Cherry Lake (horse)
| Cherry Lake | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Lake Erie |
| Grandsire | War Admiral |
| Dam | Cherao |
| Damsire | Nechao |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1966 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Honours | |
| American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame | |
| Last updated on June 30, 2007 | |
A registered Thoroughbred, Cherry Lake raced mostly on the Quarter Horse racetracks and made her mark on the Quarter Horse breed as a broodmare. She was posthumously inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame.
Background[edit]
Cherry Lake was a registered Thoroughbred mare, the daughter of Lake Erie and out of a daughter of Nechao named Cherao.[1] Her sire was a son of the U. S. Triple Crown winner War Admiral while her dam was a granddaughter of Nearco and a great-granddaughter of Hyperion.[1] She was a 1966 foal.[2]
Racing career[edit]
In her racing career she started both Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred races. On the quarter tracks, her record was twenty-one starts, ten wins, four seconds and two thirds in three years. She earned a Speed Index rating of 97 and was a stakes race winner. Her total quarter track earnings was $16,651.00.[2] As a three-year-old she started nine times on the Thoroughbred tracks, with three wins and a third-place finish and earnings of $6109.00.[3] As a four-year-old she raced twice on the Thoroughbred tracks, with one win for $935.00.[4]
Breeding record and honors[edit]
Among her foals were Cash Rate, Flow of Cash, Six Popper and Counting The Cash.[5] Six Popper won the All American Derby in 1986 and Cash Rate was the 1985 World Champion Quarter Running Horse.[5] Cherry Lake died July 1, 1993.[5]
She was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Association's (or AQHA) AQHA Hall of Fame in 1998.[6]
Pedigree[edit]
| Fair Play | |||||||||||||||||||
| Man o' War | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mahubah | |||||||||||||||||||
| War Admiral | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sweep | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brushup | |||||||||||||||||||
| Annette K | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lake Erie | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sansovino | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jacopo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Black Ray | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sweet Tryst | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Gallahad III | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gentle Tryst | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cinq a Sept | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cherry Lake | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pharos | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nearco | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nogara | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nechao | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hyperion | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cassiope | |||||||||||||||||||
| Campanula | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cherao | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jack High | |||||||||||||||||||
| With Regards | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loose Foot | |||||||||||||||||||
| With Blessings | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nedayr | |||||||||||||||||||
| Endowah | |||||||||||||||||||
| Good Taste | |||||||||||||||||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b All Breed Pedigree of Cherry Lake retrieved on June 30, 2007
- ^ a b Wagoner Quarter Racing Digest p. 204
- ^ Staff American Racing Manual 1970 p. A-39
- ^ Staff American Racing Manual 1971 p. A-41
- ^ a b c Huffman "They Earned a Place" Quarter Horse Journal p. 69
- ^ American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Cherry Lake". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
References[edit]
- "All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Cherry Lake" retrieved on June 30, 2007
- "AQHA: Hall of Fame". www.aqha.com. American Quarter Horse Association.
- Huffman, Christi L. (March 1998). "They Earned a Place". Quarter Horse Journal: 68–75.
- Staff (1970). The American Racing Manual 1970 Edition. Triangle Publications.
- Staff (1971). The American Racing Manual 1971 Edition. Triangle Publications.
- Wagoner, Dan (1976). Quarter Racing Digest: 1940 to 1976. Grapevine, TX: Equine Research.
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