The 54 Finishers of the Great American Horse Race: Complete List of Riders, Horses and Mules

Fifty years ago today, on September 5, 1976, 54 of the 92 riders who started the Great American Horse Race crossed the finish line in Sacramento. Here is the complete list.

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Finish Position	Race #	Rider Name	Horse Name(s)	Gender	Breed	Age
1	84	Virl Norton	Lord Fauntleroy Lady Eloise	Gelding Mare	Mule Mule	7 5
2	74	Juel Ashley	Hammon’s Pride Granny	Stallion Mare	Arabian Arabian	6 7
3	47	Rhonda Utt	Ali Basa Checuke	Gelding Gelding	Arabian Arabian	8 10
4	72	Smokey Killen	Bandit Shablaze	Gelding Gelding	Arabian Arabian	6 8
5	89	Diane Clagett	Rush Creek Dan Valentina	Gelding Mare	Arabian Arabian	7 7
6	11	Irene Burd	Colty High Hopes	Gelding Mare	Quarab Anglo-Arabian	6 10
7	41	Roger Justice	Sundance Spot	Mare Gelding	Appaloosa Appaloosa	6 8
8	88	Sam Garner	Bogam’s Dude	Stallion	Arabian	–
9	94	Marian Molthan	Bridgit Heather	Mare Mare	Connemara Connemara	14 14
10	64	Eva Taylor	Hugo Sugar	Stallion Mare	Mule Mule	11 8
11	68	Darell Nielsen	Tarsko Nara	Gelding Gelding	Arabian Arabian	6 6
12	54	Mary Wells	Neto Cherlam’s River Miss	Gelding Mare	Arabian Morgan	8 8
13	104	Johannas Hoyos	Hottur Borkur	Gelding Gelding	Icelandic Icelandic	9 10
14	60	Valerie Briggs	Chuluck Tiki	Gelding Gelding	Anglo-Arabian Mustang-Arabian	10 10
15	58	Bill Stiff	Lady Son	Mare Gelding	Quarab Arabian	9 8
16	10	Sarah Howell	–	Mare Gelding	Pinto Thoroughbred	6 8
17	62	Phil Dietrich	Cas Regalazar Raffe	Gelding Gelding	Arabian-Saddlebred Arabian-Saddlebred	5 9
18	21	Hope Lundquist	Pirate Loot Hud Fadja Mia	Gelding Mare	Albino Arabian	7 6
19	46	Maureen Rodes	Olson Minner	Gelding Mare	Arabian Anglo-Arabian	16 10
20	51	Rick Bingham	Faraonson Aztec	Stallion Gelding	Arabian Arabian	15 15
21	101	Walter Feldman	Bjornsi Johull	Gelding Gelding	Icelandic Icelandic	10 10
22	91	Billy Council	Caliente Ike Calente Captain	Gelding Gelding	Appaloosa Appaloosa	5 6
23	82	Francis Arnaud	Wassana	Mare	Arabian	12
24	100	Amanda Bandy	Ebtzn Wild Indian	Stallion Stallion	Arabian Spanish Mustang	8 10
25	48	Karen Vilander	Rainbow Kasanna Mist	Gelding Gelding	Appaloosa Arabian	10 6
26	90	Martha Post	Canidae Burbon	Mare Gelding	American Pony American Pony	– –
27	50	Anne Babbott	The Deacon	Gelding	Mule	–
28	77	Tom Sites	Jose Dante	Gelding	Hackney Pony-Appaloosa	9
29	49	Sandy Buss	Lady Sugar Plum Rocky Squaw I	Mare Gelding	Appaloosa Appaloosa	6 7
30	30	Sally White	Traveler	Gelding Stallion	Quarter Horse-Thoroughbred Morgan	9 14
31	73	Harlan Morrow	Skippers Buck Muffin Jones	Gelding Mare	Quarter Horse Quarter Horse	7 9
32	03	Norm Monarch	Sadiq Jur	Gelding Gelding	Arabian Arabian	5 5
33	83	Sheldon Lewis	Ibn Fermait Reno’s Dunit	Gelding Gelding	Quarab Quarter Horse	15 17
34	103	Ted Allegri	Monte	Gelding	Quarab	7
35	15	Marlene Wisdom	Fritz Narabi	Mare Gelding	Quarter Horse Arabian	8 9
36	25	Spook Goodwater	Younah Grand Rey	Mare Stallion	Arabian Arabian	7 12
37	13	Richard Gainsforth	Ibn Lotham Easter	Gelding Mare	Arabian Standardbred	9 9
38	–	–	–	–	–	–
39	33	Therese Muller	–	Mare	Quarter Horse	15
40	93	Claude Aichele	Snalse Pepper	Gelding Gelding	Pinto Appaloosa	15 10
41	44	Carla Wolfe	Relicaris	Stallion	Paso Fino	13
42	17	Sharon Francis	Playboy’s Bunny	Mare	Palomino	6
43	79	Helen Hendrisken	Fancy That Moon Dust	Mare Mare	Arabian Arabian	– –
44	06	Deb Geiger	Canad Gigi Blazer Ferlonn	Mare Mare	Palomino-Arabian Standardbred-Arabian	5 –
45	09	Mike Harter	Shawnee Heroko Jewels Twanda	Gelding Mare	Appaloosa Appaloosa	6 9
46	14	Marian Stewart	–	Gelding	Arabian	–
47	87	Audry Parker	Red Eagle Warsaw Thunder	Gelding Gelding	Appaloosa Anglo-Arabian	13 6
48	20	Cal Paulette	Tinky Cat Bursage	Stallion Gelding	Quarter Horse Arabian	6 10
49	95	Marcy Matsukas	Killer Kenny’s Gimini	Gelding Gelding	Quarter Horse-Thoroughbred Arabian-Saddlebred	8 8
50	52	Dan Daley	Scisor Snow Cloud	Gelding	Appaloosa	12
51	99	Mac Abercrombie	Royal Galaxy F.H. Crutela	Stallion Mare	Arabian Arabian	– –
52	22	Ginny Gerhardt	Bullwinkle	Gelding Stallion	Appaloosa Appaloosa	8 –
53	32	Bill Gerhardt	Nantaska Cameo	Mare Mare	Appaloosa Appaloosa	6 6
54	37	Joyce Bough	Red Man Night Hawk	Gelding Gelding	Appaloosa Appaloosa	16 16

Check out rider #77 Tom Sites’ Story

Listen to Tom Sites’ story or read his written account.

Tom Sites at his home in Luray, Virginia, where he lives with his wife Mary Ann. Jose, the horse he rode in the Great American Horse race, is buried nearby.

The 54 Finishers of the Great American Horse Race: Complete List of Riders, Horses and Mules

Check out rider #77 Tom Sites’ Story

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