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Carolyn’s World Champion I Do One Two Three wins the 2010 Lorelei Paint & Appaloosa Derby at Will Rogers Downs.
I Do One Two Three wins his trial to the 2010 Speedhorse Graham Paint & Appaloosa Derby at Remington Park.
All of the horses racing under T-Bill Stables—owned by Carolyn and her late husband, Walter—carry the “123” in their names, whether it be numerals or spelled out. The night “I Do” was born, the daughter of the Bays’ trainer, Jay Hall, was getting married.
“The mare was at the vet clinic because I wanted to go to the wedding. The night they got married, Hot Cash had her foal, so that’s where I Do came from,” Carolyn said. “Since APHA doesn’t put numerals in names, I had to get I Do One Two Three to make it in.”
Over the course of his racing career, I Do earned more than $74,000 as well as the titles of 2010 World Champion Running Paint Horse, Champion 3 Year Old and Champion 3-Year-Old Gelding, as well as 2009 Champion 2-Year-Old Gelding. Some of his most notable wins include the Grade 3 Lorelei Derby, second in the Great Lakes Quarter Horse Association Stallion Sale Futurity, and second in the Grade 3 GLQHA Michigan Paint Futurity.
After retiring from racing, I Do has excelled in his second career: barrel racing. Teamed up with Cami Cumper—Jay Hall’s daughter—I Do is now an ambassador for Paint racing wherever he goes.
“I Do is a wonderful horse, and Cami loves him. He was born the night they got married,”
Carolyn with her Quarter Horse mare If One Can Dream and her 2012 foal Jesse One Two Three, who was a finalist in the Colors of the Alamo Futurity at Retama Park.
Carolyn said. “Now, he is one of the top barrel racers in Michigan, and her 10-year-old daugh- ter can get on him and lope him around. They take him out and trail ride him, and he’s quiet. It’s all a love story with I Do.”
HEART & SOUL
A longtime member of the APHA Racing Advisory Committee, Carolyn regularly contributes her time and expertise to promote Paint racing.
“I can be a little fly on the elephant’s back. I’m a small part of that committee, and my little fly job can hopefully keep the enthusiasm for Paint racing here in Michigan,” Carolyn said. “When our track closed in Mount Pleasant and went to Detroit, I made sure to be an advocate that the Paints got there, too. I thought it was important that the Paints could run with the Quarter Horses.”
Although Carolyn doesn’t have any Paints currently racing, she remains a stalwart advo- cate for Paint racing both in Michigan and across the United States.
“I’m always working for the Paints. I believe in it because we have something special,” Carolyn said. “When they see those Paints go out on the track, especially if they’re colored, there’s more to it than just speed.”
Carolyn with some awards and momentos of her Paint runners.
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PAINT HORSE BULLETIN
Jessica Hein, APHA Jessica Hein, APHA
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