Starters by Judys Lineage APHA surpass $2 million in earnings

FORT WORTH, Texas—Judys Lineage, a sorrel tobiano American Paint Horse owned by Henry and Chuck Bowlan of Tecumseh, Okla., recently became only the second Paint stallion to have sired starters with earnings totaling more than $2 million. His offspring have combined earnings of $2,028,698.

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The 16-year-old stallion, sired by Special Lineage TB and out of Judys Chick, earned $45,448 on the track, including a win at the American Paint Horse Association National Championship Futurity as a 2-year-old in 1991. The following year he was named the Champion Running 3-Year-Old Paint Horse.

Judys Lineage was the 2004 leading sire of money-earning Paint Horses. He is currently first on the same list for 2005, and is second on the lifetime leading sires of money-earning horses list. He has sired 652 registered Paint Horses.

My Name Is Joe tops the list of starters sired by Judys Lineage. He is a 2000 red roan solid Paint-Bred (formerly known as breeding stock) gelding out of Three Ohs Dondi. My Name Is Joe, owned by Shaun Scott of Seminole, Texas, has lifetime earnings of $103,679 and was named the 2002 World Champion Breeding Stock Gelding and 2002 Champion Running Breeding Stock 2-Year-Old. He was also named the 2003 Champion Running Breeding Stock 3-Year-Old.

Judys Lineage’s top earner for 2005 is Credit For Cash, who has earnings totaling $33,660. Credit For Cash is a 2003 chestnut solid Paint-Bred gelding out of Cash To Keep. He is owned by the Connie Hall Racing Stable of Cypress, Calif.

In 2004, Texas Hero, a 1991 bay tobiano stallion sired by Raise A Jet and out of Breakaway Baby, became the first Paint sire whose foals had earned more than $2 million, with $2,531,448. Texas Hero is owned by Herbert Graham of Gardendale, Texas.

More about Paint Horse racing
Horse racing has long been one of America’s favorite spectator sports. With the recent growth of the Paint Horse breed, it’s no wonder that Paints have become one of the hottest tickets in the horse racing industry.

Since 1966, when APHA officially recognized the sport, Paint racing has made major strides forward. In that inaugural year, 17 starters ran for $1,290 in just two states—Texas and Oklahoma. In 2004, 639 starters competed in 785 APHA-recognized races for purses totaling more than $4.8 million.

A total of 18 states now feature Paint racing, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Paint racing has even spread into Canada.

“The future is really bright for Paint racing,” said Lex Smurthwaite, APHA’s executive director. “Owners from other racing breeds are getting involved with Paints because of the strong and steady growth of our program. It is still relatively easy to get involved and be competitive.”

For more information on Paint Horse racing, contact APHA’s racing department at (817) 222-6444, e-mail racing@apha.com, or visit paintracing.com.