AUSTRALIAN BROODMARES OF NOTE : DAHLIA

Another in a series looking at noteworthy Australian broodmares.

DAHLIA (1904 The Draper/blood mare (A55); foundation mare of family) : 2:55.7; one foal.  a winner. This Australian family’s most prominent branch has in recent decades acquired a distinctly Kiwi (New Zealand) lineage. Dahlia’s A55 family includes Pay Me Christian ($339,778), one of only a few to exceed $100,000 in stake earnings. His then 1:52.8 NSW/Australasian record mile time in the 2006 Newcastle Mile remains the family’s fastest to date.

Dahlia’s sire The Draper (T3:11.1; successful sire) was by Childe Harold’s son Osterley (early champion Australian racehorse/sire) from White Rose, a daughter of Len Rose (T2:35¾), imported to Australia from North America in 1882, later winning six races at Elsternwick (Melbourne).

Dahlia was bred by Captain Chirnside, Victoria, Australia. The dam of a single foal, Lady Bronte, 2:19.0, Ballarat TC Open (twice) who was dam of six foals, three winners : Myrtle Bronte 2:17.0; Sam Bronte 2:23.2 and

Princess Myrtle (1927f Sam Huon), won ten races at new Ascot (Victoria) including six Richmond Flying Hcps, 2:12.5; dam of eight foals, six winners : Daws Globe 2:21.4; Braebank 2:15.5; My Admirer 2:14.6; Full Moon 2:13.2; Royal Nelson 2:16.8 and

• Old New, 2:12.6, sire including QLD Free-for-all winner Dawsons Pride
• Myrtle Again, unraced dam of three foals, two winners : Chaser 2:17.9 and
• Myrtle Dawn, 2:13.1; dam of five foals, three winners : Jaymar 2:07.9;
  • Modbury 2:11.0, $1,078; grand dam of three winners : Wandanas Moonlight 2:03.3; Wandanas Speedie 2:00.6, $37,814, VIC Antipodes Cup; Wandanas Beauty 2:09.4, dam of two winners : Wanda Lunga 2:02.9, Wandanas Sunshine 1:59.2
  • Galego, 2:12.3, $810; dam of eight foals, five winners : Brella Fella 2:13.1; Liaison 2:06.8; Rainbeam 2:07.1; Lambada 2:05.0; Tasman Swanee, eleven wins (nine SA/eight Globe Derby; two VIC, one Moonee Valley), 2:00.4, $34,143, dam of seven foals, two winners : Super Motoring, fourteen wins (eight VIC, six WA/three Gloucester Park), 1:58.5, $64,370; Swanees Daughter, 2:02.8, dam of winner
• Dukes Sister, unraced dam of six foals, three winners : The Toff 2:12.4; Burbank 2:09.7; Battle Court 2:06.7; grand dam of two winners : Treat Me Right 2:00.1TT, $31,497, WA Cup (heat); Penny Lover 2:01.4, dam of Wincy 2:06.1
• Theresa Huon (1930f Sam Huon), unraced dam of three winners, Huon Cloud, winner of ten metro races in Perth (nine Gloucester Park/one Richmond Raceway), 2:16.0, WA Cup (heat)

Madge Bronte (1936f Sam Huon), unraced grand dam of Dalchris, unraced dam of three winners, Count Numbus, 2:02.1, $21,381

Lady Globe (1931f Globe Derby), pacing winner, dam of five foals, four winners :

• Marboe, 2:14.0, dam of five foals, three winners : Drallits, 2:14.5
  • Dancing Footsteps, 2:11.4, dam of six foals, two winners : Marbec Hanover, 2:05.7; Marboc Princess, 2:16.5, dam of ten foals, two winners : Ripabout, 2:05.0, $24,769, QBRED Breeders Classic, Redcliffe Sapling and
    • Shesa Hussey, unraced dam of ten foals, five winners : Son Of Hussey, twelve QLD wins, 2:01.5
    • Regal Fling, 2:06.3, $5,665, dam of twelve foals, six winners : Guide Me Home 2:05.6; Jacque Lobell 1:59.7, $21,088; Cool Hand Dana 2:01.5 and
      • Miss Van Regal, twelve QLD/four Albion Park wins, 2:01.3, $26,541; dam of ten foals, eight winners
        • Voodoo Lounge, thirty three QLD wins, 1:57.7, $123,426
        • Wau, sixteen QLD wins, 1:59.6, $36,486
        • Macleod, thirteen QLD wins, 1:55.4, $46,490
        • Rim Fire, sixteen QLD wins, 2:01.1, $30,722
        • Star Emperor, sixteen QLD wins, 2:01.6, $23,695
        • Regal Van, twelve QLD wins, 1:58.6, $54,970; dam of three winners, Noble Son, 1:59.7, $23,509
        • First Left, fourteen QLD wins, 1:58.4, $47,248; dam of four sub two minute winners, Super Duper 1:56.9, $57,936
      • Thelick, 2:17.5, dam of twelve foals, two winners : Marboc Major 2:08.6; Marboc Gypsy 2:06.8
    • Fair Future, 2:15.6, dam of three unraced foals
      • Corinne Travis, dam of six winners : Melody Fair, 2:12.7, $2,500, dam of two winners : Bright Melody 2:05.9; Lindy Cea 2:06.2, dam of two winners Jaunty Red 2:10.6, Ole Buddy 2:06.4; Timely Melody, pacer $120, dam of two winners Lord Rockfield 2:03.7, $29,404, TAS Westbury Cup and About Turn 2:00.8, $33,900
      • Painted Doll, unraced dam of Golden Doll, dam of four winners : Brooklyn Smoke, eight VIC/two Moonee Valley wins, 1:56.2US, $224,761, Albury Cup; Mongarrie 2:06.5; Jedi Master, thirteen wins (nine VIC/three Moonee Valley, four Harold Park), 1:59.9, $79,564
    • Goulburn Globe, 2:10.8, dam of seven foals, three winners
      • Global, unraced dam of three winners : Sunglo 2:12.0, dam of Lady Glo 2:07.7; grand dam of Winglo, seven wins (six VIC/one Globe Derby), T2:08.7, $11,572
      • Copper Miss, unraced dam of two winners : Country Collection, three Globe Derby wins/ Macau winner, 2:00.5AUS, $111,600; Colada Jane 2:09.4,     grand dam of Lochlee Assassin 2:01.7
      • Jean Goulburn, 2:12.4, dam of three winners, Hyde Park Sioux 2:05.6, dam of Fist Fighter 2:02.2
    • Mistletoe, unraced dam of unraced Eileen Raider, dam of eight foals, five winners : Tarberry 2:08.9; Stand Up 2:11.0; Wine Festival 2:08.0; Liret 2:03.1, $28,533, Wagga/VIC AA Lancaster Cups and
      • Honest Charm, 2:14.4; dam of Perfect Butler 2:09.1; grand dam of Charlie Duane 2:07.6
      • Island Miss, third dam of Nedra Gold 1:58.9, $32,307

The most prominent of all of the branches of the Dahlia family commences with Welcome Cobber, a granddaughter of Lady Bronte. Owned by the Stillards family, she was a metropolitan winner at the Melbourne Showgrounds in 1952.

Welcome Cobber, 2:17.0, dam of three foals, two winners

• Chelsea Lodge (1954c Noble Scott), winner of twenty eight races including six at Melbourne Showgrounds, 2:05.5TT, VIC Breeders Plate (heat), J Rohan Cup, Geelong Cup; broodmare sire of Soft Copp, Cobram Cup
• Carter Court, 2:12.0, dam of six foals, no winners; grand dam of Greenvale Brae, unraced dam of Hughie Brae, fourteen VIC wins/six Moonee Valley, 2:00.1, $87,165
• Chelsea Maid (1956f Noble Scott), unraced dam of fifteen foals, seven winners

Chelsea Maid’s sire Noble Scott was bred by Roydon Lodge Stud, Templeton, Christchurch NZ and arrived in Australia as an unraced stallion in mid nineteen forties. Winning five races at Woodend, Victoria over Christmas/New Year 1945, six in total plus Royal Melbourne Show victory prior to achieving great stud success : ID champion James Scott (final/three heats, Perth 1962), ID heat winners Goulburn Monarch, Billabong Scott (SA Cup); trotting Derby winners – Benelong (three), Uncanny (two), Edith Maria, Our Noble; Scottish Pride (VIC Oaks); six consecutive seasons leading Australian sire of winners.

Chelsea Maid left an impressive array of precocious youngsters : Nevikier, Dunnikier, Chelsea Meadow among them :

• Dunnikier, 2:08.8, nine VIC wins, placed in heat of Victoria Sires Produce; died at age four
• Nevikier, fourteen wins including six at Melbourne Showgrounds, 2:03.3US, $50,333, heat Victoria Youthful Stakes
• Wynchelsea, 2:07.1, $4,123; dam of three winners : Dame Bella Vesta 2:04.0; Air Force One 2:02.6, $11,042; Belmura, non-winning pacer, dam of Another Butler, seven wins, 2:03.6, $32,038 TAS Sires Produce
• Finismead, 2:16.2, $355; dam of six foals, five winners : Smart Alex Kev, 2:04.6; Lombo Paiute, seven WA wins 2:01.3, $27,511; Jordy Joan 2:04.00TT and
  • Mae Tassell, 2:00.0TT; dam of three winners : Lombo Iowa 2:02.1, Lombo Hennaberry 2:01.4, Our Deal 2:02.7
  • Tahara Meadow, eight wins, 1:59.0, $24,024, Bunbury Bracelet; dam of three winners : Lombo Dominance 2:00.1. $91,624, WA Sales Classic – 2c; Chloe Lombo, 2:00.3, dam of Colours Of Lombo 1:59.3, $38,154
• Windarra Lady, unraced dam of three winners : Balmer King, twelve VIC wins/three Moonee Valley, 2:02.1, $37,850, third Tatlow Memorial; Natural High 2:07.5, dam of five winners : High Potential 2:00.2, $57,592; High Andy 2:00.4, $62,563
• Chelsea Gaye, unraced dam of two winners, Mister Dumpy, twelve VIC wins, 2:00.0. $35,976; grand dam of Guido, 2:03.2; fourth dam of Beejays Delight 2:00.2
• Chelsea Supreme, dam of three winners : Karalta Supreme, thirteen wins (twelve TAS/one QLD), 2:02.5, $25,268 and
  • Chelsea Flower 2:03.4, dam of three winners : Riverlea John 2:01.1; Directors Special 1:59.7, $24,145
  • Kellrose Supreme, unraced dam of five winners : Three To Strike 2:02.0; Little Tonto 2:01.6; Tell Ya, eleven wins (ten NSW/one VIC), 1:58.9, $35,193; Gifted Cherub, 2:05.2, dam of three winners, Mister Gunadoo 1:58.9
  • We Can Be Heroes, unraced dam of two winners : Momma Cita 2:02.3; Mygreekkalesa T2:08.3
• Chelsea Meadow, thirteen wins/five Melbourne Showgrounds, 2:09.0, $13,271; dam of ten foals, two winners

Chelsea Meadow, a non-winner at two, won on two occasions as a three year old (initial win at Stawell) and placed third in VIC Sires Produce. Four victories at four included one at the Melbourne Showgrounds. At five, she furnished a fine record of seven victories including AG Laidlaw Cup (Stawell), at Melbourne Showgrounds heat/final of Spring Hcp and Children’s Hospital Hcp/Cup, her final win, retiring to stud after a solitary six year old start.

Chelsea Meadow’s progeny included unraced fillies :

• Paraphenalia, dam of two winners, Bag Of Tricks, eight wins, 2:00.0, $23,709
• Chelsea Lawyer, dam of four moderate winners, Monopolist, ten wins, 2:03.8, $20,234
• Honest Sue, dam of four colt/gelding winners; grand dam of winner
• Just Chelsea, dam of eighteen live foals, nine winners
  • Heavy Duty, six wins (five VIC/one NSW), 2:02.0, $16,070
  • Golden Chelsea, nine wins (eight VIC/one Harold Park), 1:59.3, $24,218
  • Fierce Allegiance, sixteen wins (eight VIC/two Moonee Valley; eight NSW/four Harold Park), 1:57.5, $143,208, NSW Winter/Renshaw Cups
  • Cross Me Not, thirteen wins (three VIC/ten NSW, one Harold Park), 1:58.9, $64,079
  • Chance Flite, five VIC wins, 2:02.3, $13,025, dam of winner
  • Magnolia Georgia, unraced dam of two winners, Five Tin Lids, seven WA wins/three Gloucester Park, 1:58.8, $85,905, WA Sales Classic – 3; dam of three winners : The Midas Touch, ten WA wins/five Gloucester Park, 1:54.3, $101,015
  • Marlow, VIC winner, 2:05.6, $2,932; dam of six winners :
    • Windradyne, fourteen wins, 1:59.7, $36,195, sire of Curls Toby, 1:54.0, $40,525

• Scooby, ten wins, 1:58.8, $32,061
• Searchndestroy, eight wins, 2:00.7, $25,848
• Verroom, six wins, 2:02.1, $36,355, dam of three winners : Begging Me Please, 200.5, $24,105; Dinosaurus Rex, 1:56.9, $79,159; Pom Pay, 1:57.0, $98,427

and winner producing fillies :

• Kellrose Meadow, Charlton winner, 2:10.1, $5,205; dam of two winners : Starrystarrynight, fourteen VIC wins/five Moonee Valley, 1:59.8, $90,591, VSS – 4c; Nic Kell Rose, three VIC wins, 2:04.1, $11,610, dam of two winners : Bevstuanmarylu, ten VIC wins, 1:58.0, $41,643; Megablue 2:03.0, $18,126
• On Credit, nineteen wins, 1:57.7TT (1:59.3 race timed), $62,081, VIC Mares Championship (twice), dam of fourteen foals, eight winners

On Credit’s (1973f Royal Dollar/Chelsea Meadow) nineteen victories and ten placings came from forty one career starts including eleven wins at Moonee Valley and one at Globe Derby. As a two year old she won one of her three starts (Stawell) and placed third in a Victoria Youthful heat. At three, On Credit won six races (one in Melbourne) including a heat of the SA Oaks (third in final), placed second in a NSW Oaks heat (fourth in final).

A winner of nine of fifteen four year old starts, On Credit’s victories included seven at Moonee Valley – Kaiser Stuhi Cup (later Ladyship Cup), VIC 4yo Championship against males, Victoria Mares Championship and Her Ladyship 4yo Mares Classic at Kilmore. Becoming the youngest mare to ever contest the Interdominion Championship heats held at Moonee Valley (unsuccessful) and finishing second to Roma Hanover in her Australian mares race mile record time of 1:57.8 set in the 1978 Ladyship Mile at Harold Park.

A short but spectacular five year old career involved just six starts – winner of heat/final of Kaiser Stuhi Cup off 25m, an open class discretionary off 15m at Moonee Valley before time trialling in a sizzling 1:57.7 at Lords Raceway, Bendigo (fastest by a mare in Victoria and second only to Roma Hanover’s 1:57.2 at Redcliffe, QLD).

On Credit’s first four foals were bred in Australia, the fifth Tabella Classique was conceived in Victoria but foaled in New Zealand after the mare was purchased by National Bloodstock supremo David Phillips. This is where NZ’s original influence on the family of Dahlia has its beginnings. Among On Credit’s progeny were :

• Blue Thunder, ten wins (four VIC/two Moonee Valley; six Globe Derby), 2:00.6TT, $31,420
• Butlers Credit, ten wins (nine NZ/eight Alexandra Park; one Moonee Valley), T2:06.8, $73,009, Greenlane Cup; dual gaited, qualifying and racing as a pacer ($0)
• Chelsea Scarlet, four VIC wins/one Moonee Valley, 2:01.2, $16,091; dam of winner, Rich Chelsea, seven VIC wins, 2:03.3, $23,130, dam of winner Chelsea Hanover, ten wins/ nine VIC, one Globe Derby), 2:01.5, $46,859, dam of winner
• Tabella Classique, VIC winner, 2:07.3, $2,735, dam of two winners, grand dam of four
• Knight Credit, unraced dam of three winners, Stormy Warrior, thirty four wins (twenty three NSW/two Harold Park; eleven QLD/four Albion Park), 1:53.6, $179,263
• Outa Credit, eight NSW wins, 2:01.3, $20,537, dam of seven winners : Outa Neutral, twenty wins (nineteen NSW/ten Harold Park; one VIC), 1:56.0, $124,162, APG 2yo heat; Paralyser, eighteen wins (thirteen VIC/four Moonee Valley; five Gloucester Park), 1:57.1, $124,619; Mathais, ten VIC wins/one Melton, 1:59.4, $66,686, APG 2yo heat; It’s Ok, winner, 2:05.9, dam of three winners : Abbysn Ace, 1:58.2, $85,627; Chloes Cloud, 1:58.6, $66,609
• Pay Me Back, ten wins, 1:56.8, $106,585, dam of three foals, two winners

Pay Me Back, well performed mare racing in the era of Blossom Lady, Tigerish, Lento and company, whose ten wins (five Addington) included Ashburton Cup and Robin Dundee Crown. Placed second in Nevele R Fillies final (heat winner), New Brighton Cup, Hannon Memorial and third in Junior FFA.

• Pay Me Now, unraced dam of six foals, three winners
  • Pay Me Boy, one NZ/one Globe Derby win, 2:10.6, $9,735
  • Pay Me Cullen, six NZ (two Addington)/twelve WA, six Gloucester Park wins, 1:57.2, $152,473
  • Pay Me Girl, winner, 2:02.9, $7,174; dam of four winners : Pay Me Art, five wins, 2:01.9, $34,028, Timaru Cup; Pay Me Visa, seventeen, wins 1:56.6, $136,215, Wellington Cup; Pay Me Interest, one NZ/ten AUS wins, 1:53.7, $75,717; Di Caprio, six wins, 1:59.6, $93,950, Hororata/Kawatiri/Waimate and New Brighton Cups
  • Pay Me Quick, three NZ/one Addington, seven WA wins, 1:56.7, $77,000
  • Pay Me Lady, unraced dam of three winners : Pay Me Overs, one Alexandra Park/thirteen NSW wins, 1:53.5, $124,589
• Pay Me Ina Minute, three wins/one Addington, 2:00.3, $21,061, dam of winner
• Pay Me Tu, three Addington wins, NZSS 3yo prelude; second PGG Southern Graduette, third NZSS 3yo Silver, 2:01.8, $13,610, dam of five foals, three winners
  • Pay Me Christian, nine NZ (six Addington)/three AUS (two VIC/one Moonee Valley, one NSW) wIns, 1:52.8, $339,778; sire

Pay Me Christian, proved a great advertisement for his sire Christian Cullen. Winner of feature races including Kindergarten Stakes (second Welcome Stakes), Rising Stars, NZSS 3yo final/heat, NZ Derby and in Australia, VIC Derby heat (third in final to Divisive), Newcastle Mile (Australasian race mile record set in 2006); third in Truer Memorial and fourth in Miracle Mile, he was a proven high speed horse. Sire of twelve NZ winners including CA Penny (Southern Mares Classic) and five in Australia

• Pay Me Painter, four wins, 2:01.5, $46,976, dam of six foals, five modest winners
• Pay Me Operative, unraced dam of three foals, two modest winners

Peter Craig

11 May 2022

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