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NEWS BRIEFS
WPRA Rodeo Barrel winner Take The Cash Quick, aka Vegas, and her pony sidekick Caesar, who has been to nine stakes with Vegas and served as the ring bearer at a wedding.
Speedhorse Photo Archive Answer
The photo on page 175 shows successful Quarter Horse jockey Luke Myles at a roping event. Born in 1951, Myles won 302 Quarter Horse races and 43 stakes events, including 1975 Shue Fly Handicap, 1982 Marathon Handicap, and 1985 Anne Burnett Handicap. He was a leading rider at Los Alamitos from the 1970’s through the 1990’s.
Myles was one of the top riders during an era of excellent jockeys. He was highly respected by his peers for his professionalism and ability, and was known as quiet and unassuming. In an interview for AQHA, fellow jockey James Dreyer said, “A trainer would lose a great jockey for his horse, but the trainer could walk into the room and find 10 jockeys that were as good or better as the rider being replaced. Luke was among the top riders during that time. He wasn’t much of a talker. He just went about his business the right way.”
During his career on the track, Myles rode horses such as World Champion Mr Jet Moore, 4-time Champion Come Six and Champion Special Phoebe. Myles was a fixture in the Cham- pion of Champions, but perhaps his most famous contest came in an historic match race in 1974 at the Hipódromo de las Américas in Mexico, when he took on the Thoroughbred Bedu- ino aboard Come Six. The race was held in front of an estimated 50,000 fans and, although Beduino won, Come Six posted a personal best for 440 yards.
Myles passed away on Nov. 11, 2018, at the age of 67. A special Moment of Silence was held at Los Alamitos to remember the jockey whose mounts earned over $4.7 million.
Non-Stakes Races
Jake Kapp Maiden Frolic
Weber Downs • Ogden, UT
4/27/19 • 350yds • 3yo&up • $33,350 • Fast
:17.963 Heztwoforthedough, 3, c, (Twoforthedough-Shezeverthingnmore) Woody D Green/W Green/R Lopez
A Famous Corona, 3, c, (One Famous Eagle-Corona Perfection) Chris & Jim Nebeker/R Moosman/J Valenzuela
Scooter 777, 3, g, (Carters Cartel-Yours Mine N Ours)
Sergio Canales/S Canales/J Canales
JAVIER ROSIQUE PALAVICINI, PASSED AWAY
On February 28, at the age of 74 years, Don Javier Rosique Palavicini died after a long battle against cancer.
A horse breeder for more than 40 years, Don Rosique Palavicini owned many famous horses who competed successfully in different parts of Mexico and the United States. He was president of what is the cur- rent Mexican Quarter Horse Association
of Breeders and Horsemen, and a tireless promoter of Quarter Horse racing in the southeastern part of the country. One
of the classics at the Hipódromo de las Américas is named after him in recognition of his career.
Rosique Palavicini is survived by his wife Martha, his children Javier, Martha, Cecilia and Diego Gerardo, 12 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Rest in peace Don Javier.
EN ESPAÑOL
El pasado 28 de febrero, a la edad de 74 años, falleció Don Javier Rosique Palavicini luego de una larga batalla contra el cáncer.
Nacido en Villahermosa, Tabasco, estudió
la Licenciatura en Administración de Empresas en la Universidad Lasalle, y se convirtió en un exitoso hombre de negocios en diferentes ramas como la automotriz, inmobiliaria y en ganadería.
Criador de caballos por más de 40 años consecutivos y propietario de muchos caballos famosos que compitieron exitosamente en dis- tintas partes de México y los Estados Unidos. Fue presidente de lo que es la actual Asociación Mexicana de Criadores y Caballistas de Caballos Cuarto de Milla, y promotor incansable de la raza en el sureste del país. Uno de los clásicos del Hipódromo de las Américas lleva su nombre en reconocimiento a su trayectoria.
Al licenciado Rosique Palavicini le so- breviven su esposa Martha, sus hijos Javier, Martha, Cecilia y Diego Gerardo, 12 nietos y 4 bisnietos. Descanse en paz Don Javier.
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