Grey Badger II facts for kids
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| Breed | Quarter Horse |
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| Discipline | Racing |
| Sire | Midnight Jr |
| Grandsire | Midnight |
| Dam | Grey Annie |
| Maternal grandsire | Billy The Tough |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1941 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Gray |
| Breeder | Walter F. Merrick |
| Honors | |
| Racing record | |
| 6 starts: 2-0-0 | |
| Racing awards | |
| AA speed rating | |
| Honors | |
| American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame | |
Grey Badger II (born 1941, died around 1972) was a very famous Quarter Horse. He was known for his speed in races. He also became a very important father (sire) to many other great horses. This was during the early days of the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA).
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The Life of Grey Badger II
Grey Badger II was born on May 5, 1941. He was officially registered with the AQHA as number 2006. His records show he was a gray horse. Walter F. Merrick from Texola, Oklahoma was his breeder.
His father was a horse named Midnight Jr. His mother was Grey Annie. Her father was Billy the Tough. Grey Badger II was owned by Chick Crisp from Sayre, Oklahoma when he was registered.
Grey Badger II had a special family tree. His father, Midnight Jr, was a grandson of a very famous horse named Peter McCue. Grey Badger II's mother also had Peter McCue in her family tree. This means Grey Badger II had Peter McCue in his background five different times!
Grey Badger II's Racing Career
Grey Badger II was a well-known racehorse in the 1940s. He often competed in "match races." These were races where two horses would run against each other.
His official racing record with the AQHA shows he raced six times. He won two of those races. He earned a special "AA" speed rating. This rating showed he was very fast.
Grey Badger II's Offspring
Grey Badger II became a very important sire, meaning he had many famous children. Two of his well-known sons were Grey Badger III and Badger's Grey.
His granddaughter, Triangle Tookie, was also very special. She became a top mother (producer) of AQHA Champions. One of her most famous children was a horse named Two Eyed Jack.
Honors and Legacy
Grey Badger II passed away around 1972. He died at the Triangle Ranch in Texas.
In 2007, Grey Badger II received a very high honor. He was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame. This means he is remembered as one of the most important and influential horses in Quarter Horse history.
Family Tree (Pedigree)
| Peter McCue | |||||||||||||||||||
| Badger | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mazie Marie | |||||||||||||||||||
| Midnight | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ace by Peter McCue | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nellie Trammell | |||||||||||||||||||
| mare by Pid Hart | |||||||||||||||||||
| Midnight Jr | |||||||||||||||||||
| A D Reed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Billy The Tough | |||||||||||||||||||
| Betsy | |||||||||||||||||||
| Salty | |||||||||||||||||||
| Joy | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peachie | |||||||||||||||||||
| Perfect Doll | |||||||||||||||||||
| Grey Badger II | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peter McCue | |||||||||||||||||||
| A D Reed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Good Enough | |||||||||||||||||||
| Billy The Tough | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kid Weller | |||||||||||||||||||
| Betsy | |||||||||||||||||||
| Trammell mare | |||||||||||||||||||
| Grey Annie | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peter McCue | |||||||||||||||||||
| Casey Jones | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sweetwater Lady | |||||||||||||||||||
| mare by Casey Jones | |||||||||||||||||||
| unknown | |||||||||||||||||||
- All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Grey Badger II
