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NEWS BRIEFS
2022 World Champion Running Horse: Signs Of Livewire
Signs Of Livewire, a two-year-old bay tobiano colt by CRM Livewire and out of the PYC Paint Your Wagon (QH) mare Signs Of PYC, won his first World Championship Running Horse title along with a pair of championships in the two-year-old division. Signs Of Livewire graced the winner’s circle in every out; including three stake races in 2022—the Grade 1, $231,435 Oklahoma Paint & Appaloosa Futurity, the $236,850 Speedhorse Graham Futurity and the $74,267 Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Futurity pushing his race career total to $217,811.00.
Aside from having a promising future, Signs of Livewire was euthanized on October 27, 2022, due to complications from laminitis. Signs Of Livewire was owned by Jeff Adams of Durant, Okla., and bred by Alexis Willis out of Oklahoma City, Okla.
2022 World Champion Solid Paint-Bred Running Horse: Livewires Turnpike
Livewires Turnpike is named the 2022 Solid Paint-Bred Gelding Champion, Solid Paint- Bred Champion, and the World Champion Solid Paint-Bred Running Horse.
Livewires Turnpike, a two-year-old solid gelding by CRM Livewire and out of the PYC Paint Your Wagon (QH) mare Wagon on Turnpike, won the $30,000 Oklahoma Paint & Appaloosa Juvenile, the $83,700 Pot O’Gold Futurity and the $79,027 Texas Hero Futurity. Totaling his career wins to seven and his career earnings to $126,918.
The 2020 black solid gelding was bred by Nolan Pevehouse of Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, and owned by Bryan Hawk of Purcell, Oklahoma.
2022 American Paint Horse Champions
2022 LEADING BREEDER:
Charles Leggett with earnings of $203,675
2022 LEADING OWNER:
Bryan Hawk with earnings of $240,584
2022 LEADING TRAINER:
Dee Keener with earnings of $676,814
2022 LEADING JOCKEY:
Jesus Salazar with earnings of $383,389
2022 PAUL HARBER DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD:
Shari Burger
2-Year-Old Colt: Signs of Livewire
2-Year Old SPB Colt: Little Sonny
2-Year-Old Filly: Cowgirl Cartel
2-Year-Old SPB Filly: U Know Im Kool 2-Year-Old Gelding: WL Van Halen 2-Year-Old SPB Gelding: Livewires Turnpike 2-Year-Old Champion: Signs of Livewire 2-Year-Old SPB Champion: Livewires Turnpike 3-Year-Old Colt: Fabulous Walter
3-Year-Old SPB Colt: CL Primed An Loaded 3-Year-Old Filly: Turnpikes Judy
3-Year Old SPB Filly: Im A Cuda Too 3-Year-Old Gelding: Secret Livewire 3-Year-Old SPB Gelding: JS Runnin Wire 3-Year-Old Champion: Turnpikes Judy 3-Year-Old SPB Champion: JS Runnin Wire Aged Stallion: None Eligible
Aged SPB Stallion: None Eligible Aged Mare: CRM Merle Girl Aged SPB Mare: WB Stevie Nix Aged Gelding: Just Wishn
Aged SPB Gelding: Southern Electric
Aged Champion: Just Wishn
Aged SPB Champion: Southern Electric World Champion: Signs of Livewire
SPB World Champion: Livewires Turnpike Broodmare of the Year: Wagon On Turnpike Distance Champion: WL Alley Cat Claiming Champion: Im A Cuda Too
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PAINT RACING NEWS
Bringing you the latest news relating to Paint running horses
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APHA’s inaugural class of Regional Racing Award winners announced
Congratulations to our 2022 winners:
NORTHWEST:
CENTRAL:
SOUTHWEST:
Horse: SW BELLATRIX
Owner: BRYAN GRANT
Breeder: SHERRY A WINGFIELD Trainer: BRYAN GRANT
1 Northwest: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah
2 Eastern: Michigan, Kentucky, Florida (no qualifiers)
Horse: WL VAN HALEN
Owner: GUERRAS RACING STABLE Breeder: CHARLES LEGGETT Trainer: ESTEBAN RUBIO
3 Central: Oklahoma, Colorado
4 Southwest: Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Nevada 5 Canada (no qualifiers
Horse: RP DIRTY BARRACUDA Owner: PAINTED FAITH RACING Breeder: ALEXIA WILLIS
Trainer: DEE KEENER