GATES OPEN! The field breaks away from the starting gate in the Kerry Danyluk Memorial on July 4, 2014. Photo by Coady Photography.
2015 Arapahoe Park Live Racing Calendar May 22, 2015 August 16, 2015 39 Racing Days First Race at 1 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays Holiday Racing on Memorial Day and Fourth of July Thursday Racing on June 25 and July 30
2015 Arapahoe Park Preview and Information Guide Compiled by Jonathan Horowitz, Announcer and Director of Media Relations @jjhorowitz (949) 246-7075 jjhorowitz@gmail.com Arapahoe Park & Mile High Racing General Information ADDRESS: 26000 East Quincy Avenue, Aurora, CO 80016 PHONE: (303) 690-2400 WEBSITE: www.mihiracing.com FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/arapahoeracing TWITTER: @jjhorowitz 2015 Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, and Arabian Live Racing Season May 22, 2015 August 16, 2015 39 Racing Days First Race at 1 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays Holiday Racing on Memorial Day and Fourth of July Thursday Racing on June 25 and July 30 Racetrack Configuration: One-Mile Circumference, Sandy Loam Composition, Homestretch of 1,029 Feet Admission General Admission $3 Clubhouse Table (seats 4) $15 with food service, $10 without food service 17 and under Free Seniors 55+ $1 Active duty military with valid military ID Free Parking Free Richest Stakes Races THOROUGHBREDS: Arapahoe Park Classic, August 16, 1 1/8 Miles, 3yo & Up, $100,000 Gold Rush Futurity, August 16, 6 Furlongs, 2yo, $100,000 QUARTER HORSES: Mile High Futurity, August 16, 400 Yards, 2yo, $160,000 (est.) Mile High Derby, August 15, 400 Yards, 3yo, $100,000 (est.) ARABIANS: COBRA Distaff Sponsored by Soaring Eagle Ranch, August 15, 1 1/8 Miles, 3yo & Up, F&M, $25,000 COBRA Classic Sponsored by Crow Valley Ranch, August 16, 1 1/4 Miles, 3yo & Up, $25,000 Racing Officials Bruce Seymore Executive Director Bill Powers Plant Manager and Director of Racing William Byers Track Superintendent Jonathan Horowitz Announcer and Director of Media Relations Kathy Keeley Director of Mutuels Jordan Matthews Community Relations and Event Coordinator Nonnie Pedraza Saul Assistant to the Executive Director Gil Romero Assistant Racing Secretary Mark Flanders, Coady Photography Track Photographer
Arapahoe Park 2015 Preview Gates Open for 2015 Arapahoe Park Season Where Horses Come First By Jonathan Horowitz, Announcer and Director of Media Relations Twitter @jjhorowitz (949) 246-7075 jjhorowitz@gmail.com Horse racing in Colorado is in the midst of a renaissance. With Colorado s live horse racing season in 2015 scheduled to begin on May 22, Arapahoe Park is launching the theme of Where Horses Come First to reflect the growth of the Aurora, Colorado track. There will be more coverage of Arapahoe Park s races, improvements to the fan experience at the track, innovative programs to promote the welfare of horses, and richer races than ever before. Arapahoe Park will host 39 days of live Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, and Arabian racing on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through August 16. There will also be racing on Memorial Day, May 25, and Thursdays, June 25 and July 30. Post time for the first race each day will be at 1 p.m. No racing will take place from May 29 to May 31 to accommodate the Rocky Mountain Air Show at the Aurora Reservoir. In 2015, Arapahoe will broadcast a new weekly feature television show about the behind-the-scenes of horse racing and a replay show on the Denver-based network Altitude Sports & Entertainment. Hosted by announcer Jonathan Horowitz, Gates Open at Arapahoe Park will air on Thursdays during the season at 6:30 p.m. starting May 21 and rebroadcast on Fridays at 10 a.m. The feature show will focus on stories and profiles of horses and horsemen. The replay show, Today at Arapahoe Park, will air at 10 p.m. after each day s races and rebroadcast the following morning at 10 a.m. The track has created The 9th Furlong cabana area that can accommodate 200 people adjacent to the finish line. There will also be a tiki bar at track level as part of new ways for spectators to watch the races. Groups can request tours of the stable area and announcer s booth as part of the track s effort to present the behind-the-scenes of horse racing. Our new TV shows and areas at the racetrack will be dynamic ways to follow the horse races, said Arapahoe Park General Manager Bruce Seymore. We re excited about the buzz heading into the season at Arapahoe Park. With the goal of fostering the welfare of its equine athletes, Arapahoe Park has partnered with organizations that find new homes for retired racehorses. Arapahoe Park sponsored the Colorado s Most Wanted Thoroughbred contest presented by Retired Racehorse Project in March that
showcased the new careers of former racehorses as show and sport horses. During the season, Arapahoe Park will facilitate CANTER Colorado s work coordinating with trainers whose horses are reaching the end of racing and transitioning into new careers. The track will donate $10,000 to CANTER Colorado in support of their beneficial work. Arapahoe Park will pioneer a new program in 2015 that ties purses to field sizes. The track will also bring back the Race-Day Medication-Free Incentive program it created in 2014 that rewards trainers who win at Arapahoe Park with a horse void of any race-day medication Arapahoe Park will feature two $100,000 Thoroughbred races the Arapahoe Park Classic and the Gold Rush Futurity on the same day for the first time in the racetrack s history as part of a stakes schedule comprised of 38 races worth a total of $1,655,000. The highlights of the Quarter Horse stakes schedule will be the $160,000 Mile High Futurity and the $100,000 Mile High Derby. Arabians will compete in four graded stakes races during the 39-day season. Bigger field sizes and richer races bring out the best that horse racing has to offer, Seymore said. We also want to reward the horsemen that help take horse racing to new heights. Closing day, Sunday, August 16, will be the richest day of horse racing in the history of Colorado with the $100,000 Arapahoe Park Classic for Thoroughbreds aged 3-years-old and up at 1 1/8 miles, the $100,000 Gold Rush Futurity for 2-year-old Thoroughbreds at 6 furlongs, the $160,000 Mile High Futurity for 2-year-old Quarter Horses at 400 yards, and the $25,000 Grade 3 COBRA Classic Sponsored by Crow Valley Ranch for Arabians aged 3-years-old and up at 1 1/4 miles.
Arapahoe Park to Feature Gates Open at Arapahoe Park and Today at Arapahoe Park Television Shows on Altitude Sports & Entertainment During 2015 Season Gates Open at Arapahoe Park Feature Show Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. with replay Fridays, 10 a.m. during season Today at Arapahoe Park Replay Show Fridays, 10 p.m. with replay Saturdays, 10 a.m. during season Saturdays, 10 p.m. with replay Sundays, 10 a.m. during season Sundays, 10 p.m. with replay Mondays, 10 a.m. during season Altitude Sports & Entertainment Seen in more than 3.1 million homes in a 10 state territory, Altitude is the television home of the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Mammoth, Colorado Rapids, Colorado Eagles, Denver Outlaws, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, University of Denver sports (soccer, volleyball, gymnastics and lacrosse,)as well as other local and regional sports, entertainment and public service programming. A full list of Altitude programming and other information can be found at www.altitude.tv.
Introducing Arapahoe Park s new cabana area. The 9th Furlong Located adjacent to the finish line, The 9th Furlong cabana can accommodate 200 people for an all-inclusive horse racing experience to watch the horses up close or on big-screen televisions, wager with a private teller, and enjoy food and beverage. There will also be a tiki bar at track level as part of new ways for spectators to watch the races. Groups can request tours of the stable area and announcer s booth as part of the track s effort to present the behind-the-scenes of horse racing.
2015 Arapahoe Park Stakes Schedule 38 Stakes Races $1,655,000 in Total Purses Date Day Breed Race Purse Condition Distance May 23 Saturday TB Inaugural Stakes $40,000 3YO 6 Furlongs May 24 Sunday TB Arapahoe Park Sprint $40,000 3&up 6 Furlongs May 24 Sunday QH Dash for Speed Bonus Challenge $20,000 3&up 330 Yards May 25 Monday TB Ingrid Knotts Stakes $40,000 F&M 3&up (CO) 6 Furlongs June 6 Saturday QH Lucille Rowe Derby (Trials May 22) $55,000 3YO (CO) 350 Yards June 6 Saturday QH Adequan Arapahoe Derby Challenge (Trials May 22) $30,000 3YO 400 Yards June 7 Sunday QH Cherry Creek Futurity (Trials May 22) $75,000 2YO (CO) 330 Yards June 7 Sunday QH Dolls Prodigy Stakes $12,500 3&up (CO) 350 Yards June 13 Saturday TB Aspen Stakes $40,000 3&up (CO) 6 Furlongs June 14 Sunday TB Molly Brown Stakes $40,000 F&M 3&up 6 Furlongs June 14 Sunday AR COBRA Distaff Sprint (G3) $20,000 F&M 3&up 6 Furlongs June 21 Sunday AR COBRA Sprint (G3) $20,000 3&up 6 Furlongs June 21 Sunday QH Pen Pal Stakes $12,500 3&up 350 Yards June 27 Saturday TB CTBA Derby $40,000 3YO (CO) 1 1/16 Miles June 28 Sunday TB Front Range Stakes $40,000 3&up 7 Furlongs July 4 Saturday QH Merial Arapahoe Distaff Challenge (Trials June 19) $20,000 F&M 3&up 400 Yards July 5 Sunday TB George Wafer Memorial $40,000 F 3YO 7 Furlongs July 5 Sunday QH Izyk 870 Stakes $12,500 3&up 870 Yards July 11 Saturday QH Rocky Mountain Derby (Trials June 25) $55,000 3YO 350 Yards July 11 Saturday TB CTBA Lassie (Trials June 27) $40,000 F 2YO (CO) 6 Furlongs July 12 Sunday QH Rocky Mountain Futurity (Trials June 25) $90,000 2YO 350 Yards July 12 Sunday TB Colorado Derby $40,000 3YO 1 1/16 Miles July 12 Sunday TB CTBA Futurity (Trials June 27) $40,000 2 YO (CO) 6 Furlongs July 18 Saturday QH American Flyer Bonus Challenge $20,000 3&up 350 Yards July 25 Saturday TB CTBA Breeders Oaks $40,000 F 3YO (CO) 1 Mile, 70 Yds July 26 Sunday TB Columbine Stakes $40,000 F&M 3&up 1 1/16 Miles July 26 Sunday TB Mount Elbert Stakes $40,000 3&up (CO) 1 1/16 Miles July 26 Sunday QH Leo Beau Dash Stakes $12,500 3&up 870 Yards Aug. 1 Saturday TB Silver Cup Futurity Colts and Geldings Division $35,000 C&G 2YO (CO) 5 1/2 Furlongs Aug. 1 Saturday TB Silver Cup Futurity Filly Division $35,000 F 2YO (CO) 5 1/2 Furlongs Aug. 9 Sunday QH RMQHA Championship Bonus Challenge $20,000 3&up 400 Yards Aug. 15 Saturday QH Mile High Derby (Trials July 30) $100,000 3YO 400 Yards Aug. 15 Saturday TB Spicy Stakes $40,000 F&M 3&up (CO) 1 1/16 Miles Aug. 15 Saturday AR COBRA Distaff Sponsored by Soaring Eagle (G3) $25,000 F&M 3&up 1 1/8 Miles Aug. 16 Sunday TB Arapahoe Park Classic $100,000 3&up 1 1/8 miles Aug. 16 Sunday TB Gold Rush Futurity $100,000 2YO 6 Furlongs Aug. 16 Sunday QH Mile High Futurity (Trials July 30) $160,000 2YO 400 Yards Aug. 16 Sunday AR COBRA Classic Sponsored by Crow Valley (G3) $25,000 3&up 1 1/4 Miles
2015 Arapahoe Park Events May 22, 2015 Live horse racing returns to Colorado on Arapahoe Park s opening day May 25, 2015 Memorial Day holiday racing June 12, 2015 Mommy Meet Up for moms and their children June 21, 2015 Celebrate Father s Day at Arapahoe Park June 26, 2015 Mommy Meet Up for moms and their children July 4, 2015 Independence Day holiday racing July 5, 2015 Horse Sense/Cents with Announcer Jonathan Horowitz about behind-the-scenes of horse racing July 10, 2015 Mommy Meet Up for moms and their children July 24, 2015 Mommy Meet Up for moms and their children July 26, 2015 Horse Sense/Cents with Announcer Jonathan Horowitz about behind-the-scenes of horse racing August 7, 2015 Mommy Meet Up for moms and their children August 8, 2015 Family Day August 14 16, 2015 Closing weekend of the 2015 live horse racing season featuring Arapahoe Park s richest stakes races Events subject to change. Visit www.mihiracing.com for up-to-date information.
2014 Arapahoe Park Highlights Arapahoe Park Launches Race-Day Medication-Free Incentive Program June 27, 2014 Arapahoe Park created the Race-Day Medication-Free Incentive program the first of its kind in the country that rewards horsemen who do not administer race-day medication to their horses. Trainers who win a race with a horse void of any race-day medication will receive a $1,000 bonus per victory to be paid from a special fund created by Arapahoe Park. Three different horses won a total of four races, including two victories by Sudies Storm (pictured), in the program s first year after it launched on June 27, 2014. A total of 21 horses participated. Get Happy Mister Caps Unbeaten 2014 at Arapahoe Park in $100K Arapahoe Park Classic August 16, 2014 Get Happy Mister cemented his legacy as the best horse ever bred in Colorado with a 2 3/4-length victory against a talented group of shippers in the $100,000 Arapahoe Park Classic on August 16, 2014. He completed an undefeated 2014 season at Arapahoe Park with five victories, four of them in stakes and ranging in distances from 5 1/2 furlongs to 1 1/8 miles. The 4-year-old bay gelding owned by Annette Bishop (pictured with her horse after the race), trained by Kenneth Butch Gleason, and ridden by Mike Ziegler has never lost in nine races at the Aurora, Colorado track. Two Stakes Victories in Two Days for Ms Dixie August 16 and 17, 2014 Ms Dixie accomplished something that no horse ever has at Arapahoe Park by winning two stakes races in two days at the Aurora, Colorado track. On August 16, 2014, she cruised to a 10-length victory in the COBRA Distaff Sponsored by Soaring Eagle Ranch, and on August 17, 2014, she won the COBRA Classic Sponsored by Crow Valley Ranch by a hard-fought half-length. The two-time Darley Award champion Arabian mare ridden by Kelsi Purcell and owned by the Quarter Moon Ranch of Lori Long and her husband trainer Scott Powell logged a total of 2 3/8 miles in the two victories. Left: Ms Dixie wins COBRA Distaff Sponsored by Soaring Eagle Ranch on August 16, 2014. Right: Ms Dixie guts out COBRA Classic Sponsored by Crow Valley Ranch on August 17, 2014
American Announcer in England August 24, 2014 Jonathan Horowitz (pictured), the announcer at Arapahoe Park, traveled to England to commentate at Windsor Racecourse outside London on August 24, 2014. Horowitz joined Gary Capewell to call the Sultanate of Oman Arabian Raceday. Horowitz, who has announced at Arapahoe Park since 2011, first called in England at the 2001 Glorious Goodwood Festival when he was 16. Arapahoe Park Partners with Global Arabian Racing Festival May 25, July 5, August 8, 2014 On the same day that Arapahoe Park marked 30 years to the day that it opened on May 25, 1984, the racetrack hosted its first race as part of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival. The Wathba Stud Farm Cup, which is one of the series in the racing festival, takes place in nine countries around the world. Arapahoe Park hosted three races in the series on May 25, July 5, and August 8, 2014. Arapahoe Arabians Honored at Darley Awards April 4, 2014 The road to the Darley Awards goes through Arapahoe Park. The Arabian Racing Cup recognized the breed s top racehorses in the United States from 2013 in a Hollywood-style ceremony on April 4, 2014, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California also the site of the Academy Awards. Every 2013 Arabian stakes winner at Arapahoe Park captured the Darley Award in his or her respective division. So Big Is Better was named Horse of the Year and top older horse. Ms Dixie won top older mare honors. Mahra T earned the Darley for top 4-year-old filly. Scott Powell (pictured), the leading Arabian trainer at Arapahoe Park in 2013, won the trainer of the year title. Mark Powell, Scott s brother and the owner of So Big Is Better, was owner of the year. Arapahoe Quarter Horse Wins National Finals October 18, 2014 Representing Arapahoe Park and Colorado, Stoli Angel took the $100,000 Grade 1 Merial Distaff Challenge at the Bank of America Challenge Championships held at Prairie Meadows in Iowa on October 18, 2014. She qualified for the race held on Quarter Horse racing s championship evening in the Arapahoe Park regional on July 5, 2014 with Bonifacio Perez aboard for leading Arapahoe Park Quarter Horse trainer John Hammes (pictured).
Arapahoe Park Unites with Other Racetracks on Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund Day Across America July 26, 2014 Arapahoe Park joined other leading racetracks around the country in raising awareness and money on Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund Day Across America on Saturday, July 26, 2014. For a minimum $5 donation that went to the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, Arapahoe Park gave away a group photo of the jockeys at the Aurora, Colorado racetrack that the jockeys signed in an autograph session. In addition to the real races, jockeys also took part in inflatable horse and bouncy ball races. Some of Arapahoe Park s horsemen and racing officials also joined announcer Jonathan Horowitz for a Wagering Do s & Donut s presentation about the behind-the-scenes of horse racing. Arapahoe Park raised a total of $2,693.95 for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund. Photos by Coady Photography. Clockwise from top left: - breaking away from the gate in the inflatable horse race won by Jaciel Soto in the pink cap - jockeys Ramiro Garcia, Juan Pulido, Kelsi Purcell, and Jaciel Soto in the bouncy ball race - Kelsi Purcell had more bounce than her fellow jockeys in winning the bouncy ball race - jockeys Mike Ziegler and Jeramie Fennell sign autographs
2014 Arapahoe Park Leaders Thoroughbreds Leading Jockey: Travis Wales, 41 wins Leading Trainer: Kenneth Butch Gleason, 21 wins Leading Owner: Donna Eaton, 15 wins, second Arapahoe Park owner title in a row Quarter Horses Leading Jockey: Ramiro Garcia, 14 wins Leading Trainer: John Hammes, 18 wins, second Arapahoe Park trainer title in a row Leading Owner: Seven-way tie, 3 wins (Thomas Bradbury and John Hammes, Jaime Gomez, Margo Schares, Rusty Allred, Manuel Orozco, Pedro and Lilia Andazola, Larry and Michelle Rice) Arabians Leading Jockey: Travis Wales, 7 wins Leading Trainer: Scott Powell, 6 wins, second Arapahoe Park trainer title in a row Elizabeth Brand, 6 wins Leading Owner: Quarter Moon Ranch (Scott Powell and Lori Long), 5 wins, second Arapahoe Park owner title in a row Ms Dixie and jockey Kelsi Purcell celebrate victory in the COBRA Distaff Sponsored by Soaring Eagle Ranch on August 16, 2014, representing leading Arapahoe Park Arabian trainer Scott Powell and leading Arapahoe Park Arabian owner Quarter Moon Ranch of Powell and wife Lori Long.
Arapahoe Park Track Records (Entering 2015) Thoroughbreds Distance Horse Age Weight Time Date 4 Furlongs Et Tu Brutus 3 120 44.60 July 26, 2004 4 1/2 Furlongs V G s Catch 2 116 50.40 June 23, 2002 5 Furlongs Nycity 2 118 56.00 July 13, 2002 5 1/2 Furlongs Ultimate Question 3 120 1:01.74 August 12, 2011 6 Furlongs No It Ain t 3 120 1:08.19 August 12, 2011 6 1/2 Furlongs Pray for Booger 3 116 1:18.60 August 25, 1995 7 Furlongs Daring Pegasus 5 118 1:21.00 July 4, 2003 1 Mile Honor Bright 5 116 1:35.20 August 7, 1993 1 1/16 Miles Run At Night 4 116 1:42.20 August 14, 2004 1 1/8 Miles Maysville Slew 6 124 1:49.00 September 1, 2002 1 1/4 Miles Builder's Boy 6 119 2:05.40 June 26, 1992 1 1/2 Miles Calgary Classic 6 122 2:33.20 July 24, 1993 1 3/4 Miles Hold the Advantage 6 124 3:00.71 August 21, 2011 2 Miles Little Reeves 6 116 3:28.40 August 27, 1994 Quarter Horses Distance Horse Age Weight Time Date 300 Yards Flew Bye a Winner 2 120 15.650 August 31, 1996 330 Yards Ivory Riches 2 124 15.922 May 30, 2011 350 Yards Perrys Queen Bug 6 124 17.045 June 21, 2009 400 Yards Kuhl Wave 3 124 19.149 July 6, 2013 440 Yards Auditions Legacy 4 122 21.440 August 4, 1995 550 Yards Classic Cleat 4 122 26.552 September 4, 2004 870 Yards Izyk 6 121 44.095 August 4, 2007 1000 Yards Izyk 6 121 51.624 July 4, 2007 Arabians Distance Horse Age Weight Time Date 5 Furlongs Zachzell 6 122 1:05.60 June 24, 2000 6 Furlongs Mahra T 4 117 1:16.92 June 13, 2013 7 Furlongs Se Rebel Cause 6 115 1:32.00 June 22, 2002 1 Mile S W Zell 7 124 1:48.20 July 21, 2007 1 Mile 70 Yards Bez Ace 4 117 1:48.60 August 9, 1992 1 1/16 Miles Tm Fred Texas 4 126 1:52.97 August 6, 2011 1 1/8 Miles Djet Set De Falgas 8 124 2:00.56 August 9, 2009 1 1/4 Miles Line Dancer 5 124 2:17.20 August 18, 2001 1 1/2 Miles Mountain Majesty 6 120 2:47.40 August 25, 2001 2 Miles Se Rojo Rapido 5 117 4:09.00 August 29, 1999
Arapahoe Park and Mile High Racing History Mile High Racing and Entertainment, headquartered in Aurora, Colorado, is the parent company of Arapahoe Park, Colorado s only horse racing track. Arapahoe Park hosted its first season of live horse racing in 1984. After a hiatus following the first season, Arapahoe Park has featured a summer racing season every year since 1992. Mile High Racing also operates all off-track betting facilities in Colorado. Havana Park Aurora Post Time Colorado Springs The Celtic Tavern & Delaney s Cigar Bar & Lounge Denver Softball Country Denver Sundance Fort Collins Whiskey River Garden City The 8 Track Grand Junction Big D s at Whiskey River Greeley So Co Gaming & Event Center Pueblo Red & Jerry s Sheridan Mile High Racing and Entertainment s services include bringing the best in world-class horse racing to guests in Colorado and all over the nation. Through simulcast television at the Mile High properties customers are able to watch and wager on races from racetracks across the United States. Each facility is fully equipped with mutuel windows, self-service touch kiosks, restaurants, and concession stands. Facilities are available for corporate, sporting, and private events through affordable group packages for private and tour-operated groups. Arapahoe Park has been an innovative leader in horse racing. In 2014, the racetrack introduced the Race-Day Medication-Free Incentive program the first of its kind in the country that rewards trainers who win at Arapahoe Park with a horse void of any race-day medication with a $1,000 bonus per victory. In 2015, with the goal of featuring full-field races, Arapahoe Park is pioneering a new program that offers a bonus for races drawing large field sizes and a penalty for races with small fields. Arapahoe Park will reach a wider audience in 2015 with the creation of the Gates Open at Arapahoe Park magazine television show and the Today at Arapahoe Park replay television show broadcast during the season on Altitude Sports & Entertainment. The quality of horses and races in Colorado continues to grow. The 2015 season includes a revamped stakes schedule that for the first time will feature two $100,000 Thoroughbred stakes races on the same day the Arapahoe Park Classic and Gold Rush Futurity on August 16 as well as two Quarter Horse stakes with estimated six-figure purses and four graded Arabian stakes.
Get Happy Mister had the best season in the history of Arapahoe Park in 2014. The 4-year-old owned by Annette Bishop, trained by Butch Gleason, and ridden by Mike Ziegler won all five of his starts at the Aurora, Colorado track. The victories ranged in distances from 5 1/2 furlongs to 1 1/8 miles. Four were in stakes races the Aspen, the Front Range, the Mount Elbert, and the Arapahoe Park Classic. COLORADIO CAN REJOICE IN ITS HOMETOWN HERO! Owner Annette Bishop, jockey Mike Ziegler, and trainer Kenneth Butch Gleason confer in the paddock (left) before their Colorado-bred star Get Happy Mister puts an exclamation point on an unbeaten season at Arapahoe Park in the $100,000 Arapahoe Park Classic on August 16, 2014. Photos by Wendy Hickey and Coady Photography.!