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NEWS BRIEFS
Dashair Dies
Dashair (First
Down Dash-Such
An Easy Effort,
Special Effort) has
died at the age
of 19. Bred by
Gentry Brothers,
the 2001 sorrel stallion earned $37,134 winning three races and was a multiple Graded stakes finalist in the Rainbow Futurity-G1 and West/ Southwest Derby Challenge-G3. Dashair is the sire of multiple blacktype runners from limited starters with over $2.6 million in earners, in- cluding top earner Especially Tres ($385,380). Dashair was owned by Jami Johnson.
No Brakes Now Dies
No Brakes Now (The Signature- Timeto Brake, Timeto Thinkrich) died at the age
of 29 on July 28
at his longtime
home with owners Bob and Gary Johnson in Lemmon, South Dakota. Bred by Haberfelde Ranch, the brown stakes placed stallion won one race during his career. No Brakes Now is the sire of 57 winners from 109 starters and earners of over $625,000, including 13 stakes winners and AQHA show point earners.
ChicksDashEasyDies
Chicks Dash Easy (Chicks Beduino-Designer Dash, Dash For Cash) died on Aug. 17. The 22-year-old stallion stood in Rapid City, South Dakota, at the Sgt. Deer Foundation, which
aids veterans
and returning
soldiers with Post
Traumatic Stress
Disorder issues.
Breeding fees from
Chicks Dash Easy
assisted the foundation. Bred and owned by Ken and Reba George, the multiple stakes placed gray stallion won five races and earned $21,254. Chicks Dash Easy is the sire of 29 ROM from just 49 starters and earners of over $514,000, including multiple stakes placed runners and New Track Record setters. Frozen semen is still available on Chicks Dash Easy to benefit the Sgt. Deer Foundation by calling 605-545-2505.
Mr Jess Jenkins Euthanized
2019 All Ameri- can Futurity Winner
Mr Jess Jenkins (Apollitical Jess- Fetching
Image, Dashing
Cleat) was recently euthanized due to problems from a right stifle injury he suffered following
a second-place finish after being brushed at the midway point in the Remington Park Derby on April 18. The 2017 sorrel gelding was bred by V.H. Harman Jr. and Robert Moudy III, owned by Jose E. Guzman and Rito Sosa, trained by Marcos Carrizales, and ridden
by James A. Flores. Mr Jess Jenkins won four
of eight starts and earned $1,631,022 during his two seasons on the track. “The plan was to save him,” stated Guzman. “He was a really nice horse, and I feel so bad.”
Speedhorse Photo Archive Answer
The photo on page 193 shows Dash For Speed (Dash For Cash-Mighty Speedy, Mighty Deck) with her connections after winning the 1988 All American Derby under Steve Fuller for owners Blakeman Farms & Thomas Bradbury and trainer Larry Keiter. Foaled in 1985, Dash For Speed was bred by B.F. Phillips Jr. and Mcrae Int. Inc.
The mare began her career on the track at 2 years of age with a win, and raced until she was 5 years old with her final race a wire-to-wire victory in the Champion of Champions-G1. During her career she won 22 races from 31 starts, including the All American Derby-G1, All American Gold Cup-G1 and World’s Championship Classic-G1, to name just a few of her 10 Grade 1 wins that also includes a New Track Record in the Anne Burnett Invitational-G1. With her victory in the All American Derby coming after scores in the Kansas Derby-G1 and Rainbow Derby-G1, Dash For Speed became the first Triple Crown Derby winner since My Easy Credit won the races in 1977. Dash For Speed was named Champion twice as a three year old, four year old and five year old. She was also named 1990 World Champion, and ended her career on the track with $1,225,337 banked.
After her more than successful career on the track, Dash For Speed went on to produce four winners from seven starters with earnings of $35,220. Her top earner is Guaranteed Value, who finished second in the Bluebonnet Stakes and qualified to the TQHA Sires’ Cup Derby-RG3. This year’s $1,078,098 All American Derby-G1 was won by Gold Heart Eagle V on Sept. 6.
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