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Super Glide Harley, the 2012 Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa High-Point Champion.
Speedhorse High Point Champion Super Glide Harley
In our 11/23 issue, the owner and breeder of 2012 Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa High Point Champion Super Glide Harley APHA (Awesome Chrome-Biker Chick) was listed incorrectly. The 2-year-old colt was bred by Steven B. Wright and is owned by Paint Horse Queens, who won a trophy and belt buckle, along with an additional $2,500 donated by High Point Champion sponsor RaMax Farms. Super Glide Harley finished third in the first leg, the $240,760 Speedhorse Graham Paint
& Appaloosa Futurity at Remington Park on May 26, second in the second leg, the $109,988 Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Futurity at Fair Meadows, and second in the third and final leg, the $103,762 Lone Star Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Futurity at Lone Star Park.
The QHRAI Turkey Give-A-Way
QHRAI Thanksgiving Turkey Give-A-Way
The Quarter Horse Racing Association of Indiana (QHRAI) held its first ever Turkey Give-A-Way on Nov. 19 in conjunction
with the local branch of the Salvation Army. Tom Mosley, QHRAI’s Director of Industry Relations, commented “Anderson and the sur- rounding communities have accepted us with open arms and the trainers, jockeys and other horsemen that we represent want to show our appreciation by helping out families that could use a little good cheer during the Thanksgiving Holiday.” The QHRAI gave free turkeys to 100
households on a first-come, first served basis, with people lining up three hours in advance. QHRAI Executive Director said, “We wished we could have supplied the entire county with a free turkey, but people were grateful for what we did have. We are planning on doing a simi- lar event in Shelbyville for Christmas.”
Zia Park Meet Closes On A High
Zia Park’s 54-day mixed meet closed with a 4% increase in total wagering handle over 2011. Quarter Horse race leaders of the meet are: Leading Owner Maegan Cavasos (nine wins), Leading Trainer Michael Joiner (17 wins), Leading Jockey Esgar Ramirez (37 wins), Quarter Horse Colt/Gelding of the Meet Prospect To The Top (Coronas Prospect- Cream To The Top), and Filly/Mare of the Meet A Dream To Remember (Corona Cartel- Hallowed Dreams TB).
Jockey Eikleberry Wins 1,000th Race At Zia Park
Jockey Ry
Eikleberry won his
1,000th career race at
Zia Park on Nov. 11
aboard One Fine Jewel
in a Thoroughbred
claiming event.
Eikleberry, 23, rode
his first horse at the
age of 16 at Arapahoe
Park in 2005, and his
first win came the same year at Arapahoe. A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Eikleberry has won jockey titles at Turf Paradise from 2009-2011. He is the first jockey from a family long associ- ated with horses. His great-grandfather Guy trained from 1976-1986, his grandfather Calvin trained from 1976-1999, and his father Kevin has trained since 1979.
Michigan Pushes For Expanded Gaming
The Michigan House of Representatives and Senate have approved legislation that lays the groundwork for expanded gaming at the state’s racetracks. The legislation awaits the Governor’s signature. The change will allow instant racing machines at racetracks and
will help slow the recent decline of the racing industry in the state due to the rapid growth of casinos and the lottery. Because of a 2004 constitutional amendment, tracks still have to receive approval from state and local voters.
Fargo May Race In 2013
North Dakota Horse Park was granted nine race days in 2013 by the state racing commis- sion, which deferred awarding funding until
a February meeting when final deposits from
tax funds are known. The funding comes from account deposit wagering and is then divided into purse money or promotions for the state’s two tracks, North Dakota Horse Park in Fargo and Chippewa Downs in Belcourt, which also received nine race days for 2013. North Dakota Horse Park, a non-profit organization, is expected to run their meet from July 28-Aug. 18.
Sunland Park Institutes Medication Policy
Sunland Park in El Paso, New Mexico, has instituted a new medication policy. Any trainer issued a positive ruling for a Class 1 or Class 2 drug will be barred from the grounds and their entries will not be accepted. The ruling extends to any trainer with current rulings against them. According to the Daily Racing Form, 11 trainers from Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma have already been denied stalls or informed
by mail that their entries will not be accepted. Trainers at Sunland are required to sign a docu- ment stating they are aware of the policy.
Ry Eikleberry
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Hoonan wins the first of 7 aboard Sneakin Bye
Hoonan Ties Portland Meadows Win Record
On Dec. 2, jockey Debbie Hoonan equaled the record for wins on a single card at Portland Meadows in Oregon, when she won seven races, tying Joe Crispin and Felipe Valdez. Hoonan began with a victory in the third race on the Quarter Horse Sneakin Bye (Dashin Bye-Sneak Back), bred and owned by Gary Chumbley and trained by Scott Raley. She then won the fourth, fifth, sixth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth races aboard Thoroughbreds.
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