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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MAY 12, 2013—Making his Remington Park debut Sunday, Stray Cat battled to win by a nose in the Grade 3, $45,270 Red Cell Remington Park Distance Challenge. The 4-year-old horse prevailed when the photo-finish image proved his nose-bob at the line had him there first over Emperor Valerian and DM Streakin Thru Fire in a great ...

FARMINGTON, NM—MAY 12, 2013—Chin Lee's Carburator dueled Day Of Fame early before pulling away to a half-length victory in the $22,680 Zoetis SunRay Park Starter Allowance Challenge on Sunday afternoon. Sacred Stone finished three–quarters behind the front running pair in the show position. ...
LETHBRIDGE, ALB—MAY 12, 2013—Ed Borgstrom's Legacys A Streakin put on a big finish to keep her three-race win streak alive while defeating Sr Rode Tah Glory by a neck in the $14,847(US) Markell Bonus Challenge at Lethbridge.
Under jockey Tyler Walker the 5-year-old gray mare took an early lead and held on while covering the 300 yards in ...

AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION—MAY 9, 2013—The Sleepy Gilbreath-trained pair of 2011 world champion Cold Cash 123 and Leo Stakes (G1) runner-up The Long Knife racing in the $101,340 Bank of America Remington Park Championship Challenge (G2) highlight a card dominated by Bank of America Racing Challenge races on Sunday at the Oklahoma City ...

KENNEWICK, WA—MAY 6, 2013—Sherman Hadley's Feature Miss Alibi punched her tickets for the Bank of America Challenge Championship Night November 4, by winning the Merial Northwest Distaff Challenge on Sunday afternoon at Sun Downs.
The 4-year-old filly defeated The Streakin Clean by a length under jockey Jordan Hadley. L Bar D Snow Princes ...

By Martha Claussen
HOUSTON, TX—MAY 4, 2013—Mother Nature was not kind to Louisville, Kentucky, but Houston racing fans enjoyed a gorgeous sunny day with ten live American Quarter Horse races and plenty of festivities in honor of the 139th Run for the Roses.
The feature race of the Saturday afternoon card was the $42,873 Bank of ...

HOUSTON, TX—MAY 4, 2013—Coming off a track record setting performance in his last start on April 4, Tejas Energy B backed up that race with a 3-½ length romp as he was much the best Saturday afternoon for the Adequan Texas Derby Challenge trials at Sam Houston Race Park.
The 10 fastest qualifiers, from the four trial races for AQHA ...

KENNEWICK, WA—MAY 4, 2013—First Specialist broke the 350 yard Sun Downs track record in race 4 on Saturday, the AQHA Dick Monahan Maiden Challenge. Four races later Ought To Azoom lowerd the mark another 10/100 hundreds to get the new record. ...

By Martha Claussen
HOUSTON, TX—MAY 3, 2013—A talented field of fillies and mares competed in tonight’s feature at Sam Houston Race Park, the $27,540 Merial Distaff Texas Challenge.
Sweet Oblivion, a well-bred daughter of Mr Jess Perry continues to show her versatility and commanding running ...

HOUSTON, TX—MAY 3, 2013—Fastest qualifier Dw Runaway B broke on top and drew away from a full field Friday night to win the $24,120 Zoetis Texas Starter Allowance Challenge at Sam Houston Race Park.
The 4-year-old picked up $11,095 for his effort and earned a spot in the $75,000 Zoetis Starter Allowance Challenge Championship during the ...

HOUSTON, TX—MAY 2, 2013—The Kat In The Hat broke his maiden in his second try Thursday evening as the drove to a three-quarter length win and the top qualifying time in the Grade 3 John Deere Sam Houston Juvenile Challenge at Sam Houston Race Park.
The 10 fastest qualifiers, from the 90 AQHA Racing Challenge enrolled two-year-olds who ...

By Martha Claussen
HOUSTON, TX—MAY 1, 2013—Ten trials for the $25,000-added John Deere Texas Juvenile Challenge have been drawn for the Thursday, May 2 card at Sam Houston Race Park.
Trace Seis, fastest qualifier in the richest race of the 2013 Quarter Horse meet, the $452,800 Sam Houston Futurity (G2), returns to action in the ...

AMARILLO, TX—APRIL 30, 2013—A handful of Bank of America Racing Challenge payments will be tomorrow (May 1) and May 15. All of the following payments are due on that day.
May 1 Nomination Payments
- Les Bois Park Derby - $200 nomination- $22,500 added
- Les Bois Park Starter Allowance - $100 nomination - $15,000 ...

HOUSTON, TX—APRIL 29, 2013—Sam Houston Race Park has carded a full night of 10 trials at 350 yards on Thursday for the Grade 3 John Deere Texas Juvenile Challenge.
The 10 fastest qualifiers will return to the Houston racetrack on May 18th and vie for the winner's portion of $25,000-added purse and starting spot in the $175,000 John Deere ...

FORT PIERRE, SD—APRIL 28, 2013—Jaime Martinez' First Black Corona set a new track record Saturday (April 27) at Fort Pierre as his easily won the $11,160 Fort Pierre Supplemental Challenge Stakes by 1 ¼ lengths.
Under jockey Jesus Peralta the Corona Cartel 5-year-old completed the 250 yard course ...

By Martha Claussen
HOUSTON, TX—APRIL 24, 2013—Two AQHA Racing challenge stakes are set at Sam Houston Race Park. Saturday's card will feature two Bank of America Challenge stakes, the $22,000-added Merial Distaff Texas Challenge and the ...

Kool Country Man Repeats in Bank of America Texas Challenge, Kite Flyer Gets Red Cell Texas Distance
HOUSTON, TX—APRIL 20, 2013—Defending champion Kool Country Man was ignored by the betting public last year, paying $51.60. This year, at much shorter odds, he ran another outstanding race to capture the $101,970 Bank of America Texas Challenge Championship (G1).
The 5-year-old son of Country Chicks Man is owned by Texans Jose Socorro Vera, Jr. and ... 
KENNEWICK, WA—APRIL 20, 2013—Sun Downs near Kennewick, Washington hosted two sets of trials on opening day Saturday for the Bank of America Challenge program.
The 10 fastest qualifiers from three trial races contested for the Zoetis Northwest Starter Allowance will return to the South/Central Washington State racetrack on May 4 and vie for ...

HOUSTON, TX—APRIL 19, 2013—Lets Get Silk made her first win the most important one in her nine race career as she captured the top qualifying time to the Bank of America Maiden Challenge at Sam Houston Race Park.
The 10 fastest qualifiers from four trial races of AQHA Racing Challenge enrolled maidens, at time of nomination, will return to ...

HOUSTON, TX—APRIL 17, 2013—Saturday evening's $101,970 Bank of America Texas Challenge Championship (G1) will be a highly competitive event with some of the top older horses in the region competing at a distance of 440 yards.
Sam Houston Race Park ran two trials two weeks ago to determine the ten finalists. Trainer Jonathan Castaneda is ...

HOUSTON, TX—APRIL 12, 2013—A pair of Ocean Runaway geldings finished a neck apart and 1 ¾ lengths ahead of the field to set the top two qualifying marks for the Zoetis Texas Starter Allowance at Sam Houston Race Park on Friday night.
The 10 fastest qualifiers from the two trial races will return to ...

Q-Racing Journal—April 8, 2013—A handful of Bank of America Racing Challenge payments will be due on Tax Day -- April 15. All of the following payments are due on that day.
Nomination Payments
Adequan Ruidoso Derby Challenge - $200 nomination. The $27,500-added race has a sustaining payment due May 15. The trials, if necessary, are ...

SUNLAND PARK, NM—APRIL 7, 2013—Jaime Dominguez owned-and-trained Feature Mr Who broke on top and drew clear of the field by 1 ¼ lengths Sunday afternoon in the $107,3070 Bank of America New Mexico Challenge Championship(G2) at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino.
Coming off a second place trial effort on March 19, the 4-year-old gelding took ...

HOUSTON, TX—APRIL 5, 2013—Defending Bank of American Texas Challenge Championship winner Kool Country Man raced to the top qualifying time Friday night during two trials for the 2013 edition of the Grade 1 race at Sam Houston Race Park.
The 10 fastest qualifiers will return Saturday, April 20, to vie for the winner's share of a ...

HOUSTON, TX—APRIL 3, 2013—Trainer Jonathan Castaneda will saddle two runners in Friday night's trials for the $100,000 Bank of America Texas Challenge Championship (G1).
In the first trial, defending champion Kool Country Man returns in his second start of the year. The 5-year-old son of Country ...

SUNLAND PARK, NM—MARCH 31, 2013—All About Larry rebounded with a superlative effort to win the $63,090 Red Cell New Mexico Distance Challenge(G3) by an expanding 4 lengths on Easter Sunday at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino.
The 2012 AQHA distance champion redeemed himself from a fourth place showing in the trials held on March 8. In the ...

SUNLAND PARK, NM—MARCH 29, 2013—A field of top horses, including the winners of the two trials, Hauling The Cash and DM Streakn Thru Fire, are set for a showdown in the $50,000 Red Cell Sunland Distance Challenge (G3) on Sunday afternoon at the track near El Paso.
J and M Racing and Farm’s Hauling The Cash (Holland Ease-Take The Cash ...

AMARILLO, TX—MARCH 21, 2013—The nomination deadline for the Maiden Challenge at the Brown Co. Fair has been extended.
Both the $200 nomination payment and $400 sustaining payment are now due April 15.
The 350-yard race at the Brown Co. Fair in Aberdeen, South Dakota, is offering $8,000 added. Trials, if necessary, are set for May 12, ...

SUNLAND PARK, NM—MARCH 19, 2013—Alonso and Sylvia Aranda's Wdc Wendys Wine raced to her third consecutive win Tuesday afternoon while posting the top qualifying time for the Grade2 Bank of American Sunland Park Challenge Championship at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino.
The 10 fastest qualifiers will return to the Southeastern New Mexico ...

SONOITA, AZ—MARCH 14, 2013—Living racing, featuring the "Sonoita Ranchers Challenge" will be conduced May 4 and 5 at the Santa Cruz County Fair & Racing at Sonoita, Arizona.
The $20,000-added Sonoita Ranchers Challenge will be held Sunday, May 5, at a distance of 350 yards. The AQHA Bonus Challenge, presented by Markel, is for Challenge ...

SUNLAND PARK, NM—MARCH 8, 2013—Making his first start as 4-year-old, Hauling The Cash bounced back from a seventh place finish in the Sunland Park Winter Derby (G3) to set the top qualifying time Friday afternoon for the Red Cell Sunland Park Distance Challenge (G3).
The eight fastest qualifiers will return to the Southeastern New Mexico ...

SUNLAND PARK, NM—MARCH 6, 2013—2012 AQHA Racing Distance Champion and track record setter All About Larry will begin to defend his title on Friday when he faces off in the second of two trials for the $50,000-added Red Cell Sunland Park Distance Challenge(G3).
All About Larry won six of eight starts last season going around the turn to be ...

Q-RACING JOURNAL—FEBRUARY 28, 2013—The nomination deadline for the Red Cell Sam Houston Distance Challenge has been extended.
The $200 nomination payment and $600 sustaining payments are now both due March 15.
The $20,000-added race is scheduled for April 20. Trials, if necessary, are scheduled for April 6.
For more information or ...

SAO PAULO, BZ—FEBRUARY 25, 2013—Fastest qualifier Italia Gold returned Sunday (February 24) to win the South American Racing Challenge Championship at Jockey Club Sorocaba.
The 3-year-old daughter of Gold Medal Jess, out of Jusjumpin by Chicks Beduino, owned by the past ABQM President Mr. ...

HIALEAH, FL—FEBRUARY 17, 2013—Hesa Winner was just that Sunday afternoon after a complete runaway in the $20,850 Roble Rojo Bonus Challenge Stakes at Hialeah Park on closing day.
After just missing in the Beautiful Prairie Stakes to Bps Jumpin Frisco on January 20, Hesa Winner covered the 300 yard course Sunday afternoon in a blistering ...

HIALEAH PARK, FL—FEBRUARY 16, 2013—Reynaldo Guzman's Jesses Fist Moon picked up his third consecutive win this season Saturday afternoon when he defeated Dash Master Jess by a neck in the $26,505 AQHA Maiden Challenge Stakes. The race conditions were for Challenge enrolled horses, 3-Year-Olds and Up, who were still maidens as of January 1, ...

Q-RACING JOURNAL—FEBRUARY 11, 2013—A number of Bank of America Racing Challenge regional payments are approaching deadline. To nominate a horse, please call the Racing Challenge Hotline at 877-222-7223.
Sam Houston Bank of America Championship Challenge
$200 Nomination due February 15
$600 Sustaining due March 15 ...
$200 Nomination due February 15
$600 Sustaining due March 15 ...

SAO PAULO, BZ—FEBRUARY 4, 2013—The trials for the Bank of America South America Championship Challenge were conducted Saturday, with eight horses set to return for the February 24 trial at the Sorocaba Jockey Club in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Topping the finalists for the $105,000 race is the 4-year-old mare Italia Gold. Racing in the third of ...

Q-RACING JOURNAL—JANUARY 25, 2013—The trials and final for the $98,522 (R$200,000) Bank of America South American Challenge at the Sorocaba Jockey Club is set for February 24, which will kick off the 2013 Regional Challenge schedule. The trials are February 2, and the final is the 24th The winner of the final will earn the first berth to the ...

Q-RACING JOURNAL— JANUARY 7, 2013—Nominations for upcoming Challenge races at Sunland Park are due January 15.
The Bank of America Championship Challenge and Red Cell Distance Challenge nominations of $200 are due January 15, with sustaining payments of $600 or late payment of $2,500 due February 15.
The $100,000-added, 440-yard Bank ...

Q-RACING JOURNAL—DECEMBER 11, 2012—The Bank of America Racing Challenge Championships will return to Los Alamitos Race Course in 2013, which is the tenth time the Challenge Championships have been held at the Orange County oval.
The AQHA Racing Conference will be held in conjunction with the event, November 6-9. The Challenge Championships ...

AMARILLO, TX—DECEMBER 10, 2012—Enrollment forms for the Bank of America Challenge program are due December 31, 2012 and should be mailed to AQHA, P.O. Box 36200, Amarillo, Texas 79120-6200.
The AQHA Racing Challenge program paid out nearly $325,000 in nominator's awards in 2012.
The Challenge enrollment fee is based on the age of the ...

CLAREMORE, OK—NOVEMBER 4, 2012—Under jockey Stormy Smith, Jo Jos Rocket scored a 1½ length win over Hartack in the $28,090 AQHA Maiden Challenge Stakes Sunday afternoon at Will Rogers Downs. Lelas Dashing Stone was another 1½ lengths back to finish third.
Coming off a maiden win at Lone Star Park on October 12, Jo Jos Rocket covered the ...

ALTOONA, IA—OCTOBER 27, 2012—Two of the top older American Quarter Horses squared off in the $353,500 Bank of America Challenge Championship (G1), and in the shadow of the wire Rylees Boy outfinished Llano Teller to take the richest event of the Bank of America Challenge Championships at Prairie Meadows on Saturday night.
The 7-year-old ...

ALTOONA, IA—OCTOBER 27, 2012—In late May of this year, Ultimate Wave had made only two career starts and banked less than $500 without hitting the board. Some five months later, the Wave Carver colt is now a multiple stakes winner with a six-figure bankroll after blitzing the field in the $200,000 ...

ALTOONA, IA—OCTOBER 27, 2012— Heroes Heart again proved her affinity for Prairie Meadows as the Valiant Hero filly took the $150,000 John Deere Juvenile Challenge Championship (G2) for her third win in as many starts at the Iowa track. Stormy Smith rode for trainer Charlton Hunt and traveled 350 yards ...

ALTOONA, IA—OCTOBER 27, 2012—Even-money favorite Fredaville came rolling late on the outside of the track to score in the $125,000 Merial Distaff Challenge Championship (G1) at Prairie Meadows.
The Robert Gentry homebred, who finished second in last year’s edition of the race at Los Alamitos, won by three-parts of a length with G.R. Carter ...

ALTOONA, IA—OCTOBER 27, 2012—Fresh off a track record-setting performance in the Red Cell Lone Star Distance Challenge in Texas, Diane Heath’s All About Larry put on an encore performance at Prairie Meadows in the $125,000 Red Cell Distance Challenge Championship (G1) to kick off the six featured events in the Bank of America Racing Challenge ...

ALTOONA, IA—OCTOBER 27, 2012—The Bank of America Racing Challenge Championships at Prairie Meadows came to a close on Saturday night with a victory by Senor Fish in the $75,000 Pfizer Starter Allowance Challenge Championship.
The Fishers Dash gelding prevailed by a head over JA Sundance with Jose Montoya aboard for owner Miguel Banuelos ...

ALTOONA, IA—OCTOBER 27, 2012—In advance of the six marquee races in the Bank of America Racing Challenge Championships at Prairie Meadows on Saturday night, five undercard stakes events were contested for Challenge-enrolled horses.
In the $25,000 Farnam Stakes for 3-year-olds and up going 440 yards, Larry Toombs’ Barackazoom prevailed by a ...








