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BOB GILTNER DONALD RAY WATSON SR.
JODY MILLER
DALE ROGERS
farrier and he enjoyed his family, hunting, and breeding and racing horses – mostly in the Intermountain area of Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, and Nevada. Since 1991, Moosman trained the earners of over $2.5 million with 516 winners. Among his top horses were Graded stakes winners Bf Lollypop, Lacey J Jr, Hoist Mission, Move With Ease, Furious Jess, Jr Corona Jazz and Were Switching Moves.
DONNIE STRICKLAND
(Sept. 25) Longtime horse trainer Donnie
Lee “Hoss” Strickland, 67, passed away.
Born in 1955 in Four Oaks, North Carolina, Strickland was living in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, at the time of his passing, and was a member of the Blue Ribbon Fellowship Church. Strickland was a leading trainer of over $9.8 million in money earners. Among his top horses was 1996 All American Futurity-G1 winner Streakin Flyer, who earned over $1.1 million for owner Southern Rose Ranch. Some of his other top runners are Remington Park Futurity-G1 winners Flying Dino and Game Streaker, AQHA Challenge Championship-G1 winner Feature Jess Rockin and Oklahoma Futurity-G1 winner First Easy Dash.
BOB GILTNER
(Sept. 28) Longtime Idaho horseman Bob Giltner Jr. passed away at his home in Jerome, Idaho, at the age of 74. Bob graduated from Jerome High School and joined the Reserves. He began a milk hauling career with his father and two brothers in 1960, and the Giltner Brothers expanded the business into the trucking company Giltner Trucking. Bob met his wife Linda in 1970 and they were married for 52 years. Along with a great love for his family, he also loved fast horses and he competed in chariot racing and on the flat track. Among his top horses were Grade 3 winners A Royal Dervish and Gone Clear. Bob was respected for his values, knowledge, and integrity.
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DONALD RAY WATSON SR.
DALE ROGERS
(Oct. 4) Longtime jockey Donald Ray Watson Sr. passed away in Louisiana at the age of 57. Watson was a leading jockey by wins and earnings for many years. He rode the earners of over $15.7 million, including 1,138 Quarter Horse winners. Among his top horses were Grade 1 winner You Drive I Fly, Heza Fast Rogue, Scoopies Leaving You and many more.
JODY MILLER
(Oct. 6) Grammy award winning country pop-music pioneer Jody Miller died
at the age of 80 due to complications
from Parkinson’s Disease in Blanchard, Oklahoma. Miller was married to the late Monty Brooks, a longtime Quarter Horse trainer and brother to AQHA Hall of Fame member Jack Brooks. Miller signed with Capitol Records in 1962 after recording her folk album “Wednesday’s Child is
Full of Woe.” Her first hit single was ‘He Walks Like A Man,’ which hit the top 100 Billboard in 1964. Perhaps she is best known for her 1965 hit ‘Queen of the House,’ for which she won a Grammy award. She continued to record for Capitol Records through the 1960s and made multiple appearances on
American Bandstand and Hee Haw. She began recording for Epic Records in the 1970s with hits like ‘Baby I’m Yours.’ She was inducted into the International Country Music Hall of Fame in the 1990s. Jody helped her husband in his horse training business, and her daughter Robin served
as a racing analyst at Remington Park. In 2021, she attended a groundbreaking
for the Jody Miller Performing Art Center as part of the Blanchard
Public Schools.
(Oct. 8) LQHBA Hall of Fame member
Dale Rogers, 91, passed away peacefully
and surrounded by his family at his home in Louisiana. Dale was a farmer for over 70 years and a racehorse owner and breeder for over
50 years. He was a member of the Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association (LQHBA), American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), and American Black Angus Association. He was inducted into the LQHBA Hall of Fame
in 2020 and was honored by the AQHA as
a 50-year cumulative breeder. Rogers is the breeder of more than 275 foals including Remington Park Derby-G1 winner Clouds Sayin Goodby, and he is the owner of nearly $1 million in earners including LQHBA Lassie Futurity-G2 winner Im For Real. Rogers was
a man who loved his family, his horses and farming, and he was a great businessman.
MANUEL PIZANA
(Oct. 16) Manuel Pizana passed away following a tragic accident at the age of 30. Born in Brownsville, Texas, Pizana leaves behind a legacy in his family, MP Racing and his Outstanding Pizana Racing team. His dream was to become a respected horse trainer, which he accomplished in his short life, and he was also an entrepreneur in
the alfalfa business. As a trainer and as
an owner, Pizana was ranked among the leaders by wins in 2021. He was known as compassionate and thoughtful individual who was also innovative, and he always put the needs of others ahead of his own.
LEROY LAROUSE FONTENOT
(Oct. 20) Leroy Larouse Fontenot
passed away at the age of 69. A lifelong businessman who was considered a friend to all, Fontenot also had a passion for horse racing and was involved in Louisiana Quarter Horse racing for over five decades.
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