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IN MEMORIAM
Obituaries and photos provided by NMHBA
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Thank you!
Charles W. "Bubba" Cascio
C.W. “Bubba” Cascio passed away at the age of 90 on Nov. 2, 2022.
Bubba was the trainer of two All American Futurity winners in Three Ohs (1968) and Champion Rocket Wrangler (1970). He was also the trainer of 2-time World Champion Dash For Cash, World Champion Dashingly, and additional Champions Pass Over, Queen For Cash, Six Fortunes, Some Dasher and Staunchs Velvet.
Born in Houston, Texas, Bubba’s uncle managed Epsom Downs and his father, Jake, was a highly respected trainer including Champion Tonto Parr.
In his teen years, Bubba worked at Lester Goodson’s J3 Ranch. He soon became too heavy to work as a jockey and he began riding cutting horses. With Goodson, he went to the White House and presented President Eisenhower with two American Quarter Horses.
Bubba was the first trainer to reach over $1 million in earners. He is a leading trainer with over $20 million in earners, including 957 wins and 45 stakes wins, and over $4.4 million in Thoroughbred money earners.
He was inducted into the Texas Racing Hall of Fame in 2002, into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2008, and into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2016.
“All I ever wanted to do was be with horses,” Bubba said. “I never wanted to be a doctor or lawyer or run a store somewhere. I wanted to be a jockey.”
Steel Thompson
Wayne Noel
The New Mexico Horse Breeders Association expresses its condolences to those who have passed
Don French
86 New Mexico Horse Breeder