FL Lady Bug
FL Lady Bug (1945–1974) was a Quarter Horse mare who was never raced or was shown in a horse show, yet was made famous for her speedy offspring.
| FL Lady Bug | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Quarter Horse |
| Sire | Sergeant |
| Grandsire | Billy McCue |
| Dam | Yeager's Lady JA |
| Maternal grandsire | Will Stead |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1945 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Sorrel |
| Breeder | W. A. Yeager |
| Owner | Marvin and Lela Barnes |
| Honors | |
| American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame | |
Life
FL Lady Bug was registered as number 9733 in the American Quarter Horse Association's (or AQHA) stud book. A sorrel mare, she was foaled in 1945 and bred by W. A. Yeager of Woodward, Oklahoma. Her owners at the time she was registered were Bill and Alive Likins of Davis, Oklahoma.[1] Her sire, Sergeant, was bred to a daughter of his full brother, Will Stead, to produce Lady Bug. Thus, FL Lady Bug was inbred to both Billy McCue and Silver. Her second dam was an unnamed quarter mare from the J A Ranch in Texas.[2]
Breeding record
FL Lady Bug had fourteen foals, eleven of whom started races. Ten of those starters were winners, with one Champion Quarter Running Two Year Old Filly – Top Ladybug, three stakes winners, and ten Race Register of Merit winners.[3][4] All ten of her Register of Merit qualifiers were sired by different stallions.[4]
Death and honors
She died on March 1, 1974.[3]
FL Lady Bug was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 1999.[5]
Pedigree
| Peter McCue | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jack McCue | |||||||||||||||||||
| Marguerite | |||||||||||||||||||
| Billy McCue | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chickasha Bob | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sorrel Alice | |||||||||||||||||||
| Maud | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sergeant | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pid Hart | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chickasha Bob | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mary Keith | |||||||||||||||||||
| Silver | |||||||||||||||||||
| Old Billy | |||||||||||||||||||
| Maud | |||||||||||||||||||
| Old Alice | |||||||||||||||||||
| FL Lady Bug | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jack McCue | |||||||||||||||||||
| Billy McCue | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sorrel Alice | |||||||||||||||||||
| Will Stead | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chickasha Bob | |||||||||||||||||||
| Silver | |||||||||||||||||||
| Maud | |||||||||||||||||||
| Yeager's Lady JA | |||||||||||||||||||
| unknown | |||||||||||||||||||
| JA Ranch quarter mare | |||||||||||||||||||
| unknown | |||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- AQHA Official Stud Book and Registry Combined 1–5 p. 373
- Pedigree of FL Lady Bug at All Breed Pedigree retrieved on July 4, 2007
- Christensen "What Legends are Made of" Quarter Horse Journal p. 44
- Wagoner Quarter Racing Digest p. 377
- American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "FL Lady Bug". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
References
- All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of FL Lady Bug retrieved on July 4, 2007
- American Quarter Horse Foundation. "Hall of Fame Inductees". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- American Quarter Horse Association (1961). Official Stud Book and Registry Combined Books 1-2-3-4-5. Amarillo, TX: American Quarter Horse Association.
- Christensen, Kati (March 1999). "What Legends are Made of". Quarter Horse Journal: 40–47.
- Wagoner, Dan (1976). Quarter Racing Digest: 1940 to 1976. Grapevine, TX: Equine Research.