Victory Victoria earns her first victory during
the Manor Paint & Appaloosa Futurity G3
FORT WORTH, TEXAS—Victory Victoria earned her first win in her first out during the Manor Paint & Appaloosa Futurity G3, held at Manor Downs in Manor, Texas. The 300-yard race was held April 19.
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The 2-year-old Solid Paint-Bred mare posted a time of 16.39 seconds, finishing a neck ahead of the next closest contender. Sired by Dr Beduino and out of Intrinsic Winner, Victory Victoria lived up to her name as she earned $8,312 in her first paycheck. The filly is owned by breeder Dr. Victor Villarreal of Pharr, Texas, was trained by Manuel Vega, Jr., and ridden by Rodrigo Vallejo.
Jeannes Beduina trailed closely behind Victory Victoria under jockey Melody Brooks to finish in second place with a time of 16.41 seconds in her first race. The filly, owned and trained by Roberto Gonzalez of Premont, Texas, was sired by Beduinos Golondrino and out of Bar Bug Lady AQHA. The 2-year-old sorrel overo Paint filly took home a check of $4,156.
Bet Ur Cash In Texas rallied late in the race to finish third. The 2-year-old sorrel tovero Paint gelding ran a time of 16.44 seconds. Earning $2,078, he was sired by Texas Moon Pie and out of Bedadate. Bet Ur Cash In Texas is owned by Glen Wilkinson of Premont, Texas, was trained by Jesse Garcia and ridden by Jose Vega.
Other horses completing the race (with time) include Heza Jazzy Indian (16.58), Kisses Freckles (ApHC) (16.61), Bling N Cash (16.82), Raise Beduino (16.90), Zee Player (17.093), Rio Rojo Blue (17.096) and TG Ryons Lovelydancer (17.12).
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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