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Russell R. Pepper Dies
Longtime horseman, racehorse trainer and Montana racing official Russell R. Pepper, 75, passed away on Jan. 4. Pepper, who served in th
U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, worked as
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Livestock Journal and was the co-owner/operator r
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He served as president of the Montana Quarter Horse Association and of the Montana Angus Association. He was a State of Montana Horse Racing Steward, a Montana State Fair Advisory Board Member (2 terms), and a longtime member of the American Quarter Horse Association and the American Angus Association. Pepper is sur- vived by his wife, Barbara, daughter, Jamie Wood, and many other family members and friends.
Dale Rouk Passes Away
Dale Stewart Rouk, 79, passed away Jan.
1. Rouk was a member of the Keeneland sales team for over 40 years until he retired in 2009. While working at the Quarter Horse Journal,
he met Tom Caldwell and the two partnered in the California-based Caldwell-Heerman Sales Company. Rouk served as Sales Manager of the Ruidoso Horse Sale Company, worked for Ocala Breeders’ Sales and numerous Quarter Horse auc- tions, was a founding member of the Panhandle Team Penners Association of Amarillo, was twice named Texas Thoroughbred Association Breeder of the Year, and was well-known at Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred auctions across the country.
Im A Fancy PYC Shipped Semen Correction
The shipped semen requirements for Im A Fancy PYC on page SR130 of our 2017 Stallion Register should read: Shipped Semen Available from 5 star facility Silver Spurs Equine – breeding over 2,000 mares yearly.
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Duke Kahanamoku
Duke Kahanamoku si 95 (Wave Carver-Sky Chicks, Chicks Beduino) will stand the 2017 season at Marsh Stallion Station in Guthrie, Oklahoma. The
2008 stallion earned $85,288 winning 3 of 5 starts and finishing third in the El Primero Del Ano Derby-G2. He was also a finalist in the Golden State Million Futurity-G1. Duke Kahanamoku is the sire of multiple winners from his first 14 starters.
Inseperable
2-time Champion Inseperable si 96 (Separatist-A Delightful Legacy, First Down Dash) will stand the 2017 season at Haddad Ranch in Seguin, Texas. The 2006 bay stallion earned $672,756 win- ning 5 races from 12 starts, including the All American Derby-G1 & Rainbow Derby-G1. Inseperable is the sire of multiple stakes winners and the earners of nearly $2.5 million.
Osbaldo
4-time stakes winner Osbaldo si 109 (Jesse James Jr-Shes So Blazin, Chicks A Blaziin) will stand the 2017 season at TNL Farms in Bosque, New Mexico. The 2009 gray stallion earned $452,775 winning 12 races from 41 starts, including four graded stakes events.
He raced from 2011-2016 and was named the 2016 New Mexico Hi-Point Aged Stallion. His first foals will race in 2017.
Swissle Stick TB/APHA
Swissle Stick TB/APHA (Swiss Yodeler-Miss Soft Sell, Siyah Kalem) will stand the 2017 season at TNL Farms in Bosque, New Mexico. The 2002 stallion earned $129,964 winning 7 of 71 starts from 2 to 7. Swissle Stick was third in the Charles Town Dash Invitational and in the Anderson Fowler Stakes. He is a multiple stakes sire of both Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds, including 3-time stakes winner Sippin TB (2016, $217,047) and Swiss Chris si 99 (2016, $126,039).
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SPEEDHORSE PHOTO ARCHIVES
Can you identify this picture? Here’s a hint: this AQHA World Champion from a very unassuming family was a hard-knocking filly who won 13 stakes in her day. The answer is on page 172.
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