Dixie

Dixie b.f. 1859 (*Sovereign - St. Mary, by Hamlet). Sire Line Beningbrough. Family 1-o. Although her breeder is unknown, she was owned by Major Barak G. Thomas of Lexington, Kentucky, and he thought so highly of her that he named his Dixiana Farm for her. "One of the most noted pre-Civil War matrons in Kentucky," she was the dam of Florac (dam of Florimore, Kentucky Oaks winner), Herzog, Fireball, Aureola, War Jig, and War Reel by War Dance. Horses tracing tail-female to Dixie include champion Friar's Carse (Fashion Stakes, Keene Memorial Stakes, Clover Stakes), Hail To All (Belmont Stakes, Jersey Derby, Travers Stakes, 3rd Preakness Stakes), Barbs Delight (2nd Kentucky Derby), Timmy Lad (SW in France), Sword Dancer and War Relic.
	Champion Sword Dancer (ch.c. 1956) won the Mayflower Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Metropolitan Handicap, Monmouth Handicap, Woodward Stakes twice, Travers Stakes, Suburban Handicap, Grey Lag Handicap, and placed 2nd in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He was Horse of the Year in 1959. He sired Damascus (b.c. 1964) to help keep the *Teddy sire line alive.
	War Relic (ch.c. 1938) won the Massachusetts Handicap, Narragansett Special, Governor's Handicap and the Kenner Stakes. He sired Relic (ch.c. 1945), influential in Europe, and Intent (ch.c. 1948), both of whom were significant in perpetuating the Man o' War/Matchem sire line.
Other champions tracing to Dixie are Level Best (Autumn Day Stakes, Demoiselle Stakes, CCA Oaks Stakes), Sharp Johnny (Panama), Storm Song, Sneaky Solicitor (Puerto Rico), Silver Cloud (France), Roving Boy (Hollywood Futurity, Norfolk Stakes), White Skies (Carter Handicap, Toboggan Handicap, Paumonok Handicap, Roseben Handicap) and Rockhill Native (Sapling Stakes, Futurity Stakes, Cowdin Stakes, Blue Grass Stakes, 3rd Belmont Stakes). Dixie belongs to the Penelope branch of Family Number 1 that traces to Tregonwell's Natural Barb Mare.