Page 30 - Speedhorse October 2018

“He’s obviously one of the legends in our business. He’s more than just our trainer. This is like a big family.”
Fulton Quien Sabe Ranches LP bred Hotstepper in Texas from Pandorum, winner of the 2011 Sam Houston Juvenile Challenge-G3 and 2012 Ruidoso Derby Challenge. Hotstepper is the mare’s only starter thus far. Fulton Quien Sabe Ranches sold Ill Turn Your Head, Pandorum’s yearling filly by Tempting Dash, for $49,000 at this year’s Ruidoso sale the night before the Derby.
The family goes back to Daring Difference, the third dam. A Grade 1 winner, Daring Difference is a 1/2-sister to Grade 1 winner Mr Eye Opener and to stakes-placed Miss Eye Opener, she in turn the dam of World Champion Special Leader.
Fly Baby Fly (One Famous Eagle-Higher Fire), last year’s All American Futurity-G1 winner, ran second, with Rodrigo Vallejo aboard. Trey Ellis trains the filly for the Fly Baby Fly Partnership.
Bonifacio Perez rode Papaws Paint (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Heavenly Trip) to third
for trainer Todd Fincher and owner R H Resources. Papaws Paint won the 2017 Hobbs America Futurity-G2 and ran third in the 2018 Rainbow Derby-G1.
Completing the field were Wagon Chick
V (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Me Chickie), Jess Move You (Apollitical Jess-Gonna Move You), Hes Limitless (Corona Cartel-PJ Chick In Black), Peighnt Your Fate (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Fate Cant Weight), Another Shot (Tempting Dash-Fontanas Stoli), and PYC Fun N Fancy (PYC Paint Your Wagon-First Prize Fancy). Fast Prize Rumor was scratch
Above: Trainer Sleepy Gilbreath with grandaughter Renae Arellano and wife Joannie.
Inset left: Sleepy & Joannie Gilbreath.
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