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PAINT RACING NEWS
Bringing you the latest news relating to Paint running horses
Upcoming Stakes Races
Lone Star Paint & Appaloosa Futurity
Dates for the Lone Star Paint & Appaloosa Futurity at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, have been set.
Trials: October 13, 2017
Finals: October 28, 2017
Contact Speedhorse at (405) 288-2145 for nomination information.
Barrel News
Congratulations to the following Paints:
Magnolia Kit Kat
Second at the Cecil County Fair and Pro Rodeo July 25-26, 2017, Fair Hill, Maryland. Ridden by Jen Bruno, the mare clocked :15.93.
Second at the Allegheny Mountain Championship Rodeo July 27–29, Kellettville, Pennsylvania. Ridden by Jen Bruno, the 2008 black solid mare clocked :14.71 around the cloverleaf. She is by Magnolia Bar Jet (QH) and out of Prissy Top Gunner.
Missin Illusion
Sixth at That Famous Preston Night Rodeo, July 27–29, 2017, Preston, Idaho.
Ridden by Kristel Ising of Livermore, California, the 2006 red roan solid mare posted a :19.04. The mare is by DW Missin My Daddy (QH) and out of Two Good Emotions.
Condolences
APHA and Paint racing would like to express our condolences regarding the passing of Clayton Keys of Ochelata, Oklahoma. Clayton was a member of the APHA Racing Committee from 2001 to 2015. He will be missed.
Kudos
Congratulations to the following horses and their connections:
Expressions N Snow
Winner of the Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Futurity-G1 on July 29 at Fair Meadows, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Expressions N Snow, a 2015 brown
solid mare by SM Country Snowman and out of Expressions in Stone (QH), covered the 350 yards in :17.79, taking home nearly $35,000 for the effort. She is owned by Sharon Hafliger and R. J. Ziegler, trained by John Weghorst and ridden by James Flores.
Fishin Paint
Winner of the Tulsa State Fair Stakes-G2 on July 29 at Fair Meadows, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Fishin Paint, a 2015 bay tobiano gelding by CRM Livewire and out of First Place Fish (QH), covered the 350 yards in :17.88, winning $8,190 for owner/trainer Ray Enlow of Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Jockey Mario Chavez was in the irons.
Contact APHA for Paint racing related questions
Karen Utecht Director of Racing racing@apha.com 817-222-6444 apha.com/racing
Speedhorse Photo Archive Answer
The photo on page 199 shows World Champion Sgt Pepper Feature (Truckle Feature-Marketina TB, Corner The Market) winning the Golden State Derby at Los Alamitos on April 12, 1981. The 1978 bay gelding was bred and owned by Tom Neff of Colorado City, Texas. Neff owned Sgt Pepper Feature until 1986, when he was purchased by a syndicate of horsemen that included trainer Bob Baffert.
Sgt Pepper Feature began his career on the track at two and raced until eight years of age. In those seven years, the gelding earned $900,240 from a race record of 62-20(13)-11(6)-8(1) winning at Los Alamitos, Bay Meadows, and Ruidoso Downs. The gelding had an 11-race win streak during his 1981-1982 season that included wins in the Golden State Futurity, Golden State Derby, Los Alamitos Derby, Laddie Handicap, and Dash For Cash Derby. The streak was one victory shy of the Quarter Horse record. He then had a 6-race win streak that included wins in the Dash For Cash Maturity, Chicado V Handicap, Los Alamitos Invitational Championships, Champion of Champions, and Z Wayne Griffin Director’s Stakes. He set a 550-yard New Track Record at Ruidoso Downs and one at Bay Meadows for 440 yards.
Sgt Pepper Feature was named the 1981 Champion 3 Year Old and Champion 3-Year-Old Gelding, and in 1982 was the World Champion, Champion Aged Horse and Champion Aged Gelding.
After his retirement in 1986, Sgt Pepper Feature lived at the Kentucky Horse Park until 2003 when he passed away after a battle with colic at the age of 25. This year’s $259,900 Golden State Derby at Los Alamitos was won by That Rico on Aug. 20.
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