PF Chief Runnin Bear dominates in the Colors of the Wind
Stakes
FORT WORTH, Texas—The colorful Paint gelding, PF Chief Runnin Bear, won
the the $10,000 Colors of the Wind Stakes at Retama Park in San Antonio, Texas,
on August 13. He crossed the finish line with a time of 17.93 seconds for a 95
speed index, and earned $8,407.
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PF Chief Runnin Bear dominates in the Colors of the Wind
Stakes. Photo credit: Coady Photography.
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Owned by Bettinger and Koltiska of Austin, Texas and bred by Randy J. Davis of
Vinita, Okla., PF Chief Runnin Bear is a brown tobiano gelding sired by Grand
Point and out of SC Running Cloud AQHA, by Dashing Cleat AQHA. He was named the
2009 World Champion Running Paint Horse, with four stakes wins and two seconds
on his performance record, his lifetime earnings are $122,966. PF Chief Runnin
Bear was trained by Judd Kearl and ridden by Rodrigo Vallejo.
Finishing second was Moon Bully, an Appaloosa by Man With The Power and out of
TB Fancy Moon AQHA. Moon Bully crossed the finish with a time of 18.04 seconds,
earning $2,507. He is trained by Leslie Padilla and ridden by Luis Ramirez.
Third across the finish line was Memory Keeper, a sorrel solid Paint-bred
stallion by Streakin La Jolla AQHA and out of Three Ohs Dondi, by Heza Three Ohs
AQHA. He was bred and owned by Linda and James Whitener of Cleveland, Texas.
Trained by M. Taylor and ridden by Santos Carrizales, Memory Keeper finished in
18.18 seconds.
Other horses completing the race, along with times, include Im A Corona (18.31
seconds), Northernete (18.62 seconds), Quick Dashin Cowgirl (18.66 seconds),
Such A Dasher (18.76 seconds), Signs Quick Dash (18.76 seconds) and Moons Image
(19.04 seconds). 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 2010, more than 500 starters competed in
429 APHA-recognized races for record purses totaling more than $4.1 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.
For more information on Paint Horse racing, contact APHA’s racing department at
(817) 222-6444, email racing@apha.com, or
visit www.paintracing.com.