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Div. 1. At five, he ran third in the Champion of
Champions -G1.
• Bodacious Eagle SI 104 – Foaled in
2012 out of the Corona Cartel daughter Bodacious Dream, he earned $1,293,333
in his five-year race career. His wins include his trials for the G1 Ruidoso, Rainbow
and All American futurities, and the finals for the Dash For Cash Derby-G3, Texas Classic Derby-G1, Eastex Stakes-G2, Leo Stakes-G1, Higheasterjet Handicap-G3,
All American Gold Cup Stakes-G1 and Z. Wayne Griffin Directors Invitational Div. 1. He ended his race career with a Champion of Champions-G1 win and AQHA racing titles that included being named the 2018 World Champion, Aged and Aged Gelding Champion.
“One Famous Eagle’s move here means we have one of the industry’s greatest stallions at our farm,” says Pete. “It gives more of our Granada Farms customers better access to breeding to him and it strengthens our stallion roster with a proven sire to add to our great young stallions.”
“It’s so exciting to add another proven stallion of One Famous Eagle’s quality to our stallion roster,” Jimmy adds. “He’s certainly a future Hall of Famer!”
JOHNNY TROTTER’S BACKGROUND One Famous Eagle’s move to Granada Farms
marks a milestone for Johnny as well as for the farm as a whole. Since he started life riding his father’s friend’s horse as a pre-schooler in Abilene, Texas, he has cowboyed, shoed, traded and ridden horses to make a living. He bought a feed yard in 1983, then started team roping in the 1990s.
In 1998, he says, he was dating Jana, now his wife, and they went to the All American Sale. “I was just trying to impress her and bought a horse, a little cheap one that didn’t have much success,” he says.
The next year, he bought the yearling Royal N Rowdy, a son of the popular 1991 All American Futurity winner Royal Quick Dash and out of
Reb’s Policy daughter Caralot. Royal N Rowdy won two of his seven starts as a freshman, then added
one second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth. As a sophomore, he ran second in the New Mexico Derby Challenge-G3 at Ruidoso and the West/Southwest Derby Challenge at Arapahoe, then won the Sunland Park Fall Derby-G3. At four, he ran third in the New Mexico Championship Challenge-G1 and second in the Go Man Go Handicap-G1. He ran third in several handicaps at five before the late John Andreini bought him early in his six-year-old season. The gelding earned a total of $204,570.
Johnny’s next and perhaps most providential purchase was One Famous Lady (Chicks Beduino-One Slick Cookie, Dash For Cash) — the dam of One Famous Eagle. From there, he continued to parlay his business interests into holdings and partnerships in both cattle and horses, including shares of Mr Jess Perry and the One Famous Eagle syndicate, and the 2017 Ruidoso Downs partnership that he bought out early this year.
He has given back to the agriculture industry by participating in many philanthropic positions including the AQHA, serving as president in 2014; the West Texas A&M University Foundation; that university’s alumni association; and Make-A-Wish
foundation. His tireless service resulted
in his induction into multiple halls of
fame including the AQHA, Texas
Cowboy, Texas Horse Racing, Tri-
State Western Heritage, and Cattle
Feeders.
Ever the partner in spirit as well as in ventures, Johnny says, “It’s just a good deal
when God blesses you with a partner who thinks like you do and who you’re compatible with, whether it be a business partner or the blessing of a good wife.”
T T H H E E D D R R A AW W O O F F T T E E X X A A S S - - B B R R E E D D R R U U N N N N E E R R S S Just a few years ago, incentives became available
for Texas-Bred runners as well as Texas-Bred participants (including Paints, Appaloosas and Thoroughbreds) in other disciplines, boosting not only Texas Quarter Horse racing in general but also Quarter Horse breeding at facilities within the state. “Prior to that, we competed with our surrounding states that did have incentives for stallion and mare owners and racing participants; now we’re on a more level playing field,” Jimmy says.
According to the Texas Department of Agriculture and the Texas Equine Incentive Program (TEIP) under HB 1881, incentive funds come from a percentage of all multiple (i.e., exotic) wagers at each Texas racetrack, as well as breakage (the difference between what winning race bettors should be paid on winning bets and what they are paid— that is, the cents rounded down in parimutuel payouts). In 2022, almost $1.75 million was paid out to eligible owners, breeders and stallion owners.
At the end of a race meet, the Texas Quarter Horse Association distributes the bonus incentive money to Accredited Texas-Bred runners that run first, second or third in any race (other than a stakes and restricted to Accredited Texas- Breds). Fifty percent of a race’s incentive funds are distributed to the first-place winner; 30%
to second place; and 20% to third. Additional Accredited Texas-Bred awards go to breeders and stallion owners at the end of the meet.
Editor’s note: For more about Pete Scarmardo, see “Forging A Legacy” in the July 2016 issue
of Speedhorse.
Jana and Johnny Trotter
Speedhorse Archives
Royal N Rowdy wins the Sunland Fall Derby, Dec. 15, 2001.
Speedhorse Archives
One Famous Lady, the dam of One Famous Eagle, wins the West Texas Maiden Stakes, Jan. 19, 2003.
Susan Bachelor,
Speedhorse
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Susan Bachelor, Speedhorse