Special Effort

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Breed: American Quarter Horse
Discipline: Racing
Sire: Raise Your Glass (TB)
Grandsire: Raise A Native (TB)
Dam: Go Effortlessly
Maternal grandsire: Double Devil
Sex: Stallion
Foaled: 1979
Country: United States
Color: Sorrel
Breeder: Allen and Jeanette Moehrig
Owner: Dan and Jolene Urschel
Honors
Racing Record
14-13
Race Earnings
$1,219,949.00
Major Racing Wins
1981 Kansas Futurity
1981 Rainbow Futurity
1981 All American Futurity
Racing Awards
1981 American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) World Champion Quarter Running Horse
Honors
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
Infobox last updated on: March 3, 2008.

Special Effort was a American Quarter Horse stallion who won the 1981 All American Futurity. He was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Association's American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2008.[1]

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[edit] Life

Special Effort was foaled in 1979 and was bred by Allen and Jeanette Moehrig of Seguin, Texas. He was bought in 1981 by Dan and Jolene Urschel for $1,000,000. He won the 1981 All American Futurity. He retired from the racetrack to become a sire of racehorses. He died in March of 2006.[1] He was syndicated in 1981 for $15 million.[2]

[edit] Pedigree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Polynesian (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Native Dancer (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Geisha (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Raise A Native (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Case Ace (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Raise You (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lady Glory (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Raise Your Glass (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Polynesian (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Barbizon (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Good Blood (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Champagne Woman (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Never Say Die (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 L'Amour Toujours (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Idle Lovliness (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Special Effort
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Double Feature (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Double Bid
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Paula Thomasina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Double Devil
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Spotted Bull (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Bella St Mary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Dolly Mack
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Go Effortlessly
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Bull Dog (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Spotted Bull (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Spotted Beauty (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Hijo Beauty (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Hijo Manso (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Hijo Lanty (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sky Lanty (TB)
 
 
 
 
 
 

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b "Hall of Fame: Inductees Represent the Best of AQHA" Quarter Horse Journal March 2008 p. 48
  2. ^ Associated Press. "Deal of $15 Million For Quarter Horse", New York Times, 1981-08-24. Retrieved on 2008-05-21. 

[edit] References

  • "Hall of Fame: Inductees Represent the Best of AQHA" (March 2008). Quarter Horse Journal: 43-55. 

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