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It was certainly their turn to achieve the All American dream, and they made the most of their opportunity, fulfilling their destiny to win this race
Owner Charles “Chuck” Robinson, trainer Tony Sedillo, and jockey Esgar Ramirez fulfilled their All American dream winning the
$3 million All American Futurity with Imperial Eagle. Robinson and Sedillo were winning the All American Futurity for the first time, while Ramirez was winning his second after scoring the victory in
2010 aboard Mr Piloto.
working at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, and I called him one day and asked him how he was doing and he said he was just an old gray gelding. But the first time they worked him, it was a different story and he said, ‘He is a runnin son of a gun.’ Juan Vazquez rode him through his career, and you know what he did with his All American Futurity win and then the three Derbies at Ruidoso, and no horse has ever done that.”
Fredda next explained about how the breeding program was an ongoing part of the plan. “Back at the beginning, we had a couple of mares that we bred and got babies out of. Then later as we went along, we improved our breeding program. Then, we got better colts and started raising better colts. We had Hidden Dragon, Blackgold Chips, and One And Onea.”
Hidden Dragon won the 2003 New Mexico Spring Futurity-RG2; Blackgold Chips won the 2003 Zia Futurity-RG1;
and One And Onea won the Sunland Park Invitational Handicap. Hidden Dragon and One And Onea were both bred by Fredda. Blackgold Chips was purchased and raced by a partnership of Fredda and Elmer Criswell.
One of the runners owned and raced
by the Drapers was Super Duper Couper. This stallion raced from 1992 to 1994 and earned black type as a stakes placed runner with a second in the Rainbow Derby-G1 and a third in the Ruidoso Sale Futurity-RG3. He was a multiple stakes finalist in the West Texas Futurity-G1, Rainbow Silver Cup-G1, and Kansas Derby-G1. He earned $73,131 while placing first, second or third in nine of 14 starts.
Super Duper Couper was purchased in 1996 by Armando Orozco of El Paso, Texas. He sired only 28 foals with 15 starters, and 13 of them earning an ROM. His runners earned $667,110. He sired only one stakes winner, Negro De Az. This gelding earned $356,277 while running 59 times and winning three stakes, placing second in seven more stakes, with thirds in three stakes. He
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