Cart  | 
Subscribe

Your Global Connection to Quarter Horse Racing

All American Weekend - Day 5 - Thursday Morning

Posted by Speedhorse - photos by Linda Earley & Susan Bachelor on 09/03/2015
People gather to take a glimpse at the Ruidoso Select Yearlings for sale
Benny Greathouse, manager of Cross Triangle Ranch, with Hip #229 Bellissima Chocolata who is out of All American Futurity winner & Multiple Champion HEARTWIDEOPEN si 104 ($1,885,283)
Elena Andrade with Hip #410 Dicey Lawyer, who is a half-sister to All American Futurity Winner NO SECRETS HERE si 104 ($1,637,095).
Hip #261 Wow Worthy, who is owned by Bobby D. Cox.
Hip #368 Cadence, owned by Bobby D. Cox is a 3/4 sister to All American Futurity Finalist MR PERRY CARTEL si 98 ($140,809).
Hip #366 Dramatic Exit owned by Vessels Stallion Farm
Lana & Jim Bailey
All American Futurity & Derby Trophies
Racing Integrity Liaison Dennis Monroe manning the sign in booth
Contestants had to turn in paperwork to Nominations Secretary Annelle Reynolds.
Johnny Montes, Racing Secretary, Don Rauch, Asst. Racing Secretary, David Keiter, Steward, & Norm Amundson, Steward prepare the pill bottle for draw selection.
Taking a break for brunch before post position selection
Ruidoso Downs photograper Gay Harris, & Jon Louis Schneider, grandson of Jon & Donna McPherson, owners of Famous Corona Lady, selecting the post position.
Jim Helzer, co-owner/trainer of Politicaly Correct selects his post position.
Steve Burns, DVM, owner of Crooked Path and co-owner of Hatefulist selects his post position.
Gay Harris adjusting the cards to show order of selecting post position
Catherine Simmons, wife of Bobby Simmons, owner of Sky Bo Dash selects their post position.
Patricia & Juan Gonzalez, trainer of TF Im That Guy selects his post position.
Irene & Manuel Gutierrez, jockey of Lethal Volcom in the futurity and Mad About The Moon in the derby.
Rozella Pevehouse, owner & Clinton Crawford, trainer, of Jess Good Candy.
Official post position for the All American Futurity.
Official post position for the All American Derby.
Final post positions for the All American Futurity & Derby
Click for full size
Previous Next

 

The 2015 All American Finals Weekend got off to a good start. Early Thursday morning people gathered at the sale barn to get a glimpse at the prospects in the Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale. While some people were contemplating their next yearling purchase, others were checking in with Dennis Monroe at the Turf Club for brunch and their post-position draw of the All American Futurity & Derby. After people checked in they began the draw process. Assistant Racing Secretary Don Rauch shook the pill bottle to determine the order for the qualifiers to choose their post position. They took a break for a bite to eat and returned to select the post positions for the Futurity & Derby Finals.

 

Futurity Draw Order and Jockey Position

(8 of the 10 contestants were Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale Graduates)

The 440-yard All American Futurity offers the world’s largest purse for 2 year olds, regardless of breed. The All American Futurity winner’s share of the $3 million dollar purse is $1.5 million.

 

1 McClintock B (Omar Reyes) – sold for $175,000

2 Lethal Volcom (Manuel Gutierrez) – sold for $100,000

3 Sky Bo Dash (Larry Payne) – sold for $40,000

4 First Valiant Sign (G.R. Carter Jr.) – sold for $100,00

5 Jess Good Candy (Ivan Carnero)

6 Giving It All (Ramon Sanchez)

7 Hatefulist (L. Salvador Martinez) – sold for $24,000

8 Tf Im That Guy (Joe Badilla Jr.) – sold for $32,000

9 One Fabulous Eagle (Cesar Gomez) – sold for $75,000

10 Crooked Path (Cody Jensen) – sold for $20,000

 

Derby Draw Order and Jockey Position

(4 of the 10 contestants were Ruidoso Sale Graduates)

This year the 440-yard All American Derby has a $2.3 million purse, which is the largest of any quarter horse derby. The winner’s share is $998,920.

 

1 Premier Ethics (Yordanis Amaro)

2 Apollitical Blood (Eduardo Nicasio)

3 Sam Crow (Ricky Ramirez) - sold for $40,000

4 Politicaly Correct (Larry Payne)

5 Bringin The Gray (Ivan Carnero) – sold for $28,000

6 Famous Corona Lady (Adrian A. Ramos) – sold for $155,000

7 Fire Fortune (Cody Jensen)

8 Kiss My Hocks (G.R. Carter Jr.)

9 Mad About The Moon (Manuel Gutierrez) – sold for $5,000

10 Dynazip (Saul Ramirez Jr.)

« Back to All American Countdown Photo Slides

Subscribe to receive news and updates.