The Texas Historical Society paid for Copenhaver to sculpt the bronze. “I think my dad thought if he made a bronze of him, I’d let him have the horse,” explained Brenda Binion Michael. Trece was one of 18 foals from the mare, Brenda Joe. The horse was owned by his daughter, Brenda, but Benny, who always wanted to live the western way of life, wanted her to sell him to her to use on his ranch in Montana. It is a larger than life bronze 15 feet tall and 16 feet long, weighing 2,800 pounds created by well-known sculptor, Deborah Copenhaver.īenny Binion was a successful businessman, who found his fortune in gambling in Dallas, Texas before moving to Las Vegas. The huge statue sitting in the walkway of the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas of Benny Binion on his horse, Trece, has traveled far to find a home here in this very busy thoroughfare within the confines of the headquarters of the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association and the World Series Finale when the National Finals Rodeo comes to town. Written by: Rodeo News < Back to Articles
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