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4 The Game, December 2007 Canada’s Thoroughbred Racing Newspaper The Story of Parose – An Alberta Millionaire
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By Michele Brewster
of successful racehorses, but Parose was special. A fan favourite, he won stakes races at ve, six, eight and nine years of age.
Black Type statistics also include 8 seconds and 7 thirds.
Never is the thrill of thoroughbred breeding more exciting than when
you raise a winner and the thrill turns into immense pride when you raise a million dollar winner. The reward of considerable investment of money, time and energy is to have a home grown Alberta bred move to the elite list of the few who actually hit the million dollar mark.
Sired by Parlay Me (1985) and out of the stakes winning mare, Roses for Classy (1985), by Son of Briartic, the chestnut gelding has had 114 lifetime starts, 24 wins, 26 seconds and 23 thirds. Raced until twelve, in 2007, at thirteen years of age, Parose was
Considering that the average number of lifetime starts for thoroughbreds
in North America is now less than
14, Parose was in a class where few ever go. His lifetime earnings were $1,167,503.
This is the story of Parose,
the 1994 gelding raised on Johnnie P. Shewchuk’s Empire Meadows Farm, at Sherwood Park, Alberta. The family farm operation has been the scene of serious horse activity for several decades. With a goal of raising better horses every year, it is the ultimate grati cation to raise an equine millionaire.
Feisty and irascible as a youngster, the headstrong gelding was a handful to work with. Johnnie’s son Dallas
Bustling with energy, the di-
verse culture of agriculture, oil and gas business operations makes for a unique combination of old world and current generation values. In spite of the enormous change in landscape, Empire Meadows has remained on the original homestead.
Dam of Parose, Roses for Classy was trained by Ron Brock until 1989, and earned $146,147. She had ve Black Type wins, three seconds and six thirds. Her achievements were signi cant, remembering what purses were back in the ‘80’s. Roses for Classy is Johnnie’s favorite mare, and continues to produce a foal every other year. His sire, Parlay Me, still stands at Ron San Ranch.
Sadly, Parose, the leading Alberta bred by dollars earned, succumbed to a life ending colic attack. He enjoyed his retirement for a far too short period of time. The Long Run Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation were instru- mental in placing Parose with Dr. Van Arem.
Parose was foaled at Empire Meadows Farm, currently in the
third generation of the Shewchuk family. Johnnie has had his fair share
With ve wins in Black Type Stakes, Parose surely proved himself as a competitor ready to challenge any
and all others. His signi cant wins included the Speed to Spare in 1999 at Northlands Park, Wheat City Stakes
Those wonderful memories
Parose has given us! An Alberta equine millionaire, Parose will long be remembered, especially by Johnnie and the Shewchuk family at Empire Meadows Farm. His legacy is deserving of respect. Parose was truly a champion. He has now become a legend.
Parosewinningthe2002WoodbineSlotsStakes
shod before a race, with the shoes
of cially retired. He had earned his new and nal home with Dr. Brian Van Arem in his Loretto area farm.
pulled off directly afterward. An athlete with an explosive start, Parose demonstrated work ethic and grit. Always ready to do his job, he was a professional during morning training and was always up for a race.
at Assiniboia Downs in 2000, Izvestia Stakes and Woodbine Slots Cup, both at Woodbine in 2002, and the Durham Cup Handicap, 2003, Woodbine. Total
states that Parose was often de ant – a quality that may have contributed to his success on the track. He had “attitude”.
The Shewchuk’s are of east- ernEuropeanheritage. John-
nie’s grandparents emigrated
from the Ukraine in the late 1800’s. With determination and hard work, they opened a general store, broke and cleared land, and became integral to the community situated near Sherwood Park. The area has become a major economic centre, with “Re nery Row” and “Up Grader Alley” nearby, where the northern Alberta Fort McMurray bitumen projects move tar sand product by pipeline for re ning.
Prone to quarter cracks, it is a credit to good training that Parose was able to accomplish all that he has. Owned until his retirement
by Bruno Schickedanz, and trained by Abraham R. Katryan, Parose had unique management. He was exercised barefoot, and was only
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