The Crago family started raising quarter horses in 1957 when Vincent and Margaret Crago bought two AQHA registered mares and a stallion. At that time, Vince and Margaret were partners with Chet and Zola Crago.
Second Career Star: Bodacious Eagle
Second Career Star: Bodacious Eagle The 2018 world champion has done more than enough, but he’s still doing more. World Champion Racing American Quarter Horse Bodacious Eagle also earned a top 10 honor in halter competition at the 2020 Farnam AQHA World Championship Show with AQHA Professional Horseman Ross Roark at the lead. (Credit: Shane Rux Photography)
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Bodacious Eagle has done more than enough for his owner and AQHA Past President Johnny Trotter of Hereford, Texas, but the gelding continues to achieve more even after leaving the racetrack.
Trotter acquired the horse as an embryo when he bought the mare Bodacious Dream at auction from La Feliz Montana Ranch LLC of Las Vegas, Nevada. She is a daughter of
Q-Racing Blog: Spring Time
Q-Racing Blog: Spring Time It s the season of training races and anticipating the future. PHOTO: Dustin Orona Photography
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Yes, spring is coming, even though the weather seems to have made this sound like wishful thinking. So, how do we know this?
It isn’t because of buds appearing on trees or sprouts inching out of the ground.
In American Quarter Horse racing, we have a sure-fire indicator. We turn our calendars over to March and on March 1, 2-year-olds can officially race.
There was a time when 2-year-olds were allowed to run on January 1 and most eyes were focused on Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, for the Blue Ribbon Futurity.