| Color: b
(USA)
Record: 22-15-0-2, Earnings: $61,800.
Black Helen (1932, by Black Toney) was the American champion 3-year-old filly of 1935. She is the granddam of eight stakes winners including three-time American champion steeplechaser Oedipus and 1947 American champion 3-year-old filly and handicap female But Why Not. In further removes, she is the ancestress of 1992 American champion older male Pleasant Tap, 1992 New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas (NZ-G1) winner Hulastrike, and 1994 Kentucky Derby (USA-G1) winner Go for Gin.
Died Aug.17, 1954
La Troienne her dam emerges in Thoroughbred breeding history as one of the most influential mares to be imported into the U.S. in the 20th century, and as probably the most famous example of how a mare, culled from her original owner's broodmare band, can turn out to be a bounteous blessing for the person who next possesses her.https://sporthorse-data.com/articles/great-broodmares-la-troienne
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