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Thoroughbred Colt Featured in Auction

Sunbrero Kid, sired from stakes winner Sunny’s Halo, will be one of the featured live auction items at UT Tyler’s Texas “Shootout” Barbecue and Auction on May 17.

The colt, a bay with one stocking foot, was donated by Tyler residents Tom and Marcia Slack, owners of the Double S Thoroughbred Farm in Bullard.

Rodney H. Mabry, Tom and Marcia Slack and Sunbrero Kid’s trainer are pictured with the colt
From left, UT Tyler President Rodney H. Mabry, Tom and Marcia Slack and Sunbrero Kid’s trainer are pictured with the colt.

Canadian-bred stallion Sunny’s Halo is the oldest living Kentucky Derby winner, having won in 1983. He was the last horse to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated that same year.

Sunny’s Halo went on to win the Super Derby and the Arkansas Derby and remains the leading sire in Texas-based stallions by total progeny earnings with $25 million progeny runout.

The stallion sired top-flight, Grade 1 winners, including Disperal, Irgun and Race the Wild Wind, as well as six other graded or group stakes winners.

Sunbrero Kid also is born out of Lacette, who is bred from a graded stakes winner and has produced four stakes horses.

Opening bid for Sunbrero Kid will be $10,000.

Proceeds from the Texas “Shootout” Barbecue and Auction benefit UT Tyler’s scholarship program for students at its Tyler, Longview and Palestine campuses.

The 2003 UT Tyler Texas “Shootout” Barbecue and Auction will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 17 on the UT Tyler campus. Tanya Sims and the Bobcats will provide the evening’s entertainment.

Tickets are $75 each and can be purchased in advance or at the door.

The auction will begin at 8 p.m.

To purchase tickets or for more information, contact the UT Tyler Office of University Advancement, 903.566.7110.

 

Contact person: Emily Battle, (903) 565-5604

 


Emily Battle, Editor
(903) 565-5604
Robin Kelly, Publisher
(903) 566-7061
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