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NEWS BRIEFS
PAINT RACING NEWS
Bringing you the latest news relating to Paint running horses
2023 Pot O’ Gold Futurity Update
Do you own a Paint or Appaloosa? Don’t miss your chance to win $30,000! The Pot O’ Gold Futurity is open to all Paints and Appaloosas with no stallion restrictions. Trials will be held on Sept. 18, leading up to the finals on Oct. 2 at Will Rogers Downs Racetrack in Claremore, Oklahoma. First payment is due no later than April 15.
APHA Regular Registry horses must have at least one APHA-registered Paint parent. APHA Solid Paint-Bred Registry horses must have two Regular Registry Paint parents or at least one Regular Registry Paint parent in the first and second generations.
For additional information, contact Shari Burger at (918) 520-3103 or email burger- shari@yahoo.com.
APHA would like to announce their 2nd largest fundraising event, the APHA Silent Auction. This exciting event will be held at Remington Park on April 22 at 5:00 pm. Come support Paint Racing as they continue to raise funds to help increase purse money and grow Paint Racing.
Bart Promised Spots & Kristie Fleshman win the 2022 PBRIP year-end championship
Bart Promised Spots and owner Kristie Fleshman of Norman, Oklahoma, closed 2022 with the most total points earned in APHA’s Paint Barrel Racing Incentive Program. The team captured the 2022 PBRIP High-Point Champion title along with the reserve 2D championship.
For her high-point win, Kristie will receive a Gist Silversmiths trophy buckle at the annual PRBIP awards presentation on July 8 at Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
PBRIP is presented by State Line Tack. We congratulate our 2022 PBRIP year-end champions: • 1D Champion: Tanna McCornack of Wilson,
Oklahoma, & Oscar De La Bully, a 2012 sor- rel solid gelding by Streaking Ta Fame (QH) x Miss Bully Bullion
• 1D Reserve Champion: Heather Caldwell of Marshfield, Missouri, & Shawne Tag Leo, a 2013 sorrel overo gelding by Yogi Leo x CNF Vanetta Bug (QH)
• 2D Champion: Mackenzie Compston of Coffeyville, Oklahoma, & Smooth Fortune, a 2013 palomino overo gelding by A Smooth Guy (QH) x Styled N Elegance
• 2D Reserve Champion: Kristie Fleshman of Norman, Oklahoma, & Bart Promised Spots, a 2015 bay solid gelding by Holy Bart (QH) x Whitelacenpromises
• 3D Champion: Hele Thompson of Yale, Oklahoma, & Yogis Shawne Twister, a 2015 chestnut solid mare by Yogi Leo x CNF Vanetta Bug (QH)
• 3D Reserve Champion: Dr. Jill Herring of Elgin, Oklahoma, & Extreme Chico, a 2005 sorrel tobiano gelding by Rare Jet Extremes (QH) x Arkansas Diamond
• 4D Champion: Lisa Mullinax of Wamego, Kansas, & Bo Ringo, a 2004 sorrel tobiano gelding by Jedis Hoot x Supermeebonyringer
• 4D Reserve Champion: Lisa Mullinax of Wamego, Kansas, & Maxing Out In Cash, a 2012 bay tobiano gelding by Dallas Alley x Blue Dawn Rising
Learn more about PBRIP and find events near you at apha.com/pbrip.
Barrel racers to run for $41,000 added at the 2023 APHA World Show—plus world cham- pionships & other all-breed money-earning opportunities.
Barrel racers know it pays big to ride a Paint, and the 2023 APHA World Show is no excep- tion. Added money worth $41,000 is up for grabs at the Fort Worth, Texas, event—head- lined by the popular Paint Barrel Racing Incen- tive Program Barrel Racing Sweepstakes.
APHA barrel racing events (world champi- onships and PBRIP Sweepstakes) take place July 7-8, with an all-breed barrel race produced by Wild West Promotions on July 9.
No qualifying is required! Visit: apha.com/worldshow.
For more information contact Carly Peercy at (817) 222-6444 or cpeercy@apha.com
The Cowgirl Gathering moves to May 2023
The fourth annual Cowgirl Gathering, hosted by Marked For Greatness Properties LLC, a for- profit subsidiary of the American Paint Horse Association, is moving to May 12–16, 2023, in conjunction with the Women’s Rodeo World Championship and the PBR World Finals in Fort Worth, Texas.
This weekend takeover of the historic Fort Worth Stockyards highlights cowgirls’ skills in breakaway roping, team roping and barrel racing, while also showcasing exhila- rating and engaging female speakers, artists and fashion icons.
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