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Distance Champion
MADEWELL si 119, $238,115
Madewell wins the 2020 AQHA Distance Challenge Championship-G1
Breeders: Ray L. & Davy Madewell Owners: Ray L. & Davy Madewell Trainer: Bernard Baca
Jockeys: Benito Baca, Jorge Bourdieu & Stormy Smith
2020 Record: 7-4(2)-1(1)-1, $102,618
AQHA Dist. Chal. Champ.-G1, Downs at Albuquerque Dist. Chal.-G2, 2nd Remington Park Dist. Chal.-G2, fnl. Remington Park Dist. Champ.-G2
Madewell has benefited from getting a late start in his racing career. His owners/breeders, the husband and wife team of Ray and Davy Madewell, took their veterinarian’s advice and gave the gelding plenty of time. As a result, Madewell didn’t race at two. But he has come on strong and at age six in 2020 was voted Distance Champion.
The couple bred Madewell in Oklahoma, where they live in Ringling.
“I own the mare, I bred him, I foaled him, and raised him,” said Ray.
Madewell won two races at three, one race
at four, and one at five. But he earned plenty
of checks in other races. He finished third and second in consecutive runnings of the Will Rogers Distance Challenge in 2017 and 2018. The following year he won the Remington Park Distance Championship-G2, ran second in three other stakes, and third in the AQHA Cox Ranch Distance Challenge Championship-G1.
Madewell had an even better season ahead
of him in 2020 when put in the care of trainer Bernard Baca. He tuned up at Remington, running second in the Remington Park Distance Challenge-G2 after finishing third in his trial. A wide trip cost him a placing in the Remington Park Distance Championship-G2, but he wouldn’t lose again the rest of the year.
Baca took Madewell to Albuquerque,
where the gelding thrived. As the 3-10 favorite, Madewell won his trial for the Downs at Albuquerque Distance Challenge-G2 by 1 1/2-lengths. He went off as the 1-2 favorite in the final and surged late to win by the same margin.
Madewell closed out the season in the AQHA Distance Challenge Championship-G1. Benito Baca, the trainer’s son, ably substituted after regular rider Jorge Bourdieu became injured on another horse. Fifth early while saving ground around the turn, Madewell angled outside of the two leaders in the stretch and pulled away for a 2 3/4-length victory.
MR JESS PERRY si 113 Bred by: Jesse Perry Raced to 4 • $687,184 21-12(5)-2(1)-0
1,888 foals, 155 SW Progeny Earnings: $58,367,523
STREAKIN LA JOLLA si 99 Bred by: B F Phillips/Delbert Smith Raced to 3 • $56,227
8-8(1)-0-0
1,533 f, 87 SW • $25,111,170
STREAKIN SIX si 104
JESS JONES
si 114
Bred by: Fred A. Stanley Raced to 7 • $164,159 32-10(4)-3-2
130 foals, 1 SW Progeny Earnings: $762,345
BOTTOM’S UP si 82
SCOOPIE FEIN si 99 Bred by: Dr. & Mrs. D.G. Strole Raced to 4 • $15,807 20-6-3-4
8 f, 1 SW • $837,511
SINN FEIN si 98
LEGS LA SCOOP si 95
DISCO DEL REY si 112 Bred by: Fred A. Stanley Raced to 4 • $110,625 18-4-3(1)-3
32 foals, 3 SW Progeny Earnings: $800,364
DISCO JERRY TB
Bred by: Kirkland & Anatole Bourque, Marion D.
Raced to 5 • $30,005
28-7-6-1 • 447 f, 12 SW • $2,454,103
NEVER DANCE TB
SEA BOUQUET TB
OAKS FOXY LADY
Bred by: H W/J E Arvidson & M W Rothi
Unraced
7 f, 0 SW • $135,142
HEZA CHARGER si 109
A STREAK OF CASH si 114 Bred by: Allred Bros. Raced to 5 • $181,346 36-9(1)-10(3)-7(5)
177 foals, 6 SW Progeny Earnings: $1,402,877
STREAKIN SIX si 104
Bred by: L Tom Burnett Cattle Co. Raced to 4 • $473,934 19-10(2)-5(2)-1(1)
1,108 f, 75 SW • $17,249,896
OAK’S LADYBUG ACE si 88
EASY SIX si 97
STREAKIN PEACOCK
Bred by: Dorothy & Bert Peacock
Raced to 2 • $500 3-0-1-0
6 foals, 1 SW
Progeny Earnings: $245,101
MISS ASSURED si 95
MERRY FOR CASH si 106 Bred by: Allred Bros.
Raced to 3 • $27,097 9-5(2)-1-0
16 f, 3 SW • $386,666
DASH FOR CASH si 114
RAISE YOUR GLASS TB
Bred by: Brown Hotel Farms Raced to 3 • $81,222 19-4(1)-5(2)-4(2)
1,445 f, 56 SW • $12,090,034
MERRY MAYOR si 101
RAISE A PASS si 88
Bred by: Mrs. F M Bowman Raced to 3 • $626
7-0-2-2
10 foals, 0 SW
Progeny Earnings: $173,518
RAISE A NATIVE TB
CHAMPAGNE WOMAN TB
KITTE PASS si 88
Bred by: M James Brooks Jr MD Raced to 3 • $339
6-0-1-1
9 f, 1 SW • $76,067
PASS ‘EM UP TB
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