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Creole Maid (foaled 1935 in
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) was an American
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racemare owned by Sarah F. Jeffords and trained by
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inductee, Preston Burch. A granddaughter of
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, Creole Maid won important races such as the 1937
Schuylerville Stakes The Schuylerville Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. Open to two-year-old fillies, it is contested at a distance of six furlongs on dirt. A Listed event, it curren ...
, the 1937 Adirondack Handicap, and as a three-year-old in 1938, the very important
Coaching Club American Oaks The Coaching Club American Oaks is a race for thoroughbred three-year-old fillies and the second leg of the Triple Tiara of Thoroughbred Racing. Originally run at Belmont Park, the Grade I $500,000 stakes race was moved to Saratoga Race Course i ...
.New York Times - June 3, 1938
/ref> After retiring from racing, Creole Maid served as a
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for her owner and notably produced the fast colt,
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