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Paint news Briefs
Bringing you the latest news relating to Paint running horses
Courtesy of APHA and MyFlashyRide.com
2016 aPHa world show Update — Big news for Barrel racers
It’s time to dream big and practice hard—the APHA World Championship Show is right around the corner! November 2-13 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Make plans to attend this year’s fun-filled event by first checking out the tentative World Show Schedule available online at apha.com/oawcs/show-schedule.
Barrel Racers, take note: we’ve got a ton of great events and special awards earmarked just for you:
• Barrel Racing world championship classes:
November 5, starting at 2 p.m.
- Novice Amateur, Amateur, Amateur Solid
Paint-Bred, Open Solid Paint-Bred, Open
Junior, Open Senior and Breeders’ Futurity
• Pole Bending world championship classes:
November 5
- Novice Amateur, Amateur, Amateur Solid
Paint-Bred, Open
• PBRIP sweepstakes classes: November 6,
starting at 2 p.m.
- 4- & 5-Year-Old Futurity (Regular Reg-
istry and Solid Paint-Bred) and PBRIP Sweepstakes (Regular Registry and Solid Paint-Bred)
• Stake Race world championship classes: November 6
- Novice Amateur, Amateur, Amateur Solid
Paint-Bred, Open
Trophy saddles and high-point titles/prizes up for grabs:
• PBRIP World’s Fastest (NEW for 2016)—
awarded to the fastest combined time from the PBRIP Barrel Racing Sweepstakes and an Open-division APHA world championship barrel racing class
• Amateur Power Performance High-Point (NEW for 2016)—awarded to horse-and-rider who earn the most points in Amateur cattle, reining, ranch and speed events during the show
• Open Power Performance High-Point— awarded to horse-and-rider who earn the most points in Open cattle, reining, ranch and speed events during the show
• High-Point Western Horse—awarded to
the horse who earns the most points in Open Western events during the show
The 2016 World Show schedule, premium book and forms are available online at apha.com/ oawcs. For more information, contact the APHA Performance Department at (817) 222-8455.
eHV-1 Policy Updated for Lone star Park
Courtesy Lone Star Park Press Release - Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie will permit horses shipping to Texas from Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico to enter the stable area of this track effective immediately.
With the Ruidoso Downs quarantine lifted, Lone Star Park has now rescinded its stable area ban on horses shipping in from the New Mexico track.
All horsemen are reminded of the existing policies currently in place for every horse shipping into the stable area at Lone Star Park:
• All horses admitted to or already in the stable area are required to have a current (90 day) FDA-approved EHV-1 vaccine or EHV-1 booster. Vaccine information must be noted on the health certificate for ad- mittance to Lone Star Park›s stable area.
• All trainers and horse haulers are urged to take extreme caution when transport- ing horses and to properly disinfect and sanitize their trailers if there is any chance they might have transported an exposed horse. We also stress the importance of all horsemen continuing to follow everyday biosecurity methods.
Head’s Up: Upcoming stakes races:
Paint owners, put the following stakes race on your calendar:
• HarvestCup,IdaRacing:Trials–August27;
Finals–September 11
• SpeedhorseLoneStarPaint&Appaloosa
Futurity: Trials-October 14: Finals:
October 29
For more information, visit apha.com/racing.
For more fast news about lashy speed-bred Paints, check out MyFlashyRide.com/news
For Paint racing-related questions, contact: Karen Utecht • APHA Director of Racing racing@apha.com • 817-222-6444 • apha.com/racing
Paint racing Participation fee
Remember, beginning January 1, 2017, a $25 owner racing participation fee is due to APHA by March 1, 2017. Got questions? Contact Director of Racing Karen Utecht at racing@apha.com or 817-222-6444.
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