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| Flower Bowl | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Alibhai |
| Grandsire | Hyperion |
| Dam | Flower Bed |
| Damsire | Beau Pere |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 1952 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Brookmeade Stable |
| Owner | Brookmeade Stable |
| Trainer | Preston M. Burch |
| Record | 32: 7-4-3 |
| Earnings | US$174,625 |
| Major wins | |
| Delaware Handicap (1956) Ladies Handicap (1956) | |
| Honours | |
| Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes atBelmont Park | |
Flower Bowl (1952–1968) was an AmericanThoroughbredracehorse and an outstandingbroodmare. Bred and raced byIsabel Dodge Sloane'sBrookmeade Stable, she was out of the mare Flower Bed and sired by the unraced British stallionAlibhai, who became a significant sire in the United States of other good runners such as 1954Kentucky Derby winnerDetermine, the 1958American Champion Older Female HorseBornastar, plusYour Host andTraffic Judge, among others.
Conditioned for racing byU.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainerPreston Burch, Flower Bowl was an excellent runner at longer distances. She notably won the then richest race for female horses, the 1¼ mileDelaware Handicap, in June[1] and then October's 1½ mileLadies Handicap atBelmont Park.[2]
Flower Bowl was retired to broodmare duty at Darby Dan Farm in the spring of 1957. Her top foals were:
After giving birth to His Majesty, on the following morning of April 18, 1968, Flower Bowl beganhemorrhaging and died after efforts to save her proved futile.[3] She is buried in the Darby Dan Farm equine cemetery.[4] TheGrade 1Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes at Belmont Park is named in her honor.