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QUALIFIERS TO THE GRADE 1, $3,000,000
ALL AMERICAN
FUTURITY by Stacy Pigott
A total of 326 two-year-old Quarter Horses entered
34 trials to the $3,000,000 All American Futurity-G1 at Ruidoso Downs. The trials were contested over two days, Aug. 21-22, with 17 heats run each day. The horses with the five fastest times from each day qualified for the Sept. 7 Labor Day finals.
In 2013 and 2014, there were 280 trial entrants in a total of 28 trials. The 34 trials held this year are double the num- ber of trials contested just a decade ago. The All American Futurity remains the world’s richest race for two-year-old horses, regardless of breed. The $3 million purse marks an increase of 57 percent over the past 10 years. This year’s winner will earn $1.5 million.
Three horses were scratched prior to the trials for violat- ing Ruidoso Downs’ rule that states horses must be on
the grounds 10 days prior to the trials and remain on the grounds throughout the trials. All horses were subject to the New Mexico Racing Commission’s new no-tolerance policy regarding clenbuterol, which was passed July 22 and began July 23. The adjustment period ended Aug. 19, just days prior to the trials.
The non-qualifiers are eligible for the $200,000 All American Juvenile, with preference given to the horses with the fastest times from the trials. The purse of the Juvenile is twice as much as last year, when $100,000 was offered.
August 21
:21.452 *One Fabulous Eagle, c, (One Famous Eagle-Ladys Heart Of Gold)
Darling Farms/Kasey Willis/Cesar Gomez :21.541 *Crooked Path, f, (Favorite Cartel-Tahma Hawk)
Steve D Burns/Paul C Jones/Salvador Martinez
:21.563 *TF Im That Guy, c, (First Down Dash-TF Ms Special Perry)
Victor Diaz/Juan M Gonzalez/Joe Badilla Jr :21.579 *Sky Bo Dash, g, (Bodacious Dash-Sky Chicks)
Bobby Simmons/C Dwayne Gilbreath/G R Carter Jr :21.662 Giving It All, g, (Walk Thru Fire-Sizzling)
Raymond Merrill/Brian E Muse/G R Carter Jr
August 22
:21.582 *First Valiant Sign, g, (Valiant Hero-First Painted Sign)
Scott Bryant, Joe Dee Brooks, R Lee Lewis & Derrol Hubbard/
Michael W Joiner/G R Carter Jr
:21.596 *Hatefulist, c, (Separatist-Hardly Hateful)
J G Markum & S D Burns/Paul C Jones/Salvador Martinez :21.642 *Jess Good Candy, c, (Good Reason SA-Jess Send Candy)
Estate of Carl C Pevehouse/Clinton Crawford/G R Carter Jr :21.646 McClintock B, g, (FDD Dynasty-First Class Lacy B)
McClintock B Partnership/Michael Joiner/Joe Badilla Jr :21.654 Lethal Volcom, g, (Volcom-Lethal Delight)
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*Won Trial
Martin Ybarra/Victor Rodriguez-Flores/Manuel Gutierrez