Uproar was foaled on April 7th, 1959, in Kentucky. His sire, Olympia, was by Heliopolis and out of Miss Dolphin, by Stimulus. Olympia won fifteen races including the San Felipe, Wood Memorial and Withers Stakes. Olympia sired champions Decathlon and Pucker Up and later became a leading broodmare sire in North America. When Uproar was… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Uproar
Devon Lane was foaled on April 20th, 1993. He was bred by Allison and Daniel Lucas in Maryland. His sire, Storm Cat, was a leading sire and broodmare sire in North America. Storm Cat was by Storm Bird and out of Terlingua, by Secretariat. He sired eight Thoroughbred Champions – Silken Cat, Aljabr, Giant’s Causeway,… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Devon Lane
Direct Win was foaled in 1947. His sire, With Regards, was by Jack High and out of Loose Foot, by Terry. With Regards won several stakes races including the Arkansas Derby, Myrtlewood Handicap and Aqueduct Handicap. At age six, With Regards was forced to retire from racing after he refused to leave the starting gate… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Direct Win
“When we first saw this Thoroughbred named Beduino we couldn’t believe it,” said jockey Ronnie Banks. “He was awesome, almost frightening. But still I thought there was no Thoroughbred that could beat a Quarter Horse going a quarter mile.” Beduino was foaled on February 29th, 1968 in Mexico. He was owned by Justo Fernandez who… Continue reading Beduino: The All-Time Leading Thoroughbred Sire of Quarter Horses
Red Jones was foaled in 1951. His sire, Lucky Eleven, was a race-winning grandson of leading sire and broodmare sire, High Time. His dam, Mackenty Jean was bred by Al H. Morgan. After making 37 starts and winning seven races, Mackenty Jean became a broodmare for breeder S. M. Gragg in Oklahoma. According to official… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Red Jones
Sparkling Native was foaled on May 4th, 1965. He was bred by Harbor View Farm in Ocala, Florida. His sire, Raise a Native, was the 1963 Champion Two-Year-Old Colt. Sparkling Native was among Raise a Native’s first foal crop. That crop of foals also included Exclusive Native, the sire of Triple Crown winner, Affirmed; Raise… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Sparkling Native
Carrara Marble was foaled in 1945. He was by Coldstream, a multiple stakes-winning son of the great Bull Dog. Coldstream sired both Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds. Legendary horseman John Dial took his good Quarter Horse mare, Maurine, to Coldstream to produce Danger Boy II, the sire of Parr Passum and several other race-winning Quarter Horses.… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Carrara Marble
Hawkin’s Special was foaled in Kentucky on February 20th, 1975. He was bred by W. H. Peckham, part owner of Go Man Go, Easy Jet, Rocket Wrangler, and many other great horses. Hawkin’s Special was by stakes winner Great Sun, who was by Bold Ruler. His dam, Sun Lover, was a stakes-winning daughter of Nasomo.… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Hawkin’s Special
The 2022 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge will take place December 1st-10th at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will showcase the top fifteen Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association contestants in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping and bull riding. The WNFR will… Continue reading 2022 WNFR Pedigree Analysis
Staunch Avenger was foaled in Kentucky on March 16th, 1968. He was bred by Charles Heekin. Staunch Avenger was by multiple stakes winner Staunchness. Staunchness, a son of the great Bold Ruler, was the sire of several strong sprinters including Over Arranged, the grandsire of Deb Mohon’s great NFR barrel horse Special Agreement, aka “Brown.”… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History – Staunch Avenger
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