| Horsename: | Depth Charge |
| Sire: | Bold Venture |
| Grandsire: | imported St. Germans |
| Dam: | Quickly |
| Damsire: | Haste |
| Sex: | Stallion |
| Foaled: | 1941 |
| Country: | United States |
| Colour: | brown |
| Breeder: | John D. Hertz |
| Record: | 16 starts: 5-3-2 |
| Earnings: | $5,943.00 |
| Race: | 3rd Myles Standish Stakes |
| Honours: | AQHA Hall of Fame |
Depth Charge (1941–1965) was a Thoroughbred son of Bold Venture who went on to become an outstanding sire of American Quarter Horse racehorses.[1] He was posthumously inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame
Depth Charge was a registered Thoroughbred son of Bold Venture. His dam was a mare named Quickly, a descendant of The Tetrarch and the imported to the United States stallion Rock Sand.[2] Depth Charge was bred by John D. Hertz.[3] Quickly was also the dam of Count Fleet, a U. S. Triple Crown winner.[4] Depth Charge was a year younger than his famous half brother.
Depth Charge raced on the Thoroughbred tracks, piling up a record of five wins, three seconds and two thirds from sixteen starts. His total earnings were $5,943.00, including a third place finish in the Myles Standish Stakes.[1]
During his breeding career, Depth Charge sired 174 Thoroughbred foals, with 149 starters and 121 winners.[5] He also sired 220 Quarter Horse foals, with 80 of them earning their AQHA Race Register of Merits.[1] Among his offspring were the Quarter Horse racehorses Johnny Dial, Super Charge, Tiny Charger, Dividend, and Miss Queenie.[6] He also sired Thoroughbred stakes winners including Dark Charger, Free Stride, Queen Margie and Baloma.[5] His highest race earning Quarter Horse foal was Three Deep, who earned $35,258.00.[7]
Depth Charge died in 1965, at Shamrock, Texas.[1] He was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 1991.[3]