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All American Weekend - Day 1 - Monday, Sept. 7

Posted by Speedhorse on 09/08/2015
Crowd watching the horses race for the finish line.
BV Midnite Express post parade.
BV Midnite Express wins the All American Juvenile
Owners of Bella Vista Farms are joined by friends and family after winning the All American Juvenile.
Eddie Lee Willis & Fred Helmuth
Jockey Russel Hadley gives a thumbs up to the All American Juvenile win.
Casey Lambert who retired after Labor Day is with his father Cody.
The All American Futurity jockeys say a prayer for a safe finish.
Jockeys headed towards the saddling paddock after the prayer
Vice President of Racing and Facilities Les Nichols and General Manager Shaun Hubbard before the Futurity started.
Jess Good Candy out of the saddling paddock
Dr. Glenn Blodgett, President of the AQHA, leads the post parade for the All American Futurity.
People gathered in the crow’s nest to watch the All American Futurity
Passing the time before the BIG race.
Jess Good Candy post parade.
Jess Good Candy makes a strong finish in the All American Futurity.
10th place finisher Giving It All's saddle slipped half-way down the lane, but he still gave his all while bucking off his rider Ramon Sanchez and took home $67,000.
Cheryl Pevehouse, Rozella Pevehouse, Tammy Townley and Curtis Pevehouse just seconds after the emotional win.
Jess Good Candy's winning connections, including Rozella Pevehouse, Cheryl Pevehouse, Curtis Pevehouse and Tammy Townley.
Ivan Carnero and Jess Good Candy after winning the All American Futurity.
Dee Raper congratulates Rozella Pevehouse.
Jockey Ivan Carnero with his family
Trainer Clint Crawford
Clint Crawford's nephews
Trainer Clint Crawford, jockey Ivan Carnero, owners Cheryl and Rozella Pevehouse.
Cheryl Pevehouse, Clint Crawford and Rozella Pevehouse
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The traffic was moving slow Monday getting to Ruidoso Downs Race Track on Labor Day for the long awaited $3,000,000 All American Quarter Horse Futurity-G1.

There were 12 races scheduled at Ruidoso Downs, but race 11 was the one everyone had been waiting for. The two top Quarter Horse races for the day were the All American Futurity-G1 and All American Juvenile. Dr. Glenn Blodgett, President of the American Quarter Horse Association led the post parade of the All American Futurity. Also, Monday’s race card marked the last day of racing for jockey Casey Lambert. The rider is hanging up his hat, but not before he won his very last race – the Labor Day Thoroughbred Claiming Race.

The All American Futurity-G1 is for two year olds who have qualified for the finals from 2 days of trials with the top 5 times from each day. The winner, JESS GOOD CANDY, is unbeaten in 4 starts. He clocked a time of :21.414 in front of nearly 24,000 in attendance. The order of finish is as follows…

1. JESS GOOD CANDY (Good Reason SA-Jess Send Candy, Mr Jess Perry), Owner Estate of Carl C. Pevehouse, Trainer Clinton Crawford, Jockey Ivan Carnero, Breeder Carl C. Pevehouse   Earning $1,260,000.
2. ONE FABULOUS EAGLE (One Famous Eagle-Ladys Heart Of Gold, Strawfly Special), Owner Darling Farms, Trainer Kasey Willis,  Jockey Cesar Gomez, Breeder Christine Hudson  earning $540,000.
3. TF IM THAT GUY (First Down Dash-TF Ms Special Perry, Special Leader), Owner Victor Diaz, Trainer Juan Gonzalez, Jockey Joe Badilla, Jr., Breeder Vessels SF, LLC/Tate Farms   Earning $300,000
Followed by First Valiant Sign earning $240,000, Sky Bo Dash earning $180,000, Crooked Path earning $150,000, Hatefulist earning $97,500, McClintock B earning $90,000, Lethal Volcom earning $75,000 and Giving It All earning $67,000.

Earlier in the day, Race 6, the $200,000 All American Juvenile was held. The Juvenile is for the fastest five from 2 days of trials that did not qualify to the All American-G1 Futurity. BV MIDNITE EXPRESS clocked a :21.588 time to win the Juvenile. The order of finish is as follows…

1. BV MIDNITE EXPRESS (Freighttrain B-Ms Tres Seis, Tres Seis), Owner/Breeder Bella Vista Farms, Trainer Eddie Lee Willis, Jockey Russel Hadley  Earning $84,000.
2. JESS B HEROIC (Valiant Hero-Jess B Mighty, Mr Jess Perry), Owners Joe Dee Brooks, Scott Bryant & Derrol Hubbard, Trainer Michael Joiner, Jockey G. R. Carter, Jr., Breeder Homer Hill   Earning $36,000
3. STEAKINJESS FOR LMG (Mr Jess Perry-Kool As Ever, Chicks Beduino), Owner LMG Racing, Inc., Trainer Chris Zamora, Jockey Jaime Parga Leos, Breeders Dan & Erin Knox   Earning $20,000.
Followed by Game Changes, Perrys Stamina, Challon, Card Games, Fast Prize Janie, Fine Oak Corona & El Corcel.

Tags: All American Futurity, Ruidoso Downs, Quarter Horse Racing, Speedhorse
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