Anita Peabody
Anita Peabody (1925–1934) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. A bay filly, she was bred and raced by John and Fannie Hertz at Leona Farm near Cary, Illinois, and was named after the wife of Stuyvesant Peabody, then president of the Illinois Turf Association.
Her sire was Luke McLuke, a Belmont Stakes winner, and her dam was La Dauphine, a daughter of The Tetrarch, who was named Britain’s best two-year-old of the century.
Trained by Bert S. Michell, Anita Peabody had a superb two-year-old season in 1927, winning six of seven starts. She defeated colts in the Belmont Futurity Stakes and won other major races including the Joliet Stakes, Tomboy Handicap, Churchill Downs Debutante Stakes, and the Lebanon Purse in 1928. She is retroactively named American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly for 1927.
She retired from racing in August 1928 due to injuries, finishing with 8 starts, 7 wins, and earnings of about $113,105.
After retiring, she became a broodmare at Leona Farm. In February 1931 she produced a foal by Reigh Count, who would later sire Count Fleet, the 1943 U.S. Triple Crown winner.
Anita Peabody died unexpectedly of an infection at Leona Farm on August 27, 1934, having produced three foals.
Her legacy includes the Anita Peabody Handicap at Arlington Park.
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