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Champion Sire Heza Motor Scooter Dead at 17
Champion Sire Heza Motor Scooter died in New Mexico on Sunday.

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Champion Sire Heza Motor Scooter Dead at 17

CHAMBERINO, NM—MAY 12, 2015—Heza Motor Scooter, a two-time AQHA Racing Champion sire, died Sunday at RVM Farm & Clinic near Chamberino, New Mexico. The son of leading sire Heza Fast Man was 17-years-old.

Bred-owned-and-raced by Joyce D. Erickson, Heza Motor Scooter sired 68 winners (61%), 20 stakes horses (18%), 2 champions with earnings of $3.1 million in 10 crops to reach racing age. His runners have average earnings per starter of nearly $28,000.

Three-time AQHA Racing Champion Rylees Boy.
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Among his top runners were Three-time AQHA Racing Champion Rylees Boy SI 121 (22 wins to 10, $1,566,939, Champion of Champions S.-G1, etc.), AQHA Racing Champion Distance Horse All About Larry SI 113 (11 wins to 6, $191,618, AQHA Distance Challenge Championship-G1, etc), Lifes Been Good SI 99 (5 wins to 4, $75,360 Desert Classic Derby, etc.), Heza Motor Cruiser SI 94 (2 wins to 5, $69,817, 3rd Hobbs America Derby-G2, etc.), Harlee Tucker SI 103 (4 wins to 4, $58,204, Turf Paradise Derby, etc.), Rydals Rocket SI 88 (2 wins to 4, $55,812 3rd Ontario Bred and Foaled Derby , etc.), For Love N Money SI 104 (6 wins to 4, $53,936 Arizona QRA Futurity, etc.), Jrm Scootermegone SI 118 (7 wins to 9, $46,967 2nd AQRA Turf Paradise Futurity [R]-G3, etc.), etc.

Heza Motor Scooter won or placed in 17 of 26 career starts while earning $259,682. He won the Grade 2 El Primero Del Derby, Cypress Sophomore Handicap, QHBC Sophomore Classic and was second in the Los Alamitos Winter Derby(G1). He was also third in the Tolltac Handicap and a finalist in the Los Alamitos Million Futurity(G1), Rainbow Futurity(G1), New Mexico Championship Challenge(G1), West Texas Maturity(G3), Z Wayne Griffin Directors Stakes(G3), Corona Chick Handicap and Double Bid Handicap.

AQHA Racing Champion Distance Horse All About Larry.
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Heza Motor Scooter is out of the multiple stakes producing Ronas Ryon mare Hot Tin Lizzie, dam of 8 ROM. The second dam is the Dash For Cash mare Air Mail Express. This is the family of Refrigerator Handicap(G1) winner Special Task Force ($437,059), RG2 winner Captain Jacksboro ($145,922), G3 winner Fast Movin Vic ($139,800), stakes winner Heza Perfect Storm ($71,599) and G2 placed Mighty Famous Vic ($185,243), etc.

Heza Motor Scooter was laid to rest at RVM Farm near Chamberino, New Mexico.