2012 AQHA Challenge Championships January 2012 Editor-In-Chief – John Hernandez, Executive Secretary, IQHRA Questions or comments? Email [email protected] or call (760) 801-6103 Iowa Quarter Horse Racing Association The Official Representative For Quarter Horse Racing in Iowa The Quarter Horse Wire The Quarter Horse Wire The American Quarter Horse Association has officially awarded the finals of its 2012 Challenge Championships to Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino. The event, which has now been approved by the IRGC, will take place on Saturday, October 27, which will be closing night of Prairie Meadows' 2012 quarter horse meet. "This will be the biggest horse racing event ever to come to Iowa," said Tom Lepic, president of the Iowa Quarter Horse Racing Association. "This will definitely give Prairie Meadows the nationwide recognition that we need.” “We will have a lot of horses here at Prairie Meadows for the quarter horse meet trying to qualify for the finals. It will be a first-rate event that will bring many new people to Iowa." The Challenge is quarter horse racing’s version of thoroughbred racing's Breeders' Cup. It consists of six races worth more than $1 million combined. Horses qualify to run by winning regional challenge races in the United States as well as Canada, Mexico, and Brazil. The biggest race is the $350,000 Bank of America Championship Challenge at 440 yards, which has been won in the past by World Champions Down With Debt, SLM Big Daddy, Tailor Fit, and Streakin Sin Tacha. Darrell Hare, Director of Racing for the AQHA Challenge, said Prairie Meadows was chosen because of its facilities, which will include a new 168-room hotel, and the prominence of its quarter horse program. "They've become a major influence in the country, Hare said. They have a strong desire to get a national presence and this will bring top championship-type horses to them.” Prairie Meadows and the IQHRA spent nearly a year working on the proposal. Along with the Challenge Championships, the AQHA will hold its four-day convention at Prairie Meadows. And Prairie Meadows will precede the Challenge Finals Night with its own Iowa Champions Night, consisting of stakes races for Iowa- breds, on Friday, October 26. Prairie Meadows To Join Illustrious List Of Tracks As Challenge Championships Host 2012 - Prairie Meadows (IA) 2011 - Los Alamitos (CA) 2010 - The Fair Grounds (LA) 2009 - Los Alamitos (CA) 2008 - Evangeline Downs (LA) 2007 - Los Alamitos (LA) 2006 - Lone Star Park (TX) 2005 - Los Alamitos (CA) 2005 - Sam Houston (TX) 2003 - Los Alamitos (CA) 2002 - Lone Star Park (TX) 2001 - Los Alamitos (CA) 2000 - Lone Star Park (TX) 1999 - Los Alamitos (CA) 1998 - Lone Star Park (TX) 1997 - Los Alamitos (CA) 1996 - Turf Paradise (AZ) 1995 - Retama (TX) 1994 - Los Alamitos (CA) 1993 - Sunland Park (NM)
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Prairie Meadows Selected To Host
2012 AQHA Challenge Championships
January 2012
Editor-In-Chief – John Hernandez, Executive Secretary, IQHRA Questions or comments? Email [email protected] or call (760) 801-6103
Iowa Quarter Horse Racing Association
The Official Representative For
Quarter Horse Racing in Iowa
The Quarter Horse WireThe Quarter Horse Wire
The American Quarter Horse Association has officially awarded the finals of its 2012 Challenge Championships to Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino.
The event, which has now been approved by the IRGC, will take
place on Saturday, October 27, which will be closing night of Prairie Meadows' 2012 quarter horse meet.
"This will be the biggest horse racing event ever to come to Iowa," said Tom Lepic, president of the Iowa Quarter Horse Racing Association. "This will definitely give Prairie Meadows the
nationwide recognition that we need.”
“We will have a lot of horses here at Prairie Meadows for the
quarter horse meet trying to qualify for the finals. It will be a first-rate event that will bring many new people to Iowa."
The Challenge is quarter horse racing’s version of thoroughbred racing's Breeders' Cup. It consists of six races worth more than $1 million combined. Horses qualify to run by winning regional challenge races in the United States as well as Canada, Mexico,
and Brazil.
The biggest race is the $350,000 Bank of America Championship Challenge at 440 yards, which has been won in the past by World Champions Down With Debt, SLM Big Daddy, Tailor Fit, and Streakin Sin Tacha.
Darrell Hare, Director of Racing for the AQHA Challenge, said Prairie Meadows was chosen because of its facilities, which will
include a new 168-room hotel, and the prominence of its quarter horse program.
"They've become a major influence in the country, Hare said. They have a strong desire to get a national presence and this will bring top championship-type horses to them.”
Prairie Meadows and the IQHRA spent nearly a year working on the proposal. Along with the Challenge Championships, the
AQHA will hold its four-day convention at Prairie Meadows. And Prairie Meadows will precede the Challenge Finals Night with its own Iowa Champions Night, consisting of stakes races for Iowa-breds, on Friday, October 26.
Prairie Meadows To Join
Illustrious List Of Tracks As
Challenge Championships Host
2012 - Prairie Meadows (IA)
2011 - Los Alamitos (CA)
2010 - The Fair Grounds (LA)
2009 - Los Alamitos (CA)
2008 - Evangeline Downs (LA)
2007 - Los Alamitos (LA)
2006 - Lone Star Park (TX)
2005 - Los Alamitos (CA)
2005 - Sam Houston (TX)
2003 - Los Alamitos (CA)
2002 - Lone Star Park (TX)
2001 - Los Alamitos (CA)
2000 - Lone Star Park (TX)
1999 - Los Alamitos (CA)
1998 - Lone Star Park (TX)
1997 - Los Alamitos (CA)
1996 - Turf Paradise (AZ)
1995 - Retama (TX)
1994 - Los Alamitos (CA)
1993 - Sunland Park (NM)
OFFICERS
President Vice President
Tom Lepic Butch Bain
6 Lake Pointe Rd 6355 NE14th Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Des Moines, IA 50313
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]
ALTERNATES
Butch Wessels (First Alternate) Robert Moore (Second Alternate) 730 Albert Street 5617 33rd Avenue, Center Point, IA 52213
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2012 IQHRA Stallion Service Auction Results
On Saturday January 7, the IQHRA raised over $65,000 in the 2012 Stallion Service Auction ... 50% of the net proceeds will go to our Double Gold races!
Results, including stallion services that are still available for minimum bid, are
included here and will be revised on the web site as purchased.
Please contact Janet Rinehart at (515) 262-2342 or [email protected] if you are interested in purchasing service to any of the available stallions.
1 A Cash Request SOLD
2 Adrian Jolla $500
3 Afrashad TB $800
4 Agouti $1000
5 Aint Wastin Time $400
6 Another Corona Bar $300
7 Azyoucansee $800
8 Balboa Bay $600
9 Boknaai $750
10 Bono Jazz $800
11 Brimmerton $2400
12 Brookstone Bay SOLD
13 Buccanneer Beach $750
14 Capo De Capi SOLD
15 Captain Courage SOLD
16 Carlos O Toole $800
17 Cartel Success $1100
18 Cartels Feature SOLD
19 Carter Cartel SOLD
20 Chicks Dash Easy $450
21 Contend $800
22 Corona Top Cat $300
23 Coronas Fast Dash $950
24 Coronas Prospect SOLD
25 Country Chicks Man SOLD
26 Covert $600
27 Crush SOLD
28 Custom Coyote $300
29 Dealagame $300
30 Desirio $1000
31 Divide The Cash SOLD
32 DMNV Mountable SOLD
33 Dominyun SOLD
34 Duke Kahanamoku $1100
35 Executive Menance SOLD
36 Eyesa Special $1400
37 Fantastic Corona Jr SOLD
38 Favorite Cartel $2500
39 Favourite Colours $300
40 Fearless Fritz SOLD
41 Fire And Corona $1200
42 First Comment $750
43 First Corona Home SOLD
44 First Dinastia SOLD
45 First Down Express $600
46 First Down Mr Jess $750
47 First Down Vike SOLD
48 First Smart Money SOLD
49 First To Shine $1500
50 First Wrangler SOLD
51 Fishin Tony $300
52 Fly For Toby $300
53 Fly Jess Fly $1000
54 Four Six Jess SOLD
55 Freighttrain B SOLD
56 Gitngone $550
57 Givinitaroyaleffort $1100
58 Gol $550
59 Gold Medal Jess $1400
60 Good Reason Sa SOLD
2012 IQHRA Stallion Service Auction Results
61 Hawkinson $3000
62 Heza Motor Scooter $800
63 Hiclass La Jolla SOLD
64 High On Corona SOLD
65 Im Dalaw $800
66 Inseperable SOLD
67 Its Royal Time $300
68 Ivory James SOLD
69 Jess An Idea $550
70 Jess Pop My Rocket $800
71 Jess Racy SOLD
72 Jess Shake Em Up $300
73 Jess Special $500
74 Jets Last Payday $550
75 Jewels First Moon $300
76 Jodys Money Pop SOLD
77 Jumpn Chic $800
78 Kelowna Kash $300
79 Knud With Wings $300
80 Kool Quick Kid SOLD
81 La Jollas Gold $550
82 Ladys Cooper Jet $300
83 Lead The Field $550
84 Leaders Luck $450
85 Louisiana Senator $1875
86 Mighty Corona SOLD
87 Minister's Gold TB $800
88 Mr Joe Im Kool $800
89 Mr Ottyes $650
90 Mr Piloto SOLD
91 No Secrets Here SOLD
92 One Corona SOLD
93 Onthewingsofglory SOLD
94 Pappasito SOLD
95 Phantom Menance $600
96 Primetime Dream $600
97 Profit Increase SOLD
98 PYC Paint Your Wagon SOLD
99 Ragazzo $1500
100 Rare News $350
101 Red Storm Cat SOLD
102 Royal Quick Charm $550
103 Royal Shake Em $2500
104 Shazoom SOLD
105 Silver Devil TB $300
106 Simply Macho $600
107 Special Willie $300
108 Specially Alluring $800
109 Spit Curl Jess SOLD
110 Strong Hope $750
111 Streak and Dash $550
112 Streakin Six Cartel $800
113 Streakin Victor $300
114 Streat Cruiser Too TB $300
115 Struttin To Beduino $550
116 Sum Fun To Bet $600
117 Surf Furr SOLD
118 Sweet First Down SOLD
119 Swissle Stick TB $800
120 Tac It Like A Man SOLD
121 Talkalota Bull $600
122 Terribly Wicked $300
123 The Gray Menance $300
124 The Louisiana Cartel $1000
125 Tinys First Corona OUT
126 Too Tough To Catch $550
127 Tres Fortunes SOLD
128 Trisk SOLD
129 TRS Meter Me Dash SOLD
130 Volcom SOLD
131 With Honors $475
S1 A Streak of Fling SOLD
S2 CS Flashlight SOLD
S3 Hez Fast as Cash $600
S4 Confection Cartel $500
S5 Awesome Chrome $550
S6 Dos Poruno $550
S7 OUT
S8 Special Crown Royal $600
S9 Jess Louisiana Blue $3000
S10 Tenga Cat TB $900
S11 Chilled Corona SOLD
S12 Dee Barn SOLD
E1 First To Shake Six $550
E2 Quarterback Draw $550
E3 Tell Him Twice $500
E4 Feintastic $1000
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Weights and Measures Bureau Horse and Dog Breeding Bureau
HOT SHOT DASH JUST AMAZING JESS SKIRT CHASIN ALIBI Stallion Owner: HAMMES, VERNON Address: 29273 292nd ST. Phone Number: 319-456-2612 City/St/Zip: RICHLAND, IA 52585
EASY ALFRED Stallion Owner: HARRINGTON, JAMES F Address: 19238 SOAP CREEK ROAD Phone Number: 641-938-2608 City/St/Zip: OTTUMWA, IA 52501
MUD BUGGIN SPECIAL Stallion Owner: INGRAM, ELTON JR Address: 23017 RIDGE ROAD Phone Number: 641-799-8547 City/St/Zip: BLAKESBURG, IA 52536
IRIS JOES BOY Stallion Owner: KONECNY, PATTY Address: 11506 CLUB ROAD Phone Number: 3198483167 City/St/Zip: CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52227
CARTELS FEATURE Stallion Owner: LEPIC, TOM Address: 6 LAKE POINT ROAD N.E. Phone Number: 319-331-2306 City/St/Zip: IOWA CITY, IA 52240
SPECIAL PASSUM Stallion Owner: MILLER, PAUL R (DECEASED) Address: 1331 S MAPLE ST APT B15 Phone Number: 712-274-2233 City/St/Zip: SIOUX CITY, IA 51106
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TRS METER ME DASH Stallion Owner: MOORE, ROBERT E SR Address: 5617 33rd AVE. Phone Number: 319-443-2720 City/St/Zip: CENTER POINT, IA 52213