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"Forever Famous" Quarter Horse Journal March 2001 p. 40-49 "Hall of Fame Horses" Quarter Horse Journal May 1990 p. 48-49 "Hall of Fame" Quarter Horse Journal March 2004 p. 42-53 "Hall of Fame" Quarter Horse Journal March 2007 p. 42-55 "Hall of Fame" Quarter Horse Journal March 2008 p. 43-55 "MMIII" Quarter Horse Journal March 2003 p. 41-51
Oklahoma Star was foaled in 1915 in Oklahoma and raced in match races for many years throughout Oklahoma. [2] He was bred by Tommy Moore of Oklahoma. [3] Eventually, he was registered with the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA), as number 6 in the AQHA's stud book.
Grey Badger II foaled on May 5, 1941. [1] He was registered with number 2006 in the AQHA. His stud book listing gives his color as gray, and his breeder as Walter F. Merrick of Texola, Oklahoma.
Longtime Quarter Horse breeder and racehorse owner Walter Merrick of Sayre, Oklahoma, [7] bred Easy Jet from two future AQHA Hall of Fame members, Jet Deck and Thoroughbred mare Lena's Bar in 1967. [ 6 ] [ 8 ] His dam, or mother, Lena's Bar, had produced a small number of other offspring, but Easy Jet was her last; she died shortly after he was ...
Outside of the American Quarter Horse Association's Hall of Fame & Museum in Amarillo, Texas. The American Quarter Horse Association was born at a meeting on March 15, 1940, in Fort Worth, Texas. The original idea had come from articles published by Robert M. Denhardt during the 1930s about the history and characteristics of the quarter horse.
Peter McCue (foaled 1895) was registered in the American Stud Book as a Thoroughbred, sired by Duke of the Highlands, but his breeder and his breeder's family always maintained that he was actually sired by a Quarter Horse stallion named Dan Tucker.
Thoroughbred horse racing takes place from March-to-May. The track also features Appaloosa and Paint races. The facility features a 2,700-seat grandstand along a one-mile-long track. [1] The facility's casino section has 250 electronic gaming machines. Also, on the grounds of the Downs complex is the largest RV park in Oklahoma. [1]
Over time, the popularity of gambling on horse racing waned and the track struggled financially with several owners, filing bankruptcy in 1997 and again in 2002. In 2003 the Cherokee Nation bought Blue Ribbon Downs and infused it with capital. [2] In 2005 the new owners converted it to a "racino," [3] a combination horse racetrack and casino ...