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La Jollas Gold to Brazil
La Jollas Gold si 88 (Streakin La Jolla-Pockatus Gold, Rocket Wrangler) has been purchased by Victor Amaury from Sao Paulo, and will move to Brazil at the end of 2012. The multiple AAA sire and Champion Barrel sire will stand the remainder of the year at Darrel Henry Quarter Horses in Silex, Missouri. Frozen semen will also be available.
College Scholarship Opportunity
Established by Ross and Billie McKnight of Texas, the McKnight Scholarship is designed for students from rural areas and consists of
a full four-year out-of-state tuition waiver
for Oklahoma State University plus $5,000 for each of the first two years at OSU. The competitive scholarship program looks at FFA, 4-H and American Quarter Horse Youth Association involvement, as well as other things, to identify students for the award. For more information, contact Cassi Rash at (806) 323-9917 or email admissions@okstate.edu.
Wyoming Passes Live Racing Bill
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead signed a bill
that will allow the Wyoming Pari-Mutuel Commission to issue up to a three-year license
for Live Events and Simulcast Permits. The bill, which was supported by the Wyoming All Breeds Racing Association, the Wyoming Horse Council, and the state’s only licensed operator, Wyoming Horse Racing LLC, will allow licensees to negoti- ate long-term vendor contracts with favorable terms, among other things. Live racing returns Aug. 18 through Sept. 2 at Sweetwater Downs.
AHP Launches Second Equine Industry Survey
The American Horse Publications (AHP) is conducting an Equine Industry Survey to gauge trends in the U.S. equine industry. The purpose of the survey is to obtain information regarding past, present and expected future participa- tion in the equine industry; to identify critical
issues facing the industry; and to analyze issues pertaining to horse health. Eligible participants in the anonymous survey must be 18 years of age or older, currently own or manage at least one horse, and live in the U.S.
In 2009, AHP conducted an online nation- wide survey, receiving 11,171 usable responses for the largest-ever equine industry survey of hands- on horse industry participants in the U.S. AHP hopes to exceed this with their current survey. You can take the 2012 survey before May 15 by visiting www.horsesurvey2012.com.
Calif. Lobbyist Blonien Dies
A California lobbyist for more than three decades, Rodney J. Blonien, 65, died on March 13. Blonien worked on state legislative issues involving horse racing, and was instrumental
in helping pass most major racing legislation in California. Blonien represented racing interests such as Hollywood Park and the Thoroughbred Owners of California, but he was most closely associated with Los Alamitos Race Course. “He was much more than a lobbyist. He was a good friend,” stated Los Alamitos owner Ed Allred. “Los Alamitos and Quarter Horse racing always relied on him...We’ll all miss him.” A native
of Wisconsin, Blonien is survived by his wife, Noreen, four children, 11 grandchildren, a brother and a sister, and many friends and family.
Submit your Grade 1 recipes to Speedhorse! Be sure to include your name and the name of #your dish. You can email your recipes to info@speedhorse.com or send them via regular mail
to Speedhorse, P.O. Box 1000, Norman, OK 73071.
Ingredients:
Filling:
Jambalaya
10 pounds of deboned pork meat cut into cubes
2 large onions cut fine
2 large bell peppers cut fine
2 pounds of smoked sausage cut into small pieces
1 Tbsp. garlic
Red pepper
Salt
1 box of Minute Maid Rice (2lb)
16 oz. Chicken Broth
1 Bottle of Dales Steak Sea- soning (if you can get it)
1 cup of cooking oil
From The Kitchen of:
DIRECTIONS:
Grade 1 Recipe:
Robicheaux Ranch
In a large black pot pour 1 cup of cooking oil and start heating it up, season pork meat with red pepper and salt. When grease is hot, put your pork meat
and smoke sausage in. Cook your meat slow stirring often, you can add your bottle of Dales steak seasoning if you have it, you want to cook the meat until
it gets a good brown color and its starts to stick to the pot, when the meat is brown enough add your onions and bell peppers, and garlic, continue to cook all together. After onions & bell peppers are cooked add your chicken broth continue cooking all together, you can add water as needed to keep it from stick- ing, season to your taste, continue cooking until pork meat is good and tender. When meat is good and tender you are ready for your rice. Add 1/2 gallon of water bring it to a boil and then add 1- box of minute maid rice. Stir in rice real good with everything in pot when its
starts to boil again lower fire and let simmer, stir to keep it mixed. Rice should be cooked in about 5 minutes, and it’s ready to serve. Sit down and enjoy some good Cajun food with a COLD BEER!!!!!!
Serves 10-12 people
50 SPEEDHORSE, March 30, 2012
Luis Torres
Portland Meadows Ends Meet
Juan Sanguino
Portland Meadows in Oregon, ended its 65th season of live racing, closing the 55-day meet
that began Oct. 17 and ran through March 14. Average daily handle of $673,215 was up 2.63% from the 73-day 2010-11 season. A total of $2,311,000 was paid out in purses, for an aver- age of $42,018 per day. Juan Sanguino was the leading Quarter Horse trainer with 16 wins, and jockey Luis Torres led all Quarter Horse riders with 18 wins. Live racing returns for an inaugural Summer Meet beginning July 15, with 60 live racing days through Dec. 8.
Correction
On page 58 of our March 16 issue, we incorrectly reported that former Trinity Meadows was shut down. The information was about an event that actually occurred in 2000. We apologize for the error.
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