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Chippewa Downs Ends 2017 Quarter Horse Meet
Chippewa Downs in Belcourt, North Dakota, ended their 2017 Quarter Horse meet on July
2 and naming Junior Dolphus as their leading trainer and Damon Leeds as their leading jockey.
House Approves Funding To Inspect Horse- Slaughter Facilities
The House Appropriations Committee
on July 12 approved an agriculture bill that will restore funding for inspections at horse- slaughter facilities. The ban on funding has been in place since 2007, which has led to the closure of the few horse-slaughter facilities that existed in the U.S. Making funds available for inspections could lead to opening of new facili- ties. The budget bill now goes to the full U.S. House of Representatives.
Nancy Graham Passes Away
Nancy Ellen Smith Graham, 83, passed away on June 21. She married Charles Graham, or “Doc” as he is known, in 1956. The Grahams are the owners of Southwest Stallion Station and Graham Land & Cattle Company. Nancy was a teacher and, for 16 years, served as princi- pal of Elgin Elementary School. She is survived by her husband, son David, daughter Donna,
and many other family members and friends. The “Nancy Smith Graham Scholarship Fund” has been established at Frontier Bank of Texas for memorial contributions.
Don Jones Passes Away
Joe Donovan
“Don” Jones passed
away on June 23
at the age of 87.
Jones served in
the U.S. Air Force
before becoming the
AQHA executive
secretary, a position
in which he served
from 1968 through
1972. Jones is
survived by his wife
Virgie, six daughters, two sons, 9 grandchil- dren, 11 great grandchildren, and many other family members and friends.
Charles “Chuck” Robinson Dies
Charles “Chuck” Robinson, 83, passed away on May 30 in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Robinson was a pioneering telecommunications executive and a leading force in developing
and modernizing
Alaska’s com-
munication. He
was President and
CEO of Alascom
and of Pacific
Telecom before
founding internet
and phone service
provider Alaska
Communications
Systems. Among
other things,
Robinson was on the Board of Directors of the U.S. Telephone Association, was a member of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, and received Honorary Doctor of Laws Degrees from Alaska Pacific University and from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Also a well-known horse breeder, Robinson developed a successful breeding operation in Ridgefield, Washington, before moving to Denali Farm, which he built in North Carolina. Perhaps his most successful horse was Imperial Eagle, winner of the 2016 All American Futurity-G1. Robinson is sur- vived by his wife, Christina, five children, and many other family members and friends.
SPEEDHoRSE PHoTo ARCHIvES
Can you identify this picture? Here’s a hint: This multiple stakes winner was crowned Remington Park’s top 3 year old in the summer of 1993. The answer is on page 222.
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