Evening Snow was an

American Quarter Horse The American Quarter Horse, or Quarter Horse, is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name is derived from its ability to outrun other horse breeds in races of a quarter mile or less; some have been clocked at s ...

bred by Ginger Hyland and was purchased in foal with his mother Florentine by AQHA Hall of Fame Inductee Princess Abigail Kawananakoa. Foaled in 1993, he was sired by

Chicks Beduino __NOTOC__ Chicks Beduino (1984–2003) as of the end of 2006 was second on the all-time list of leading Quarter Horse sires by races won by his offspring, and third on the all-time list of racing money earned by his offspring. He has sired one Wo ...

and was out of the Champion mare Florentine. In 1995, he won the first Los Alamitos Million Futurity. In 1996, he became the first horse of any breed to run from a standing start and a closed gate in under 21 seconds, finishing with 20.94 and setting a new world record. This earned him a speed index of 128.

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