At one time, Appaloosas didn’t race at Los Alamitos or Arlington Park. Racing Hall of Fame stallion Time Flies broke that tradition. Not only did he run at both tracks, he won at both tracks. Time Flies’ racing success is closely tied to his family. His dam Rose Time never raced, but she passed her speed to several foals and earned a place in the Racing Hall of Fame for her production.
Charles Tanner Jr. of Morriston, Florida, bred the Appaloosa race mare Ocala Rose to Thoroughbred stallion Half Time II, producing Rose Time on May 20, 1963. He then bred Rose Time to Apollo (JC), producing Time Flies in 1971. In 1973 Charles sold the chestnut colt to Leffie Carlton Jr. of Tampa, Florida. Leffie owned Time Flies until 1987, when Bud and Barbara Shields of Sun City, California, purchased the stallion.
Time Flies earned $87,317.72 and a 36-26-8-2 record. He held the 2-year-old sprint colt title in 1973, 3-year-old colt title in 1974 and the 4-years-and-older colt title in 1977 and 1978. He produced 191 foals including 102 starters, 58 winners and eight stakes winners. On the track, his get collected $607,446.71 and 23 registers of merit, four medallions and two championships. His son Bangle Time won the most at the track, earning more than $50,000 in purse money.
Three of Time Flies’ foals also earned points in the show pen, including 452 in performance and 8.5 at halter, six registers of merit, five superior event titles, one versatility championship and 10 performance bronze medallions. A Time Lee Nelco, out of Ghost Lee Sample, is Time Flies’ most prolific performing son. The gelding earned 363 performance points after retiring from the track. Time Flies’ last foal crop was born in 1997.
