Pucker Up (1953) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racing mare. She was bred by Dan and Ada Rice's Danada Farm, and raced under Mrs. Rice's name. Her training was handled by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Jimmy Conway and his assistant, Al Robertson.
Racing in Chicago, in July she won the Arlington Matron HandicapSarasota Journal, July 19, 1957 and in early September the Washington Park Handicap.New York Times, September 2, 1957 and then on September 21 the Beldame Handicap at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.Victoria Advocate, September 22, 1957 After winning the October 17 Spinster Stakes Prep at KeenelandKentucky New Era, October 18, 1957 she finished second to Bornastar in the Spinster Stakes. Pucker Up was voted American Champion Older Female Horse of 1957.New York Times, December 6, 1957 In 1961, Arlington Park Racetrack honored her with the Pucker Up Stakes, a race on turf for three-year-old fillies.Chicago Daily Tribune, August 2, 1961
Retired to broodmare service at Danada Farm, of six foals Pucker Up's best runner was the filly Plucky Plan who was sired by Bold Ruler and who won the 1968 New Castle Stakes.
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Pucker Up's pedigree and partial racing stats