WIDOW'S SUCCESS IS ULTIMATE TRIBUTE.Byline: KEVIN MODESTI Horse Racing horse racing, trials of speed involving two or more horses. It includes races among harnessed horses with one of two particular gaits, among saddled Thoroughbreds (or, less frequently, quarterhorses) on a flat track, or among saddled horses over a turf course with If Panther Mountain Panther Mountain can refer to:
Three years ago, Van Bebber was enjoying her life as a new mother, making time to care for daughter Taylor Anne by reducing her role in her husband's Louisiana and Texas based stable. Steve Van Bebber, a 50-year-old Oxnard native, was coming off his finest season. He was No. 3 in career victories and No. 6 in career earnings among U.S. quarter-horse trainers. But on Dec. 12, 2000, in Brenham, Texas Brenham is a city situated in Central Texas in Washington County, Texas, United States, with a population of 13,507 according to the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Washington CountyGR6. , Steve Van Bebber shot and killed himself. ``He suffered from a lot of anxiety,'' his 38-year-old widow said this week by phone from Los Alamitos, in Cypress. ``We took steps to try to help him through it. But there were some stresses in our business that pushed him a little further, and he wasn't able to handle it. In hindsight, I could see that nobody should take the effects of anxiety lightly.'' Janet Van Bebber, a Norco native and Cal State Fullerton alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. who met Steve in Pomona when she was in the sales consignment business and he was attending a quarter-horse auction, found herself with little choice but to take over his barn and try to do well enough with his horses to support the family. Janet has done better than well enough. In 2001, she tied Steve's record for victories in a single quarter-horse meeting at Texas' Sam Houston Race Park Sam Houston Race Park is a horse racing track located in northwest Houston, Texas. Built at a cost of approximately $90 million and opened on April 24, 1994, the facility is the first Class 1 horse racing venue constructed in Texas. . Later that year she won the Champion of Champions for with Tailor Fit. And as she brought Panther Mountain to Los Alamitos to try for a second Champion of Champions, Van Bebber was third in the nation in victories and sixth in earnings this season. ``Through all that she has been through, she has stayed so strong,'' Mike Mitchell Mike Mitchell may refer to:
Van Bebber, though justifiably proud of her success with a Texas-based barn that now numbers about 100 horses, prefers to let others talk up its inspirational implications. ``I felt the need to take the ball and roll with it,'' she said of taking over Steve's business, ``and I had a lot of support from a lot of people, and with that help we were able to triumph over tragedy. ``It wasn't so much tied into the emotional aspect of keeping his spirit alive - and I sure hope that's not misconstrued as cold-hearted - as not wanting the tragedy to continue to manifest itself and have a detrimental effect on the future of my family. ``Instead of focusing on the sad, soggy emotions, I just focus on how far we've come "How Far We've Come" is the lead single from Matchbox Twenty's retrospective collection, Exile on Mainstream, which was released on October 2, 2007. The music video premiered on VH1's Top 20 Countdown on September 1, 2007. . In a way it's a celebration of what we had together.'' Tailor Fit won the 2001 Champion of Champions for Janet Van Bebber on the anniversary of Steve's funeral. The same horse had won Los Alamitos' signature race for Steve in 1999. Panther Mountain, though, is wholly a product of Janet's training and clear evidence of her own skill. It won't be long before none of Steve's old horses remain in Janet's barn. The 8-1 fifth choice on Ed Burgart's morning line, 4-year-old Panther Mountain, will be ridden by Alvin Brossette in the Champion of Champions field of 10 headed by the 3-year-old filly AB What a Runner. Panther Mountain earned his spot in the 440-yard race by winning the MBNA MBNA Monument Builders of North America MBNA Mercedes-Benz North America MBNA Maryland Bank, National Association MBNA Maryland Bank North America MBNA Mount Baker Nurses Association (Bellingham, Washington) AmericaChallenge Championship at Los Al on Nov. 1. He's 12 for 24 and a $394,421 earner since being purchased for $7,500 by Montana owner Guy Weimer. ``He is a stud,'' Van Bebber said of Panther Mountain, who will be retired for breeding at year's end, ``and studs present their own personality traits. But in a way I like that because it makes him more aggressive in training.'' The Champion of Champions, which often crowns the quarter-horse-of- the-year honoree, is one of four major races this weekend at Los Al. In tonight's 400-yard Los Alamitos Million Futurity for 2-year- olds,Hawkish will try to earn the $574,932 winner's purse and a $1 million bonus check by becoming the first horse to sweep the Kindergarten, the EdBurke and the Million. Sunday's card features the Marathon National, at 870 yards, and the Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, Derby, at 400. First post is 7:15 tonight, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Sunday. --At Hollywood Park Hollywood Park may be several places:
defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Hot Market and Cal Cup Sprint winner Green Team. --It's Laffit's street: Laffit Pincay will appear at a public ceremony today at 10:30 a.m. to dedicate the sign for Pincay Drive in Inglewood. The Inglewood City Council voted in July to rename the stretch of 90th Street between Hollywood Park and the Forum in honor of the record-setting jockey. ``Drive'' was chosen because of Pincay's legendary finishing ability. This morning's ceremony will be held at the intersection of Pincay Drive, honoring the 5-foot-1 jockey, and Kareem Court, honoring 7-foot-2 former Lakers star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar For the football player, see . Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. on April 16, 1947) is a retired American professional basketball player and current assistant coach. . CAPTION(S): box Box: OUT OF THE GATE - Kevin Modesti |
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