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second fastest was Some Power Play. Lil Bit Shiney, the winner of the Rainbow Futurity, was the fourth fastest qualifier but ended up the favorite in the finals with odds of 9-5. Ronas Ryon was the second choice at 7-2. Ronas Ryon was one of six finalists to be supplemented to the All American for $50,000. The others were Marthas Six Moon, Jet Go Chick, Some Power Play, Lil Bit Shiney, and Jet OJ.
When the gates opened, Jerry Nicodemus got Ronas Ryon on the lead and then lost
his whip. The Nicodemus/Ronas Ryon team went down the track continuing to draw away half way through the race without the whip.
Lil Bit Shiney was off slowly and bumped Sompinlikaglass, he did recover but was unable to catch Ronas Ryon and finished second with Biddy Bye third. The remaining order of finish was Jet OJ (4), Marthas Six Moons (5), Will Be Easy (6), Jet Go Chick (7), Bunny Rockette (8), Some Power Play (9), and Sompinlikaglass (10).
Ronas Ryon won by 3/4-length in a time of :21.48 over a fast track. His running was the second fastest All American time since the race went to 440 yards in 1973. He earned $1,000,000 for the win.
The three futurity wins gave Ronas Ryon total earnings for the year of $1,289,844 with ten wins in 12 starts, making him the high money winning horse for 1986. He was named the 1986
Champion Two Year Old and the Champion Two-Year-Old Colt. He would continue racing at three and four, with two stakes wins at three. They were the Graham Farms Derby-G3 and the All American Derby-G1 with a second in the Kansas Derby-G1. He was stakes placed at four with a second in the All American Gold Cup-G1. He won a total of $1,777,978 with 18 wins in 23 starts.
Ronas Ryon would stand at stud in 1988
and then return to the track for his run at the
All American Gold Cup before he was officially retired. He went on to sire foals that earned 307 racing ROM with 51 stakes winners and 52 stakes placed runners. His leading money winners include Avison, winner of $297,667, and one Champion named I Hear A Symphony, winner of $247,304. Ronas Ryon as a broodmare sire
has foal earnings of $14,332,771. His daughters have produced 619 ROM with 39 stakes winners, including Brimmerton, winner of $519,538.
Ben Benham became the sole owner of Ronas Ryon in 1992. Ronas Ryon was standing at Granada Farms where died at the age of 16 from what is termed an apparent heart attack.
A first for the Ronas Ryon All American Futurity would have to include Barbara Water on Jet OJ as the first female jockey to have a mount in the race.
Ronas Ryon
earnings for Streakin Flyer at this point were around $50,000. They used that money to pay the supplement fee of $50,000 and they were off to Ruidoso and a run at the All American.
When the trials for the All American came around, they found their horse in the 15th of 15 trials. After a long wait, Streakin Flyer won his trial with a time of :21.5. He was the second fastest qualifier behind Blushin Bug with a time of :21.43. The third fastest qualifier was Mr Special Express.
Streakin Flyer wins the 1996 All American Futurity
The story of Streakin Flyer and his All American Futurity win starts with his breeders Dan and Terry Lovingier of Murrietta, California, and his consignment to the 1995 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale. Trainer Donnie Strickland would find and buy Streakin Flyer for $18,000 with Mike and Janelle Green signing the ticket. They viewed the colt through a satellite connection, making them the owners of a racehorse that would fulfill the All American dream.
The barrel racers reading this are very familiar with Mike and Janelle and the Southern Rose Ranch of Pelzer, South Carolina. The Southern Rose Ranch is a well-known barrel racing facility that has put out an innumerable number of barrel racing Champions. The Southern Rose Ranch is a family affair, with Mike and his brother Talmadge Green heading up the operation. Their Champions include Sissy Little Coin, the 2000 Barrel Futurities of American Futurity Champion.
Mike and Janelle Green were just married (1994) when they, or should we say Janelle, decided they should get a racehorse. Janelle had seen the All American and that set everything
in motion. Mike was no stranger to Quarter Racing, as he had run some horses in the 1980’s.
Mike and Janelle started with a couple of horses that didn’t seem to satisfy what they were looking for in a racehorse. So, they sent Donnie
Strickland out to find something better. He found Streakin Flyer, who was sired by Strawfly Special and out of Streakin For Love by Streakin Six.
When Streakin Flyer showed some promise, Janelle really got All American fever and she insisted they go to Ruidoso. Streakin Flyer showed his promise with a second in the Oklahoma Futurity-G1 at Blue Ribbon Downs and he came back to qualify and be a finalist for the Heritage Place Futurity-G1 at Remington Park. He had
a rough trip in that race, finishing seventh. The
Streakin Flyer wins the 1996 All American Futurity.
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