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RUNAWAY WINNER
Bred by Chris Cox of Austin, Texas, the gray
colt was a son of Beduino, the all-time-leading Thoroughbred sire of racing American Quarter Horses. Runaway Winner was foaled April 1, 1985, out of the stakes-placed Fast Jet mare Miss Fast Chic, a half-sister to the stakes-winning Real Easy Jet mare R Re ea al l E Ea as sy y C Ch hi ic c. . R Ru un na aw wa ay y W Wi in nn ne er r e ea ar rn ne ed d h hi is s p pl la ac ce e i in n the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame for being an exceptional racehorse and an astounding sire of broodmares that pass on speed. Runaway Winner’s daughters have been represented by 79 stakes winners, 785 other winners and the earners of more than $33.8 million from 1,463 starters, to rank him as the 11th all-time-leading broodmare sire.
S S M M A A R R T T C C H H I I C C O O L L E E N N A A
The sorrel stallion was foaled in 1985
on the B.F. Phillips Ranch in Frisco, Texas. Initially trained as a cutter, Smart Chic Olena is one of few who has stepped into both the cutting and reining world. His mind set
and athleticism allowed him to become a bloodline staple in National Reining Horse Association competition. The stallion has sired 11 open world champions, four amateur world champions and two youth world champions in reining. To date, Smart Chic Olena’s offspring have earned more than $14 million. His daughters’ foals have earned more than $14 million and more than 16,000 points.
T H E O L E M A N ( p i c t u r e d o n l e f t )
Bred by Frank Vessels Sr., The Ole Man w w a a s s b b y y T T h h r r e e e e B B a a r r s s ( ( T T B B ) ) , , a a r r g g u u a a b b l l y y t t h h e e m m o o s s t t all-around influential Thoroughbred sire in
Quarter Horse history. The Ole Man won eight of 33 races, finished second or third in 11 others and earned $21,156 at seven tracks in two seasons of racing. The stallion sired 554 horses that started in official Quarter Horse races, with 250 returning as winners and 15
of those in stakes, for earnings of $1,077,061. In the show pen, the stallion is represented by 10 AQHA Champions; 78 horses that earned 1,335.5 points in open halter and 106 earners of 1,439.5 points in open performance, for a total of 4,555 points.
MAROON TB
Foaled in 1949 on the Alcorn Ranch, Maroon
was bred by Mary Pearson. Future Hall of Fame member Suzanne Norton acquired the mare from Pearson as a 2-year-old and sent the mare to R.C. “Punch” Jones of the A.D. Jones Ranch at Tatum, New Mexico. Punch and Suzanne would later marry. In four seasons of official Quarter Horse races from July 1953 through October 1957, Maroon earned $14,016 while compiling a record of 52-12(4)-8(3)-10(5). As a broodmare, s she built a legacy that spans on through today.
D D R R . . T TO O M M L L E E N N Z Z
As a boy, Tom Lenz dreamed of becoming
a veterinarian. As a man, he became one of the world’s most prominent advocates for the American Quarter Horse and humane, sensible treatment of all horses. Dr. Lenz has been an AQHA honorary vice president since 2009. He currently serves on the nominations and credentials committee and the AQHA Animal Welfare Commission. He was part of the search committee in 2014 that hired Craig Huffhines as AQHA executive vice president. Dr. Lenz began writing the monthly Horse Health column in The American Quarter Horse Journal in 1992 and continues to this day.
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courtesy Dr. Tom Lenz
courtesy Tiffiny and Trevor Bond