The Texas Thoroughbred Association has named No Mas Tequila as the 2022 Texas Horse of the Year. Owned by James Sills and trained by Karen Jacks, No Mas Tequila has also been awarded champion older filly and mare in Texas for her on track performance in 2022.
With an explosive turn of foot off the turn, No Mas Tequila put on a show on Texas turf courses in 2022. The now 6-year-old mare, by Northern Afleet out of the Street Boss mare Foxy Boss, amassed four wins on the grass in 2022, all in Texas-bred stakes races at Lone Star Park and Sam Houston Race Park.
She opened her 2022 campaign with a commanding win in the Miss Bluebonnet Turf Stakes at Sam Houston, defeating previous Texas Champions in no-doubt fashion. She returned to the Houston turf a month later, on Texas Champions Day, to capture the San Jacinto Turf. Her summer campaign included Texas-bred stakes victories in the Lane's End Danny Shifflett Scholarship Stakes and the Fiesta Mile, both at Lone Star Park.
No Mas Tequila's dam, Foxy Boss, has been named the 2022 Texas Broodmare of the Year. And her breeders, Ronald and Margaret Ellerbee, have been awarded the Texas Thoroughbred Association's 2022 Breeder of the Year.
The leading Accredited Texas-Bred money earner for 2022 was Macassar Corporation.
Following is the complete list of the 2021 champion horses:
2-Year-Old Filly: Come To The Party (by Bradester) • Owner: Bill & Corinne Heiligbrodt • Breeder: Three Feathers Farm
2-Year-Old Colt/Gelding: Vietnam Victory (by Klimt) • Owner: James Stodola • Breeder: CJ Thoroughbreds
3-Year-Old Filly: Texas Thunder (by Bradester) • Owner: Carl R. Moore Management LLC • Breeder: Robert C. Francis
3-Year-Old Colt/Gelding: Lucky's Special (by Special Rate) • Owner: Victoria Lynn Heine • Breeder: Victoria Lynn Heine
Older Filly/Mare: No Mas Tequila (by Northern Afleet) • Owner: James Sills • Breeder: Ronald & Margaret Ellerbee
Champion Older Horse: Mr Money Bags (by Silver City) • Owner: Erma Cobb • Breeder: Roy Cobb
Champion Broodmare: Foxy Boss (by Street Boss)
Horse of the Year: No Mas Tequila (by Northern Afleet)
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