- Grey Badger II
Horse infobox
horsename = Grey Badger II
caption = - Grey Badger II -
breed =Quarter Horse
discipline = Racing
sire = Midnight Jr
grandsire = Midnight
dam = Grey Annie
damsire = Billy The Tough
sex =Stallion
foaled =1941
country =United States
color = Gray
breeder = Walter F. Merrick
racerecord = 6-2-0-0
raceawards = AA speed rating
honors =American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
updated=January 12 2008 Grey Badger II was a noted Quarter Horse match racer and sire in the early days of the
American Quarter Horse Association or AQHA.Life
Grey Badger II foaled on
May 5 1941 .Close "Legends 2" p. 58] 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 ofTexola, Oklahoma . His sire was Midnight Jr #210, and his dam was listed as Grey Annie #3502 by Billy the Tough, second dam as Casey Jones mare by Casey Jones. He was owned by Chick Crisp ofSayre, Oklahoma at the time he was registered.AQHA "Official Stud Book and Registry Combined 1-5" p. 144] His sire was a son of Midnight and traced to Peter McCue three times. His dam traced to Peter McCue two more times, making Grey Badger II inbred to Peter McCue, with five crosses. [http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/grey+badger+ii Pedigree of Grey Badger II at All Breed Pedigree] retrieved June 23, 2007]He was a noted match racer during the 1940's. His official racing record with the AQHA has him starting six times in three years, with two wins and no seconds or thirds. He achieved an AA speed rating.Wagoner "Quarter Racing Digest" p. 453-454]
He died on the
Triangle Ranch in Texas, probably around 1972. Among his famous offspring were Grey Badger III and Badger's Grey. His granddaughter Triangle Tookie is a leading producer of AQHA Champions, includingTwo Eyed Jack .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 = Grey Badger II
2 = Midnight Jr
3 = Grey Annie
4 = Midnight
5 = Salty
6 = Billy The Tough
7 = mare by Casey Jones
8 = Badger
9 = Nellie Trammell
10 = Billy The Tough
11 = Peachie
12 =A D Reed
13 = Betsy
14 = Casey Jones
15 = unknown
16 = Peter McCue
17 = Mazie Marie
18 = Ace by Peter McCue
19 = mare by Pid Hart
20 = A D Reed
21 = Betsy
22 = Joy
23 = Perfect Doll
24 = Peter McCue
25 = Good Enough
26 = Kid Weller
27 = Trammell mare
28 = Peter McCue
29 = Sweetwater LadyNotes
References
* " [http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/grey+badger+ii All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Grey Badger II] " retrieved on June 23, 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
* Close, Pat ed. "Legends 2: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares" Colorado Springs:Western Horseman 1994 ISBN 0-911647-30-9External links
* [http://www.foundationhorses.com/greybadped.htm Grey Badger II at Foundation Horses]
* [http://www.qhd.com/horse/stallion.asp?id=7318 Grey Badger II at Quarter Horse Directory]
* [http://quarterhorselegends.googlepages.com/home42 Grey Badger II at Quarter Horse Legends]
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