Randy Eastburg is a well established Texas businessman who guides a customer-driven roofing and construction firm in the greater Dallas area. Having raised and bred quarter horses, Randy Eastburg enjoys equestrian activities and attending live racing events in his free time.Quarter horses and thoroughbreds are both built for speed, with the thoroughbreds typically having a taller stature that comes from their Arabian stallion stock and European breeding strategies over the centuries. With speeds topping out at 40 miles an hour, thoroughbreds are preferred on longer courses in the three-quarters of a mile to two-mile range. A Kentucky Derby speed record was set by Secretariat, who maintained a 38-mile-per-hour pace in 1973 over a one and a half mile course. By contrast, the quarter horse has its origins in Colonial America and has been bred to reach speeds as high as 55 miles per hour over a shorter course length. Known for providing short bursts of adrenaline pumping racing, the name of the breed originates from its early classification as a "quarter of a mile running horse.”
Formerly the owner of Cross Country Auto Sales, Randy Eastburg founded Valley Ridge Roofing and Construction in 2010 and has grown it to the point where it handles as many as 60 residential roofing jobs per month along with a steady flow of commercial contracts. A passionate sports fan, Randy Eastburg counts the Dallas Stars as his favorite National Hockey League (NHL) team.In an effort to bolster its roster for an extended playoff run, the Stars acquired veteran forward Mats Zuccarello from the New York Rangers on February 24 in exchange for a pair of conditional draft picks. If Dallas makes the playoffs and Zuccarello plays in at least half of the team's games in the first two rounds, New York receives a first-round pick instead of a second-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft. Moreover, if Zuccarello, who is a pending unrestricted free agent, signs with the Stars in the offseason, New York receives an additional first-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft instead of a third-round pick. A 31-year-old native of Oslo, Norway, Zuccarello made his NHL debut with the Rangers in 2010 and has since played 509 career regular season games and 60 playoff games with the team. He had 113 goals and 239 assists in the regular season with the Rangers and an additional 31 points in the playoffs. Zuccarello registered a goal and an assist in his first game with the Stars.
