Searching (1952–1973) was an American Hall of Fame

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racemare. Foaled at

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near

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where the Wheatley Stable (founded in 1926 by Gladys Mills Phipps and her brother, Ogden L. Mills) bred and raised its horses. After the

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, Gladys's son Ogden Phipps purchased a number of horses from the estate of Colonel Edward R. Bradley and his Idle Hour Stock Farm. Among them was the good racing mare Big Hurry. Phipps bred Big Hurry (the racing daughter of Bradley's favorite stallion, Black Toney, out of Bradley's

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La Troienne) to the fourth winner of the U.S. Triple Crown Champion, War Admiral. From this match came a bay filly he named Searching. Searching raced poorly in her first 20 starts under Hall of Fame trainer James E. Fitzsimmons, Phipps sold her to Ethel Jacobs, the wife of another Hall of Fame trainer, Hirsch Jacobs. Under Hirsch, Searching improved immensely. In her next 69 starts, many of them important stakes, she was in the money most of the time. As a

, Searching produced eight foals, seven of them winners, and three stakes winners, including Admiring and Priceless Gem. The filly that she is remembered for is Affectionately, #81 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century. Affectionately also produced

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April 27, 1970 ''Sports Illustrated'' article on the Jacob' racing family and their colt, Personality Affectionately was inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1978.

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Searching's pedigree
1952 racehorse births 1973 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in Kentucky United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees Thoroughbred family 1-x