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The photo on page 211 shows 3-time AQHA World Champion Woven Web TB (Bold Venture-Bruja, Livery). Owned by Bob Kleberg of the King Ranch, Woven Web began her racing career in Mexico City in March of 1945. She won four races from
six starts before going to run under
the name of Miss Princess on tracks sanctioned by the AQHA. There, she won 10 races from the same number
of starts and set a World Record of :22 flat that stood at Del Rio, Texas, for 33 years. She defeated fellow 3-time World Champion Shue Fly in the 1946 Eagle Pass Championship under Pat Castile before being named World Champion in 1946, 1947 & 1948. Miss Princess retired in 1948 when she was taken back to the King Ranch, where she produced three Thoroughbred foals. She was inducted into the Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2005 and Los Alamitos Race Course pays tribute to her each year with the Miss Princess Handicap-G3.
Virgil Sitsler Passes Away
Virgil Lloyd Sitsler passed away on his 94th birthday on Jan. 11, just moments after his family sung happy birthday to him. Sitsler was a member of the American Quarter Horse Association and the Oklahoma Race Horse Association. As a trainer, Sitsler won 154 races with earnings of $1,077,524. He is survived by his wife, Teresa, and many other family mem- bers and friends.
AQHA Hall of Fame Member Thomas Bradbury Passes Away
Thomas H. Bradbury, 82, passed away on Jan. 10 after complications from knee replace- ment surgery that included two follow-up surgeries and an allergic reaction to an antibiotic. The Colorado horseman, who was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2015, co-owned 1990 World Champion Dash For Speed. Bradbury was a member of and served as president of the Rocky Mountain Quarter Horse Association, is an AQHA director emeri- tus, served on the National Western Executive Board for over a decade, was a Colorado State University Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, and was inducted into the Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Margaret, three children, 13 grandchildren, one great grandchild, and many other family members and friends.
Richard “Dickie” Shearer Passes Away
Longtime New Mexico horseman Richard “Dickie” Shearer, 67, passed away at his home on Jan. 10. Shearer began breeding Quarter Horses in 1991. He bred the earners of nearly $4 million and owned many successful horses, including Beduinos Call, who won 13 races in a row, as well as Call Me Fast First, Mightys First Call and First Corona Call. A member of the AQHA and NMHBA, Shearer is survived by his wife, Pat, two daughters, nine grandchildren, and many other family members and friends.
Champion Sire Heza Fast Dash Dies
Heza Fast Dash, AQHA racing’s #8 all-time leading sire of money earners, was euthanized on Jan. 24 at the age of 21 after complications from laminitis. He will be laid to rest at Robicheaux Ranch. Bred by Weetona Stanley, Heza Fast Dash earned $136,123 and won or placed in 11 of 18 starts, including a victory in the Blue Ribbon Futurity-G3 and a second in the Remington Park Futurity-G1. After his career on the track, the 1998 bay stallion was purchased by a partnership and moved to Robicheaux Ranch where he stood his entire stallion career. Heza Fast Dash is a Champion sire of over $30 million.
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