Quarter Paths – Anecdotes of the Fastest Horse on Earth
Anecdotes of the fastest horse on earth – the racing American Quarter Horse.
Take a walk with The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal’s Richard Chamberlain as he profiles some of the fastest horses in history in AQHA’s Quarter Paths report. His detailed excerpts provide a personalized view of these amazing animals.
Whether you are a long-time American Quarter Horse Racing enthusiast, or are just beginning to get involved in this multi-million dollar sport, this report is entertaining and full of trivia from the lives of these famous horses. In this report, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most well-known horses in American Quarter Horse racing history.
“I think Dash For Cash was the fastest horse I ever saw…I know he was the fastest horse I ever threw a leg over,” says Jerry Nicodemus.
In this seven-part report, Chamberlain colorfully profiles the lives and stories of:
- Beduino
- Dash For Cash
- Easy Jet
- First Down Dash
- Go Man Go
- Jet Deck
- Peter McCue
This insightful report gives the reader background on the influential sires of today’s racing American Quarter Horse.
Richard Chamberlain writes: “As famous as he was a racehorse, Peter McCue made an even bigger name at stud. Living until 1923 and standing successively in Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado and Texas again, Peter McCue became the taproot sire of the modern American Quarter Horse.”
Also detailed are some of the more famous races these athletes competed in, including the match race in Mexico City between Beduino and Come Six. “…the event packed the track with 50,000-plus spectators in spite of there being no pari-mutuel wagering on the two-horse match.” Chamberlain comments that there were “plenty of side bets with the Mexicans covering all the wagers laid on Come Six…including $40,000 by motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel.”
Quarter Paths will increase readers’ respect for the great horses of the past, who are the foundation of so many horses competing today in Quarter Horse racing and showing.
These seven horses’ stories are taken from the archives of The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal and are an excellent resource for any racing Quarter Horse enthusiast.
Download your copy of the Quarter Paths full-color, 12-page report today. You can print it immediately in full color, or save it on your computer for future reading.
