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2006 ACCREDITED TEXAS BRED PROGRAM CHAMPIONS
TWO-YEAR-OLD FILLY
BRIDLED LIGHTNING
Phone Prince X First Rainbow
Owner – Warner Croft Trainer – Bobby
Moore Jr.
TQHA Sale Graduate BRIDLED LIGHTNING has earned the title as the Champion Accredited Texas Bred Two Year Old Filly. Starting the year off with authority the Warner Croft homebred broke her maiden by a 1 ¾ length victory then ventured on to win the Grade 3 Ford Texas Challenge at Retama Park. The Phone Prince filly went on to run game seconds in the Grade I Sam Houston Futurity at Sam Houston Race Park and the Joe B Turner Memorial Stakes at Lone Star Park while also qualifying for the Restricted Grade I TQHA Sale Futurity. Under the care of trainer Bobby Moore in 2006, Bridled Lightning now has over $107,000 in the bank with 9 starts, 4 wins (1 stakes) and 3 seconds (2 stakes).
TWO-YEAR-OLD GELDING
SNOWY ALIBI
This Snow Is Royal X Ladys First Alibi
Owner – D. D. Lightsey Trainer – Janet
Van Bebber
SNOWY ALIBI has been named the 2006 Champion Accredited Texas Bred Two Year Old Gelding. Purchased by owner D. D. Lightsey at the 2005 TQHA Yearling Sale and trained by Janet Van Bebber, Snowy Alibi has proven to be a grand investment. The This Snow Is Royal gelding showed his superior class during the Sam Houston Race Park Quarter Horse meet winning both the Restricted Grade I TQHA Sale Futurity and Grade I Sam Houston Futurity against tough competition. Snowy Alibi ended the year running a game third in the Southwest Juvenile Invitational at Zia Park in New Mexico to post a speed index of 103. Bred by Narciso Flores, Snowy Alibi has never finished worse than third ending his freshmen campaign with 8 starts, 5 wins (2 stakes), 2 seconds and 1 third (1 stake) and over $317,000 in earnings.
TWO-YEAR-OLD COLT
ZOOMIN FOR BUX
Shazoom X Oh No Its Uh Oh
Owner – Mario H. Vazquez Trainer – Joe
Garza
ZOOMIN FOR BUX has received the honor as Accredited Texas Bred Champion Two Year Old Colt. The phenomenal Shazoom runner made a name for himself early running second against Okey Dokey Fantasy in the Grade II Longhorn Futurity at Manor Downs. The Sue Hunt bred then ventured on to win the Grade 1 Retama Park Futurity by a half length and posting a 117 speed index. The gutsy colt also turned in stellar performances by qualifying to two major Grade I Futuries; the Manor Downs Futurity and the Sam Houston Futurity . Zoomin For Bux is owned by Mario H. Vazquez and trained by Joe Garza and ended the season with 10 starts, 5 wins (1 stakes), 2 seconds (1 stakes) and 3 thirds (1 stakes) and $199,407 in earnings.
THREE-YEAR-OLD FILLY
SHEZA DASHING DISCO
Dashin Is Easy X Disco Laura
Owner – Johnny & Jodie Johnson Trainer – Benny
Pennington
The 2006 Accredited Texas Bred Champion Three Year Old Filly honors go to SHEZA DASHING DISCO. Johnny & Jodie Johnson’s homebred started her freshmen campaign slowly but returned for her sophomore campaign with much improvement by running second in the Bayer Legend East Challenge and going on to win the Grade III Bayer Legend Texas Challenge. Racing from trainer Benny Pennington’s barn Sheza Dashing Disco ended the year at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie by placing third in the Rheudasil Handicap. The Dashin Is Easy filly now has a record of 11 lifetime starts with 5 wins (1 stakes), 2 seconds (1 stakes) and 1 third (1 stakes), $72,980 in earnings and 98 speed index.
THREE-YEAR-OLD GELDING
FLY CORONA CAT
Corona Cartel X Flying Nanny
Owner – Garlyn O. Shelton Trainer – R.
C. Howell
FLY CORONA CAT has been named the 2006 Accredited Texas Bred Champion Three Year Old Gelding. After a minimal freshman campaign Fly Corona Cat returned to the track for his sophomore campaign focused and ready to run for owner Garlyn O. Shelton. The Corona Cartel gelding won the Grade II Sam Houston Derby convincingly to post a 98 speed index amongst some of the toughest three year olds in the country. The R. C. Howell trainee was a multiple stakes qualifier in 2006 running second in the Restricted Grade II Lazy E Derby early in the year at Remington Park and ended the year at Lone Star Park running fourth in the Grade I Dash For Cash Derby. He also placed second in the Savannah Jr. Stakes. Bred in Texas by Robert Nunnally, Fly Corona Cat now has a lifetime record of 3 wins (1 stakes), 4 seconds (1 stakes) and 2 thirds (1 stakes) and over $96,000 in purses earned.
THREE-YEAR-OLD COLT
PYC PAINT YOUR WAGON
Corona Cartel X Dashin Follies
Owner – Michael A. Pohl Trainer – Jack
Brooks
PYC PAINT YOUR WAGON reigns as the 2006 Accredited Texas Bred Champion Three Year Old Colt. The Corona Cartel colt won two Grade I’s in 2006 showing he is at the top of his class. The Michael A Pohl homebred started the year off with a bang winning the Heritage Place Derby at Remington Park in Oklahoma City then waited until the end to capture the largest Derby in Texas, the Grade I Texas Classic Derby and in dominating fashion. This awesome runner who gives his all every time he steps on the track was trained by legendary trainer Jack Brooks and has over $889,581 in total earnings, a top speed index of 107 with 7 wins (4 stakes), 4 seconds (2 stakes) and 2 thirds and is an AQHA Superior Race Horse. PYC Paint Your Wagon will hang up his racing silks and enter stud duty in 2007 at Bob Moore Farms in Oklahoma.
AGED MARE
THIS SNOW IS COLD
This Snow Is Royal X Fance Loretta
Owner – Los Ladrilleros Horse Racing Co.
Trainer – Melinda Garcia
The 2006 Accredited Texas Bred Champion Aged Mare honors belong to THIS SNOW IS COLD. The five-year-old racy mare turned in the performance of a lifetime in 2006 winning the Grade I MBNA America Challenge Championship at Lone Star Park for owner Los Ladrilleros Horse Racing Company and trainer Melinda Garcia. The This Snow Is Royal mare was triumphant in the MBNA America Oklahoma and Texas Challenge. This mare faced solid competition all year including starts in the Grade II Sam Houston Classic and the Grade I Refrigerator Handicap where she finished second. The Accredited Texas Bred was bred by Raedele Phillips and in 2006 alone made over $310,000 with 4 wins (3 stakes) and 2 seconds (2 stakes) and has a career high speed index of 110. This Snow Is Cold is also the 2006 AQHA Texas High Point Aged Mare.
AGED GELDING
STRIDER MAN
Phone Prince X Red Toronada
Owner – Warner Croft Trainer – Matt
Baker
The 2006 Accredited Texas Bred Champion Aged Gelding honor is awarded to STRIDER MAN. The four-year-old gelding raced throughout Texas and Louisiana and turned in his career performance in 2006 to become one of the best 870 horses around. Racing for owner and breeder Warner Croft, Strider Man earned $75,656 for the year by winning the Grade I Red Cell Challenge Championship at Lone Star Park to post a speed index of 102. He also turned in stellar performances by running a well fought second in the Red Cell East Challenge and game thirds in the Manor Downs Handicap III and the Red Cell Texas Challenge. The Phone Prince gelding was trained by Matt Baker and in 2006 had 9 starts, 4 wins (1 stakes), 2 seconds (1 stakes) and 2 thirds (2 stakes). Watch for Strider Man to be a fierce competitor around the hook in 2007
AGED STALLION
LA JOLLAROID
Streakin La Jolla X Miss Dasheroid
Owner – J & M Helzer/L & L Horner
Trainer – Heath Taylor
LA JOLLAROID receives the honor of 2006 Accredited Texas Bred Champion Aged Stallion for new owners Jim & Marilyn Helzer and Les & Leah Horner. The Streakin La Jolla stallion has been a consistent contender for three years but in 2006 he turned in some of his best performances, by becoming an AQHA Superior Race Horse, including winning the Grade II Sam Houston Classic against tough older competition. Bred by J B Moss and trained by Heath Taylor La Jollaroid also ran game seconds in the Restricted Grade III TQHA Classic Stakes and the Classic Chevrolet Heartbeat of America Handicap as well as a third place finishes in the Yambilee Stakes at Evangeline Downs. La Jollaroid now has 5 wins (1 stakes), 6 seconds (3 stakes), 1 third (1 stakes), $147,918 in lifetimes earnings and a 109 speed index. La Jollaroid is also the 2006 AQHA Texas High Point Aged Stallion and will enter stud in 2007 at JEH Stallion Station Texas.
BREEDER & STALLION OWNER OF THE YEAR
JERRY WINDHAM
Top ATB Mares in 2006 by Texas Bred Money Earned
Easy Dashin
Flo, Winning Flo, Indigo Special & Cashin Memories
Top ATB Stallions
in 2006
Streakin Sixes ($17,475.24)
First Place Dash ($ 7,866.46)
Runaway Winner ($ 5,612.22)
STALLION OF THE YEAR
STREAKIN LA JOLLA
Owner – Robert Nunnally
Stands at Granada Farms in
Wheelock, Texas
ATB Stallion Owner Awards Earned ~ $21,312.54
Top ATB Runners in 2006 by
Texas Bred Money Earned
La Bron, La Jollaroid, Lovetolajolla, Lapp Top,
Streakin LT, Streak Foe Me
BROODMARE OF THE YEAR
GET IT HOW YOU CAN
Top ATB Runners in 2006 by Texas Bred Money Earned
Glass
Of Cash ($ 3,068.89) * pictured above
Mr Tattle Tale ($ 1,600.53)
OWNER OF THE YEAR
SHARON KOLTISKA
ATB Owner Awards Earned ~ $ 7,394.20
Top ATB Runners in
2006
Glass Of Cash, Goodbye Sign & Court Victory
