Barney OField wins G3 TPHBA Maturity, first stakes win
FORT WORTH, Texas - Always the bridesmaid, never the bride is how some horses luck runs,
but not today for Barney OField. The four-year-old gelding won the Grade 3 TPHBA
Maturity against a field of nice horses. It was his first stakes win. He seems
to be getting faster as he gets older, running three 96 speed index races in
2010. Barney OField won the 350-yard race in a time of 17.70 seconds earning
$10,410. The race was run at Sam Houston Race Park in Houston, Texas, on August
14, 2010.
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Barney OField wins his first stakes race, the G3 TPHBA
Maturity. Photo by Sandra Beck/Coady Photography
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Barney OField is a 2006 sorrel solid Paint-bred gelding sired by Judys Lineage
and out of Shero, sired by Texas Hero. He has run in seven stakes races,
finishing second in the Lorelei Paint Derby, fourth in the PSBA Derby, fourth in
the American Paint Classic Furturity and Oklahoma Paint Futurity, fifth in the
OHA Derby and ninth in the Pot O’Gold Futurity after a bumpy race. The gelding
was bred by Marion Hoskin of Ada, Oklahoma, and is owned by Julie Haywood and
Joni Willis of Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Eddie Willis is the trainer and Jimmy Brooks
was the jockey for this race. Barney OField has a lifetime earnings of $63,552.
Finishing second was Aintscaredaflyin, a three-year-old sorrel solid Paint-bred
gelding by Flyin Color AQHA and out of champion Shamrock Dasher, sired by Rebel
Dasher AQHA. This was his second time to be stakes-placed. He ran the race in a
time of 17.75 seconds, earning $5,205 to make his total lifetime earnings
$21,417. He was bred and is owned by Joe and Lisa VanNatta of Lometa, Texas.
Aintscaredaflying is trained by C. Gilbreath and was ridden by Rodrigo Vallejo.
Judys Rocket To Cash finished third in the TPHBA Maturity. The three-year-old
sorrel solid Paint-bred gelding is owned by Jerry Leavell of Mercedes, Texas,
and was bred by Willow Ridge Farms of Norman, Oklahoma. Lecie Leavell is the
trainer and David Alvarez was the jockey. The gelding earned $2,603 to make his
lifetime earnings $35,668.
Other horses completing the race, along with times, include Takin On The Hero
(17.93 seconds), I Do One Two Three (18.10 seconds), Allysa (18.29 seconds),
Jubious Illusion (18.30 seconds), Grand Diamonds (18.39 seconds), Action Figure
(18.45 seconds), Speed Bandit (18.77 seconds) and Zee Player (20.84 seconds).
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 2009, more than 540 starters competed in
more than 530 APHA-recognized races for record purses totaling more than $4.7
million.
A total of 17 states now feature Paint racing, including Arizona, California,
Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Paint
Horses also race in Canada.
"With a wealth of top performing Paint racehorses, dedicated owners and
talented trainers and jockeys, Paint Racing continues to remain a strong program
in the horse industry," said APHA Executive Director Lex Smurthwaite. "Paint
Racing enthusiasts recognized the amount of purse money available and have
jumped in to take advantage of the lucrative payouts."
For more information on Paint Horse racing, contact APHA’s racing department at
(817) 222-6444, email racing@apha.com, or
visit paintracing.com.