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Following is an example of the influence Flying Bob had on the south Louisiana race circuit. This story was related to The Quarter Horse, the breed publication for the National Quarter Horse Breeders Association, in the Sept. 1947 issue. The example takes place at New Iberia in a nine-race matching meet. This meant 18 horses were matched to set up the nine races. All 18 horses were sons or daughters of Flying Bob.
The official AQHA record for Flying
Bob shows that he sired 125 registered foals, including 55 starters, 37 winners and 137 wins. They earned 36 racing ROM with two stakes winners and two stakes placed runners. His runners earned $26,239.
The statistic that stands out is that he sired three Champions that earned five championships in the 1940’s. The first Champion was Queenie, the 1945 World Champion, 1944 Champion Mare and 1945 Champion Mare. The second Champion, 1944 Champion Stallion Dee Dee, is a
full brother to Queenie. When the AQRA awarded the Championship titles in 1944, no World Champion was named, but the AQRA recognized Flying Bob with a special award as the sire of Queenie and Dee Dee, who were the only Champions named that year.
Queenie was foaled in 1937 and was bred by Martin J. Richard of Rayne, Louisiana. She went through several owners, including George Orr (TX), J. Rukin Jelks (AZ), Bill Horton (WY), Audie Murphy (CA) and her last owner, Art Pollard (AZ).
Queenie started life with a handicap. Her right front foot was injured as a baby and she became known as “Clubfoot” Queenie. Queenie started her odyssey through a
race career with George Orr taking her to Albuquerque in 1944 where she earned her first Championship. It was the Albuquerque Championship Quarter that gave her that title. She went to post against the great
Shue Fly, along with Squaw H, Buster, Piggin’ String and Jeep B. To put the race in perspective, we must acknowledge that Shue Fly earned six AQHA racing titles from 1941 to 1943. Queenie was the World Champion and Champion mare these three years. Piggin’ String was the 1943 Champion Stallion.
The next big race came in Feb. of
1945, when she won the Tucson World Championship at Rillito Race Track. Queenie beat Squaw H and Jeep B in a New Track Record time of :22.7. She won the 1946 Special Speed Event in the same time in March 1946, defeating Miss Bank. She defeated Miss Bank again a month later covering 440 yards in :22.5, another record for that track.
Flying Bob is the sire of three Champions in 1949, Champion Stallion Diamond Bob and ...
1945 World Champion and 1944 & 1945 Champion Mare Queenie, who is the dam of 3-time Champion Rukin String.
1944 Champion Stallion Dee Dee. The 1939 stallion is the sire of Champion Bart B S.
3-time Champion and Champion sire of $15 million Takin On The Cash traces back to Dee Dee.
Queenie
Dee Dee
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courtesy AQHA Hall of Fame courtesy AQHA Hall of Fame