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Sam Houston Race Park Chairman Hurwitz Killed in Boating Accident
Shawn Hurwitz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sam Houston Race Park, was killed Oct. 11 after a boat he was in collided with a barge in Lake Austin. Hurwitz was pro- nounced dead at the scene while another victim later died at the hospital. Travis County EMS said the other three sustained non-life-threat- ening injuries. Hurwitz was also President
and CEO of Maxxam, a real estate investment company, a principal financial backer for KIPP charter schools, and the son of Houston bil- lionaire Charles Hurwitz.
Sherman Joe Hadley Passes Away
Sherman Hadley, a prominent horseman in the Intermountain region, died at the age of 53 on Oct. 8 in Utah. Hadley had been confined to wheelchair with limited communicative skills after 3 large bales of hay fell on him in his barn in 2008. Among his many successful horses was graded stakes winner Legendary Dreamer. Hadley is survived by wife Susan; sons, Jordan Joe and Garrett James, who plan to continue their father’s legacy at the race- track; and many other family members and friends.
Bill Weger Passes Away
Breeder/trainer Bill Ray Weger, 77, passed away Oct. 4 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Weger graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University with a bachelor’s degree in educa- tion. He was the breeder of 43 starters with earnings of nearly $500,000, and the trainer of 887 winners with earnings of more than $2.7 million, including Texas Classic Derby-G1 winner Jakes Jockmo. Weger is survived by 2 children, six grandchildren, and many other family members and friends.
Albert Hogoboom Passes Away
Kansas horseman
and past president
of the Kansas
Quarter Horse
Racing Association
Albert Hogoboom
passed away Oct.
16 in El Dorado,
Kansas, at the age
of 81. Hogoboom,
who founded Albert
Hogoboom Oil
Field Trucking, was
a 20 year breeder
of Quarter Horses. He and his wife Shirley bred the earners of nearly $900,000, including multiple stakes winners. Albert contributed
to the El Dorado community in a number of ways. He served on the board of directors at Susan B. Allen Hospital; was instrumental in helping Butler Community College construct their new stadium; and supported the Kansas Oil Museum, USD 490 Partner in Education, Butler Community College, and many other organizations. Hogoboom is survived by his wife, a daughter, numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and many other family members and friends.
Major Rime Dies
Major Rime si 104 (Rime-Mary Major, Easy Toro) died at the age of 23 on Oct. 23. Bred by Robert Driggers, the 1992 sorrel stallion won 7 stakes events and retired with $278,986 banked. Major Rime, who was owned by Mike Abraham, sired 323 starters that earned more than $6.4 million, including his top earner Rime Has A Chick ($271,222).
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SLM Big Daddy Dies
Two-time World Champion SLM Big Daddy (Daddy Hold On-Winds Of Victory, The Bulldogger) was laid to rest in Early, Texas, on Aug. 29 at the age of 23 after a 3-day illness. The gelding, who was bred and raced by Lindsey Pruitt and her late husband Steve Mitchell, earned $1,013,550 winning 24 of his 49 starts from 1994 through 1999. SLM Big Daddy won 14 stakes events, including the 1997 & 1998 Champion of Champions-G1, the 1997 AQHA Challenge Championship-G1, the 1997 Remington Park Invitational Championship-G1, and the 1998 Remington Park Gold Cup-G1.
This Flights For You Dies
This Flights For You si 110 (First To Flash- Atomic Fireball, Runaway Winner) died in his stall in Sallisaw, Oklahoma on Sept. 2 at the age of 10. The 5-time stakes winner and 3-time New Track Record setter received his AQHA Superior Race Horse title in 2009 and was
the 2009 Oklahoma Hi-Point Aged Stallion. This Flights For You is a stakes sire from very limited starters from 3 crops to race.
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