Apollitical Time 3-Year-Old Filly (Apollo (TB) - Half Time Attraction, by First Down Dash) Qualified by winning the Los Alamitos Super Derby Lifetime Record: 20-9-5-2, $398,844 2005 Record: 10-8-1-0, $381,599 It's been a magical year for the former $16,000 claimer Apollitical Time. A full sister of the multiple stakes placed mare In His Dreams, Apollitical Time has won a meet's best eight races at Los Alamitos.  Full Story

Apollos Favorite 4-Year-Old Mare (Apollo (TB) - Marys Flashy Chick, by Chicks Beduino) Qualified via the Z. Wayne Griffin Director's Trials Lifetime Record: 26-6-9-3, $146,642 2005 Record: 6-2-1-1, $97,271 A former $20,000 claimer, Apollos Favorite qualified to the Champion of Champions after finishing in a dead-heat for third with Like Frankie And Me in the Ocean Runaway division  Full Story

Catchmeinyourdreams 6-Year-Old Gelding (Pritzi Dash - Lizas Mystique, by White Tie) Qualified by winning the Los Alamitos Invitational Championship & MBNA America Challenge Championship Lifetime Record: 42-12-10-6, $929,542 2005 Record: 6-3-2-1, $326,036 Will the third time be the charm for the charismatic Catchmeinyourdreams in the Champion of Champions? The gray gelding finished second to The Down Side in 2003 before running fourth after a slow start in the 2004 running of the Champion of Champions.  Full Story

Texas Chatterbox 4-Year-Old Mare (Vital Sign - Silk Cindy, by Silk Or Satin) Qualified via the Z. Wayne Griffin Directors Trials Lifetime Record: 13-5-2-1, $90,647 2005 Record: 5-2-1-1, $71,077 Making her first ever start at Los Alamitos, Texas Chatterbox outdueled multiple Grade 1 winner Mini Rock by ¾ lengths to win the Grade 1 $100,000 John Deere Distaff Challenge Championship on November 5  Full Story

Latest Version 4-Year-Old Stallion (Holland Ease - The Jubilee Diamond, by Runaway Winner) Qualified via the Z. Wayne Griffin Directors Trials Lifetime Record: 25-6-7-4, $178,381 2005 Record: 12-2-2-4, $90,822 Latest Version made the field to the Champion of Champions following the defection of DM Shicago.  Full Story

LDS Dash For Dylan 3-Year-Old Gelding (Dashing Cleat - Lds Good Goin Gracie, by Proudest Effort) Qualified by winning the 1st division of the Z. Wayne Griffin Director's Trials Lifetime Record: 14-8-1-3, $202,267 2005 Record: 12-8-0-3, $201,341 LDS Dash For Dylan is a horse with many nicknames. "We call him Forrest Gump because he is a very sweet horse," said trainer Bret Vickery  Full Story

Like Frankie And Me 3-Year-Old Gelding (Streakin La Jolla - Terra Cotta Red, by Ronas Ryon) Qualified via the Z. Wayne Griffin Director's Trials Lifetime Record: 13-5-3-3, $279,910 2005 Record: 5-1-2-2, $75,625 Bred by Vinewood Farms, Like Frankie And Me has a good habit of finding a way to make into the biggest races in the sport.  Full Story

Ocean Runaway 3-Year-Old Colt (First Down Dash - Runaway Wave, by Runaway Winner) Qualified by winning the 2nd division of the Z. Wayne Griffin Director's Trials Lifetime Record: 18-9-7-0, $1,392,498 2005 Record: 8-4-4-0, $234,394 Gary Muller and trainer Denny Ekins gambled when they entered champion millionaire Ocean Runaway to run in the Z. Wayne Griffin Director's Trials.  Full Story

Righteous Brother 4-Year-Old Stallion (First Down Dash - Chicks Got Pazazz, by Chicks Beduino) Qualified via the Z. Wayne Griffin Director's Trials Lifetime Record: 16-3-3-5, $185,964 2005 Record: 3-0-1-0, $18,221 Trained by Connie Hall, the stallion Righteous Brother missed the first part of the year while he was performing stallion duty. "He bred 36 mares," said trainer Connie Hall.  Full Story

Whosleavingwho 7-Year-Old Gelding (Chicks Beduino - Lil Bit Rusty, by Easily Smashed) Qualified by winning the Los Alamitos Winter Championship Lifetime Record: 44-22-11-2, $1,301,781 2005 Record: 4-3-0-1, $183,954 The ageless Whosleavingwho will be making his fourth appearance in the sport's most prestigious race for older horses - the Champions of Champions.  Full Story