1998 Black Gold Futurity Championship Winner
SENSATIONAL AFFAIR
December 5, 1998
Sensational Affair, owned and trained by Frank & Marilyn Fazekas, won the $92,869 RG3 1998 Black Gold Futurity Championship after posting the fastest qualifying time for the 400 yard race.
Jockey Randy Wilson brought the filly across the finish line. The BEHOLD A SENSATION filly qualified for the Championship by winning the 330 yard qualifying division by 1 1/2 lengths on ...... The winning slot paid the Fazekas' $44,113 as SENSATIONAL AFFAIR won by a neck in the time of :20.15.
Second place finisher was DANCING VALENTI (Slice Of Life-One More Martini) leased by Roger Scruggs and trained by Wayne Phillips; ridden by J.R. Hobbie. Third place went to TAKIES ROYAL FLUSH (Royal Quick Dash-Flameing Susie) owned and trained by Jim Brooks and ridden by Luis Zayas.
The remaining order of finish was:
4TH PLACE: LITTLE COUNTRY MISS (Cash Treat-Country Zevi). Owned & trained by sparky Mullins; ridden by Rodger Smith.
5TH PLACE: SWEET EASY DASH (Royal Quick Dash-Venice). Owned by Southern Rose Ranch and traind by Donnie Strickland; ridden by Jerry Vaughan.
6TH PLACE: CISCO DINERO (Marthas Six Moons-Asia Brown). Owned by Neal Lackey and trained by Chuck Nunn; ridden by Roy Brooks.
7TH PLACE: MOON ON THE HORIZONE (Marthas Six Moons-Zevi Queen). Owned and trained by Wayne Garner; ridden by Buster Jones.
8TH PLACE: CASHS OKIE BOW (Takin On The Cash-Special Mark). Owned by Delores Hill and trained by Stacy Charette; ridden by David Brown.
9TH PLACE: DALTS PISTOL (Mr Eye Opener-Little Wise Native). Owned by Don Anthony & Larry Thompson and trained by Samuel Valdivia; ridden by Doug Brinlee.
10TH PLACE: THE GAMBLIN FOOL (Raise The Gamble-Winnie The Pie). Owned and trained by Don Drake; ridden by Mike Harvell.
1998 Black Gold Derby Winner BETTORS RASCAL
Trainer Rex Brooks claimed yet a second Black Gold win with BETTORS RASCAL, 1997 Black Gold Futurity winner, who crossed the wire in a photo finish in the $45,807 RG3 Black Gold Derby on December 5, 1998.
J.R. Hobbie was aboard the Raise A Rascal (TB) filly in the 440 yard Derby. Winning by a nose brought owner Tom Bader the winner's share of $22,903.
The photo finish left 2nd place honors to HAULIN FAME (Dashing Cleat-Game Of Fame), owned by Opal Leonard and trained by Ray Tachett; ridden by Brian Green. A dead-heat for third was split by PLATINUM SEAL (Dashing Cleat-Lawton Arrives), owned by Charles Rader and trained by Rex Brooks; ridden by Mike Frederick and SHES AN EYE OPENER (Mr Eye Opener-Skipping North), owned by Robin Akers and Deb Newenhouse, trained by Randy Newenhouse and ridden by Debbie Freeman.
The remaining order of finish was:
4TH PLACE: FASTASASPEEDN BULLET (Bully Bullion-Make Mine Easy) owned by Deb Newenhous and trained by Randy Newenhouse; ridden by Jerry Vaughan.
5TH PLACE: EFFORTS DASH (Royal Quick Dash-Efforts Bopper) owned and trained by J.D. Anderson; ridden by Roy Brooks.
6TH PLACE: FIRST DOWN BULLY (Bully Bullion-Dash For Alexa) owned by Newcomb Cattle Company and trained by Rex Brooks; ridden by David Brown.
7TH PLACE: IMAGE COUNT (Image Of Greatness-Countess Maggie Pac) owned by Lois Cain and trained by Bill Weger; ridden by Rodger Smith.
8TH PLACE: GET IT DOUBLE (Double Time Dash-Hempen Get It) owned by Allice Castka and trained by Wendel Ouderkirk; ridden by Mike Harvell.
9TH PLACE: MISS COOKIE BUGS TWO (Special Effort-Miss Cookie Bugs) did not finish.
1998 Black Gold Maturity Winner DIANETOMEETCHA
December 6, 1998, marked the final running of the Black Gold Maturity. The
$20,675, 440 yard race
for four-year-old and older finale was captured by five-year-old filly DIANETOMEETCHA (Special Show-Jimmis Josey Jet), ridden by jockey Anthony Castleman.
The filly won the race by a head in the time of :22.17 for trainer Rex Brooks and owner International Racing Stables and the winner's share of $10,338.
Second place went to BULLY BREW (Bully Bullion-Frogiewentacourtin), owned by Sharon and Keith Renfrom and Mark Jones, trained by Carl White; ridden by Rodger Smith. Third place went to RONAS STAR (Ronas Ryon-Sheza Happy Girl), owned by Eugene Hill and trained by Chuck Moore; ridden by Brian Green.
The remaining order of finish was:
4TH PLACE: MR GROGAN (Takin On The Cash-Urban Girl) owned by Kennedy Farms and trained by Mark Kreutziger; ridden by Randy Wilson.
5TH PLACE: RUST N DIAMONDS (The Desert Jewel-Smashed N Nashville) owned by Oyana Wilson and trained by J.D. Anderson; ridden by Roy Brooks.
6TH PLACE: NATIVE FORM (Rare Form-Fols Hy Native) owned by 3-R Ranch and trained by Glenn Ridgeway; ridden by Debbie Freeman.
7TH PLACE: HOORAY FOR FOLS GOLD (Fols Gold-Hooray Della) owned by Robert Seitz and trained by Dan Miller; ridden by Luis Zayas.
8TH PLACE: MISS TAKE IT ALL (Takin On The Cash-Miss Lova Lark) owned by Jack Keck and trained by Rodney Reed; ridden by Mike Frederick.
9TH PLACE: REALLY EASY SQUEEK (Kitaman-Real Squeek) owned by Mr. & Mrs. Don Morgan and trained by J.D. Anderson; ridden by Jerry Vaughan.
10TH PLACE: MAHLANKA (Special Effort-Dash For Time) owned by Martha Bringas and trained by Samuel Valdivia; ridden by Doug Brinlee.
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