- Cherry Lake (horse)
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Cherry Lake Sire Lake Erie Grandsire War Admiral Dam Cherao Damsire Nechao Sex Mare Foaled 1966 Country United States Colour Chestnut Honours American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame Horse (Equus ferus caballus) Last updated on June 30, 2007 A registered Thoroughbred, Cherry Lake raced mostly on the Quarter Horse racetracks and made her mark on the Quarter Horse breed in the breeding shed.
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Life
Cherry Lake was a registered Thoroughbred mare, the daughter of Lake Erie and out of a daughter of Nechao named Cherao.[1] Her sire was a son of the U. S. Triple Crown winner War Admiral while her dam was a granddaughter of Nearco and a great-granddaughter of Hyperion.[1] She was a 1966 foal.[2]
In her racing career she started both Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred races. On the quarter tracks, her record was twenty-one starts, ten wins, four seconds and two thirds in three years. She earned a Speed Index rating of 97 and was a stakes race winner. Her total quarter track earnings was $16, 651.00.[2] As a three year old she started nine times on the Thoroughbred tracks, with three wins and a third place finish and earnings of $6109.00.[3] As a four year old she raced twice on the Thoroughbred tracks, with one win for $935.00.[4]
Among her foals were Cash Rate, Flow of Cash, Six Popper and Counting The Cash.[5] Six Popper won the All American Derby in 1986 and Cash Rate was the 1985 World Champion Quarter Running Horse.[5] Cherry Lake died July 1, 1993.[5]
She was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Association's (or AQHA) AQHA Hall of Fame.[6]
Pedigree
Fair Play Man o' War Mahubah War Admiral Sweep Brushup Annette K Lake Erie Sansovino Jacopo Black Ray Sweet Tryst Sir Gallahad III Gentle Tryst Cinq a Sept Cherry Lake Pharos Nearco Nogara Nechao Hyperion Cassiope Campanula Cherao Jack High With Regards Loose Foot With Blessings Nedayr Endowah Good Taste Notes
- ^ a b All Breed Pedigree of Cherry Lake retrieved on June 30, 2007
- ^ a b Wagoner Quarter Racing Digest p. 204
- ^ Staff American Racing Manual 1970 p. A-39
- ^ Staff American Racing Manual 1971 p. A-41
- ^ a b c Huffman "They Earned a Place" Quarter Horse Journal p. 69
- ^ American Quarter Horse Association "AQHA Hall of Fame"
References
- "All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Cherry Lake" retrieved on June 30, 2007
- American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "AQHA Hall of Fame". American Quarter Horse Association. http://www.aqha.com/en/Foundation/Content-Pages/Hall-of-Fame/Hall-of-Fame-Inductees.aspx. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- Huffman, Christi L. (March 1998). "They Earned a Place". Quarter Horse Journal: 68–75.
- Staff (1970). The American Racing Manual 1970 Edition. Triangle Publications.
- Staff (1971). The American Racing Manual 1971 Edition. Triangle Publications.
- Wagoner, Dan (1976). Quarter Racing Digest: 1940 to 1976. Grapevine, TX: Equine Research.
External links
Categories:- Thoroughbred racehorses
- Quarterhorse racehorses
- Influential Quarter horse broodmares
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