Docs Keepin Time
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Docs Keepin Time | |
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Breed | American Quarter Horse |
Discipline | Racing Movies |
Sire | Merridoc [1] |
Dam | Sister Steph |
Maternal grandsire | Timeto Thinkrich |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1987 |
Country | United States |
Color | Black |
Last updated on: January 13, 2008. |
Docs Keepin Time is a black American Quarter Horse most famous for starring as Black Beauty in the 1994 film adaptation of Anna Sewell's novel. He went from having an unsuccessful racing career to being one of Hollywood's most sought after equine performers. Docs Keepin Time also portrayed The Black in the American television series Adventures of the Black Stallion and Gulliver in the film adaptation of The Horse Whisperer.
As a 5th generation offspring of War Admiral, Docs Keepin Time has produced many offspring himself. Two of his sons are Samsons Keepin Time and Starrin Doctor Sunny, a third son Keepin Charge has followed in his sire's famous hoofprints. Keepin Charge was featured in the 2008 movie Appaloosa starring Ed Harris and Viggo Mortenson.
Pedigree
ANCHOR WATCH* br 1953 | |||||||||||||||||||
TINY WATCH 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||
CLABBER TINY br 1954 | |||||||||||||||||||
TINYS GAY* br 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||
ROCKET BAR* ch 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||
GAYS DELIGHT ch 1965 | |||||||||||||||||||
MISS GINGER GAY ch 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||
MERRIDOC* dk ch 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||
HY DIAMOND* ch 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||
DIAMOND CHARGE* br 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||
LOVELY LUPITA br 1949 | |||||||||||||||||||
SPARKLING TIP* ch 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||
SPY SONG* 1943 | |||||||||||||||||||
TIPTOE TUNE ch 1960 Thoroughbred | |||||||||||||||||||
APOORA ch 1955 | |||||||||||||||||||
DOCS KEEPIN TIME* blk 1987 [2] | |||||||||||||||||||
INTENTIONALLY* blk 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||
AFORETHOUGHT* br 1963 Thoroughbred | |||||||||||||||||||
ASPIDISTRA* b 1954 | |||||||||||||||||||
TIMETO THINKRICH* br 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||
TINY CHARGER* br 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||
CHRONOMETER br 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||
RHODA WATCH br 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||
SISTER STEPH blk/br 15.2H 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||
THE BATTLER b 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||
NEVADA BATTLER* ch 1960Thoroughbred | |||||||||||||||||||
WONDERFUL YOU ch 1949 | |||||||||||||||||||
AUNTIE JO 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||
LIGHTNING BANK* ch 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||
RITA BANK 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||
RITA GIRL sor 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||
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