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PAINT RACING NEWS
Bringing you the latest news relating to Paint running horses
Painting the Northwest
APHA will be adding a $2,500 Paint Incentive Bonus to the 2019 Harvest Cup Futurity and 2019 Rocky Mountain Futurity finals. Money will be split 35%-30%-20%-15% to the top four Paint fastest times of each race. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to earn extra money for racing your Paint in the Northwest!
Regional Racing Awards
Regional racing awards will be presented on an annual basis to horse/owner, breeder and trainer in five regions. Regional awards will be determined by the following system:
a) Horse/owner per region based on APHA
Honor Roll points (see Rule RA-060.D1);
b) Breeder and trainer will be based on total money
earned in that region—the five regions are: Northwest (WA, OR, ID, MT, WY, ND, SD, UT), Eastern (MI, KY, FL), Central (OK, CO), Southwest (TX, AZ, NM, CA) and Canada. Winner must be a current APHA member
to receive their award. Regional awards will be presented at the 2019 January Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale.
Information on Double-Registered Horses
If your American Paint Horse will also be registered with the American Quarter Horse Association,
be sure to select a name that is acceptable at both registries at the time of registration. If you plan to race, ALL double-registered horses must be named the same at APHA and AQHA. The horse WILL NOT be allowed to race AT ALL if the names are not the same.
Upcoming Stakes Races
• Green Country Handicap – Oct. 14, Will Rogers Downs
• Don Drake Memorial – Nov. 10, Will Rogers Downs
• Speedhorse Lone Star Paint & Appaloosa Futurity – Trls: Oct. 12 - Fnls: Oct. 27
Nomination Forms
Nomination forms can be found on the Paint Racing website at apha.com/racing or visit our Facebook page at APHA Paint Racing.
Come play and get paid!
Upcoming Paint Barrel Racing Incentive Program
(PBRIP) Events. Visit our website at apha.com/
pbrip or call 817-222-6444
• Sept. 21 – SC Productions, Winona, MN
• Sept. 23 – BRAT, Glen Rose, TX
• Sept. 29 – APHA PBRIP Sweepstakes, Fort
Worth, TX
• Oct. 6 – Sooner Barrel Race, Sapulpa, OK
• Oct. 12 – Double B Productions, Lincoln, NE • Oct. 13 – Diamond 7, Dillsburg, PA
• Oct. 13 – BRAT, Cleburne, TX
• Oct. 20 – Rockin A&D Productions, Kinder, LA • Oct. 26 – Double B Productions, Gifford, IL • Oct. 26 – Kansas Sunflower Futurity, Scott
City, KS
• Nov. 17 – Diamond 7, Dillsburg, PA
• Nov. 23 – Double B Productions, Topeka, KS • Dec. 5 – BFA, Oklahoma City, OK
Contact APHA for Paint Racing related questions
Karen Utecht Director of Racing
racing@apha.com • 817-222-6444 apha.com/racing
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www.speedhorse.com 405.310.4651
Speedhorse Photo Archive Answer
The photo on page 234 shows World Champion/2-time Champion Merganser after his victory in the 1988 Sun Country Futurity-G1 at Sunland Park under jockey Jacky Martin. Merganser (Duck Dance TB-Hug Tiny, tiny’s Gay) was bred by McKinnerney/Doering/Shaw and was owned by Ronald Shalz and Jerry Wells, who purchased him for $9,000 as a yearling at the 1987 Select Sale in Ruidoso, New Mexico.
Trained by AQHA Hall of Fame trainer Jack Brooks, Merganser began his career on the track at two and raced until he was six years of age.
In those four years, the talented colt earned a race record of 23-13(4)-3-2 racing at Sunland Park, Ruidoso Downs, Blue Ribbons Downs and Remington Park. With $1,373,704 in lifetime earnings, Merganser won the 1988 All American Futurity-G1, Rainbow Futurity-G1, Sun Country Futurity-G1 and the West Texas Futurity-G2.
He was named 1988 World Champion, Champion Two Year Old and Champion Two-Year-Old Colt. He also received his AQHA Superior Race Horse title that same year, an award given to horses who have acquired 200+ racing points in their career.
From 10 crops to race, Merganser is the sire of over $1.8 million in earners, including his top race money earner Ducky Fred, a multiple Graded stakes winner of $366,172. Merganser is also a top sire in the arena, including 2005 AQHA World Champion Open Senior Pole Bender/2005 AQHA World Champion Amateur Pole Bender The Money Merger.
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