I'd planned to start the discussion of Breyer's dapples this morning, but as I sat down to write that first post, I realized that I was missing some information and still had some research to do. Give me another day or two to finish that - maybe Wednesday or Thursday I'll post the first entry in the series.
Next, and for those interested, yesterday the National Weather Service added two more tornados to the count for Indiana from Friday night - we are now up to nine with two just north of us (and very close to Leslie and Rick's home) and one south (near Cowpoke Ian and Pony Pal Mila's school which was hit by a tornado in 2014 and closed for two years while repairs were undertaken.)
Sadly, an area couple died in the tornado that hit a state park in southern Indiana Friday night. They were camping and unable to get to shelter. So sad. Let's hope tomorrow night's predicted tornados are not as bad.
Anyway...
After the Give Away, reader AMG posted the following comment:
What fun to see these photos. Is there a story to Cee's name? There was a rather famous Thoroughbred sire by the name of Cee's Tizzy back in the 90s who tended to produce dark bays with irregular white stripes and blazes, so your Cee is aptly named; if not for the cars reference I might wonder if your Cee was one of his get. AIG
My Cee could not be the Thoroughbred Cee's get as he would be too old. Cee was a registered Quarter Horse who came out of the King Ranch. His name was Cee Hunt which was a play on the old TV show, Sea Hunt.
I'd say it's possible that there is a connection of some sort though - with a name as unusual as Cee plus the fact that, back in the 70s there was a lot of cross breeding between the two breeds (think of the term, "appendix Quarter Horse.")
I gave Cee to Leslie after I got married and his papers went to her. I did have a pedigree for him that went back several generations. I'll ask her if she still has them and if she does, see if I can take a look at them and share what I learn.
And if anyone has information on Cee's Tizzy, send it my way - I'd love to know more about him! (horsiemama8@gmail.com)
Well, your post I do believe cleared up the connection lol. King Ranch sold Cee's Tizzy as a yearling and thus probably named him. While officially "bred in Kentucky" that term is a misnomer as it actually tends to indicate where the dam foaled and not where she was bred and I have found him listed as both Kentucky bred and California bred. There may well be some shared lineage there. While his racing career was brief he showed flash in the pan type potential and was given a shot at stud, albeit not with the major names in Kentucky. Cee's Tizzy stood in California and sired the only, to my knowledge, two time Breeder's Cup Classic winner, the superb Tiznow. Breyer recently honored Tiznow's very good son Tiz the Law.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/198192/cees-tizzy-sire-of-tiznow-dies-at-28
https://www.pedigreequery.com/cees+tizzy
AJG
I wouldn’t dismis Cee’s Tizzy so lightly; he sired 4 other millionaires in addition to Tiznow, and dozens of earners in the 6 figure range. The Blood Horse called him “one of California's most successful sires.”
DeleteI think the “Cee” in his name came from his owner, Cecilia “Cee” Straub-Rubens and her Cee's Stable.
Cee’s Tizzy, foaled in 1987, has 2 crosses that go back to Man O’ War through War Relic, to In Reality, sire of Relaunch.