Easy Date (horse)
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Easy Date was an outstanding Quarter Horse
racehorse and broodmare.
daughter of American Quarter Horse Association
(or AQHA) Hall of Fame
member Easy Jet
out of a Thoroughbred
mare named Spot Cash. Spot Cash was a descendant of Teddy
and Man o' War
.
Easy Date won the 1974 All American Futurity
as well as the 1975 Rainbow Derby and the 1975 Golden State Derby. She was named AQHA World Champion Quarter Running Horse in 1975, and the 1974 AQHA Champion Quarter Running Two-Year-Old Filly. During her race career, she won 22 races and $849,710.00 in earnings along with an AQHA Superior Race Horse award.
After the end of Easy Date's racing career, she was the mother of eleven foals, eight of whom earned their Race Register of Merit with the AQHA. Three of her foals won stakes races and one was a Superior Race Horse award winner. Her offspring earned a total of $101,931.00 on the racetrack.
Easy Date was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame.
American Quarter Horse
The American Quarter Horse is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name came from its ability to outdistance other breeds of horses in races of a quarter mile or less; some individuals have been clocked at speeds up to 55 mph...
racehorse and broodmare.
Life
Easy Date was a 1972 bayBay (color)
Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish brown body color with a black mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs. Bay is one of the most common coat colors in many horse breeds....
daughter of American Quarter Horse Association
American Quarter Horse Association
The American Quarter Horse Association , based in Amarillo, Texas, is an international organization dedicated to the preservation, improvement and record-keeping of the American Quarter Horse. The association sanctions many competitive events and maintains the official registry...
(or AQHA) Hall of Fame
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
The American Quarter Horse Association has created a Hall of Fame in Amarillo, Texas to honor both people and horses who contributed to the growth of the American Quarter Horse. Any one may nominate either people or horses to be considered. Nominations from the membership are due by October 1. They...
member Easy Jet
Easy Jet
Easy Jet was an American Quarter Horse foaled, or born, in 1967, and was one of only two horses to have been a member of the American Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame as well as being an offspring of members...
out of a Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
mare named Spot Cash. Spot Cash was a descendant of Teddy
Teddy (horse)
Teddy was a French racehorse and an influential sire, especially for lines in Italy, France, and the United States. He is considered one of the most influential sires in the 20th century.-Racing career:...
and Man o' War
Man O' War (horse)
Man o' War, is considered one of the greatest Thoroughbred racehorses of all time. During his career just after World War I, he won 20 of 21 races and $249,465 in purses....
.
Easy Date won the 1974 All American Futurity
All American Futurity
The All American Futurity is a race for two-year-old American Quarter Horse racehorses run at Ruidoso Downs Race Track in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico on Labor Day. It is the last leg of the AQHA Triple Crown that has only been won once, by Special Effort in 1981. A 4 million dollar bonus was once...
as well as the 1975 Rainbow Derby and the 1975 Golden State Derby. She was named AQHA World Champion Quarter Running Horse in 1975, and the 1974 AQHA Champion Quarter Running Two-Year-Old Filly. During her race career, she won 22 races and $849,710.00 in earnings along with an AQHA Superior Race Horse award.
After the end of Easy Date's racing career, she was the mother of eleven foals, eight of whom earned their Race Register of Merit with the AQHA. Three of her foals won stakes races and one was a Superior Race Horse award winner. Her offspring earned a total of $101,931.00 on the racetrack.
Easy Date was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame.