. . the Big Investment Part 2 This Month’S “Working Lines” Is Going to Take a Closer Look at the Sire Record of the Big Investment
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The Working Lines By Larry Thornton . The Big Investment Part 2 This month’s “Working Lines” is going to take a closer look at the sire record of The Big Investment. Last month we saw that The Big Investment brought a new style to the modern pleasure horse. A style that was based on this wonderful conformation. This month we will look at what a bright future this sire had before his untimely death in 1986 at the age of six. Then we will look at one of the reasons why the influence of The Big Investment may continue through his offspring. The Big Investment sired only 129 foals with 93 of them being born in his 1986 and 1987 foal crops. He sired 74 AQHA performers with 66 point earners that have earned 63ROMs and 27 Superior Awards. This gives him an average of 89% point earners/ performers. This gives him 48.8% ROM from foals produced. He has an average of 56 points per performer. Here is an interesting side note on PHOTO BY PAMELA SNOW The Big Investment’s sire record. The McWhirters have retained 20 daughters or 15% of The Big “...what a bright future this sire had before his un- Investment’s foals as broodmares. timely death in 1986 at the age of six.” Most of these mares have not been shown. During our interview, Steve are happy siring 10% stakes winners Heckaman had this to say about The any of the sires that have a M from foals produced. Domino was Big Investment’s sire record, “Had lasting influence on the industry will foaled in 1891. The Big Investment lived to be the have long and productive careers as Commando by Domino is another same age as Zippo Pine Bar, he may sires. Zippo Pine Bar is the all time example of a stallion having a limited have rewritten the record books.” leading sire of Register of Merit show sire record. Commando died after The 1990 AII American Quarter horses. He is the sire of over 1585 siring only 25 foals at the age of eight. Horse Congress Three Year Old foals with 656 ROM to his credit. Commando sired ten stakes winners, Snaffle Bit Futurity will put Zippo Pine Bar is 28 years old, but will which is 40% stakes winners from Heckaman’s statement into have an influence on the modern foals. Commando was foaled in 1898. perspective. The Invester and his son Quarter Horse for many years to The blood of Domino and The Big Investment accounted for 6 of come. Commando can be seen in such the top 10 finishers. Investment Asset The legendary sire of speed Domino famous Quarter Horse sires as Leo, was third; Principle Investment was sired only 20 foals and yet his blood Three Bars and Top Deck. So through sixth; Investment Creditor was eighth flows through the veins of thousands these great stallions the blood of and Vested Glory was tenth. These of Quarter Horses. He died at the age Domino and Commando has had a four horses were sired by The Big of six. He sired 8 stakes winners from lasting influence on the modern Investment. Impulsions was first in the 20 foals, which is 42% stakes Quarter Horse, despite their limited this class with Investor Cluso finishing winners from foals. Many race sires careers is sires. ninth, both sired by The Invester. The Big Investment has an average of 56 points per performer. PAGE 36 SOUTHERN HORSEMAN FEBRUARY 1997 “Prepotency is the ability of a stallion or mare to make their colts uniform in such factors as con- formation, color and markings.” Investor Cluso is a full brother to The Invester. Big Investment. Principle Investment was out of Tiger We learned last month that one of Serena by Tiger Leo. Principle the factors that made the decision to Investment was a Superior Performer buy The Big Investment easy was his as well as the leading money winning Love To Invest, 1987 bay mare by The Big ability to mark his colts. Carol NSBA pleasure horse in 1989. Tiger Investment with owners Berleen and Barry Pashby winning the three-year-old Pleasure McWhirter described it this way, “We Serena was by Tiger Leo by Leo. This Futurity Championship at the California Con- were confident because we could see makes Principle Investment 5 x 3 gress. from the beginning he was prepotent. linebred to Leo. Investment Style was His colts all looked alike, real pretty an NSBA money winning full sister to This makes Love To Invest 4 x 5 x 6 x headed, real pretty over the back, real Principle Investment. She also earned 7 x 5 linefeed to Three Bars. pretty in the front legs. A little bit 19 AQHA performance points with a Investment Creditor’s full brother upright in the pasterns, but beautiful in ROM in the youth division. was The Big Asset. This show gelding their tailset. They looked like cookie Secured Investment was an AQHA was Superior in Youth Western cutters, all standup pretty colts in the Pleasure. King’s Bambi was the dam same mold.” of The Big Asset and Investment Prepotency is the ability of a stallion Creditor. Her sire was Sonnys Dyn O or mare to make their colts uniform in Mite by Sonny Dee Bar. Sonny Dee such factors as conformation, color Bar was sired by Win Or Lose by Mr and markings. Prepotency is at its Bar None by Three Bars. This makes best when the stallion or mare can The Big Asset and Investment produce this uniformity when crossed Creditor 4 x 6 Iinebred to Three Bars. on a variety of bloodlines. King’s Trinket was the dam of King’s The Big Investment’s Superior Bambi. King’s Trinket was an own performers give us an interesting view daughter of King P-234. The dam of of this sire’s ability to get foals from a King’s Trinket was Flying Diamond, variety of bloodlines. The leading who was out of Miss Hankins by King point earner was Hesa Cute Investor. P-234. This makes King’s Trinket 1 x This good show gelding has earned 3 inbred to King P-234. Superiors in Amateur Hunt Seat Gilt Edged Lady was a Superior Equitation, Amateur Hunter Under Halter Mare. Her dam was Butler’s Saddle, Youth Halter and Tona Reed by Good Booger Bar. Showmanship to go along with his Secured Investment, 1986 chestnut gelding by Good Booger Bar was sired by Hunt’s 783 AQHA performance points. He The Big Investment shown by Jody Gaylean, Good Bar by Good Bars by Three was an AQHYA Reserve World placed 4th in the Congress two-year-old Pleas- Bars. The dam of Good Booger Bar Champion in Hunt Seat Equitation ure Futurity. was Sugar Booger Bar by Sue’s and an AQHA Champion in the open Sugar Bar by Sugar Bars by Three and amateur divisions. Superior Pleasure Horse. This horse Bars. This makes Gilt Edged Lady 4 x The dam of Hesa Cute Investment was out of Sugar Walton by Sugar 5 x 6 Iinebred to Three Bars. was A Cute Copy. A Cute Copy came Bars by Three Bars. This makes Investment Venture was Superior in from the Leo sire line. Her sire was Secured Investment 4 x 3 Iinebred to Amateur Hunter Under Saddle and Old Copy Cat by Old Tom Cat by Three Bars. The dam of Sugar Walton Amateur Western Pleasure. His dam Robin Reed by Leo. This mare was was Bar Y Bonita by Silver Cash by was Eternal Nellie by Eternal Sun. actually 4 x 4 Iinebred to Leo. This Spot Cash. The dam of Silver Cash Eternal Sun was sired by Eternal War made Hesa Cute Investment 5 x 5 x 5 was Sassy Nick by Nick W. This gives (TB) and out of Sierra Glitter by Silver linebred to Leo. Secured Investment Wiescamp King. The dam of Eternal Nellie was Investment Ms was another Superior breeding on both sides of the Poco’s Willa by Poco Pine. The dam Pleasure Horse whose dam came pedigree. of Poco’s Willa was Margie Leo by from the Leo sire line. Her dam was Love To Invest was Superior in McCue Leo by Leo De May by Leo. Leo King Babe by Leo King by Leo. Western Pleasure. This horse was out This makes Investment Venture 5 x 6 This made Investment Ms 5 x 3 of Scoots Reflection by Impresser by Iinebred to Leo. Iinebred to Leo. lnvestment Ms is the Impressive. Impressive was Iinebred Investment Asset was a Superior dam of the young colt sired by The to Three Bars. The dam of Scoots performer that was out of Miss Rebel Invester that the McWhirters are Reflection was Miss Bar Scoot by Bar Rita by Top Rebel. Top Rebel was retaining as a replacement for The Scoot by Royal Bar by Three Bars. sired by Rebel Cause by Top Deck. PAGE 37 SOUTHERN HORSEMAN FEBRUARY 1997 leading sire, indicating the true quality this stallion has produced over the “ The six foals that come from this cross (by years. In addition to his 656 ROM show horses, he is the sire of 214 The Big Investment and out of Zippo Pine Bar’s Superior Awards winners and 11 World Champions. His foals have won mares) have an average of 53 points/performer.” in excess of $567,000 in Incentive Fund money and they have earned in excess of $1,000,000 in NSBA The dam of Miss Rebel Rita was Steve Heckaman related similar earnings.