Day: April 24, 2006

Amarillo, Texas, April 20, 2006 – A tough trio who have earned early blacktype this season in the Longhorn Futurity (G2) will meet again in the $336,520 Manor Downs Futurity (G1) on Sunday. The 350-yard contest is American Quarter Horse racing’s second Grade 1 futurity of the year and will be headlined by Sixes Split Pea, Zoomin For Bux and Okey Dokey Fantasy, who last met in the Longhorn Futurity on March 18. The Juan Garza-trained Sixes Split Pea (Mr Jess Perry-Moses Pea by Gone To The Man) set the fastest time from the 16 trials to

to be Held June 15-17, Amarillo, Texas, April 20, 2006 – The American Quarter Horse Youth Association is gearing up for the annual Bank of America Youth Excellence Seminar (Y.E.S.) and American Quarter Horse Youth Association Convention June 15-17 at the Amarillo Civic Center.  Take advantage of early registration at a reduced rate until May 16. The deadline for all Y.E.S. registrations is May 27. More than 200 AQHYA members are expected to attend this year’s event.  The Youth Excellence Seminar focuses on developing AQHYA members’ leadership through several group activities and expert motivational speakers.  This year’s

Amarillo, Texas, April 21, 2006 – The American Quarter Horse Association’s Regional Experience season kicks off May 4 – 7 with the Region Eight Experience in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Region Eight, which includes Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas and New Mexico, is expecting hundreds of attendees at the event. Created to encourage participation from exhibitors at all levels of ability in an event branded to the American Quarter Horse lifestyle, Regional Experiences open the doors for anyone who desires to learn more about American Quarter Horses. Regional Experiences blend competition, education and trade show commerce, as well as free