Ariel Ace was foaled in 1943. He was bred by Walter J. Salmon, Sr. at Mereworth Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. Ariel Ace was by Ariel, a son of Eternal, the 1918 Co-Champion Two-Year-Old Colt. Adana, the dam of Ariel, was a stakes-placed daughter of Mannie Himyar, a full-sister to the legendary speedster Domino. Ariel won… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Ariel Ace
Jackstraw Jr. was foaled on April 9th, 1961. He was bred by A. B. Munsey in New Mexico. Munsey stood his sire, Jackstraw, to Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse mares in Farmington near the Four Corners. Jackstraw was by Silver Horde and out of Absurdity, by Pagan Pan. He had Luke McLuke, the damsire of Three… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Jackstraw Jr.
Jetalong was foaled on May 14th, 1962. He was bred in Illinois by Freeman Keyes, a Chicago advertising executive. His sire, Jet Colonel, was also bred and raced by Keyes. Jet Colonel was by graded stakes winner Jet Pilot and out of Queen of May, by Challenger II. He won thirteen races including the Hutcheson… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History – Jetalong
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
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
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