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
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
Top Deck had a tremendous impact on the Quarter Horse industry. He is typically considered to be the second most prolific Thoroughbred sire of Quarter Horses behind only Three Bars. He was injured as a foal and had it not been for the keen eye of a wealthy oilman, Top Deck could have fallen into… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Top Deck
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
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
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