Pat Stakes at Washington Park Racetrack in Chicago, Leallah lost for the first and only time during her two-year-old season when she slogged home fourth to winner, Splendored.[8] Leallah was scheduled to run in late August in the Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga Race Course but after heavy rains resulted in a sloppy track her trainer made the decision not to run. She then won a non-stakes sprint at Belmont Park in late September before closing out her 1956 campaign with her seventh win in the October 13th Alcibiades Stakes at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.[9]

Leallah was voted the Champion two-year-old filly by the New York Morning Telegraph / Daily Racing Form[10] and the Turf and Sport Digest.[11] The rival Thoroughbred Racing Association award was won by Romanita.[12]

1957: three-year-old season

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Although at age three in 1957 Leallah did not match her 1956 performances, during the latter part of the year she returned to top form. On October 10 she set a new track record at Keeneland Race Course of 1:09 flat for six furlongs on dirt.[13] and on November 3 she won the important Falls City Handicap at Churchill Downs.[14]

Broodmare

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Leallah's impeccable breeding and on-track performances made her a very valuable broodmare. She was retired after her three-year-old campaign to stand at her olwners Marchmont Farm on Winchester Road near Paris, Kentucky. Bred to important stallions such as Round Table, Swaps, Sir Ivor, Vaguely Noble, Herbager,[15] her best foal to race was Go Marching by Princequillo who was sold to Warner L. Jones, Jr. as an unnamed two-year-old colt in a May 1967 Fasig-Tipton sale at Belmont Park for a record $210,000.[16]

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Leallah
Sire
Nasrullah 		Nearco Pharos Phalaris
Scapa Flow
Nogara Havresac
Catnip
Mumtaz Begum Blenheim Blandford
Malva
Mumtaz Mahal The Tetrarch
Lady Josephine
Dam
Lea Lark 		Bull Lea Bull Dog Teddy
Plucky Liege
Rose Leaves Ballot
Colonial
Colosseum Ariel Eternal
Adana
Arena St. James
Oval

References

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  1. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (June 26, 1957). "Outer Space Beats Wana by Three Lengths at Belmont; FAVORITE SCORES 4TH TIME IN ROW Boland Guides Outer Space to Easy Victory--Bonnet Triumphs in Sprint". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  2. ^ The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts Archived 2012-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Wall, Maryjean (September 13, 1995). "Hall Of Fame Trainer Miller, 73, Is Retiring". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. C1. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (June 12, 1956). "Red Hannigan Beats Summer Tan in Sprint at Belmont; SCORE IN FEATURE IS 4TH FOR ARCARO He Rides Red Hannigan to a -Length Victory, Spoils Summer Tan Comeback Triumphs With Leallah". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  5. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (July 1, 1956). "Leallah Equals Monmouth Park Record in Capturing $25,200 Colleen Sprint; 19-10 CHOICE FIRST BY 4 LENGTHS PLUS Leallah Defeats Marullah in 1:04, Ties Track Mark for Five Furlongs and Half Lead Captured at Turn". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  6. ^ Shevlin, Maurice (July 8, 1956). "Leallah and Hartack Win $95,180 Lassie". Chicago Tribune. p. 37. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (July 19, 1956). "Leallah Beats Marullah in $22,100 Astoria Stakes at Jamaica for Fifth Straight; UNDEFEATED FILLY PAYS $2.70 FOR $2 Ahead Almost From Start, Leallah Captures Sprint by Nearly a Length Leallah Spurred by Challenge Oh Johnny Wins by Head". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  8. ^ "Princess Pat Stakes Won By Splendored". The Baltimore Sun. Associated Press. August 14, 1956. p. 15. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Boenzi), The New York Times (by Neal (October 14, 1956). "Dedicate Defeats Summer Tan in $129,850 Gold Cup Handicap at Hawthorne; 9-TO-5 FAVORITE SCORES IN PHOTO Dedicate, Boland Up, Holds On Gamely to Triumph-- Find Finishes Third Hasseyampa Is Fourth Erb Rides Summer Tan Leallah First at Keeneland". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  10. ^ "Swaps Top Horse Of Year In Poll". The Los Angeles Times. United Press. November 28, 1956. p. 69. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Magazine Tabs Swaps Top Horse". The Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. December 19, 1956. p. C4. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Sweep for Swaps". Leader-Post. Associated Press. December 7, 1955. p. 39. Retrieved July 14, 2012 – via Google News Archive.
  13. ^ "SAFE MESSAGE SCORES; 13-1 Shot Ties Six-Furlong Track Mark at Keeneland". The New York Times. October 11, 1957. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  14. ^ "LEALLAH SCORES EASILY; Captures Falls City Handicap at Churchill Downs". The New York Times. November 3, 1957. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  15. ^ "Leallah Offspring". www.pedigreequery.com. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  16. ^ "Unnamed Colt Brings $210,000 In Fasig-Tipton Sale at Belmont". The New York Times. May 16, 1967. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
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