A registered

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, Cherry Lake raced mostly on the

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racetracks and made her mark on the Quarter Horse breed as a broodmare. She was posthumously inducted into the

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Background

Cherry Lake was a registered Thoroughbred

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, the daughter of Lake Erie and out of a daughter of Nechao named Cherao.All Breed Pedigree of Cherry Lake
retrieved on June 30, 2007 Her

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was a son of the U. S. Triple Crown winner

War Admiral War Admiral (May 2, 1934 – October 30, 1959) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse and the fourth winner of the American Triple Crown. He was also the 1937 Horse of the Year and well known as the rival of Seabiscuit in the "Match Ra ...

while her dam was a granddaughter of

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and a great-granddaughter of Hyperion. She was a 1966 foal.Wagoner ''Quarter Racing Digest'' p. 204

Racing career

In her racing career she started both Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred races. On the quarter tracks, her record was twenty-one starts, ten wins, four seconds and two thirds in three years. She earned a

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rating of 97 and was a stakes race winner. Her total quarter track earnings was $16,651.00. As a three-year-old she started nine times on the Thoroughbred tracks, with three wins and a third-place finish and earnings of $6109.00.Staff ''American Racing Manual 1970'' p. A-39 As a four-year-old she raced twice on the Thoroughbred tracks, with one win for $935.00.Staff ''American Racing Manual 1971'' p. A-41

Breeding record and honors

Among her foals were Cash Rate, Flow of Cash, Six Popper and Counting The Cash.Huffman "They Earned a Place" ''Quarter Horse Journal'' p. 69 Six Popper won the All American Derby in 1986 and Cash Rate was the 1985 World Champion Quarter Running Horse. Cherry Lake died July 1, 1993. She was inducted into the

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's (or AQHA) AQHA Hall of Fame in 1998.

Pedigree

Notes

References

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All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Cherry Lake
retrieved on June 30, 2007 * * * * *

External links

Cherry Lake at Quarter Horse Directory

Cherry Lake at Quarter Horse Legends
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