Robert Zoellner of Rockin Z Ranch was honored with The Blood-Horse Julep Cup as Oklahoma breeder of the year when the Thoroughbred Racing Association of Oklahoma held its awards banquet.
The event, held Aug. 9 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, honored state-bred 2012 champions and included a live auction.
Among the horses honored Friday night was Zoellner's multiple stakes-winning mare She's All In, a daughter of Include who has won or placed in 25 of 35 starts and earned $991,502. Most recently, the Oklahoma-bred mare finished second to champion Royal Delta in the Delaware Handicap (gr. I).
The Oklahoma champions (with pedigree and owner) honored were:
2-Year-Old Filly: Motivare
Mr. Triest—Pelusada; owners, Phil Hoedebeck, Jr., and Pat Sheetz
2-Year-Old Colt or Gelding: Jump and Go
Jump Start —Princess Jen; owner, Beverly Lewis
3-Year-Old Filly: Lady Jensen
Bob and John—Heather's Dance; owner, Kelly Thiesing
3-Year-Old Colt or Gelding: Z Rockstar
Rockport Harbor—Nasty Little Star; owner, Robert H. Zoellner
Thoroughbred Racing Stock: Lady Jensen
Bob and John—Heather's Dance; owner, Kelly Thiesing
Thoroughbred Mare: She's All In
Include —Georgia; owner, Robert H. Zoellner
Thoroughbred Stallion/Gelding: Fifth Date
Cherokee Five—Miss Owl's Affair; owner Danny Caldwell
Oklahoma-Bred Thoroughbred Mixed Meet: Line Piper
National Saint—Embers to Ashes; owner, P. D. Whittenberg
Female Sprinter: Miss Natalie
Fistfite—Ot's the Berries; owner Gar Oil Corp.
Male Sprinter: Okie Ride
Candy Ride—Tic Tic; owner, Richter Family Trust
Female Turf Runner: Skedee
Sefapiano—Phuri Dai; owners, Poteet and Lowder
Male Turf Runner: Ridge Road
Fistfite—New Direction; owner Boyd Caster
Sire of Thoroughbred Racing Stock: Evansville Slew
Owner of Thoroughbred Racing Stock: Richter Family Trust
Dam of Thoroughbred Racing Stock: Miss Owl's Affair
Breeder of Thoroughbred Racing Stock: Robert Zoellner
Owner of Sires of Thoroughbred Racing Stock: Stallions LLC
Claimer of the Year: Fifth Date; owner, Danny Caldwell
Tenacious Award: Steven Foster