Ray Schittker's Wild West Show was honored as the 2017
Pacing Broodmare of the Year at Sunday night's(Feb. 25) USHWA gala in Orlando,
Fla.
Wild West Show is the dam of the fastest 3-year-old of
2017--Huntsville 3, 147.4.
In 2017 Huntsville captured the Meadowlands Pace, the Cane
Pace, the Jenna's Beach Boy, multiple Pa. Sire Stakes and Eliminations of the
North America Cup, the Meadowlands Pace and the Adios. He was also second in
the Finals of the North America Cup, the Bluegrass, and the Adios Final.
In 2017 Huntsville raced against divisional champion
Downbytheseaside three times, and defeated him all three times they raced each
other.
In 2016 Huntsville was the Dan Patch 2-Year-Old pacing champion.
He paced to a World Record mile at Lexington winning the International
Stallion Stakes in 1:49. He captured the Breeders Crown at the Meadowlands
winning in a track record time of 1:49.
Huntsville was also victorious in the Bluegrass, the
Breeders Crown Elimination, the Pa. Sires Stakes Final as well as multiple Pa.
Sires events.
Other top performers from Wild West Show include:
Stevensville-3, 1:50 with earnings of over $500,000
Cowboy Terrier--5, 1:50.1 with earnings over $450,000
and the precocious Wild Bill--2, 1:52.3 in 2017
Wild West Show has these top four performers from just five
foals of racing age.
Schnittker, from Middletown NY, purchased Wild West Show
from Cameo Hills Farm as a yearling foe $85,000. She had a 3-year-old
record of 1:53.3f and earned $4,569 before going to the breeding she.
Schnittker also campaigned Wild West Show's mother Sweet On
Art for Cameo Hills Farm Sweet On Art earned $217,000 and earned a record of
1:52.4. Schnittker won the Jersey Girls Final and lit up the board that night
paying $59.00 for win.
