Registration: ApHC #21774
Foaled:  1962
Died:     March 12, 1972
Color:   Red roan

War Don was foaled in 1962 while his dam, Dawndee (1995 ApHC Racing Hall of Fame), was continuing with her race career. His sire was War Glory. Glade B. Draper was the owner, breeder and trainer for this colt.

Winning the first Appaloosa race to be run under pari-mutuel in Colorado, War Don earned AA time twice as a two-year-old. He also held a world record at 400 yards with a time of 21.0 seconds. He won the I.O.N. Futurity and Centennial's Autumn Handicap. War Don ran four years and accumulated earnings of $8,445.

{The above article and photograph appeared in the March 1984 issue of Appaloosa News and are used here by permission.}

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