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16hh Bay Mare Symbol - Rain Dancer, by Storm Cat North American Champion Two Year Old Filly Click here for SIM site Formerly owned by Ara Davies |
Chute began her two-year-old year in impressive fashion, bypassing maiden or allowance races and heading straight into stakes. She took the Salutations by 4 1/2 and the grade one Twin Spires by 6. Stretching out to a mile, she easily won the Sorority Stakes (G2) and headed right into the Steward's Cup. That year, the Juvenile Fillies featured such horses as Shalevet Pass, Golden Light and Makenki Senshi, but the story was all about Chute: the Davies filly won powerfully by four lengths to cap a championship season.
Chute only made four starts at three, winning the Bonnie Miss Stakes by four lengths in preparation for the Louisville Oaks. Lasting Impression got the better of her in the Oaks, but Chute would never lose again. She won the Lady's Secret Steward's Cup (G3) by 6 and the Matriarch Handicap (G1) on the turf by 2 1/2 to end her career. All in all, Chute won seven of eight and earned $1,780,000.
Chute was an immediate success in the breeding shed. Her first daughter, Chastize, by Tulloch, was a star on the turf, winning stakes from six furlongs to a mile and an eighth. She won the first seven starts of her career, including the Yellow Ribbon Stakes (G1), Favorite Trick Stakes (G2), and Jennifer Stewart Stakes (G3), as well as three other listed stakes. Her first and only loss was also her first start beyond nine furlongs, when she was six lengths behind the great Fiji Nights in the Steward's Cup Filly & Mare Turf (G1). Retired after her three-year-old year, Chastize has had a profound effect on turf bloodlines today.
Chastize had one son, Cavalcade, by Star Studded, who won four of 13 and was never off the board. The grade one winner liked both sprint and mile distances, won the Mile Championship (G1) twice, and earned $1,016,600.
Chastize's only raced daughter was Legacy's End, who won two sprint races before being retired. The daughter of The Scarlet Nite was a force in the breeding shed. Her first son, End of the Line, by End Result, is a Hall of Famer. He won 11 of 16 on the dirt and three of five on the turf and earned $5,135,000. He claimed eight grade one races, including the Steward's Cup Classic, Chicago Million, Stephen Foster Handicap, Clark Handicap, and Whitney Handicap. As a sire, he has produced the likes of the immortal Magician, Something Better, Buckingham, Start of the End, The Odyssey's End, Sahara Rival, Commendation, Coach Cal, and Trickster.
Legacy's End then produced I'm Twenty Grand, a son of Action This Day, that won 10 of 22 and earned $1,839,950. A powerful force on the turf during his career, I'm Twenty Grand won the Worldwide Stakes, Kelt Capital/Ormond Memorial, and Irish Champion Stakes (all G1) among others.
Can't Live in Fear was Legacy's End's first daughter. The daughter of Aragorn became the South American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly, winning seven of 13 and only once finishing off the board. She earned $1,411,200. A turf mile influence, Can't Live in Fear has also been an excellent broodmare, producing the millionaire Wise Heart (Magician), multiple grade one winner Star's Daughter (Test Your Strength), grade one winner Can't Fool Me (Performing Tricks), and multiple graded stakes winners Light Shines On Me (Magician), Admiral Cain (Fleet Admiral) and Fear of the Night (Dream In The Dark).
Years later, Legacy's End produced her final millionaire in Splintered, a son of Frayed. Splintered was South American Horse of the Year and South American Champion Older Male in year 28. He won eight of 13 starts, placed second twice and third once, and earned $1,468,500. He won such races as the Los Campeones Turf, Grande Premio Sao Paulo, Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini, Japan Trophy, Japanese Derby, and Japanese St. Leger (all G1). As a sire, he is producing such nice young horses as Nostalgic Dreams, Faire Cadeau, Sahara Shattered, Seven Ten Split, and Collide, seeming to nick well with a variety of mares.
These might be Legacy's End's major foals, but none of the others were ever less than six figure winners. Champion Rainbow (Le Dauphin Noir), grade one winners From the Start (Miles Apart), Left a Legacy (Black Condor), and multiple graded stakes winners Fighting With Fate (Throwing Punches), Glory's End (Tondeiru) and Have No Doubt (Aragorn) are included in her other foals. Her daughters have produced well in both turf route and mile divisions, being responsible for such horses as multiple graded stakes winner Indra (Vernacular), graded stakes winner Fate Prevails (Benjamin Franklin), multiple stakes winner Sweet Deceit (Magician) and impressive first out maiden winner Gonzago (Kareem Abdul).
Over the course of the next several years, Chute continued to produce major stakes winners including the multiple grade one winning millionaires Comrade (Walkover) and Commodore (Epic Hoax) and multiple graded stakes winner Companion (Contest). None of these went on to become major sires, unfortunately. Comrade only sired four foals, all of which were winners, and Companion did get the graded stakes winning all weather miler Apprentice.
Chute's next excellent daughter was Trap, a big black filly by End Result. Sold as a yearling for a shade over $1.5 million, Trap was very talented on the track, though it took some time to truly realize her ability. She won her first two, including the Kayak Stakes. She lost four straight, including a second place finish in the Cabaret Stakes (G2) on the turf and thirds in both the Frizette Stakes (G1) and Davona Dale Stakes (G3). In her second start at three, however, she ran away with the Black Eyed Susan Stakes (G1) by five lengths, then subsequently won the Pennsylvania Oaks (G2) by 4 and defeating older fillies in the Spinster Stakes (G1). She was seventh in the Steward's Cup Distaff, but bounced back at four to be better than ever. Trap won four in a row, defeating Cherish the Moment in the Santa Margarita Handicap (G2) first, then Colors Bright in the Vanity Handicap (G1). The Clement Hirsch Handicap (G2) was hers by 4 1/4, and then she won the Delaware Handicap (G1) in 1:59.16 over Cherish the Moment. Her Steward's Cup jinx continued, however, as she again finished off the board in the Distaff in her final start. All in all, Trap won nine of her 15 starts and earned $1,173,000.
Trap's best foal was her daughter, Brat, a strapping bay Change the Past filly that won eight of her 14 starts and $1,353,000. Brat, herself, is already a multi-million dollar producing broodmare, with the multiple grade one winner Millionaire's Son (California) and grade one winner Brat Pack (East), as well as the impressive two-year-old graded stakes winner Babe (Stay Awake).
Trap also produced the multiple graded stakes winners Prank (California) and Stuck (Awake As I Am), and graded stakes winners Ruse (Fable), Concept (Gun Hill) and Prat (Sun Raider).
China, by Chinese Bandit, came right on the heels of Trap. A seven-time winner in 17 starts, China won such races as the Fiar Grounds Oaks (G2), Valentine Handicap (G2), Serena's Song Stakes (G2), and Remington Oaks (G3). She earned $572,300. To date, she has produced four six-figure earners, including graded stakes winner Chancel (Loki Dynasty) who is the dam of three-time graded stakes winner Chanced (Stay Awake).
It wasn't until Chute's final foal that she produced another major racehorse. Clamor, a tiny dark bay daughter of Life Worth Living, won five of 14 and placed second or third five more times, earning $1,003,300. At two, Clamor won a maiden special weight, then the Such Great Heights Stakes before finishing nowhere in the Steward's Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1). Third in the New Orleans Oaks (G2) in her only prep at three, she entered the Louisville Oaks (G1) as a serious underdog. Coming from behind while wide on the turn, Clamor gritted out a neck victory under the twin spires. She won twice more in her career, in the Giant Risk Stakes (G2) and New Jersey Distaff (G2) and placed second to Asleep As I Am in the Steward's Cup Distaff (G1) as a three-year-old.
The champion Chute has quite a few other graded stakes winning descendants, including daughter Rapt (The Scarlet Nite), and granddaughters Chicory (Looking For Light) and Rachel (Red White And Blue). Her effect on the breed has been profound, both through her excellent sons and talented daughters, and that effect is continuing to be felt today.
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