| Icecapade | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Nearctic |
| Grandsire | Nearco |
| Dam | Shenanigans |
| Damsire | Native Dancer |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1969 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Gray |
| Breeder | Stuart S. Janney Jr. & Barbara Phipps Janney |
| Owner | 1) Locust Hill Farm (Stuart S. Janney Jr.), Glyndon, Maryland 2) Akiko McVarish |
| Trainer | Frank Y. Whiteley Jr., David A. Whiteley |
| Record | 32: 13-6-1 |
| Earnings | US$256,468 |
| Major wins | |
| Kelso Handicap (Delaware Park) (1972) Longport Handicap (1972) Saranac Stakes (1972) Atlantic City Handicap (1973) Nassau County Handicap (1973) William du Pont Jr. Handicap (1973) | |
| Honors | |
| Icecapade Stakes @ Monmouth Park | |
Icecapade (April 4, 1969 – November 12, 1988) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that had success in racing and became an important sire. Icecapade was a multiple Stakes race winner who set a Monmouth Park track record that stood for nineteen years.
Icecapade was bred and initially raced by Stuart S. Janney Jr. and his wife Barbara Phipps Janney under the name of Locust Hill Farm.[1][2] He was campaigned for several seasons by Locust Hill Farm before being privately sold for more than $450,000 to Mrs. D.A. McVarish.[3]
Icecapade was bred on same nick as the extremely influential sire Northern Dancer, being by Nearctic out of a Native Dancer mare.[4] His dam Shenanigans was the 1975 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year and dam of Ruffian.[5]
Icecapade was considered a sprinter/miler as a racehorse.[3] His most notable wins include the 1973 Grade 3 Nassau County Handicap and Grade 2 William du Pont, Jr. Handicap.[1] At Monmouth Park, he set the track record for 6 furlongs, running the distance in 1:08 flat.[3]
Icecapade was retired to stand at stud at Gainesway Farm, where he sired 73 stakes winners.[3]
In the Roman-Miller Dosage System, Icecapade is considered a Brilliant/Classic chef-de-race.[2]
Icecapade's major stakes winners include:[2][4]
c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding
| Foaled | Name | Sex | Major Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Great Lady M. | f | La Brea Stakes, Las Cienegas Handicap, Rancho Bernardo Handicap |
| 1976 | Clever Trick | c | Gravesend Handicap, notable sire |
| 1976 | Ice Cool | c | Premio Tevere |
| 1980 | Am Capable | f | Affectionately Handicap, Distaff Handicap, Interborough Handicap[6] |
| 1980 | Fatih | c | Golden Gate Handicap, Arcadia Handicap[7] |
| 1980 | Hyperborean | c | Swaps Stakes |
| 1980 | Kingsbridge | c | Breeders' Stakes, Summer Stakes, Toronto Cup Handicap |
| 1980 | Wild Again | c | Breeders' Cup Classic, Meadowlands Cup Handicap, Oaklawn Handicap, New Orleans Handicap |
| 1981 | Don Rickles | c | Nashua Stakes |
| 1986 | Ski Champ | c | Gran Premio 25 de Mayo, Premio América |
| 1986 | Wonders Delight | f | Alcibiades Stakes, Schuylerville Stakes[8] |
| 1987 | Izvestia | c | Canadian Horse of the Year (1990), Triple Crown, and Hall of Fame – Queen's Plate Stakes, Prince of Wales Stakes, Breeders' Stakes, etc. |
Major stakes winners out of mares by Icecapade include:[2] c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding
| Foaled | Name | Sex | Major Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Lady's Secret | f | American Horse of the Year (1986) and Hall of Fame – Breeders' Cup Distaff, Beldame Stakes, Ruffian Handicap, Maskette Stakes, Whitney Handicap, Shuvee Handicap, Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap, La Canada Stakes, Ballerina Stakes, Test Stakes, etc. |
| 1986 | Markofdistinction | c | Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Queen Anne Stakes |
| 1987 | Brought to Mind | f | Vanity Invitational Handicap, Milady Handicap, La Brea Stakes, Hawthorne Handicap |
| 1989 | Siberian Summer | c | Charles H. Strub Stakes |
| 1994 | Dantelah | f | Oakleigh Plate, Swettenham Stud Stakes |
| 1995 | Sister Act | f | Hempstead Handicap, La Troienne Stakes |
| Sire Nearctic |
Nearco | Pharos | Phalaris |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scapa Flow | |||
| Nogara | Havresac | ||
| Catnip | |||
| Lady Angela | Hyperion | Gainsborough | |
| Selene | |||
| Sister Sarah | Abbots Trace | ||
| Sarita | |||
| Dam Shenanigans |
Native Dancer | Polynesian | Unbreakable |
| Black Polly | |||
| Geisha | Discovery | ||
| Miyako | |||
| Bold Irish | Fighting Fox | Sir Gallahad | |
| Marguerite | |||
| Erin | Transmute | ||
| Rosey O’Grady (family: 1-h) |
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