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AQHA Challenge Championships
Bank of America Challenge Championship-G1
A TRES OF EAGLE
by Tracy Gantz
Fred and Carolyn Helmuth’s A Tres Of Eagle won the Oct. 21 Bank of America Challenge Championship-G1 at Lone Star Park.
The only problem was that Fred didn’t get a clear look at their horse during the race.
“There were quite a few people there, and there were several people blocking me,” Fred said. “So, I was watching it on the big screen. As they got closer to the wire a guy stepped right in front of me.”
Breaking from the rail under jockey Francisco Calderon, A Tres Of Eagle reached the lead midway through the 440 yards, just in time for Fred to lose track of him.
“I was trying to pick him up, and then when I saw him cross the finish line, I said, ‘Whoa!’ He was about a length ahead. I knew he was coming on when I had my last glimpse of him.”
The official winning margin was 1/2-length, and A Tres Of Eagle completed the 440 yards in :21.665.
Lone Star Park
$260,751 • 440 yards :21.665 • SI 90
A TRES OF EAGLE, ‘19-g.
Bred by: The Mixer Ranch
Raced to 4 $348,704 17-5(4)-6(1)-2(1)
ONE FABULOUS EAGLE
SI 97
Bred by: Christine Hudson Raced to 3 • $664,547 11-5(1)-2(1)-1(1)
485 f., 19 SW • $6,513,615
ONE FAMOUS EAGLE SI 101 Bred by: Johnny Trotter Raced to 3 • $1,387,453 11-7(3)-0-2
1,236 f., 85 SW • $37,434,169
LADYS HEART OF GOLD
Bred by: Double Bar S Ranch LLC Unraced
12f., 4 SW • $1,625,336
A TRES OF PAINT
SI 98
Bred by: The Mixer Ranch Raced to 3 • $509,184 13-7(1)-2(1)-0
13 f., 2 SW • $989,136
TRES SEIS SI 97
Bred by: Mrs. Gwendolyn Eaves Raced to 3 • $856,901 12-6(1)-3(3)-3(1)
1,820 f., 68 SW • $28,954,646
FIRST PAINTED SIGN SI 104 Bred by: Jill H. Mixer Raced to 3 • $284,911 7-4(2)-2-0
18 f., 3 SW • $2,020,410
Susan Bachelor, Speedhorse
A Tres Of Eagle and jockey Francisco Calderon win the $260,751 Bank of America Challenge Championship-G1 at Lone Star Park.
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