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World Champion Racing American Quarter Horse<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Quick Facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Earnings<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

$1.3 million<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Record<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

26 starts, 14-4-1<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Retired<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

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Be a Bono won the first seven races<\/mark> of his career, including a record-breaking win in the Golden State Futurity.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Be a Bono made his mark on racing with tenacious consistency, a flair for the dramatic, and a legendary breeder\/owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A true homebred, Be A Bono was the result of a decades-long breeding program undertaken by Spencer Childers, a breeder and owner of Quarter Horses for more than 50 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spencer Childers was thrilled when his homebred won a race named in his honor. He was humbled when Be a Bono did it again the next year, and the next– winning the Spencer Childs California Breeder\u2019s Championship three years in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of his three-year-old season, Bono finished second in the Champion of Champions. He repeated that performance in 2006. Both losses were by a tiny margin\u00ad\u00ad–less than a nose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Be a Bono made an impact off the track, as well. He became the first racehorse to receive stem cell therapy to treat a joint problem. That experimental treatment, (placing stem cells in his knee to repair damage caused by bone chips) was a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He returned to racing in 2006 and won the Vessels Maturity for the second time, as well as the Go Man Go Handicap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Post-surgery, his final 220-yard times were among the fastest ever recorded at Los Alamitos Race Track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be a Bono was retired from racing in 2007 and joined the Hall of Champions in 2009.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Be a Bono was the first World Champion<\/mark> for his 96-year-old owner\/breeder Spencer Childs.<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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All 9 of his Stakes wins came against top-notch competition in Grade 1 races.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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As a 3-year-old, Be a Bono was named World Champion Racing American Quarter Horse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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At the end of his three-year-old season, Bono finished second in the Champion of Champions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Notable Wins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Golden State Futurity (G1)<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2004<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Los Alamitos Winter Derby (G1)<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Spencer Childers California Breeders Championship (RG1)<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2005<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spencer Childers California Breeders Championship (RG1)<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Vessels Maturity (G1)<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2006<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spencer Childers California Breeders Championship (RG1)<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Vessels Maturity (G1)<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Go Man Go Handicap (G1)<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cBe a Bono prefers to make things interesting and exciting. I guess he’d rather win by a nose or a head. We’ll take it either way.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Trainer, Dan Francisco<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Facts<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Earnings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

$1.3 million<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Record<\/p>\n\n\n\n

26 starts, 14-4-1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Retired<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2007<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pedigree<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bono Jazz,
Be Peacefull<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bono<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sorrel Gelding<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Foaled<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2001<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Died<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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April 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Height<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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16.2 hands<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Trainer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dan Francisco<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Breeders<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Spencer Childers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Owner<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Spencer Childers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jockey<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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G.R. Carter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2004 World Champion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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AQHA Register of Merit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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