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OklahOma
hOrse racing hall Of fame
inducts nine
Photos by Dustin Orona Photography
the Oklahoma horse racing hall of fame at remington Park inducted a group of nine people and horses integral to american Quarter horse, Paint and appaloosa racing during a ceremony on april 11 at remington Park. four horsemen, one business and four horses were honored during the dinner event at the silks restaurant. the inductees are:
Jacky Martin’s sons Lance and Mason Martin, with Wynona and Jack Brooks.
Jacky Martin – Jockey
A seven-time winner of the prestigious All American Futurity-G1, Jacky Martin has also been voted the AQHA Champion Jockey twice (2000, 2010). A native
of Arkansas, Martin has been the leading rider at Remington Park three times and has won over 2,900 races in his career, victorious aboard more than 20% of his career mounts, while posting earnings above $45 mil- lion. Martin was paralyzed in a riding mishap at Ruidoso Downs in September 2011.
you and Me Partners – owners/Breeders
The Lawton, Oklahoma, partnership of the late Terry Bell and Homer ‘Bud’ Hill, have enjoyed a career’s worth of winning in Oklahoma and beyond. Placing their runners for years into the extremely capable care of the legendary Jack Brooks, the You And Me Partners have visited the Remington Park winner’s circle with stakes winners Crater Lake (2005 Remington Park Futurity) and Mighty B Valiant (2011 Remington Park Futurity) among others. Bell and Hill also owned 2000 All American Futurity winner Eyesa Special, in partnership with Jim Pitts.
dee raPer – owner/Breeder
An established breeder involved in the stallion business for over 30 years, Dee and his wife Betty oversee the daily work of Belle Mere Farm in Norman, Oklahoma, one of the state’s top stallion operations. In business since 1983, Belle Mere has featured many of the best Quarter Horse and Paint stallions in history, including the legendary Easy Jet. The top athlete campaigned by Dee Raper was Eye Yin You, still the only horse to date to win the Remington Park Futurity and Derby, achieving the illusive double in 2004 and 2005 respectively.
Lewis wartchow – trainer
A beloved trainer for decades, known as the ‘King of Paints’ for his years of success with the Paint breed, Lewis Wartchow, of Ada, Oklahoma, passed in 2003. Among his accomplishments at Remington Park was a six-win day in 1998, making him the first trainer to win that many races on one card in Oklahoma City. Wartchow won 33 stakes races during the Remington Park Quarter Horse Seasons in which he competed. He was also the very first trainer ever inducted into the Appaloosa Horse Club Hall of Fame, in 1988. The Mister Lewie Memorial Stakes for Paints and Appaloosas is run yearly at Remington Park in honor of Wartchow.
The connections of You And Me Partners.
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The family of the late Lewis Wartchow.
Betty and Dee Raper.