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Donald Dan Dailey Passes Away submitted by Sandra Mantooth
One of the prominent southeastern Oklahoma horsemen passed away on June 29, 2017. Donald Dan Dailey was 82 years old and was born and raised around Tupelo, Oklahoma. Dan and his brother David “Peewee” grew up around horses, since their father was a popular rancher in the area. They could ride and rope. Dan took roping to heart. Although he was quite an athlete in school, roping was his main desire. He was a top calf-roper for many years and then started steer roping. In 2009, at the age of 75, Dan was part of a team that won Oklahoma’s biggest rodeo for “Old Timers Roping” at the Lazy E Arena in Edmond, Oklahoma.
Anyone who ever met Dan labeled him as “Slow Talkin’ Dan.” He did take a little time
to think before he spoke, but when he said something, it was truthful, worthwhile, and good advice. He taught many ropers who went on
to the big times and helped folks who chose his stallions for breeding to raise many Champions, Track Record holders, and good athletes.
Dan and his wife, Charlotte, raised five children. All his children are good, popular, and hard working. They have grown children
and grandchildren whom Dan loved to babysit. And as expected, his son Tracy is a professional roper and horse trainer, and his grandson Trevor is following in the Dailey tradition.
Dan always had a diversity of stallions standing at stud. Some were older, proven stallions, while others were young and just
off the track or out of the arena. HIs claim to fame were Jet Of Honor and Johnny Boone. Johnny Boone was a leading stakes and race sire at many Oklahoma tracks and his offspring went on to be recognized as race, barrel, roping horses and broodmares. Jet Of Honor was a proven racehorse and race sire, but his claim to fame came as a barrel racing sire and he was a leading sire for many years. His bloodlines are still very popular in the barrel world.
Some of Dan’s stallions over the
years include Raking In The Cash, No Compromises, Whirling Fastball, Triple Jet, My Mr Special Bug, Texoma Charger, Boone Engine, Battle Jet, Proper Witness TB, and Mr Spotted Bull ApHC.
Horse people from the East and West have had dealings with Dan and his horses, but he will be especially missed by folks in Oklahoma.
Donald “Dan” Dailey is survived by his wife, Charlotte, sons Jim, Brian and Tracy, and daughters Dana and Chrissy, as well as many other family members and friends.
Speedhorse Photo Archive Answer
The photo on page 221 shows King Khalid (Marthas Six Moons-Corporate Queen, Mr Dark Jet) and his connections after his win in the first running of the Speedhorse Gold & Silver Cup Futurity at Trinity Meadows on Oct. 17, 1992. King Khalid was bred and owned by Jennifer H. Stewart, trained by Jerry Dobbs and ridden by jockey Larry Layton.
The purse for the 400-yard race, which was not graded until the following year, was $325,006. The sorrel gelding beat a field of top two year olds in the Speedhorse Gold & Silver Cup Futurity, including the eventual 1993 Champion 3-Year-Old Colt Some Dasher. The $90,092 that King Khaled earned for his victory was the largest contribution to his total earnings of $421,601.
King Khalid ended his career at five years of age, winning 13 of 33 starts including three additional stakes events in the Remington Park Derby-G1, Graham Farms Derby-G2, and TQHA Breeders’ Futurity. In 1993, he set a career high 114 speed index and a New Track Record for 440-yards at Trinity Meadows while qualifying to the Texas Classic Derby-G1. He was crowned the top 3 year old of 1993 at Remington Park after the summer Quarter Horse meet.
This year’s $214,000 Speedhorse Futurity-G3 was won by Political Attraction on July 29 at Fair Meadows in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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