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2017 ALL AMERICAN FUTURITY QUALIFIERS
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Hotstepper ran 3rd in a non-qualifying Ruidoso F. trial in his 1st out. He returned to win a Rainbow F. trial by 1-length, qualifying to the Grade 1 finals. Unfortunately, he reared at the start & finished 8th. Hotstepper is owned by the well-established partnership R.D. Hubbard, Johnny Cope, Ray Willis of Rafter W Stables & Butch Southway, who purchased him for $63,000 out of the 2016 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale. Consigned by breeder Fulton Quien Sabe Ranches LP, Hotstepper is the 2nd foal out of Grade 3 winner Pandorum si 109, who won $70,437 while setting a 330-yard Ntr
in the AQHA Sam Houston Juv. Chal.-G3. Hotstepper’s 2nd dam is graded stakes winner Daring Diversion si 98 ($15,474), a 1/2-sister to Ethics Aside
si 106 ($99,644), Sweet Oblivion si 110 ($55,704), Splendifferous si 104 ($73,231), and others. His 3rd dam is the blue-hen mare Daring Difference si 102 ($329,000), a 1/2-sister to leading sire Mr Eye Opener si 106 ($202,978, Ntr) and to the dam of World Champion Special Leader si 103 ($292,605).
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Hotstepper & Cody Jensen draw clear for a 2-length victory
Race record: 4-2-0-1 Day 2, Race #10
On the 2nd day of quali- fying heats, Hotstepper scored a convincing 2-length win
in the 10th trial as the 7-10 favorite. Cody Jensen guided Hotstepper over the 440 yards in :21.827, leading at all but the 1st call. The win was the 2nd from 4 starts for the One Famous Eagle gelding. Trained by Sleepy Gilbreath,
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Believe Me Irene took second in her trial & qualified under Jose Enriquez
Race record: 3-0-2-1 Day 1, Race #6
Diamond Racing Stables’ Believe Me Irene was timed in at :21.843 under Jose En- riquez, and that stood up as the 4th-fastest time on the 1st day of trials. Believe Me Irene finished 2nd, 1 1⁄4-lengths behind Shakem Bye Perry in the 6th heat. Shae Cox trains the Valiant Hero-sired filly, who remains a maiden with
a pair of seconds and a third
from three starts. Believe Me Irene started her career on May 26 at Ruidoso Downs, where she finished third in a trial to the Ruidoso Futurity-G1. One month later, she was entered in a maiden race at The Downs at Albuquerque. Sent off favored, she ran a close second that day, then headed back to the mountain and Ruidoso Downs. Her second-place trial effort leaves her as the only maiden in the All American Futurity field. Believe Me Irene was bred
in Arizona by H & E Ranch Inc. She is sired by Valiant Hero and out of the Mr Jess Perry mare Financial Leverage si 98 ($11,534). Financial Leverage is a 1/2-sister to stakes winner and graded stakes-placed Drill Baby Drill si 105 ($122,163, Ntr), stakes-placed Surfin Waves si 98 ($35,133), and others. Believe Me Irene’s second dam is Lady Dee Vee Em si 99 ($19,612), and her third dam is World Champion Down With Debt si 102 ($404,381). This is the maternal family of Grade 1 winner Separate Dynasty si 93 ($135,183), Grade 3 winner Fly Out Of Debt si 100 ($111,752), and others.