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Champion 3-Year-Old Colt
DULCE SIN TACHA si 101, $693,689
Jockey Rodrigo Vallejo leads Dulce Sin Tacha to a half-length victory in the All American Invitational.
Breeders: Bob &/Or Jerry Gaston Owners: Bob & Jerry Ann Gaston Trainer: Heath Taylor
Jockeys: Rodrigo Vallejo & James Flores
2021 Record: 5-3(1)-2-0, $175,286
All American Inv. S., 2nd Rainbow D.-G1.
Dulce Sin Tacha was already headed to a promising stud career at Lazy E Ranch in Guthrie, Oklahoma, before the 2021 Champions were announced. For him to add the 3-Year-Old Colt Champion title to his previous year’s Champion 2-Year-Old Colt title is icing on the cake.
Bob and Jerry Gaston of Seguin, Texas,
bred and raced Dulce Sin Tacha. At the awards ceremony, Bob paid tribute to the late Steve VanBebber and a dinner they had some 25 years ago at the Texas Classic Futurity-G1.
“What have I got to do to win that?” Bob recalled asking VanBebber, who responded, “Partner, you just stick with me.”
Jerry bred Miss Sin Tacha, the second dam of Dulce Sin Tacha, in partnership with trainer Janet VanBebber, Steve’s wife and today the chief racing officer of the AQHA. Janet owned and trained World Champion Streakin Sin Tacha, a half- brother to Miss Sin Tacha.
The Gastons raced Miss Sin Tacha to become graded stakes-placed and earn $196,578. Prissy Sin Tacha, the dam of Dulce Sin Tacha, finished third in the 2015 Texas Classic Futurity.
Dulce Sin Tacha did indeed win the Texas Classic Futurity-G1 for the Gastons as part of his 2020 Championship season. Trained by Heath Taylor, Dulce Sin Tacha put together another near-perfect season in 2021, completing his career having won eight of 11.
The colt won his trials for the Ruidoso Derby-G1 and Rainbow Derby-G1. He finished second to another 2021 Champion, Empressum, in the Rainbow Derby final.
A stumble at the start of his trial for the All American Derby-G1 kept Dulce Sin Tacha out
of that final. It is a testament to his class that he recovered well enough to finish second in the trial.
Instead, he competed in the All American Invitational as the 3-5 favorite. With regular jockey Rodrigo Vallejo in the irons, Dulce Sin Tacha capped off an excellent career with a 1/2-length victory.
“We’re proud of him,” said Bob Gaston. “We just thank God to create an animal like that who can run and give us all pleasure.”
GOOD REASON SA si 102 Bred by: Gianni Franco Samaja
Raced to 4 • $1,446,727 15-7(4)-2(1)-0
174 foals, 10 SW Progeny Earnings: $5,079,515
FAVORITE TRICK TB
Bred by: Mr. & Mrs. M. L. Wood Raced to 3 • $1,726,793 16-12(11)-0-1(1)
639 f, 26 SW • $22,169,913
PHONE TRICK TB
JESS GOOD CANDY
si 96
Bred by: Carl C. Pevehouse Raced to 3 • $2,014,703 8-8(3)-0-0
260 foals, 9 SW Progeny Earnings: $3,968,944
EVIL ELAINE TB
QUEEN OF APPEALS si 99 Bred by: David Payne/Vessels Stln Frm Raced to 3 • $83,988 18-3(1)-3(1)-6(1)
26 f, 3 SW • $2,200,298
FIRST DOWN DASH si 105
TOTALLY ILLEGAL si 105
JESS SEND CANDY si 95 Bred by: Carl C. Pevehouse Raced to 2 • $7,153
4-1-1-0
13 foals, 4 SW Progeny Earnings: $2,852,600
MR JESS PERRY si 113 Bred by: Jesse Perry
Raced to 4 • $687,184 21-12(5)-2(1)-0
1,950 f, 158 SW • $59,535,100
STREAKIN LA JOLLA si 99
SCOOPIE FEIN si 99
SEND ME THE CANDY si 97 Bred by: Carl C. Pevehouse
Raced to 3 • $135,976
6-3(1)-1-0
37 f, 4 SW • $1,276,772
LEAVING MEMORIES si 111
SEND ME CANDY si 92
PRISSY SIN TACHA
si 98
Bred by: Bob &/Or Jerry Gaston
Raced to 3 • $133,256 10-2-0-2(1)
3 foals, 1 SW Progeny Earnings: $694,089
TEMPTING DASH si 112 Bred by: Muller Racing LLC Raced to 2 • $673,970 4-4(2)-0-0
679 foals, 34 SW
Progeny Earnings: $12,836,194
FIRST DOWN DASH
Bred by: A.F. Stanley Jr/B.F. Phillips Jr Raced to 3 • $857,256
15-13(8)-1(1)-0
2,513 f, 258 SW • $89,706,590
DASH FOR CASH si 114
FIRST PRIZE ROSE si 98
A TEMPTING CHICK si 99 Bred by: Robert Nunnally
Raced to 3 • $36,953 16-3-2-4(2)
35 f., 2 SW • $1,565,493
CHICKS BEDUINO si 104
TEMPT ME NOT si 98
MISS SIN TACHA si 103 Bred by: Jerry Gaston/ Janet Van Bebber Raced to 3 • $196,578 10-3-1-2(1)
7 foals, 2 SW Progeny Earnings: $890,327
MR JESS PERRY si 113 Bred by: Jesse Perry
Raced to 4 • $687,184 21-12(5)-2(1)-0
1,950 f, 158 SW • $59,535,100
STREAKIN LA JOLLA si 99
SCOOPIE FEIN si 99
SIN TACHA TB
Bred by: Granja Vista Del Rio Raced to 7 • $692,842 27-16(8)-3(2)-3(2)
12 f, 2 SW • $1,122,497
SLEW’S ROYALTY TB
MARIMACHO TB
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