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NEWS BRIEFS
George R. Carter Passes Away
George Robert
Carter, 77, passed away
peacefully in his sleep
on Jan. 8 in Nowata,
Oklahoma. Carter,
who is the father of
AQHA Champion
Jockey G.R. Carter,
Jr., was raised in the
Osage Indian Village
of Pawhuska. As a youngster, he helped his father and uncles work cattle, break foals, and worked
on his roping skills. He roped competitively until the age of 70 in the PRCA and in the Senior Steer Ropers Association. Carter graduated with a degree in Animal Husbandry from Oklahoma State University. He worked in the pipeline business, and then started Carter Construction where he worked until he passed. His son G.R. began his successful riding career by getting on horses trained by his father. George was a PRCA gold card member,
a member of the AQHA and OQHRA, and
was a founding member of the Pawhuska Elks Lodge. George Robert Carter is survived by his wife Linda, children Trini, Trona, G.R. Jr., Chris Brown and John Partain, several grandchildren and great grandchildren, and many other family members and friends.
Jim Walker Passes Away
Jim Walker,
breeder/owner of 2016
Champion Zoomin
For Spuds, passed away
onJan.21attheageof
87. Walker also bred
and raced Zoomin
For Spuds’ full sister/
multiple stakes winner
Bux For Cocktail. Jim
served in the U.S. Army and then studied business at Sacramento State University, eventually starting the now multi-million dollar company Walker Sand and Gravel. He and his wife JoAn moved to Bellevue, Idaho, establishing their breeding operation in Walker Farms. As he participated in racing, Walker formed a partnership with the Arrossas: Monty Arrossa trained Zoomin For Spuds, while Monty’s father, Pete, drove chariot horses for him. In the Industry Profile on Jim Walker in our Speedhorse December 2019 issues, trainer Monty Arrossa stated, “He’s the most positive person I know.” Walker is survived by his wife JoAnn and many other beloved family members and friends.
Bill Powers Passes Away
Longtime Arapahoe Park racing director Bill Powers, 65, passed away on Jan. 4. Powers started
as a jockey agent and worked at a training stable before becoming Arapahoe Park’s racing secretary in 1992. “Everything he did was for the racetrack and the horsemen,” said Arapahoe executive direc- tor and general manager Bruce Seymore. Powers is survived by many family members and friends.
Hot Cash 123 Dies
2019 AQHA Dam of Distinction Hot Cash
123 (Takin On The Cash-To Hot To Hug, Six Fols) passed away in October of 2019. Bred and owned
by T Bill Stables, Inc., the mare produced seven win- ners from 11 starters with earnings of $2,651,649. Her most noted offspring include 2011 World Champion/2-Time Champion Cold Cash 123
as well as 2018 Champion 2-Year-Old Colt/2019 Champion 3-Year-Old Colt Flying Cowboy 123.
SPEEDHORSE Photo Archive Answer
The photo on page 235 shows B.F. Phillips Jr. reading an issue of Speedhorse magazine. An independent oilman, Phillips served on AQHA’s show and contest, equine research and racing committees before becoming a member of the Board of Directors in 1960. In 1966, Phillips had a dispersal sale of his cow horses and decided to pursue racing. He made a deal with King Ranch in Texas, which allowed him to breed some of the ranch’s Thor- oughbred mares. That partnership resulted in Some Kinda Man, the broodmare sire of World Champion Dashs Dream and Champion Kool Kue Baby, and 2-time World Champion Dash For Cash, the sire of over $39.9 million including 18 Champions. Among his other top horses are World Champion Cash Rate (breeder/co-owner), World Champion Dash For Speed (co-breeder), World Champion First Down Dash (co-breeder), Queen For Cash (owner), Champion Rocket Wrangler (co-owner), and Champion Broodmare Shake Em Six (breeder).
Phillips was elected to the AQHA Executive Committee in 1976. In 1980, he became the 30th president of the AQHA. In 1987, he was elected chairman of the Texas Horse Racing Association’s executive committee. That same year, Texas approved pari-mutuel betting, which was something he had campaigned for. Sadly, he passed away 10 days after the approval. B.F. Phillips Jr. was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 1989.
Im A Fancy PYC
Im A Fancy PYC (PYC Paint Your Wagon-First Prize Fancy, Mr Jess Perry) will stand the 2020 season at Silver Spurs Equine near Purcell, Oklahoma. The 2012 bay stallion earned $454,765 win- ning the Remington Park Oklahoma
Bred Futurity-RG3. Im A Fancy PYC is a multiple stakes sire as well as the #3 lead- ing second year sire of money earners of 2019, including multiple stakes winner Jay Number 7 ($185,035).
Hez Fast As Cash
Hez Fast As Cash (Heza Fast Man-Corona Cash, First Down Dash) will stand the 2020 season at Rafter S Ranch/Lone Star Farms near Desdemona, Texas. The 2004 bay stallion won nine races with earnings of $79,359, winning the AQRA-Turf Paradise Open Derby-G3, Desert Classic Derby-RG3 and Corona Cartel Stakes. West/SW Hi-Point 3-Year-Old Colt Hez Fast As Cash is the sire of over $1 million in earnings and multiple black type horses, includ- ing top earner Ladies Fast Cash ($85,361).
Winners Version
Winners Version (Holland Ease-The Jubilee Diamond, Runaway Winner) will stand the 2020 season at Highpoint Performance Horses near Pilot Point, Texas. The 2006 brown stal- lion won five races with earnings of $399,057. He was victorious in the Hobbs America Derby-G3 and was a finalist in 7 Grade 1 events, including the All American Futurity-G1. Winners Version is the sire of over $4.4 million in earnings and 47 blacktype horses, including top earner Seeyalateralligator ($373,492).
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