Cristole prevails against Pemberton in the 2009
Canadian Paint Championship at Lethbridge
FORT WORTH, TEXAS—Cristole and Pemberton have met many times on the track, but Cristole
came out the winner for the 2009 Canadian Paint Championship held at Lethbridge
in Alberta, Canada on October 24. Cristole beat him by a head with a big finish
and Pemberton kept the pressure on him all the way through the wire. The
400-yard Paint race offered $15,300 in prize money and had six entries. Cristole
posted a time of :20.39 seconds.
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Cristole wins Canadian Paint Championship.
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These two geldings, one a colorful Paint the other a solid Paint-bred, have now
met 13 times at the track in their lifetime. In 2008, they met five times with
Pemberton prevailing three times for the win. In 2009 they have met seven times
so far with Cristole winning two times and Pemberton winning four times.
The colorful bay tobiano gelding, Cristole was sired by Texas Hero and out of
Miss Murray earned $8,109 for his first stakes win increasing his lifetime
earnings to $35,556. He is owned by Alex Kirkpatrick of Alberta, Canada and bred
by John TL Jones Jr. of Lexington, Ky., trained by Brant Laczo, and was ridden
by Teagan Oulton.
Finishing second was the chestnut Solid Paint-bred gelding, Pemberton with a
time of :20.42. The gelding is sired by world champion Real Easy Cash and out of
multiple world champion Miss Super Dee. Pemberton earned $3,978 for this out,
increasing his lifetime earnings to $49,036. Pemberton is owned by Shae Burlock
of Alberta, Canada and bred by John TL Jones, Jr of Lexington, Ky. The gelding
is trained by Les Webb and was ridden by jockey Valentino McBean.
Mr Heatmiser finished third for owner Bob McCutcheon of Alberta, Canada,
crossing the finish line in :20.89 seconds and earning $1,836 to bring his
lifetime earnings to $12,337, he is trained by William Brigden, ridden by Sean
Evans.
Other horses completing the field included The Ladys A Hero (21.09 seconds),
Runnin Bug (21.10 seconds) and Judys Real Easy (21.37 seconds).
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 2008, more than 570 starters competed in
more than 660 APHA-recognized races for record purses totaling more than $5
million.
A total of 17 states now feature Paint racing, including Arizona, California,
Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Paint
Horses also race in Canada.
"Paint Racing continues to be an opportunity for breeders, owners and trainers
to take a serious look at," said APHA Executive Director Lex Smurthwaite. "The
amount of purse money available and the average earning per Paint starter is
creating new interest in the Paint racing industry."
For more information on Paint Horse racing, contact APHA’s racing department at
(817) 222-6444, email racing@apha.com, or
visit paintracing.com.