Maddon's Bright Eyes
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Maddon's Bright Eyes was a Quarter Horse mare
who was a racehorse on the Quarter tracks during around 1950.
. On both her sire's side and on her dam's side she traced to King Plaudit (TB) and to Peter McCue.
Maddon's Bright Eyes raced from 1948 to 1952 before suffering a career-ending injury in her last race, which she finished on three legs in second place. Her record over those five years was twenty-five starts, eighteen wins and five seconds. She only finished off the board twice. Her earnings were $16,576.00 with a top speed rating
of AAA. She was retired after injuring herself in the August 29, 1952 Championship Dash at Centennial Park. She broke so fast from the gate that she ripped a tendon off her stifle joint
, and although she came in second in the race, she was hobbling after the race. She retired holding three mare world records: at 300, 250 and 220 yards.
One of Maddon's Bright Eyes' peculiarities was that she liked raw eggs, and was fed a dozen a day when she was training at the track. She was also known to chase hens off their eggs in order to eat them.
After four foal
s, Maddon's Bright Eyes became paralyzed in her hind quarters and was humanely put down on June 29, 1958. Two of her foals earned their Race Register of Merit – Bright Bar and Me Bright.
Maddon's Bright Eyes was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame
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Maddon's Bright Eyes was a half-brother to Bright Eyes Brother, who is a member of the Appaloosa Hall of Fame.
Mare
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who was a racehorse on the Quarter tracks during around 1950.
Life
Maddon's Bright Eyes was foaled on May 12, 1946 in Albuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
. On both her sire's side and on her dam's side she traced to King Plaudit (TB) and to Peter McCue.
Maddon's Bright Eyes raced from 1948 to 1952 before suffering a career-ending injury in her last race, which she finished on three legs in second place. Her record over those five years was twenty-five starts, eighteen wins and five seconds. She only finished off the board twice. Her earnings were $16,576.00 with a top speed rating
Speed index
Speed index is a system of rating the performance of Quarter Horse racehorses. The American Quarter Horse Association has used two systems over the history of Quarter Horse racing to evaluate racing performances. The original system used a letter grade, starting at D, then C, B, A and the...
of AAA. She was retired after injuring herself in the August 29, 1952 Championship Dash at Centennial Park. She broke so fast from the gate that she ripped a tendon off her stifle joint
Stifle joint
The stifle joint is a complex joint in the hind limbs of quadruped mammals such as the sheep, horse or dog. It is the equivalent joint to the human knee...
, and although she came in second in the race, she was hobbling after the race. She retired holding three mare world records: at 300, 250 and 220 yards.
One of Maddon's Bright Eyes' peculiarities was that she liked raw eggs, and was fed a dozen a day when she was training at the track. She was also known to chase hens off their eggs in order to eat them.
After four foal
Foal
A foal is an equine, particularly a horse, that is one year old or younger. More specific terms are colt for a male foal and filly for a female foal, but these terms are used until the horse is age three or four. When the foal is nursing from its dam , it may also be called a suckling...
s, Maddon's Bright Eyes became paralyzed in her hind quarters and was humanely put down on June 29, 1958. Two of her foals earned their Race Register of Merit – Bright Bar and Me Bright.
Maddon's Bright Eyes was inducted into the 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...
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Maddon's Bright Eyes was a half-brother to Bright Eyes Brother, who is a member of the Appaloosa Hall of Fame.