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CELEBRATING
1971
Kaweah Bar was named 1970 World Champion, his second World Champion title - the first
in 1968. The Alberta Quarter Horse Racing Association was formed. The first annual Quarter Racing Congress was held in Ruidoso Downs, featuring speakers, seminars, and demonstrations. A racing committee was formed in Illinois under the supervision of the Illinois Quarter Horse Association to promote racing. The AQHA adopted the American Association’s guide Equine Practitioners Official Guide For Determining The Age Of The Horse.
A rule prohibiting women from the stable
area from sundown to sunrise was repealed
by the California Horse Racing Board. The Florida State legislature abolished the Florida State Racing Commission and assigned the commission’s responsibilities to the Department of Business Regulation. The USDA launched
a joint U.S.-Mexico program to control Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis (VEE). An autopsy determined that Jet Deck, sire of 1969 World Champion Easy Jet, was killed in his paddock by shot of pentobarbital. The Ohio General Assembly signed legislation to provide three race meets, including Quarter Horse racing. Texas honored the great Quarter Horse Steel Dust with a marker at the State Fair. In Memoriam: C.L. Maddon, breeder/owner of 1949 World Champion Maddon’s Bright Eyes, passed away; 1967 World Champion Laico Bird died.
Bob Arnett (left) and A.B. Boney Jr. with 1968 & 1971 World Champion Kaweah Bar.
1972
Charger Bar was named 1971 World Champion. President Nixon signed the
1971 Revenue Act into law with beneficial provisions for horsemen. Voters in Alabama gave their approval of greyhound racing. The first American Horse Council Distinguished Service Awards were presented at the AHC annual meeting. Ruth Clafin and Carol Bird became the first two women to make the trainer standings at Santa Fe Downs. Joe Sherry ran the fastest 440-yards ever in the history of organized straightaway racing, winning the race by 4 1/2-lengths. Howard
J. Samuels, head of the New York Off Track Betting Corporation, and Kent Hollingsworth, editor of The Blood-Horse, were featured on the “Today” show. The National Association
of State Racing Commissioners and the University of Arizona College of Agriculture began exploring a joint project whereby the school would offer college curriculum for racetrack management and race officiating. The IRS issued regulations specifying that taxpayers must have an objective of making
a profit for losses from that activity to be deducted. The Boeing Company demonstrated micro-chipping as a new method of livestock identification. In Memoriam: Trainer Harley Glaves died; Patrick H. Simpson, trainer of 1960 All American winner Tonto Bars Hank, passed away.
1973
Mr Jet Moore was named 1972 World Champion. Long-time executive secretary of the New Mexico State Racing Commission Harvey Foster was named an honorary life member
of the National Association of State Racing Commissioners. According to the American Horse Council, there were approximately 8 million horses in the United States, a 100% increase over the past decade. The first annual Select Racing and Breeding Summer Sale
was held at the All-American Sales Plaza in Ruidoso Downs. The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a Racing Commission regulation holding trainers solely responsible for the condition of their horses entered in races in the state. The new multi- million-dollar racetrack Delta Downs began racing. The IRS ruled on tax obligations of a syndicate manager who receives transferable breeding rights to a stallion: the value of lifetime breeding rights must be taxed immediately;
and they must report the fair market value to breed to the stallion as income. Buena Suerte Ranch added a new 100-stall mare care facility. NM Gov. Bruce King ordered an inquiry into nearly $1.8 million in bank loans to a firm connected with ownership of two state tracks. In Memoriam: Former Los Alamitos Director of Racing and Racing Secretary Ed Burke, 58, passed away; James V.A. Carter, breeder and trainer
of multiple Champions, passed away; Manuel Benavides Volpe, owner of the legendary Zantanon
and breeder of King, passed away at 80; Mr Jet Moore, the 1972 World Champion preparing
for his first year at stud, died due to colic; 2-time Champion She Kitty, who set or equaled 7 World Records in just two race seasons, died.
1974
Truckle Feature was named 1973 World Champion. Rogers C. B. Morton, Former Secretary of the Interior, accepted an invitation to speak at the annual American Horse Council trustee banquet. The first All American Derby was run and won by Pass Over. Quarter Horses had a full professional training track for the first time in Florida. The inaugural 1973-