Albuquerque, New Mexico
Story by Emily Paulk, Speedhorse • Photos by Linda Earley, Speedhorse
★ Qualifiers to the 2025 Grade 1, $702,907 All American Oaks ★
Trials: August 6 • Finals: September 1
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The $702,907 All American Oaks-G1 is a premier race for three-year-old fillies, contested at a distance of 440 yards. This year marks the sixth running of the prestigious event.
In the August 6th trials at The Downs at Albuquerque, temperatures reached the upper 80s under hazy skies with a fast track. Winds varied from a light headwind to a crosswind during the four trials.
Razor Sharp emerged as the fastest qualifier, winning the final trial by a head over Karmas A Chick in :20.997. Gentry Farms’ Bold N Beautiful and Ohana Spirit each secured qualifying spots, giving the operation two chances in the finals.
From the sire side, Tempting Dash was represented by two qualifiers, Razor Sharp and Ohana Spirit, while the stallion Freighttrain B produced Bold N Beautiful. Four homebreds qualified with Gentry Farms’ Bold N Beautiful and Ohana Spirit, MJR Investments Ltd.’s Karmas A Chick, and Cavenaugh Quarter Horses, LLC’s D Fawn.
Valeriano Racing Stables, LLC will be represented by Rainbow Of Diamonds, while Jackpot Farm qualified Curl Happy Wagon. Other qualifiers include Karmalites (Fabian Muniz Porras), Sheza Fearless Eagle (Jill Cook), D Fawn (Cavenaugh Quarter Horses, LLC), and Apolitical Chilitas (Licon Farm and Ranch, LLC).
Trainer representation is deep, with John Stinebaugh qualifying Bold N Beautiful and Ohana Spirit, Clinton Crawford sending out D Fawn and Karmas A Chick, and Victor Rodriguez-Flores qualifying Rainbow Of Diamonds. Ricardo Armendariz, Jr. (Curl Happy Wagon) and Eric Valenzuela (Razor Sharp) also send strong contenders.
On the jockey side, Ali Rivera rides both Bold N Beautiful and Ohana Spirit for Gentry Farms, while Jacob Enriquez qualified aboard Karmas A Chick and D Fawn.
The ten fastest fillies from the trials will return on September 1, 2025, to compete for the All American Oaks-G1.
★ #1 Apolitical Chilitas ★
SI 98, $206,679
f. (Apollitical Jess-Mary Me Anna)
Licon Farm & Ranch, LLC/Luis C. Rojero/Luis Martinez
Race Record: 14-3-4-1
:21.249 • Trial 2 – 3rd
Racing across multiple states, Apolitical Chilitas has hit the board in eight of her 14 career starts. She broke her maiden in a March 23, 2024 maiden race at Remington Park and closed her juvenile season as a finalist in the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity-G1. She began her 2025 campaign with a win in the March 1 Los Alamitos Oaks-G1 trials, later finishing fourth in the March 22 Los Alamitos Oaks-G1 final. In May, she finished fourth in the Heritage Place Oaks-G2 trials at Remington Park, and in June, she secured a runner-up finish in the Rainbow Oaks-G1 trials at Ruidoso Downs. Most recently, she vied early and held on for third in her August 6 All American Oaks-G1 trial, qualifying for the $702,907 final. The filly is owned by Licon Farm and Ranch, LLC, trained by Luis C. Rojero, and was bred in Oklahoma by Omar Paredes. Apolitical Chilitas was a $100,000 purchase in the Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale.
★ #2 D Fawn ★
SI 96, $91,998
f. (Uncle D-Weetonas Lafawn)
Cavenaugh Quarter Horses, LLC/Clinton Crawford/
Jacob Enriquez
Race Record: 11-2-4-1
:21.248 • Trial 3 – 2nd
Stakes contender D Fawn will be aiming to add another highlight to her résumé. A homebred for Cavenaugh Quarter Horses, LLC, the filly ran second in the August 25 PCQHRA Breeders’ Futurity-G1 trials and contested the $398,000 final. She opened 2025 with a start in an April 23 allowance at Remington Park before returning to finish third in the May 11 Heritage Place Oaks-G1 trials. Next came the June 29 Rainbow Oaks-G1 trial at Ruidoso Downs, where she finished second, just missing a qualifying spot for the lucrative final. Most recently, in her August 6 All American Oaks-G1 trial at Albuquerque, D Fawn broke alertly from post four, was bumped twice, but stayed in strong contention throughout, ultimately finishing second to Ohana Spirit by a neck in :21.248, the ninth-fastest time of the day, earning her a place in the $702,907 final on September 1. Jacob Enriquez was up for trainer Clinton Crawford.
★ #3 Ohana Spirit ★
SI 97, $201,442
f. (Tempting Dash-Heartbeat)
Gentry Farms/John Stinebaugh/Ali Rivera
Race Record: 11-4-2-1
:21.210 • Trial 3 – 1st
Still seeking her first stakes victory, Ohana Spirit began her three-year-old season with a win in a January 26 allowance at Los Alamitos, followed by a runner-up finish in the March 1 Los Alamitos Oaks-G1 trial. She then traveled to Ruidoso Downs, running third in the June 29 Rainbow Oaks-G1 trial. Most recently, in her August 6 All American Oaks-G1 trial at Albuquerque, the Tempting Dash filly broke sharply under Ali Rivera, dueled under steady pressure, and held gamely to win by a neck with the seventh-fastest qualifying time of :21.210. Bred and owned by Gentry Farms (Robert Kirk Gentry/Robbi Force) and trained by John Stinebaugh, Ohana Spirit has now started four times in 2025, posting two wins, a second, and a third, with earnings of $15,785 for the year and $201,442 lifetime.
★ #4 Razor Sharp★
SI 102, $129,415
f. (Tempting Dash-Lady Bellaqua)
Ronald L. Sugamosto/Eric Valenzuela/Sergio Becerra, Jr.
Race Record: 11-4-2-3(2)
:20.997 • Trial 4 – 1st
Razor Sharp broke her maiden as a juvenile and has proven to be a consistent performer through her sophomore season. In 2025, the Tempting Dash filly has made four starts, hitting the board every time with two wins and two runner-up finishes, including an allowance victory at Sunland Park in April. Most recently, in her All American Oaks-G1 trial at Albuquerque on August 6, Razor Sharp broke sharply under Sergio Becerra, Jr., and fought off Karmas A Chick to win by a head, setting the fastest qualifying time of :20.997. The Eric Valenzuela trainee is owned by Ronald L. Sugamosto and was bred in Missouri by Nogal Orb, LLC. Razor Sharp was a $67,000 purchase at the Heritage Place Yearling Sale.
★ #5 Karmas A Chick★
SI 102, $39,575
f. (Apollitical Jess-Wagon Chick V)
MJR Investments, Ltd./Clinton Crawford/Jacob Enriquez
Race Record: 10-1-3-2
:21.010 • Trial 4 – 2nd
Karmas A Chick broke her maiden on November 10, 2024 at Zia Park and has hit the board in six of her ten starts. In her August 6, 2025 All American Oaks-G1 trial, the filly broke from post two under jockey Jacob Enriquez and vied for the lead throughout. Showing determination, she gamely held her position to finish second, just a head behind Razor Sharp. Trained by Clinton Crawford for owner and breeder MJR Investments, Ltd., Karmas a Chick’s effort secured her the second-fastest qualifying time for the prestigious September 1 final.
★ #6 Rainbow Of Diamonds★
SI 104, $188,101
f. (Apollitical Blood-CC Seis)
Valeriano Racing Stables, LLC/Victor H. Rodriguez-Flores/Francisco Calderon
Race Record: 12-4-2(1)-3
:21.192 • Trial 4 – 3rd
Rainbow Of Diamonds captured her May 11, 2025 Heritage Place Oaks-G2 trial at Remington Park, then returned May 31 to finish a game second in the Grade 2 Heritage Place Oaks final. She followed that up with a runner-up effort in the June 29 Rainbow Oaks-G1 trial, qualifying to the finals. In her All American Oaks-G1 trial on August 6 at Albuquerque, she broke sharply, dueling for position before finishing third under Francisco Calderon with a qualifying time of :21.192, good for the sixth-fastest spot in the finals. The Victor H. Rodriguez-Flores trainee is owned by Valeriano Racing Stables, LLC and was bred in Oklahoma by Danny Joe Miller. Rainbow Of Diamonds was a $22,000 purchase at the Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale.
★ #7 Sheza Fearless Eagle★
SI 101, $174,726
f. (One Fabulous Eagle-Ima Fearless Fire)
Jill Cook/Fernando Ivan Manriquez/Jorge Torres
Race Record: 10-4(1)-1-3
:21.246 • Trial 2 – 2nd
Sheza Fearless Eagle began her 2025 campaign with a third-place finish in her Heritage Place Oaks-G2 trial at Remington Park, then returned to run sixth in the $269,000 final. She shipped to Albuquerque for the August 6 All American Oaks-G1 trials, where under Jorge Torres, she rallied from mid-pack to grab second, clocking the eighth-fastest qualifying time of :21.246 for owner Jill Cook. The Colorado-bred daughter of One Fabulous Eagle, trained by Fernando Ivan Manriquez, earned her spot in the $702,907 final for three-year-old fillies.
★ #8 Curl Happy Wagon★
SI 104, $83,110
f. (Favorite Cartel-Curls Happy Wagon)
Jackpot Farm/Ricardo G. Armendariz, Jr./
Jesse Lee Levario
Race Record: 9-5-1-2
:21.103 • Trial 2 – 1st
Already an accomplished stakes competitor, Curl Happy Wagon began her career with a series of strong performances as a juvenile, including wins in the 2024 Golden State Million Futurity-G1 trials and the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity-G1 trials. She kicked off her 2025 campaign in top form, placing third in the Los Alamitos Oaks-G1 trials before capturing the Rainbow Oaks-G1 trial at Ruidoso Downs on June 29. She returned to dominate the All American Oaks-G1 trial at The Downs at Albuquerque on August 6, breaking alertly under jockey Jesse Lee Levario and inching clear for a wire-to-wire victory in :21.103, the fifth-fastest qualifying time of the day. This year, Curl Happy Wagon has won two of her three starts, finishing in the money each time, and has already added to her impressive career record of five wins, one second, and two thirds from nine starts, with earnings of $83,110. The brown filly is by Favorite Cartel and is out of Curls Happy Wagon and was bred in Oklahoma by Herd Ranch/Michael Herd. She races for Jackpot Farm and is trained by Ricardo G. Armendariz, Jr. She was a $290,000 purchase at the Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale.
★ #9 Bold N Beautiful★
SI 101, $123,375
f. (Freighttrain B-Always Dreaming)
Gentry Farms/John Stinebaugh/Ali Rivera
Race Record: 13-2-4-3
:21.063 • Trial 1 – 1st
Bold N Beautiful scored her first victory in a January 19, 2025 maiden race at Los Alamitos. She went on to qualify for major events throughout the season, including a runner-up finish in the March 1 Los Alamitos Oaks-G1 trial and a fifth-place effort in the March 22 final. Returning in May at Remington Park, she was second in her May 11 Heritage Place Oaks-G2 trial, fourth in the May 31 final, and third in the June 29 Rainbow Oaks-G1 trial. In her most recent start, the sorrel filly turned in her best performance of the year, winning her August 6 All American Oaks-G1 trial in :21.063 for the third-fastest qualifying time. Breaking from post 1 under jockey Ali Rivera, she dueled early before edging clear to prevail by a neck. Bold N Beautiful is bred and owned by Gentry Farms (Robert Kirk Gentry/Robbi Force) and is trained by John A. Stinebaugh.
★ #10 Karmalites★
SI 103, $279,591
f. (The Marfa Lights-Cartel Karma)
Fabian Muniz Porras/Jorge Luis Sanchez, Jr./Luis Martinez
Race Record: 15-6(2)-2-4(2)
:21.093 • Trial 1 – 2nd
Stakes winner Karmalites made five starts in 2025 prior to the All American Oaks-G1 trials, highlighted by a third place finish in the West Texas Derby-G3. She entered the August 6 trials off a fourth-place effort in the June 29 Rainbow Oaks-G1 trial. In 2024, Karmalites won the Ruidoso Downs Juvenile Challenge-G3 and the Four Corners Futurity. In her All American Oaks-G1 trial, Karmalites broke sharply under Luis Martinez, vying for the lead from the start. She battled throughout but was out finished late, crossing the wire a neck behind Bold N Beautiful to secure the fourth-fastest qualifying time of :21.093. The filly was bred Paris Wixon, is owned by Fabian Muniz Porras, and is trained by Jorge Luis Sanchez, Jr. Karmalites was a $12,000 purchase at the Heritage Place Yearling Sale.
