By Martha Claussen VILLE PLATE, LA—July 1, 2020—If you are looking over the past performances for this weekend's Lassie and Laddie Futurities at Delta Downs, you will see the name Sir Runaway Dash prominent for both of the championships for accredited Louisiana-bred 2-year-olds. It is not a typo! The majestic gray stallion is the sire of Ms Runaway Presence, the fastest qualifier to the ...

AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION—June 30, 2020—The 16-year-old mare Remember Me Rose is the newest AQHA Dam of Distinction. The award recognizes the accomplishments of racing broodmares. To qualify for the award, a mare must meet one or more of the following criteria:

• Dams that produced two or more individual AQHA racing champions
• Dams that produced at least three individual Grade 1 stakes winners
• Dams that ...

DALLAS, TX—JUNE 22, 2020—American Grade 1 winner and sire Tac It Like A Man SI 98, who won the 2006 PCQHRA Breeders' Futurity(G1) and Governor's Cup Futurity(G1), died of heart failure Sunday, June 21 in Brazil at the age of 16. He was owned by the TAC Syndicate at the time of his death. "Completely heartbroken to hear the news of Tac It Like A Man passing," Dawn and Rhonda Rae List of Double Bar S Ranch said in a post today. Bred ...

WAYNE, OK—JUNE 20, 2020—Leading first-crop sire One Fabulous Eagle SI 97 got his first stakes winner on Saturday when Babes Fabulous Eagle defeated fastest qualifier and stablemate Coronado Kiss in the $27,178 South Valley Futurity today at Laurel Brown Racetrack. Under jockey Cesar Moreno, the 2-year-old gelding completed the 330 yards in :15.892 seconds, equaling a 99 speed index. He earned ...

TRAFALGAR, IN—JUNE 20, 2020—Grade 1 winner Turbulent Times sired his first stakes winner on Saturday when 2-year-old Echo Of Thunder won the $95,846 Beehive Futurity at Laurel Brown Racetrack in South Jordan, Utah. Under jockey Edgar Martinez, Echo Of Thunder finished three-quarters of a length ahead of the field while stopping the clock in :17.485 seconds, equaling a 101 speed index. It was ...

DALLAS, TX—JUNE 8, 2020—Leading first-crop sires One Fabulous Eagle and Jess Good Candy each sired the first black-type runner on Sunday in the Grade 1 $1- million Ruidoso Futurity at Ruidoso Downs. Champion Jess Good Candy's Misscandymountain finished a close second to earn $180,000 for her effort. The ...

GUTHRIE, TX—MAY 29, 2020—Champion Duponte was euthanized due to complications of a severe medical condition and laid to rest today (May 29). Duponte a 6-year-old son of champion American Runaway was out of the Ivory James mare Havannah Goodtime, an AQHA "Dam of Distinction". Bred by American Quarter Horse ...

MORGAN, UT—Glock, a G1-placed son of champion Foose, got his first stakes winner on Saturday when KP Dillion won the $88,268 Hadley-Giles Futurity at Weber Downs in Ogden, Utah. Kp Dillon, ridden by Tyson Lusk, covered the 330 yards in :17.009 and earned a 98 speed index. He is a Utahhome-bred racing for owner-breeder Karl Peterson, out of the Maknmoves mare Bk Roxyamovin. Riley Moosman saddled ...

By Martha Claussen COLLEGE STATION, TX—MAY 15, 2020—Growing up in Hamilton, Texas, a town of less than 3,000 residents, Jerry Windham did not envision that he would become one of the top Quarter Horse breeders in the industry. As a teen, he was focused on his studies and on sports, playing both football and basketball. The latter ...

By Martha Claussen QUANAH, TX—APRIL13, 2020—Texas-bred Ochoa stamped his name in the Quarter Horse history books in more ways than one. His legacy as a champion racehorse was nurtured by an exceptional group of people who bred, owned, trained, rode and cared for him. The Beginning It has been widely reported that iconic ...

OPELOUSAS, LA—APRIL 2, 2020—Louisiana Center For Equine Reproduction (LACER) announced today they have gone to a Monday-Wednesday-Friday collection schedule instead of the normal every other day schedule our customers are accustomed to. "We have had to make several ...

WHEELOCK, TX—APRIL 6, 2020—Beginning on Monday, April 13, Granada Farms will implement a Monday-Wednesday-Friday collection schedule. "Because the airlines have cancelled all flights out of College Station through May, it's impossible for us to fly semen shipments," ...

VILLE PLATTE, LA—APRIL 4, 2020—Effective immediately Tate Farms will go to a Monday-Wednesday-Friday stallion collection schedule instead of the normal schedule because shipment issues due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. "With flights being so limited and the ...

BREAUX BRIDGE, LA—APRIL 2, 2020—Effective Monday, April 6, Robicheaux Ranch will go to a Monday-Wednesday-Friday stallion collection schedule instead of the normal every other day schedule our customers are accustomed to. "We have had to make several adjustments based on the times, and are doing what we can to accommodate our customers," said ranch manager Ryan ...