Texas Champion Claimer Award Voting Now Open

ttalogoVoting for the 2012 Texas Champion Claimer Award is now open through January 25 at 5 p.m. Central. Claiming horses fill the vast majority of race cards every day, but these hard-workers rarely receive recognition, so the Texas Thoroughbred Association created the Texas Champion Claimer Award.  The winning horse and his or her connections will be recognized alongside the other 2012 Texas Champions at the TTA Annual Conference and Awards Banquet at Sam Houston Race Park on February 16.

The Texas Champion Claimer Award is restricted to Accredited Texas-breds who have won at least three claiming or allowance/optional claiming races at Texas racetracks during the past year.

The winner of the Texas Champion Claimer Award will be determined by online voting. Only one vote will be counted per person and automated attempts to vote will be disallowed. Voting closes on Friday, January 25, at 5 p.m. Central. Results will be posted online the following week.

Below are the candidates for this year’s award and a listing of their connections as of the most recent start. To learn more about each horse and review complete past performance information from Equibase, click on the name of any horse.

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APRIL EXPECTATIONS
B, G, foaled April 5, 2009
(Valid Expectations – April Castelli, by Leo Castelli)
Jockey: Junior Chacaltana
Trainer: Danny Pish
Owner: Pish, Danny and Gary Gholston
Breeder: Vicki D Helm & Billy J Helm

BURBON ROAD
B, G, foaled April 17, 2004
(Cloud Hopping – Fleur de Talc, by Talc)
Jockey: Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez
Trainer: Jerenesto Torrez
Owner: Brent Savage
Breeder: Sam E. Stevens

CITY ORDINANCE
B, G, foaled April 11, 2007
(Entepreneur – Jump City, by Temperence Hill)
Connections as of last Start:
Jockey: Francisco Escalera Perez
Trainer: Cary R. White
Owner: Geneva Holmes
Breeder: Judy Peek

CUSTOM JET
DK B/, G, foaled May 1, 2007
(A.p Jetter – Halo Seeya, by Lear Fan)
Jockey: Dakota Wood
Trainer: Ralph E. Arnold, Jr.
Owner: Kathy L. Stephens
Breeder: Kathy Stephens

DAKOTA ADIEU
DK B/, M, foaled April 16, 2008
(Heckle – Dakota Ruby, by Stephen Got Even)
Jockey: Glen Murphy
Trainer: Rodolfo G. Guajardo
Owner: Martin G. Sauceda
Breeder: K C Horse Corporation

DELIVERER
GR/RO, G, foaled April 4, 2004
(American Champ – G. C. Alexandra, by Cormorant)
Jockey: Jose Manuel Figueroa
Trainer: Karl Broberg
Owner: End Zone Athletics, Inc.
Breeder: Carol Luttrall

EARLY M
CH, M, foaled April 21, 2006
(Early Flyer – Gold M., by Gold Case)
Jockey: Curtis Kimes
Trainer: Ralph E. Arnold, Jr.
Owner: Stephens, Kathy and Nieschwietz, Frank
Breeder: Joe McKellar

FEBRUARY GOLD
B, G, foaled February 2, 2009
(Gold Alert – Special Seneca, by Seneca Jones)
Jockey: Gerardo Mora
Trainer: Danny Pish
Owner: Robbins, James D. and Co. and Gentry Farms
Breeder: James D. Robbins and Co. & Gentry Farms

GREEN BRIAR KITTY
B, F, foaled February 12, 2009
(Day of the Cat – Green Briar Rose, by Mr. Greeley)
Jockey: Jeremy Collier
Trainer: James T. Coats, Jr.
Owner: Danny Burnett
Breeder: Bradford Thoroughbred Farm

JAKEONTHERUN
B, G, foaled April 11, 2007
(Bannack – Rachelsmiles, by Cien Fuegos)
Jockey: Dakota Wood
Trainer: Alan Love, Sr.
Owner: Ken Pullen
Breeder: Wilburn Smith

LAZY BOOT LADY
B, F, foaled April 7, 2009
(Gold Legend – Spin Jazz Baby, by Spinning World)
Jockey: Benito Tovar Morales
Trainer: Timothy Ervin
Owner: Don H. Ford, Jr.
Breeder: George A Wolff

MAYMEISTER
CH, M, foaled March 8, 2007
(Holzmeister – Moon Tide, by Storm Bird)
Jockey: Lindey Wade
Trainer: M. Brent Davidson
Owner: Stephen R. Baker
Breeder: Stonerside Stable

NAEVUS GIRL
B, M, foaled January 19, 2006
(Naevus – Deputy G. G., by Silver Deputy)
Jockey: Rohan R. Singh
Trainer: Andrew Konkoly
Owner: Anjo Racing, Inc.
Breeder: Stoneview Farm

NAFISS
B, G, foaled March 9, 2007
(Olmos – Legal Gator, by Green Alligator)
Jockey: Gerardo Mora
Trainer: Eleuterio Martinez, Jr.
Owner: Eleuterio Martinez, Jr.
Breeder: Paul El Bayeh

OLD CHUNK OF COAL
B, G, foaled April 27, 2004
(Sand Tunnel – Sovereign Sham, by Mt. Livermore)
Jockey: Weldon T. Cloninger, Jr.
Trainer: Larry Stroope
Owner: Brandi Stable
Breeder: Larry Stroope

RED HOT QUEST
CH, G, foaled April 24, 2006
(Flaming Quest (GB) – Red Hot Babe, by Fire Dancer)
Jockey: Glen Murphy
Trainer: Karl Broberg
Owner: Charlotte C. Voss
Breeder: Charlotte Corley Voss

RISEN IN DEED
DK B/, G, foaled April 12, 2009
(Once a Sailor – Lezlie Lee, by Robyn Dancer)
Jockey: Kevin J. Smith
Trainer: Ronnie E. Cravens, III
Owner: ELA Racing Stable
Breeder: Richland Ranch & Sue Cook

SAND DUSTY
CH, G, foaled May 8, 2008
(Once a Sailor – Penny Lake, by Salt Lake)
Jockey: Benito Tovar Morales
Trainer: Domingo Chacaltana
Owner: Romana Angad
Breeder: Richland Ranch & Sue Cook

SHE IS A OLMOS
DK B/, M, foaled April 2, 2008
(Olmos – Seek No Further, by Procida)
Jockey: Dakota Wood
Trainer: Ralph E. Arnold, Jr.
Owner: Buford Dugger
Breeder: Buford Dugger

SPECIAL BLUSHING
CH, G, foaled February 29, 2008
(Special Rate – Waco Blushing, by Waco Connection)
Jockey: Efigenio Garcia Ruiz
Trainer: Bobby A. Jenkins
Owner: Bobby A. Jenkins
Breeder: Joe Carothers

VALID ADIEU
GR/RO, F, foaled May 4, 2009
(Heckle – Valid Obsession, by Valid Appeal)
Jockey: Junior Chacaltana
Trainer: Mark Whitton
Owner: Julie Whitton
Breeder: Keith I. Asmussen

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