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AUGUST 3, 2012 FOR MORE INFORMATION: JONATHAN HOROWITZ, (949) 246-7075, @JJHorowitz
MILE HIGH FUTURITY TRIALS Of the 54 2-year-old Quarter Horses competing in six trials to the Mile High Futurity on Friday at Arapahoe Park, Wanting to Win clocked the fastest 400-yard time of 19.964 seconds in winning the first trial, which also produced finalists Fabulous Ocean, Bobcat Flats and Tyme for a Corona. Wanting to Win had previously finished second in the Cherry Creek Futurity at Arapahoe Park on June 17. Notable finalists also include Built Tuff Enough, the winner of the Rocky Mountain Futurity at Arapahoe on July 15, and Blue Eyed Visions, a winner of three in a row at Arapahoe after defeating Built Tuff Enough in the second trial that produced three finalists. The 10 fastest qualifiers for the finals on Sunday, August 19, are below.
MILE HIGH FUTURITY ~ 400 YARDS ~ $150,000 ~ SUNDAY, AUGUST 19 Fastest Qualifiers (Trial #) Time Jockey Trainer 1. Wanting to Win (1) 19.964 Vince Guerra John Hammes 2. Blue Eyed Visions (2) 20.013 Alejandro Luna Lupe Chavez 3. Built Tuff Enough (2) 20.021 Elliot Bachicha, Jr. Rudy Ramirez 4. Takin On the Fire (2) 20.053 Flavio Lozano Jose Gonzalez, Sr. 5. Fabulous Ocean (1) 20.110 Russell Vicchrilli Hipolito Michel-Valverde 6. My Corona and Me (6) 20.145 Alejandro Luna Jose Manuel Barron 7. Bobcat Flats (1) 20.208 Elliot Bachicha, Jr. Rudy Ramirez 8. One Fancy Eagle (5) 20.210 Vince Guerra John Hammes 9. The Final Miracle (5) 20.215 Alejandro Luna Howie Chavers, Jr. 10. Tyme for a Corona (1) 20.236 Travis Wales Tomey Swan
MILE HIGH DERBY TRIALS Trainer Jaime Dominguez saddled five horses in Friday's trials to the Mile High Derby and qualified four for the finals with Taras Secret, Galion, Yourjockeystofat and Zoomin Streak. Hooray Cowgirl picked the perfect time to collect her first career win in her 12th lifetime start as she posted the fastest 400-yard qualifying time of 19.739 seconds among the 36 3-year-olds in four trials. Rocky Mountain Derby winner Block N Tackle and Lucille Rowe Derby winner Baby I Like It also qualified for the finals. The 10 fastest qualifiers and information about the finals on Saturday, August 18, are below.
MILE HIGH DERBY ~ 400 YARDS ~ $75,000 ~ SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 Fastest Qualifiers (Trial #) Time Jockey Trainer 1. Hooray Cowgirl (2) 19.739 Alejandro Luna Jose Manuel Barron 2. Always Furst (4) 19.742 Elliot Bachicha, Jr. Hipolito Michel-Valverde 3. Coker James (4) 19.771 Alonso Rivera Enrique Rios 4. Taras Secret (2) 19.814 Esgar Ramirez Jaime Dominguez 5. Galion (3) 19.853 Esgar Ramirez Jaime Dominguez 6. Block N Tackle (2) 19.878 Tony Guymon Matthew Fales 7. Baby I Like It (3) 19.880 Alejandro Luna Jose Manuel Barron 8. Yourjockeystofat (4) 19.884 Esgar Ramirez Jaime Dominguez 9. Zoomin Streak (2) 19.886 Alonso Rivera Jaime Dominguez 10. Top Gun B (4) 19.917 Russell Vicchrilli Chris Gandarilla
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