Depth Charge (horse)
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Depth Charge (1941–1965) was a Thoroughbred son of Bold Venture who went on to become an outstanding sire of American Quarter Horse racehorses.[1] He was posthumously inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame
Background
Depth Charge was a registered Thoroughbred son of Bold Venture. His dam was a mare named Quickly, a descendant of The Tetrarch and the imported to the United States stallion Rock Sand.[2] Depth Charge was bred by John D. Hertz.[3] Quickly was also the dam of Count Fleet, a U. S. Triple Crown winner.[4] Depth Charge was a year younger than his famous half brother.
Racing career
Depth Charge raced on the Thoroughbred tracks, piling up a record of five wins, three seconds and two thirds from sixteen starts. His total earnings were $5,943.00, including a third place finish in the Myles Standish Stakes.[1]
Stud career
During his breeding career, Depth Charge sired 174 Thoroughbred foals, with 149 starters and 121 winners.[5] He also sired 220 Quarter Horse foals, with 80 of them earning their AQHA Race Register of Merits.[1] Among his offspring were the Quarter Horse racehorses Johnny Dial, Super Charge, Tiny Charger, Dividend, and Miss Queenie.[6] He also sired Thoroughbred stakes winners including Dark Charger, Free Stride, Queen Margie and Baloma.[5] His highest race earning Quarter Horse foal was Three Deep, who earned $35,258.00.[7]
Death and honors
Depth Charge died in 1965,[3] at Shamrock, Texas.[1] He was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 1991.[3]
Pedigree
Notes
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- ↑ a b c d Close and Simmons Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares p. 125
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- ↑ Hogan Index to Stakes Winners Volume 2 p. 410
- ↑ a b Bloodstock Research & Statistical Bureau Sires of American Stakes Horses p. 284
- ↑ Pitzer The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires pp. 26–27
- ↑ Wagoner Quarter Racing Digest pp. 288–290
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References
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- All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Depth Charge retrieved on June 22, 2007
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