Country Quick Cookie wins G2 Oklahoma Horsemen’s Association
Paint and Appaloosa Derby by a neck
FORT WORTH, TEXAS—Stopping the clock at 17.64 seconds, a neck ahead of the
competition, to win the Oklahoma Horsemen’s Association Paint and Appaloosa
Derby was Country Quick Cookie. Restricted to Oklahoma-bred 3-year-olds, the
350-yard race on June 26, 2009, at Fair Meadows in Tulsa, Okla., boasted a
$35,000 purse.
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Country Quick Cookie wins G2 Oklahoma Horsemen’s Association
Paint and Appaloosa Derby by a neck. Photography by Gene Wilson & Associates
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Country Quick Cookie, a 2006 red roan overo mare, was sired by Country Quick
Dash and is out of Judys Silk. Owned by BJ Hall and Jeff Dean of Porter, Okla.,
and trained by Dean, she earned $13,900 with Stormy Smith in the irons. Country
Quick Cookie was bred by Sandra Garnett Tatom of Groesbeck, Texas, and has
started in five races this year to earn $14,813. The mare’s lifetime record
includes 13 starts with three wins and two seconds, as well as $31,357 in
earnings.
In a tight race for the top three, Mean Ole Man—2008 Champion 2-Year-Old and
Champion 2-Year-Old Colt—took second by a nose to earn $7,500 with a time of
17.70 seconds. The 2006 sorrel tobiano stallion was bred by John Paul and Lois
Gee of Shawnee, Okla., and is owned by John Gee and Del Craig, also of Shawnee.
Sired by First Wrangler AQHA and out of Magic Misty Morning, Mean Ole Man was
trained by Michelle Hurdle and ran with Debbie Freeman in the saddle. So far
this year, the stallion has started in six races to earn $11,690. Throughout his
racing career, he’s had 13 starts with five wins, three seconds and one third,
along with lifetime earnings of $48,672.
Finishing just a neck in front of the next horse, Make No Shadows placed third with a time of
17.71 seconds to earn $4,600. Bred by Sammy and Nadine Hester of Tulsa, Okla.,
the 2006 chestnut Solid Paint-Bred mare was sired by Oak Tree Special AQHA and
is out of Treasured Chick. Charles Trochta of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Sammy
Hester of Tulsa, Okla., own the mare, who ran with Larry Payne in the irons.
Trained by Hester, she has started in four races this year to achieve two wins
and $13,782. Make No Shadows’ lifetime record includes 12 starts with seven wins
and $71,880 in earnings.
Coming in behind the top three was Cuzimfromthecountry in 17.76 seconds to win $2,400; Barney
Ofield with a time of 17.84 seconds for $1,800; and Flash N B Gone, who earned
$1,500 after clocking 17.90 seconds. Speed Bandit came in seventh with a time of
17.94 seconds to earn $1,200, and Kiss This Chrome came in a nose later at 17.94
seconds to take home $900. Downtown Dude stopped the clock at 18.75 seconds and
earned $600. Awesome Fling was scratched.
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.