FL Lady Bug

FL Lady Bug (1945–1974) was a Quarter Horse mare who was never raced or was shown in a horse show, yet was made famous for her speedy offspring.

FL Lady Bug
Breed	Quarter Horse
Sire	Sergeant
Grandsire	Billy McCue
Dam	Yeager's Lady JA
Maternal grandsire	Will Stead
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1945
Country	United States
Color	Sorrel
Breeder	W. A. Yeager
Owner	Marvin and Lela Barnes
Honors
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame

Life

FL Lady Bug was registered as number 9733 in the American Quarter Horse Association's (or AQHA) stud book. A sorrel mare, she was foaled in 1945 and bred by W. A. Yeager of Woodward, Oklahoma. Her owners at the time she was registered were Bill and Alive Likins of Davis, Oklahoma.^[1] Her sire, Sergeant, was bred to a daughter of his full brother, Will Stead, to produce Lady Bug. Thus, FL Lady Bug was inbred to both Billy McCue and Silver. Her second dam was an unnamed quarter mare from the J A Ranch in Texas.^[2]

Breeding record

FL Lady Bug had fourteen foals, eleven of whom started races. Ten of those starters were winners, with one Champion Quarter Running Two Year Old Filly – Top Ladybug, three stakes winners, and ten Race Register of Merit winners.^[3][4] All ten of her Register of Merit qualifiers were sired by different stallions.^[4]

Death and honors

She died on March 1, 1974.^[3]

FL Lady Bug was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 1999.^[5]

Pedigree

Peter McCue

Jack McCue

Marguerite

Billy McCue

Chickasha Bob

Sorrel Alice

Maud

Sergeant

Pid Hart

Chickasha Bob

Mary Keith

Silver

Old Billy

Maud

Old Alice

FL Lady Bug

Jack McCue

Billy McCue

Sorrel Alice

Will Stead

Chickasha Bob

Silver

Maud

Yeager's Lady JA

unknown

JA Ranch quarter mare

unknown