Effects Of Magic takes the win
at the Western Montana Fair Derby
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Effects Of Magic, a 3-year-old bay solid Paint-bred mare, won the Western Montana Fair Derby, a 300-yard race, held
Aug. 13 at Western Montana Fairgrounds in Missoula, Mont. The mare is
owned by Nancy Garoutte of Wolf Point, Mont., trained by Jesse
Villegas and was ridden by Antonio Perez.
“I was really surprised when she got a 100 speed index, but I knew
she was ready to run,” said Garoutte.
Effects Of Magic outraced the second-place horse by one and a quarter
lengths with a time of 15.49 seconds. The mare, sired by Suchanimage
and out of Magic Stuff AQHA, earned $2,805 for this win, increasing
her lifetime earnings to $21,939.62.
“It was great to have her win and renew the fact that she could do it
since she has been off for a while,” said Garoutte.
Raves Beauty, a bay tobiano mare sired by Texas Hero and out of Rave
Reviews AQHA, came in second with a time of 15.67 seconds. She is
owned by Robert Joscelyn and Betty Uphaus of Glasgow, Mont., trained
by Cheryl Uphaus and was ridden by Fernando Gamez.
BXT Castle Valley PTA, a sorrel solid Paint-bred gelding, posted a
time of 15.79 for third place. The gelding is sired by Noble Chief
and out of Im Too Special AQHA. He is owned and trained by Leonard
and Rada Rogers of Cleveland, Utah, and was ridden by Terrance
Birdrattler.
Crafty Cochise, Ironica Too and Judys Polecat completed the field.
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 2005, more
than 600 starters competed in more than 800 APHA-recognized races for
purses totaling more than $5.1 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.
“The future is really bright for Paint racing,” said Lex Smurthwaite,
APHA’s executive director. “Owners from other racing breeds are
getting involved with Paints because of the strong and steady growth
of our program. It is still relatively easy to get involved and be
competitive.”
For more information on Paint Horse racing, contact APHA’s racing department at
(817) 222-6444, e-mail racing@apha.com, or visit paintracing.com. |
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