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Bill McMeans...

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Champions/Stakes Winners:

Table Run

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1973 Washington Horse Of The Year

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1973 Longacres Horse Of The Meet

Koko's Pal

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 1972 Washington 2 YO Of The Year

Hoist The Silver
Times Rush
Fleet Fair

Prince Joda

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1971 Washington 2 YO Of The Year

Saratoga Dancer
bullet 1977 Washington 2 YO Of The Year
Noholme Way
Kauai Prince
Royal Ruler
Proud Admiral
bullet 1969 Washington 2 YO Of The Year

 

Uncle Barrydown
Solar Current
Seaborn
Sardutel
Atom Line
Black Tornado
Kermit's Choice

Black Cyclone

Big John Jr.

Table Neptune
Roman Oblisk
Sport Funagin
Me Brave
Fighting Bill
Body Bend
Travellin Victor
 

The Fillies & Mares:

Favored One
bullet1994 Washington Champion Two-Year Old
bullet1994 Washington Champion Two-Year Old Filly
Raise A Holme
Our Favor
Delta Echo
Vital Quest
Soft Refrain
Catch Me
Splendid Way

 

Newspaper clipping about Bill McMeans

 

Bill McMeans with racehorse in the the early sixties...

 

 

 

Record Setters:

Black Tornado:

New Track and World Record... Invitational Handicap

 Golden Gate Fields

   May 10, 1975  5 furlongs turf .56

Jockey: Wendall Travers

Fleet Fair:

New Track Record... Southcenter Handicap

Longacres

5 furlongs  .56

Jockey: Lennie Knowles

New Track Record...Yakima Meadows

Times Rush:

 New Track Record...Oakland Handicap

Golden Gate Fields 

May 25, 1974  1 Mile Turf  1:35:4

Jockey: Raul Ramirez

Royal Ruler:

New Race Record...Washington Futurity (renamed Gottstein Futurity)

Longacres

September 11, 1970  6 and half furlongs   1:15:1

Jockey: Lennie Knowles

Big John Jr:

Equals Track Record...A. E. Penny Memorial Handicap

  Yakima Meadows

 May 4, 1969  5 and half furlongs  1:03

Jockey: Lennie Knowles

 

New Track Record...Grandview Purse

  Yakima Meadows

April 20, 1969    5 fur :57:3

Jockey: John Lundberg

Me Brave:

New Track Record...

 Portland Meadows

1 Mile 1 Sixteenth  1:43:1

Hoist The Silver:

Fastest 6 furlong time in history for a 2 yr old- 1:08:3

Table Run:

2nd Fastest Mile & One Sixteenth Time In Bay Meadows History- 1:40:3

Shortest price ever in Longacres Derby win...paying $2.10