Flash N B Gone wins his first race during
the Oklahoma Paint Horse Futurity G1

FORT WORTH, TEXAS—Paint Horse Flash N B Gone earned his first career victory March 22 during the $49,580 Oklahoma Paint Horse Futurity G1 at Remington Park in Oklahoma City.

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Flash N B Gone		Royal Quick Flash		Royal Quick Dash		First Down Dash
						Harems Choice
				Venice Song		Hempen
						Venice
		All I Can Bee		Disco Jerry		Never Dance
						Sea Bouquet
				This Will Be		Lady Bug's Moon
						Ballerina Brisk

The 2-year-old sorrel Solid Paint-Bred gelding gained a late finish to win by a head with a time of 15.60 seconds. Owned by Desiree Buck of Ringling, Okla., and trained by David Drake, Flash N B Gone was ridden by Cody Worst in the 300-yard race. The gelding, who finished second in his trial on March 7 to qualify for the race, earned $21,736 for his win to increase his lifetime earnings to $22,300. Flash N B Gone is by Royal Quick Flash and out of All I Can Bee.

Awesome Judy, by Awesome Chrome and out of Dial Judy, finished closely behind Flash N B Gone to earn second place in 15.61 seconds. The 2-year-old sorrel tobiano Paint gelding earned $9,616 for his efforts, bringing his lifetime earnings to $11,380. Awesome Judy is owned and trained by Sandra Garnett Tatom of Groesbeck, Texas, and was ridden by Helen King.

Finishing in third-place was Quick Kicker, who posted a time of 15.67 seconds. The 2-year-old bay Solid Paint-Bred gelding finished half a length behind Awesome Judy to earn $6,769. Sired by Royal Quick Flash and out of Kickerslittlechick, Quick Kicker has now earned $8,461 in his two lifetime races. The gelding is owned by H.T. and Kay Churchwell of Okmulgee, Okla., was trained by Clinton Crawford and ridden by Bryan Ernst.

Other Paint Horses completing the field, with times, include Barney Ofield (15.86), Denhams Hero (15.89), Panther Pride (15.90), Make No Shadows (15.94), Flashing Texan (16.03) and Ima Diva Alright (16.10).

More about Paint Horse racing
Horse racing has long been one of America’s favorite spectator sports. With the recent growth of the Paint Horse breed, it’s no wonder that Paints have become one of the hottest tickets in the horse racing industry.

Since 1966, when APHA officially recognized the sport, Paint racing has made major strides forward. In that inaugural year, 17 starters ran for $1,290 in just two states—Texas and Oklahoma. In 2007, more than 600 starters competed in more than 700 APHA-recognized races for record purses totaling more than $5 million.

A total of 18 states now feature Paint racing, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Paint Horses also race in Canada.

“Paint Racing continues to be an opportunity for breeders, owners and trainers to take a serious look at,” said APHA Executive Director Lex Smurthwaite. “The amount of purse money available and the average earning per Paint starter is creating new interest in the Paint racing industry.”

For more information on Paint Horse racing, contact APHA’s racing
department at (817) 222-6444, email racing@apha.com, or visit
paintracing.com.