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.
Life
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]
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]
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.[6]
Pedigree
| 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
- 1 2 All Breed Pedigree of Cherry Lake retrieved on June 30, 2007
- 1 2 Wagoner Quarter Racing Digest p. 204
- ↑ Staff American Racing Manual 1970 p. A-39
- ↑ Staff American Racing Manual 1971 p. A-41
- 1 2 3 Huffman "They Earned a Place" Quarter Horse Journal p. 69
- ↑ American Quarter Horse Association "AQHA Hall of Fame Archived December 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine."
References
- "All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Cherry Lake" retrieved on June 30, 2007
- American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "AQHA Hall of Fame". American Quarter Horse Association. Archived from the original on December 15, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- 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.