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Two mares share the honor of
2017 Speedhorse Broodmare of the Year
based on the accomplishments of their talented offspring. by Stacy Pigott
This Boogie Fires
Jaime Gomez, breeder/owner
had some knee problems. It was going to be an extensive surgery to fix the knees and to rehabilitate her after that. She would have gone all the way through her 3-year-old year before we could get her back to the track, so we fixed her knees, let her recoup, and then put her into the broodmare band.”
Jess A Classy Lassy joined her dam, Mighty Classy Lassy, in Abrams’ broodmare band. A daughter of A Classic Dash out of the Casady Casanova mare Miss Mighty Casady, Mighty Classy Lassy was bred by longtime California trainer Connie Hall. Abrams bought her as a yearling at the Vessels/ Schvaneveldt Yearling Sale in 1997.
“I gave $20,000 for her and raced her. She had some moderate success,” Abrams said. “I kept her for the present-day lines that we breed through.”
On the racetrack, Mighty Classy Lassy won two of 11 starts, earning $39,094. She was second in the Sam Houston Futurity-G1 and fourth in the Sam Houston Derby-G2 in her only two stakes appearances. While she has proven to be the foundation of Abrams’ breed- ing program, Mighty Classy Lassy’s maternal family is a solid one that has passed through the hands of some of the leading breeders in the Quarter Horse racing industry.
Her dam, Miss Mighty Casady ($30,538), was owned by Abigail Kawananakoa and trained by Hall, who eventually retained her
as a broodmare. Miss Mighty Casady is out of Miss Mighty Mary, a multiple graded stakes winner of $331,749. Her dam is Civic Center and she was bred by Ed Allred, who is annually one of the leading breeders in the nation. Civic Center is out of Tiny Bid, who was bred by legendary horseman Clarence Scharbauer Jr.
Abrams can now add his name to the list of accomplished breeders who have nurtured and maintained the maternal family that led to Jess A Classy Lassy, the 2017 Speedhorse Co-Broodmare of the Year.
THIS BOOGIE FIRES
Like Jess A Classy Lassy, This Boogie Fires was bred by her owner, Jaime Gomez, of Anaheim, California. Gomez is best known
This Boogie Fires, shown winning her first out at Los Alamitos by 1/2-length, was third in the
2011 Kindergarten Futurity-G1 and fifth in the 2012 La Primera Del Ano Derby-G3.
Aged Horse and Champion Aged Gelding. His repeat wins made Jessies First Down only the 10th horse to win multiple world championship titles. The last was Tailor Fit, who accom- plished the feat in 1999 and 2001.
In his career, Jessies First Down has banked $1,135,202 while winning 16 of 35 starts. He has already raced once in 2018, capturing the Leo Stakes-G1 on April 28 at Remington Park. He is by far the richest earner for his dam, Jess A Classy Lassy, who has also produced Grade
1 finalist Jess A Zoomin si 94 ($106,990), Jess Strong si 91 ($15,480), and Jessies Dynasty si 90
($5,654). Her current 2 year old, Jessies Wicked One si 99 ($19,752), was second in the Old South Futurity at Delta Downs on May 12.
Jess A Classy Lassy’s race career was short, but productive. The Mr Jess Perry daughter ran third in a maiden race in her debut, then set the fastest qualifying time to the Rainbow Futurity-G1, where she was sixth in the finals. She failed to qualify for two more futurities in Texas, and ended her career after winning an allowance race early in her 3-year-old year.
“Heath Taylor trained her,” Abrams told Speedhorse contributor Larry Thornton. “She
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