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Paul Harber P&A Memorial
PAINTED TURNPIKE
by Tracy Gantz
After Oklahoma-bred Painted Turnpike won the 2016 Speedhorse Graham Paint & Appaloosa Derby-G1, owner-breeder Nolan Pevehouse expressed reservations about running the threee year old against older horses. He needn’t have worried. The colt vanquished a talented field of older runners when he won the Paul Harber Paint & Appaloosa Memorial at Remington Park on April 15.
Drawn outside with regular rider Cody Smith aboard, Painted Turnpike broke on top and he never conceded that advantage, simply pulling away to score by a facile 1 1/4-lengths in :17.563. Painted Turnpike earned the $13,338 winner’s share of the purse, increasing his total bankroll to $261,607.
Pevehouse has bred several generations of Painted Turnpike’s family. The colt is out of Paint Champion High Class Turnpike, the dam of two winners from four starters.
Ray Enlow owns and trains second-place Dashin JJ APHA (Little Jungle Jet-Dashin Di). Mario Chavez rode the 4-year-old gelding.
Texas Silk APHA (Texas Six-Judys Silk) fin- ished third for owner Charles Leggett, trainer Dee Keener & jockey Jimmy Brooks.
Completing the field were Major Mac APHA (Judys Lineage-Peggys Bouquet), Eyeza Secret APHA (St Mr Eye Opener-Sheza Royal Secret), Cant Be Caught ApHC (With Intent- Unique Form), Bull APHA (Cartel Success- Memories Of Texas) & BP Baileys Success APHA (Cartel Success-Baileys N Sunsets). Southern Snow was scratched.
Victoria Ennis P&A Memorial
KC TEXAS LADY
by John Moorehouse
KC Texas Lady ran into blacktype in the $22,500 Victoria Ennis Memorial for Paints and Appaloosas on April 24 at Remington Park.
Owned by Wade and Charles Leggett, the two-
year-old Paint filly secured her second win in four lifetime starts and brought home a $13,338 payday from the 330-yard race that increased her total earnings to $21,664.
A Dee Keener trainee, KC Texas Lady broke second from the 2-post but led at every remaining call. The filly opened a 1/2-length advantage, then held off a late charge by Cherry Cobbler to get to the wire first by a nose.
Cody Jensen drew the riding assignment as KC Texas Lady finished the race in :17.325.
Kay Churchwell bred KC Texas Lady and her dam Katiewantsafastone, an unraced 2001 mare. A 7-1 longshot at post time, KC Texas Lady became the second stakes winner out of her dam, who is a 100% money producer.
The filly joins her half-brother Flashy Dos, who won three stakes while collecting nearly $100,000 in prize money.
Cherry Cobbler (Capo De Capi -Dash Olene) finished in second place under Jimmy Brooks for owner Monty McNair and trainer Eddie D. Willis.
I Hear Banjos APHA (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Shawne Wind) finished third for owner Alexia Mehrle and Kasey Willis. Cesar Gomez was in the irons.
Completing the order of finish were Hommon Haze APHA (Awesome Chrome-Miss Judys Jess), Capi Cartel APHA (Capo De Capi- Onlytreasureofmine), Col Bucks ApHC (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Joyball), Ima Bulldog Annie APHA (Furyofthewind-Emilys Valentine) and CL Trap Queen APHA (Royal Quick Flash- Texas Showboat).
Animas Stakes
UNFINISHED BIZ
by Danny Camp
Unfinished Biz earned blacktype in the 400-yard Animas Stakes at SunRay Park on April 22. The race was worth a total of $36,785.
Unfinished Biz, who broke on top and led at every call, dueled to finish a head in front. She stopped the clock in :19.624 to earn a speed index of 93 under jockey Sergio Dominguez, who was on board for the first time.
With first place money of $21,060, Unfinished Biz boosted her total bankroll to $43,244. Her race record is now two wins from nine starts, including two seconds and two thirds.
The 3 year old is owned by Bill and Susan Nice and is trained by Cody Reynolds.
Unfinished Biz was bred in Texas by Burnett Ranches LLC out of Big Bizooms. The mare owns a 102 speed index and won two races in her career. She was a finalist in the TQHA Sires’ Cup Derby-RG3.
Big Bizooms has produced 100% money earn- ers/ROM from three starters. Grade 1 Heritage Place Futurity winner Big Biz Perry is her top money earner with $434,705.
RG Miracle (Hearts Miracle-Purple Ice TB) ran a steady and even race to earn second place money for owner Shirley Grisham and trainer Ken Grisham. Jose Enriquez was in the saddle.
Third place went to Phoebesdynasty (FDD Dynasty-My Special Phoebe), who fought gamely to the wire under Jose Ortiz for owner Kirk M. Goodfellow and trainer Cody Reynolds.
Completing the order of finish were Tres Diamantess (Tres Seis-Diamond For Lois), Thru The Night (Walk Thru Fire-Night Lines), Sweet Splenda (Send Me Cartel-Apollo’s Lady), Una Linda Corona (One Corona-Mi Linda Perla) and Jess Dashn (Jess Marmeta-Dashing Nights). Witman scratched.
Remington Park $22,500 350 yards :17.563 si 87
Corona Cartel
PYC Paint Your Wagon QH
Dashin Follies
PAINTED TURNPIKE APHA, ‘13-c.
Royal Quick Flash
High Class Turnpike
Turnpikes Texas Hero
Remington Park $22,500 330 yards :17.325
Texas Six
Texas Hero
Beccas Quick Six QH
KC TEXAS LADY APHA, ‘14-f.
Royal Quick Flash
Katiewantsafastone
Sunshadows QH
SunRay Park $36,785 400 yards :19.624 si 93
Mr Jess Perry
Corona Chick Shazoom
Captain Courage
UNFINISHED BIZ, ’13-f. Big Bizooms
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