Streakin Six was an American Quarter Horse

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...

 stallion and a famous racehorse as well as a breeding stallion. He will be inducted into the American Quarter Horse 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...

 in 2011.

Life

Streakin Six was a 1977 stallion bred by the Tom L. Burnett Cattle Company of Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...

. Sired by Easy Six, Streakin Six was out of Miss Assured, a daughter of the 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...

 stallion Little Request.

During Streakin Six's racing career, he won the 1979 Rainbow Futurity, a graded stakes race

Graded stakes race

A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...

, and was second in the 1979 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...

, another graded stakes race. His record on the racetrack was 19 starts, 10 wins, 5 seconds and a third place finish.

Streakin Six died in December 2005. He will be inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2011.

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