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
Swift Solo was foaled on March 22nd, 1969 in Maryland. He was bred by Harold G. Bensing. His sire, Solo Landing, was a multiple stakes winner by the 1958 Champion Two-Year-Old Colt, First Landing. His dam, Chusinia, was by track record-setter Woodchuck and out of Abyssinia II, by Abernant. She won three races and equaled… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History – Swift Solo
Attila’s Storm was foaled on February 19, 2002. He was bred in Kentucky by Lajos Kengye. He was sired by multiple graded stakes winner Forest Wildcat. His dam, Sweet Symmetry, was a Maryland-bred mare by Magesterial, winner of several graded stakes races in Europe. Sweet Symmetry won over $100,000 on the track and later produced… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History – Attila’s Storm
Keeneland is the largest market for yearling Thoroughbreds in the entire world. Their annual sales began during World War II when wartime restrictions on rail transportation prohibited Kentucky breeders from shipping their horses to Saratoga, New York to be sold at auction. The first Keeneland yearling sale was held on August 9th, 1943. Hoop, Jr.,… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History – Piggin String
In the early 1960s, Lanolark was one of the most consistent sprinters in California. He later stood in Nebraska where he sired an even faster family of Quarter Horses. Best known as the dam sire of Miss Thermolark and Moon Lark, Lanolark can still be found in the pedigrees of race, barrel, and rope horses today.
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