04/01/2024
Flag Ranch has had an amazing 2023! As the AQHA Champions Selection Committee votes on who will be crowned the 2023 AQHA Running Champions, we are so blessed to have raised a few in the hunt!
Flag Ranch would like to congratulate Reliance Ranches, Eddie Willis and their c**t, Unrelentless who is a contender in the Champion 2 yr old C**t division!
Jess Good Wine for his owner, Kevin Hogan, Guns Up Racing and his connections is a contender in the 3yr old Gelding division!
Our own personal filly, Cartel Kisses, who has continued to be a dream come true for us for the past 2 years stands as a great contender for Champion 3yr old filly!
And to top it off, Flag Ranch has been blessed to be considered among the best for Champion Leading Breeder! We are so honored to have our horses and our program recognized in this capacity! Good luck to all the great horses, breeders, trainers and jockeys that have competed for these distinguished titles! Results of the voting will be awarded on January 17th at the Heritage Place in OKC! 🏇❤️
The AQHA Racing Champions Announcement Ceremony is at 6 p.m. CST on January 17 at Heritage Place in Oklahoma City.
The ceremony is the evening before the Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale that runs January 18-20 and will be aired via free live webcast on AQHA.com/racing.
If you are unable to attend, the ceremony will also be available to watch on The Cowboy Channel app, the official network of ProRodeo and the first 24-hour television network totally dedicated to western sports and the western lifestyle.
The contenders for 2023 racing champion were selected via a detailed criteria from the year’s runners.
The contenders are:
2-Year-Old C**t Contenders
DASHING TRES
3-1-0-1 $157,980
EYESA FREIGHTTRAIN B
8-4-3-0 $517,794
GOTAGOGH
7-4-0-0 $127,872
HOCK IT IS
6-2-1-0 $117,862
LETS LEAVE
5-3-2-0 $485,681
ONE COOL CORONA
6-2-2-1 $215,447
SAN LENCHO
5-4-0-0 $591,664
TRANE STATION V
9-6-3-0 $1,754,152
UNRELENTLESS
7-2-3-0 $265,430
YOU SEE THAT
5-3-0-1 $114,120
2-Year-Old Filly Contenders
BELLA DE BALL
5-3-1-1 $632,374
DARK NME
9-8-0-1 $1,559,452
ESPECIALLY GOODCANDY
7-1-5-0 $414,395
EYESA JUST PRETTY
8-3-3-0 $186,797
JESS FLYING COWGIRL
5-1-1-2 $188,164
MISS HI TIDE
4-1-1-2 $218,840
ONE SWEET SUGAR
8-4-2-0 $544,788
RED HEADED BEACH
7-6-0-1 $365,779
SAN LORENZO BLOOD
6-4-0-1 $265,274
SHEZA FAMOUS CANDY
9-4-4-0 $204,602
2-Year-Old Gelding Contenders
COLLEYS CARTEL
7-3-2-1 $275,982
COWBOYS GUN Z
6-3-2-0 $1,548,344
CRISPYN
8-4-3-0 $273,972
DOLLAR BILL
8-6-1-1 $532,170
FIVE BAR SUPREME
9-6-2-0 $375,787
FLYIN RABBIT 123
8-4-0-2 $294,438
MIDNIGHT POLITICS
8-3-1-2 $260,646
POLITICAL RIVALRY
7-6-0-0 $488,728
PYC LEGACY
6-4-0-0 $278,473
WIRED 440
8-1-3-1 $332,928
3-Year-Old C**t Contenders
AINT HE TEMPTING
8-3-1-0 $86,984
CURLS PATTI WAGON
8-1-4-2 $74,380
CYBER ATTACK
6-3-1-0 $569,429
HES CHICKLESS
12-4-0-1 $168,394
JESS THE ONE
6-3-0-1 $81,090
MAGNANIMOUS V
6-1-2-1 $129,698
3-Year-Old Filly Contenders
CARTEL KISSES
6-3-0-2 $305,386
DYNASTY STAR V
7-3-1-1 $153,655
FEARLESS MOON
10-2-4-1 $293,387
JES AN ANGEL
8-4-0-0 $161,558
MILAGRO LADY
10-3-0-3 $169,640
TACHAS SECRET
7-4-2-0 $154,966
3-Year-Old Gelding Contenders
CHASING AJ
8-3-3-2 $542,419
HOOKED N GONE
11-3-3-1 $348,593
JERIKO
5-3-1-0 $445,533
JESS GOOD WINE
9-5-3-1 $290,566
SICARIO V
8-6-1-0 $586,913
TAKE A SWIG OF THIS
7-3-0-1 $235,143
WHISKEY CREEK
7-2-1-1 $530,478
Aged Stallion Contenders
EASY PERRY CARTEL
5-2-0-1 $75,926
FIRST APOLLO MOON
7-1-2-0 $79,485
FS POWER MAXX
7-1-1-4 $61,810
JUST A KOOL BOY
5-1-0-2 $53,782
THE SWAMP
6-3-0-1 $77,883
Aged Mare Contenders
BROOKES LEGACY
6-2-2-0 $137,080
CIR LADY MOON
7-4-2-0 $144,750
FABULOUS RACHEL
5-2-1-1 $106,635
FAMOUS SHINING STAR
6-4-0-2 $109,970
LETTY CARTEL
10-2-2-1 $103,000
TOXIC RELATIONSHIP
5-2-0-1 $90,101
VYTALITI
5-2-1-0 $80,427
Aged Gelding Contenders
A TRES OF EAGLE
8-4-1-2 $373,187
APOLLITICAL PENCE
5-3-1-0 $157,834
DANJER
2-2-0-0 $230,364
EMPRESSUM
8-5-3-0 $334,098
FLASH BAK
6-2-1-1 $599,924
KJ DESPARADO
4-3-1-0 $269,996
OUR SECRET HABIT
9-1-1-3 $93,794
SCOOPS DYNASTY
8-1-5-1 $132,593
THE GRAND LEGEND
8-6-1-0 $185,763
Distance Contenders
BIG DYNASTY
5-1-0-2 $47,459
BIG MOON DAWG
11-2-2-1 $74,152
BOAZ THE OVERCOMER
7-3-3-0 $107,490
DAK
8-3-1-1 $101,379
FREEDOM FLASH
7-2-2-2 $185,226
O DONOVAN ROSSA
7-3-2-0 $106,106
RNC CARDSHARK JONES
6-3-1-1 $26,932
SHOCKINGLYFAMOUS
5-1-0-1 $42,388
THE GRAND LEGEND
8-6-1-0 $185,763
Canadian Contenders
ADREAMTOBUILDAKISSON
9-3-2-0 $38,307
BITTERROOTS WAGON
9-6-0-0 $54,021
FIRST COLD WAVE
9-2-3-1 $36,106
GENERAL SKYWALKER
8-2-2-2 $34,199
HAD TO BE IVY
8-2-2-1 $34,221
HAD TO BE RELENTLESS
8-3-3-1 $38,304
O LETS BE FIRST
10-3-0-2 $38,634
SNOW MOOSE
9-5-1-2 $54,672
SOUR CANDY
8-5-1-1 $50,354
SUGAR N PRIDE
6-2-1-1 $36,385
Mexican Contenders
AG FIRST TAA DAA
7-3-2-0 $35,107
AG STRKE THREE
7-2-2-0 $52,011
BLUE KRASH
6-4-2-0 $50,387
BR CHIVALI NAZARENO
11-5-1-4 $125,556
BR RAYITO
11-3-3-2 $46,495
CORTEZ FEISTY
6-1-4-1 $43,582
CORTEZ TAC
8-4-3-1 $80,532
DAY CARTEL
11-7-0-1 $44,875
FELINA EAGLE
6-2-2-0 $95,505
SEA TOAST
5-5-0-0 $105,647
Champion Owner Contenders
JOSE MENDOZA AGUILAR
169-22-8-17 $316,558
EDWARD C. ALLRED
295-44-42-53 $729,454
BOBBY D. COX
78-12-12-7 $760,591
DUNN RANCH
105-27-21-8 $1,157,199
JIMY JONATHAN MAQUEDA GOMEZ
69-22-10-11 $317,407
JOHN/KATHY LEE & RUBEN MARES
67-17-13-7 $889,785
TOM MAHER
197-38-28-27 $901,206
ROGELIO MARQUEZ JR.
133-31-26-13 $1,962,466
BRENDA REISWIG
141-24-23-21 $803,088
PETE A. SCARMARDO
104-25-21-16 $769,431
THOMAS J. SCHECKEL
149-22-22-20 $748,492
TYKHE RACING LLC
29-8-3-5 $1,590,454
VALERIANO RACING STABLES LLC
78-26-9-12 $3,459,640
WEST TEXAS RACING PARTNER
42-7-9-1 $1,615,493
Champion Breeder Contenders
EDWARD C. ALLRED
643-106-84-97 $2,834,773
STEVE D. BURNS DVM
821-117-125-122 $4,783,725
BOBBY D. COX
979-158-110-108 $3,882,241
FLAG RANCH LLC
222-43-31-25 $1,576,278
SALOME GALLEGOS
204-41-42-24 $448,106
GRANT FARMS LLC
350-52-56-48 $1,136,502
L HENDRIX HORSES LLC
25-8-2-1 $1,569,619
ROGELIO MARQUEZ JR.
71-16-14-6 $1,374,410
MCCOLEE LAND & LIVESTOCK LLC
392-65-53-51 $1,798,167
MJ FARMS
637-99-91-79 $4,432,862
RANCHO EL CABRESTO INC.
241-54-37-25 $1,202,896
RELIANCE RANCHES LLC
341-43-35-46 $1,003,374
RUNNING C RANCH LLC
6-3-2-0 $1,548,334
JIM STREELMAN OR BILL DALE
62-15-10-8 $1,465,095
Blane Schvaneveldt Champion Trainer Contenders
MONTY ARROSSA
375-73-68-45 $2,691,362
SANTOS CARRIZALES JR.
101-28-12-14 $3,369,087
JUAN DIAZ JR.
327-99-56-52 $3,273,413
JOSE ANTONIO FLORES
355-55-47-50 $1,037,585
WESLEY TODD GILES
411-74-59-46 $3,485,461
MICHAEL W. JOINER
223-35-30-26 $2,326,901
PAUL C. JONES
273-51-47-42 $1,140,515
TOBY KEETON
335-63-58-42 $2,754,111
GUILLERMO MARTINEZ
334-57-57-44 $1,207,279
JASON L. OLMSTEAD
613-114-93-82 $2,952,738
MICHAEL HEATH TAYLOR
454-92-79-64 $5,483,299
ERIC VALENZUELA
260-41-34-34 $2,218,282
EDDIE D. WILLIS
428-65-53-52 $2,176,874
Champion Jockey Contenders
ARTURO ALVAREZ
666-93-76-85 $1,445,340
SERGIO P. BECERRA
439-60-48-43 $2,425,681
FRANCISCO CALDERON
548-105-79-68 $7,210,173
BRYAN CANDANOSA
506-83-91-55 $2,932,644
ALI RIVERA CARDONA
569-110-102-84 $2,113,851
ROMAN CRUZ
506-75-75-73 $1,543,867
EDWIN ESCOBEDO
521-109-84-65 $2,352,739
JUAN FRANCISCO GARCIA JR.
517-95-66-61 $1,426,024
GUADALUPE LUCIO JR.
490-85-78-59 $1,470,179
UBALDO S. LUNA
791-113-105-115 $2,187,527
JUAN PULIDO
243-56-39-38 $2,134,657
ADRIAN A. RAMOS
438-72-60-57 $3,049,270
LEONARDO RODRIGUEZ
546-76-90-89 $1,294,543
AGUSTIN SILVA
213-29-21-22 $2,393,390
RODRIGO VALLEJO
151-38-26-23 $2,169,111