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2021 Racing Champion Contenders, Winners Announced January 12
The 2021 racing champions will be announced Wednesday January 12 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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2021 Racing Champion Contenders, Winners Announced January 12

AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION—JANUARY 09, 2022—The AQHA Racing Champions Announcement Ceremony is at 6 p.m. (CST) on Wednesday (Jan 12) at Heritage Place in Oklahoma City.

The ceremony is the evening before the 2022 Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale that runs January 13-15 and will be aired via free live webcast on AQHA.com/racing.

If you are unable to attend, the ceremony will also be available to watch on The Cowboy Channel, the official network of ProRodeo and the first 24-hour television network totally dedicated to western sports and the western lifestyle. The Cowboy Channel is available on various cable and satellite systems or can be streamed online.

The contenders for 2021 racing champion were selected via a detailed criteria from the year’s runners.

The contenders are:

2-YEAR-OLD COLT

  • AJS TRES OF PAINT
    7-2-1-2 $257,999
  • BLOOD MONEY
    8-7-1-0 $1,123,142
  • BR CHIVALI CHAMP
    7-5-1-0 $147,098
  • DASHA GOOD REASON
    8-4-1-0 $172,707
  • DOCS DUSTY CARTEL
    8-5-2-0 $222,798
  • GOLDEN BOI
    6-4-0-1 $488,791
  • IN HOTT PURSUIT
    6-3-2-1 $325,516
  • INSPYRE
  • 5-2-2-0 $176,618
  • JESS FIRE ME
    4-2-1-1 $190,400
  • PRIZE KISS
    8-3-3-0 $150,958

2-YEAR-OLD FILLIES

  • BH INXS
    3-2-0-0 $343,880
  • BOTTICELLI BEACH
    7-4-1-1 $151,065
  • FIRE FAST HONEY
    5-2-1-0 $147,178
  • HS GOLDEN EAGLE
    9-2-3-2 $230,448
  • ON NYX
    4-1-1-1 $138,735
  • POLITICAL ROSE
    7-3-1-1 $256,849
  • REVENANT MOON
    5-3-0-0 $224,418
  • SHE GOES UP
    6-2-1-2 $137,095
  • SHEZA FAST BLOOD
    7-3-1-1 $193,983
  • TEXANA CARTEL
    5-3-2-0 $218,905

2-YEAR-OLD GELDINGS

  • BOMB CYCLONE
    5-3-1-0 $853,887
  • FDD SCOUT
    6-4-1-0 $588,494
  • FLASHIN FIRE
    6-4-0-0 $292,010
  • HOCK IT TO YOU
    9-5-3-0 $408,312
  • JESS BEING A FRIEND
    7-2-2-0 $355,170
  • JESS SAVIN CANDY
    6-4-1-0 $1,046,200
  • JET BLACK GRACE
    6-5-0-0 $637,857
  • KJ DESPARADO
    10-6-1-0 $2,104,961
  • SIPPIN HAYDEN
    5-2-0-2 $276,630
  • WHIZKEY GLASSES
    9-6-1-1 $764,583

3-YEAR-OLD COLTS

  • B CAUSE IM A HERO
    8-1-2-2 $140,241
  • DULCE SIN TACHA
    5-3-2-0 $175,286
  • EASY PERRY CARTEL
    9-4-3-1 $87,975
  • FAVORITE COLOSSUS
    8-2-1-0 $169,159
  • HES INNOCENT
    7-4-1-0 $136,124
  • RELENTLESSLY
    8-4-1-1 $199,813

3‐YEAR‐OLD FILLIES

  • AINT SHE TEMPTING
    4-2-2-0 $160,359
  • APOLLITICAL DAIZIES
    7-2-0-2 $198,466
  • APOLLITICAL PATTY
    6-2-2-1 $349,071
  • CHICKY CHICKY KAI
    9-4-4-0 $184,764
  • PATTYS SAINT
    7-6-1-0 $89,046
  • REASON TO FLY MV
    6-2-1-0 $156,691
  • VALIANT STARS
    6-2-2-0 $217,045
  • WHISTLE STOP CAFE
    4-3-1-0 $247,854

3‐YEAR‐OLD GELDINGS

  • A DANGEROUS FLASH
    8-4-0-1 $201,482
  • BIGG DEE
    8-5-2-1 $254,055
  • CANDY BLOOD
    10-4-3-1 $312,347
  • EMPRESSUM
    10-9-0-0 $969,755
  • FLASH BAK
    9-4-3-1 $594,848
  • INSTYGATOR
    4-3-1-0 $462,332

AGED GELDINGS

  • APOLLITICAL PENCE
    6-3-1-1 $431,060
  • CIRCLE CITY
    8-2-1-1 $144,503
  • DANJER
    7-5-2-0 $651,113
  • JESS MY HOCKS
    4-1-0-2 $117,171
  • MI AMOR SECRETO
    6-0-4-2 $191,666
  • POWERFUL FAVORITE
    7-4-1-1 $204,875
  • VALIANT TIBERIAS
    6-4-0-0 $280,659
  • WASCALLYWITTLEWABBIT
    7-5-1-0 $184,013
  • YOU CAN RUN
    4-2-0-0 $77,938

AGED MARES

  • CAT DADDYS LIL GIRL
    6-2-2-1 $164,126
  • KISS THRU FIRE
    8-4-1-0 $132,147
  • LIFEINTHEFASTLANES
    7-3-2-1 $124,350
  • SS CLASSYJESS
    12-7-3-1 $171,025
  • VALIANTINECANDYROCKS
    5-4-0-0 $152,630

AGED STALLIONS

  • DON CHUY C
    6-2-0-1 $119,775
  • EAGLES FLY HIGHER
    9-2-1-1 $107,902
  • JUICE IS LOOSE
    9-3-3-2 $85,156
  • LOVE THE WAY YOU FLY
    7-2-3-0 $65,550
  • PA CHA CHING
    7-1-3-0 $81,908

DISTANCE HORSE

  • MADEWELL
    9-3-3-0 $105,357
  • MOONFLASH CAT
    7-2-3-0 $119,251
  • VIVA LE DON
    10-5-0-2 $163,547
  • WASCALLYWITTLEWABBIT
    7-5-1-0 $184,013
  • WHY BUY THE COW
    11-2-4-2 $103,763

CANADIAN CHAMPION

  • COUNTRYFRIED CHICKEN
    12-4-2-1 $45,772
  • COUNTRYS COMIN BAC
    8-1-6-1 $39,939
  • DESTELLO DE LUNA
    6-2-3-1 $37,479
  • FIRING RED JESS
    7-2-1-0 $32,006
  • FIRST COLD WAVE
    7-4-1-1 $79,370
  • HAD TO BE IVORY
    6-3-1-2 $39,426
  • MARYLAND MAGIC
    8-4-1-2 $40,237
  • NIGHT LEADER
    6-1-3-1 $37,775
  • O FIRST SWEET HEART
    8-3-1-1 $52,358
  • WAVE BURNER
    10-2-1-2 $44,077

MEXICAN CHAMPION

  • AG FRANKY DREAMS
    4-2-0-1 $42,881
  • AG NAVIGATING STEPH
    6-2-1-1 $94,529
  • BR CHIVALI CHAMP
    7-5-1-0 $147,098
  • BR FICHA
    10-5-1-1 $82,150
  • DIVAS FIRST ANITA
    6-3-2-0 $59,710
  • EASY PERRY CARTEL
    9-4-3-1 $87,975
  • ESPEJO FUSILERO
    11-8-3-1 $77,294
  • JUANITO Y DANNY
    9-5-2-1 $89,400
  • REY ALFREDO
    9-5-2-1 $89,400
  • TEXANA CARTEL
    5-3-2-0 $218,905

SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPION

  • ATAU JQM
    4-2-1-0 $20,182
  • EURICO FOR ME JQM
    3-0-0-2 $2,572
  • FANTASTIC FLY APOLLO
    2-2-0-0 $20,844
  • ONLY FOR ME PK
    2-0-1-1 $7,117
  • SAY GOODBYE BR
    2-0-2-0 $378
  • TELLER TURIM MRL
  • YOYO VERDE BR
    2-0-0-0 $1,327

CHAMPION OWNER

  • EDWARD C. ALLRED
    520-91-89-83 $1,619,597
  • STEVE D. BURNS DVM
    116-24-21-15 $320,813
  • BOBBY D. COX
    115-23-24-14 $700,776
  • DUNN RANCH
    88-28-17-10 $2,345,675
  • JEFF JONES AND STEVE HOLT
    10-9-0-0 $969,755
  • MILENA KWIECIEN
    104-22-20-16 $312,077
  • LA FELIZ MONTANA RANCH LLC
    153-18-22-25 $805,897
  • JOHN/KATHY LEE & RUBEN MARES
    53-14-7-8 $2,362,164
  • ROGELIO MARQUEZ JR
    80-26-12-12 $1,718,517
  • DUTCH MASTERS III
    47-16-10-4 $1,775,113
  • RAMIRO GONZALEZ OZUNA
    111-23-12-15 $235,944
  • MAXIMILIANO C. PEREZ
    125-30-16-17 $386,441
  • BRENDA REISWIG
    136-25-22-23 $578,814
  • ROJAS RACING STABLES LLC
    14-7-1-1 $1,130,702
  • ROSENTHAL RANCH LLC
    26-10-6-3 $1,096,899
  • ROSENDO VALDEZ
    84-47-8-9 $694,094
  • ZITRO RACING CORP
    23-12-3-1 $831,316

CHAMPION BREEDER

  • EDWARD C. ALLRED
    785-124-129-131 $2,262,542
  • STEVE D. BURNS DVM
    777-134-104-104 $3,213,852
  • BOBBY D. COX
    955-142-137-128 $4,113,273
  • CUADRA LA PRESITA
    165-32-26-20 $550,016
  • DARLING FARMS
    299-34-28-40 $524,520
  • FULTON QUIEN SABE RANCHES LP
    111-24-16-11 $1,348,671
  • GRANT FARMS LLC
    295-48-43-34 $680,136
  • JEFF JONES AND STEVE HOLT
    24-10-2-1 $991,697
  • L&L LAND & CATTLE
    26-9-3-1 $2,205,826
  • MCCOLEE LAND & LIVESTOCK LLC
    245-36-41-30 $1,003,339
  • MJ FARMS
    380-57-41-46 $1,597,432
  • JIM AND DONNA O’NEAL
    14-4-3-1 $1,051,916
  • RELIANCE RANCHES LLC
    246-36-31-35 $788,320
  • SPRING HILL FARMS LLC
    37-11-4-2 $1,190,602
  • WEETONA STANLEY
    266-46-34-34 $669,676

CHAMPION TRAINER

  • MONTY ARROSSA
    369-78-55-55 $4,411,686
  • CLINTON R. CRAWFORD
    591-86-82-80 $2,316,451
  • JUAN DIAZ JR.
    265-60-38-26 $2,049,227
  • TREY ELLIS
    337-67-71-50 $1,022,201
  • WESLEY TODD GILES
    318-48-51-37 $3,213,460
  • JAIME H. GOMEZ
    337-64-56-45 $1,342,623
  • RILEY MOOSMAN
    257-81-49-21 $751,577
  • JASON L. OLMSTEAD
    475-88-78-74 $1,956,135
  • KENNETH L. ROBERTS
    374-72-57-56 $1,405,900
  • RANDY M. SMITH
    364-74-60-40 $1,923,597
  • JOHN STINEBAUGH
    292-44-53-35 $2,405,010
  • MICHAEL HEATH TAYLOR
    228-39-26-35 $2,111,722
  • ROSENDO VALDEZ
    174-87-24-16 $2,520,805
  • EDDIE D. WILLIS
    425-68-63-62 $1,863,323
  • TREY WOOD
    410-58-55-51 $2,088,067

CHAMPION JOCKEY

  • DAVID A. ALVAREZ
    524-115-87-76 $1,918,744
  • JESUS RIOS AYALA
    194-46-31-29 $2,047,466
  • FRANCISCO CALDERON
    501-83-97-58 $3,390,037
  • MARIO DELGADO
    310-60-44-44 $1,679,627
  • CRISTIAN ESQUEDA
    431-66-56-52 $1,061,248
  • JUAN FRANCISCO GARCIA JR.
    331-67-62-44 $971,347
  • RUBEN LOZANO
    331-65-57-45 $1,351,147
  • EDUARDO NICASIO
    127-24-24-16 $1,721,623
  • JUAN PULIDO
    342-70-45-36 $2,997,236
  • ADRIAN A. RAMOS
    334-61-51-50 $3,649,838
  • EVERARDO RODRIGUEZ
    625-142-77-92 $3,259,190
  • VICTOR MANUEL URIETA JR.
    417-89-53-49 $1,914,706
  • JESUS VALENZUELA
    285-88-61-32 $589,110
  • RODRIGO VALLEJO
    143-36-23-15 $2,254,421
  • LUIS L. VIVANCO
    447-73-63-61 $1,334,934

The Association’s top priority is the safety of attendees and staff. The AQHA Racing Champions Announcements will be held in accordance with local, state and federal mandates. It is imperative to recognize there is an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 in any setting where people are present. AQHA will continue to monitor the situation. If any changes are made to the event, information will be published at aqha.com/racing.

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