Flash Of Silk wins the Talimena Handicap
FORT WORTH, Texas—Flash Of Silk won the Talimena Handicap closing out the
2011 stakes program on November 12, 2011, at Will Rogers Downs Racetrack in
Claremore, Okla.
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Flash Of Silk wins the Talimena Handicap.
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Bred and owned by B.J. Hall and Jeff Dean of Porter, Okla., Flash Of Silk
is a sorrel solid Paint-bred gelding sired by Royal Quick Flash and out of Judys
Silk. He ran a time of 17.76 seconds, a speed index of 95 and earned $14,730 for
the win, bringing his lifetime earnings to $111,594. Flash Of Silk was trained
by Jeff Dean and was ridden by Larry Payne.
Finishing second was Memory Keeper with a time of 17.89 seconds. The sorrel
solid Paint-bred gelding is sired by Streakin La Jolla AQHA and out of Three Ohs
Dondi. Owned by Jim and Linda Whitener of Cleveland, Texas, the gelding ran a 91
speed index, earned $4,910 and has lifetime earnings of over $57,000. He was
trained by M. Heath Taylor and ridden by Oscar Delgado.
Third across the finish line was Special Sign, a sorrel solid Paint-bred gelding
by Special Leader AQHA and out of Signs Of Summer. He is bred and owned by The
Painted Pitchfork of Rifle, Colo., was trained by Dee Keener and ridden by Jesus
Salazar. Special Sign finished in 17.90 seconds with a speed index of 91 and
earned $2,701 for lifetime earnings in excess of $63,000.
Other horses completing the race, along with times, include Eye Opening Chick
(17.92 seconds), Country Strummer (17.93 seconds), Bailout (17.98 seconds),
Wendys A Lil Country (18.06 seconds), WW Granite Treasure (18.08 seconds), Blast
The Cash (18.12 seconds), JM Deucesrwild (18.13 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 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.