Kiss Me Kate (foaled in 1948 in Kentucky) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.
She was bred and raced by Walter M. Jeffords Sr., owner of Faraway Farm in Lexington Kentucky whose wife Sarah was the niece of Faraway Farms previous owner, Sam Riddle.
Her dam was Irish Nora, a daughter of the very good English-born sire, Pharamond II.
She also ran against older males in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, finishing third to Counterpoint, the 1951 American Horse of the Year, and Hill Prince, the 1950 American Horse of the Year.
[1] Kiss Me Kate continued to race and win at ages four and five after which she was retired to broodmare duty.