2022 All American Futurity Qualifiers
Posted on 09/01/2022
Race record: 7-5(1)-0-0 • Day 1, Trial #11, 1st • Jes An Angel goes wire-to-wire and scores the fastest qualifying time to the All American Futurity
Fastest qualifier Jes An Angel already has a stakes victory under her belt coming into the All American Futurity. In her first out on March 13, the sorrel filly won her trial to the Louisiana Downs Futurity by 3/4-lengths, qualifying to the Grade 2 finals with the fourth best clocking. She didn’t fare as well in the $324,288 finals, however, finishing a distant last. Next, she won her trial to the Old South Futurity at Delta Downs as the fastest qualifier and came back in the $148,040 finals to win the event for her first stakes victory. She then won her tri- al to the John Deere Sam Houston Juvenile Challenge wire-to-wire by 3-lengths but stumbled badly at the start of the finals and rallied to finish 6th in those.
In her trial to the All American Futurity, Jes An Angel broke on top from the 5-gate and was bumped early on in the race but she received every call. She had a head lead at the first call and at the top of the stretch, dueling all the way but pulling away as she neared the finish line. The filly crossed the wire a neck to the good. Jes An Angel was bred by Jerry Windham in Texas, and is owned by Lance R. Moore, who is also her trainer. Moore purchased Jes An Angel from the 2021 Heritage Place Yearling Sale. Jockey Camilo Castillo has ridden her in all of her previous races, but Bryan Candanosa was aboard for her All American Futurity trial victory.
Race record: 4-0-2-1 • Day 1, Trial #11, 2nd • Sicario V duels throughout the race and finishes a neck behind in second place for the second fastest qualifying time.
The second fastest qualifier from day 1 of the trials, Sicario V is still looking for that illusive victory. The gray gelding made his first start in a 220-yard maiden event on May 14 at Los Alamitos, finish- ing third in a good effort. He then finished a distant seventh in his trial to the Ed Burke Million Futurity and did not qualify to the Grade 1 finals. In his start prior to the All American Futurity trials, Sicario V came on strong at the end of a 350-yard maiden race at Ruidoso Downs and he finished a neck behind the winner in second place.
In his trial to the All American Futurity, Sicario V broke well in second from the 4-post. He raced in second the entirety of the event just a head behind the leader and he finished a neck behind in second place. The gelding was a full 2 3/4-lengths ahead of the third-place finisher. Sicario V was bred by Edward C. Allred in California, and he is owned by Valeriano Racing Stables LLC. Trainer Santos Carrizales Jr. has trained Sicario V in his last two starts, and jockey Juan Pulido has ridden him in both. Valeriano Racing Stables LLC purchased Sicario V at the 2021 Los Alamitos Equine Sale where he went through the ring as Hilarious C.
Race record: 5-3-0-1(1) • Day 1, Trial #1, 1st • Hes Judgeandjury duels for the victory and is the best by a neck at the finish line for the third fastest qualifying time.
Hes Judgeandjury is the richest money earner and is stakes placed com- ing into the All American Futurity. The sorrel gelding broke his maiden in his first out in the May 28 trials to the Ruidoso Futurity. He was the ninth fastest qualifier from two days of trials to the $1,000,000 Grade 1 event. In those, he hopped at the start and was out of the 4-gate in sixth. He steadily rallied and finished third. Next were the Rainbow Futurity trials in which he broke on top, was briefly headed, and won evenly by 3/4-lengths as the second overall qualifier from two days of trials. In the $1,000,000 Grade 1 finals, the gelding had a lackluster start and finished fifth.
Under rider Rodrigo Vallejo, Hes Judgeandjury entered the 5-hole for the All American Futurity trials. The gates popped and he was out on top. He briefly relinquished his lead at the first call but was back in the lead at the top of the stretch and he scored a neck victory as the third fastest qualifier. Hes Judgeandjury is bred and owned by Jeff D. Jones and Steve A. Holt in Oklahoma. M. Heath Taylor has been his trainer in all his starts and Rodrigo Vallejo has ridden the gelding in three of his starts.
Race record: 4-1-2-0 • Day 1, Trial #1, 2nd • Paige briefly held the lead in her trial but finished second by a neck as the fourth fastest qualifier.
Paige made her first start at Remington Park on April 9 in a 300-yard maiden race. She broke well and raced in second place throughout, finishing in second place by just a neck after dueling between foes. In her next start, the sorrel filly went wire-to-wire in her trial to the Heritage Place Futurity, winning the event pulling away by 1 1/4-lengths. The effort was good enough to qualify her to the $100,000 Heritage Place Juvenile, in which she finished fourth after again being in tight quarters.
Her next start was in the All American Futurity trials. She broke third from the 1-gate and was in the lead at the first call. However, she was overtaken in the final strides and finished second by a neck. The filly was 3 1/2-lengths ahead of the third-place finisher. Paige was bred by Carol S. Smith in Oklahoma, and the filly is owned by CNN Breeding (Carver Farms, Connie & Mike Nobles and Jeremy & Casey Newton). Paige has been trained by Clinton Crawford in all her races, and jockey Jorge Torres has ridden her in three of her four outs.
Race record: 3-2-0-1 • Day 1, Trial #9, 1st • KJ Leader Ofthe Pack receives every call enroute to a 1/2-length victory and the fifth fastest qualifying time.
KJ Leader Ofthe Pack made his first start on May 28 in the Ruidoso Futurity trials. He broke eighth from the 9-gate and made up some ground. He was in third at the first call and finished in third place but did not qualify to the finals. Next, he won his trial to the Rainbow Futurity where he was out on top from the 3-gate and made a wire-to-wire run. He had 1/2-length on the field at the first call and a length at the top of the stretch, scoring a 1 1/4-length victory. However, his clocking was just shy of what it took to qualify to the finals.
In just his third start, KJ Leader Ofthe Pack entered the 3-hole for the All American Futurity trials. He was out on top, had a head lead at the first call and 1/2-length at the top of the stretch. The sorrel gelding held on to win by that same margin and made it to the finals with the fifth fastest clocking. KJ Leader Ofthe Pack was bred by L&L Land & Cattle (John and Kathy Lee) in Arizona, and is owned by John Lee, Kathy Lee, and Ruben I. Mares. Trainer Wesley T. Giles has been his conditioner in his three races, and jockey Adrian Ramos has been aboard in all of those.
Race Record: 7-3-1-2(2) • Day 2, Trial #1, 1st • Doing Something Good makes a wire-to-wire run and wins his trial handily by 3 3/4-lengths as the fastest qualifier from day 2 of the trials.
Doing Something Good enters the All American Futurity with a pair of third-place stakes finishes. The bay gelding made his first start on March 12 in the trials to the New Mexican Spring Futurity-G2, finishing second in his heat and qualifying to the $313,030 main event where he finished
a distant ninth after a slow start. Next, he won his trial to the Mountain Top Futurity by 3/4-lengths and finished third in the $50,000 Mountain Top Juvenile after a bumped start. Doing Something Good then went wire-to-wire in his trial to the Zia Futurity, winning by 2 3/4-lengths
and qualifying to the $379,425 finals where he bumped repeatedly and finished second but was disqualified and placed third.
In his seventh career start, Doing Something Good stepped into the 5-gate for his All American Futurity trial – the first race on day two of the trials. The gelding exited on top and was never headed. He had 1-length at the first call, 1 1/2-lengths at the top of the stretch and finished 3 3/4-lengths to the good, holding on for the fastest clocking from day 2 of the trials. Doing Something Good was bred by MJ Farms in New Mexico, and is owned by J and SM Inc. Fred Danley is his trainer and he has been ridden by Noe Garcia Jr. in most of his races.
Race Record: 5-3-0-0 • Day 2, Trial #16, 1st • Chasing AJ draws off to win his trial by 1 1/2-lengths for the second fastest qualifying time from day 2.
Chasing AJ broke his maiden in his first start on May 27 in the Ruidoso Futurity trials where he made a wire-to-wire run as the fastest qualifier to the $1,000,000 Grade 1 main event. In those, however, he broke tardy and made an even run but finished in fifth place. Next were the trials to the Rainbow Futurity where he scored
a victory by 2 1/2-lengths and qualified to the $1,000,000 Grade 1 finals. In those, he once again broke late and finished a distant eighth.
Chasing AJ was in the final trial to the All American Futurity and he didn’t disappoint. He broke second from the 9-gate and immediately grabbed a 1/2-length lead at the first call. He was a length ahead at the top of the stretch and finished pulling away by 1 1/2-lengths at the wire for the second fastest qualifying time from day 2 of the trials. The gray gelding was bred by Don Griffin Jr. in Oklahoma, and was purchased at the 2021 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale by Steve A. Holt, who co-owns him with Charles B. Cox, Jack W. Powers, and Roger Moore. Chasing AJ has been conditioned by M. Heath Taylor and ridden by Rodrigo Vallejo in all his starts.
Race Record: 5-3-0-0 • Day 2, Trial #2, 1st • Curls Joyful Wagon is never headed and finishes with a 1 1/2-length winning margin as the third fastest qualifier from day 2.
Curls Joyful Wagon won her first start on April 2 in the trials to the Remington Park Futurity, scoring a nose victory but failing to qualify to the finals. She then entered the gates for the Easy Jet Stakes where she could not overcome a late break and finished eighth.
Next, the brown filly scored a 3/4-length win in her trial to the Rainbow Futurity, and she qualified to the $1,000,000 Grade 1 finals. In those, she broke fourth from the gates and ran an even race to finish sixth.
In her fifth start, Curls Joyful Wagon stepped into the 4-gate for the All American Futurity trials. She broke on the lead and was never headed. She had 1/2-length at the first call, a length at the top of the stretch, and she finished 1 1/2-lengths to the good for the third fastest clocking on day 2 of the trials. Curls Joyful Wagon is bred and owned by Martin Stacy of Oklahoma. Trainer John Stinebaugh has conditioned her in all of her starts and jockey Francisco Calderon has ridden her in all but one of her races.
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.
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.
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.
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.