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Patricia Melson Passes Away
She graduated from Permian High School in Odessa in 1964, and she and Bill were wed later that year. A devoted wife and mother, she enjoyed her children and grandchildren. For 29 years, she was employed by Morris Caffy TV
& Appliance. She loved reading, caring for the family horses and pets, and spending time with her family. She often accompanied Bill to horse sales and other events and had many friends in the horse business. Patricia is survived by Bill, her son Shawn, her daughter Sheridan Melson and husband Sam Husain, and son Jordan and wife Becky, plus several grandchildren and other family members and friends.
Patricia Lee Melson, 79, passed away at her home on Cox Ranch
on Oct. 11. A Celebration of
Life for Patricia was held on Nov. 5. Patricia was the wife of longtime Cox Ranch general manager Bill Melson.
APPALOOSAS
LEADING SIRES OF 2023
Sire, Year
2 1 Hes Relentless AQHA, 2011
Current Wins/ Year Starters SW
7 8/3
‘23 Earnings/ Avg. Starter
$98,928 /$14,133
Leading ‘23 Earner/ ‘23 Earnings
Queen For Cash/$39,356
MONEY EARNERS - WINNERS
“SW” in the “Wins” column indicates the number of Stakes wins. # indicates freshman sire.
NEWS BRIEFS
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Does your horse have a
sidekick?
We’d love to hear about them!
Email us your pictures and a short description, please
include names. We will publish the photo in our next issue of Speedhorse Magazine.
Companion animals of Quarter Horses, Paints & Appaloosas on or off track are all welcome.
info@speedhorse.com 405.310.4651
SPEEDHORSE PHOTO ARCHIVE ANSWER
The photo on page 207 shows Heza Fast Man (The Signature-Fast Copy, Fast Jet), the first winner of the Texas Classic Futurity-G1 in 1993 at Trinity Meadows. The purse was $851,670 and the colt was ridden by Henry Garcia, trained by John Bassett, and owned by Mike and
Mack Hasting’s San Tan Tillage Inc. Heza Fast Man started his career with four straight victories, including a win in the Kevin Burns Memorial Futurity. He finished second in the All American Futurity-G1 by just a nose to A Classic Dash, and he finished his freshman season with a victory in the Texas Classic Futurity-G1. In 1994 as a sophomore, Heza Fast Man SI 111 ($801,356) was named the 1994 Champion Three-Year-Old Colt after a win in the Vandy’s Flash Handicap-G3, a second in the All American Derby-G1, and a third in the QHBC Championship Classic-G1. He was also a finalist in the Remington Park Derby-G1. Heza Fast Man won or placed in 15 of 17 starts and set two New Track Records as a two-year-old at 300-yards in Arizona. The bay stallion is a Champion sire of over $13.4 million with 53 stakes winners, including 2-time Champion
A Real Man SI 107 ($308,819, NTR) and Value The Man SI 110 ($732,399), among others. Heza Fast Man was euthanized on Dec. 6, 2005, after a long battle with laminitis. He stood his entire career at JEH Stallion Station-Texas Division in Frisco, Texas, and then he moved to Pilot Point when JEH relocated - where he was buried. This year’s $1,000,000 estimated Texas Classic Futurity-G1 will be held at Lone Star Park on Nov. 18.
Find Speedhorse On:
Rank
RANKINGS AS OF OCTOBER 24, 2023
Money Earned Winners
1
2
Flying Cowboy 123 AQHA, 2016
1
6
/3
$164,217
/$164,217
R Cowgirl/$164,217
3
3
gRay CHieF, 2014
8
4
/1
$46,224
/$5,778
Sky Sir/$29,102
4
4
ivoRy King, 2012
3
3
/0
$34,405
/$11,468
Marfil/$22,116
5
5
bP PHoenix Reign AQHA, 2009
2
2
/0
$23,632
/$11,816
A Final Storm/$12,311