All American Weekend - Day 5 - Thursday Morning
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.)