Flaming Lake wins Millarville Paint Stakes
FORT WORTH, Texas—The Millarville Paint Stakes was won recently by Flaming Lake
during the 105th running of the Millarville Races in Alberta, Canada. Their
annual races take place during their July 1 Canada Day celebrations held by the
Millarville Racing and Agriculture Society. The $6,811 stakes race for horses
aged three and above is contested over a 350-yard distance. Flaming Lake crossed
the finish line first, with a time of 18.67 seconds.
Flaming Lake is a 4-year-old bay solid Paint-bred gelding sired by Granite Lake
AQHA and out of Flaming Gamble, by Raise The Gamble AQHA. He is owned by Lorne
and Joann Winther of Huxley, Alberta, Canada. The gelding was bred by A. D.
Burris of Keota, Oklahoma. Les Webb trained the gelding for the race, and
Valentino McBean rode him to the victory. The horse earned $3,610 for the win,
making his lifetime earnings for seven starts $10,906.
Second across the wire was Judys Real Easy, a 5-year-old sorrel solid Paint-bred
mare sired by Real Easy Cash and out of Judys Cash, by Judys Lineage. The mare
was bred by Steve Burns, DVM and is owned by J. Rory and Juanita Schock of Fort
MacLeod, Alberta, Canada. Judys Real Easy was trained by Les Webb and ridden by
Blandford Stewart. She ran the race with a time of 18.75 seconds and earned
$1,771, making her lifetime earnings $14,612.
Finishing third was Cristole, who was named an APHA Racing Champion in 2008 as a
3-Year-Old Gelding and in 2009 as an Aged Horse and Aged Gelding. Cristole is
owned by Alex Kirkpatrick of Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada. Cristole is a
5-year-old bay tobiano gelding sired by Texas Hero and out of Miss Murray, by
Treasured. He crossed the wire with a time of 19.04 seconds earning $817. The
gelding was ridden by Jackie Smith and trained by Brant Laczo.
Other horses completing the race, along with times, include Daw Gone It (19.05
seconds) and Pemberton (19.15 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 2009, more than 540 starters competed in more than
530 APHA-recognized races for record purses totaling more than $4.7 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.
"With a wealth of top performing Paint racehorses, dedicated owners and talented
trainers and jockeys, Paint Racing continues to remain a strong program in the horse
industry," said APHA Executive Director Lex Smurthwaite. "Paint Racing enthusiasts
recognized the amount of purse money available and have jumped in to take advantage
of the lucrative payouts."
For more information on Paint Horse racing, contact APHA’s racing department at
(817) 222-6444, email racing@apha.com, or visit
paintracing.com.