{{Short description|American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}
{{Infobox racehorse | horsename = Creole Maid | image = | caption = | sire = Pharamond | grandsire = Phalaris | dam = Baton Rouge | damsire = Man o' War | sex = Mare | foaled = 1935 | country = United States | colour = Bay | breeder = Walter M. Jeffords, Sr. | owner = Sarah F. Jeffords | trainer = Preston M. Burch | record = 19: 4-4-1 | earnings = US$20,950 | race = Schuylerville Stakes (1937)<br>Adirondack Handicap (1937)<br>Coaching Club American Oaks (1938) | awards = | honours = | updated= }} '''Creole Maid''' (foaled 1935 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racemare owned by Sarah F. Jeffords and trained by National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame inductee, Preston Burch.<ref>[http://www.pedigreequery.com/creole+maid Creole Maid's pedigree]</ref>
A granddaughter of Man o' War, Creole Maid won important races such as the 1937 Schuylerville Stakes,<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mx5PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Qk0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3942,3999438&dq=creole-maid+jeffords&hl=en St. Petersburg Times - Aug 6, 1937]</ref> the 1937 Adirondack Handicap, <ref>[https://archive.today/20120714092639/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/863528662.html?dids=863528662:863528662&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Aug+21,+1937&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Creole+Maid+Is+Close+Winner+In+Saratoga+Gallop&pqatl=google Hartford Courant - August 21, 1937]</ref> and as a three-year-old in 1938, the very important Coaching Club American Oaks.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1938/06/03/archives/croele-maid-takes-coaching-club-americn-oaks-handcuff-choice.html New York Times - June 3, 1938]</ref>
After retiring from racing, Creole Maid served as a broodmare for her owner and notably produced the fast colt, Natchez.
==Pedigree== {{Pedigree |name =Creole Maid, Bay mare (USA), 1935<ref>[https://www.pedigreequery.com/creole+maid Creole Maid] Pedigree Query. Accessed May 12, 2023.</ref> |f = Pharamond (GB)<br>(1925) |m = Baton Rouge<br>(1927) |ff = Phalaris (GB)<br />(1913) |fm = Selene (GB)<br />(1919) |mf = Man o' War<br>(1917) |mm = Baton<br>(1921) |fff = Polymelus (GB)<br />(1902) |ffm = '''Bromus (GB)<br />(1905)''' |fmf = Chaucer (GB)<br />(1900) |fmm = Serenissima (GB)<br />(1913) |mff = Fair Play<br>(1905) |mfm = Mahubah<br>(1917) |mmf = Hainault (GB)<br>(1914) |mmm = Batanoea (IRE)<br>(1916) |ffff = Cyllene (GB) (1895) |fffm = Maid Marian (GB) (1886) |ffmf = Sainfoin (GB) (1887) |ffmm = Cheery (GB) (1892) |fmff = St. Simon (GB) (1881) |fmfm = Canterbury Pilgrim (GB) (1893) |fmmf = Minoru (GB) (1906) |fmmm = Gondolette (GB) (1902) |mfff = Hastings (1893) |mffm = Fairy Gold (GB) (1896) |mfmf = Rock Sand (GB) (1900) |mfmm = Merry Token (GB) (1891) |mmff = Swynford (GB) (1907) |mmfm = '''Bromus (GB) (1905)''' |mmmf = Roi Herode (FR) (1904) |mmmm = Pink Clover (GB) (1910) }}
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Category:1935 racehorse births Category:Thoroughbred family 4-n Category:Racehorses bred in Kentucky Category:Racehorses trained in the United States
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