GOT COUNTRY GRIP 2012 Class announced for Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame at Remington Park – Quarter Horse Season
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame at Remington Park will honor the first of two classes of inductees this year when a group of nine, integral to American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa competition are acknowledged in April. Jockey
A group of four horses will be inducted in April, including: Stolis Winner, the all-time leading money earner in Quarter Horse racing; Got Country Grip, the all-time leading money earner in Paint racing; First Prize Rose, a foundation broodmare who produced multiple stakes winners, champion First Down Dash and a broodmare line that continues to produce stakes winners into the second decade of the millennium; and Josie's Bar, the 1954 World Champion Quarter Horse, 3-year-old filly and mare. The induction ceremony for these horses, horsemen and contributors will take place in the Silks Restaurant at Remington Park on Wednesday, April 11, beginning the week of racing that includes the Remington Park Futurity on April 14. |
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APHA's 2011 Regular Registry Running Champions included:
2-Year-Old Gelding – SM Streakin Country
Aged Mare – Dashin Razzamatazz
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RB Country Dash makes a dash in the GCFA Paint Stakes
FORT WORTH, Texas—RB Country Dash made a winning dash in the Gillespie County Fair Paint Stakes on August 28 at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds in Fredericksburg, Texas. The Paint gelding edged out the field at the end, completing the 350 yard race in a time of 17.84 seconds and winning $4,200.
Owned, bred and trained by Randall Read of Bowie, Texas, RB Country Dash is a sorrel solid Paint-bred gelding sired by Country Quick Dash and out of The Queens Ransom AQHA by Gone To The Man. This was RB Country Dash’s first stakes win, and his lifetime earnings are now $10,760. He was ridden by Santos Carrizales in the race. Finishing a close second was Crm Livewire, with a time of 17.86 seconds. The bay tobiano stallion is sired by Cartel Success AQHA and out of Elaina Go Go by Texas Hero. Owned and bred by Dan Jones of Kemp, Texas, the stallion has lifetime earnings of $4,953. He is trained by L. R. Jordan and ridden by Jose Alvarez.
Third across the finish line was General Gordiz, a stakes winner and stakes placed bay solid Paint-bred stallion by Awesome Chrome and out of Killer Corona AQHA by Corona Cartel. He is owned and bred by Javier Lujan of Pharr, Texas, trained by Francisco Vega, Jr. and ridden by Luis Vivanco. General Gordiz finished the race in 17.88 seconds. Other horses completing the race, along with times, include Nate Jeffers (18.08 seconds), Awesome Country (18.87 seconds) and Sherrills Babe (19.08 seconds). |
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APHA names 2010 Running Champions The Regular Registry and Solid Paint-Bred world champions, respectively, and 21 other Running Champions were announced January 15 at the Heritage Place Sale in Oklahoma City. Running Champion awards, presented annually, are given to Paint Horses that demonstrate outstanding athleticism on the racetrack. Selection is based on their level of competition, location, races won and earnings for the year. These awards are given in three age categories in both the Regular Registry and Solid Paint-Bred Registry with winners selected by APHA’s Racing Committee including:
2-Year-Old Filly
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Girls Got Grip wins $257,208 G1 Graham Paint Futurity, moves dam up the charts
The Grade 1 $257,208 Graham Paint Futurity on May 29 was the richest race for Paints this year. It was an interesting one to watch this year as Rio Rojo Jessie crossed the finish line in front, but would soon be disqualified for interference. Girls Got Grip was elevated from second place to first with the new results, having finished only a neck behind her. She finished the 350-yard race with a time of 17.71 seconds. The new winner is a full sister to Paint racing’s leading money-earner, Got Country Grip. She takes home $97,743 for the win, making her dam the 2010 and lifetime leading money-earning dam with $572,709 in offspring earnings, and also the first Paint broodmare with progeny earnings over $500,000.
Girls Got Grip is a 2-year-old bay solid Paint-bred filly by Country Quick Dash and out of Got A Grip, by Super De Kas AQHA. She is a full-sister to Got Country Grip, who holds five world champion titles in racing. The filly is owned by Girls Got Grip, LLC, and managed by Jamie Howard of Black Hawk, South Dakota, who owns the dam as well. The partnership is a group of Jamie’s friends who he encouraged to take a chance on the potential of the filly based on her breeding. She has five outs, with two wins, one second and one third. She has earned a total of $111,625 and a 90 speed index. Linda Fox of Maud, Oklahoma, was the breeder and she is trained by Heath Taylor and was ridden by Cody Jensen. Girls Got Grip is expected to run next in the Pot O’Gold Futurity at Will Rogers Downs.. “They (the Girls Got Grip partners) are having a really big time with it now,” said Howard. “All of them made it to the race, except one. There are three of us from South Dakota, one from Denver, Colorado and the other from Atlanta, Georgia. For us it’s like winning the Superbowl!”
Second across the wire officially was Shawne Wind, a 2-year-old sorrel tobiano mare by Country Quick Dash and out of Shawne Chick, by Shawne Bug AQHA. She was bred by Henry and Linda Bowlan of Tecumseh, Oklahoma. She is owned by Alexia Mehrle of Ochelata, Oklahoma, istrained by Matt Whitekiller and was ridden by Cody Smith. She finished the race with a time of 17.97 seconds and earned $43,725 to make her lifetime earnings $56,721.
Finishing third was the Texas-bred sorrel solid Paint-bred stallion, Memory Keeper, who has run the fastest qualifying times for both the Oklahoma Paint Futurity and the Graham Paint and Appaloosa Futurity. He finished fourth in the finals of the Oklahoma and third in the Graham. He ran the race in 18.09 seconds earning $28,292 to make his lifetime earnings $41,568. He is owned and was bred by Jim and Linda Whitener of Cleveland, Texas. C. Gilbreath was the trainer and Jose Montoya was the jockey.
Other horses completing the race, along with times, include WW Granite Treasure (18.12 seconds), Flash Of Silk (18.12 seconds), Oh Country Rose (18.13 seconds), Prize Jive (18.14 seconds), Valdarama (18.36 seconds). Rio Rojo Jessie was disqualified to ninth place. He ran the race in 17.68 seconds. Willy Awesome was scratched.
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Grade 1 American Paint Classic Futurity won by longshot RP Miranda Dash
FORT WORTH, Texas—The longest shot on the board, RP Miranda Dash, outran the field to win the $93,931 Grade 1 American Paint Classic Futurity on April 24 at Remington Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in the final race of the night. Those who had placed a bet on the longshot filly were happy they took the chance on the 27-1 shot, which paid out $56.20 for a win ticket. The favorite and fastest qualifier, Rare Guerdon, finished a close fifth after he was overtaken at the end of the race. It was a tight finish for the first seven horses of the nine-horse field. RP Miranda Dash won by a neck, posting a time of 17.86 for the 350-yard race. The sorrel filly earned $34,852 with jockey Kenny Muntz guiding her to the win.
RP Miranda Dash is a 2-year-old sorrel solid Paint-bred filly by Country Quick Dash and out of Kash N Colours AQHA. She is owned by Roy Kent Perkins of Farmers Valley near Vernon, Texas, who named the filly after his granddaughter, who is nine years old. Perkins is a cotton and wheat farmer and raises cattle along with his son Kent, who he partners with in their agriculture business. They have two broodmares. This was the first Paint foal out of their mare Kash N Colours AQHA, by Hot Colours AQHA. This was RP Miranda Dash’s second win, after she won a maiden race at Remington Park in March. Durk Peery of Vian, Oklahoma, trained the filly.
“In the trials (for this race) she got away (from the gates) decent, but she showed us that she had a big kick on the end,” said trainer Durk Peery. “So I thought if she got away good, then she would do well.”
“The racing is a family affair for us. My brother-in-law Jessie Jobe and I were partners on horses until his early passing,” said owner Roy Kent Perkins. “My grandson Troy helps feed the horses every day, and everyone is involved. We won the American Paint Classic with Tonto Bars Image back in 1991 and after Jessie passed I quit the racing. But, I finally got back into it and wanted to win this race again, just didn’t think it would happen this fast. My wife Margie and I, along with a friend, went to the race. My granddaughter Miranda wasn’t able to come to the race but they were watching it on TVG and the internet. I not only want to thank my family and trainer, but also Linda Bowlan who recommended Durk to me as a trainer. This was one of the most exciting nights. We hope to be in the Paint racing business for many more years.”
Second across the wire was Flashin Bye, a flashy bay tobiano gelding by Royal Quick Flash and out of Texas Exit, by Texas Hero. He was bred in Oklahoma by Dean and Tonya Lester. Leland Parnell trains the gelding and he was ridden by jockey Rodrigo Vallejo. He finished the race with a time of 17.90 seconds, earning $14,747 for the second-place finish, bringing his lifetime earnings to $19,331.
Finishing third was one of the top picks, Girls Got Grip, a full sister to five-time world champion Got Country Grip. The sire of both horses is Country Quick Dash and dam is Got A Grip, by Super De Kas AQHA. She crossed the wire with a time of 17.93 seconds earning $8,547 for the third-place finish. The filly was ridden by Cody Jensen. She was bred by Linda Fox of Maud, Oklahoma, and is owned by Girls Got Grip, LLC of Black Hawk, South Dakota. Courtesy of PaintRacing.com |
GOT COUNTRY GRIP Got Country Grip continued to shatter Paint racing records, earning a record fifth consecutive Solid Paint-Bred World Championship in 2009. He remains at the top of the list for lifetime leading money-earning Paint racehorses.
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Regular Registry Running Champions:
2-Year-Old Colt—SM Country Bandit
Regular Registry Honor Roll
Aged Stallion—SM Country Snowman
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS—SM Country Snowman and Paint racing sensation Got Country Grip were named the American Paint Horse Association’s Running World Champions for 2008. The Regular Registry and Solid Paint-Bred World Champions, respectively, and 17 other Running Champions were announced January 17 at the Heritage Place sale in Oklahoma City.
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Running Champion awards, presented annually, are given to Paint Horses that demonstrate outstanding athleticism on the racetrack. Selection is based on level of competition, location, races won and earnings for the year. These awards are given in three age categories in both Regular Registry and Solid Paint-Bred Registry divisions. APHA’s racing committee selects the winners by written ballot.
Courtesy of PaintRacing.com
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS—Many have dubbed him the world’s fastest racehorse, but Got Country Grip now has a new claim to fame. The two-time World Champion Paint racehorse made his mark in history on Nov. 24, after winning his 15th consecutive race. Got Country Grip races to the finish to earn his 15th straight victory in as many starts. The 4-year-old solid Paint-bred's first-place finish set a new Paint and Quarter Horse record for consecutive races won. Photos are courtesy of Lone Star Park.
Got Country Grip, along with his owner Jimmy Maddux, trainer Brandon Parum, jockey G.R. Carter, Jr., and a large following of fans, waited patiently for the moment when the 4-year-old gelding would earn his 15th straight victory to surpass the Quarter Horse world record of consecutive wins held by Josie’s Bar, Destiny Drummer and Pies Royal Request. All three Quarter Horses won 14 consecutive races, but lost on their 15th trip. The long-awaited moment came during the Olympia Joe Handicap at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas.
“We were worried about this race because he has only had two outs this year and he was coming off a lung infection,” said Maddux. “The track was sloppy because of the rain and this was the record-breaking race, so I think there was a lot more apprehension than usual, but he showed us what we does best.” The newest record holder, sired by Country Quick Dash and out of Got A Grip, finished with a 1 ¾-length lead over the next closest runner despite having somewhat of slow start, while posting a time of 19.90 seconds in the 400-yard race.
“G.R. never uses his whip on this horse,” said Maddux. “He didn’t seem to come out of the gate as fast as usual so G.R. tapped him on the shoulder once. It was like Grip figured out what he was here to do and he took off.”
Grip—as he is known as around the barn—earned $12,200 of the $20,000 purse, increasing his lifetime earnings to $247,500. The bay gelding is also the highest money-earning Paint racehorse.
During the race, Grip was followed by Appaloosas Jess Streakin (20.28 seconds) and CMB A Legacy (20.42 seconds). Horses completing the field included Keep Him, Peewees Pride, Skirt Chasin Kid (ApHC) and Elisa Star (ApHC).
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10 minute Video Got Country Grip winning the American Heritage * It can be fast forwarded The making of a champion Grip’s story begins long before he ever set hoof on the racetrack. When the now- champion Paint Horse was only weanling, Jimmy Maddux of Weatherford, Texas, acquired him in a trade. Although Maddux wasn’t sure about the trade, his trainer Brandon Parum saw something special in snotty-nosed bay colt. Maddux, who has been previously quoted as saying he attributes much of his success to Parum, trusted the champion trainer and success seemed to follow. Grip earned his first victory in a maiden race at Remington Park on April 10, 2005. The gelding continued to win 6 more races throughout his 2-year-old year, including the Graham Futurity at Lone Star Park where he earned $73,219. For his undefeated season, Grip was named 2-Year-Old Solid Paint-Bred Gelding, 2-Year-Old Solid Paint-Bred Champion and Solid Paint-Bred World Champion.
Got Country Grip’s earnings also helped Maddux to be named as Leading Owner, Parum as Leading Trainer and G.R. Carter, Jr. as leading jockey. The following year, 2006, wasn’t any different for those associated with Grip. The wins continued to come as G.R. Carter, Jr., guided the bay gelding to 5 wins in as many starts. The crew’s highlight of 2006 was earning a speed index of 109 during the OHA Paint and Appaloosa Derby RG2 at Fair Meadows in Tulsa, Okla. Grip earned the same champion honors as a 3-year-old as he did the prior year—3-Year-Old Solid Paint-Bred Gelding, 3-Year-Old Solid Paint-Bred Champion and Solid Paint-Bred World Champion.
Grip’s wins again helped name Maddux as Leading Owner and Parum as Leading Trainer. He also attributed to Linda Fox’s Leading Breeder award. Although “Team Grip” has continued their winning ways in 2007, this year proved more difficult. With limited races for Paint Horses over 3-years-old, Grip’s opportunities to race were slimmed down. But the biggest problem seemed to be getting enough horses entered to hold a race.
“No one wanted to race against him,” said Maddux. “We’d get him entered or word that we were going to enter him would get out and the horses would start dropping out of the races.”
Racing only three times this year and running in the seventh post each time, Grip proved he was still the dominate Paint on the track. His first two victories came April 21 and May 27 at Remington Park in the Mr. Lewie Memorial Handicap and National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Stakes, respectively. After a six-month layoff of racing, Grip earned his latest victory.
“It was a good feeling to win that one,” said Maddux.
The 2007 running champions have yet to be named, but according to the November/December 2007 issue of Paint Racing News, Got Country Grip is the leading Solid Paint-Bred Aged Gelding.
What the future holds
“It’s time to go for the big one,” said Maddux, referring to the modern day Thoroughbred record of 16 straight victories held by Citation, Cigar and Hallowed Dreams.
Maddux says he has two races in mind for the gelding next year, and he will wait and see where to go from there. Grip’s crew hopes to give him as many opportunities as possible to run. When asked about his record-setting Paint horse, Maddux replies, “He’s just a good horse. Oh my gosh, he’s just a good horse. That is what he loves to do—just run.” Courtesy of PaintRacing.com |
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New for 2012 - Performance Stallion
