FORT WORTH, TX—JANUARY 8, 2016—There’s nothing quite like a speedy racehorse galloping down the track toward the finish line, and 2015 was full of big moments in Paint racing. APHA is pleased to honor its top running horses of 2015, including newly crowned world champion racehorses Bull and Painted Turnpike.

The Running Champion awards are presented annually to Paint Horses that demonstrate athleticism on the racetrack. Selection is based on their level of competition, location, races won and earnings. Awards are presented in three age categories for both Regular Registry and Solid Paint-Bred Registry horses, and the winners are selected by the APHA Racing Committee. Canadian/International, Distance and Claiming Champions were also named, along with racing Honor Roll champions.

2015 World Champion Running Horse—Regular Registry
Bull, a 2013 bay tobiano stallion, made himself known in his freshman year on the track, capturing more than $70,600 in eight starts, including three wins, three seconds and two thirds. That included running second in three stakes–the Victoria Ennis Memorial Handicap, in which he logged his highest speed index of 91, as well as the G1 Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Futurity and the G1 Lone Star Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Futurity—and third in the G1 Speedhorse Graham Paint & Appaloosa Futurity.

By Cartel Success (QH) and out of Memories Of Texas, Bull was bred by Bill Price of Thackerville, Oklahoma, and is owned by Buddy Albin of Denton, Texas.

2015 World Champion Running Horse—Solid Paint-Bred
Painted Turnpike grabbed his share of the headlines in 2015, becoming the first horse to sweep the Speedhorse Triple Crown by emerging victorious in all three G1 Speedhorse Paint & Appaloosa Futurity races in a single year.

The 2013 bay solid stallion was hard to beat; in nine starts, he captured eight wins and one second, including five stakes wins and posting a speed index of 92. With earnings of nearly $230,000 in his inaugural racing season, Painted Turnpike finished 2015 as the year’s highest-earning Paint racehorse overall.

By Pyc Paint Your Wagon (QH) and out of High Class Turnpike, Painted Turnpike was bred and is owned by Nolan Pevehouse of Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, who was named APHA’s leading racehorse owner and breeder for 2015 as well.

2015 APHA Racing Champions

Regular Registry

• Champion 2-Year-Old & Champion 2-Year-Old Colt: Bull, owned by Buddy Albin
• Champion 2-Year-Old Filly: TLC Flash, owned by Racinrns of Wapanucka, Oklahoma
• Champion 2-Year-Old Gelding: Paleface Cartel, owned by Casey Humphrey of Wichita Falls, Texas
• Champion 3-Year-Old & Champion 3-Year-Old Filly: Camo Cowgirl, owned by Sandra Garnett Tatom of Groesbeck, Texas
• Champion 3-Year-Old Gelding: BV Rock My World, owned by Samuel Gaytan of Sperry, Oklahoma
• Champion 3-Year-Old Colt: Gitter Dun Turnpike, owned by Nolan Pevehouse
• Champion Aged Horse & Champion Aged Gelding: Scat Cat Judy, owned by Brent and Amy Page of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
• Champion Aged Mare: Wind Power, owned by Joe and Karen Williams of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
• Champion Aged Stallion: None Eligible
• No. 1 Honor Roll Stallion: Bull
• No. 1 Honor Roll Mare: BP Baileys Success, owned by Bill Price
• No. 1 Honor Roll Gelding: DTL Head Honcho, owned by Dean and Tonya Lester of Skiatook, Oklahoma

Solid Paint-Bred Registryul>

Champion 2-Year-Old & Champion 2-Year-Old Colt: Painted Turnpike, owned by Nolan Pevehouse

Champion 2-Year-Old Gelding: Psychedelic Scott, owned by Paint Horse Queens of Inola, Oklahoma

Champion 2-Year-Old Filly: Imahotchicken, owned by Shirley Wheeler of Boynton, Oklahoma

Champion 3-Year-Old & Champion 3-Year-Old Gelding: Texas Silk, owned by Charles Leggett of Muskogee, Oklahoma

Champion 3-Year-Old Filly: Wagon On Turnpike, owned by Nolan Pevehouse

Champion 3-Year-Old Colt: Cowboy Mafia, owned by Ralph Young of Columbus, Montana

Champion Aged Horse & Champion Aged Mare: Tiffanys Sparkle, owned by Kathryn Robinson of Lytle, Texas

Champion Aged Gelding: Uno Peach, owned by Rene Rodriguez of Valley Center, Kansas

Champion Aged Stallion: None Eligible

No. 1 Honor Roll Stallion: Painted Turnpike

No. 1 Honor Roll Mare: Imahotchicken

No. 1 Honor Roll Gelding: Psychedelic Scott

Special Champions

• Leading Breeder: Nolan Pevehouse - $239,144
• Leading Owner: Nolan Pevehouse - $275,954
• Leading Trainer: Matt Whitekiller - $315,023
• Leading Jockey: Cody Smith - $317,429

Canadian Champion: Splashy Mamacita, owned by Barry and Janice Sather of Beaverlodge, Alberta, Canada Distance Champion: Surprised Again, owned by W.S. Farish of Versailles, Kentucky Claiming Champion: Uno Peach Broodmare of the Year: High Class Turnpike, owned by Nolan Pevehouse About APHA
The American Paint Horse Association is the world’s second-largest international equine breed association, registering more than a million horses in 59 nations and territories since it was founded. APHA creates and maintains programs that increase the value of American Paint Horses and enriches members' experiences with their horses.