While successful at the
Quarter Horse racetrack, Ought To Go (born 1967) was far more successful in the breeding shed, producing twelve
foal
A foal is an equine up to one year old; this term is used mainly for horses, but can be used for donkeys. More specific terms are colt for a male foal and filly for a female foal, and are used until the horse is three or four. When the foal i ...
s. Ten of those foals started and won races.
Life
Ought To Go was a 1967
sorrel filly
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*In most cases, a ''filly'' is a female horse under four years old.
*In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, t ...
, sired by
Go Man Go and out of Do Good Bam. Do Good Bam was a half sister of
Chicado V
Chicado V (1950 – ) was a Champion Quarter Horse race horse foaled (born) in 1950, and considered one of the outstanding broodmares of her breed.Wyant "Chicado V" ''Legends 5'' pp. 218–227 She was bred by Frank Vessels of Los Al ...
, having the same dam,
Do Good
Do Good (1938–1960) was a Quarter Horse mare who was noted for being an outstanding broodmare of race horses. She was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Association's (or AQHA) Hall of Fame in 2008.Staff "Hall of Fame: Inductees Represen ...
, but different sires. Do Good Bam's sire was a
Thoroughbred stallion named War Bam, while Chicado V was sired by Chicaro Bill.
Ought To Go Pedigree at All Breed Pedigree
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Chicado V Pedigree at All Breed Pedigree
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Racing career
Ought To Go raced for three years, starting 29 times. From those starts, she won seven times, came in second five times, and was third seven times. She earned $11,852.00 and 58
American Quarter Horse Association
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(or AQHA) racing points. Her racing points earned her an AQHA Superior Race Horse award along with her Race Register of Merit. The highest
speed rating
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she attained was AAA.
[Wagoner ''Quarter Racing Digest'' p. 890]
Breeding record
Ought To Go produced twelve foals. Ten of her foals started and all of her starters won races, with the total earned by her offspring totally $492,019.00.
[Staff "MMIII Hall of Fame" ''Quarter Horse Journal'' p. 49] Further descendants include Fishers Dash, Check Her Twice, Chick Him Out, First Femme, Old Habits, Class with Cash, Society Road, Solvency, See Me Gone, Miss Eye Opener, Somekindadash, and Daring Difference.
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Honors
Ought To Go was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame The American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum was created by the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), based in Amarillo, Texas. Ground breaking construction of the Hall of Fame Museum began in 1989. The distinction is earned by people an ...
in 2003.
Pedigree
Notes
References
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All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree of Chicado V
' retrieved on June 26, 2007
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All Breed Pedigree Database Pedigree for Ought To Go
' retrieved on June 30, 2007
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AQHA Hall of Fame
' retrieved on September 1, 2017
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External links
Ought To Go at Quarter Horse Directory
Ought To Go at Quarter Horse Legends
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