Barbara L

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Breed: Quarter Horse
Discipline: Racing
Sire: Patriotic (TB)
Grandsire: American Flag (TB)
Dam: Big Bess
Maternal grandsire: Sonora Harmon
Sex: Mare
Foaled: 1947
Country: United States
Color: Bay
Breeder: James Hunt
Owner: A. B. Green
Honors
Racing Record
81-21-23-9, AAA speed rating
Race Earnings
$32,834.00
Racing Awards
AQHA Race Register of Merit
AQHA Superior Race Horse
Honors
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
Infobox last updated on: January 10, 2008.

Barbara L was a Quarter Horse racehorse who raced during the early 1950s, winning many races against some of the giants of the breed.[1]

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[edit] Life

Barbara L was foaled in 1947, a bay daughter of a Thoroughbred stallion named Patriotic and a Quarter Horse broodmare named Big Bess. She was registered with the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA), as number 146,954.[2] Her sire was a grandson of Man o' War, while her dam traced to Peter McCue.[3] She was registered as bred by James Hunt of Sonora, Texas and her owner at the time of registration was A. B. Green, of Purcell, Oklahoma.[2]

She raced for seven years, staring eighty-one times in those seven years, ending her career on the track with twenty-one victories, twenty-three seconds and nine third place finishes.[4]

As a broodmare, Barbara L produced eleven foals who earned their Race Register of Merit with the AQHA. Four of her foals earned speed ratings of AAAT, which would translate to speed indexes of 100 or better in current usage. Her foals with the greatest race earnings were Miss Olene - $31,532; Barbara S - $100,691; and Cuter Yet - $98,805.[4]

Barbara L died in 1977.[5] She was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2007.[6][5]

[edit] Pedigree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fair Play (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Man o' War
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mahubah (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 American Flag (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Roi Herode (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lady Comfey (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Snoot (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Patriotic (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ben Brush (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sweep (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pink Domino (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Moonlight (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Eyebrow (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sasenta (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Miss Mae Day (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Barbara L
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Harmon Baker
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sealskin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ima Sequin (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sonora Harmon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Monte Carter quarter mare
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Big Bess
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Hondo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sam King
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 mare by Sykes' Rondo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 mare by Sam King
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Nye Great Moments in Quarter Horse Racing History p. 91-95
  2. ^ a b AQHA Official Stud Book and Registry Vol. 15 p. 393
  3. ^ Barbara L Pedigree at All Breed Pedigree retrieved on June 30, 2007
  4. ^ a b Wagoner Quarter Racing Digest p. 68
  5. ^ a b American Quarter Horse Foundation Baby Doll Combs accessed on February 3, 2008
  6. ^ AQHA Hall of Fame accessed on February 3, 2008

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