- Barbara L
Horse infobox
horsename = Barbara L
caption = - Barbara L-
breed=Quarter Horse
discipline=Racing
sire = Patriotic (TB)
grandsire = American Flag (TB)
dam = Big Bess
damsire = Sonora Harmon
sex = Mare
foaled =1947
country =United States
color = Bay
breeder = James Hunt
owner = A. B. Green
racerecord = 81-21-23-9, AAA speed rating
raceearnings = $32,834.00
raceawards= AQHA Race Register of Merit
AQHA Superior Race Horse
honors =American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
updated=January 10 2008 Barbara L was a Quarter Horse racehorse who raced during the early 1950s, winning many races against some of the giants of the breed. [Nye "Great Moments in Quarter Horse Racing History" p. 91-95]
Life
Barbara L was foaled in
1947 , a bay daughter of aThoroughbred stallion named Patriotic and a Quarter Horsebroodmare named Big Bess. She was registered with theAmerican Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA), as number 146,954.AQHA "Official Stud Book and Registry" Vol. 15 p. 393] Hersire was a grandson of Man o' War, while her dam traced to Peter McCue. [ [http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/barbara+l Barbara L Pedigree at All Breed Pedigree] retrieved on June 30, 2007] She was registered as bred by James Hunt ofSonora, Texas and her owner at the time of registration was A. B. Green, ofPurcell, Oklahoma .She raced for seven years, staring eighty-one times in those seven years, ending her career on the track with twenty-one victories, twenty-three seconds and nine third place finishes.Wagoner "Quarter Racing Digest" p. 68]
As a broodmare, Barbara L produced eleven
foal s who earned their Race Register of Merit with the AQHA. Four of her foals earned speed ratings of AAAT, which would translate to speed indexes of 100 or better in current usage. Her foals with the greatest race earnings were Miss Olene - $31,532; Barbara S - $100,691; and Cuter Yet - $98,805.Barbara L died in 1977. [http://www.aqha.com/foundation/halloffame/images/Barbara%20L.pdf American Quarter Horse Foundation Baby Doll Combs] accessed on February 3, 2008] She was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2007. [ [http://www.aqha.com/foundation/halloffame/halloffamebios.html AQHA Hall of Fame] accessed on February 3, 2008]
Pedigree
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1=Barbara L
2= Patriotic (TB)
3 = Big Bess
4 = American Flag (TB)
5 = Moonlight (TB)
6 = Sonora Harmon
7 = mare by Sam King
8 = Man o' War
9 = Lady Comfey (TB)
10 = Sweep (TB)
11 = Sasenta (TB)
12 = Sealskin
13 = Monte Carter quarter mare
14 = Sam King
15 = unknown
16 = Fair Play (TB)
17 = Mahubah (TB)
18 = Roi Herode (TB)
19= Snoot (TB)
20 = Ben Brush (TB)
21 = Pink Domino (TB)
22 = Eyebrow (TB)
23 = Miss Mae Day (TB)
24 = Harmon Baker
25 = Ima Sequin (TB)
26 = unknown
27 = unknown
28 = Hondo
29 = mare by Sykes' RondoNotes
References
* [http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/barbara+l All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree for Barbara L] accessed on June 30, 2007
* [http://www.aqha.com/foundation/halloffame/images/Barbara%20L.pdf American Quarter Horse Foundation Baby Doll Combs] accessed on February 3, 2008
* [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" Volume 15 Amarillo, Texas:American Quarter Horse Association 1961
* Nye, Nelson C. "Great Moments in Quarter Racing History" New York:Arco 1983 ISBN 0-668-05304-6
* Wagoner, Dan "Quarter Racing Digest: 1940 to 1976" Grapevine, Texas:Equine Research 1976External links
* [http://www.qhd.com/horse/stallion.asp?id=33380&sex=mare Barbara L at Quarter Horse Directory]
* [http://quarterhorselegends.googlepages.com/home4 Barbara L at Quarter Horse Legends]
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