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“John would come into Los Alamitos and work his tail off every day.” – Russell Harris
“Whether he was riding in a race or not, after a race was finished, he’d take his program and he’d watch the reruns over and over in the jocks’ room.” – Russell Harris
HIS MOST RECENT YEARS
For the past 20 years, John’s first-class efforts at the Rolling A Ranch have seen him breaking colts and keeping track of the health, training and racing needs of 80 to 120 yearlings each year, about half of which are headed for the sale barn. “I enjoy getting them ready to run,” he says.
He also enjoys helping people out with cattle branding, penning, and roping, and spending time with his wife, June, who trains and rides barrel horses. And his kids from his first marriage (Joanie, Dusty, John Wayne, and Brooke) and his grandkids enjoy riding and going to the races when they go to the ranch to visit.
For John, the past 20 years has been a natural progression in his Quarter Horse racing career. “Running Doc Allred’s outfit says a lot,” Russell says. “I can’t tell you enough about what a good hand and what a good person he is. He’s just an absolute super, superhuman being.”
John Creager won hundreds of races for trainer Russell Harris
“I can’t tell you enough about what a good hand and what a good person he is.
He’s just an absolute super, superhuman being.”
– Russell Harris
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Photo courtesy of John Creager © Susan Bachelor, Speedhorse