As owner of five Quarter Horse champions and National Horse Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred Alysheba, Scharbauer has left his mark on both Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing.

Scharbauer's family owned 1959 Kentucky Derby (Gr. I) winner Tomy Lee*, and he followed in those footsteps when Alysheba won that historic race in 1987 in the colors of his wife, Dorothy. Alysheba went on to win that year's Preakness Stakes (Gr. I) and earn an Eclipse Award as the year's Champion Three-Year-Old Male. The following season, Alysheba won a slew of major stakes, culminating in his victory in the Breeders' Cup Classic (Gr. I). He was named 1988 Horse of the Year and retired as the world's richest racehorse.

Scharbauer's impact on the Texas racing industry goes far beyond the success of his runners on the track.

Scharbauer is a past president of the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) and a member of that organization's Hall of Fame.

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