Easter Stockings

Easter Stockings (foaled 1925) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. Bred by brothers Montfort and B. B. Jones, who made a fortune in the oil business in Oklahoma, she was foaled at their Audley Farm in Berryville, Virginia. She was out of the mare, Irish Lassie, a daughter Celt, the 1921 leading sire in North America. Her sire was Sir Barton, a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee and the first horse to ever win the U.S. Triple Crown series.

Easter Stockings
SireSir Barton
GrandsireStar Shoot
DamIrish Lassie
DamsireCelt
SexFilly
Foaled1925
CountryUnited States
ColourChestnut
BreederMontfort & Bernard B. Jones
OwnerAudley Farm Stable
TrainerKay Spence
Record68: 22-16-8
EarningsUS$91,435
Major wins
Golden Rod handicap (1927)
Kentucky Oaks (1928)
Latonia Oaks (1928)
Roessler Handicap (1928)
Eden Park Purse (1928)
Crusader's Special Cap (1929)
Grainger Memorial Handicap (1930)
Latonia Inaugural Handicap (1930)
Covington Handicap (1930)
Kentucky Handicap (1930)
Awards
American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (1928)

Raced under the banner of Audley Farm Stable, Easter Stockings was trained by Kay Spence. A winner at two, in 1928 Easter Stockings won the Kentucky and Latonia Oaks en route to earning American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly honors. At age four she returned to the track and won several good races including events against her male counterparts.

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