Day: August 31, 2006

Cowgirl 101 Takes a Road Trip to the Texas Hill Country

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* August 29, 2006 Media contact: DJ Latham Office: 817/509-8991 Mobile: 817/715-2868 Email: dlatham@cowgirl.net FORT WORTH, Texas – Want a quick, get-a-way adventure to the Texas Hill Country with some western thrills? Then grab your hat and boots on Saturday, Oct. 7 and head to Bertram, Texas – one hour west of Austin, Texas or two hours northwest of San Antonio, Texas – for Cowgirl 101, the hands-on, western education experience offered by the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame’s Cowgirl University. Cowgirl 101 starts at 9 a.m. and wraps-up at 4 p.m. at

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FROM VARIED BACKGROUNDS, FINALISTS SHARE THE SAME GOAL

Amarillo, Texas, August 28, 2006  The field of finalists in the 2006 All American Futurity (G1) spans a range of horses from homebreds to top sale yearlings, and the list of breeders is just as diverse. Perennial top breeder Vessels Stallion Farm bred fastest qualifier No Secrets Here (First Down Dash  Dicey Secret by Raise A Secret) and still owns the colt with partner Benny Rosset of Sao Paulo, Brazil. A two-time winner in five outs, the colt has earned $140,265. Vessels Stallion Farm also bred fifth-fastest qualifier Separate Bet (Separatist – Better Bet On Me by

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JONES SEEKS ALL AMERICAN REPEAT WITH FASTEST QUALIFIER

Amarillo, Texas, August 29, 2006 – Winning his first All American Futurity (G1) at Ruidoso Downs last year gave trainer Paul Jones a reason to breathe a little easier. “It’s a big relief,” said Jones about having a victory in American Quarter Horse racing’s most famous race. “It breaks the ice. The pressure’s not as hard on us now.” Jones, who is based at Los Alamitos Race Course in California, has been AQHA’s Champion Trainer every year since 2002. He qualified three horses to last year’s All American Futurity and won the final with 37-1 longshot Teller

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APHA honors Crow Nation racehorse owner with Legendary Achievement Award

FORT WORTH, TEXAS— The American Paint Horse Association (APHA) honored Chuck Real Bird and his talented Paint racehorse Crow Sovereign with the APHA Legendary Achievement award recently at the 88th Annual Crow Fair during the 2-year-old Paint futurity finals race. The Crow Fair took place on the Crow Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana. APHA President Carl Parker presented Real Bird with a custom-engraved plaque highlighting his achievements. “Chuck has been a lifelong supporter of the American Paint Horse breed and has been instrumental in its success and development over the years,” said Parker. “He has played an

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