BLACK EASTER BUNNY

'Black Easter Bunny' was a Quarter Horse racehorse who raced during the early 1950s, winning many races against some of the giants of the breed.Nye ''Great Moments in Quarter Horse Racing History'' p. 104-106

Contents

Life

Pedigree

Notes

References

External Links

Life

Black Easter Bunny foaled in 1949 and was a black Quarter Horse mare. She was sired by Hysition, a Thoroughbred stallion, and her dam was a Quarter Horse mare named Flicka.Wagoner ''Quarter Racing Digest'' p. 115 Her dam traced back to Chicaro, a Thoroughbred, as well as tracing three times to Little Joe, a son of Traveler.^[1]
On the track, Black Easter Bunny started 111 times, placing first in twenty-one of those races. She placed second twenty-two times and came in third thirteen times. She earned an AAA speed rating, and a total of $40,228.00 in purses and 136 AQHA racing points. In 1952 she was named Champion Quarter Running Three Year Old Mare.
After retiring from racing, she produced five foals. All five started races, were winners, and earned their Race Register of Merits. Four were rated AAA, and the fifth was rated AAAT. In total, her five offspring earned $122,969.00 on the racetrack.
She was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Association's (or AQHA) AQHA Hall of Fame.^[2]

Pedigree

Notes

1. Black Easter Bunny Pedigree at All Breed Pedigree retrieved on July 1, 2007
2. AQHA Hall of Fame retrieved on June 30, 2007

References

★ "All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Black Easter Bunny" retrieved on July 1, 2007

★ "AQHA Hall of Fame" retrieved on June 30, 2007

★ Nye, Nelson C. ''Great Moments in Quarter Racing History'' New York:Arco 1983 ISBN 0-668-05304-6

★ Wagoner, Dan ''Quarter Racing Digest: 1940 to 1976'' Grapevine, Texas:Equine Research 1976

External Links

★ Black Easter Bunny at Quarter Horse Directory