Mares, good feed, mares, getting my butt and back scratched, mares, exercise, a nice blanket in the winter, getting my hair trimmed, more exercise, mares. The mounting dummy at the vet's is pretty sweet, too.
I am interested in horseracing -- now that I am retired from racing, I am most interested in my sons & daughters & their racing experiences. My oldest foals were 2-year-olds in 2007 & small number of them (just 4) raced. From those 4 were 2 winners, 4 race money earners, 4 ROM (race Register of Merits) & 1 3-time stakes finalist. My 2nd crop of foals will race this year. I wish for my sons & daughters not only speed, but strength & courage, as well. I hope they have the hearts of some of their great ancestors -- & may they stay healthy & sound throughout their careers!
My son A NEWS STREAK outrunning a horse by champion Stoli and leading sire Check Him Out!
My oldest son (2 years old in 2007), A NEWS STREAK, in the winners' circle after winning his first race on May 28, 2007!
My 2-year-old daughter GOTTA NEWSFLASH ("Kate") winning a race at Lone Star Park, in Texas, November 30, 2007.
I love learning about the lives of my ancestors, great Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds, royal horses with big hearts. And because of superb genetics, I like to dabble in philosophy, poetry, history, religion and science. (Not math -- the only math I need is enough to be able to count how many mares are in my "harem" and how to calculate a speed index!)
I'd like to meet:
I'd like to meet beautiful (I especially like gray) mares with nice pedigrees. I especially like mares that can run fast. I like big mares with lots of body, mares that are good producers.
THIS BABE IS NEWS at 1-week of age, April 6, 2008. "Harley" is by Rare News & out of This Babe is Royal by This Snow is Royal.
This is what your horse will see when you race against Rare News sons & daughters! (This is "Harley" at 3-days-of-age.)
A NEWS STREAK (also known as "Junior"), home from the track with a speed index of 99, 1 win & 3 seconds from 8 starts, 3-times stakes finalist (4th Northwest Juvenile Challenge-G3), $8,622 in winnings & sound as can be. In this photo, Kyle Wellman is exercising A News Streak, October 2007.
IN MOZAMBIQUE (we call her Mozy), a 14-month-old filly out of Gotatickettowin, by Chicks Beduino. (She was named In Mozambique in honor of Brinton, who was serving a mission in Mozambique when she was foaled.) Mozy will race in 2008.
BLUES NEWS, my 2007 daughter out of Charlys Ragtime Band.
"Maggie" (SHEZ MAKIN NEWZ), an April filly out of Kaweah Cash.
A LIL NEWS ("Lily") racing in the pasture at just over 3 months of age.
JUST A RUMOR & IN MOZAMBIQUE, August 2007. Both will race in 2008.
THIS NEWS IS ROYAL looking over the fence & missing his mom (just weaned), August 25, 2007.
GREAT LOOKING RARE NEWS COLT belonging to Holly Riley Bevel of Las Vegas. His dam is Seattle Slew bred. This boy's name is Seattle Secret Cash. Thanks for the pics, Holly!
Something to Think About
Music:
Race track tunes -- I have very ecclectic musical taste, actually.
Movies:
Dreamer (love the mare that stars in that one), Seabiscuit, Flicka, Hilalgo. Love the movie Gladiator.
Television:
TVG -- really like watching the races! In 2007 one of my daughters and 4 or more of my sons will be old enough to race (they are in training now) -- and I hope to see them on TV! I get a kick out of Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, Boston Legal, CSI and The History Channel.
Books:
Don't get time to do much reading.
When I have time to browse the Internet, I like this site www.fasthorses.biz.
Heroes:
My daddy, First Down Dash. He is THE GREATEST! My grandfather, Dash For Cash -- incredible horse!
You can read more about my heros at www.circledhorses.com.
www.circledhorses.com
Rare News - 2007
You can read more about my incredible grandsires and granddams at www.circledhorses.com.
My sire, the great First Down Dash, All-Time Leading Quarter Horse sire, and my dam, the beautiful stakes winner Shiney Miles, daughter of Magical Mile TB, my grandsire, the legendary Dash For Cash -- these forebears and the many others, whose speed, conformation, disposition and heart are in my blood -- are my heroes!
My Favorite Humans
Way back before I was part of their lives, "my people" had ways to get around, and they had horses, but what did they ever do without me, RARE NEWS?
Beautiful Mares
