| Color: ch Height: 14.3
#0037852
Breeder/Owner: King Ranch, Kingsville, TX. Sent to Australia. No Race/Show record in US. Sire of 12 AQHA foals, 1967-72, no performers in US. Imported to Australia 1954 as part of the first shipment of Quarter Horses to this country (along with MESCAL, JACKEROO KR and GOLD STANDARD). Registered AuQHA Q-1 Sire of 208 registered Quarter Horses in Australia Hall of Fame inductee In 1971 Vaquero was awarded the Australian Quarter Horse Association Award of Honour for his contribution to the breed. His progeny included the gelding, King Ranch Quarter Banjo (awarded the Association’s first Register of Merit), and many other high ranking performance horses. A total of 208 progeny are recorded by him, a greater number of Australian Quarter Horses can claim him as part of their pedigree.
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