Divide The Cash
3-Year-Old Colt
(Separatist - Time For Royal Cash by Dash For Cash)

Qualified by posting the fastest time in the Z. Wayne Griffin Directors Trials

Lifetime Record: 14-5-4-2, $304,638          2010 Record: 7-3-2-1, $219,730

Abigail Kawananakoa has been racing Quarter Horses for 40 years, but until now she had never had a horse qualify to the prestigious Grade 1 Champion of Champions at Los Alamitos. That will change for the Hawaiian Princess on Saturday, December 11 when her homebred and 350-yard track record holder Divide The Cash runs in this year's Champion of Champions at 440 yards.

Now trained by Rafael Orozco, longtime assistant trainer to the legendary Quarter Horse trainer Blane Schvaneveldt, Divide The Cash earned his berth to the Champion of Champions after winning his Z. Wayne Griffin Directors Trial in an evening's best :19.399. Kawananakoa dedicated Divide The Cash's victory to Schvaneveldt, who trained Divide The Cash before passing away in July.

"This one is for Blane," Kawananakoa said. "This horse was a runt when he was a baby and I never paid any attention to him. It was Blane that saw this horse's potential – I never did. Blane always believed in this horse and this horse just kept coming along and improving and improving. He's a horse that takes care of himself. He does everything correct. He never throws tantrums in the gate or try to misbehave. He does what a good racehorse is supposed to do."

"I'm so happy for (trainer) Rafael Orozco too. Rafael was right next to Blane for such a long time that he knows how Blane liked things to be done. When Blane was sick, Rafael got used to running the barn on a daily basis. He calls me every day to tell me about my horses, just like Blane used to do. Blane's daughters, Brenda and Shonna, come out every morning and afternoon to the barn. I see them working so hard and that makes me proud for them. I'm also thrilled about (winning jockey) Cesar De Alba. He communicates well with this horse and they get along great. I am so happy to have the opportunity to share this with all of them."

After winning the Make It Anywhere Handicap with a 350-yard track record time of :17.06, big things were expected immediately from the homebred son of Separatist out of Kawananakoa's great mare Time For Royal Cash. Divide The Cash ran third in his next start, a trial to the Grade 1 Golden State Derby, and then had to settle for fourth place to Good Reason SA in the final. His next two starts were second place finishes to Apollitical Jess in the trial and then final to the Los Alamitos Super Derby. Apollitical Jess' posted a 400-yard track record :19.13 in his Super Derby win and his trial win a sizzling fast :19.19.

"For him to follow Apollitical Jess in both of those races made us think that we still had a strong horse," Kawananakoa said.

When Divide The Cash posted his 350-yard track record he did so by smashing 2009 World Champion Freaky's previous mark by 1/10th of a second. Divide The Cash won the Make It Anywhere Handicap in a time of :17.061, eclipsing the previous record of :17.143 set by Freaky in March 19, 2009.

After wrapping up his freshman campaign with a fifth place finish in the Golden State Million Futurity last October, Divide The Cash did not run again until an allowance race on April 25. He was impressive on that night, winning the 350-yard race by a length in a time of :17.32. That was only a preview of what was to come from the speedster.

"Record clockings do mean something. I don't get too excited when a horse runs a fast time, but a track record means something, especially when it comes from a stallion," said the unforgettable Schvaneveldt. "He was coming into the (Make It Anywhere) in top shape. You could tell that he was doing great. These horses talk to you if you pay attention."

Abigail Kawananakoa's name first appeared on a year-end list of leading owners in 1990, when her stable won 18 races to rank 20th in the nation. From there, Kawananakoa has often ranked among the sport's most productive owners and breeders. In 1993, she won the All American Futurity with A Classic Dash and had the most successful year for an owner since the mid 1980s. That year, horses she raced earned $1,297,327 giving her what was at the time the fourth-highest single season mark in history. In 1994, Kawananakoa was voted the AQHA Champion Owner based on the success of her stable, which ranked second by victories and sixth in earnings. Her racing empire during the mid-1990s was unlike any other. During her championship year, Kawananakoa had horses with five trainers that competed at 10 racetracks in six stakes and one Canadian province. Her leading runner in 1994 was the outstanding filly Time For Royal Cash, now the mother of Divide The Cash. The daughter of Dash For Cash earned $313,249 under the tutelage of Vicki Wiggins at Remington Park and Ruidoso and Tom Bazley at Los Alamitos. Time For Royal Cash won the Golden State Futurity at two and was nearly perfect at Los Alamitos as 3-year-old in '94, winning five of seven while also taking the Golden State Derby before defeating older horses to win the QHBC Championship Classic.

One of Kawanakoa's most notable runners was the Laura Pinelli-trained Royal Trips, a homebred gelding by Special Effort. In 1992, Royal Trips, at odds of 123-1 upset champion Corona Chick to win the Southern California Derby at Hollywood Park . The victory ended Corona Chick's winning streak at 14 races.

Kawananakoa also campaigned Evening Snow, the winner of the inaugural running of the 1995 Los Alamitos Million Futurity, now known as the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity. Later in his career he clocked in 440-yards in :20.94 in the AQHA West/Southwest Challenge Championship (G2) at Turf Paradise in Arizona . With that effort Evening Snow became the first horse of any breed to sprint the quarter mile from a standing start in less than 21 seconds. Evening Snow, sired by Chicks Beduino and out of the champion Florentine, was destined for greatness before suffering a tragic life ending injury. Evening Snow's full brother, This Snow Is Royal, would go on to win the 1997 Los Alamitos Million Futurity, while also enjoying a great career as a stallion before his early death.

A descendent of Hawaiian royalty, she owns Lakeview Quarter Horse Farm in Nuevo , California . She is probably Hawaii 's most popular Hawaiian royal in her generation. Her broodmare band over the years have included Timeto Takeoff, the two-time AQHA Broodmare of the Year, and Take You On, dam of champion Takin On The Cash, as well as champions Florentine and Lady Juno. Timeto Takeoff was voted the 1994 champion broodmare thanks to the accomplishments of Time For Royal Cash and champion Royal Down Dash.