11 by 8.5 FIRST DOWN DASH Famous Champion Racing Quarter horse picture pedigree

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This is a pedigree with pictures of First Down Dash who was an outstanding stallion and race horse for the Quarter Horse breed . Researched and made by myself. Features detailed information to make this a unique collectible.  Printed on premium heavy white card stock 8 by 11 inches. Can be framed in an off the shelf 11 by 14 frame. Would make part of a collection of famous horses.  Comes with a removable clear cover so that it can be put in a binder as a reference. All my pedigrees are signed and dated by me.
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Please copy and paste the following if so desired to add to the pedigree. I can also copy it and include with the pedigree by request.
First Down Dash was bred by A.F. Stanley Jr. and B.F. Phillips Jr. in Oklahoma, out of the Gallant Jet mare First Prize Rose, First Down Dash continued the legacy at stud that started with his own sire, Dash For Cash. First Down Dash went on to surpass many of the all-time records set by Dash For Cash.
From 21 crops to race First Down Dash has sired 1,209 winners, which includes 232 stakes winners. His progeny earnings already are .9 million, easily the highest total of all time. Among his offspring are 35 champions, including world champions Down With Debt, Dashing Folly, Wave Carver and A Ransom, and other champions Ocean Runaway, Corona Cash, Corona Kool, FDD Dynasty, A Classic Dash, Dash Thru Traffic and Royal Quick Dash.
First Down Dash's best year as a sire was 2006, when his runners included 16 stakes winners and earners of ,560,242. The 2006 runners were headlined by No Secrets Here, the Vessels-bred runner who was the stallion's sixth All American Futurity (G1) winner; Ed Burke Million Futurity (G1) winner FDD Dynasty; and Champion of Champions (G1) winner and world champion Wave Carver.
First Down Dash is the sire of a record six All American Futurity (G1) winners (Royal Quick Dash, Dash Thru Traffic, A Classic Dash, Corona Cash, Falling In Loveagain and No Secrets Here) and a record six Champion of Champions (G1) winners (Wave Carver, Ocean Runaway, Cash For Kas, The Down Side, A Ransom and Dashing Folly). In addition to being a top sire of sires, First Down Dash is also a perennial leading broodmare sire.
On the racetrack, First Down Dash won 13 of 15 career starts and earned 7,256. As a 2-year-old, he won the Grade 1 Kindergarten and Dash For Cash futurities. Then as a 3-year-old in 1987, he had a near-perfect 8-of-9 campaign with six stakes victories, including the Grade 1 Los Alamitos and Dash For Cash derbies and the Champion of Champions. He was that year's AQHA world champion.
American Quarter Horse racing's most prolific sire died at age 26 on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 2010, at Vessels Stallion Farm in Bonsall, California.
"He laid down and went to sleep peacefully. He was missing Scoop and his sunflower seeds," said Bonnie Vessels upon the horse's death. She was referring to her husband, Frank "Scoop" Vessels III, who was killed in a private plane crash in August 2010.
When First Down Dash died, Dr. Ed Allred, the sport's all-time leading breeder, said, "First Down Dash is unquestionably the greatest stallion of all time. No horse has had the influence of the great First Down Dash. He was an amazing horse. He was a sire of sires. What an incredible and great career … he was in one word 'amazing.' "
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