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In this "collector's edition" of the newsletter, we salute the winners of the six Iowa Champions Night races run on Friday October 26 AND the six BofA Challenge Championship races run on Saturday October 27.
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Saluting The ‘12 Iowa Champions
And The ‘12 Bank Of America
Challenge Championship Winners
December 2012
Iowa Quarter Horse Racing Association
The Official Representative For
Quarter Horse Racing in Iowa
The Quarter Horse WireThe Quarter Horse Wire
In this “collector’s edition” of the IQHRA newsletter,
we salute the winners of the 6 added-money stakes races held on Iowa Champions Night October 26
as well as the 6 Bank of America Challenge
Championship races contested October 27.
By all accounts, the final weekend of the 2012 live racing season at Prairie Meadows was a smashing
success in terms of interest, attendance, impressions
of the facilities, and pari-mutuel wagering.
Congratulations to ALL of the winners including a pair of Iowa Champions —Eufala Me (photo) and
Yougottobekiddinme— who reached the winner’s
circle on “the big night” for the 2nd straight season.
Stallion Service Auction, IQHRA Annual Meeting
Scheduled For January 5
Services to over 160 stallions, including 5 stallions ranked among the Top 25 sires nationally by money earned in 2012, will be up for auction at the IQHRA Stallion Service Auction set for Saturday January 5, 2013.
Information on the auction and stallion services available are included in this edition of the IQHRA newsletter. Late additions will be posted on the IQHRA web site.
The Top 25 stallions whose services will be available for bids are: Pyc Paint Your Wagon, Ivory James, Bigtime Favorite, Jess Louisiana Blue, and Country Chicks Man.
The auction and the IQHRA Annual Meeting will be held at the Ramada Tropics Resort & Conference Center at I-35/80 & Merle Hay in Des Moines.
www.iqhra.com
© 2012, Coady Photography
President’s Message Tom Lepic, IQHRA President
With the 2012 Quarter Horse season behind us, we can all take a deep breath and reflect on the great accomplishments
of the IQHRA and Prairie Meadows. This was a season like no other. In the 27 days of racing we averaged 8.3 horses per
race and had a record 2,060 horses leave the gates at Prairie Meadows. This included another new record of 249
Quarter Horse races run during the 2012 season. Furthermore, Iowa-Bred horses won 22 open company races and 5
open company stakes as compared to 13 and 3 in 2011.
Our meet concluded with a very exciting Iowa Bred Championship night and the Bank of America Challenge
Championships. I want to express my sincere thank you to both the IQHRA and also Prairie Meadows for putting on what
both the AQHA and Track Magazine are calling one of the greatest weekends in the history of the American Quarter
Horse Association.
Furthermore, I want to thank Brenda Onstot for her tremendous work with AQHA and the success of this year’s National
Youth Days Experience, which was hosted during the championship week/weekend. Also, big thanks to Wyetta Hammer
and Polly Lepic, who teamed up and hosted a wonderful bus tour of the Des Moines Art Center, Downtown Sculpture
Gardens, and Botanical Center. This tour was sponsored by five IQHRA members: Chris and John Hovey, Bob and Sandy
Brown, Butch Bain, Butch and Wyetta Hammer, and Tom and Polly Lepic.
Looking to 2013, Quarter Horse racing at Prairie Meadows has never looked brighter. New owners and trainers from all
over the country are already making plans to attend our meet. The 2013 meet itself has been approved by the IRGC.
Opening night will be Saturday, August 17. The meet will last 9 weeks with Championship Night ending our season on
Saturday, October 12th. Our stakes races and purse structure will be announced early in 2013.
The Iowa-Bred program looks like it is going to continue to grow quickly. In 2012 we had an increase of Iowa-Bred foals
by nearly 34%. We know of over 30 mares, purchased at the Fall Mixed Sale at Heritage Place, that will be calling Iowa
their home. We are seeing a real increase in the value of owning and breeding Iowa-Breds. Again, a big Thank You to the
IQHRA and Prairie Meadows for everything they have done in the past few years to make this possible!
Finally, don’t forget our IQHRA Annual Membership Meeting and Stallion Service Auction on January 5th at the Ramada
Tropics Resort & Conference Center at 5000 Merle Hay Road in Des Moines, Iowa. With over 160 stallions, this will be
the largest and best stallion auction ever held in Iowa and maybe the entire country. Make your plans early so you don’t
miss this great event! The auction will start promptly at 10:00 AM.
Thanks again to the board and officers of the IQHRA for your continued hard work. I am proud to be your President!
Have a wonderful holiday season. See you in 2013!
Tom Lepic
President
Iowa Champions Night — October 26, 2012
STAKES NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM STALLIONESEARCH.COM
Bouncing back from a second-place
effort to Catchin Fire in the trials,
Tellher To Fly dug in gamely to race
to a half-length win over her nemesis
in the $128,500 Jim Bader Futurity.
The talented duo of trainer Brent
Clay and jockey Stormy Smith
teamed up on the homebred Teller
Cartel filly for owners Robert and
Sandra Brown, earning them
$51,400. With a 4-3-1-0 mark in
2012, the sorrel miss increased her
earnings to $72,757 on the year.
Tellher To Fly Prevails In Jim Bader Futurity
The Warren Garrels homebred Iris
Cartelsbadnews raced to a 1¼
length win over Shake Em Streakin in
the 400 yard $67,600 Terrace Hill
Stakes, winning his fourth straight
races. The $27,675 winner's share
pushed the bay's earnings mark to
more than $192,000.
Amy Wessels saddled the winner
and Berkley Packer handled riding
duties aboard the Agouti 5-year-old
out of the Merganser mare Another
Hot Idea.
Iriscartelsbadnews Tallies In Terrace Hill
In the $94,400 Polk County Derby,
the highly accomplished Eufala Me
responded gamely under jockey
Stormy Smith to post a solid two-length victory over Brimmin.
Trained by Brent Clay, the winner
ran 400 yards in 19.753 seconds,
and earned a 96 SI for owner John
Lawless. Sheri Lynn Andrew bred
the Okey Dokey Dale gelding out of
Yawls Spreadn Rumors. The
$38,704 winner's share pushed his
career earnings mark to $198,689.
Eufala Me Scores Strong Polk County Derby Win
© 2012, Coady Photography
© 2012, Coady Photography
© 2012, Coady Photography
Iowa Champions Night — October 26, 2012
STAKES NEWS AND INFORMATION FROM STALLIONESEARCH.COM
Sheri Andrew's homebred Jess A
Lil Twisted responded under jockey
Stormy Smith to defeat The Regal
Streak by two lengths in the $67,500
Future Of Iowa Stakes.
The 3YO Jess Louisiana Blue filly
covered 350 yards in a quick 17.351
seconds for a 102 SI. The $27,552
winner's check boosted her lifetime
earnings mark to nearly $79,000. Out
of the By Yawl mare Yawls Baby,
Jess A Lil Twisted won for the third
time in her eighth career start.
Jess A Lil Twisted Convincing In Future Of Iowa
Fastest qualifier Immahotdude dug in gamely to reward his connections
with a half-length victory in the
$51,850 Iowa Stallion Futurity. With
veteran Doug Frink aboard, the Hot
Shot Dash gelding completed the
350 yards in 17.842 seconds.
He was saddled by Tony Dean
Jones for owner Zach Madden. The
$20,740 winner's check boosted his
earnings to $39,297. Immahotdude
won three of four starts in 2012.
Immahotdude Scores Iowa Stallion QH Futurity Win
Owned, bred, and trained by Tony
Dean Jones, Yougottobekiddinme
was clear throughout under veteran
Berkley Packer to win the $39,000 Iowa Stallion Derby by 1 ¾ lengths
over Trs Bootscootn Skirt. Hot Shot
Junior finished a neck behind in third.
The 3YO gelding is a Hot Shot Dash
offspring out of Pipsqueak Shazoom,
by Shazoom. Yougottobekiddinme
picked up $15,600 for his effort, and
boosted his career earnings to
$73,698.
Yougottobekiddinme Takes Iowa Stallion Derby
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© 2012, Coady Photography
© 2012, Coady Photography
Fourth Time The Charm For
Rylees Boy In Championship
Challenge
Prairie Meadows Shines In National Spotlight …
Challenge Championships Produce Betting Record
On Final Night Of Season
Local Campaigners Heroes Heart And Senor Fish
Also Win On October 27!
By Dan Johnson, Prairie Meadows Staff Writer
The 20th career victory for the accomplished veteran Rylees Boy was one of the sweetest for owner
Lorena Velazquez Rodriguez.
The 7-year-old won the $353,500 Bank of America Championship Challenge at Prairie Meadows, a
prize that had eluded him the previous three years. He left Rodriguez shaking in the winner's circle as she
talked about winning the Challenge after Rylees Boy had finished 2nd
the past two years and 3rd
in 2009.
"It's a great feeling. I'm really nervous," Rodriguez said through an interpreter. "I had a lot of faith in him
and how he was coming into this race. I knew he was ready. He's a great horse. Any place he goes, he will
try his best."
The Championship Challenge was the headline race of the Bank of America Challenge Championships, a
series of six quarter horse races worth more than $1 million combined.
It was the first national racing event held at Prairie Meadows and it drew record betting for a quarter
horse program, with $98,859 wagered on-track and $459,362 bet nationwide.
The night was capped by Rylees Boy adding another chapter to his storied career that had a humble
beginning. Rodriguez's family purchased Rylees Boy for $8,000 in 2009, and he not only became a
stakes winner, but evolved into the champion aged gelding of 2011. He won for the 20th time in 42 career
starts October 27 and the $161,000 winner's share pushed his career earnings to $946,166.
Llano Teller, the 6-5 favorite, broke fastest in the Championship Challenge, but Rylees Boy closed
strongly on the outside to win by a half-length under jockey Ramon Sanchez. He paid $8.40 to win.
© 2012, Coady Photography
In the other Challenge Championship races on the final night of live racing for 2012:
* All About Larry continued his dominance in distance races by setting a track record for 870 yards in
the $125,000 Red Cell Distance Challenge.
It was the seventh win in nine starts in races 870 yards or longer for All About Larry and his third track
record. He was much the best once again, pulling away in the stretch to win by an easy 5 1/4 lengths in
44.581 seconds.
Owner Diane Heath figured out All About Larry's future almost from the day he was born in 2007.
"It's always been a dream of mine to win an 870," Heath said. "And when this horse came out, he was
just a long-legged horse. I went, ‘O.K., I think this might be the 870 horse for me.'”
"He was too gangly and not mature at all as a 2-year-old. I thought, ‘I'm saving him until he's 3’ And
when he started coming on as a 4-year-old, we knew.'" But even Heath said she never envisioned All
About Larry turning into a champion distance horse. “It's beyond my wildest dreams, it really is," she
said. "I never anticipated to be here."
* Fredaville, the even-money favorite, won the $125,000 Merial Distaff Challenge for fillies and mares.
It was her third win in seven starts this year, and all three wins centered around the Distaff Challenge.
She won both the Remington and Los Alamitos regional Distaff Challenges before taking the finals.
Breaking from the outside post in the nine-horse field, she finished strongly to win by three-quarters of a
length for her 11th win in 35 career starts. Fredaville was ridden by G.R. Carter, who won his 10th
Challenge race, a record among jockeys.
* Ultimate Wave was the most inexperienced colt in the $200,000 Adequan Derby Challenge, but also
the fastest. Making just his fifth career start, he streaked to his third straight win as the 6-5 favorite.
"From 2-year-old to 3-year-old, he just woke up and matured so much, it was amazing," trainer Jorge
Miranda said. "When we started working him as a 3-year-old, that's when he started coming around.
Mentally-wise, he matured. He was like a big kid as a 2-year-old." His time of 19.563 seconds for 400
yards was just off Spit Curl Diva's track record of 19.450.
* Heroes Heart rewarded owner Todd Horton's persistence by winning the $150,000 John Deere
Juvenile Challenge for 2-year-olds under leading rider Stormy Smith. Horton's Snow Burn won the
2008 Distaff Challenge, but his stable went into a slump, going 1-for-26 in 2010-11.
"It was unbelievable," Horton said. "Then there's nights like this that make it all worth it." Heroes Heart,
who won the Prairie Meadows Juvenile Challenge to qualify for the finals, ended her successful season by
reeling off wins in her last three starts.
* Senor Fish won a three-horse photo finish from JA Sundance and Zoomfection in the $75,000 Pfizer
Starter Allowance Challenge. It was his sixth win in eight starts in 2012.
© 2012, Coady Photography
IQHRA STALLION SERVICE AUCTION
SATURDAY JANUARY 5, 2013 Ramada Tropics Resort & Conference Center, Des Moines
10 AM CT
Horse Farm ST CS Adv Fee Min Bid
Bigtime Favorite 6666 Ranch TX YES $5,000 $3,000
Captain Courage 6666 Ranch TX YES $2,500 $2,000
Fantastic Corona Jr 6666 Ranch TX YES $4,000 $3,000
Jess Zoomin 6666 Ranch TX YES $2,500 $2,000
Bono Jazz AVS Equine Hospital FL YES $1,000 $800
First Down Straw AVS Equine Hospital FL YES $1,000 $800
Harems Last Dash AVS Equine Hospital FL YES $1,200 $1,000
It’s All About Speed AVS Equine Hospital FL YES $1,000 $800
Mr Joe Im Kool AVS Equine Hospital FL YES $1,000 $800
Paintyourownwagon AVS Equine Hospital FL YES $1,000 $800
Streakin Six Cartel AVS Equine Hospital FL YES $1,000 $800
Strong Hope AVS Equine Hospital FL YES $1,200 $1,000
Brimmerton Belle Mere Farm Ok YES $3,000 $1,500
Capo De Capi Belle Mere Farm OK YES $1,000 $800
Freighttrain B Belle Mere Farm OK YES $1,500 $1,200
Ragazzo Blanchet Farm LA YES $2,000 $1,000
Country Chicks Man Bob Moore Farms OK YES $3,000 $1,000
First Smart Money Bob Moore Farms OK YES $1,000 $550
Furyofthewind Bob Moore Farms OK YES $2,000 $750
Genuine Strawfly Buena Suerte Equine NM YES $2,000 $1,000
Gonnamakeyoureyeblue Buena Suerte Equine NM YES $1,000 $500
Southern Corona Buena Suerte Equine NM YES $2,000 $1,000
Divide The Cash Burns Ranch CA YES $2,500 $2,000
Favorite Cartel Burns Ranch CA YES $2,500 $2,000
One Sweet Jess Burns Ranch CA YES $5,000 $4,500
Southern First Clay Seal TX NO $500 $300
Cold Granite Stone Cory Kilgore TN YES $1,000 $600
Cash Moonwalk Coyote Corner QHs IA No $300 $300
Custom Coyote Coyote Corner QHs IA No $300 $300
Cartels Feature Darrel Henry QHs MO YES $1,000 $550
Lead The Field Darrel Henry QHs MO YES $1,000 $550
Chief Corona David Colbath Race Horses TX YES $1,500 $750
Agouti Delta Stallion Station LA YES $2,500 $1,250
Buccaneer Beach Delta Stallion Station LA YES $1,250 $625
First Down Mr Jess Delta Stallion Station LA YES $1,500 $750
Shining First Dash Delta Stallion Station LA YES $2,500 $1,250
Horse Farm ST CS Adv Fee Min Bid
Zest Quest Delta Stallion Station LA YES $500 $300
Rare News Dinnell Circle D Horses MT YES $750 $400
Convert Double S Farm TX YES P/T $300
Phantom Menace Double S Farm TX YES P/T $300
Primetime Dream Double S Farm TX YES $1,000 $300
Simply Macho Double S Farm TX YES $1,000 $300
Corona Czech EG High Desert Farms CA YES $2,500 $500
Hawkish EG High Desert Farms CA YES $2,500 $500
Red Hot Rhythm EG High Desert Farms CA YES $2,500 $500
Azyoucansee Fales Ranch AZ YES $1,500 $750
Eyem Cleat Five Star Ranch OK NO $1,000 $500
CS Flashlight Fulton Performance Horses NE YES $1,500 $1,000
Dealagame Granada Farms TX YES $1,250 $300
Hi Class La Jolla Granada Farms TX YES $1,500 $300
Red Oak Special Granada Farms TX YES $500 $300
View Me Flying Granada Farms TX YES $500 $300
Gridiron Groton Veterinary Clinic SD YES ONLY $1,250 $300
Its Royal Time Groton Veterinary Clinic SD YES ONLY $750 $300
First Wrangler GVS Stallions TX YES P/T $600
Giorgino Haddad Ranch TX YES $1,500 $1,000
Adrian Jolla Haddad Ranch TX YES $500 $300
The Louisiana Cartel Haddad Ranch TX YES $2,000 $1,000
Jack Pot Road Hadley Training Stables UT YES $800 $400
Genuine Botticelli Hart Farms LA YES $1,000 $300
High On Corona Haugen Ranch SD YES $1,500 $500
Behold A Corona Hebert Quarter Horses LA YES $1,500 $750
Copacorona Special Hebert Quarter Horses LA YES $1,500 $750
Hez Fast As Cash Hebert Quarter Horses LA YES $1,500 $800
Quick To Flare Up Hebert Quarter Horses LA YES $1,500 $750
Roll N Thunder Hebert Quarter Horses LA YES $1,000 $650
Shake Em White Hebert Quarter Horses LA YES $1,500 $750
Taylors Toastin Papa Hebert Quarter Horses LA YES $1,500 $750
Triple Vodka Hebert Quarter Horses LA YES $1,500 $800
Zoomin For Bux Hebert Quarter Horses LA YES $2,000 $800
La Jollaroid Holden Farm IN YES $1,200 $700
Streakin Victor Hummingbird Meadows LA YES $500 $300
A Streak Of Fling James Ranch ok YES $2,000 $550
American Runaway James Ranch OK YES $3,500 $1,250
Gol James Ranch Ok YES $2,000 $550
Red Storm Cat James Ranch Ok YES $2,500 $800
Spit Curl Jess James Ranch OK YES $3,000 $1,000
Sweet First Down James Ranch OK YES $1,500 $550
Brookstone Bay JEH Stallion Station OK YES $3,000 $1,600
Cartel Succcess JEH Stallion Station OK YES $1,500 $1,100
Inseperable JEH Stallion Station OK YES $2,500 $1,600
Prospect To The Top JEH Stallion Station TX YES $1,500 $800
Horse Farm ST CS Adv Fee Min Bid
Pete's Wonder TB Jim Brooks OK NO $500 $300
Hasta Be Fast Johnson Stables SD YES $750 $300
Jess Louisiana Blue Jumonville Farms LA YES ONLY $4,000 $4,000
Onthwingsofglory Jumonville Farms LA YES ONLY $1,000 $1,000
Jess My Moon Keyser Creek Arena MT YES $1,250 $300
Givinitaroyaleffort La Center for Equine Reproduction LA YES $2,000 $500
Carters Cartel Lazy E Ranch OK YES $6,000 $4,500
Igotyourtac Lazy E Ranch OK YES $1,500 $1,125
Louisiana Senator Lazy E Ranch Ok YES $2,500 $1,875
Mighty B Valiant Lazy E Ranch OK YES $2,000 $1,500
Pappasito Lazy E Ranch OK YES $1,500 $1,125
Tac It Like A Man Lazy E Ranch OK YES $3,000 $2,250
Volcom Lazy E Ranch OK YES $2,000 $1,500
BP Phoenix Reign Lazy Oaks MN Frozen Only $950 $300
Four Six Jess Lone Star Farm TX YES $600 $300
Sir Seth Lone Star Farm TX YES $1,000 $500
Terribly Wicked Lone Star Farm TX YES $600 $300
Rare Jet Extreme Lowe's Farm KS YES $750 $300
Corona Prospect Maui Farms OK YES $2,000 $750
One Corona Maui Farms OK YES $1,500 $300
Jess Jones Maui Farms OK YES $1,250 $300
Fishin Tony Maupin QHs MO YES $750 $300
Chilled Corona Midwest Equine Vet IN YES $1,000 $550
First Dinastic Midwest Equine Vet IN YES $1,000 $550
Jazz Be First Midwest Equine Vet IN YES $1,000 $550
Kool Quick Kid Midwest Equine Vet IN YES $1,000 $750
Royal Evening Snow Midwest Equine Vet IN YES $1,000 $550
Profit Increase Prairie Breeze QHs MT YES $1,000 $500
A Runaway Legacy Raise The Bar Perf Horses MI YES $500 $300
Class Of The Titans Raise The Bar Perf Horses MI YES $500 $300
Talkalota Bull Reed Farm-Leonard Reed IA YES $1,000 $600
Forestry Steel TB River Run Ranch OK YES $750 $300
TRS Meter Me Dash Robert Moore Farm IA NO $500 $300
Jet Black Patroit Robicheaux Ranch LA YES $4,000 $2,000
Swingin Jess Robicheaux Ranch LA YES $3,500 $2,000
Rock Solid Jess Rockin J Running Horses TX YES $2,500 $2,500
Dominyum Royal Vista Ranches OK YES $3,500 $2,000
Ivory James Royal Vista Ranches OK YES $4,000 $3,000
PYC Paint Your Wagon Royal Vista Ranches OK YES $8,500 $6,500
Leaders Luck S & G Stables OH YES $650 $450
More Nachos S & J Quarter Horses MN YES $750 $300
Feintastic Sand Creek Clinic SD YES $1,000 $300
Freakier Sierra Blanca Equine NM YES $1,000 $600
Gone To The Mountain Sierra Blanca Equine NM YES $1,500 $600
Crush Southern Indiana Equine IN YES $750 $300
First Corona Home Southern Indiana Equine IN YES $750 $300
Horse Farm ST CS Adv Fee Min Bid
Jess Special Southern Indiana Equine IN YES $1,500 $300
Jewels First Moon Southern Indiana Equine IN YES $600 $300
Kelowna Kash Southern Indiana Equine IN YES $950 $300
Flyingwitheagles Southwest Stallion Station TX YES $1,250 $650
Jodys Money Pop Southwest Stallion Station TX YES $1,500 $650
Mr Ottyes Southwest Stallion Station TX YES $1,000 $650
Streak And Dash Steele Farms OK YES $850 $550
Silver Devil TB Superstition Farm KY NO $300 $300
Fearless Fritz Tate Farms LA YES $1,250 $600
Fighter On Fire Tate Farms LA YES $2,000 $600
Mighty Corona Tate Farms LA YES $1,500 $600
Sir Runaway Dash Tate Farms LA YES $2,000 $600
Struttin To Beduino Tate Farms LA YES $1,200 $600
Too Tough To Catch Tate Farms LA YES $1,200 $600
Contend Texas Stud TX YES $1,500 $800
Jumpn Chic Texas Stud TX YES $2,500 $800
The Crawfish Texas Stud TX YES $1,000 $800
Quick Action TB TNT Farms NM YES $1,500 $700
Lil Kool Wagon Urich Farm - Bob Urich IA NO $750 $600
Sixes Liaison VC Ranch IN YES $750 $550
First To Shake Six VC Ranch IN YES $1,000 $550
No Secrets Here Vessels Stallion Station CA YES $4,000 $3,000
Coronas Fast Dash Vista Equine Colorado CO YES $1,500 $950
Heza Motor Scooter Weatherly Horse Farm NM YES $1,500 $600
First Down Devil Webb Ranches SD YES $1,000 $300
Fly For Toby Windfall Farm FL YES $300 P/T
Brindis Por Cayenne Y O Equine Ranch WY YES $1,000 $300
Tiny First Feature L D Ranch MN YES $650 $650
First Down Illusion Robicheaux Ranch LA YES $2,500 $1,500
Whathaveigottado Robicheaux Ranch LA YES $2,000 $1,000
Executive Menace Scarlett Hill Farm TX YES $3,000 $700
Specially Alluring Scarlett Hill Farm TX YES $1,500 $700
Furrtreeous Joneson Ranch OK YES $1,000 $750
Duke Kahanamoku MVP Farms LA YES ONLY P/T $700
Contact: Janet Rinehart at (515) 262-2342 or [email protected] / Progeny of ALL stallion services sold eligible for Iowa Double Gold Futurity & Derby
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OFFICERS
President Vice President
Tom Lepic Butch Bain
6 Lake Pointe Rd 6355 NE14th Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Des Moines, IA 50313
(319) 331-2306 / [email protected] (515) 559-6151/ [email protected]
Treasurer Secretary
Troi Mulford Chris Hovey
2309 Timber RIdge 25327 Sportsmans Club Rd
St. Charles, IA 50240 Adel, IA 50003
(515) 681-6700 / [email protected] (515) 491-6100 / [email protected]
Immediate Past President Publicity & Media
Butch Hammer John Hernandez
401 Maple 103 East 6th Avenue
West Des Moines, IA 50265 Slater, IA 50244
(515) 255-4223 / [email protected] (760) 801-6103 / [email protected]
DIRECTORS
THROUGH 2012
Bob Urich Jim Harvey
4211 NE 38th Street, Des Moines, IA 59317 2632 160th Street, Van Meter, IA 50261
(515) 262-4307 / (515) 360-1907 (515) 461-3416 / [email protected]
Butch Wessels John Lawless
730 Albert Street 26345 220th Street, Eldora, IA 50627
Lamont, IA 50650 / 563-924-2578 (641) 858-2578 / [email protected]
THROUGH 2013
Don Rayner Leonard Reed
2805 6th Ave SE, Altoona, IA 50009 5465 88th Avenue, Norwalk, IA 50211
(319) 331-5969 (515) 981-0823 / (515) 321-9579
Robert Moore Terry Thorson
5617 33rd Avenue, Center Point, IA 52213 4737 West 58th Street N, Newton, IA 50208 (319) 350-3240 / [email protected] (641) 831-3362 / [email protected]
THROUGH 2014
Bob Brown Ken Denning
31908 Ashworth Road, Waukee, IA 50263 220 235th Street, Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641
(515) 343-9993 / [email protected] (319) 385-8302 / [email protected]
Mark Guy Shirley Peiffer 12847 S 52nd Avenue, Mitchellville, IA 50169 713 SW 28th Street #103, Ankeny, IA 50023 (515) 674-3715 / [email protected] (515) 979-6379 / [email protected]
IQHRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OCTOBER 13, 2012
Board members absent: Ken Denning, Mark Guy, Butch Wessels
The meeting was called to order by President Tom Lepic
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The September minutes were reviewed. Motion to
approve the minutes made by Butch Hammer, seconded by Butch Bain. Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF TREASURER’S REPORT: The treasurer’s report was reviewed.
Motion to approve made by Jim Harvey, seconded by Butch Bain. Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS: 2012 MEET UPDATE: The board is invited to an appreciation
dinner Thursday, October 25th
hosted by Prairie Meadows.
The association will be changing the mailing address in 2013 to Chris Hovey’s home
address in order to receive and respond to mail in a more timely fashion.
This year there have been the most quarter horse racing opportunities ever at Prairie
Meadows. The purses declined because of the number of races per day. The IRGC has
stipulated according to Iowa law that an IA-bred race must be written for the night of the
27th
, (Challenge night). Tom has met with the racing office and they have written a
stakes race for 2YOs that evening which meets the requirements.
Jill Paxton has received numerous calls from out of state owners interested in purchasing
IA-bred yearlings to race here in 2013. Rules pertaining to Ia. bred foals were reviewed.
Any surrogate mare must be in Iowa and in the Department of Agriculture program by
December 1. Mares carrying foals must be in Iowa and in the Department of Agriculture
program by December 31.
FALL SALE: The 2012 Fall Sale netted a profit of $5,021.89. 5 yearlings were
withdrawn before the sale, and 2 yearlings were sold to new owners. The ITBOA is
exploring the possibility of combining their sale with ours in 2013. Butch Hammer also
discussed the possibility of an IQHA sale during their Fall show and having a “race
horse” section. The board then discussed at length having a Fall Sale Futurity conjunction
with future Fall Sales. Motion to discontinue the Fall Sale Futurity after the 2013 year
made by John Lawless, seconded by Shirley Peiffer. Bob Urich voted to retain the Sale
Futurity and Butch Hammer abstained from voting. Motion carried. The current money
($37,500) designated for that futurity will be discussed at a later board meeting.
YOUTH DAYS: Brenda has been busy coordinating the AQHA Challenge Youth
Experience with Prairie Meadows. The dates for IQHRA Youth Days 2013 will be
August 23-24. This change will hopefully alleviate some of the school conflicts
experienced this year.
2013 ELECTIONS: Request for 2013 board resume letters have been mailed to all
members. Ballots will be mailed out in November to members eligible to vote.
CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND: Tom and Brenda discussed the
schedule for the AQHA meetings and the special events planned for Friday and Saturday
nights, including a “headless horseman”, Raccoon River Riders drill team, and “Miss
Teen Rodeo Iowa” to present the colors during the National Anthem. AQHA is impressed
that the number of horses and races continues to improve at Prairie Meadows and
expressed an interest in having Prairie Meadows and the IQHRA again host the
Challenge Championships.
ANNUAL BANQUET/PICNIC: The 2013 Annual banquet, picnic, and All American
dates were discussed. The banquet date was decided to be held Sunday, September, 1.
There will be no picnic on the 2nd
but IQHRA will instead be hosting an “All American
Day” upstairs in the clubhouse for all members, trainers, backside employees and
families. Motion to approve the 2013 schedule and discontinue the picnic made by Bob
Brown, seconded by Brenda Onstot. Motion carried.
2013 BOARD MEETING DATES: The board decided that monthly meetings were not
necessary to conduct business. The following months were decided on: annual meeting
in January, other meetings in March, May, June, July, August, October, November. If
board members are needed to vote on a particular topic and no meeting is scheduled, the
secretary will call the individual board members and a “telephone vote” will be taken.
Motion to approve board meeting schedule for 2013 made by Leonard Reed, seconded by
Bob Brown. Motion carried.
IQHRA BUDGET: Tom will be meeting with Troi to work on a 2013 budget to present
at the November meeting. At the November meeting the board will also review the paid
employees’ past job performance and compensation for the upcoming year.
Currently, entries in the Double Gold futurity and derby are open for non members.
Motion to require owners of horses running in the 2013 and beyond, Double Gold
Futurity and Double Gold Derby to be members of IQHRA made by Butch Hammer,
seconded by Butch Bain. Motion carried.
The board also raised the possibility of increasing membership dues from $35 to $50.
After discussion it was determined to leave dues at $35. The IA- bred supplement was
also discussed. Iowa-breds are winning more open races and thus have pulled more
money from the supplement fund.
The board has received a letter from one of the stallion owners stating he wants more
money distributed to the stallion owners of those offspring winning and placing in the
Double Gold Futurity and Derby. Currently, the winning stallion owner receives $2,500
and if the winning mare owner breeding is purchased the day of the stallion auction the
mare owner also receives $2,500. The stallion owner wants money also distributed to the
2nd
place stallion owner. The discussion was tabled till the November board meeting.
Motion to adjourn made by Butch Bain, seconded by Butch Hammer. Meeting adjourned.
Chris Hovey - Secretary
• 2011IowaBredChampion,2011IowaBredChampion2-Year-OldEUFAULAME(Okey Dokey Dale–Yawls Spreadn Rumors)Owner: John Lawless
• 2011IowaBredChampion3-Year-OldWHERESYOURWAGON(PYC Paint Your Wagon–Yawls Spreadn Rumors) Owner: Kay Sage
• 2011IowaBredAgedChampionWRSSPECIALSHOE (First Down Laveaux–Hava Zevi)Owner: Williams Racing Stables
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• IowaQuarterHorseRacingAssociationHallofFameBrent&KarenClay
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Awards Banquet honoring 2011 Champions • August 26, 2012Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino, Altoona, Iowa photos by Jack Coady, Coady Photography
IQHRA2011Champions
G.R. Carter Jr., Brent & Karen Clay with Dru Van Oort,Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey and Tom Lepic
G.R. Carter Jr. and Kay and Doug Sage
G.R. Carter Jr., Chuck Schott and Don Rayner
Gwen & Randy Williams
Sheri & Tony Andrew and Tom Lepic
courtesy Speedhorse
G.R. Carter Jr., Mary & John Lawless, Tony & Sheri Andrew, Karen & Brent Clay and Tom Lepic
Back row—Bill Northey, Grace ,Josh & Brooke Van Oort, Brent & Karen Clay, Bridget & Stormy Smith, Linda Soenksen, Jill & Jerry Clay, G.R. Carter Jr.;Front row—Ty & Dru Van Oort, and Rayna & Maddie Smith
Bridget & Stormy Smith withdaughters Maddie & Rayna
courtesy Speedhorse
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Youth Days 2012 IQHRA/Prairie Meadows Youth Days …
Racing for the Future 2012
On Sept 21 & 22, the IQHRA along with Prairie
Meadows hosted Youth Days … Racing for the Future, focusing on educating four young women on all aspects of quarter horse racing in Iowa.
All 2012 participants received scholarship grants funded by Prairie Meadows and the IQHRA.
(L-R) trainer Connie Barnes, Alison Onstot, Jenna Kool, Megan Olson, Jessica Ackerson, Tiffany Delker, Brenda Onstot, trainer Tony Jones, Bob
Brown.
In The Morning …
At The Starting Gate
All four participants —Tiffany Delker,
Jenna Kool, Megan Olson, and Jessica Ackerson— spent a morning on the backside at Prairie Meadows with their
participating trainers Tony Jones, Pat Swan, Connie Barnes, and Terry Vondy.
They also observed PrM starter Tom Benjamin and his assistants working
with horses at the starting gate.
In The Evening …
At The Races
The first race at Prairie Meadows on
Saturday September 22 was named in honor of Youth Days … Racing for the Future 2012.
Participants and their families spent the evening at the races and posed in the winner’s circle for this photo.