Easter Stockings (foaled 1925) was an American

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. Bred by brothers Montfort and B. B. Jones, who made a fortune in the

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business in Oklahoma, she was foaled at their

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. She was out of the

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, Irish Lassie, a daughter

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, the 1921

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. Her sire was

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, a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee and the first horse to ever win the U.S. Triple Crown series. Raced under the banner of Audley Farm Stable, Easter Stockings was trained by

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. A winner at two, in 1928 Easter Stockings won the

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and Latonia Oaks en route to earning

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honors. At age four she returned to the track and won several good races including events against her male counterparts.

References

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Easter Stockings' pedigree and partial racing stats

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