Royal King (horse)

Horse infobox
horsename = Royal King


caption = - Royal King -
breed = Quarter Horse
discipline = Cutting
sire = King P-234
grandsire = Zantanon
dam = Rocket Laning
damsire = Dolph
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1943
country = United States
color = Sorrel
otherawards= AQHA Performance Register of Merit, AQHA Superior Cutting Horse, NCHA Reserve World Champion, NCHA Silver Award, NCHA Bronze Award
honors = American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
updated= January 12 2008

Royal King was an outstanding cutting stallion and Quarter horse sire from the early days of the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA).Swan "Legends 3" p.62-75]

Life

Royal King was a 1943 sorrel stallion registered with the AQHA as number 2392. He was bred by Felton Smathers of Llano, Texas and owned at the time of registration by Whiteside and Albin of Sipe Springs, Texas. His sire was King P-234 and his dam was an mare named Rocket Laning that was eventually registered with the AQHA as number 39,024. She was sired by Dolph, and out of an unregistered mare named Cricket sired by Coldy.AQHA "Official Stud Book and Registry Combined 1-5" p. 157] Rocket Laning was a double descendant of Yellow Jacket, so Royal King had three lines to Yellow Jacket, since King also traced once to Yellow Jacket. [http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/royal+king All Breed Pedigree Pedigree of Royal King] retrieved on June 26, 2007]

In his show career, he earned a Performance Register of Merit and a Superior Cutting Horse award from the AQHA.Wagoner "Quarter Horse Reference 1974 Edition" p. 604] With the National Cutting Horse Association (or NCHA) he earned $24,003.19 in cutting competition, entitling him to a NCHA Certificate of Ability, and Bronze and Silver awards. [ [http://www.nchacutting.com/ag/shows/earnings_lookup.php NCHA Earnings for Royal King] retrieved on July 5, 2007]

He sired, among others, Miss Nancy Bailey, Major King, Royal Chess, Royal Jazzy, and Sketer Conway.Pitzer "The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires" p. 108-109] Three of his daughters produced offspring that earned a Race Register of Merit with the AQHA.Wagoner "Quarter Racing Digest" p. 1038] His offspring Miss Nancy Bailey and Royal Chess were inducted into the NCHA Hall of Fame. [http://www.nchacutting.com/ag/pubs/hall_of_fame.php NCHA Hall of Fame] retrieved on July 5, 2007] Miss Nancy Bailey was the 1952 and 1953 AQHA High Point Cutting Horse, and Royal Lightning was the 1963 AQHA High Point Western Pleasure Stallion. Royal Chess was the Youth AQHA World Champion Cutting Horse.

He was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame. [ [http://www.aqha.com/foundation/halloffame/halloffamebios.html AQHA Hall of Fame] accessed on February 3, 2008]

Pedigree

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1 = Royal King
2 = King P-234
3 = Rocket Laning
4 = Zantanon
5 = Jabalina
6 = Dolph
7 = Cricket
8 = Little Joe
9 = Jeanette
10 = Strait Horse
11 = mare by Traveler
12 = Cremo
13 = Mamie
14 = Coldy
15 = Rose
16 = Traveler
17 = Jenny
18 = Billy by Big Jim
19 = mare by Sykes' Rondo
20 = Yellow Jacket
21 = Gardner quarter mare
22 = Traveler
23 = unknown
24 = Yellow Jacket
25 = unknown
26 = King by One Eyed Kingfisher
27 = unknown
28 = Yellow Jacket
29 = unknown
30 = unknown
31 = unknown

Notes

References

* " [http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/royal+king All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Royal King] " retrieved on June 26, 2007
* [http://www.aqha.com/foundation/halloffame/halloffamebios.html AQHA Hall of Fame] accessed on February 3, 2008
* American Quarter Horse Association "Official Stud Book and Registry Combined Books 1-2-3-4-5" Amarillo, Texas:American Quarter Horse Association 1961
* " [http://www.nchacutting.com/ag/shows/earnings_lookup.php NCHA Earnings for Royal King] " retrieved on July 5, 2007
* " [http://www.nchacutting.com/ag/pubs/hall_of_fame.php NCHA Hall of Fame] " retrieved on July 5, 2007
* Pitzer, Andrea Laycock "The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires" Tacoma, Washington:Premier Publishing 1987
* Swan, Kathy ed. "Legends 3:Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares" Colorado Springs:Western Horseman 1997
* Wagoner, Dan "Quarter Horse Reference 1974 Edition" Grapevine, Texas:Equine Research 1974
* Wagoner, Dan "Quarter Racing Digest: 1940 to 1976" Grapevine, Texas:Equine Research 1976

External links

* [http://www.qhd.com/horse/stallion.asp?id=7253 Royal King at Quarter Horse Directory]
* [http://quarterhorselegends.googlepages.com/home42222222232 Royal King at Quarter Horse Legends]