Page 236 - February 2021

NEWS BRIEFS
PAINT RACING NEWS
Bringing you the latest news relating to Paint running horses
Smithworks and Southern Electric named APHA’s 2021 World Champion Running Horses
World Champion Running Horse: Smithworks
Smithworks, a two-year-old sorrel tobiano
colt by Painted Turnpike and out of the Mighty Invictus (QH) mare Shesa Mighty Chick, won his first World Championship Running Horse title along with a pair of championships in the two-year-old division. Smithworks won two
stake races in 2021—the Grade 1, $198,100 Oklahoma Paint & Appaloosa Futurity as well as the $230,475 Speedhorse Graham Futurity-G1— pushing his race career total to $215,689.
All of this came after Smithworks nearly died with his dam at birth. On track to disprove the axiom that orphans never run well, Smithworks is certainly on fire and shows the same kind of talent that may put him in the same category as his sire Painted Turnpike, who won 26 of 31 of his lifetime starts, the all-time winningest Paint by money earned with $465,442.
Smithworks is owned by Bryan Hawk of Purcell, Okla., and bred by Matt Whitekiller out of Sallisaw, Okla., who also claimed the 2021 Leading Breeder title.
World Champion Solid Paint-Bred Running
Horse: Southern Electric
In his third year running, Southern Electric ramped up the wattage and won three stake races—the Paul Harber Stakes, the Colors of Texas Maturity, and the first annual Karen Utecht Memorial Stakes—contributing to his impressive $291,278 in lifetime earnings. That trio of wins produced a trio of titles. Southern Electric was named 2021’s Solid Paint-Bred Aged Champion, Solid Paint-Bred Gelding
Champion, and the World Champion Solid Paint-Bred Running Horse.
The 2017 sorrel solid gelding by CRM Livewire and out of Ze Southern Girl (QH) was bred by owners Dan and Kaye Jones of Kemp, Texas. This adds to his already impressive record which includes 2019’s Champion Solid Paint- Bred Two-Year-Old and 2020’s Champion Solid Paint-Bred Three-Year-Old.
2021 American Paint Horse Champions
2021 Leading Breeder:
Matt Whitekiller with earnings of $239,902
2021 Leading Owner:
Dan & Kaye Jones with earnings of $207,148
2021 Leading Trainer:
Dee Keener with earnings of $680,467
2021 Leading Jockey:
Cody Smith with earnings of $365,859
2021 Paul Harber Distinguished Service Award: Virdin Royse
2-Year-Old Colt: Smithworks
2-Year Old SPB Colt: None Eligible 2-Year-Old Filly: RP Reckless Wire
2-Year-Old SPB Filly: Capo Cabana 2-Year-Old Gelding: Fabulous Turnpike 2-Year-Old SPB Gelding: RF Livies Livewire 2-Year-Old Champion: Smithworks 2-Year-Old SPB Champion: RF Livies Livewire 3-Year-Old Colt: Turnpikers Candy 3-Year-Old SPB Colt: None Eligible 3-Year-Old Filly: Cuz Eyema Livewire
3-Year Old SPB Filly: Mammy Jammer 3-Year-Old Gelding: Break Away James 3-Year-Old SPB Gelding: WL Hector Lives 3-Year-Old Champion: Cuz Eyema Livewire 3-Year-Old SPB Champion: Mammy Jammer Aged Stallion: None Eligible
Aged SPB Stallion: None Eligible
Aged Mare: BP Political Policy
Aged SPB Mare: Snow Advisory
Aged Gelding: Live Moonshine
Aged SPB Gelding: Southern Electric
Aged Champion: Live Moonshine
Aged SPB Champion: Southern Electric World Champion: Smithworks
SPB World Champion: Southern Electric
Broodmare of the Year: Shesa Mighty Chick Distance Champion: Bully Pulpit
Claiming Champion: So Whatcha Want
It was cold in Oklahoma City but hot at the Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale in January with across-the-board increases for all breeds, especially Paints. Race-bred Paints and double-registered horses grossed over more than $166,000 with an average price for early yearlings of $7,200.
BP Political Policy was the highest-selling Paint
at $30,000. Purchased by Neal Cormier of Lake Charles, Louisana, the 2017 sorrel overo mare
by Apollitical Jess (QH) and out of CC Policy (QH) was APHA’s 2021 Champion Aged Mare. Following close behind were Tales U Lose (Wagon Tales (QH) x Elaina Go Go) and JS Prairie Chicken (Royal Quick Flash x Imachickenkicker) who both sold for $17,000. JS Prairie Chicken was a double win as she is bred to the champion sire Tempting Dash (QH) and due to foal on Feb. 13.
This year’s extra sale day boosted the gross 50% over 2021’s numbers. At the final stroke of the hammer, Heritage Place Sale Company reported 694 of the 790 horses offered changed hands for gross receipts of $14,768,300. Last year’s two-day sale grossed $9,822,100 on 535 head sold.
Looking for your next Paint running Champion? Don’t miss the Heritage Place Fall Mixed Sale Nov. 4-5, 2022.
NORTHWEST1:
Horse: BG Wired N Sixxy Owner: Becky Grant
Breeders: Seth and Melanie Bearden Trainer: Darric Grant
Congratulations to our 2021 winners:
SOUTHWEST4:
Horse: WB Stevie Nix & Cheyennenews Owner: Sarah Huskey
Breeder: Four Cross Horse Co Trainer: Randall Read
234 SPEEDHORSE February 2022
APHA’s inaugural class of Regional Racing Award winners announced
CENTRAL3:
Horse: Smithworks
Owner: Painted Faith Racing Breeder: Matt Whitekiller Trainer: Dee Keener
1 Northwest: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah
2 Eastern: Michigan, Kentucky, Florida (no qualifiers) 3 Central: Oklahoma, Colorado
4 Southwest: Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, California 5 Canada (no qualifiers)
Heritage Place Winter Sale Was A Success!
Courtesy APHA
Courtesy APHA