79R7338 MAM-D

By:  Baxter                                                       H.R. No. 614



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Berdelia, a two-time stakes winning racehorse owned 
by Ro Parra of Austin, is being honored as the Texas Champion 
2-Year-Old Filly by the Texas Thoroughbred Association; and
	WHEREAS, The Texas Thoroughbred Association is the largest 
state breed organization in the country, and it recognizes six 
Texas champion racehorses each year; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Parra, an executive with Dell Computers, owns 
Millennium Farms in Kentucky and breeds horses in Texas; his 
winning filly earned more than $170,000 in 2004, and captured first 
place wins in the Texas Thoroughbred Association Sales Futurity and 
the Texas Stallion Stakes, and third place in the Silver Spur 
Breeders' Cup Stakes; and
	WHEREAS, Ro Parra has consistently nurtured and developed 
quality racehorses, including three champion fillies in the past 
three years, and his commitment to the sport is unrivaled; it is a 
pleasure to honor his accomplishments and congratulate him on 
Berdelia's winning record; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Ro Parra on his racehorse being 
named the Texas Champion 2-Year-Old Filly by the Texas Thoroughbred 
Association and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued 
success in the field of horse racing; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Parra as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.