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Evangeline Downs 2017 Meet Leaders
Evangeline Downs 2017 meet leaders were announced Dec. 19: The Co-Leading Owners were Robert Touchet and Jose O. Barron; Kenny Roberts was the Leading Trainer; and Everado Rodriguez was named Leading Jockey.
Robert Touchet Jose O. Barron
Kenneth Roberts Everado Rodriguez
Congratulations to he meet leaders!
$3 Million Bonus Money Offered at Ruidoso Downs
Ruidoso Downs will offer a $2 million
All American Triple Crown Futurity Bonus
to the connections of any horse that can win the Grade 1 Ruidoso, Rainbow and the All American futurities; and a $1 million All American Triple Crown Derby Bonus for
the connections of any horse that can win
the Grade 1 Ruidoso, Rainbow and the All American derbies. World Champion Special Effort is the only horse ever to win each of the futurities in 1981, and the three derbies have been won the My Easy Credit (1977), Dash For Speed (1988), both winning the predecessor of the Ruidoso Derby in the Kansas Derby, and DM Shicago (2005).
Work Begins On Kentucky Quarter Horse Track
Site work has begun on the 145 acres of property that will be the home of Keeneland’s $50-million Quarter Horse racing track and historical-wagering gaming parlor in Corbin, Kentucky. The project includes a 1,723-foot straight racing track, along with barn facili- ties, an entertainment center and grandstand. In addition, the property has six out parcels for commercial development and property allocated for a hotel/motel facility.
Tax Bill Change May Benefit Racing Industry
The Tax Bill cleared by Congress for President Trump’s signature contains a number of provisions beneficial to horse breeders and owners, according to an initial assessment by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA). The tax bill benefits the horse rac- ing industry by slashing corporate tax rates, reducing most individual tax rates, doubling the estate tax exemption from $5 million to $10 million, and generally providing special
tax treatment for certain pass-through entities. The package also includes significant and posi- tive changes to depreciation and expensing of yearlings, breeding stock, farm equipment and other qualifying depreciable property.
Jimmie Lee Campbell Passes Away
Haskell Lee Evans Jr. Passes Away
Haskell Lee Evans,
Jr. passed away Dec.
29 at the age of 77 in
Tennessee. In 1999,
Haskell became the only
pharmacist in Oklahoma
appointed by two gover-
nors to be the President
of the Oklahoma State Board of Health, where he served two consecutive terms. In 2004, he received the prestigious Bienfang award for pharmacists. Haskell and his wife, Diane, were also racing Quarter Horse owners, including Check The Account, a leading dam of 2016 stakes winner who produced stakes winners such as Accountably and String Bet. Dr. Evans is survived by his wife, daughters Kristin and Melissa, son, Angelo, and many other family members and friends.
Los Alamitos Ends 2017 Season
The 146-night 2017 Los Alamitos meet came to an end on Dec. 17, with the new 2018 year-long meet starting Dec. 29.
The 2017 meet leaders included: Leading Quarter Horse Owner Ed Allred with 45 wins; Leading Quarter Horse Trainer Paul Jones, who earned the award for the 19th time in the last 20 years after, saddling
87 winners in 2017; Leading Trainer
by Money Earned Jaime Gomez with $2,862,419; and Leading Quarter Horse Rider Jesus Rios Ayala, who scored his first riding title after piloting 113 winners from 514 starters.
Jim “Jimmie Lee”
Campbell passed
away Dec. 29 at the
age of 83. Campbell
owned and stood
graded stakes placed
Separate Rainbow at
his Campbell Farms in
Oklahoma. He also bred JL Treasured Smash, a Paint who won on the track and went on to compete in the barrel arena where he qualified to the RFD-TV American Semi Finals in 2016 and 2017. Campbell is survived by many family members and friends.
Alfred Joseph Fontenot Sr. Passes Away
Alfred Joseph Fontenot Sr. of Raywood, Texas, passed away at the age of 79 on Dec. 15. Alfred was a race horse trainer for over
50 years, conditioning horses such as 1972 Champion 3-Year-Old Filly Alamitos Angel and 1983 Champion Aged Stallion Johnny Vittoro. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette, son, Alfred Fontenot Jr., daughters, Kimberly and Dymphel, along with many other family members and friends.
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