OREGON THOROUGHBRED OWNERS ANDS BREEDERS NAMES OREGON CHAMPIONS OF 2011
Portland OR, March 17, 2012: The 2011 Oregon Champions were announced and their connections honored at Oregon Thoroughbred Owners & Breeders’ Association’s Annual Awards Banquet held Saturday, March 17, 2012 at Spirit Mountain Casino, in Grand Ronde Oregon. Voted by ballot from the membership of the OTOBA, winners are as follows:
CHAMPION 2-YEAR OLD GELDING
L G Jet (OR)
2011 Starts: 4 (3-0-0) Earned $15,665
Winner of the Bill Wineberg Stakes
Bred by Leonard Hammrich
Owned by Georgianne Hammrich
Trained by John R Harris
CHAMPION 2-YEAR OLD FILLY
Forty Something (OR)
2011 Starts: 2 (1-0-0) Earned $8,693
Winner of the Janet Wineberg Stakes
Bred by Dr & Mrs. Jack Root Jr.
Owned by Margaret Root with Dean & Lois Vogt
Trained by Ben Root
CHAMPION 3-YEAR OLD GELDING
Shamundi (OR)
2011 Starts: 8 (2-3-3) Earned $39,816.
Winner of the OTOBA Derby, 2nd in Oregon His, OTOBA Stallion Stakes, 3rd Portland Meadows Derby,
Bred by Dr & Mrs. Jack Root Jr.
Owned by Margaret Root with Dean & Lois Vogt
Trained by Ben Root
CHAMPION 3-YEAR OLD FILLY
Legendary Madame (OR)
2011 Starts: 11 (1-1-1) Earned $12,538.
Winner of the Oregon MS Stakes, 3rd Oregon Hers
Bred and Dave Duke
Owned by Mary Lou Bishop and Tami Parke
Trained by James Young
CHAMPION OLDER GELDING
He's a Goblin (OR)
2011 Starts: 8 (4-0-3) Earned $16,765.
Winner of the Lethal Grande Sprint Championship
Bred and Jeri Johnson & Jim Fergason
Owned by Jackie Smith
Trained by Lyle Magnuson
CHAMPION OLDER MARE
Mountain Echo (OR)
B, m, foaled March 15, 2006
(Tempered Appeal - Miss Continental, by Flying Continental)
Tempered Appeal -- Miss Continental -- Flying Continental
2011 Starts: 10 (4-0-3) Earnings: $60,251
Multiple Winner at 2, 3 and 4
Bred by Mary H. Caldwell & Larry Bollman
Owned by Dave Ford & Richard Davis
Trained by Richard Davis
OREGON HORSE OF THE YEAR
L G Jet (OR)
Ch, g, foaled April 19, 2009
(Harbor the Gold - Cheyenne Rose, by Katahaula County)
2011 Starts: 4 (3-0-0) Earned $15,665
Winner of the Bill Wineberg Stakes
Bred by Leonard Hammrich
Owned by Georgianne Hammrich
Trained by John R Harris
OREGON SIRE OF THE YEAR
Harbor the Gold (KY)
B, h, foaled May 23, 2001
(Seeking the Gold - Harbor Springs, by Vice Regent)
2011: Runners/ Winners 33/21 Stake Runners/Stake Winners 6/10
2011 Progeny Earnings: $660,569
Chief Oregon earner: Carrabelle Harbor $51,905, Chief Overall Earner: Noosa Beach $153,952
Stands for Bar C Racing Stables, Hermiston Oregon
OREGON BROODMARE OF THE YEAR
Silver City Lilly (WA)
Gr/ro, m, foaled February 14, 2002
(Tiffany Ice - Crowning Ambition, by Chief's Crown)
2002 Tiffany Ice - - Crowning Ambition by Chief’s Crown
Dam of:
06 Catalina Harbor 6 2 0 2 $5,450
08 Carrabelle Harbor 10 4 2 1 $51,905
1st Kent Hdcp, 2nd Seattle Hdcp
Owned by Bar C Racing Stables, Hermiston Oregon
CHAMPION OREGON FAIR CIRCUIT HORSE
Mister Stewart (OR)
Dk B/, h, foaled March 22, 2007
(Seattle Shamus - Citadella, by Slew City Slew)
2011 Fair Circuit Starts: 3 (3-0-0) Earnings: $3,960
Bred by Karen & Mickey Taylor LLC
Owned by Peggy Buckley and Sharon Balcom
Trained by Sharon Balcom
CHAMPION OREGON FAIR CIRCUIT MARE
Miss Slewledo (OR)
2011 Fair Circuit Starts: 6 (5-0-0) Earnings: $9,584
Winner Southern Belle Stakes, Miss Crooked Rover Stakes
Bred by Karen Schmidt
Owned Bruce Williams
Trained by Judi Yearout
CHAMPION OREGON FAIR HIGH POINT THOROUGHBRED
Tiff Tivy Tiff (OR)
Gr/ro, m, foaled March 27, 2004
(Tiffany Ice - Tivy Mountain, by Moscow Ballet)
2011 Fair Circuit Starts: 9 (3-2-1) Earnings: $5,673
Bred by Bar C Racing Stables Inc
Owned Al & Jodi Peterson and David Graham
Trained by Bob Lawrence
OREGON CHAMPION OREGON-BRED THOROUGHBRED TRAINER OF THE YEAR
BOB BECKNER
OREGON LEADING BREEDERS FOR 2011
DR & MRS. JACK ROOT, Newberg OR $201,567
Leading Earner: Shamundi $39,816
OREGON TOBA AWARD WINNERS FOR 2011
DR & MRS. RYLAND HARWOOD, DALLAS OR $64,052
Leading Earner: Tomcat Jake $17,789
The Harwood’s will represent the Oregon Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association
at the national TOBA conference in Lexington KY this September