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ALL AMERICAN FUTURITY • RUIDOSO DOWNS, NEW MEXICO
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JP GENERAL si 91, $8,100
Race Record: 4-1-0-1 • Day 2, Trial #6, 1st • JP General gets up late for a head victory and the fourth fastest qualifying time from day 2.
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ORBYSON si 89, $32,257
Race Record: 3(1)-1-0 • Day 2, Trial #6, 2nd • Orbyson led throughout his race but was caught at the wire and finished second for the final qualifying position.
JP General made his first start on June 12 at Ruidoso Downs in
a 300-yard maiden event, finishing seventh after being bumped at
the start. The sorrel gelding then entered the gates for the Rainbow Futurity trials where he finished third after being bumped repeat- edly. However, the effort was good enough to qualifying him to the $100,000 Rainbow Juvenile in which he broke in last place and could not make up the distance to finish in ninth.
Things turned around for him in his All American Futurity trial. JP General stepped out of the 8-gate in seventh place, but he quickly
went to work and found himself in second – a head behind the leader – at the first call. He ran in second throughout the race until the final yards when he overtook his rival and crossed the finish line with a head margin of victory. His clocking was good for the fourth fastest qualifying time from day 2 of the trials. JP General was bred by Weetona Stanley in Oklahoma, and is owned by Shaun Hubbard, Scott Bryant, Bill Fenn, and Ray Willis. The gelding is conditioned by Christopher G. O’Dell and jockey Eduardo Nicasio has been aboard in all his starts.
Orbyson was unbeaten going into the All American Futurity trials. He won his first start on May 13 when he went wire-to-wire in his trial to the Sam Houston Futurity, crossing the finish line 2 1/2-lengths to the good. He quali- fied to the $72,190 Sam Houston Juvenile and won that one as well, but not as easily. He was bumped and broke second to last in those, but he made a very strong drive and was in second by a head at the top of the stretch. He came on strong and crossed the finish line on top with a neck to spare.
Orbyson’s third start was in the trials to the All American Futurity. He
broke on top from the 6-gate and held a head margin through the first call and the top of the stretch. However, the sorrel gelding was caught at the wire and finished a head behind the leader to qualify to the finals with the last qualifying position. Orbyson was bred by Bobby D. Cox in Texas, and was purchased by owner TYKHE Racing LLC at the 2021 TQHA Yearling Sale. Orbyson was previously trained by Juan Diaz Jr. and ridden by Jose Herbert in his previous starts, but Santos Carrizales Jr. conditioned him for the All American Futurity trials and he was ridden by jockey Juan Pulido for the first time.
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