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SUGAR BARS
THREE BARS TB
Bred by: N/A
Raced to 7 • $20,840 28-12(1)-3-1
575 foals, 66 SW
Progeny Earnings: $3,612,991
PERCENTAGE
Bred by: N/A
Raced to 8 • $42,187 87-19(2)-22(7)-18(3)
43 foals, 3 SW
Progeny Earnings: $324,878
MIDWAY
Bred by: N/A Unraced
112 f, 2 SW • $334,731
BALLOT
VOTER
CERITO
THIRTY-THIRD
SIR DIXON
HIGH DEGREE
GOSSIP AVENUE
Bred by: N/A Unraced
14 f, 2 SW • $178,470
BULSE
DISGUISE
NETHERSOLE
ROSEWOOD
MAGNETO
ROSE TREE II
MYRTLE DEE
Bred by: N/A
Raced to 5 • $5,509 15-5-1-3
8 foals, 1 SW
Progeny Earnings: $32,165
LUKE MCLUKE
Bred by: N/A Unraced
91 f, 8 SW • $539,658
ULTIMUS
COMMANDO
RUNNING STREAM
MIDGE
TRENTON
SANDFLY
CIVIL MAID
Bred by: N/A Unraced
11 f, 0 SW • $5,509
PATRIOT
BEN BRUSH
SAND FLY
CIVIL RULE
CARLSBAD
SEMPER VICROIRE
FRONTERA SUGAR
Bred by: Pete Reynolds Unraced
8 foals, 0 SW
Progeny Earnings: $5,660
REY 39
Bred by: Plunk Fields Unraced
140 foals, 0 SW
Progeny Earnings: $4,940
CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS
Bred by: N/A Raced to 2 • $0 3-0-0-0
5 f, 1 SW • $60
STIMULUS
ULTIMUS
HURAKAN
SEA DREAM
LEMONORA
SEAMAB
GOLDIE
Bred by: N/A Unraced
5 f, 0 SW • $0
RED LANTADOS
LANTADOS
STAR 3
GOLDUST
N/A
N/A
MARE BY BEN HUR
Bred by: Herbert Graham Raced to 3 • $31,063 12-2(1)-2-2(1)
31 foals, 0 SW
Progeny Earnings: $1,428
BEN HUR
N/A
RAINY DAY 1
LONE STAR
MARE BY OLD TOM
NETTIE JACKET
YELLOW JACKET
NETTIE HARRISON
REYNOLDS MARE
Bred by: N/A Unraced
19 f, 0 SW • $0
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
In an earlier installment of Speedlines, we looked at Leo and
how he came to be an important sire not only for Bud Warren, but also for the American Quarter Horse in general. This time, we will look more at Leo and the Warren foundation mares. Then we will cover Sugar Bars, highlighting the role he played in the Warren breeding program that was built on “short horse” speed and conformation.
First, let’s delve into some information that Bud Warren provided about
the “short horse” he loved and his appreciation for what was in those days termed the “bulldog” Quarter Horse
that shined as horses suited to the short distances. The bulldog Quarter Horses are the short powerful stocky built Quarter Horse - the kind of horse Leo represents. This perspective gives some insight into Warren’s philosophy about breeding racehorses and how his program progressed through the years.
This is how Warren described his version of how the “short horse” came into existence. We were talking about Leo and the influence the Thoroughbreds Three Bars and Top Deck had on
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