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Black Easter Bunny (born 1949) was a Quarter Horse racehorse who raced during the early 1950s, winning many races against some of the giants of the breed.

Life

Black Easter Bunny was foaled in 1949 and was a black Quarter Horse mare. She was sired by Hysition, a Thoroughbred stallion, and her dam was a Quarter Horse mare named Flicka. Her dam traced back to Chicaro, a Thoroughbred, as well as tracing three times to Little Joe, a son of Traveler.

Racing career

On the track, Black Easter Bunny started 111 times, placing first in twenty-one of those races. She placed second twenty-two times and came in third thirteen times. She earned an AAA speed rating, and a total of $40,228.00 in purses and 136 AQHA racing points. In 1952 she was named Champion Quarter Running Three Year Old Mare.

Breeding record

In 1956, Black Easter Bunny's then owner Walt Culbertson decided to retire from racing, and sold Black Easter Bunny to Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Childers of Fresno, California. Spencer Childers told Nelson C. Nye that when Black Easter Bunny came up for sale, Childers "offered his wife the choice of a new mink coat or Black Easter Bunny for Christmas. She did not hesitate a moment." After retiring from racing, she produced five foals. All five started races, were winners, and earned their Race Register of Merits. Four were rated AAA, and the fifth was rated AAAT. In total, her five offspring earned $122,969.00 on the racetrack. Her daughter Bunny's Bar Maid was second in the 1961 All American Futurity as well as winning the Kansas Futurity.

Death and honors

Black Easter Bunny did not live long with her new owners. “She raised some very fine horses for us,” Childers said. “But Black Easter Bunny had a relatively short breeding career. She suffered an injury while she was being bred, and that ended her career and her life. She was a wonderful mare.” Black Easter Bunny was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Association's (or AQHA) Hall of Fame in 2002.

Pedigree

Notes

1. Nye Great Moments in Quarter Horse Racing History p. 104-106
2. ^ Wagoner Quarter Racing Digest p. 115
3. "Pedigree of Black Easter Bunny" All Breed Pedigree Database
4. Nye The Complete Book of the Quarter Horse p. 346-347
5. Nye The Complete Book of the Quarter Horse p. 347-348
6. ^ American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Black Easter Bunny". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved August 20, 2017.

References

• American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Black Easter Bunny". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
• Nye, Nelson C. (1964). The Complete Book of the Quarter Horse: A Breeder's Guide and Turfman's Reference. New York: A. S. Barnes and Co.
• Nye, Nelson C. (1983). Great Moments in Quarter Racing History. New York: Arco Publishing. ISBN 0-668-05304-6.
• "Pedigree of Black Easter Bunny". All Breed Pedigree Database. AllBreedPedigrees.com. Retrieved July 1, 2007.
• Wagoner, Dan (1976). Quarter Racing Digest: 1940 to 1976. Grapevine, TX: Equine Research.

External links

• Black Easter Bunny at Quarter Horse Directory
• Black Easter Bunny at Quarter Horse Legends Archived July 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

• American Quarter Horse racehorses
• Racehorses bred in the United States
• Racehorses trained in the United States
• 1949 racehorse births
• AQHA Hall of Fame (horses)