Maddon's Bright Eyes

Horse infobox
horsename = Maddon's Bright Eyes


caption = - Maddon's Bright Eyes-
breed = Quarter Horse
discipline = Racing
sire = Gold Mount
grandsire = Brush Mount
dam = Plaudette
damsire = King Plaudit (TB)
sex = Mare
foaled = 1946
country = United States
color = Bay
breeder = Charles Shoemaker
racerecord = 25-18-5-0, speed rating AAA
raceearnings = $16,577.00
raceawards= 1949 World Champion Quarter Running Horse, 1951 World Co-Champion Quarter Running Horse
honors = American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
updated= January 12 2008

Maddon's Bright Eyes was a Quarter Horse mare who was a racehorse on the Quarter tracks during around 1950.

Life

Maddon's Bright Eyes was foaled on May 12 1946 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Swan "Legends 3" p. 41-50] On both her sire's side and on her dam's side she traced to King Plaudit (TB) and to Peter McCue. [http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/maddons+bright+eyes Maddon's Bright Eyes Pedigree at All Breed Pedigree] retrieved on July 4, 2007]

She raced from 1948 to 1952 before suffering a career ending injury in her last race, which she finished on three legs in second place. Her record over those five years was twenty-five starts, eighteen wins and five seconds. She only finished off the board twice. Her earnings were $16,576.00 with a top speed rating of AAA.Wagoner "Quarter Racing Digest" p. 702] She was retired after injuring herself in the August 29 1952 Championship Dash at Centennial Park. She broke so fast from the gate that she ripped a tendon off her stifle joint, and although she came in second in the race, she was hobbling after the race. She retired holding three mare world records: at 300, 250 and 220 yards.Keen "Bright Eyes" "Quarter Horse Journal" November 1952 p. 25]

One of her pecularities was that she liked raw eggs, and was fed a dozen a day when she was training at the track. She was also known to chase hens off their eggs in order to eat them.Ernenwein "Bright Eyes By Herself" "Quarter Horse Journal" December 1950 p. 9 & 18]

After four foals, Maddon's Bright Eyes became paralyzed in her hind quarters and was humanely put down on June 29 1958. Two of her foals earned their Race Register of Merit - Bright Bar and Me Bright.

She 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 = Maddon's Bright Eyes
2 = Gold Mount
3 = Plaudette
4 = Brush Mount
5 = Miss Helen
6 = King Plaudit (TB)
7 = Roberds mare by Peter McCue
8 = Chimney Sweep (TB)
9 = Hula Dancer
10 = Plaudit
11 = Headlight
12 = Plaudit (TB)
13 = Wild Thistle (TB)
14 = Peter McCue
15 = Roberds mare by Old Fred
16 = Whisk Broom II (TB)
17 = Polly Flinders (TB)
18 = Jiggs
19 = mare by Waggoner's Rainy Day P-13
20 = King Plaudit (TB)
21 = Colorado Queen
22 = Old Joe by Harmon Baker
23 = CS mare by Young Cold Deck
24 = Himyar (TB)
25 = *Cindarella (TB)
26 = *Knight of the Thistle (TB)
27 = Galliard (TB)
28 = Dan Tucker
29 = Nora M (TB)
30 = Old Fred
31 = unknown

Notes

References

* " [http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/maddons+bright+eyes All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Maddon's Bright Eyes] " retrieved on July 4, 2007
* [http://www.aqha.com/foundation/halloffame/halloffamebios.html AQHA Hall of Fame] accessed on February 3, 2008
* Keen, F. Curt "Bright Eyes" "Quarter Horse Journal" November 1952 p. 25
* Ernenwein, Leslie "Bright Eyes By Herself" "Quarter Horse Journal" December 1950 p. 9 & 18
* Swan, Kathy ed. "Legends 3:Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares" Colorado Springs:Western Horseman 1997
* Wagoner, Dan "Quarter Racing Digest: 1940 to 1976" Grapevine, Texas:Equine Research 1976

External links

* [http://www.qhd.com/horse/stallion.asp?id=30499&sex=mare Maddon's Bright Eyes at Quarter Horse Directory]
* [http://www.ceeheart.com/HorseDetail.asp?regnum=0027000 Maddon's Bright Eyes Information]
* [http://quarterhorselegends.googlepages.com/home4222222 Maddon's Bright Eyes at Quarter Horse Legends]