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PAINT NEWS BRIEFS
Bringing you the latest news relating to Paint running horses
Courtesy of APHA and MyFlashyRide.com
Record-Setting Debut
The 2-year-old bay tobiano filly Ivoriona set a Remington Park track record at 250 yards on March 13. Competing in a maiden race
for Paints and Appaloosas, Ivoriona clocked :13.036 seconds, distancing the field by 3-1/4 lengths over a fast track with jockey Jorge Torres. The previous record was :13.169, set in May 2014 by Fly CB Fly.
Trained by Stacy Charette-Hill, the Oklahoma-bred filly is owned by Randy Hill and Mickey Johnson of Lexington, Oklahoma. She is by Ivory James (QH) and out of Friona.
Changes to Popular Pot O’ Gold Program
The G1 Pot O’ Gold Futurity, which was once a stallion subscription race, is now open to all Paints and Appaloosas. Foals from mem- ber sires of 2013 will receive stallion/breeder awards.
The 2016 G1 Pot O’ Gold Futurity—sched- uled with trials on September 11 and finals
on October 1—will now have $30,000 added and a new distance of 350 yards at Will Rogers Downs. Nomination deadline is April 15. For more information, contact Shari Burger at 918- 253-8156 or visit apha.com/racing/stakesbook.
Ram Trucks revs up APHA Corporate Partner lineup
Ram Trucks joins APHA’s Corporate Partner lineup as the Official Truck of APHA.
As part of the deal, Ram Trucks joins the
APHA Xtras program, so APHA members
can save thousands on the purchase of a new vehicle. Through APHA Xtras, members access Ram Affiliate Rewards Preferred Pricing: 1%
below dealer invoice. Combine that with cur- rent incentives, and the savings really add up on your purchase of a new Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram or Fiat. To get started, visit apha. com/apha-xtras/ram.
APHA members can also enter to win a new Ram Truck worth $70,000 through the Ram Rodeo Sweepstakes—look for the entry box at an APHA event near you!
Furthermore, Ram Trucks is the title spon- sor of APHA’s popular Paint Barrel Racing Incentive Program. Ram PBRIP will continue to offer cash incentives for Paint barrel racers at events across the country, including huge purses at the APHA World Championship Show.
“Ram Trucks are a perfect fit for APHA members who value their independence and appreciate rugged individualism,” APHA Executive Director Billy Smith said. “Our asso- ciation with Ram Trucks adds even more to the value of an APHA membership
Chicklet No. 7 on APHA’s Lifetime Leading Money-Earners by Dam list.
Judys Chicklet’s most successful offspring include Judys Miss Banks and San Mateo Chick. Judys Miss Banks, a 2010 sorrel solid mare by Gold Metal Jess (QH) has earned more than $155,000 to date and is still run- ning; her best Speed Index is 109. San Mateo Chick, a 2007 solid sorrel gelding by Agouti (QH), earned more than $131,000 in 36 starts, with a top speed index of 105 and a record of five wins, 12 seconds and four thirds.
Paint barrel horses cash in
Speedin For Cash lived up to her name at the Diamonds & Dirt Barrel Horse Classic, which took place March 7–13 at the Brazos County Expo Complex in Bryan, Texas, and carried owner Carol Waters of Red Rock, Oklahoma, to a third-place finish in the futu- rity, earning a check for more than $10,000.
“My first-go was our fastest time—I was fifth in the first-go. She just gave me a nice run and turned all three barrels tight and fast. The second-go was just a little bit slower, so I was farther down,” Carol said. “In the finals, she gave me a nice run. It was a teeny bit slower, but I couldn’t say there was anything wrong with it.”
Speedin For Cash is a 2012 sorrel tobiano mare by Got Caught Speedin (QH) and
out of Cash Sign. The mare made her debut at the Barrel Futurities of America World Championship in December; since then, she and Carol have hit the road and won more than $22,000 since March 15, thanks in part to their enrollment in the Ram Paint Barrel Racing Incentive Program. Read the full story at MyFlashyRide.com/news/speedin-to-victory.
The 2016 rodeo season is off to a whirl- wind start for Nicole Yost of Rice’s Landing, Pennsylvania, and her main mount, Red Hot Peso. Racking up wins at the Dixie National, which took place January 22–24 in Jackson, Mississippi, and the Georgia National, which took place February 18–20 in Perry, Georgia, Nicole is sitting in the Top 50 standings for the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association standings as of March 14.
Nicole was thrilled with her finish at the Georgia National, given the barrel racer’s tumultuous history at the event.
“I went in there for vengeance because the last few years I’ve hit barrels. My goal was just to finally get around all three and just make the
Judys Chicklet dies at age 21
Noted Paint racing broodmare Judys Chicklet died from pregnancy complications on February 1. The 1994 sorrel tobiano mare by Olympia Joe and out of Judys Chick was bred by M.C. Hopper of Kellyville, Oklahoma, and owned by Jerry Banks of Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
In her own racing career at ages 2 and 3, Judys Chicklet had 13 starts with a lifetime record of two wins, three seconds and two thirds, along with earnings of more than $10,500. The mare logged a Speed Index of 90 in a maiden race as a 2-year-old, in which she placed second by a neck. Judys Chicklet ran third in the 1996 Paint & Appaloosa Speedhorse Sprint.
It was after her retirement from racing, however, that Judys Chicklet really began to shine. She produced 10 foals—all of which hit the track for combined lifetime earnings of more than $381,000. That earned Judys
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