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TOM LEPIC
Gordon Crone Special Achievement Award
Courtesy AQHA
Tom Lepic, of Iowa City, Iowa, is an AQHA Racing Committee member who actively
works to improve American Quarter Horse
racing in Iowa and beyond. Lepic was instrumen- tal in orchestrating the 2012 Bank of America Challenge Championships at Prairie Meadows. The successful event had the largest attendance of any Challenge Championship in several years. In addition, Lepic has worked hard to pass favorable racing legislation and improve racing opportunities for American Quarter Horses in Iowa, including raising purses, increasing dates and implementing a stand-alone meet at Prairie Meadows. He regularly acts as an industry representative during state com- mission and legislative meetings. Lepic is a member of the AQHA champions task force committee. He also serves as the chairman of the marketing, stakes and legislation committees for the Iowa Quarter Horse Racing Association.
A former jockey, Lepic was the leading
owner at the 2012 Quarter Horse meet at Prairie Meadows. But he also races horses at tracks across
the country. A member of the Iowa Quarter Horse Racing Hall of Fame, Lepic, in a partnership, most notably raced champion Spit Curl Diva and Prairie Meadows Hall of Famer Eye The Hawkeye.
Lepic owns Lepic-Kroeger Realtors, Inc., one of the largest independently and locally-owned real estate companies in Iowa. A retired teacher and coach, Lepic is very involved in his commu- nity, and speaks regularly at civic functions.
Dale Day interviews Gordon Crone Special Achievement Award winner Tom Lepic.
Previous Gordon Crone Special Achievement Award winners:
2011–Leverne Perry 2010–Dr. Steve Fisch 2009–Paul C. Jones 2008–John Andreini 2007–Dee Raper 2006–Russell Harris 2005–Jerry Windham 2004–Duayne Didericksen 2003–R.D. Hubbard
2002–Edward Allred, Jim Helzer, Ben Hudson (tie) 2001–Joe B. Turner, Jr.
2000–Frank “Scoop” Vessels III
1999–John Bassett
1998–Jack Brooks 1997–Blane Schvaneveldt 1996–Edward C. Allred 1995–Joe Kirk Fulton 1994–Spencer Childers
PARKINSON & JOHNSON, REXBURG, IDAHO
2012 World Champion Chariot Racing Team
Rod Parkinson guides Ocean Runner and Whos On First AJ to win the 2012 Chariot World Championship.
Owners: RodParkinson,TimParkinson& Leroy Johnson
Driver: Rod Parkinson
OCEAN RUNNER
si 108, $6,568, Ntr, 4, g
(Ocean Runaway-AB What A Runner, Royal Quick Dash) Breeders: Dennie & Kris Hill
Owners: Rod Parkinson & Leroy Johnson
WHOS ON FIRST AJ
si 112, $30,763, Ntr, 8, g
(Separatist-Marys Request, Arrows Request) Breeders: Jackie & Rod MacPherson Jr. Owners: Rod Parkinson & Leroy Johnson
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Stacy Pigott: Speedhorse