Silver Thistle was foaled in 1949. He was by Green Flash, a brown stallion by Green Wave. Green Flash sired Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses and Paints. Some of his most notable offspring included Just-a-Flash, a Thoroughbred sire of AAA racehorses; Green Flasher, an AQHA performance champion; and Osceola, an APHA halter champion. Thistle Cleo, the dam… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History – Silver Thistle
Creole Dancer was foaled on March 13th, 1983. He was bred by Mrs. Jackie L. Burleson in Texas. His sire, Dancing Dervish, made only one start on the track which he won handily over eventual Hall of Fame inductee, Gun Bow. Dancing Dervish sired both Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses. His top Quarter Horse starters included… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History – Creole Dancer
Pass ‘em Up was foaled on February 14th, 1965. He was by Nohlme II, the 1959 Australian Horse of the Year, and out of Vista Rose, by Port Vista. His sire and dam were both foaled in Australia and imported to the United States by Gene Goff, a wealthy oilman. Noholme II stood at Goff’s… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History – Pass ’em Up
Zevi, the all-time leading Thoroughbred broodmare sire of Quarter Horses, was foaled on June 1st, 1973. He was bred by Marvin L. Warner at Warnerton Farms in Lexington, Kentucky. Cornish Prince, the sire of Zevi, was a stakes winning son of Bold Ruler. Zevi’s dam, Spire, was by the 1961 Champion Three-Year-Old Colt, Carry Back.… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Zevi
No Drift was foaled on March 24th, 1971. He was bred by Michael G. Phipps in Kentucky. His sire, Noholme II, was the 1959 Australian Horse of the Year. Despite his success as a racehorse, Noholme II did not generate much interest as a stallion prospect. At just 15.2HH, he was considered too short. In… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: No Drift
Lena’s Bar was foaled on March 1st, 1954 in Sayre, Oklahoma. She was bred and owned her entire life by AQHA Hall of Fame member Walter Merrick. Merrick was a short horse breeder, which meant that he bred horses to race short distances, specifically between 200 and 350 yards. He also owned and trained many… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Lena’s Bar
Cherry Lake was foaled on January 19th, 1966 in Arizona. She was bred by Richard D. Breen. Her sire, Lake Eire, was a stakes-placed son of Triple Crown winner War Admiral. Lake Erie was a prolific broodmare sire of both Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses. His top-producing daughters include Dainty Lake, the dam of War Star… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Cherry Lake
Find a Buyer was foaled on February 22nd, 1966. She was bred by the Kentucky division of the King Ranch. Her sire, To Market, was a multiple stakes winner by Market Wise and out of Pretty Does, by Johnstown. To Market set new track records in the Massachusetts Handicap and Hawthorne Gold Cup. He went… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Find a Buyer
Moolah Bux was foaled in 1952. His sire, Mahmoud, was a black-type placed winner by Blenheim II and out of Mah Mahal, a British Thoroughbred mare by Gainsborough. Moolah Bux was out of Anchors Ahead, an unraced mare by Man o’ War and out of Friar’s Carse, by Friar Rock. Anchors Ahead produced eight winners… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Moolah Bux
Joyful Hope was foaled on May 31st, 1972. He was bred by Mary V. Fisher of Dixiana Farms in Lexington, Kentucky. Dixiana Farms was also the birthplace of Domino, a legendary speedball who Joyful Hope was related to through his sire, Olden Times. Olden Times won multiple stakes races including the Malibu Stakes, Churchill Downs… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Joyful Hope
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