REFERENCE SIRE - DOC OLENA Doc O'Lena - (Doc Bar x Poco Lena) Advertising in the early 80's (Chatter, Nov. 1983) stated that he was: "The only horse to win the NCHA Futurity after winning all four go rounds.) "The only NCHA Futurity winner to sire two futurity winners." "The only NCHA Futurity winner to have a full brother that is also a futurity winner."

Doc O'Lena  - This picture is from advertising that ran in 1975 Western Horseman "Legends" volume three states that his descendants have won in excess of $13,000,000. The California Horse review, below, says that it was more. The Quarter Horse Directory offers some info about him.

below - Excerpt from the Quarter Horse News, 1998. This was the year that Little Peppy moved into the statistical lead as paternal grandsire of money earners, (cutting) but consider, in order to do so he had to sire 2,309 foals that were registered, relative to Doc O'Lena's 1,311. As I recall, Little Peppy took the lead in both categories the following year, but still, almost twice as many babies, probably [I speculate] reflected in the total number of grandchildren - and these standings are based on total dollars earned. Also, Little Peppy (Colonel Freckles, too) were considered "the" cross for Doc Bar daughters, (generally high quality mares) while Doc O'Lena plainly was not. So, it appears likely that he (Doc O'Lena) was bred to lesser mares if viewed on overall averages. These things make it seem probable that he was edged out largely by sheer numbers, combined with a marginal disadvantage in "mare power". Along with being dead, of course. (But, to be fair, that would only factor into grandchildren's earning power in later years.)
 

This is an extract from advertising that appeared in the QHJ, 1975

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