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SPEEDLINES
Apollitical Jess set two New Track Records in the...
In addition to Empressum, Apollitical Jess is also the sire of another 11 Champions, including:
Apollitical Blood, shown winning the All American Derby-G1.
Hold Air Hostage, shown winning the All American Derby-G1.
Apocalyptical Jess, shown winning the All American Futurity-G1.
Flying Cowboy 123, shown winning the Texas Classic Futurity-G1.
Admiral Sting, shown winning the Two Rivers Stakes-G3.
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sire, started his two-year-old year with four wins in seven starts with earnings of $62,374 and as a finalist in the Rainbow Futurity-G1 and Will Rogers Downs Juvenile Challenge.
Apollitical Jess, like Empressum, blossomed when he won his World Championship at three with eight starts and six wins. His wins included the Los Alamitos Super Derby-G1, where he set a New Track Record for 400 yards in a time of :19.133. His Super Derby win qualified him for the 440-yard Champion of Champions-G1, where he won in Track Record time in :20.939 – a record that stands today. He earned $1,399,831 in his career with eight wins and four seconds in 14 starts.
Apollitical Jess has become a perennial Leading Sire of horses that have won over $57 million since his first runners hit the track
in 2014. He has been the #1 Leading Sire of Money Earners in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
and 2022. His runners include the Champions Apocalyptical Jess, winner of the All American Futurity-G1; Apollitical Blood, winner of the All American Derby-G1; Hold Air Hostage, winner of the All American Derby-G1;, Flying Cowboy 123, winner of the Texas Classic Futurity-G1; KJ Desparado, winner of the All American Futurity-G1; and Admiral Sting, winner of
the Two Rivers Stakes-G3. Some of his other runners with significant wins include Apollitical Pence, two-time winner of the Champion of Champions-G1; and Mr Jess Jenkins, winner of the All American Futurity-G1. These are all races run at 440 yards.
Champion of Champions-G1, going 440 yards in :20.939. This record still stands today at time of press.
Los Alamitos Super Derby-G1, going 400 yards in :19.133.
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