On Friday afternoon, trainer Ted Turner broke Jerry Wells’ record for the most victories at the AQHA World Show with 61 wins.

He went into the day with 59 victories, and 3-year-old mare Everything’s win tied him with the legendary trainer. In the next class, he led Self Employed to victory in the 2-year-old stallions and the professional horseman earned his title.

“It’s not so much about the record,” he said. “When I tied Jerry, I got more emotional about that just because, to be mentioned in the same words with Jerry Wells, who is an icon in this business ... he has been for a long time and will go down as one of the greatest showman there ever was. That probably made me more teary-eyed than anything.”

The Aubrey, Texas-based trainer got involved in showing in his late 20s. He showed other breeds and in the early 1980s turned to Quarter Horses. Since, he has become a legend showing halter horses such as Diversified, Dominant Clu, Telusive and Call Me Phenominal.

His favorite win, he said, came in 1991, when Diversified won the aged stallion class.

“The crowd had the most fun with that, when we showed Diversified here against Noble Tradition,” he said. “It was a lot of fun, and we were fortunate enough to win it. The crowd really got into it, and it was a really great experience.”

His other most memorable victories were Mr Elusive’s championship as a 2-year-old stallion in 2000 and his record-breaking victory with Self Employed.

“We love what we do,” Ted said. “We feel very fortunate and blessed to come here and get to show our horses, and do what we do.”

As for his success, Ted credits consistency.

“Seventy-five percent of what we do is common sense,” he said. “Anyone can do it, but you have to be dedicated. It’s about doing the same thing every day. With our halter horses, we do the same thing every day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. It doesn’t matter what, when, where, what or for how many. Everything is repetition.”

And over the years, Ted has proven his championship theory correct -- over and over and over.