Feature Film was foaled in 1941. She was bred by Wiley Brothers in Midway, Kentucky. Feature Film was by Okapi, a multiple stakes winning son of Eternal. Okapi was owned by Isabel Cleves Dodge Sloane, the heiress of the Dodge Brothers Motor Company. Mrs. Sloane said that Okapi was her favorite horse. She said that… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Feature Film
Trippy Dip was a resilient sprinter and exceptional broodmare. The fact that she produced three AQHA Racing Champions is made more impressive by the fact that all her breeding decisions were made by women. Her sixteen AQHA registered foals were bred by Virginia E. "Ginger" Hyland and Abigail K. Kawananakoa. The contributions of this Thoroughbred… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Trippy Dip
It's ironic how the Thoroughbred is often overlooked in rodeo history. The speed and grit that the breed famously possess is exactly what the sport demands. And although they’ve been largely forgotten or ignored, these horses have been competitive on the barrel pattern for generations. One of the greatest Thoroughbreds to ever run down the… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Cariboo Chief
What Luck was foaled on April 24th, 1967. He was bred by Ogden Phipps and Wheatley Stable and foaled at Claiborne Farm near Paris, Kentucky. What Luck was by Bold Ruler, the 1957 Horse of the Year. Bold Ruler made 33 starts and won 23 races. His major wins were in the Wood Memorial Stakes,… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: What Luck
Say Speed was foaled on April 23rd, 1965. He was bred by Hanson Stables in North Platte, Nebraska. His sire, Vagabond King, was a stakes winning son of Alibhai, a British Thoroughbred who was imported to the United States by Hollywood movie mogul Louis B. Mayer. Alibhai was injured during training in California so he… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Say Speed
Bar Admiral was foaled on April 18th, 1957. He was bred by Sidney H. Vail of Temecula, California. Vail raised Bar Admiral to be a possible successor to his AQHA Hall of Fame sire, Three Bars. Bar Admiral was out of Epaulettes, a race-winning mare by Grand Admiral and out of Fair Brown, by Black… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Bar Admiral
Bold Moon was a stakes placed grandson of Bold Ruler. He sired two stakes winners and a barrel racing World Champion before his untimely death. Today, his most successful descendants are champion Appaloosas! Bold Moon was foaled on March 21st, 1970. He was bred by Clary Spencer, Dick Miller II and Lucien Campbell in Kentucky.… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Bold Moon
Wandering Boy is among an elite group of Thoroughbreds that have held the World Record for a quarter mile. The American Quarter Horse Association has not recognized World Records or allowed Thoroughbreds to enter important Quarter Horse stakes since the 1970s, so there will be no new members of that exclusive club. Wandering Boy was… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Wandering Boy
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