Jacis Flashy Girl dominates in the Dash For Colors Stakes
FORT WORTH, Texas—The Dash For Colors Stakes was won by Jacis Flashy Girl with a
dominating finish on September 30 at Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, Okla. The
$15,000 Dash For Colors Stakes included many top runners for 2011. Jacis Flashy
Girl pulled away from the number 3 post position and led the field by a length
at the finish line. The 3-year-old mare finished with a time of 15.38 seconds
over the 300-yard distance, earning a 102 speed index.
Owned and bred by Jay Ross of Coweta, Okla., Jacis Flashy Girl is a sorrel solid
Paint-bred mare sired by Royal Quick Flash and out of TRM Countess Corona AQHA.
Jacis Flashy Girl earned $8,784 for her first stakes win, making her lifetime
earnings $41,060. She was trained by Jeff Dean and ridden by Kenny Muntz.
Finishing second was Prize Jive, with a time of 15.53 seconds. The sorrel solid
Paint-bred mare is sired by Country Quick Dash and out of Fast Mans Prize AQHA.
Bred by Weetona Stanley of Madill, Okla., and owned by Larry Spurlock of Inola,
Okla., the mare has lifetime earnings of $69,444. She is trained by Dee Keener
and ridden by G.R. Carter, Jr.
Third across the finish line was Texas Royal Snow, a 7-year-old Appaloosa
gelding by This Snow Is Royal AQHA and out of Texas Union ApHC. He was bred by
Jimmy Maddux of Weatherford, Texas, trained by Mollie Devereaux and ridden by
Daniel Rose, Texas Royal Snow finished in 15.56 seconds.
Other horses completing the race, along with times, include Circle The Wagon
ApHC (15.56 seconds), Memory Keeper (15.64 seconds), Moholme Judy (15.69
seconds), G I Jana ApHC (15.98 seconds), WW Granite Treasure (16.21 seconds) and
Western Kiss (16.79 seconds). Country Strummer 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.