Jubious Illusion wins the Manor Paint Derby
FORT WORTH, TEXAS—After a late start, Jubious Illusion battled to the front for the win in the Manor Paint Derby, held at Manor Downs in Manor, Texas. The 350-yard race offered $18,027 in prize money on April 19.
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The 3-year-old sorrel Solid Paint-Bred gelding covered the track in 18.306 seconds to win by nearly a length. Jubious Illusion, owned by Linda and James Whitener of Cleveland, Texas, was ridden by jockey Modesto Pina and earned $7,212. Now with a lifetime earnings of $10,184, the gelding, sired by Streakin Sixes AQHA and out of Three Ohs Dondi, was trained by Guy Hopkins.
Jets Jet also rallied late in the race to finish in second-place. The 3-year-old bay Solid Paint-Bred mare, ridden by Gaspar Garcia, posted a time of 18.440 seconds. Sired by Suchanimage and out of CJ Little Jet AQHA, the mare earned $3,606 to increase her lifetime earnings to $12,536. Jets Jet is owned by Calvin and Jackie Gerhardt of Everman, Texas, and trained by Calvin.
The third-place finisher, Pharr Out Dream finished close behind Jets Jet with a time of 18.444 seconds. The 3-year-old gray tobiano Paint mare sired by Dr Beduino and out of Dreamy Beduino is owned by Dr. Victor Villarreal of Pharr, Texas. The mare ridden by Salvador Perez and trained by Emilio Barrera, earned $1,803 to increase her career earnings to $2,078.
Other Paint Horses completing the race (with times) include Winners Lineage (18.542), Dr Fino (18.602), Shake Em Gunner (18.670), Action Figure (18.764), Paster Paint (18.797), Pharr Out Loca (19.141) and There Cash N Dallas (19.466).
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. |
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