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Paradisical (foaled in 1932) was an American
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racehorse best known for winning the 1935 Kentucky Oaks and for then setting a new Thistledown Racecourse track record in beating
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s in the
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. Bred and raced by
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manufacturer Wood F. Axton, Paradisical was sired by In Memoriam, the American Co-Champion Three-Year-Old Colt of 1923. Her dam was Madrigal, a daughter of the brilliant French Champion
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/ref> Wood Axton never got to see Paradisical's success. The filly was sold in early May, 1935 by his estate following his death. His new owner was
Isaac J. Collins Isaac Jacob Collins (October 27, 1874 – October 22, 1975) was an American businessman who founded the Anchor Hocking, Anchor Hocking Corp. Born in Salisbury, Maryland, as a young man Isaac Collins moved to Lancaster, Ohio to work as a decor ...
, founder of Hocking Glass Co. in Lancaster, Ohio.


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{{Reflist 1932 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States Kentucky Oaks winners Thoroughbred family 4