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COWBOYS GUN Z, ‘21-g.
FLYING COWBOY 123
si 101
Bred by: Carolyn C. Bay Raced to 3 • $965,811 13-8(2)-1-2(2)
264 f., 8 SW • $3,397,771
APOLLITICAL JESS si 107 Bred by: Juan Alberto Tirado Lizarraga
Raced to 3 • $1,399,831 14-8(2)-4(2)-0
1,277 f., 128 SW • $63,854,316
MR JESS PERRY si 113 Raced to 4 • $687,184 21-12(5)-2(1)-0
2,009 f., 164 SW • $61,568,524
STREAKIN LA JOLLA SI 99
STREAKIN SIX SI 104
BOTTOM’S UP SI 82
SCOOPIE FEIN SI 99
SINN FEIN SI 98
LEGS LA SCOOP SI 95
APOLLITICAL TIME si 104 Raced to 6 • $904,242 35-14(10)-7(2)-5(4)
13 f., 1 SW • $1,538,910
APOLLO TB
FALSTAFF
TUMBLE ALONG
HALF TIME ATTRACTION SI 96
FIRST DOWN DASH SI 105
FAVORITE ATTRACTION SI 88
HOT CASH 123 si 87
Bred by: T Bill Stables Inc. Raced to 2 • $1,303 7-0-0-2
16 f., 3 SW • $2,608,003
TAKIN ON THE CASH si 109 Raced to 3 • $661,747 26-13(8)-7(3)-3(1)
1,102 f., 63 SW • $14,983,407
DASH FOR CASH SI 114
ROCKET WRANGLER SI 97
FIND A BUYER TB
TAKE YOU ON SI 96
EASY JET SI 100
AZUREE SI 91
TO HOT TO HUG si 90 Raced to 3 • $4,431 8-0-3-3(1)
13 f., 2 SW • $227,281
SIX FOLS SI 90
EASY SIX SI 97
LONG CHANCE TB
TINY LOU ETTA SI 91
TINY’S GAY SI 106
LOU ETTA DECK SI 93
CF SMOKIN GUN
si 91
Bred by: Carver Farms Raced to 4 • $27,451 10-1-3-2
7 f., 2 SW • $1,620,062
TRES SEIS si 97
Bred by: Mrs. Gwendolyn Eaves Raced to 3 • $856,901 12-6(1)-3(3)-3(1)
1,811 f., 67 SW • $28,795,921
SIXARUN si 106
Raced to 4 • $291,228 26-7(3)-7(1)-5(2)
711 f., 34 SW • $8,242,460
STREAKIN SIX SI 104
EASY SIX SI 97
MISS ASSURED SI 95
CHICKARUN SI 93
CHICK’S DECK SI 92
IDA RUN SI 81
OUR THIRD DELIGHT si 97 Raced to 2 • $53,668
5-1-3-0
15 f., 4 SW • $1,431,601
REB’S POLICY TB
NEW POLICY
YENOH REB
TINY’S DELIGHT SI 91
TINY WATCH SI 100
GAY’S DELIGHT SI 95
CF BUDS A SMOKIN si 94 Bred by: Carver Farms LLC Raced to 4 • $14,415 13-1-5-1(1)
7 f., 0 SW • $29,061
STRAWFLYIN BUDS si 99 Raced to 3 • $315,974 18-7(2)-2-5(2)
593 f., 23 SW • $4,561,355
STRAWFLY SPECIAL SI 97
SPECIAL EFFORT SI 104
FLY IN THE PIE SI 99
TINYS ROSE BUD SI 107
TINY’S GAY SI 106
RUNNIN ROSE SI 96
STRAWBERRY N CREAM
Raced to 2 • $0 5-0-0-0
11 f., 0 SW • $164,472
KITAMAN SI 96
GO MAN GO SI 100
KITABAR SI 100
MY STRAWBERRY WINE
CHARLIE BIRD SI 98
PANA DOLL SI 85
the beginning. He is trained by Michael Joiner and his jockey is Agustin Silva.
The connections got a glimpse of his potential in the early stages of his training. He showed that potential in a Ruidoso Downs schooling race on May 3. He set
the second fastest time of :15.380 of the 22 schooling races. From this point, he went
to the May 26 Ruidoso Futurity trials. He faced off with Dark NME, finishing second to her to earn an 86 speed index. Neither horse qualified to the finals. The key to this performance is in the race comments that indicates he was “fractious” in the gate. He came back for the June 30 Rainbow Futurity trials. This time he was second to Balanced Hero, and again you see the comments
“fractious” in the gate and he failed to qualify for the finals.
It was determined that to reach the potential they saw in him, they needed to work on the gate problem. In post-race interviews, Michael Joiner reported that they took Cowboys Gun Z to the starting gate and stood him in the gate. It took 20 to 25 trips to the gate, and it paid off when he started on the second day of All American trials in race #9 with a great start. Breaking straight and running straight down the track and leading all the way to qualify with a time of :21.576 as the fastest time of the second day of trials.
When the finals came around, the question had to be would the gate training
still be in effect? When the gates opened in the All American Futurity finals, the question was answered as he broke straight with a slight bump from the #8 horse Devastating and again he ran a straight path leading
from the start in a gate to wire performance. The potential was fulfilled with the win and Cowboys Gun Z secured the $1.5 million winner’s share in a time of :21.574 with regular rider Agustin Silva in the saddle. Train Station V finished 1/2-length back with Dark NME a neck behind him. The rest of the field hit the wire in the following order: Flyin Rabbit 123 (fourth), Dashing Tres (fifth), Corner Pocket 123 (sixth),
AJ Precious Jewel (seventh), Devastating (eighth) and Cuz Lightyear (ninth).
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