Special Effort

Special Effort (April 9, 1979 – March 11, 2006)^[1][2] was an American Quarter Horse stallion who won the 1981 All American Futurity. He was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Association's (or AQHA) Hall of Fame in 2008.^[3][4]

Special Effort
Breed	American Quarter Horse
Discipline	Racing
Sire	Raise Your Glass (TB)
Grandsire	Raise A Native (TB)
Dam	Go Effortlessly
Maternal grandsire	Double Devil
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	April 9, 1979
Country	United States
Color	Sorrel
Breeder	Allen and Jeanette Moehrig
Owner	Dan and Jolene Urschel
Record
14-13-0-1
Earnings
$1,219,949.00
Major wins
1981 Kansas Futurity 1981 Rainbow Futurity 1981 All American Futurity 1982 Kansas Derby
Awards
1981 Champion 2 year-old, Champion 2 year-old coltAmerican Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) World Champion Quarter Running Horse. 1982 Champion 3 year-old colt.
Honors
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
Last updated on: March 3, 2008.

Life

Special Effort was foaled in 1979 and was bred by Allen and Jeanette Moehrig of Seguin, Texas. He was bought in 1981 by Dan and Jolene Urschel for $1,000,000. He won the 1981 Kansas Futurity, Rainbow Futurity and the All American Futurity to become a Triple Crown winner. Trained by Johnnie Goodman. In 1982, he won the Kansas Derby and was undefeated 13 for 13 going into the All American Derby, but finished third. He retired from the racetrack to become a sire of racehorses. He died in March 2006.^[3] He was syndicated in 1981 for $15 million.^[5]

Pedigree

Polynesian (TB)

Native Dancer (TB)

Geisha (TB)

Raise A Native (TB)

Case Ace (TB)

Raise You (TB)

Lady Glory (TB)

Raise Your Glass (TB)

Polynesian (TB)

Barbizon (TB)

Good Blood (TB)

Champagne Woman (TB)

Never Say Die (TB)

L'Amour Toujours (TB)

Idle Lovliness (TB)

Special Effort

Double Feature (TB)

Double Bid

Paula Thomasina

Double Devil

Spotted Bull (TB)

Bella St Mary

Dolly Mack

Go Effortlessly

Bull Dog (TB)

Spotted Bull (TB)

Spotted Beauty (TB)

Hijo Beauty (TB)

Hijo Manso (TB)

Hijo Lanty (TB)

Sky Lanty (TB)