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EL RENO, OK–MAY 16, 2024–The American Quarter Horse Association has hired Shari Burger as a QData pedigree systems analyst. Burger will write pedigrees and assist in sale catalog production, project management, and QData custom software design.
"It’s an exciting opportunity to work for AQHA, Robin Glenn and her team at QData," Burger said. "I’ve been very fortunate to gain valuable knowledge and work with some of the best breeders, owners and trainers in the racing industry. I look forward to utilizing my experience, learning the catalog pedigree business and being part of such an integral team."
Burger served as a statistician at Cobb-Vantress Inc. (Tyson Foods) in Spavinaw, Oklahoma, for the past eight years. As a statistician, she administered genetic analyses of pedigree and research data and quality control analyses of data sets. Along with this, she ran a series of analyses and queries ...
FORT WORTH, TX–MAY 16, 2024–B A RIGBY Auctions announced today that they will conduct a Western Estate Auction with items from the famed Vessels Stallion Farm on June 15 in Fort Worth, Texas.
More than 250 items from the Vessels California Estate will be offered at Billy Bob's Texas – 81 Club in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Preview days are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, June 13-14 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the 81 Club.
The fabulous and tasteful collection includes stunning gold and diamond jewelry, with appraisal certificates available, turquoise and coral jewelry, hundreds of collector coins, firearms, bronze sculptures, western art, Lalique Crystal, saddles, bits, spurs, and more (click here for auction ...
DERIDDER, LA–MARCH 16, 2024–Senator James David Cain, a staunch supporter of the Louisiana horse industry, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at the age of 85.
James David was born in Pitkin, Louisiana, on October 13, 1938, and grew up on the family farm. From an early age, he was a hard worker and never shied ...
COALVILLE, UT–MAY 15, 2024–Funeral services for James Boyd Padgett, 73, of Coalville, Utah, will be held at noon (MDT) Saturday (May 18) at the Coalville Utah LDS Stake Center, 40 N. Main Street, Coalville.
Loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, Padgett passed away surrounded by his loved ones on Monday.
A viewing will be held Friday, May 17, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm, at The Ledges Event Center 202 Park Road, Coalville, Utah. A small viewing will be held before the funeral service Saturday from 10:30 to 11:30. Burial will be at Coalville City Cemetery.
Padgett was born in East Carbon, Utah, on December 29, 1950, to Oscar and Nellie Padgett.
He spent his childhood years in East Carbon hunting the hills and riding horses. His family moved to West Valley ...
Nestor Duran, Juan Diaz, Jr., Named Lip Chip Jockey, Trainer Of Week After Near Perfect Performances
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MAY 15, 2024–On the back of qualifying three to the finals of the Grade 1, $1,081,820 Heritage Place Futurity and the Grade 2, $239,050 Heritage Place Derby, Nestor Duran and Juan Diaz, Jr., have been named Lip Chip Jockey and Trainer of the Week.
That combination was successful in qualifying two to the Futurity finals set for closing night, Saturday, June 1 and one to the Derby scheduled the same evening. Duran was in the saddle for all three for Diaz.
On top of that, that jockey/trainer combo scored an amazing five wins from seven starters last week and one other ran second. The winning percentage of 71 percent is almost impossible in this game and 86 percent of the time they were first or second.
The combo’s Futurity qualifiers included Joose Box, ...
PHOENIX, AZ–MAY 15, 2024–According to an article by Matt Hegarty posted on the Daily Racing Form's website today, Arizona horsemen have reached a deal with the owners of Turf Paradise that will allow the track to race for the next three years.
State racing officials said Tuesday that the new deal will maintain approximately 100 days of racing each year. Previously the racetrack was expected to close last year.
According to Vince Francia, the track's longtime general manager, the three-year deal will guarantee four days of live racing each week from the first weekend in November to the first Saturday in May through 2027. That has been Turf Paradise's traditional racing season for decades.
A deal was reached following the ...
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–MAY 13, 2024–Remington Park will feature three new inductees to its Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame on Friday, May 31. The new members will be honored during the races that evening.
Painted Turnpike, Debbie Schauf and Willow Ridge Farms make up the group to be inducted this season.
Painted Turnpike
One of the all-time greatest Paint racehorses, Painted Turnpike is the only horse to receive Hall of Fame status this spring. The all-time leader in wins for an American Quarter Horse, Paint or Appaloosa at Remington Park with 13, Painted Turnpike compiled a 14-race winning streak that started in 2016 and came to an end in 2018, while racing at Remington Park, Fair Meadows Tulsa and Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, ...
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MAY 8, 2024–Edwin Escobedo and Jason Olmstead proved tough to beat on the racetrack this past week and by virtue of their dominant statistics earned Lip Chip Jockey and Trainer of the Week for May 2-5.
Neither horseman had a jockey or trainer within three victories of the number of wins they compiled for the week. Escobedo made seven trips to the winner’s circle, six of those for Olmstead, of Pryor, Okla. They combined last year at Remington Park to win the rider title while the trainer won the most Quarter Horse races and repeated as the top trainer in the country the past couple of years by wins.
Escobedo’s big week, which included one night where he wore a path to the winner’s circle with four of those seven wins, pushed him into a tie for first place in the jockeys’ standings. He is deadlocked with Ali Rivera and Roman Cruz, all ...
SAN ANTONIO, TX–MAY 7, 2024–The 2024 Retama Park Quarter Horse live racing season will commence on Thursday, June 27, 2024, with live racing set for Thursday, Friday and Saturdays at 6:30 pm (Central). The 23-day meet will conclude on Saturday, August 17.
A total of 24 stakes will be contested, highlighted by the $200,000-added Texas Quarter Horse Sale (TQHA) Futurity on Saturday, July 27. ...
ALEXANDRIA, LA–MAY 7, 2024–The Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders announced its 2024 officer elections.
President Kirt Chaisson
1st Vice President Dr. Larry Findley
2nd Vice President Jerome ...
CHEYENNE, WY–MAY 7, 2024–Cowboy Racing is pleased to announce a partnership with 1/ST, leveraging its world-class experience in racing and gaming operations to support the establishment of a state-of-the-art horse racing venue and off-track betting (OTB) and historical horse racing (HHR) locations in Wyoming.
The partnership is part of the mission of Cowboy Racing to set a new standard for the racing and breeding industry in Wyoming while creating economic opportunities in the State.
1/ST is North America’s preeminent Thoroughbred racing and pari-mutuel wagering company and includes a group of world-class sports-anchored digital, technology, entertainment, wagering, media, and content businesses. 1/ST drives the best-in-class racing and gaming operations at the company’s premier racetracks and training centers including Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park, The Maryland Jockey Club at Laurel Park and Pimlico Race ...
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