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SPEEDLINES
LONE STAR
Bred by: N/A N/A
SUNDRIDGE
UNKNOWN
AMPION
MY TEXAS DANDY
Bred by: Harvey Clark Unraced
175 f., 1 SW • $17,296
PORTE DRAPEAU TB
Bred by: N/A
Unraced
70 f., 2 SW • $325,335
SUNSTAR
Unraced
258 f., 9 SW • $46,505
DORIS
SIERRA
LOVED ONE
LAURETTA
BRIGHT CHERRY
Unraced
1 f., 0 SW • $0
AYRSHIRE
HAMPTON
ATALANTA
CERISETTE
GALOPIN
CHERRY
SADIE M 2
Bred by: N/A Unraced
2 f., 0 SW • $0
LITTLE DICK
Unraced
36 f., 0 SW • $0
SLEEPY DICK
FLORA
LITTLE RONDO 2
WEBB SMITH MARE
PILGRIM
SEARCY MARE
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
HAMPTON
BLONDIE S 1
Bred by: N/A Unraced
2 f., 0 SW • $0
GOLD ENAMEL TB
N/A
MADDISON
ENAMEL
DEMOCRACY
ENQUIRER
LUCIE C
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
CAPTAIN JOE MARE
Bred by: N/A Unraced
7 f., 0 SW • $0
CAPTAIN JOE 1
N/A
TRAVELER
MAMIE CROWDER
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
JOHN CROWDER
MARE BY BLUE EYES
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
a New Track Record at Hollywood Park going 5 furlongs in :57 1/5. Little Request was the broodmare sire of horses like Streakin Six, a leading sire and grandsire of Mr Jess Perry, the #3 all-time leading sire of money earners.
The Fort Bliss match race story between Clabber and Miss Bank is about Ross’s association with the Nichols Family and Clabber that began when he saw
Clabber at the track and recommended him to Ab Nichols. This was verified by Howard Nichols, the son of Hugh Nichols, the son of Ab Nichols, and Gary Brinson.
Clay Brinson said, “It was during World War II and our dad, Ross Brinson, was a private at Fort Bliss in the Cavalry. That’s when they still had the Cavalry with the horses, so it must have been the early part of World War II. I know it had to
Los Alamitos Race Course, to - as they
say - get the rest of the story. A visit with Gary prompted a visit with his brother Clay. This is the story of their father Ross Brinson, a long-time trainer of such horses as Cover Up, the first California- bred horse to win the Hollywood Gold Cup. To those involved in Quarter Horse racing, Ross Brinson trained Little Request, who was a stakes winner that set
Clay Brinson aboard Little Request, with his brother Gary nearby, being led by their father Ross. Little Request is the broodmare sire of:
6-time Champion sire Streakin Six, who is the grandsire of:
Mr Jess Perry, the #3 all-time leading sire of money earners
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Courtesy Gary Brinson
© Andy Golden, Speedhorse
© Don Shugart
CLABBER