Grey Badger II

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Grey Badger II

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Breed: Quarter Horse
Discipline: Racing
Sire: Midnight Jr
Grandsire: Midnight
Dam: Grey Annie
Maternal grandsire: Billy The Tough
Sex: Stallion
Foaled: 1941
Country: United States
Color: Gray
Breeder: Walter F. Merrick
Honors
Racing Record
6-2-0-0
Racing Awards
AA speed rating
Honors
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
Infobox last updated on: January 12, 2008.

Grey Badger II was a noted Quarter Horse match racer and sire in the early days of the American Quarter Horse Association or AQHA.

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[edit] Life

Grey Badger II foaled on May 5, 1941.[1] He was registered with number 2006 in the AQHA. His stud book listing gives his color as gray, and his breeder as Walter F. Merrick of Texola, Oklahoma. His sire was Midnight Jr #210, and his dam was listed as Grey Annie #3502 by Billy the Tough, second dam as Casey Jones mare by Casey Jones. He was owned by Chick Crisp of Sayre, Oklahoma at the time he was registered.[2] His sire was a son of Midnight and traced to Peter McCue three times. His dam traced to Peter McCue two more times, making Grey Badger II inbred to Peter McCue, with five crosses.[3]

He was a noted match racer during the 1940's. His official racing record with the AQHA has him starting six times in three years, with two wins and no seconds or thirds. He achieved an AA speed rating.[4]

He died on the Triangle Ranch in Texas, probably around 1972.[1] Among his famous offspring were Grey Badger III and Badger's Grey. His granddaughter Triangle Tookie is a leading producer of AQHA Champions, including Two Eyed Jack.[1]

He was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame.[5]

[edit] Pedigree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Peter McCue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Badger
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mazie Marie
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Midnight
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ace by Peter McCue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Nellie Trammell
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 mare by Pid Hart
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Midnight Jr
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 A D Reed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Billy The Tough
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Betsy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Salty
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Joy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Peachie
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Perfect Doll
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Grey Badger II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Peter McCue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 A D Reed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Good Enough
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Billy The Tough
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Kid Weller
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Betsy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Trammell mare
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Grey Annie
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Peter McCue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Casey Jones
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sweetwater Lady
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 mare by Casey Jones
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c Close Legends 2 p. 58
  2. ^ AQHA Official Stud Book and Registry Combined 1-5 p. 144
  3. ^ Pedigree of Grey Badger II at All Breed Pedigree retrieved June 23, 2007
  4. ^ Wagoner Quarter Racing Digest p. 453-454
  5. ^ AQHA Hall of Fame accessed on February 3, 2008

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