TR Smart Freckle aka “RolyPoly”

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She may not look like a “roly-poly” today, but TR Freckles Lil Star—affectionately known as “Fat Ella”—is famous for passing her impressive, deep-bodied build down to her offspring. After all, who doesn’t love a horse with that classic, powerful Quarter Horse hip?

Her foals are built to perform: fast, cowy, easy to train, and packed with potential. Yet, they also possess the ideal, steady disposition that makes them the perfect “go-to” horses for the whole family. Backed by legendary greats like Colonel Freckles and Dash for Cash, this mare’s genetic potential is second to none.

Pedigree & Lineage Reference

Our horses carry the bloodlines of legendary AQHA Hall of Fame inductees, multi-million dollar producers, and foundational sires who shaped the cutting, racing, and performance industries.

Dam’s Side: Elite Performance & Foundational Cow Sense

• Jewel’s Leo Bars (“Freckles”): A foundational cutting horse sire who passed down exceptional athletic prowess, intelligence, and deep “cow sense.” He sired the legendary Colonel Freckles, whose offspring went on to earn millions across NCHA, NRHA, and NRCHA events.

• Sugar Bars: One of Tex’s personal favorite lines, known for siring elite speed-event racehorses and high-quality performance horses.

• Diamonds Sparkle (2007 AQHA & 1996 NRHA Hall of Fame): An outstanding show mare and one of the industry’s most revered Quarter Horse broodmares.

• Doc Bar (1993 AQHA Hall of Fame): A stallion who completely revolutionized the cutting horse industry. His colts were famous for being uniform, highly intelligent, easy to train, and naturally “cowy.”

• Poco Bueno (1990 AQHA Hall of Fame): Sired 405 registered foals, including 36 AQHA Champions and 3 NCHA Hall of Fame inductees. Famed for his gentle disposition, intelligence, and passing those exact traits to nearly all of his colts.

Sire’s Side: Legendary Speed, Dominant Sires, & Multi-Million Dollar Legacies

• Dash for Cash (1997 AQHA Hall of Fame): A racing phenom who won 21 of his 25 career starts. Beyond unparalleled speed, he passed his immense intelligence and athletic ability into the western performance world, siring legends like NCHA World Champion Miss N Cash.

• Smart Little Lena (2015 AQHA Hall of Fame): A tiny stallion with giant heart and a low, flowing, “snaky” cutting style. After winning the NCHA Triple Crown (Futurity, Super Stakes, and Derby) and earning over $577,000 in just eight shows, he became one of the greatest sires in history:

  • Direct Offspring: Earned 22 AQHA World Championships and over $36.5 million across NCHA, NRCHA, and NRHA events.

  • Maternal Grand-Sire: His grandget have earned over $54.8 million in performance disciplines.

  • The Legacy: His fighting spirit completely dominates modern cutting—as proven at the 2014 NCHA Futurity, where 23 of the 25 open finalists carried his blood.

• Mr Eye Opener (2020 AQHA Hall of Fame): A dominant son of Dash For Cash who sired 1,497 starters and 95 stakes winners, with offspring earnings topping $28.2 million. He concluded 2018 ranked #10 on the all-time leading sires of money earners list.

Historical data and quotes sourced directly from the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) records.