Refrigerator (horse)
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Refrigerator was an Appendix Quarter Horse
racehorse who won the Champions of Champions race three times. He was a 1988 bay
gelding
sired by Rare Jet and out of Native Parr. Rare Jet was a grandson of Easy Jet
and also a double descendant of both Depth Charge (TB)
and Three Bars (TB). His dam was a daughter of Heisanative, a son of Raise a Native (TB)
and a grandson of Native Dancer (TB)
. During his race career he earned over $2 million and won twenty-two races, eleven of them stakes races. He won the 1990 All American Futurity
. Nine of the stakes races were Grade I races. He was bred by Sonny Vaughn, and died in February 1999.
Refrigerator was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame
in 2000.
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...
racehorse who won the Champions of Champions race three times. He was a 1988 bay
Bay (color)
Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish brown body color with a black mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs. Bay is one of the most common coat colors in many horse breeds....
gelding
Gelding
A gelding is a castrated horse or other equine such as a donkey or a mule. Castration, and the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male horse to be calmer and better-behaved, making the animal quieter, gentler and potentially more suitable as an everyday...
sired by Rare Jet and out of Native Parr. Rare Jet was a grandson of Easy Jet
Easy Jet
Easy Jet was an American Quarter Horse foaled, or born, in 1967, and was one of only two horses to have been a member of the American Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame as well as being an offspring of members...
and also a double descendant of both Depth Charge (TB)
Depth Charge (horse)
Depth Charge was a Thoroughbred son of Bold Venture who went on to become an outstanding sire of American Quarter Horse racehorses.-Life:...
and Three Bars (TB). His dam was a daughter of Heisanative, a son of Raise a Native (TB)
Raise a Native
Raise a Native was an undefeated Thoroughbred racehorse that was named 1963 champion two-year-old colt in the Turf and Sport Digest poll. He sired 74 stakes winners, including Majestic Prince and Alydar...
and a grandson of Native Dancer (TB)
Native Dancer
Native Dancer , nicknamed the Grey Ghost, was one of the most celebrated and accomplished Thoroughbred racehorses in history, the first horse made famous through the medium of television. He was one of the best horses produced in USA after the war...
. During his race career he earned over $2 million and won twenty-two races, eleven of them stakes races. He won the 1990 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...
. Nine of the stakes races were Grade I races. He was bred by Sonny Vaughn, and died in February 1999.
Refrigerator 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...
in 2000.