Day: May 20, 2006

Amarillo, Texas, May 20, 2006 – The American Quarter Horse Association will offer handicappers an opportunity to earn berths to the $800,000 Daily Racing Form / National Thoroughbred Racing Association National Handicapping Contest VIII with a series of online handicapping contests. The winner of each contest earns a spot to compete at the DRF/NTRA NHC VIII to be held January 26-27, 2007 at Bally’s in Las Vegas, Nevada. Last year, nearly 100,000 racing fans entered Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship qualifying contests with 226 finalists qualifying for a trip to Las Vegas and the chance to

Amarillo, Texas, May 19, 2006 – The equine industry’s most innovative youth program is here! Junior Master Horseman is all about horses, fun and learning, and is the most exciting and entertaining hands-on tool available to today’s kids. “I believe Junior Master Horseman will open the door for children with an interest in horses,” said AQHA Executive Vice President Bill Brewer. “This program can be used by individuals, groups and teachers in classroom settings, and I can’t wait to see kids all over the world benefit from its innovative teaching methods.” In 2004, The American Quarter Horse

For Immediate Release Amarillo, Texas, May 19, 2006 – For trainer Jaime Gomez, it’s going to be tough to top 2005.   A Kindergarten Futurity (G1) victory with Gold Nugget Road kindled a flame that just got hotter and hotter after every stellar performance by the gifted filly Higher Fire. Higher Fire blazed her way through the lucrative futurity season at Los Alamitos last year, capturing the Ed Burke Million Futurity (G1) and the Golden State Million Futurity (G1).  If not for a half-length, second-place finish in the Los Alamitos Million Futurity, Higher Fire would have claimed a