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To all the horse men and women whom we lost in 2019 - Your memories live on forever in our hearts . . .
DEBBIE SCHAUF
JERRY NICODEMUS
Famed American Quarter Horse jockey Jerry “Nic” Nicodemus passed away on Jan. 30. During his career, Nicodemus rode multiple Champions and won 1,252 races with nearly $19 million in earnings. He is AQHA’s 28th all-time leading jockey. Riding Dash For Cash in all but two of the stallion’s 25 starts, the pair are memorialized in a bronze statue standing at the AQHA headquarters in Amarillo, Texas. Nicodemus retired in 1993 and was inducted into the Ruidoso Hall of Fame in 2004 as well as into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2009.
DAVID PAYNE
David Payne, 79, passed away Aug. 22 in Utah, following a battle with cancer. Payne, who
was involved in finance for 50 years, was an active horseman with the Utah Quarter Horse Association for 40 years. Among the many
top Quarter Horse runners Payne is associ- ated with are: breeder of Champion Jumping Tac Flash, breeder/owner of Champion Splash Bac, breeder/owner of Champion Rambac, and owner of 3-time Champion Tolltac.
EARL PEPPER
Longtime horseman Earl Pepper, 81, passed away on Aug. 5 in Idaho. Pepper raised and raced Quarter Horses for 20 years. Among Pepper’s horses, perhaps his most beloved was multiple Regional Champion and multiple stakes winner Bedazoom (Shazoom-Jessi Cheng, Beda Cheng).
NOLAN PEVEHOUSE
Longtime horseman Nolan Pevehouse passed away after suffering a heart attack on May 20 at the age of 87. After graduating from High School, Nolan joined the Navy. He then obtained his master’s degree in accounting at Oklahoma State University and became a CPA, working for the IRS for over 20 years. Nolan was a rancher, loved bird hunting, and raced many horses. Perhaps
his most favorite horse was Painted Turnpike, who was APHA’s 2015, 2016 and 2017 World
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Champion. Painted Turnpike is APHA’s all-time leading money earner as well as the first and only Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Triple Crown winner for which Nolan was awarded a 3-horse Gooseneck 4-Star Trailer as well as a $5,000 bonus for also being the Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Triple Crown High Point Champion.
JIM PITTS
Jim Dale Pitts, 82, passed away on June 9. Born
in Wichita Falls, Texas, Jim graduated from Midwestern University, served in the U.S. Marine Corp, and owned and operated Pitts Ready Mix for over 40 years. Jim had a great love of racing Quarter Horses. He owned 1998 Champion 3-Year-Old Colt, 1999 Champion Aged Stallion Dashin Is Easy, Grade 1 winner of the Heritage Place Futurity and Derby, Remington Park Derby, Rainbow Derby and Remington Gold Cup. Jim was also the co-owner with Terry Bell and Homer Hill of 2000 Champion 2 Year Old, Champion 2-Year-Old Colt Eyesa Special, winner of the Grade 1 All American and Texas Classic futurities. He is an all-time lead- ing owner of over $2.8 million as well as an all-time leading breeder of over $2.6 million.
ROBERT “BOB” PULSE
Robert “Bob” Pulse passed away on May 7, one day before his 93rd birthday. Pulse was a lead- ing Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred breeder, owner and trainer, and was recognized as a
top breeder by the Washington Thoroughbred Breeders & Owners Association. Pulse bred over 270 foals that earned more than $2 million on the track, including 2006 and 2007 Champion Distance Horse Snowbound Superstar. He trained horses in Washington, mostly at Sun Downs and Playfair Race Course. He purchased the Thoroughbred stallion Snowbound in
1999 and led him to become the sire of over $3 million in Quarter Horse earners before he sold him in 2006. Pulse also bred horses that earned 139 points in AQHA competition, including AQHA Champion Destiny Win.
DEBBIE SCHAUF
Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing
Association Executive Director Debbie Schauf passed away on Aug. 11. A fierce supporter
of Quarter Horse racing, Schauf, who was a former Kansas state legislator, was an expert
in racing rules and legislation, and as the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association and a member of the American Quarter Horse Association Racing Council, she tirelessly fought to improve all aspects of the sport.
In 2001, Schauf received the Mildred N. Vessels Special Achievement Award, and
she accepted the John Andreini Special Recognition Award on behalf of OQHRA
in 2009. Services were held Aug. 22 at Heritage Place.
JON SCHUSTER
Jonathan Schuster passed away on Dec. 25 at the age of 61. Schuster graduated from Arizona University, where he studied in the Race Track Industry Program. He was Vice President & General Manager of Racing
at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino where he worked for 17 years. He is survived by his wife Janie, his four children, mother Rosemary and many other family members and friends.
LARRY SHARP
Horseman Larry Sharp passed away
on Dec. 16 at the age of 79. Among his top trainee’s are 1974 World Champion Tiny’s Gay, 1978 Champion Osage Juana, as well as multiple graded stakes winner Sweet
Bye And Bye, multiple stakes winner
Tommy The Train, and Grade 1 win-
ner Sudden Separation, among others. Throughout his career, horses trained by Larry made 1,256 starts with 180 first place finishes, 188 seconds, 167 thirds, and eight graded stakes wins.