His 6 race career middled that of his sires 8 race career and dams 4 race career.
The dam of Bodemeister was almost as much of a curiosity as he was. She had an extreme distance pedigree on both sides of her female line ...but was precocious and surprisingly effective over very short distances.
Here is the past performances for the dam of Bodemeister -- as she won her first two races under full nelson holds.
http://www1.drf.com/row/pps/untouchedtalent.pdf