Stan Sigman Dies
Horseman Stan Sigman died December 21, 2020.
The racing breeder and owner is a partner and the chairman of Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico.
Sigman grew up in the Texas Panhandle, and rose to the top of the business world as the CEO and president of Cingular Wireless and AT&T and is regarded as a visionary in the wireless technology field, among countless other business accomplishments.
In 2017, Sigman was part of the ownership group that purchased Ruidoso Downs in Ruidoso, New Mexico, and he has served as its chairman.
The Sigman family operate their ranch under the name “Namgis,” which is their last name spelled backwards, and breed and own racing Quarter Horses. He co-owned champion and millionaire Kiss My Hocks, as well as stallion Bucks Hancock Dude. They bred NFR barrel horse Namgis D 33, aka “Chongo,” ridden by Emily Miller-Beisel.