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the 1952 Champion Two-Year-Old Filly
and 1953 Champion Three-Year-Old Filly. They were both out of Della P, a Cajun-bred running mare by Doc Horn. The dam of Doc Bar was Dandy Doll by Texas Dandy. Dandy Doll was an AA rated runner, but Doc Bar was a lightly raced runner with a 75 speed index and $95 in earnings. He did earn 36 AQHA halter points, earning 10 Grand Championships with one Reserve Grand Championship. He failed as a performance horse - he would not change leads behind. Famed trainer Jack Brainard even rode the horse in a road ditch and could not get him to change leads properly.
Despite his limited success as a performance horse, Doc Bar was the
premier sire of cutting horses. His NCHA record shows five NCHA Open and Non- Pro Futurity Champions, including Doc O’Lena and four NCHA Derby Champions including Doc’s Kitty as well as countless other cutting horse money earners and Champions. He also sired 27 AQHA Champions with 29 Superior Award winners in halter and performance.
The sire of Poco Lena was Poco Bueno, who is by King P-234, a son of Zantanon, who is by Little Joe by Traveler. Both Traveler and Little Joe were noted racehorses in their day. Zantanon was raced in Mexico where he was known as the Man O’War of Mexico for his success as a racehorse. The dam of Poco Lena was Sheilwin by Pretty Boy, a son of Dodger by Harmon Baker by Peter McCue. Again, Harmon Baker and Peter McCue were noted racehorses. It has been reported that Harmon Baker was virtually undefeated as a racehorse. Sheilwin was out of a mare
by Blackburn by Yellow Jacket, another foundation Quarter Horse runner.
Poco Lena was a five-time NCHA Open Reserve World Champion and the AQHA Honor Roll Cutting Champion for three years. She earned 671 AQHA performance points and 174 AQHA Halter Points. The cutting career for Poco Lena came to an end when her then owner B. A. “Barney” Skipper was killed in a plane crash. The man who was transporting Poco Lena home from a show left them in the trailer when he heard about the death of his boss. When they found the mare, she was in bad shape and foundered. She was later purchased by Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Jensen, the owners
of Doc Bar and she produced two foals: Doc O’Lena, who won the 1970 NCHA Open Futurity; and Dry Doc, winner of the 1971 NCHA Open Futurity. Sadly, she was put down after Dry Doc was born due to complications of her having foundered.
Jet Of Honor after winning the 1973 RMQHA Futurity Consolation.
his dominant winners were Blazin Jetolena in barrel racing, and Tsunami Lena, who earned her points and money in reined cow horse. When we look at the broodmare sire record for Lenas Sugar Daddy, we see that he is the broodmare sire of 13 performers with three ROM that earned $50,730 with this money earned in reining and reined cow horse. The leading money earner here was Wuhdnt Me Jack with 43.5 AQHA Performance points and $35,166.67
earnings on the NRCHA. This is an interesting observation because of Randy’s feeling that they may have missed out on Blazin Jetolena being a reined cow horse.
Doc O’Lena was sired by Doc Bar and out of the Poco Lena. Doc Bar was bred to be a racehorse with his sire being Lightning Bar by Three Bars and an AAA rated runner that was stakes placed in the S. M. Beaudry Handicap and the Juvenile Prep Stakes. Lightning Bar was a full brother to Bardella,
Lightning Bar is the sire of multiple race Champions and an important contributor to barrel racing.
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