Eric Parsons / Star staff. Ventura 4/22/08. Johnny Barrios, left, greets Moses Mora after Barrios stopped by to check on the progress of the new Tortilla Flats mural on Figueroa Street beneath U.S. Highway 101 on Tuesday. Mora is the project's coordinator, while Barrios is the subject of one of the mural's paintings, center. The painting depicts an old photograph of Barrios from 1952 when he was a successful rodeo rider. Barrios and his horse, Shorty T, were victorious in a horse-versus-man duel with Olympic champion sprinter Jesse Owens at the fairgrounds. Barrios now owns Tony's Pizzaria at the corner of Figueroa Street and Thompson Boulevard.