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The Horses We Lost
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RACY CASANOVA
JANUARY
RACY CASANOVA
(Jan. 29) - Racy Casanova (Stel Corona-Miss Racy Eyes, Mr Eye Opener) died. Owned by Kim Paulsen, the 2012 gray stallion won three races, was a finalist in the Skip Zimmerman Memorial, and qualified to the Heritage Place Futurity-G1 and Texas Classic Futurity-G1. He earned $64,981 before moving to the stallion barn where he became a stakes sire of 100% money earners from his first crop to race in 2020. Racy Casanova had been standing at Newman Equine in Wyoming.
FEBRUARY
BIGTIME FAVORITE
Bigtime Favorite si 102 (Chicks Beduino-Ms Dashin Bigtime, First Down Dash) died the first week of March at 6666 Ranch in Texas. The 2002 stakes winning stallion earned $324,020 on the track, with 4 wins and 18 of 19 starts in stakes competition. In the stud barn, he sired the earners of over $7.2 million from 12 crops to race with 27 blacktype runners, including Champion JLS Mr Bigtime si 114 ($1,031,177). The stallion is also the sire of multiple top barrel performers. Bigtime Favorite, who was bred by F. Gonsalez and Felix Banuelos Jr., was the property of Burnett Ranches LLC, Bobby Cox and Bobby Mosley Jr.
STREAKIN SIN TACHA
BE A BONO
Brian L. Gunder and was buried next to 2-time Champion Bugs Alive In 75 at Dunn Ranch in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. Bred and raced by Carl Pevehouse and trained by Verle Bohner, the 1994 brown mare earned $135,976 and won 3 races including a wire-to-wire victory in the Remington Park Futurity-G1. As a broodmare, Send Me
The Candy is the dam of 30 starters, 18 winners, 22 ROM and 8 blacktype runners. Her top earner is Grade 1 winner Send Me A Candy Tree ($410,384) and she is the grandam of Champion Jess Good Candy, Apollitical Pence, This Candys Awesome and many other top runners.
WORLD CHAMPION BE A BONO
(April 12) - 2003 World Champion, Champion Three Year Old, Champion Three-Year-Old Gelding Be A Bono (Bono Jazz-Be Peacefull, Raise A Secret) was euthanized at the age of 20 due to complications from a hip fracture at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. The 2001 sorrel gelding raced from two to seven years
of age for breeder/owner Spencer L. Childers and trainer Dan Francisco. Be A Bono won 14 of 26 starts and earned $1,313,348. He broke his maiden his first out and proceeded with a seven-race win streak. He was the victor in the Golden State Futurity-G1, Los Alamitos Winter Derby-G1, Spencer L. Childers California
Breeders’ Championship-G1, Los Alamitos Super Derby-G1 (3-times), Vessels Maturity-G1 (twice), and Go Man Go Handicap-G1. Be A Bono became the first racehorse to receive experimental stem cell therapy to repair damage caused by bone chips in his knee, coming back to win the Vessels Maturity for a second time. In his final start, Be A Bono finished in a dead heat for the win in an allowance, retiring as the 19th richest Quarter Horse. In 2009, the gelding became
part of a group of Champion horses residing at the Kentucky Horse Park. He will be buried in the Memorial Walk of Champions near 1999 and 2001 World Champion Tailor Fit and 1982 World Champion Sgt Pepper Feature.
APRIL
WORLD CHAMPION STREAKIN SIN TACHA
(April 1) - 2002 Co-World Champion, Champion Aged Horse, Champion Aged Gelding Streakin Sin Tacha, 23, was euthanized due to old age. The 1998 bay gelding was bred by L.R. Hayes and Steve VanBebber and owned and trained by Janet VanBebber. Streakin Sin Tacha (Streakin La Jolla-Sin Tacha TB, Slew’s Royalty) won 16
of 27 starts and earned $692,842 winning such races as the AQHA Challenge Championship-G1, Championship at Sunland Park-G1, Texas
Classic Derby-G1, Sam Houston Derby-G2, Sam Houston Classic-G2, TQHA Sires’ Cup Stakes, and LQHBA Colts & Geldings Juvenile where he set a New Track Record. He earned his AQHA Superior Race Horse and Supreme Race Horse titles and was ranked as a leader by wins and/or earnings in 2000, 2001 and 2002. Streakin Sin Tacha, who shared his World Champion title with Whosleavingwho, was buried at his longtime home, at James Ranch in Wayne, Okla.
SEND ME THE CANDY
(April 10) - Grade 1 winner Send Me The Candy (Leaving Memories-Send Me Candy, Tiny’s Gay) was euthanized due to complications from old age. The 27-year-old mare was owned by
BIGTIME FAVORITE
SEND ME THE CANDY
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Don Shugart
Carl Pevehouse Lone Star Park
Los Alamitos