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10 GREAT RUNNERS TO COMPETE IN CALIFORNIA’S RICHEST RACE OF 2011 THE $2,236,300 LOS ALAMITOS TWO MILLION FUTURITY
Los Alamitos 2 Million Profiles
Jesus Avila and Jesus Cuevas’ Last To Fire was an absolute standout in the 400-yard trials to the $2,236,300 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity on Sunday, as the Walk Thru Fire gelding easily delivered the fastest qualifying time to the richest race in the track’s 61-year history. The Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity is the richest horserace of any breed contested in California in 2011 and the second richest Quarter Horse race of all-time. It will be held on Sunday, December 11. The post position draw for the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity – and also the $750,000 Champion of Champions – will be shown live on TVG on Wednesday, December 7.
Fastest qualifier Last To Fire will headline a 10-horse field in the December 10 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity."
Ridden by Francisco Rubio for trainer Juan Aleman, Last To Fire dominated with a three length victory and a winning time of :19.724 in the 13th of 14 trials. His final clocking was 14/100ths of a second faster than that of second fastest qualifier I Like The Odds, who scored in the final heat with a time of :19.868. This is the second time that Last To Fire has posted the fastest time to a million dollar race. He also posted the top time to the $1,218,500 Golden State Million Futurity back on October 16.
In the Golden State Million, Last To Fire followed his fastest qualifying time with a third place finish to Double Bar S Ranch’s Igotyourtac. The two will meet again and this time it will be for nearly twice the money in the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity finale. Igotyourtac qualified after winning the seventh trial with the 9th fastest qualifying time of :19.985. Other top qualifiers include Billy Smith and Pat Guthrie’s Terrific Synergy, the only horse to make the Ed Burke Million, Golden State Million and Los Alamitos Two Million futurities this year, and Johnny Trotter’s Hez Our Secret, the invader who earlier this year qualified to the Rainbow Futurity, but had to be scratched out because of colic. The complete list of qualifiers is as follows:
The Grade 1 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity
Track: LOS ALAMITOS RACE COURSE
Trials: NOVEMBER 20, 2011
Final: DECEMBER 11, 2011
Purse: $2,236,300
Age: 2-YEAR-OLDS
Distance: 400 YARDS
QUALIFIERS TO THE $2,236,300 LOS ALAMITOS TWO MILLION FUTURITY
Courtesy of www.stallionesearch.com
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Horse
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Sex
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Sire-Dam, Dam Sire
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Time
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Owner
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Breeder
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Trainer
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Jockey
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Last To Fire
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g. |
Walk
Thru Fire - Last Shall Be First by Strawfly Special |
:19.724
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Jesus Avila and
Jesus Cuevas |
Estate Of Spencer
Childers (CA) |
Juan G Aleman
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Francisco C Rubio
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I Like The Odds
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g. |
Corona
Cartel - Fancys First Affair by First
Down Dash |
:19.868
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Bradbury,
Kessinger and Nichols |
Tom Bradbury &
Kim A Kessinger (OK) |
Joe Bassett
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Saul Ramirez, Jr
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Eye On Corona
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c. |
Corona
Cartel - Louisiana Eye Opener by Mr Eye Opener |
:19.916
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Desiree Princess
Ranch LLC |
J E III/D C/C T
Jumonville (lA) |
Jose Antonio
Flores |
Rodrigo Aceves
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Hit It Big
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c. |
Walk
Thru Fire - Chickasis by Chicks Beduino |
:19.926
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Theresa or Edward
DeNike |
Edward C Allred
(CA) |
Patricia D
Visscher |
Cody Jensen
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Terrific Synergy
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g. |
FDD
Dynasty - Terrific Energy by Mr Jess
Perry |
:19.938
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Smith, B.G. and
Guthrie, P. |
The Parsons Family
Trust (CA) |
Cody Joiner
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G R Carter, Jr
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Bps Jumpin Frisco
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g. |
Jumpn
- Frisco Fling by Dash For Cash |
:19.941
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Bill B. Price
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Bill Price (OK)
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Jaime H Gomez
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Alejandro Luna
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Last To Check Him
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f. |
Check Him Out -
Last Shall Be First by Strawfly Special |
:19.964
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Ugo De La Torre
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Estate Of Spencer
Childers (CA) |
Ugo De La Torre
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Adrian Loza
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Madoff
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c. |
Separatist
- Dash For Kate by First
Down Dash |
:19.969
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Alessio, Brown and
Davies |
Alessio/Brown/Davies
LLC (CA) |
Dennis Ekins
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Francisco C Rubio
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Igotyourtac
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g. |
Tac It
Like a Man - Budderfly Effect by Strawflying Buds |
:19.985
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Double Bar S Ranch
LLC |
Double Bar S Ranch
LLC (CA) |
Paul C Jones
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Saul Ramirez, Jr
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Hez Our Secret
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c. |
First
Down Dash - Secret Separation by Separatist
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:19.985
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Johnny Trotter
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Vessels
Stallion Farm LLC (CA) |
Trey Wood
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Ricky Ramirez
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Of the 10 qualifiers to this year’s Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity, five are out of broodmares that won stakes races at the historic Orange County track. Last Shall Be First, the mother of fastest qualifier Last To Fire and also of seventh fastest qualifier Last To Check Him, won the 2002 Governor’s Cup Derby. Last Shall Be First was campaigned by the great Hall of Fame owner and breeder Spencer L. Childers, who bred both Last To Fire and Last To Check Him before passing away in July of 2009. The mothers of I Like The Odds (Fancys First Affair) and third fastest qualifier Eye On Corona (Louisiana Eye Opener) both won the La Primera Del Ano Derby here, while fifth fastest qualifier Terrific Synergy is out of 2009 Charger Bar Handicap and Mildred Vessels Memorial Handicap winner Terrific Energy.