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Editor-In-Chief
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John Hernandez, Executive Secretary, IQHRAQuestions or comments? Email john.hernandez@iqhra.com or call (760) 801-6103
Iowa Quarter Horse Racing Association
The Official Representative For Quarter Horse Racing in Iowa
The Quarter Horse Wirehe Quarter Horse Wire
“I've often said there's nothing better for the inside of a man
than the outside of a horse.”
Ronald Reagan
October 2011
ChampionshipWeekendStakes Winners
Mary & John LawlessOwners of Jim Bader Futurity Winner Eufala Me
Jim Bader Futurity
EUFALA ME
John Lawless
Polk County Derby
WHERES YOUR WAGON
Kay Sage
Terrace Hill
WRS SPECIAL SHOE
Williams Racing Stable
Future Of Iowa
THE REGAL STREAK
Michael Ahern
Iowa Stallion QH Futurity
YOUGOTTOBEKIDDINME
Tony D Jones
Iowa Stallion Derby
GUNPOWDER KID
Dennis Sondberg
Valley Junction Futurity
CRUZIN THE WAGON
Terry & Mary Louise Pursel
Altoona Derby
I AM THAT HERO
Brent & Karen Clay
Two Rivers
JESS A RUNNER
JK Running Horses, LLC
COMPLETE COVERAGE INSIDE!
ary Louise & Terry PurselOwners of Valley Junction Futurity Winner Cruzin The Wagon
© 2011, Coady Photography© 2011, Coady Photography
IOWA QUARTER HORSE RACING ASSOCIATION
The Quarter Horse Wire
October 2011
President’s Message
With the second stand-alone Quarter Horse meet coming to an end, we want to thank everyone who helped make it a success. Although field sizes dropped an average of 1 horse perrace compared to 2010, horsemen who did participate in our meet were able to gain additionalstarts for their horses and not be excluded multiple times for races that overfilled.The stakes schedule again showcased quality runners with 2010 AQHA champion Mareand Aged
Horse “Spit Curl Diva” as well as 2010 AQHA Distance Champion “De Passem
Okey” winning 2 stakes each. Brent and Karen Clay’s “I Am That Hero” won both the DoubleGold Derby and the Altoona Derby. JK Running Horses LLC’s
“Jess a Runner” has won
consecutive runnings of the Two Rivers Stakes. All-
Time Iowa Bred QH earner “
Wrs Special
Shoe”
returned to win the Terrace Hill Stakes for the fourth time in five years. Purses for theAltoona Derby ($91,100), Valley Junction Futurity ($229,300), Jim Bader Futurity ($130,000),and Polk County Derby ($99,500) reached all-time high values for each race.Leading the way in the jockey standings for 2011 was Stormy Smith with 42 wins. CodyR. Smith was 2
nd
with 25. In the trainer standing Brent Clay was 1
st
with 18 wins followedclosely by Charley Hunt with 16 wins. Leading owner honors went to JK Running Horses LLC(Regina Laymon) with 7 winners at the meet, followed by Ken and Reba George with 6 wins.Horses that won the most races at the meet with 3 wins each
were: “Yougottobekiddingme
,
”
“I
Am That Hero
,”
“Where’
s Your Wagon.
” and “
Go W
ith Corona.”
This year’s meet was also highlighted by special evenings with some outstanding guests.
Those guests included Iowa Head Wrestling Coach Tom Brands, Iowa Head Basketball CoachFran McCaffrey, Jockey Tad Leggett, and Owner and Editor of Track Magazine Ben Hudson.We are already working hard on the 2012 meet and we welcome any ideas or suggestionsyou might have.The IQHRA is very proud to be a part of the tremendous Quarter Horse Racing Industry!See you in 2012,Tom LepicPresident, IQHRA
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