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Texas Classic Futurity-G1
KJ DESPARADO
by Tracy Gantz
KJ Desparado did something no other Quarter Horse has ever done: He added a win in the Texas Classic Futurity-G1 to his All
American Futurity-G1 triumph. No horse had ever pulled off that double before. That raised his total earnings to $2,104,961.
“We are really proud of him,” said John Lee, who owns the gelding with his wife, Kathy, and their good friend and business partner Ruben Mares.
The Texas Classic Futurity did not look easy. Rain forced the race onto a sealed, sloppy surface at Lone Star Park on Nov.
27. The only time KJ Desparado had ever encountered an off track was in the Rainbow Futurity-G1, though his seventh place finish in that race was perhaps due more to getting hit from both sides by rivals.
In the Nov. 6 Texas Classic Futurity trials, KJ Desparado excelled, defeating the field by 1 1/4-lengths and qualifying the
RACING NEWS
Lone Star Park
$1,114,816 • 400 yards :19.387 • si 104
APOLLITICAL JESS
si 107
Bred by: Juan Alberto Tirado Lizarraga
Raced to 3 • $1,399,831 14-8(2)-4(2)-0
1,057 f., 97 SW • $46,507,136
MR JESS PERRY si 113 Bred by: Jesse Perry Raced to 4 • $687,187 21-12(5)-2(1)-0
1,947 f., 157 SW • $59,457,054
Bred by: L&L Land & Cattle
Raced to 2 $2,104,961 10-6(2)-1-0
APOLLITICAL TIME si 104 Bred by: Vessels Stallion Farm LLC
Raced to 6 • $904,242 35-14(10)-7(2)-5(4)
12 f., 1 SW • $1,526,756
TRES VESES
si 91
Bred by: Lee & Sherwood Racing LLC
Raced to 4 • $7,085
7-0-2-0
7 f., 1 SW • $2,314,862
TRES SEIS si 97
Bred by: Mrs Gwendolyn Eaves Raced to 3 • $ 856,901 12-6(1)-3(3)-3(1)
1,612 f., 60 SW • $25,877,862
FIRST PLACE KATE
Bred by: Jerry Windham Unraced
10 f., 0 SW • $120,609
KJ Desparado and Adrian Ramos win the $1,114,816 Texas Classic Futurity-G1
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Leslie Simmons, Speedhorse
KJ DESPARADO, ‘19 g.