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King P-234 (1932 - 1958) |
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AQHA Hall of Fame
Breeder: Manuel Benavides Volpe of Laredo, Texas
originally named "Buttons"
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Halter and
Performance Record: None |
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Progeny
Record:
- AQHA Champions: 20
- Foal Crops: 23
- Foals Registered: 658
- Halter-Point Earners: 104
- Halter Points Earned: 1,088
- Performance-Point Earners: 106
- Performance-Points Earned: 2,030
- Leading Race Money Earner: Brown King H
($4,711)
- Performance Registers of Merit: 84
- Race Money Earned: $5,967
- Race Registers of Merit: 12
- Race Starters: 35
- Superior Halter Awards: 3
- Superior Performance Awards: 10
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Owners of Record:
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1932 - Charles Alexander of Laredo for $150
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1933 - Byrne James, a professional baseball player, of Encinal,
Texas, for $300. Mrs. James changed his name to King. James used
him for ranch work
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1936 - Winn Dubose of Uvalde, TX for $500, used him
extensively for calf roping and began standing him for a $10 stud fee.
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1937 - Jess Hankins of Rocksprings, TX, for $800, stood King
at stud initially for $15, then $25 the following year, the $50 the next, then
$100, ultimately for $500 whereas he turned away as many as 80 mares one
season.
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Regarded as very gentle, King died of a heart attack on March 24, 1958.
He is buried at the Hankins Ranch in Rocksprings, Texas. King produced some of the finest roping, reining and cutting horses of his
time. His descendants carry on the tradition. King is the sire of Poco Bueno, born in 1944.
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