Rhine Maiden (1912–1923) was an American

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Background

Rhine Maiden was sired by

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winner, Watercress, out of the Golden Garter mare, Gold. Watercress was also the sire of

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winner, Watervale.

Racing career

Rhine Maiden is best known as just the third filly to ever win the

. She did it in a time of 1:58 with Douglas Hoffman aboard by 1½ lengths over Half Rock and Runes. The filly appeared ideally suited by the muddy track and the front-running tactics employed by her

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Hoffman. 1915 was the year that the filly

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won the

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but did not challenge Rhine Maiden in the Preakness. Not since 1915 has more than one of the

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races been won by a filly. Racing at age four, Rhine Maiden won the Clarendon Handicap at New York's

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. As a five-year-old in 1917, Rhine Maiden recorded an upset victory in the Ladies Handicap at

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in June. In September of the same year she won the Regret Handicap at

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, beating Dorcas by three lengths. Rhine Maiden died in 1923.

Pedigree

References

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