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Glen Thibodeaux/Evangeline Downs
130 SPEEDHORSE February 2023
Photo Courtesy JoBaya Foreman
The Foremans with Kenny Roberts, Dr. Findley and his sons and grandsons.
Windy Illusion became a solid
b br r o o o o d d m m a a r r e e , , f f o o a a l l i i n n g g J J J J S S t t r r e e a a k k i i n n I I l l l lu u s s i i o on n, ,
by Streakin La Jolla, in 1998. JJ Streakin
I I l l l lu u s s i i o on n — — t t h he e F Fo or r e e m m a a n n s s’ ’ f f i i r r s s t t s s t t a a k k e e s s
w w i i n n n ne e r r — — e e a a r r n ne e d d G G r r a a d d e e d d s s t t a a k k e e s s p pl l a a c c e e d d s s t t a a t t u u s s with 13-3-4-0, earning $50,910 in two years. Her wins included the LQHBA Sophomore
f f o o r r F Fi i l l l l i i e e s s a a t t L L o o u u i i s s i i a a n n a a D D o o w w n n s s , , a a n n d d s s h h e e r r a a n n
s s e e c c o on n d d i i n n t t h h e e L L o o u u i i s s i i a a n n a a C C h h a a m m p pi i o on n s s D D a a y y Derby-RG2 at Fair Grounds.
JJ Streakin Illusion in turn foaled Game Patriot’s son, Listen To the Wind, in 2006 and daughter, Im Game Lets Play, in 2010; and Heza Fast Dash’s son, Ol Time Preacher Man, in 2011.
Listen To The Wind became a multiple s s t t a a k k e e s s w w i i n n n n e e r r, , r r u u n n n n i i n n g g f f i i r r s s t t i i n n t t h h e e L L Q Q H H B B A A S S a a l l e e F F u u t t u u r r i it t y y I I n n v v i it t a a t t i i o o n n a a l l S S t t a a k k e e s s a a n n d d i i n n
t t h h e e L L Q Q H H B B A A I I n n v v i it t a a t t i i o o n n a a l l S S t t a a k k e e s s , , b b o o t t h h a a t t
E Ev v a a n n g g e e l l i i n n e e D D o o w w n n s s , , a a s s a a f f r r e e s s h h m m a a n n . .
Im Game Lets Play, who remains a part of t t h he e i i r r b br r o o o o d d m m a a r r e e b b a a n nd d , , e e a a r r n ne e d d s s t t a a k k e e s s p pl l a a c c e e d d status, running third in the Party Girl Stakes a a t t L L o o u u i i s s i i a a n n a a D D o o w w n n s s a a t t f f o o u u r r. . A A s s a a b b r r o o o o d d m m a a r r e e , , s s h h e e a a l l s s o o p p r r o o d d u u c c e e d d m mu u l lt t i i p p l l e e s s t t a a k k e e s s r r u u n n n n e e r r s s . .
Ol Time Preacher Man topped JJ
S S t t r r e e a a k k i i n n I I l l l l u u s s i i o o n n ’ ’s s f f o o a a l l s s , , e e a a r r n n i i n n g g $ $ 5 5 6 6 5 5 , , 9 9 3 3 3 3 in two years with a record of 12-4-2-2. The G G r r a a d d e e d d s s t t a a k k e e s s w w i i n n n n i i n n g g g g e e l ld d i i n n g g f f i i n n i i s s h he e d d f f i i r r s s t t i i n n h h i i s s t t r r i i a a l l a a n n d d i i n n t t h h e e f f i i n n a a l l f f o o r r t t h h e e L L Q QH H B B A A F F u u t t u u r r i i t t y y - - R R G G1 1 ( ( T T h h e e L L o o u u i i s s i i a a n n a a M M i i l l l l i i o o n n ) ) a a t t Evangeline Downs, and the Treme Derby at F Fa a i i r r G G r r o o u u n n d d s s . .
Windy Illusion also produced the Foremans’ broodmare, Fortunate Wind,
by Six Fortunes, in 1994. Fortunate Wind achieved Graded stakes placed status before
moving to the broodmare band. There, she
p produced the Stoli daughter Schramm in 2017. Schramm also joined the broodmare band and i is expecting her second baby in 2023.
Before sending her to their broodmare e band, Billy and JoBaya raced their second broodmare prospect, the 1995 filly
S Somthinlikabreeze (Six Fortunes-Magical l
B Breeze, Rocket’s Magic). She earned a modest $12,672 in two seasons with 13-3-1-4 stats, then, among others, produced the exceptional runner Vals Fortune, by Dashing Val, in 2001.
T T H H E E I I R R S S T TA A R R P P E E R R F F O O R R M M E E R R
Owned by Teddy Abrams Jr. and trained by
M. Heath Taylor, the Foreman-bred Vals Fortune w won 20 of 23 starts, with two seconds, and
e earned $1,111,591. At two, after a second place
r run in his trials for the Mardi Gras Futurity, he
w won every futurity Louisiana offered: the Mardi Gras-G2, LQHBA Laddie-G3, Lee Berwick-G3, L LQHBA Sale-G1, LQHBA Breeders’-G1 (now The Louisiana Million) and the Louisiana
C Champions Day Juvenile-G2. His stellar
f freshman year yielded his selection as the AQHA Champion 2-Year-Old Gelding and Champion 2 Y Year Old. He finished the year first by wins and second by earnings.
At three, following a second-place run in
t the Louisiana Purchase Stakes, the talented
g gelding won the Delta Downs Derby-RG2, Vinton Stakes-RG3, LQHBA Sophomore
S Stakes, Billy Montgomery Stakes, Louisiana Champions Day Derby-RG2; and at four won the John Alleman Memorial-RG3, MBNA America East Challenge-G2, LQHBA Classic- RG3 and Refrigerator Handicap-G1.
The Foremans first stakes winner, JJ Streakin Illusion.
Listen To The Wind wins the LQHBA Breeders Invitational at Evangeline Downs.
Ol Time Preacher Man winning the Louisiana Breeders Futurity-RG1 at Evangeline Downs.