Rolex
Acapulco Jazz Retires
Author: Emily Daily
From Stacey Quarles
The talented 18-year-old Quarter Horse gelding Acapulco Jazz was retired in a moving ceremony this weekend at the Weatherford CIC**/* in Weatherford, Texas.
(Left: Jazz receives his ceremonial cooler from owner/rider Bonner Carpenter. Jim Stoner Photo. www.jstonerphoto.photoreflect.com)
After completing the CIC2* on Ashwood Lad, owner and rider, 21-year-old Bonner Carpenter of Dallas was called back to the ring, along with Heather Morris, who had served as Jazz’s groom the prior weekend at the Rolex Kentucky CCI**** , and coach Mike Huber. ( Morris herself was near at hand having just accepted the blue and red ribbons in the CIC** for her stellar performances on Allison Freeman’s Slate River and Lynne Partridge’s First Mark. )
Many of us were disappointed that the Rolex coverage on NBC was thwarted by the Stanley Cup Hockey playoffs yesterday…but fear not! The good folks at NBC have rescheduled the Rolex event to be broadcast later this month.
Rolex Kentucky will re-air on NBC immediately prior to the Preakness Stakes’ broadcast at 3:30PM - 4:30PM ET, Saturday, May 16. More details to follow!
Also, you can order the DVDs from this year’s event through The Sport House.
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Photos by Josh Walker & Erica Larson
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