Glass Doll was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare.
15 Facts About Glass Doll
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Glass Doll showed little ability as a two-year-old, winning one minor race from five starts.
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Glass Doll never won again and was retired from racing at the end of the year.
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Glass Doll had some influence as a broodmare through the descendants of her daughter Ocean Light.
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Glass Doll was a bay mare bred in England by Jack Barnato Joel who owned her during her racing career.
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Glass Doll was trained by Joel's private trainer Charles Morton at Wantage in Berkshire.
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Glass Doll's sire Isinglass was an outstanding racehorse who won the Triple Crown in 1893.
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Glass Doll was a great-granddaughter of the influential British broodmare Young Alice.
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Glass Doll ran five times as a two-year-old in 1906.
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Glass Doll was not fancied by her owner or trainer who believed that she would not stay the distance but allowed her to take her chance in what appeared to be a sub-standard field.
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Glass Doll's winning time of 2:42.0 was two seconds faster than that recorded by Orby in winning the Epsom over the same course and distance two days previously.
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Glass Doll carried a seven-pound weight penalty in the race and was not expected to win.
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Shortly after her Oaks win Glass Doll had been covered by the stallion Bill of Portland and then by Sundridge.
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Glass Doll did not conceive, however and returned to the racetrack.
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Glass Doll produced at least five foals between 1910 and 1917:.