Queensland Visit – Hopes & Dreams

The Gold Coast Magic Millions in June is a great time for breeders to replenish their broodmare band or just look at quality thoroughbred horse flesh, and so it was for us at Sullivans Run
not just to look but hopefully to purchase a broodmare that would throw a quality foal to put back through the [...]

Julianna Hawn Holt’s Great Broodmare Retires

The Hawn Holt Cross Triangle Ranch must be an Inspiration to breeders of running Quarters horses, no multiple embryos just doing it naturally with some of the best broodmares in the world.
The Corona Chick legend will hopefully be in Australia this coming season with a mare bred to Captain Courage by the Brandenbergs in Queensland.

 

Champion, [...]

Go Man Go

THIS COLUMN ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN THE APRIL 1995 ISSUE

OF THE AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE RACING JOURNAL.

THIS IS AN UNUSUAL MONTH, AT LEAST FOR AN APRIL. THIS YEAR,

the income tax deadline falls on the 17th, leaving little to distinguish the normally dreaded April 15 – other than that this 15th happens to be [...]

Heart Of The Matter

From THE QUARTER RACING JOURNAL, June 1998
by Marianna Haun
Research indicates that the female X-chromosome is responsible for the large hearts found in outstanding racehorses.

Secretariat | X, Y and Other Definitions | What Makes a Heart Score?

Big Hearts Can Equal More Money | Research Supports the X-Factor

What Does This Mean for the Quarter Horse? | Great [...]

Scrutinizer Gets Stakes Winner

For those who were fortunate enough to breed to Scrutinizer in Australia, it is good to see this well credentialed stallion start to get results.

Scrutinizer

Scrutinizer stands at Dee and Betty Raper’s Belle Mere Farms, Ltd., near Norman, Oklahoma.
Lazy E Ranch Photo

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MARCH 19, 2011—Howard Moore’s Scrutinizer sired his first stakes winner Saturday [...]

Stolis Winner Makes 2011 Return

The Champion Son of  Stoli – Stolis Winner

Stolis Winner-All Time Leading Money Earner

World champion Stolis Winner winning the 2010 Bank of America Challenge Championship at Sam Houston Race Park.
Coady Photography

THE AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE JOURNAL— MARCH 24, 2011—All-time leading money earner Stolis Winner makes his 2011 debut while defending his title in the $100,000 Bank [...]

Wanted Quality Sprint Mares

We require Quality Sprint bred mares to lease on a foal for foal basis. Mares would be bred to Sullivans Run & or Sullivans Rocket. Currently also have a number of breedings to other stallions, that could be used depending on pedigree and conformation.

Do you want to add more size, class, speed and genetic excellence [...]

Great Horses Of The Past

Go Man Go  (1953 – 1983)

From the word GO, he was a champion. Go Man Go would dominate the American Quarter Horse racing scene like no other in history. Aptly named, Go Man Go was foaled in 1953, and although neither his mother nor father raced, he quickly proved he had the ability of a [...]

First Down Dash is Going into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame

December 20, 2010

Racing champion and all-time leading racehorse sire First Down Dash is joining the next class of inductees into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame.

Each Hall of Fame class is selected by the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame Selection Committee at a July meeting and, following approval by the AQHA [...]

Los Alamitos Equine Sale concludes with increases

The Quarter Horse Racing Industry continues to hold up to the financial doom and gloom of the last year with increases at the Heritage Place and Los Alamitos sales, the article below also give us in Australia some idea of the quality of yearlings represented.

Los Alamitos Equine Sale Concludes With Increases Across The Board