RED CELL TEXAS DISTANCE FINAL

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BIG BAD N BROWN BACK IN RED CELL

July 11, 2007 – P.J. Schachle and Mike Howell’s Big Bad N Brown tries to show he is a 3-year-old with a stakes future in the distance division when he starts in the $26,235 Red Cell Texas Distance Challenge (G3) on Saturday at Sam Houston Race Park.

Big Bad N Brown (Gold Regent (TB)-Molly May Eye by Mr Eye Opener) scored his first win after running around the turn when he won his Red Cell Texas Distance Challenge trial by 1 ½ lengths while covering the 870 yards in :46.051, the fastest time from two trials.

A Dasha Red (Red (TB)-Eloquent Dash by First Down Dash) was the 11-10 favorite in the trial with Big Bad N Brown and got the qualifying job done with his second-place effort in :46.294, the second-fastest time. The veteran 7-year-old campaigner owned and trained by K.C. Carden was a close second in the Red Cell Texas Distance Challenge two starts ago.

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BIG BAD N BROWN DOMINATES RED CELL CHALLENGE

July 16, 2007 – A one-time $15,000 claimer down the straightaway, fastest qualifier Big Bad N Brown drew off to a 3 ½-length win in the 870-yard, $26,235 Red Cell Texas Distance Challenge (G3) July 14 at Sam Houston Race Park. Jeff Jerman rode the 3-year-old Gold Regent (TB) gelding to his fourth win in 12 outs and first stakes victory.


Big Bad N Brown races for P.J. Schachle of Redondo Beach, California, and trainer R.C. “Mike” Howell. Bred by Dean Layh of Denton, Texas, the gelding became the first stakes winner from 30 American Quarter Horse starters sired by Gold Regent, an 11-year-old stallion by Mr. Prospector (TB). He is also one of two starters foaled by his winning dam, the Mr Eye Opener mare Molly May Eye.


“He broke excellent,” said Jerman. “I thought I was going to be in between horses, but (second-fastest qualifier and runner-up A Dasha Red) threw his head and didn’t break.

"This horse impressed me so much in his trial," added the rider. "When he switches to his right lead coming down the lane, he gets so much stronger.”


The $13,511 winner’s share of the purse nearly doubled Big Bad N Brown’s bankroll to $27,061. He’s won two of his three starts at the 870-yard trip.


Blue Ribbon Dash, Heza Shakem Baby, Fasterthan A Bullet, Apollo Moonwalker and Clouds N Rainbows completed the order of finish...