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Double Duty

By TRACY GANTZ

Many Paint racehorses head for the breeding shed after they finish racing, but they can even pull double duty during their racing days. With the schedule of races offering a natural down time that overlaps the first of the breeding season, Paint racehorses can get a jump-start on their breeding careers and still return to the track. Read More

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APHA Racing Department News

Upcoming Events

December 5–Run for the Bonus, Tulsa, Oklahoma (PBRIP-approved)

December 9-14–BFA Juvenile World Championship, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (PBRIP-approved)

January 18–Pac West Barrel Race, Buckeye, Arizona (PBRIP-approved)

February 1–PBRIP Stallion Service Auction ends (online)

January 22–Ads due for Flash Spring 2014 issue

January 23-25–Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

January 21-24–Westin DFW Hotel, Irving, Texas (Racing Committee meeting on February 23)

February 23–APHA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Westin DFW Hotel, Irving, Texas

March 2–The American $2 Million Rodeo, Arlington, Texas

PBRIP Stallion Service Auction now open

The Annual PBRIP Stallion Service Auction is now open and continues through February 1, 2014. Services for a number of leading Paint racing and barrel racing stallions are currently available. Proceeds from the stallion service auction will be used to sponsor APHA registered horses competing in barrel racing events. PBRIP will apply funds as bonus money/sidepots to existing barrel races throughout the calendar year at the discretion of APHA and the PBRIP Committee. Bid on stallions online.

The auction is still accepting stallion service donations; click for a PBRIP Stallion Service Auction Donor Form or email Melanie Bearden or Karen Utecht to have a stallion donor form emailed direct to you. Auction details are available on the PBRIP website.

Hesa Sweet First Down scores big at the Masterpiece Challenge

At the second running of the Masterpiece Challenge on November 2, Hesa Sweet First Down struck a sweet victory for a $15,960 paycheck.

Owner Carol Vann Stacy of Warner, Oklahoma, bred the 2010 sorrel solid gelding, who is by Sweet First Down (QH) and out of Emilys Valentine. She says the Masterpiece at the Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, marked the conclusion of Hesa Sweet First Down's racing career, but she hopes he'll go on to become a competitive barrel racer.

"He's just special, that's all there is to it," Carol said. "This was a grand finale for him."

The total purse this year was $38,000. Hesa Sweet First Down finished the 400-yard run in :19.78, just half a length ahead of second-placed Laus Deo. The race brought Hesa Sweet First Down's lifetime earnings to $55,698. Read More

Imflashinthechicks clinches 2013 Speedhorse High-Point Champion title

Finishing the Speedhorse Triple Crown series with a second-place finish in the Lone Star Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Futurity on November 2, Imflashinthechicks clinched the year-end series high-point award.

Owned and bred by Shirley Wheeler of Boynton, Oklahoma, Imflashinthechicks is a 2011 sorrel solid gelding by Royal Quick Flash and out of Game Chicken. In the 2013 Speedhorse Triple Crown series, the gelding previously won the August 2 G1 Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Futurity at Fair Meadows and was fourth in the June 1 G1 Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Futurity at Remington Park. In his freshman year, Imflashinthechicks earned $136,636 with a 11-race record of seven wins, two seconds and a third. For winning the High-Point Champion title, Imflashinthechicks took home $5,000 courtesy of RaMax Farms of Chelsea, Oklahoma, as well as a buckle and trophy. Read More

Barrel Racing News

Barrel racers cash in at the APHA World Show

Nearly 50 barrel racers saddled up for a shot at more than $16,000 in the inaugural PBRIP Barrel Racing Sweepstakes classes at the 2013 APHA World Championship Show in Fort Worth, Texas. Sidney Forrest of Gun Barrel City, Texas, and her 2007 palomino tobiano mare Susie Has A Penny smoked the field with a 14.94-second run, taking home more than $4,300 for wins in both the Regular Registry PBRIP Barrel Racing Sweepstakes class and the Farnam Fastest Time bonus. Read More

Ropers spin to win at the World Show

More than 1,300 talented roping teams descended on the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas, November 15–17 for the inaugural Cowtown ShootOut. Produced by the United States Team Roping Championships and sponsored by APHA, the all-breed event featured an extra-special incentive for ropers with a little bit of chrome: two Paint Horse incentive bonuses totaling $8,000.

Offered in addition to regular USTRC payouts and prizes, nearly 50 ropers riding registered American Paint Horses signed up to try their hands at APHA bonuses awarded in two categories. Kelly Boswell of Bridgeport, Texas, was the top money-winner with a TRIAD classification number of 6 or greater–he was third in the #15 with Buddys Okie, a 2004 sorrel tobiano stallion, and earned an extra $4,000 from APHA and Corporate Partner Farnam.

Riding the 2003 sorrel tobiano gelding Senor Snack, Rob Foster from Brock, Texas, was the high money-winner classified as a TRIAD Elite #5 or below. In addition to winning the #10 and #10 Gold Plus events aboard “Snackbox,” the $4,000 Paint Horse bonus pushed Rob’s earnings over $9,000. An APHA world champion roper, Snackbox is owned by Rob’s son, John Ryon. Both ropers also took home a custom award buckle courtesy of APHA Corporate Partner Gist Silversmiths. Read More

Dez Add To The Assets crowned APHA World Show Super Gelding

Dez Add To The Assets proved he can play with the big boys at the APHA World Championship Show, where the speed-event horse earned the 2013 Super Gelding award.

The 2004 chestnut overo gelding, who is owned and exhibited by PBRIP member Tammy Botsford of Rockyview, Alberta, Canada, topped the charts with a world championship in Pole Bending, reserve world championship in Stake Race and sixth place in Senior Barrel Racing. Read More

Check out more news from the World Show—including photos and interviews with world champion owners and exhibitors like Tammy, Lauren Bork, Natha Jo Arnold, Megan Rowley and more—online.

Flash gallops off the press in 2014

Featuring fast Paint Horses and the people who love them, Flash brings the heart-pounding, fast-paced action of speed-driven Western events—including racing, barrel racing, roping, mounted shooting, team penning and ranch sorting—to horse lovers everywhere.

The printed edition of Flash will be mailed to approximately 10,000 digital racing and Paint Horse Journal subscribers, as well as being distributed at select events around the country, including Remington Park, The American Rodeo, the APHA and AjPHA World Championship Shows, and Lone Star Park. Flash will help expand the market for speed-bred Paint Horses by incorporating timed events into its coverage, while maintaining a commitment to racing and barrel racing information.

Flash is a great way to target and grow the interconnected communities surrounding timed events—make sure your stallion, product or service gets in front of this audience by advertising in Flash. For advertising information, contact Director of Business Development Kalyn Sanders or Advertising Sales Manager Jennifer Lapasnick.

PBRIP running strong

Congrats to our recent PBRIP money-earners!

Gobble Up The Cash PBRIP Sidepot (19 entered)
November 30, Marshall, Texas

1D
First, Friday: Brooke Phillips and Buck Shot Cody (15.869 and $129)
First, Saturday: Maggie Watlington and WH Miss Diablo (15.359 for $165)
Second, Saturday: Roxanne Bradshaw and Berts Snipper Bar (15.573 for $110)
2D
First, Saturday: LaRae Taylor and Savvy Reckless Rocket (16.091 for $142)
Second, Saturday: Brooke Phillips and Buck Shot Cody (16.146 for $94)
3D
First, Saturday: Bailey Holder and Skillets Miss Amigo (16.44 for $94)
Second, Saturday: Maty Bagley and Melodys Cocoa Rose (16.541 for $63)
4D
First, Friday: Tracy Allen and Ima Misty Reed McCue (18.49 for $86)

First, Saturday: Tracy Allen and Ima Misty Reed McCue (17.585 for $118)

PBRIP Sidepot (22 entered)

November 22-24, Jackson, Mississippi

1D
First: Bailey Ward and Quick Flash (14.708 for $145)
Second: Kelsey Hildebrand and Genuine Doc Bueno (14.876 for $87)
Third: Mark Bennett and Six Moons Lineage (15.021 for $58)
2D
First: Elizabeth McGehee and Slide A Way Sally (15.304 for $125)
Second: Alayna Arinder and Doc D Bailey (15.347 for $75)
Third: Angela Gilliam and Shez Quick N Easy Too (15.536 for $50)
3D
First: Elizabeth McGehee and Hightone Avalanche (15.807 for $83)
Second: Betty Thompson and Keno Oleno Bar (15.926 for $50)
Third: Elizabeth McGehee and Heza Bubba Boy (15.992 for $33)
4D
First: First: Lindsey Robinson and Sunnyleggomywranglers (16.277 for $62)
Second: Hannah Tuurk and April Rain Waggoner (16.705 for $37)

Third: Elizabeth McGehee and WP Roxanne Roan (17.252 for $25)

PBRIP Sidepot (8 entered)

November 20, Claremore, Oklahoma

First: Sierra Tallchief and Leos King of Spades (15.494 for $138)
Second:Blazi Weippert and CR Dixie Cup (15.945 for $104)
Third: Charlotte Murphy and Hearts Spts Legend (18.049 for $69)

Fourth: Sheila Chapman and Chasin Bugs 920.407 for $35)

PBRIP Sidepot (17 entered)

November 9, Alvarado, Texas

1D
First: Aubrey Hollifield and Twomcolonelshadowbaby (18.239 for $174)
Second: Lauren White and Risky Creekette (18.456 for $116)
2D
First: Lauren White and Sassafrass Tea Time (18.855 for $254)
3D
First: Jessica Blaschke and Time To Thunder (19.813 for $181)

Mile Hi PBRIP Sidepot

September 28, Loveland, Colorado

1D
First: Peyton Steppanoff and Paintedrobinseagle (17.012 for $158)
Second: Lindy James and Rappers Last Dance (17.083 for $106)
2D
First: Shaylee Hadley and Splish Splash Jones (17.521 for $136)

Second: Breanna Hitner and Roddin On Rocko (17.535 for $91)
3D
First: Patty Guthrie and Kenos Smokin Ace (18.117 for $91)

Second: Aimee Britt and Quick Flash Mccue Too (18.754 for $60)

Barrel Racing News

Among the Paint Horses turning and burning are:

Ima Unpainted Fox and Kacie Dodson
Third (15.827) and $197.78 in the Open Race 2 4D at the Autumn Daze race, October 5, Walla Walla, Washington

Suchapaint Tootles and Tamara Smith

Sixth (16.009) and $189.42 in the 2D race at D&G Productions, October 18–20, Graham, Texas

My Paints Dry Doc and Donna Register
Eighth (16.457) and $96.36 in the Sunday Open 4D at the Horse Poor BBR, October 17–20, Starkville, Mississippi
Sixth (16.137) and $112.35 in the Sunday Open 5D at Platinum Productions Fall Fest, November 22–24, Jackson, Mississippi

SS Sabra Nox and Tara Schroedter
Third (15.194) and $210 in the Sunday 1D at the CC5D Finals, October 25–27, Stephenville, Texas
Seventh (15.194) and $527 in the 1D Big Money Race at the CC5D Finals, October 25–27, Stephenville, Texas

Aces Bug Leo and Kay Lynn Schulz
Third (15.531) and $3,316.80 in the Futurity Consolation at the Elite Extravaganza & JB Quarter Horses Futurity, November 14–16, Waco, Texas

C No Warpaint and Cassidy Brown
First (15.695) and $536.76 in the Friday Open 4D at Platinum Productions Fall Fest, November 22–24, Jackson, Mississippi