Miss Meyers
Quarter Horse racehorse and broodmare
Miss Meyers (1949 – March 1963) was an American Quarter Horse racehorse and broodmare. She was the 1953 World Champion Quarter Running Horse and won $28,725 in her racing career, which would be worth around $314,000 today. After retiring from racing, she became a mother and gave birth to Kid Meyers, the first American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Supreme Champion.
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| Breed | Quarter Horse |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Racing |
| Sire | Leo |
| Grandsire | Joe Reed II |
| Dam | Star's Lou |
| Maternal grandsire | Oklahoma Star |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1949 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Chestnut |
| Breeder | O. C. Meyer |
| Owner | Bruce Green |
| Honors | |
| Racing record | |
| 59–17–15–5 Stakes: 7 wins, 7 seconds, 2 thirds | |
| Race earnings | |
| $28,725 ($314,000 in 2022) | |
| Racing awards | |
| 1953 World Champion Quarter Running Horse 1953 High Money Earning Race Horse Stakes Winner AQHA Racing Register of Merit AQHA Superior Race Horse | |
| Honors | |
| American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame | |
Early life
changeMiss Meyers was born in 1949, with Leo as her famous father, who's in the AQHA Hall of Fame. Her mother, Star's Lou, was also notable because her dad was Oklahoma Star P-6, also in the AQHA Hall of Fame.[1] Miss Meyers was bred by O. C. Meyer and later owned by Bruce A. Green.[2]
Citations
changeReferences
change- Mattson, Paul (1991). The Real American Quarter Horse: Versatile Athletes who Proved Supreme. Premier Publishing.
- American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) (1996). AQHA Official Produce of Dam Record for Miss Meyers American Quarter Horse Association Records Department.
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