1/28/2010
After an online poll with more with 300 responses, Uncle Rose has been voted as the 2009 Texas Champion Claimer. The award was created three years ago to recognize the hard-working performers who fill the majority of race cards every day. The nominees, which comprised Boom Boom Bubba, Dixie Dust, Favorite Jazz, Hannah Bo Banna, Talon Noir and Uncle Rose, were the winningest Accredited Texas-breds who raced primarily in the Lone Star State last year.
Bred by Joe Carothers, Uncle Rose is a 2004 gelding by Texas stallion Uncle Abbie. The Texas-bred started the year running for Keith and Cash Asmussen, for whom he won a $5,000 claiming race at Manor Downs. Then it was on to Lone Star Park, where Uncle Rose won for tags of $4,000 and $5,000 going 1 1/16 miles for owner and trainer Danny Pish. In August, the gelding won the seven-furlong, $19,800 GFCA Texas-bred Stakes at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds. Uncle Rose continued his good form for Pish at Retama Park, where although he didn’t win, he hit the board in all four starts, including two on the turf course. In his final start of the year, Uncle Rose scored in a $7,500 claiming race at Sam Houston Race Park to end 2009 with a record of 15-5-3-3 and earnings of $35,675.
Uncle Rose has already kicked off 2010 on a winning note with a victory in a starter allowance race on January 21 at Sam Houston. All told, the gelding has a record of 40-14-3-8 with earnings of $102,348. Uncle Rose is out of the Waco Connection mare Waco Roses.