[3] Sometimes his dam is given as a daughter of Uncle Jimmie Gray (TB) named Golden Girl or Golden Wheel, but the AQHA considers his dam to be Blondie S. Nichols said that as a yearling, the colt had such big feet that his friends teased him and said that the horse's feet looked like clapboards, thus the horse's name.
[5] In 1944, Clabber beat Painted Joe but in the Stallion Championship race only managed a dead heat with Bartender.
"[7] Frank Vessels Jr of Los Alamitos, California bought Clabber from Nichols in October 1944 for $5000.
Vessels said of him "Although most of his offspring had many of his conformational defects, they also had much of his ability, desire to run, and general intelligence.
"[4] Among Clabber's foremost offspring were Chester C, Buster, Jeep, Flicka, Wagon N, Peggy N, and Tonta Gal.