SHE LOVES TO TALK M, QUARTER HORSE, 2001
Color: chestnut
Height: 15.2
*BREEDER: BOB & DOLORES J GERHARDT, LAS VEGAS, NM
OWNERS: DOUG & CINDY HOBELMAN, GOTHENBURG, NE
SI 101, 10-1-4-2 at two, $13,331.
SHE LOVES TO TALK, a.k.a. (GABBY) was a finalist in the 2003
New Mexico Breeders Futurity [R]G3
In her futurity trial GABBY posted a 350 yard time of 17.486,
finishing 2nd by a head to CUT THE GLARE, the ultimate futurity
winner.
SHE LOVES TO TALK won, placed, or showed in 7 of her 10 races
at two, while competing against notable runners including:
CUT THE GLARE SI 105, 7 wins, LTE $268,688 (1st-New Mexico
Breeders Futurity [R]G3, 1st-New Mexico Quarter Horse HandicapG3;
SHEZ CLASSY NOW SI 114, MSW, LTE $288,333;
JERRY TOM SPECIAL SI 95, LTE $137,816;
STRAIGHT TALKIN MAN SI 105, SW, LTE $100,864;
MISS QUICK HOUSTON SI 97, [R]G1 SW, LTE $66,531;
TAKE A PEARL SI 99, LTE $35,257; and
FIRST DOWN MIRACLE SI 105
Dam of one foal of racing age: SV CHICKADEE 2006 SI 88, 7-1-10, $17,212. SV CHICKADEE placed 2nd in her 1st start to
HEARTS RUNAWAY, LTE $256,407 and won her 2nd out by 1 1/2
length.
SHE LOVES TO TALK is in foal for 2009 to IMA FIRE FIGHTER
[data compiled from equineline.com 6/10/2008 and AQHA records
11/18/2008]* dh
LINEBREEDING:
ROCKET WRANGLER 4S X 3d (18.75%)
THREE BARS TB 9-CROSSES (16.99%)
TOP DECK TB 7-CROSSES (11.33%)
GO MAN GO 6s X 4D X 5d (10.94%)
JET DECK 5S X 4S (9.38%)
SIRE - STRAIGHT TALKER H, QUARTER HORSE, 1993
Color: sorrel
*BREEDER: ROBERT W MOORE ESTATE, NORMAN, OK
OWNER: BUDDY AND MICHAEL SHAY, SINGER, LA
Parent Verified
Cryptorchid
SI 97, 12-1-3-4, Stakes Placed earning $15,845
Finalist in the 1996 G1 HERITAGE PLACE DERBY
STRAIGHT TALKER has sired 134 Race Starters. 75 Winners, 6
Stakes Winners, 6 Stakes Placers, 8 Superior Race Awards, 4080+ ROMS, 44-90+ ROMS, 18-100+ ROMS, 2 Regional
Champions, with All-time race money earnings of $2,769,087
($20,664 per starter) and All-time Barrel Futurities of American
money earnings of $5,701.33.
STRAIGHT TALKER boasts of nine $100,000+ money earners:
EJ HEART TALKER SI 109, 19-6(3)-1(0)-2(0), $223,098, ------2005 NEW MEXICO HI-PT THREE-YEAR-OLD FILLY
DRH STRAIGHT N EASY SI 104, 35-12(3)-6(6)-2(1), $231,592
STRAIGHT TALKIN MAN SI 105, 10-4(1)-2(1)-1(1), $100,864
GEM TALKER SI 112, 34-9(0)-10(1)-2(0) $175,706, 2006
RACING NTR ALB 350 17.204
ANOTHER TALKER SI 102, 58-11(1)-5(1)-7(2) $179,141
DE TALKER SI 98, 23-8(1)-1(0)-5(2), $118,709
MEGA DARK SI 105, 37-7(1)-5(2)-5(1), $124,914
STRAIGHT ACES SI 102, 41-6(0)-5(0)-4(1), $115,746
TALKIN CASH ONLY SI 103, 32-4(0)-5(2)-9(1), $104,140; ---2003 RACING NEW MEXICO HI-POINT AGED GELDING
2006 RACING WORLD CHAMPION CHARIOT RACING TEAM
STRAIGHT TALKER is the maternal grandsire of 20 Race Starters,
10 Winners, 0 Stakes Winners, 3-80+ ROM, 7-90+ ROM, All-time
race money earnings of $225,552 ($11, 278 per starter), of
which $137,276 was won in 2008. His All-time Leading Money
Earner to date is SPEEDY STRAWFLY, SI 97, 15-6-2-1, $89,099.
[data compiled from AQHA records 9/29/2008]* dh
DAM - DIAL ONE FOR RYON M, QUARTER HORSE, 1990
Color: sorrel
*BREEDER: JOE KIRK FULTON, LUBBOCK, TEXAS
OWNER: BOB & DOLORES J GERHARTDT
SI 95, 8-0-3-1, $3,317
Finalist in La Chiripada S. G3
Dam of 5 foals, 4 ROM, 3 winners, with $264,961 earnings:
MARK MY DIAL SI 96, 21-7(2)-1(1)-6(3), [R]G2 MSW,
$213,990, Superior Race Horse (2001). 1st New Mexican Spring
Futurity [R]G2, Zia Futurity [R]G2; 2nd Manuel Lujan H. [R]; 3rd
Shue Fly S. [R]G3, & New Mexico Breeders S. [R]
BANK ON RYON SI 101, 16-4-1-1, $35,223. Finalist in NMHBA
Quarter Horse S. [R]G3, New Mexico State Fair Breeders Derby
[R]G3, & Manuel Lujan H. [R]G3
SHE LOVES TO TALK SI 101, 10-1-4-2, $13,831. Finalist in New
Mexico Breeders F. [R]G3
DIAL STREAKIN SIX SI 90, 10-0-1-3, $1,917 [data compiled
from equineonline.com 6/10/2008]* dh
Hoosier Park Racing -www.hoosierpark.com
Collins In Contention For Leading Quarter Horse Jockey
By Kelly Laffin
Harold Collins is in contention for his first leading Quarter Horse
jockey title at Hoosier Park Racing and Casino in 2008. The North
Carolina native is currently tied atop the standings with Juan
Delgado with eight wins heading into the final weeks of action at
the Anderson, Ind. track.
Collins is also ranked among the best of the best in the country.
He is currently listed in 19th place in the nation among Quarter
Horse jockeys with 72 wins and a 28 percent win percentage
through Saturday, Oct 18.
……Collins’ two most successful rides took place in New Mexico with
the same horse. The horse’s name is Mark My Dial. The duo won
the $152,000 Grade II Zia Futurity at Ruidoso Downs as well as
the $162,000 Grade II New Mexico Spring Futurity at Sunland
Park. Collins and Mark My Dial have won a total of five races
together, four of which were consecutive.
GR SIRE - FIRST DOWN DASH H, QUARTER HORSE, 1984
Color: sorrel
Height: 15.2
SI-105 [GR1] SW $857,256
1987 WORLD CHAMPION THREE-YEAR-OLD COLT
ALL TIME LEADING RACE SIRE
Kindergarten Futurity
Dash For Cash Futurity
Los Alamitos Derby
Dash For Cash Derby
Hollywood Park Invitational
QHBC Championship Classic
Champion of Champions
Sire of 1,445 starters, 1,058 winners, 209 Stakes Winners, 198
Stakes Placed, 1,282 ROM with total race earnings of
$65,702,216 ($45,469 per starter) 2008
Maternal grandsire of 1,891 starters, 1,207 winners, 1,497 ROM,
293 black type horses, 5 Racing Champions, with total race
earnings of $38,914,136 ($20,579 per starter) 2008
Frank “Scoop” Vessels, the owner of FIRST DOWN DASH has been
quoted as saying, “You can breed him to those Beduino TB mares
that might be a little hot-blooded, and yet the offspring are calm,
they want to learn, they want to do good for you”. Vessel’s said,
“Anybody can train them. That’s not the case with a lot of horses. I
think that’s one reason he’s done so well for so many people.”
Besides being a Champion himself, FIRST DOWN DASH has
sired:
A Ransom SI 104, 2-Time Champion, 21 wins to 6, $1,079,556
Wave Carver SI 104, 2-Time Champion, 11 wins, $1,011,196
Ocean Runaway SI 105, Champion, 10 wins, $1,642,498
Corona Cash SI 101, Champion, 19 wins, $1,542,880
Corona Kool SI 104, 2-Time Champion, 14 Wins, $1,296,797
FDD Dynasty SI 102, 2-Time Champion, 8 wins, $1,173,001
Royal Quick Dash SI 101, Champion, 7 wins, $1,046,980
A Classic Dash SI 93, 2-Time Champion, 7 wins, $1,078,617
Dash Thru Traffic SI 95, Champion, 6 wins, $1,056,943
FIRST DOWN DASH carries the large heart gene. It comes from his
broodmare sire, Gallant Jet, who goes to Eclipse through his
second dam Linda Jewel, a daughter of Red Jewel TB. [from The X
Factor, by Marianna Haun, pg 197]
GR DAM - OUR EASTER ANGEL M, QUARTER HORSE, 1978
Color: sorrel
BREEDER: MR AND MRS MYRON J PALERMO, LAKE CHARLES, LA
OWNER: BOB MOORE FARMS LLC, NORMAN, OK
Full sister to EASY ANGEL SI 97, MSW of $477,634, and 1979
AQHA RACING CHAMPION TWO-YEAR-OLD
OUR EASTER ANGEL SI 91, 4-0-1-0 $150. Dam of 16 foals, 13
starters, 13 winners, 13 ROM, 3 Stakes Winners, 1-80+ ROM, 890+ ROM, 4-100+ ROM, 1 Regional Champion, with her runners
earning $496,537.
Our Easter Angel’s runners include:
Naturally Ours SI 119, 76-14(3)-16(3)-12(1), MSW $109,897,
1988 NTR SAC 870. Superior Race Horse.
Especially Angelic, SI 96, 6-4(1)-0-0, $91,216, QHBC Juvenile
[G1].
Flack Attack, SI 108, 40-7(1)-7(3)-8(1), $68,669, Marco Smolich
Stakes. 1994 STK NTR 350. 1993 & 1994 Racing California Hi-Point
Aged Stallion. Superior Race Horse.
Easy Blur SI 99, 83-25-15(2)-16(4), $78,709. Superior Race
Horse.
Our Easy Effort, SI 90, 7-2-3-1(1), $52,084. 1986 HOL 440 3rd
Denim N Diamonds Futurity [G1].
Straight Talker SI 97, 12-1-3-4(1), $15,845.
Walking Talking Angel, SI 106, 13-2-4(1)-3(2), $12,953.
Alarming Charm, SI 104, 12-3-3(1)-0, $9,404.
Brilliant Protégé, SI 91, 30-6-7-5, $19,860.
Man Holding On, SI 93, 10-1-1-0, $6,622.
Inspired Angel, SI 90, 14-2-1-2, $20,297.
Look At Me Zoom, SI 87, 9-1-0-1, $4,395.
GR SIRE - RONAS RYON H, QUARTER HORSE, 1984
Color: bay
*BREEDER: JAMES FLOYD PLUMMER, SELMA, ALABAMA
OWNER: BEN BENHAM, ASTATULA, FLORIDA
AQHA HALL OF FAME (2004)
SI-105, 23-18(5)-4(2)-0(0), $1,777,976
1986 1ST GRAHAM FARMS FUTURITY [G3]
1986 1ST KANSAS FUTURITY [G1]
1986 1ST ALL AMERICAN FUTURITY [G1]
1987 1ST GRAHAM FARMS DERBY [G3]
1987 1ST ALL AMERICAN DERBY [G1]
NTR VV
1986 AQHA RACING CHAMPION TWO-YEAR-OLD COLT
1986 RACING HIGH MONEY EARNING HORSE
Sire of 769 race starters, 487 winners, 50 Stakes Winners with 90
Stakes Wins, 53 Stakes Placers, 262-80+ ROM, 236-90+ ROM, 65100+ ROM, 29 Superior Race Awards, 1 World Champion, & 10
Regional Champions, earning $8,948,653
Sire of 1994 AQHA RACING CHAMPION THREE-YEAR-OLD FILLY, I
HEAR A SYMPHONY, SI-117, $269,910
AVISON, SI 107, 11 Wins to 5, $293,667
ROMEO RYON, SI 98, 5 Wins to 4, $292,187
SEALS, SI 113, TEXAS HIGH POINT, 3-YR-OLD GELDING, 9 Wins to
6, $263,744
QUARTERLOOM. SI 104, 6Wins to 4, $259,424, NTR LS 350 Yards
ROCK N RONA, SI 106, 5 Wins to 3, $230,113
RONAS RYON is the maternal grandsire of 641 starters, 349
winners, 32 Stakes Winners with 70 Stakes Wins, 40 Stakes
Placers, 187-80+ ROMS, 178-90+ ROMS, 61-100+ ROMS, 1 World
Champion, and 8 Regional Champions, earning $9,982,518
He is the sire of FITTING CELEBRATION, 2004 RACING
BROODMARE OF THE YEAR, and dam of 2004 CHAMPION 3-YEAR0LD COLT, BRIMMERTON SI-104, $519,538. [compiled from
AQHA data 10/1/2008]*dh
*RONAS RYON also sired ROCK N ROLL RONA, dam of
FIREWATERONTTHEROCKS, CHAMPION AND MULTPLE RESERVE
CHAMPION BARREL HORSE. With over $100,000 in money
earnings, he is the #1money earning stallion by FIREWATER FLIT.
[compiled from Speedhorse 2009 Stallion Register, pg 221.]*dh
GR DAM - MISS DIAL A ROCKET M, QUARTER HORSE, 1979
Color: sorrel
BREEDER: BROWN BADGETT, NICHOLASVILLE, KENTUCKY
OWNER: MICK STRAIN, WHITE RIVER, SOUTH DAKOTA
SI 93, 3-1-0-0, $696
Dam of 15 foals, 10 to race, 9 winners, 9 ROM, earning $77,582:
MISS DIAL A COIN, SI 92, 6-2-2-1(1) $29,592, 3rd Firecracker
Futurity-G1. Finalist in G2 Old South Futurity. Dam of
PRICELESS MIRACLE, SI 101, SW $82.899, 1st New Mexican
Spring Fling [R], Finalist in Zia Quarter Horse Futurity [R]
G2, Finalist Zia Quarter Horse Derby [R] G3 and DIAL A
MIRACLE SI 100, SP $60,793, 3rd New Mexico Breeders
Futurity [R] G3.
DIAL ONE FOR RYON, SI 95. 8-0-3-1, $3,317. Finalist in G3 La
Chiripada Stakes.
GO TIE GO, SI 90, 10-1-1-2, $4,144.
LIVE ROCKET, SI 92, 26-8-4-0, $16,858. Finalist in G3
Longhorn Futurity.
RESPONSE REQUIRED, SI 88, 13-3-0-3, $4,514.
PROJECT TOUCHTONE, SI 86, 11-1-3-0, $5,611. Finalist in G3
Trinity Meadows Derby.
JEALOUS ROCKET, SI 86, 18-1-0-2, $5,300.
EXPRESS SIGNATURE, SI 86, 17-4-2-2, $4,455.
INTIMATE MISS, SI 81, 9-1-1-3, $1,064
MISS DIAL A ROCKET, SI 77, 8-2-1, $2,727.
LINEBREEDING:
THREE BARS 3S X 4D (18.75%) – Leading Sire
BLACK ANNIE 4D X 4d (12.5%) – Dam Johnny Dial AAAT (WC)
KING 5D x 5d (6.25%) – Leading Sire
GG SIRE- DASH FOR CASH H, QUARTER HORSE, 1973
Color: chestnut
Height: 16.2H
SI 114, 25-21-3-0, MSW $507,689
WORLD CHAMPION RUNNING HORSE (1976 & 1977)
AQHA HALL OF FAME
Included on Sports Illustrated list of 25 amazing animals, DASH
FOR CASH won 21 of his 25 starts and placed 2nd three times, in
his three years of racing.
He was named WORLD CHAMPION RUNNNING HORSE two years in
a row. Nine of his wins were in major Stakes competition and
included back to back wins in the prestigious CHAMPION OF
CHAMPIONS at Los Alamitos.
In his 1976 win of the CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS, DASH FOR
CASH set a New Track Record going 440 yards in 21.17. His 1½
length win in the quarter mile race was an accomplishment
comparable to SECRETARIAT’S 31 length win in the BELMONT
STAKES.
In the words of his trainer, BUBBA CASCIO, “He beat good horses
bad. CASCIO reported that DASH FOR CASH’S stride was 32 feet.
It has been noted that he was comparable in size and
measurement to the great thoroughbred runner, SECRETARIAT.
Men that know great horses observed that DASH FOR CASH, like
SECRETARIAT, had what is called the ‘look of eagles’.
DASH FOR CASH sired 1370 race age foals, 1155 starters, 827
winners, 960 ROMS, 145 stakes winners, 5 WORLD CHAMPIONS,
and 16 RUNNING CHAMPIONS, with earnings of $39,990,245
($34,623 per starter), from 19 crops to race.
His offspring that earned more than a $1,000,000 each include
DASH’S DREAM, DASHINGLY, ON A HIGH, MAKE MINE CASH,
FLORENTINE, and DASH FOR SPEED. Some of his other great
runners include JUSTANOLD LOVE $950,000, CASH RATE,
$537,802, FIRST DOWN DASH, $857,250, DASHING PHOEBE,
$609,554, and TAKIN ON THE CASH, $661,697.
When bred to a daughter of DOC BAR, DASH FOR CASH sired
MISS N CASH, winner of the 1987 NATIONAL CUTTING HORSE
ASSOCIATION DERBY. He, in turn, went on to sire NCHA FUTURITY
CHAMPION DOX MISS N RENO. [data gathered from 2008
Speedhorse magazine and Western Horseman, Legends Vol. 4]*dh
GG DAM - FIRST PRIZE ROSE M, QUARTER HORSE, 1976
Color: chestnut
SI-98, 34-6-8(1)-6(1), with $22,754 in earnings.
2nd Three Bars Handicap
3rd Sunland Park Fall Derby.
SUPERIOR RACE HORSE
Dam of 7 foals-starters, 6 winners, 7 ROM, and 2 Stakes Winners,
with 9 stakes wins, including:
FIRST DOWN DASH, SI 105, 15(8)-13(1)-1-0(0), $857,256,
1987 WORLD CHAMMPION THREE YEAR OLD COLT, and ALL-TIME
LEADING SIRE. He has sired 34 Running Champions.
FIRST A ROSE, SI 101, 12-4(1)-1(0)-5(1), $31,926, QHBC
Sophomore Classic [G2]
First Prize Dash, SI 101, 11-5-3-1, $77,465. Finalist in the G1
Heritage Place Futurity and the G1 All American Derby. 2006
Racing Broodmare of the Year. 2006 Racing dam of distinction.
Disco Rose, SI 82, $3,529
Rios First Prize, SI 98, 5 Wins, $6,461
Rose Royce Too, SI 88, 2 Wins, $2,517
Handmearose, SI 98, 2 Wins, $6,944
Via her daughter First Prize Dash, FIRST PRIZE ROSE is the
2nd dam of:
FIRST CAROLINA SI 106, $404,775
FIRST PRIZE ROBIN SI 103, $295,147
FAST FIRST PRIZE SI 102, $244,929
HEZA FAST DASH SI 103, $136,123
FIRST PRIZE PERRY SI 102, $243,946
First Prize Rose is a half-sister to the dam of 2007
Broodmare Of The Year, Run The Dash, dam of World
Champion & 4-Time Champion BLUES GIRL TOO, SI 105,
$2,032,328.
GG SIRE - EASY JET H, QUARTER HORSE, 1967
Color: dark chestnut
Height: 15.2
SI-100, (MSW), 38-27-7-2, $445,721, Superior Race Horse
1969 World Champion Quarter Running Horse
1969 and 1970 Champion Quarter Running Stallion
1969 Champion Quarter Running 2-Year-Old Colt
1970 Champion Quarter Running 3-Year-Old Colt
EASY JET won his first race as a long yearling at Blue Ribbon
Downs. As a 2-year-old, he won 22 out of 26 starts, including the
All-American, Kansas, Sunland Fall, Columbus Triple Crown, and
The All-American Quarter Horse Congress Futurities.
Big and strong, with good bone, EASY JET proved that he was not
only extremely fast, but incredible durable.
EASY JET sired 2,506 foals, 2,019 race starters. 1,563 Race ROM
and 9 WORLD CHAMPIONS in racing, with combined race earnings
of $26,237,832.
He is the maternal grandsire of 2,482 race winners, and 10 World
Champions with combined race earnings of $49,962,236.
In the performance and halter arena he sired 7 halter point
earners, 35 performance point earners, 12 Performance ROM, and
2 Superior Performance Award winners.
In 1976 EASY JET sold for $3.5 million to Buena Suerte Ranch in
Roswell, New Mexico.
In 1980 his stud fee rose to $30,000 and he was syndicated for
$30,000,000. After the oil bust in the 80’s his fee was dropped to
$15,000.
Some of his more notable get include:
EASY DATE, 1975 WORLD CHAMPION QUARTER RUNNING HORSE
PIE IN THE SKY, 1979 ALL-AMERICAN FUTURITY WINNER
MR TRUCKA JET, 1985 ALL AMERICAN FUTURITY WINNER
and RUNNING CHAMPIONS: MY EASY CREDIT, EASY ANGEL,
EASILY SMASHED, EXTRA EASY, and MEGAHERTZ.
EASY JET has headed the list of All-Time Leading Sire of Sires, AllTime Leading Broodmare Sire, All-Time Leading Sire of Stakes
Winners, All-Time Leading sire of Stakes Qualifiers and Performers,
and the All-Time Leading Sire of AAA-AAAT Horses.
GG DAM - ALAMITOS ANGEL M, QUARTER HORSE, 1969
Color: brown
SI 96, 24-12(3)-6(3)-2(1). $161,511.
1972 SUPERIOR RACE HORSE
1972 AQHA RACING CHAMPION THREEYR-OLD FILLY
Alamitos Angel was bred by Charles Jenson of Norman, Oklahoma
and was last owned by the Three Sisters Investments LTD of Lake
Charles, Louisiana. During her racing career she was owned by
Myron and Jacqueline Palermo.
Alamitos Angel rocked the raceways in the early 1970’s with major
wins, places, or showings in 7 stakes races, at two to three, and
included wins in the Kentucky Futurity, Miss Princess Invitational
Handicap, and the (QH) Kentucky Derby. She also racked up 2nd
place finishes in the Kansas Futurity, Ruidoso Derby, and Rainbow
Derby. A stellar performance as a three-year old earned Alamitos
Angel the 1972 AQHA Racing Champion Three-Year-Old Filly title.
Alamitos Angel was the dam of only three foals:
El Angel, SI 87, 14-1(2)-5(1)-2(0), $9,929. 2nd Shue Fly stakes,
and the cypress stakes (1st Div) [Go Man Go]
EASY ANGEL, SI 97, 15-7-7-1, $477,634. 1st Kindergarten
Futurity, 1st Skoal Dash For Cash Futurity, 2nd La Primera Del Ano
Derby. 1979 AQHA Racing Champion Two-Year-Old. [Easy Jet]
Our Easter Angel, SI 91, 4-0-1-0 $150. [Easy Jet], the dam of:
Naturally Ours SI 119, 14 Wins, $109,897, NTR 870
Especially Angelic, SI 96, 4 Wins, $91,216, QHBC Juvenile [G1]
Flack Attack, SI 108, 7 Wins, $68,669, Marco Smolich S., NTR
350
Easy Blur SI 99, 25 Wins, $78,709
Our Easy Effort, SI 90, 2 Wins, $52,084
Straight
Talker SI 97, Winner, $15,845
Walking Talking
Angel, SI 106, 2 Wins , $12,953
Alarming Charm, SI 104,
3 Wins, $9,404.
GG SIRE- WINDY RYON H, QUARTER HORSE, 1973
Color: sorrel
BREEDER: KING RANCH INC/PHILLIPS RANCH, DALLAS, TEXAS
OWNER: WINDY RYON SYNDICATE, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
SI-99, 16-5(0)-1(1)-2(0), $50,273.
1977 2nd NM State Fair Handicap
SUPERIOR RACE HORSE
WINDY RYON is the sire of 999 registered foals, 553 race starters,
320 winners, 13 Stakes Winners, 14 Stakes Placers, 323 ROM, 17100+ ROM, 111-90+ ROM, 192-80+ ROM, 4 Superior Race
Awards, 2 World Champions, 3 World Championships, and 1
Regional Champion, with combined earnings of $5,225,880.
Some of WINDY RYON’S top stakes horses include:
Ronas Ryon, SI 105, 23 WINS, $1,777,976, 1986 AQHA Racing
Champion Two-Year-Old, 1st Graham Farms Futurity G 3, 1st AllAmerican Futurity G 1, 1st Kansas Futurity G 1, 1st All-American
Derby G 1, 1st Graham Farms Derby G 3, 2004 Racing AQHA Hall
of Fame Horse.
Yankee Win, SI 104, 10 wins, $395,592, 1982 AQHA Racing
Champion Two-Year-Old Filly, 1st Rainbow Futurity G 1. [out of
Yankee Doll, the dam of World Champion, On A High]
Biddy Bye, SI 92, 1 Win $169,720, 1986 3RD All-American
Futurity G 1.
Gilda Ryon, SI 93, 9 Wins, $110, 948, 1st West Texas Futurity
G2.
Windy Pana, SI 92, 8 Wins, $190,369, 1st Louisiana QHBA Sale
Futurity R, 1st Louisiana QHBA Futurity RG3.
Bills Ryon, SI 113, 8 Wins, $249,350, 1st QHBC Juvenile Classic
G1.
GG DAM- RONA BAR M, QUARTER HORSE, 1969
SI-101, 37-15(3)-10(3)-4(1), $37,858, SUPERIOR RACE HORSE,
NTR CLA 350 18.01 (1971)
Winner of the HOLIDAY DOWNS SPRING CHAMIONSHIP, FLORIDA
QHA DERBY, and POMPANO PARK DERBY
Rona bar produced 10 foals, 9 race starters, 8 winners with 37
wins; 2 Stakes Winners with 6 Stakes Wins, 2 Stakes Placers, 2100+ ROMs, 4- 90+ ROMs, 2- 80+ ROMs, 2 Superior Race Awards,
1 WORLD CHAMPION with 2 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, with total
race earnings of $1,857,099. Her Leading All-time Money Earner
is RONAS RYON $1,777,976.
The X Factor is a term used to explain the extraordinary large
heart that is passed through certain bloodlines of horses. The large
heart found in some of the great race horses of the day, received
this heart through the female line on the X chromosome from the
thoroughbred Eclipse, foaled in 1764. When an autopsy was
performed on the famous runner Eclipse, it was found that his
heart weighed 14 pounds. The normal horse heart at that time
weighed 6 pounds. Males have an X and Y chromosome and
females have two X chromosomes. Because the large-heart
characteristic is on the X chromosome, large hearted stallions can
only pass to their daughters. Daughters receive one X from the sire
and one X from the dam.
“Carrying the Eclipse heart is champion Ronas Ryon. His dam
Rona Bar goes to Eclipse through her sire Three Bargains, who
tracts to Lexington twice through his maternal grand dam Marina.”
[page 191 of UNDERSTANDING THE X FACTOR, by Marianna Haun]
Rona Bar, sired by AAA Stakes Winner Three Bargains, was out of
Sand Juana by Sanddrift. Although Three Bargains sired a number
of horses that could run, Rona Bar was his best. Sand Juana was
sired by the King Ranch bred, Sanddrift. The son of Wimpy sired
several ROM performance horses and producing dams, including
the dam of Harlan’s Tyree, AQHA Champion, Superior Halter Horse,
and High Point Western Pleasure Stallion of 1966.
GG SIRE- ROCKET WRANGLER H, QUARTER HORSE, 1968
Color: sorrel
SI 97, 23-10(3)-4(2)-4(3) MSW of $252,167, 1970 AQHA
RACING CHAMPION TWO-YEAR-OLD COLT, and 1970 HIGH MONEY
EARNING HORSE.
Although ROCKET WRANGLER could have easily been at home in
a halter class, his true greatness exploded on the race track. He
made Quarter Horse Racing History by being the first runner to win
both the Rainbow Futurity and the All-American Futurity. A few
weeks after the All-American win, Anne and B.F. Phillips, JR.
purchased one-half interest in the Wrangler for an undisclosed
price.
ROCKET WRANGLER’S sire, Rocket Bar TB, was a leading race
and broodmare sire of Quarter Horse runners. His dam, Go Galla
Go was a stakes winning daughter of three times WORLD
CHAMPION Go Man Go.
The Wrangler had handsome looks, speed, and a good disposition
to pass on to his foals. He would move forward in history to be
ranked among the top Quarter Horse sires of all time.
ROCKET WRANGLER sired 1,629 foals, 1,221 starters, 762
winners, 56 Stakes Winners, 83 Stakes Placers, 69- 100+ ROMs,
345- 90+ ROMs, 401- 80+ ROMs, 47 Superior Race Awards, 1
WORLD CHAMPION, 7 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, 3 REGIONAL
CHAMPIONS, 4 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, with earnings of
$9,407,809 ($7,705 per starter). His All-time Leading Money
Earner was Dash for Cash, $507,689. ROCKET WRANGLER
also sired 30 Halter and Performance horses that earned 740.0
points in All Divisions Combined, National Cutting Horse
Association earnings of $20,793, and 1 RESERVE WORLD
CHAMPION, with 1 RESERVE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.
ROCKET WRANGLER is the maternal grandsire of 3,781 foals,
1,866 starters, 1,068 winners, 83 Stakes Winners, 87 Stakes
Placers, 137- 100+ ROMs, 482- 90+ ROMs, 580- 80+ ROMs, 56
Superior Race Awards, 18 REGIONAL CHAMPIONS, and 20
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS with earnings of $14,501,569
($7,771 per starter). His All-time Leading Money Earner is
Miami Cartel $259,209. ROCKET WRANGLER is the maternal
grandsire of 74 Halter or Performance point earners that earned
2,000.5 points in All Divisions Combined, National Cutting Horse
Association earnings of $14,521 and Barrel Futurities of America
earnings of $48,282. [12-2-2008]
GG DAM- HANKS DIAL DOLL M, QUARTER HORSE, 1966
HANK’S DIAL DOLL SI 100, 13 wins in 23 starts at 2 and 3,
Stakes Winner, $32,064, 1969 AQHA RACING CHAMPION THREEYEAR-OLD FILLY, 1st Live Oak Derby, Lam Kansas Derby, Alamo
QHBA Derby, West Texas Derby.
Dam of 17 foals, 15 starters, 13 winners, 13 ROM’s including Julia
Rhea SI 106, 3 wins at two, Stakes Placed $19,570. She set a
NTR Commonwealth Race Course, 350 Yards in 0:17.78 (1978)
and is the dam of Duel Fuel.
HANK’S DIAL DOLL was a Champion Runner, sired by a
Champion and out of the daughter of a Champion.
Her sire, AAAT AQHA Champion Tonto Bars Hank, a.k.a. The
Flying Boxcar was the 1960 WORLD CHAMPION QUARTER
RUNNING CHAMPION. Bred and raised by Milo Whitcomb of
Sterling, Colorado, the 1962 All-American Futurity winner was not
only fast, but he was strong, with good conformation. His toughest
competitor, the extremely fast Rebel Cause was bred and raced
by television star, Dale Robertson. Rebel Cause and Tonto Bars
Hank shared the title as CO-CHAMPION 3-YEAR-OLD QUARTER
RUNNING COLT of 1961.
As reported by the Whitcombs, Tonto Bars Hank was very steady
and level headed, with an excellent disposition. After his successful
career on the racetrack, he earned his AQHA PERFORMANCE
CHAMPIONSHIP. With Walter Merrick at the lead, he was named
Reserve Champion Halter Stallion at the Denver, Colorado,
National Western Stock Show. His showing in the performance and
halter arena proved his all-around versatility, which he passed on
to his foals.
He sired 212 Race starters that acquired one RACING WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP, 95 ROMs, and six Superiors in racing, with
earnings of more than $478,000. In performance and halter he
sired 100 performers that acquired one WORLD CHAMPION, one
SUPREME CHAMPIONSHIP, eight AQHA CHAMPIONSHIPS, 19
SUPERIORS and 40 ROMs.
HANKS DIAL DOLL was out of Maggie Dial AA, a daughter of
Johnny Dial AAAT, WORLD CHAMPION RUNNING HORSE OF 1950.
Maggie Dial produced two AAAT Multiple Stakes Winners from two
starters, and one WORLD CHAMPION RUNNER. Maggie Dial was
line bred to Black Annie, her grand dam, top side and bottom side.
When Black Annie was bred to Little Joe Hep by Joe Hancock, she
produced Maggie Dial’s dam, Black Gal Hep. When Black Annie was
bred to Depth Charge she produced, Johnny Dial, the sire of
Maggie Dial. This makes Maggie Dial 50% line bred to Black Annie.
ECLIPSE H, THOROUGHBRED, 1764
Color: chestnut
(GB)
Bred by H.R.H. the Duke of Cumberland. A legendary racehorse,
Eclipse is an unbeaten winner of Kings One Hundred Guineas
(32F/H) three times; Kings One Hundred Guineas (24F/H); Great
Subscription (32F); One Hundred and Fifty Guineas; etc.
Eclipse was foaled in 1764, the year of the great eclipse of the sun.
The exact place of birth is unknown, but probably at the Cranborne
Lodge Stud of his breeder, Prince William Augustus, Duke of
Cumberland in Windsor Park, Berkshire.
Eclipse started racing at the age of 5 on May 3, 1769 in Epsom.
Supposedly, at this time Captain Denis O`Kelly used the famous
phrase Eclipse first and the rest nowhere, before making his bets
for this race. He won 18 races, never appearing the least bit
stretched. Owners were reluctant to put their horses up against
him and eight of his races were declared walkovers! Eclipse retired
to stud in 1771 and sired three Derby winners but his ability to sire
offspring that were well adapted to the new shorter races for two
and three year olds ensured him a place in the racing history
books. However, due to terrific competition from Herod and the
Byerley Turk line, Eclipse was never actually declared champion
sire.
After his death due to colic at age 24, Eclipse was dissected to try
to work out the secret of his success – it was decided that his huge
heart pumped blood around the body more effectively, while his
back legs gave plenty of leverage. Powerful lungs completed the
winning combination. His skeleton is still owned by the Royal
Veterinary College and can be seen at the National Horseracing
Museum in Newmarket