Portland Observer. January 30, 1986, Page 7
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Training horse requires loving care
by Hoy Jernigan
The world of tports is full o f many
interesting and accomplished individ
uals, the sport of Kings, horse racing,
is no exception. W hen spectators
think o f this sport they invariably
dwell on the jackets and horses as the
participants without giving thought to
the individual who is the underlying
force which joins the jockey and ani
mal together to form a winning com
bination.
M r. Joe Patten, horse train er, is
considered to be one o f the top
trainers in the Northwest by his peers.
I l ’s im portant to note that I d id n ’ t
preface that statement by referring to
him as a Black trainer. His records
and accomplishments speak glowingly
for themselves. A ccording to M r.
Patten, " M y most cherished record
is my eight consecutive victories at
P o rtlan d M e a d o w s ." By any stan
dard, eight victories in consecutive
starts is more than a measure o f the
m an's a b ility . A t the P la y fa ir, in
Spokane, M r. Patten has averaged
16-18 wins per season over the last
two years. H e is the second leading
trainer at The Playfair.
Joe Patten was born and raised in
Jennings, Louisiana, where as a small
farm boy his preoccupation w ith
horses planted the seed for his future
occupation. “ As a kid I rode in the
rodeos and worked the stockyards to
learn my trade.”
L ife ’s travels found M r. Patten in
Portland in 1962 where his passion
fo r horses led him to the H itch ing
Post stables to do a little riding, to
Portland Meadows for a little sport,
then to the backside o f the track to
satisfy his curiosity. H o w did it all
begin? M r. Patten said, " A guy asked
if I could ride and I went to work for
him leading horses around shed row.”
After watching young Joe working
with the horses the owner decided to
man is well liked and highly respected.
“ T o me, the fact lhai I'm a Black
man in a w hile m a n ’ s sport, only
means that I must be the best When
there is no joking around, then I be
gin lo wonder and leave."
When asked about his future plans,
M r Patten replied, " I ’ve made Port
land my home and now I would like
to buy my own horses and race them
for myself." For the younger genera
tion interested in the sport, he ad
vises, "Youngsters interested in riding
or training should gel as much time as
they can being around the animals to
learn the trade from the ground up.”
JOE PATTEN
(Photo: Richard J. B row n )
allow Joe to train a mean mare that
had recently been purchased. Not
realizing that this opportunity was the
stepping stone to his rising star, young
Joe accepted the challenge and began
to prepare the mare for her first start.
" Y o u treat horses like you do kids,
w tn i you finish training you come nght
back and make love to them.” Testi
mony Io the truth o f his methodology
is the fact that the marc won her first
three starts.
In explaining his deft touch with
horses, M r. Patten responded, " I ’ ve
always enjoyed working with crippled
horses because the challenge io get the
animal in racing condition gave me a
sense o f accom plishm ent. I simply
enjoy the challenge.”
O u r interview took place in the
stable area behind Portland Meadows,
so much of the comments o f people
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M r. Patten has three horses stabled
at P o rtlan d M eadow s this season,
hut, because o f injuries, he has had
only eight starts. In those eight starts,
he has managed lo gel one second
place finish and two thirds He aver
ages eignt to 10 wins per season here,
so start looking for his horses. O ur
D ream , Princess A rra y and Sally
Cash, to cross the finish line in the
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Seattle's Black population is 9 4
percent ol Seattle's total population.
In the article Rev. McKinney said the
city's Black population was, "largely
middle class." But some residents (and
statistics) took issue with M cKinney’s
perception Seattle’s unemployment
rate is 9.4 for white, 16.7 for Blacks.
The percentage of whites living below
the poverty line is 9.1, hut for Blacks
it’s 22.5. Thirty-tw o percent of Black
students drop out o f school and com
prise 50 percent o f all disciplinary
actions.
The editors of Seattle T im e s '“ ? *
cific” magazine said with these facts,
" A special agenda is not inapp ro
priate to write about it and the people
who are assuming leadership to eradi
cate these problems."
O m ari T ahir wondered why it was
necessary, " F o r the A ryan press to
choose leadership for us that is so de
pendent on charity and political hand
outs for survival? Where is the plan or
plans to elim inate unem ploym ent,
drugs, crime, mis-education and Black
economic powerlessness. The plan is
the true test of effective leadership.”
Otis Harris, a concerned commun
ity resident, said those chosen as lead
ers by the newspaper were "spokes in
the wheel, but certainly not the whed."
Fitzgerald Beaver, ed itor o f The
Facts newspaper, said his office has
been bombarded with calls concern
ing the article. "There are many lead
ers in the business co m m un ity that
were left out because the writer did not
know or recognize any Blacks in (he
business com m unity. They can only
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on in fo rm a tio n they receive fro m
those accessible because they are seek
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Ironically, the editors o f "P a cific "
openly questioned, " Is it racist to
focus on leadership w ithin Seattle’s
Black com m unity?" I f you chart the
response from residents, they would
say the way "Pacific” did its research,
the answer would he "Y e s.”
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