2003 Hall of Fame Inductees
Three O’s
Three O’s
A record setter at several tracks around the Southwest in 1968 and 1969, Three Oh’s staked his biggest claim to fame on the track when he captured the 1968 All-American Futurity (Gr. I).
The son of Three Chicks out of the mare Oh My Oh was also the nation’s leading Quarter Horse earner for 1968.
Owned by Dr. & Mrs. D. G. Strole of Abilene and trained by C. W. “Bubba” Cascio, Three Oh’s began a stud career at Dr. Charles W. Graham’s Southwest Stallion Station in 1970. Before his untimely death in 1976, Three Oh’s sired 57 stakes winners and the earners of over $4.7 million, including champions Oh Shiney and Maskeo Lad.
Two Altazano
Two Altazano
An earner of more than $700,000, the daughter of Manzotti is best remembered for her victory in the 1994 Coaching Club American Oaks (Gr. I) at Belmont Park.
One of the top fillies of her generation and Texas’ Champion Three-Year-Old Filly in 1994, Two Altazano’s other triumphs included the Fantasy Stakes (Gr. II), Fair Grounds Oaks (Gr. III), Monmouth Oaks (Gr. III), Marie DeBartolo Stakes, and the Sam Houston Oaks.
Bred and owned by prominant Texas breeder Harold Goodman, Two Altazano triumphed in nine of her 20 lifetime starts, including her six stakes victories. She retired with total earnings of $709,725.
Ott Adams
Ott Adams
Considered the dean of Quarter Horse breeders for the first half of the 20th century, Adams spent his life raising Quarter Horses on South Texas ranch country around Alice and Alfred.
Adams’ most influential and famous stallion was the foundation sire, Little Joe, which he bought from George Clegg.
Adams produced scores of top foundation Quarter Horses, such as Joe Moore, Zantanon, Grano Deo Oro, Pancho Villa, Lady Of The Lake, and Stella Moore.
The influence of Ott Adams’ Quarter Horses can still be felt today in the pedigrees of such top horses as Refrigerator and all-time leading stallion First Down Dash.
Cash Asmussen
Cash Asmussen
Hailing from one of Texas horse racing’s most accomplished families, Asmussen was an international superstar as a jockey.
An Eclipse Award winner as Best Apprentice Jockey in 1979, he shifted his tack to France in 1982, where he was a five-time champion jockey. Over the course of his career, Asmussen rode the winners of over 3,000 races.
As a jockey, Asmussen scored major wins in such top internationl races as the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I), Breeders’ Cup Mile (Gr. IT), French Derby (Fr-I), Japan Cup (Jpn-I), Irish Derby (Ire-I), French 1000 Guineas (Fr-I), French 2000 Guineas (Fr-I), Washington DC International (Gr. IT), Turf Classic (Gr. IT), Coaching Club American Oaks (Gr. I), Mother Goose Stakes (Gr. I), and Hong Kong Cup (HK-I).
Asmussen rode such champions and top horses as Montjeu, Hernando, Dream Well, Dear Doctor, Spinning World, Suave Dancer, In the Wings, Northern Trick, Soviet Star, Polish Precedent, Kingmambo, April Run, and Mairzy Doates.
Asmussen is currently a successful bloodstock agent and owner of Cashmark Farm.
Allen Bogan
Allen Bogan
Considered the dean of Texas horse racing writers, Bogan covered racing for newspapers in North Texas for over 60 years.
In addition, his “Morning Line” column was a fixture in The Texas Thoroughbred magazine for 25 years.
Bogan was the premier historian of Texas racing until his death in 1997, and he generously preserved and shared that history both in print and conversation.
Willard Proctor
Willard Proctor
Born in Lampassas, Texas in 1915, Proctor was a gifted horseman who became one of the top trainers in the nation. He saddled 58 stakes winners.
Among the top horses that were trained by Proctor are multiple Grade One winner Convenience ($648,933), Santa Margarita Handicap (Gr. I) winner Lovlier Linda ($676,945), and Vosburgh Handicap (Gr. I) winner Gallant Romeo ($202,401).