2015 ApHC Yearbook 1 The Best of 2015— RACING ACCOLADES ALL THE CAREFUL breeding selections, training decisions and early morning work- outs bring so much anticipation on race day. The thrill of the start—the thunder of hooves and the roar of the crowd when a horse crosses the wire into the record books and becomes part of the great tradition that is Appaloosa racing. Please join the Ap- paloosa Horse Club and Appaloosa Journal in congratulating the racing leaders of 2015. HY P OGRA T S PHO N EYER M Images ‘N The Le BY D. HORSE OF THE YEAR CANT BE CAUGHT Sire: WITH INTENT Dam: UNIQUE FORM (AQHA) APPALOOSA RAcing’s HORSE of the Year award was be- stowed upon the incredible seal brown gelding Cant Be Caught. The three-year-old gelding was on the board every race in 2015 and unanimously earned this title with big wins in the Speedhorse Gra- ham Farms Derby (G2), Mister Lewie Memorial Stake (G2), and National Cowboy & Western Museum Stake (G2) and was stakes placed in the Lewis Wartchow Memorial Stake, Lorelei Derby and Don Drake Memorial Handicap. The Champion Three-Year-Old Gelding title was also awarded to Cant Be Caught. He is sired by the Appaloosa With Intent and out of the Quarter Horse mare Unique Form by Rare Form. His lifetime earnings amount to an outstanding $156,728. Cant Be Caught was bred and is owned by John Diediker of Kansas and trained by Trainer of the Year, Dee Keener. Congratula- tions on yet another outstanding year Cant Be Caught! By WITH INTENT SI 85 (2003). 2 wins to 3, $8,981, Bronze Me- dallion earner. Sire of 13 starters, 7 winners, 3 stakes winners, 13 total Registers of Merit, 2 Champions, 2 Regional Champions, 1 Supreme Champion. Starters have earned $269,810. 1st Dam: UNIQUE FORM, AQHA by RARE FORM, AQHA. SI 78, 2 wins to 3, $13,583. Dam of 4 foals, 2 race starters, 2 winners, 2 stakes winners, 3 Register of Merit earners, 1 Champion, 1 Regional High-Point Champion, 1 Supreme Champion. Starters have earned $167,790. CANT BE CAUGHT SI 96 (2012). Multiple Stakes winner, 11 wins, $156,728. Register of Merit, 2014-2015 South-Central Re- gional High-Point Champion, 2014 Champion Two-Year-Old Sprint Gelding, 2014 Supreme Champion Two-Year-Old, 2015 Champion Three-Year-Old Gelding, 2015 Horse of the Year. LIFETIME RACE RECORD Starts 16 Wins (stakes wins) 11 (5) Place (stakes place) 1 (1) Show (stakes show) 2 (2) Earnings $156,728 STAKES RACES: YEAR PLACE RACE 2015 1st Speedhorse Graham Farms Derby 2015 1st Mister Lewie Memorial Stake 2015 1st National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum Stake 2015 2nd Lewis Wartchow Memorial Stake 2015 3rd Lorelei Paint & Appaloosa Derby 2015 3rd Don Drake Memorial Handicap 2014 1st Cricket Bars Futurity 2014 1st Speedhorse Lone Star Paint & Appaloosa Futurity 2015 RACE YEAR-END 3 SUPREME CHAMPION TWO-YEAR-OLD TRAIN WRECK Sire: FREIGHTTRAIN B (AQHA) Dam: R MS KITTY EACH YEAR a new crop of Appaloosa Racehorses hit the 2-Yr-Old Filly, $19,162. Dam of 7 foals, 4 race starters, 4 winners, track, and each year one starter stands above the rest. This year 2 stakes winners, 2 Stakes placed, 5 medallion earners, 4 Register that horse was Train Wreck. She dominated this year’s two-year- of Merit earners, 4 Champions, 3 Regional High-Point Champi- old crop earning the coveted titles of both Supreme Champion ons, 1 Supreme Champion. Starters have earned $120,576. Two-Year-Old and Champion Two-Year-Old Filly. The coal black TRAIN WRECK SI 81 (2013). Stakes placed, 1 win, Bronze filly sired by the Quarter Horse Freighttrain B and out of Appa- medallion, $25,224, Register of Merit, South-Central Regional loosa mare R Miss Kitty by Panther Mountain, AQHA, hit the High-Point Champion, Champion Two-Year-Old Sprint filly, Su- dirt with keenness earning her name in the lights 5 of 7 starts in- preme Champion Two-Year-Old. cluding the Cricket Bars Futurity (G2) and Colors of the Alamo Futurity (G3) and was the only Appaloosa to run in the finals of LIFETIME RACE RECORD the Speedhorse Graham Futurity. Her winnings were the second Starts 7 highest of all starters and highest filly overall in 2015 amounting to Wins (stakes wins) 1 (0) $25,224. Train Wreck is proudly owned and was bred by Jeff Ad- ams of Oklahoma and trained by Trainer of the Year Dee Keener. Place (stakes place) 0 (0) Congratulations Train Wreck! Show (stakes show) 4 (2) By FREIGHTTRAIN B SI 115 (2008). Stakes winner of $421, Earnings $25,224 761. 9 wins to 3, Track record, RP 250 yds. First foals are 2-yr-olds of 2015. Sire of 5 ApHC foals, 2 starters, 2 winners, 2 stakes STAKES RACES: placed, 2 Registers of Merit, 1 Champion, 2 Regional Champions, 1 Supreme Champion. Starters have earned $41,940. YEAR PLACE RACE 1st Dam: R MS KITTY by PANTHER MOUNTAIN, AQHA. 2015 3rd Colors of the Alamo Paint & Appaloosa Futurity SI 92, 1 wins to 2, Bronze Medallion, Stakes winner, Champion 2015 3rd Cricket Bars Futurity 4 Appaloosa Yearbook 2015 2015 Racing Champions CHAMPION 2-YEAR-OLD COlt CHAMPION 2-YEAR-OLD GELDING PIKEE BG SPIDER MONKEY (Furrtreeous (AQHA) x Sakira) (The Royal Jester x Fling T Black Widow) Owner: Claudia Villafranco Owner: Becky Grant Breeder: Luis Villafranco Breeder: Rex Lewis CHAMPION 2-YEAR-OLD FILLY CHAMPION 3-YEAR-OLD COlt TRAIN WRECK IVORY KING (Freighttrain B (AQHA) x R Ms Kitty) (Ivory James (AQHA) x Sure Nuff Fast) Owner/Breeder: Jeff Adams Owner/Breeder: Gary Vaughan 2015 RACE YEAR-END 5 CHAMPION 3-YEAR-OLD FILLY & CHAMPION CLAIMING HORSE CHAMPION 3-YEAR-OLD GELDING SEXY SENORITA CANT BE CAUGHT (Pappasito (AQHA) x Jess Streakin) (With Intent x Unique Form (AQHA)) Owner: Jeff Adams & Catherine Feemster Owner/Breeder: John Diediker Breeder: Jeff Adams CHAMPION 4-YEAR-OLD & OLDER MARE CHAMPION 4-YEAR-OLD & OLDER GELDING UNA MAS MAJOR TOM (Flying T Kimgofkings x Cervesa Fina) (Red Storm Cat (AQHA) x Eyesa Knockout) Owner: Barbara Atwood Owner: Mary Hainline Breeder: Ralph Hartline Breeder: Gary Vaughan 6 Appaloosa Yearbook 2015 LEADING OWNER (TIE) LEADING OWNER (TIE) JOHN C. DIEDIKER BECKY GRANT PARSONS, KANSAS PAUL, IDAHO HY P OGRA T S PHO N EYER M Images ‘N The Le BY D. LEADING BREEDER LEADING TRAINER LEADING JOCKEY REX LEWIS DEE KEENER RANDY R. WILSON ABERDEEN, IDAHO INOLA, OKLAHOMA 2015 RACE YEAR-END 7 2015 Racing Medallion Winners TWO-YEAR-OLD FILLY TWO-YEAR-OLD FILLY TRAIN WRECK BR PLEASURE (Freighttrain B (AQHA) x R Ms Kitty) (Lotta Loot, (JC) x Beautiful Pleasure) TWO-YEAR-OLD FILLY TWO-YEAR-OLD GELDING MAPLES BLACK ICE BG SPIDER MONKEY (Flying T Kingofkings x Maple Fox) (The Royal Jester x Fling T Black Widow) 8 Appaloosa Yearbook 2015 TWO-YEAR-OLD GELDING THREE-YEAR-OLD COLT APPSOLUTELY T IVORY KING (Freighttrain B (AQHA) x Special Six Moons) (Ivory James (AQHA) x Sure Nuff Fast) THREE-YEAR-OLD FILLY THREE-YEAR-OLD FILLY SEXY SENORITA NAUGHTY AT NIGHT (Pappasito (AQHA) x Jess Streakin) (Volcom (AQHA) x R Girls Night Out) FOUR AND OLDER FILLY FOUR AND OLDER GELDING UNA MAS MAJOR TOM (Flying T Kingofkings x Cervesa Fina) (Red Storm Cat (AQHA) x Eyesa Knockout) 2015 RACE YEAR-END 9 2015 RACE YEAR-END LEADERS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 BURNIN BRIDGES 2 CATCH IF CATCH CAN 2 JESS STREAKIN 1 JOHN B. ARNOLD, BROWN SUMMIT, NC (HEZA FAST MAN (AQHA) – MISS EYE APPEAL) (FEATURE MR JESS (AQHA) – PERFECT INTENTION) GLEN WILKINSON, PREMONT, TX JEFF ADAMS, DURANT, OK LEADING STARTERS CATCHA CORONA IFUCAN 2 GARRETT BAKER, STROUD, OK SHEZA SNAPPY APPY 2 SPECIAL SIX MOONS 1 BASED ON DOLLARS EARNED (SOME KINDA EASY – MISS AMBER CREE (AQHA)) (SPECIAL TASK (AQHA) – SIX MOONS DREAM) CANT BE CAUGHT $69,765.00 TEXAS CARTEL 2 CHRISTOPHER BRANDON, FARR WEST, UT JEFFREY TYER, SAND SPRINGS, OK JIMMY MADDUX, WEATHERFORD, TX (WITH INTENT – UNIQUE FORM) JOHN C. DIEDIKER, PARSONS KS KT KONG 2 LEADING SIRES LEADING SIRES BASED ON STARTERS TRAIN WRECK 25,224.00 SHANE MC VEY, RIGBY, ID BASED ON WINNERS TAVIA MC VEY, IDAHO FALLS, ID (FREIGHTTRAIN B – R MS KITTY) FREIGHTTRAIN B (AQHA) 2 EASY DOUX (AQHA) 5 JEFF ADAMS, DURANT OK (PYC PAINT YOUR WAGON (AQHA) – DIANETOGETCHA (TAKIN ON THE CASH (AQHA) – BILLETDOUX (AQHA)) LEADING SIRES MAJOR TOM 17,909.00 (AQHA)) WITH HONORS (AQHA) 4 (RED STORM CAT – EYESA KNOCKOUT) BASED ON WINS EASY DOUX (AQHA) 2 (FIRST DOWN DASH (AQHA) – DEVINE SUNDAY (AQHA)) MARY HAINLINE, NOBLE OK (TAKIN ON THE CASH (AQHA) – BILLETDOUX (AQHA)) WITH INTENT 6 WITH INTENT 4 APPSOLUTELY T 16,716.00 (GLITTERMAN (TB) – PERFECT INTENTION) CARTEL SUCCESS (AQHA) 2 (GLITTERMAN (TB) – PERFECT INTENTION) (FREIGHTTRAIN B – SPECIAL SIX MOONS) JOHN C. DIEDIKER, PARSONS, KS (CORONA CARTEL (AQHA) – DASHING MARIAH (AQHA)) JOHN C. DIEDIKER, PARSONS, KS JEFFREY TYER, SAND SPRINGS OK WITH HONORS (AQHA) 2 THE ROYAL JESTER 4 BLUE OYSTER CULT 3 (FIRST DOWN DASH (AQHA) – DEVINE SUNDAY (AQHA)) HANG ON TIGHT 15,576.00 (ROYAL QUICK DASH (AQHA) – EASY JEST) (ROYAL SHAKE EM (AQHA) – TIS A LITTLE FOOD) (WITH INTENT – YOU DA ONE) REX LEWIS, ABERDEEN, ID WITH INTENT 2 JOHN D. MC BRIDE, OGDEN, UT JOHN C. DIEDIKER, PARSONS KS (GLITTERMAN (TB) – PERFECT INTENTION) CARTEL SUCCESS (AQHA) 3 JOHN C. DIEDIKER, PARSONS, KS FLYING T KINGOFKINGS 3 (CORONA CARTEL (AQHA) – DASHING MARIAH (AQHA)) (SPECIAL LEADER (AQHA) – WON A QUEEN) LEADING SIRES LOTTA LOOT (TB) 1 RALPH HARTLINE, IDAHO FALLS, ID BASED ON DOLLARS EARNED WITH HONORS (AQHA) 3 (LATIN AMERICAN (TB) – STALWART PRINCESS (TB)) (FIRST DOWN DASH (AQHA) – DEVINE SUNDAY (AQHA)) EYE FULL OF CASH 3 WOODBRIDGE (AQHA) 1 (MR EYE OPENER (AQHA) – CASH BLUES) SIRE STARTERS EARNINGS LOTTA LOOT (TB) 2 (DASH TA FAME (AQHA) – CHAMPAGNE LANE (AQHA)) JOSEPH H.