Page 30 - Speedhorse February 2018

The race record for Mighty Classy Lassy shows that she earned a 97 speed index. She won two races in 11 starts, was second in the Sam Houston Futurity-G1 and fourth in the Sam Houston Derby-G2 with earnings of $39,094.
Mighty Classy Lassy is the dam of 14 foals, including 12 starters with 11 ROM and earners of $340,953. Her runners include four stakes finalists, including Jess A Classy Lassy, the dam of Jessies First Down, who was sixth in the 2007 Rainbow Futurity-G1. Other Mighty Classy Lassy foals include stakes placed Head Trauma, who was second in the 2012 Hialeah La Nina Invitational. The leading money earner out of Mighty Classy Lassy is Klassy Lad, who earned $62,590 with ROM’s in both racing and chariot racing. Another son, Jess A Classy Lad, was a 2005 All American Futurity finalist.
Jess A Classy Lassy was retired to the broodmare band and she has followed in her dam’s footsteps as an important mare in the Abrams’ breeding program. She is the dam of eight foals with six starters/ROM and earners of $1,188,960. Her second leading money earner is Jess A Zoomin, an All American Futurity-G1 and Ruidoso Futurity-G1 finalist and earner of $106,990.
THE PEDIGREE: ANOTHER VIEW
Our look at Jessies First Down last year took us through his whole pedigree with an interesting trip down the tail female line of his sire FDD Dynasty. When we got to the end, we found a breeding pattern tied to
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Jess A Classy Lassy, the dam of 2-time World Champion Jessies First Down, won two races and was a finalist in the 2007 Rainbow Futurity-G1.
Jessies First Down’s second dam is Grade 1 stakes placed Mighty Classy Lassy, who produced 10 winners & 11 ROM from 12 starters, including . . .
Klassy Lad won the 2009 Open Graduation Stakes
wire-to-wire at Delta Downs and also received his Jess A Classy Lad was a finalist in the 2005 Register of Merit in Chariot Racing. All American Futurity-G1.
Jessies First Down broke well from the 10-hole in the All American Gold Cup on 9/3/17.
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