Ubuyillfly wins the G1 Speedhorse Graham Paint & Appaloosa
Futurity
FORT WORTH, Texas—Ubuyillfly won the G1 Speedhorse Graham Paint & Appaloosa
Futurity on May 26, 2012, at Remington Park Racetrack. Bred by Nikki Low
Schwerdfeger of Coolidge, Kansas and owned by Mary Hainline of Noble, Okla.,
Ubuyillfly is a bay Solid Paint-Bred gelding sired by Country Quick Dash and out
of Strafing Run AQHA. Coming into the finals with the fastest qualifying time,
he ran a time of 17.87 seconds and a speed index of 82 for the finals and earned
$91,493 for the win, bringing his lifetime earnings to $114,805. Ubuyillfly was
trained by Eddie D. Willis and was ridden by Jimmy Brooks.
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Finishing second was Judys Miss Banks with a time of 17.91 seconds. The sorrel
Solid Paint-Bred mare is sired by Gold Medal Jess AQHA and out of Judys
Chicklet. Bred by Jerry Banks of Sapulpa, Okla. and owned by Sammy and Nadine
Hester of Tulsa, Okla., the mare ran an 81 speed index, earned $40,929 and has
lifetime earnings of over $50,000. She was trained by Diana Hill and ridden by
Ricky Ramirez.
Third across the finish line was Super Glide Harley, a sorrel overo gelding by
Awesome Chrome and out of Biker Chick. He is bred by Steven Wright of Coweta,
Okla. and owned by Paint Horse Queens of Coweta, Okla. Trained by Dee Keener and
ridden by Cody Jensen, Super Glide Harley finished in 17.94 seconds with a speed
index of 80 and earned $26,483 bringing his lifetime earnings in excess of
$51,000.
Other Paint Horses completing the race, along with times, include Sexy Senorita
(17.95 seconds), Lajollas Mr Big Stuff (18.00 seconds); Western Rocker (18.05
seconds); T H San Man (18.10 seconds); Overdosed (18.30 seconds); Guy Code
(18.39 seconds). Laus Deo was scratched.
More about Paint Horse racing
Horse racing has long been one of America’s favorite spectator sports and 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 2011, more than 450 starters competed in
369 APHA-recognized races for record purses totaling more than $3.8 million.
A total of 16 states now feature Paint racing, including Arizona, California,
Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma,
Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Paint Horses also
race in Canada.
For more information on Paint Horse racing, contact APHA’s racing department at
(817) 222-6444, email racing@apha.com, or
visit www.paintracing.com.