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Special Effort
1979 Sorrel Stallion
(Raise Your Glass TB – Go Effortlessly, by Double Devil)
Earner of $1,219,950 – SI 104
FEE: $4,000
ICSI Only*
Deceased 1979-2006
SPECIAL EFFORT is considered by many to be one of the fastest Quarter Horses to ever race. His record at the track bears that out as he won 13 of 15 races and still holds the distinction of being the only horse to ever win the two-year-old Triple Crown at Ruidoso Downs, which he did in 1981.
Highlights
- World Champion Race Horse
- History’s ONLY Triple Crown Winner
All American, Rainbow, and Kansas Futurities
*Kansas Futurity is now the Ruidoso Futurity - AQHA Hall of Fame
- AQHA #7 All-Time Leading Sire of Race Winners
- Sire of 75 Stakes Winner and the earners of nearly $19,000,000
- AQHA #6 All-Time Maternal Grandsire of Race Money-Earners
• Broodmares have produced more than $40,000,000
Property of: Burnett Ranches, Ltd.
Top Performers
- World Champion
SPECIAL LEADER SI 103, $292,605 [G1] - Champion
EASYGO EFFORT SI 108, $431,551 [G1] - Champion
SPECIAL PROJECT SI 108, $429,303 [G1] - Champion
BULLY BULLION SI 104, $225,384 [G1] - Champion
SWEET N SPECIAL SI 106, $209,104 [G3] - Champion
SPECIAL PHOEBE SI 104, $139,963 [G2] - Champion
CONCORDE SPECIAL SI 112, $83,388 [G3]
As a Broodmare Sire
- Champion
EYESA SPECIAL SI 107, $1,394,911 [G1] - Champion
DOUBLE DOWN SPECIAL SI 107, $1,211,934 [G1] - Champion
EYE OPENING EPISODE SI 113, $704,619 [G1] - Champion
DEELISH SI 102, $604,153 [G1] - Champion
TINY FIRST EFFORT SI 105, $445,393 [G1] - Champion
MARS BLACKMAN SI 120, $382,531 [RG1] - Champion
ESPECIALLY RARE SI 113, $348,531 [RG1] - FALLING IN LOVEAGAIN SI 108, $1,210,375 [G1]
Pedigree
For the full Black Type pedigree use the button below.
| Raise Your Glass TB | Raise A Native | Native Dancer | Polynesian |
| Geisha | |||
| Raise You | Case Ace | ||
| Lady Glory | |||
| Champagne Woman | Barbizon | Polynesian | |
| Good Blood | |||
| L’Amour Toujours | Never Say Die | ||
| Idle Loveliness | |||
| Go Effortlessly SI 98 | Double Devil SI 95 | Double Bid AI 100 | Double Feature TB |
| Paula Thomasina | |||
| Bella St Mary SI 95 | Spotted Bull TB SI 85 | ||
| Dolly Mack SI 95 | |||
| Hijo Beauty TB | Spotted Bull SI 85 | Bull Dog | |
| Spotted Beauty | |||
| Hijo Lanty | Hijo Manso | ||
| Sky Lanty |
