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MIKE JOINER IS THE TRAINER OF MULTIPLE
2006 & 2007 Champion FDD Dynasty earned $1,173,001 in his career and is a leading sire of over $31.1 million, including 3 Champions with 2 World Champions.
In addition to Kendall Jackson, Mike’s top achievers include:
• FDD Dynasty (First Down Dash-Dinastia Toll Brz, Tolltac). The 2004 colt earned $1,173,001 during his two-year race career. His eight wins from 11 starts include the Ed Burke Million Futurity-G1, his Golden State Million Futurity trial (running third in the G1 final), and his trial for the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity (crossing the wire second in the G1 final).
His second year, he won the Governor’s Cup Derby-G2 and the Go Man Handicap-G1, then finished his career with a third-place finish in the Champion of Champions-G1. His impressive performance earned him Champion 2-Year-Old-Colt and Champion 3-Year-Old Colt titles in 2006 and 2007, and a sire career that produced such talented runners as Danjer with $2,269,068 and Whizkey Glasses with $935,219 in earnings.
• FirstValiantSign(ValiantHero-First PaintedSign,PYCPaintYourWagon).The 2013 gelding started his career by running second in his Ruidoso Futurity trial, then winning the G1 final. He followed that
with a second in the Rainbow Futurity-G1 and a win in his All American Futurity
trial, running fourth in the G1 final. As a sophomore, he ran second in his Ruidoso Derby trial and won his Rainbow Derby trial, running fourth in the G1 final. He then qualified for the All American Derby-G1 and won the Texas Classic Derby-G1. His career earnings total $1,053,844.
• Ongoing Ta Fame (Dash Ta Fame-Pyro Power, Pyromaniac). The 2001 gelding won 12 of 26 starts with five seconds and two thirds and earnings of $644,746.
At 2, he won his New Mexico State Fair Señor Futurity trial and the G3 final at Albuquerque and the Shue Fly Stakes-G1
at Sunland Park. He came back at 3 to
win the New Mexico Horse Breeders Association Stakes-G3, the Zia Quarter Horse Derby-G3, the New Mexico Breeders’ Handicap-G3 and the Jess Burner Memorial Handicap-G1. His fourth year, he won
the Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap-G2 at Sunland Park and the New Mexico Cup Championship at Zia Park, running second in the New Mexico Handicap-G3 and third in the Zia Handicap-G3.
• A Revenant (Mr Jess Perry- Thewayouwantmetoo, Mr Eye Opener). The 2014 colt earned $604,800 in just
four races, crossing the wire first three
times (his trial for the Ruidoso Futurity
and his trial and the final for the Rainbow Futurity-G1) and second once (the Ruidoso Futurity-G1). For his efforts, he earned the 2016 Champion 2-Year-Old Colt title, then retired to the breeding shed.
• KatesDynasty(FDDDynasty-JenniferKate, Vital Sign). The 2011 mare won five of 11 starts including her trial for the All American Futurity-G1, the Texas Classic Futurity-G1 and her trial for the All American
Derby-G1. Her career accomplishments include $572,882 in earnings and the 2013 Champion 2-Year-Old Filly title. “That was pretty neat, to train the dad and then train her and have her turn out to be a Champion also,” Linda says.
• First Klas Fred (Fredricksburg-She Flies First Klas, Strawfly Special). The 2007 gelding earned $566,158 in five years. His notable wins include the Ruidoso Futurity-G1, the Hobbs America Futurity-G3 at Zia Park, and the Classic Chevrolet Heartbeat of America Handicap-G3 at Lone Star Park twice. He was named Champion 2-Year-Old Gelding in 2009.
First Valiant Sign earned $1,053,844 in his career with wins in the Ruidoso Futurity-G1 and Texas Classic Derby-G1.
Ongoing Ta Fame earned $644,746 in his career and is an 8-time stakes winner.
Champion A Revenant earned $604,800 in his career and is the sire of over $3.4 million with his top foal being Mike Joiner-trainee Sippin Hayden.
2013 Champion Kates Dynasty, by FDD Dynasty, earned $572,882 in her career with 5 wins, including the Texas Classic Futurity-G1.
2009 Champion First Klas Fred, trained by Mike and Justin Joiner, earned $566,158 and won 6 races, including 4 stakes events.
132 SPEEDHORSE April 2023
Gay Harris, Ruidoso Downs Speedhorse Archives Linda Earley, Speedhorse Amanda Glidden
Reed Palmer Photography
Robert Edwards