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Todd Fuqua/Ruidoso Free PressFrom left, jockey Roy Baldillez; owner of Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino, R.D. Hubbard; trainer Dwayne Gilbreath and owner of Ochoa, Johnny Jones, celebrate Ochoa’s 2011 All American Futurity victory in the winner’s circle at Ruidoso Downs Race Track.

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The upcoming racing week at Ruidoso Downs RacetrackThe ultimate racing week of the summer season is here, high-lighted by the $2.6 million All American Futurity on Labor Day. On Sunday, the $2.8 million All American Derby will be-come the all-time richest Quarter Horse race. The action starts on Friday with ostrich and camel races making their Ruidoso Downs debut. First post time is noon on Friday through Sun-day and 12:30 p.m. on Labor Day. Please arrive early.

Camel and ostrich races added to ultimate Ruidoso Downs weekend

The ultimate weekend of the Ruido-so Downs summer season, with the two largest purses in Quarter Horse racing history, starts on Friday afternoon with feathers and humps. Ruidoso Downs will offer camel and ostrich races for the fi rst time. Yes, these creatures are even ridden by jockeys.

The Labor Day week-end is highlighted by the $2.8 million All American Derby on Sunday and the $2.6 million All American Futurity on Monday.

“The All American weekend is all about the fi n-est Quarter Horse racing for the largest purses and fun. The camel and ostrich races are guaranteed fun for the entire family,” said Ruidoso Downs’s market-ing director Eric Alvarez.

First post time on Friday, Saturday and Sunday is noon. First post time on

Monday is 12:30 p.m.Also on Friday, author

Chris Kotulak will be sign-ing copies of his biography of hall of fame trainer Jack Van Berg entitled “JACK From Grit To Glory.”

For complete Ruidoso Downs’ information, go to www.raceruidoso.com, visit the Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino Facebook page. The latest news is provided through the Ruidoso Press Box (@RuiPressBox) on Twitter.

For additional All American Futurity/Derby insights, check out alla-

merican-ruidoso.com, http://www.aqha.com/Racing/Content-Pages/Racing-and-Wagering/All-American-Futurity.aspx and http://www.stallionesearch.com/.

The All American Futurity and All American Derby will be televised on TVG. Check your listings.

Courtesy photoJockey G. R. Carter Jr. aboard an ostrich at Lone Star Park.

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A hidden treasure –The Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of FameBy Eugene HeathmanEditor

The Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame – home to building racing history one horse, one trainer and one jockey at a time – is dedicated to edu-cating the public about horseracing and preserving racing’s history. It features a collection of very rare pieces of racing memorabilia located at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack.

Offering up a superb collection of racing memorabilia and racing history lives throughout the collection, The Ru-idoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame inductees are people and horses who have had a profound impact on their sport. Museum Curator Ty Wyant said, “Even non-racing folks who appreciate history are amazed at the interactive kiosks that present some of the great-est races and stories in racing history as well as information on each of the members of the hall of fame.”

Every year only one owner/breed-er, one trainer, one jockey and one horse are enshrined. Induction ceremo-nies are held at the track in late June.

“It is a very select group, indeed and there are very few museums like this in the country, especially at race tracks.” Wyant said.

Inducted into the 2013 Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame are:

Bobby Cox:Two-time champion owner Bobby

Cox along with major stakes winner and leading sire Corona Cartel will be hon-ored as 2013 inductees to the Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame. Cox has been a major force as both an owner and a breeder in quarter horse racing at the highest level.

Corona Cartel:Corona Cartel impacted quarter

horse racing as both a racehorse and a sire. On the track, Corona Cartel raced to the Grade 1 wins in both the Los Alamitos Million and the Kindergar-ten on his way to career earnings of $517,142. A son of Holland Ease and Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame member Corona Chick, he re-cently surpassed the $40,000,000 mark in progeny earning.


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Trainer James McAr-thur, 2013 inductee into the Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame. McAr-thur has been one of Quarter Horse racing’s most impor-tant trainers for four decades.

Trainer James McArthur:McArthur has been one of quarter

horse racing most important trainers for four decades. His stable has been pri-marily based in New Mexico, however he has also found success in California. Up until recently, his wife Donna ran their operation based at Los Alami-tos Race Course. McArthur also won the 1984 All American Futurity with Eastex. McArthur’s other major Ruidoso Downs stakes wins include the All Ameri-can Derby, Rainbow Futurity, Rainbow Derby and Kansas Futurity.

Jockey Roy Brooks:

Brooks defi nes longevity. He turned 71-years-old in August and has won the latest two runnings of the Heritage Place Derby at Remington Park. He won the 2011 Heritage Place Derby aboard Capo De Capi and the 2012 edition with Priceless Feature. Then,

after winning this year’s Heritage Place Derby, he came to Ruidoso Downs and rode Priceless Feature in the $903,000 Rainbow Derby. They held the lead un-til the fi nal jump when champion Ochoa caught them and they fi nished second by a head. Less than two weeks later, Brooks celebrated his 71st birthday.

The Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame is located on the second

fl oor at Ruidoso Downs and located near the entrance of the All American Turf Club. “We also have the facilities available for parties, educational events and business meet-ings, anything you can imagine. The hall of fame is for the people to enjoy and we wel-come the opportunity to host events among horse racing greatest legends,” Wyant said. Admission is free.

All donations to the Racehorse Hall of Fame are tax deductible and help pro-mote the Hall of Fame’s mission.

Courtesy photoJockey Roy Brooks


By Eugene Heathman Editor

The recipient of the Sam Thomp-son Memorial Jockey Award, presented annually to a Quarter Horse jockey for his character on and off the racetrack for 2013, is G.R. Carter Jr. An award cer-emony for Carter, Jr .will be at Ruidoso Downs, Sunday, Sept. 1, the day of the All American Derby.

The award honors the memory of Sam Thompson, a jockey who died Christmas Day in 2008 at age 36 from injuries suffered in a racing accident five days earlier at Los Alamitos. Nota-bly, Thompson won the Los Alamitos Million Futurity in 1997 with champion This Snow Is Royal and 1999 with champion Corona Kool. Thompson also mounted racing champions such as; champions Tiny First Effort, Corona Cash and Deelish. Thompson won the 2007 Go Man Go Handicap on cham-pion FDD Dynasty, the 2006 PCQHRA Breeders Futurity on Tac It Like A Man and the 2006 Rainbow Futurity on Big

Time Hero. Thompson was awarded the Special Achievement and Jockey award by the PCQHRA in 2000.

The Thompson award winner is selected by a nationwide vote of Quarter Horse jockeys and is presented by Speedhorse magazine in affiliation with the Jockeys’ Guild.

Carter, 45, began his jockey career in 1984 and is the 10-time record break-ing national champion Quarter Horse jockey. Race horses ridden by Carter have earned more than $62 million, an-other record for a Quarter Horse jockey.

On July 6, Carter made Quarter Horse racing history at Ruidoso Downs becoming the all-time leader in lifetime starts in races recognized by AQHA. The milestone occurred during the trials of the Rainbow Derby, eclipsing the record of American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame jockey Danny Cardoza.

Carter is a two-time All American Futurity champion at Ruidoso Downs, the first on Falling In Loveagain in 1998 and again on Stolis Winner in 2008.

G.R. Carter Jr. honored with Sam Thompson Memorial Jockey Award


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AUGUST 30 • 9 a.m.All American FuturityAll American Derbyon 105.1 FM and 1490 AM

Early morning line refl ects deep All American fi elds

The early morning line for the $2.6 million All American Futurity and the $2.8 million All American Derby refl ects the exceptionally deep quality in each of the 440-yard races.

The All American Futurity on La-bor Day is horseracing’s richest race for 2-year-olds in North America while the All American Derby on Sunday, Sept. 1 will offer the largest purse in Quarter Horse racing history.

These preliminary odds were com-piled before the post position draw or the jockey for the fi nals was declared.

Ruidoso Downs’ racing secretary and morning-line maker Robby Junk has installed the undefeated Especially Tres as the 7-2 favorite for the All American Futurity with Ruidoso and Rainbow derbies winner Wicked Courage the 3-1 favorite in his quest to sweep the three Grade 1 derbies held dur-ing the Ruidoso Downs summer season.

Jim Pitts’ Especially Tres is unbeaten from four starts, including the Sam Houston Futurity, and her combined margin of victory is 11 lengths. The Blane Wood-trained fi lly was the second-fast-est qualifi er on the fi rst of two days of trials with a 21.191 time for 440 yards while winning by three-and-one-half lengths.

Hes Relentless was the top qualifi er on the fi rst day of trials and he is the second choice

on the early morning line at 9-2 odds. The Amber Bair-trained colt turned in 21.148-second qualifying time. Owned by R.D. Hubbard, Tom Maher and Johnny Cope, Hes Relentless was sec-ond by a nose in the Grade 1, $1 million Heritage Place Futurity before coming to Ruidoso Downs and being supplemented for $50,000 to enter the All American Futurity trials.

The remainder of the fi nalists and their early morning-line odds are Houdini (5-1), Reagal Eagle (5-1), Wagon Tales (6-1), Handsome Jack Flash (8-1), You N How Many More (8-1), Wagon Full Of Gold (8-1), Skuze Pleeze (12-1) and Fatal Policy (15-1).

Andrew Smith’s Wicked Courage will need to rebound from a second-

place run in his All American Derby trial if he is going to become the fourth horse to sweep the three Grade 1 der-bies at Ruidoso Downs. He was second to fastest-qualifi er Bon Accord in their trial and Wicked Courage scored the second-fastest qualifying mark.

Bon Accord covered the quarter mile in 20.977 while Wicked Courage was clocked in 21.164.

A 34-1 odds in his trial, Bon Ac-cord is 5-1 on the early morning line when he makes his stakes debut in the All American Derby for trainer Juan Aleman.

The Magic Dash, trained by Sleepy Gilbreath, is the 4-1 second-choice after winning his trial by three quarters of a length for his second from his latest three outs.

The early morning-line odds for the remainder of the fi eld are LouisanaCar-tel (5-1), Tayte Me Down (8-1), Point Break Dash (8-1), Feature Hero (8-1), Vancouver Moon (10-1), Elisas Secret (10-1) and Wonderboy (30-1).

Racing runs on a Friday through Monday schedule at Ruidoso Downs. There is always free parking and free general admission.

Photo courtesy of Todd FuquaWicked Courage winning the Rainbow Derby at Ruidoso Downs, July 20.

Photo courtesy of Gay HarrisEspecially Tres in the John Deere Ruidoso Downs Juvenile trials, July 19.


Sept. 1, 2013ALL AMERICAN DERBY

Bon Accord Elisas Secret Feature Hero

Louisana Corona Point Break Dash

• Gelded son of Shazoom and Dream Mirage• A $32,000 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale graduate• First in the ninth of 10 All American Derby trials by one-and-one-quarter length• Winner of four of six starts and making stakes debut in All American Derby

• Dam produced Ed Burke Million fi nalist Pipers Tune• Owned by J. Garvan Kelly of Culver City, Calif.; Nancy Yearsley of Lexing-ton, Kent. and Vinewood Farms of Visalia, Calif.• Bred by J. Garvan Kelly and Nancy Yearsley• Trained by Juan Aleman• Ridden by Rodrigo Aceves

• Daughter of No Secrets Here and Ali Cartel• Fourth in the eighth of 10 trials behind Point Break Dash, Tayte Me Down and Vancouver Moon• Three wins (including Rainbow Futurity and All American Futurity trials) from fi ve outs … made

2013 debut in All Ameri-can Derby trial• Dam is sister to Rem-ington Park track-record holder Hail Corona …. family of Woven Web (tb), aka Miss Princess• Owned by Iris Alvarez of Gardendale, Texas• Bred by Don Apodaca• Trained by Blane Wood• Ridden by Ricky Ramirez

• Gelded son of Valiant Hero and Illegal Feature• A $40,000 Ruidoso Se-lect Sale graduate• Second in the seventh of 10 trials behind Louisana Corona• Second in the Rem-ington Park Oklahoma-bred Derby to Brace For Bernal and fourth in

the $700,000 Rainbow Futurity• Second dam placed in West Texas Futurity• Owned by Reliance Ranches of Llano, Texas• Bred by Lana Merrick and Kent Jackson• Trained by Eddie Willis• Ridden by Jimmy Dean Brooks

• Daughter of Jess Louisiana Blue and Corona Cash• Winner of the seventh of 10 trials by a neck• Third in the Jack Brooks Stakes• Dam is champion and All American Futurity winner Corona Cash and second

dam is champion and broodmare of the year Corona Chick• Owned by Jason Richards of Tyler, Texas and Michael Leblanc of Orange, Texas• Bred by Henry Brown• Trained by Luis Villafranco• Ridden by G.R. Carter Jr.

• Son of First Down Dash and Ms Pilot Point• A $100,000 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale graduate• Winner of the eighth of 10 trials by one-half length• Fourth in the Rainbow Derby in stakes debut

• Half-brother to All American Futurity winner Mr Piloto• Owned by Jon and Donna McPherson of Pineville, La.• Bred by Grant Farms• Trained by Paul Jones• Ridden by Cody Jensen

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Sept. 1 2013ALL AMERICAN DERBY

Tayte Me Down The Magic Dash Wicked Courage

Wonderboy Vancouver Moon

• Daughter of Special Leader and Defi ning Dif-ference• Second of the eighth of 10 trials behind Point Break Dash• Fourth-place fi nisher in the Ruidoso Derby• Second dam is Heritage

Place Futurity winner Dar-ing Diff erence• Owned by Fulton Quien Sabe Ranches of Lubbock, Texas• Bred by Joe Kirk Fulton• Trained by Mike Rob-bins• Ridden by Jose Alvarez

• Gelded son of First Down Dash and Thewayouwant-metoo• A $105,000 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale graduate• Winner of the fourth of 10 trials by three quarters of a length• Scored second win from fi ve starts in trial

• Dam won Rainbow Futurity and produced 2013 Rainbow Futurity

runner-up Belle Helene• Owned by R.D. Hub-bard of Ruidoso, Molly Morris of Austin Texas and Johnny Cope of Hobbs• Bred by Julianna Hawn Holt• Trained by Sleepy Gil-breath• Ridden by Roy Baldillez

• Son of Captain Courage and Wicked Pamela• Second in the ninth of 10 trials to Bon Accord• Winner of the $823,000 Ruidoso Derby and the $1.055 million Rainbow Derby• Earner of $1,041,350 with nine wins (four

stakes) from 15 starts• Half-brother to two stakes winners ... second

dam is stakes winner and $184,000 earner Viking Anne• Owned by Andrew Smith of Ardmore, Okla.• Bred by Burnett Ranches• Trained by Luis Villaf-ranco• Ridden by Cody Jensen

• Gelded son of Shazoom and First Place Queen• A $26,000 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale purchase• Third in the ninth of 10 trials behind Bon Accord and Wicked Courage• Makes stakes debut in All American Derby

• Dam is winner of Los Alamitos Million and Golden State Futurity• Owned by Sunset Well Service of Mid-land, Texas• Bred by Newcomb Cattle Company and Micah Leslie• Trained by Michael Chavez• Ridden by Roberto Valero

• Daughter of Fdd Dynasty and Nagano Moon• Third in the eighth of 10 trials behind Point Break Dash and Tayte Me Down• Second in the 2012 Grade 1, $700,000 Rainbow Futurity• Winner of four of seven starts

• Half-sister to champion and world-record setter First Moonfl ash• Owned and bred by Dosi and Norma Alvarez of La Union, N.M.• Trained by Juan Gonzalez• Ridden by Jaime Parga Leos

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Sept. 2, 2013ALL AMERICAN FUTURITY

Hes Relentless Especially Tres Houdini

Handsome Jack Flash You N How Many More

• Colt by One Famous Eagle and out of This Dreams Flying• Winner of the eighth of 14 trials to the 440-yard All American Futurity by one-half length• A $50,000 supplemental nominee to enter the trials• Winner of three of four career starts• Second by a head in the $1 million Heritage Place Futurity

• Dam is daughter of winner and champion producer Dashing Phoe-be, dam of champion

and All American Futurity winner Heartswideopen and champion Special Phoebe … Family of cham-pion American Runaway• Owned by R.D. Hubbard of Ruidoso, Tom Maher of Pierre, S.D. and Johnny Cope of Hobbs• Bred by Sunfl ower Supply Company• Trained by Amber Blair• Ridden by Cody Rodger Smith

• Daughter of Dashair and Delightfully Tres• Winner of the 2nd of 14 trials to the 440-yard Rainbow Futurity by three-and-one-half lengths• Undefeated from four starts with total winning margins of 11 lengths

• Winner of the Sam Hous-ton Futurity• From family of world champion Dashs Dream• Owned by Jim Pitts of Burkburnett, Texas• Bred by Michael S. Partin• Trained by Blane Wood• Ridden by Ricky Ramirez

• Gelded son of Valiant Hero and Pure Oklahoma• Winner of the fi rst of 14 trials to the 440-yard All American Futurity by one-and-one-half lengths• Winner of four of fi ve starts and second by a nose in the $720,000 Remington Park• Oklahoma-bred Futurity

• A $50,000 supple-mental nominee to enter the trials• Half-brother to three graded stakes win-

ners, including $232,000 earner Adios My Amigos• Owned by Ellen Kennedy Living Trust of Owasso, Okla.• Bred by Ellen Kennedy Estate• Trained by Luis Villaf-ranco• Ridden by Cody Jensen

• Gelded son of First Moonfl ash and Shez Just Nice• Second in the eighth of 14 trials to the 440-yard All American Futurity to Hes Relentless• Three wins from four starts with a one-half length win over New Mexico-breds in the $409,000 Zia Futurity at Ruidoso Downs

• Second dam is sister to $149,000 earner Rush For A First Down• Owned by Norma Alvarez of La Union, N.M.; Brenda Alvarez of Las Cruces and Debra Laney of Tularosa• Bred by Debra Laney• Trained by Juan Gonzalez•Ridden by Jaime Parga Leos

• Gelded son of Chicks Regard and Miss Quick Houston• First in the fi fth of 14 trials to the 440-yard All American Futurity by two-and-three-quarter lengths• Winner of three of four starts and sec-ond by a nose in the $750,000 Ruidoso Futurity

• Won shake over Fly Thru The Fire for fi rst day’s fi fth and fi nal qualifying position• Dam is restricted-Grade 1 stakes fi nalist• Owned and bred by KH Logax, Inc. of Oro Grande, Ariz.• Trained by Juan Gonzalez• Ridden by Jamie Parga Leos


Sept. 2, 2013ALL AMERICAN FUTURITY

Wagon Tales Skuze Pleeze Reagal Eagle

Wagon Full Of Gold Fatal Policy

• Colt by Pyc Paint Your Wagon and out of Signs Zoomer• Winner of the fourth of 14 trials to the 440-yard All American Futurity by one length• Winner of three of fi ve starts, including Reming-ton Park Juvenile Stakes

• Third by a neck in the $1 million Heritage Place Futurity

• Dam is half-sister to stakes winner and $285,000 earner First Painted Sign• Owned by JNB Enterpris-es, Inc. of La Grulla, Texas• Bred by The Mixer Ranch• Trained by Judd Kearl• Ridden by Cody Jensen

• Gelded son of Dashin Bye and Sixy Hemp• Second in the fourth of 14 trials to the 440-yard All American Futurity behind Wagon Tales• A $50,000 supplemen-tal nominee to enter the trials• Winner of three races,

including Easy Jet Stakes, before fi nishing second in his trial• Half-brother to two stakes-placed runners•Owned and bred by Joe Mills of Broken Arrow, Okla.• Trained by Tana Pace• Ridden by G.R. Carter Jr.

• Son of One Famous Eagle and Corona Deluxe• A $17,000 Ruidoso Se-lect Yearling Sale gradu-ate• Winner of the 13th of 14 trials to the 440-yard All American Futurity by one length• Fastest qualifi er on the

fi rst day of Rainbow Futurity trials

• Family of world cham-pion Wave Carver and Champion of Champions winner Ocean Runaway• Owned by Nahum and Rosella Prieto of El Paso• Trained by Eduardo Gonzalez• Ridden by Larry Gamez

• Son of Pyc Paint Your Wagon and Chey-ennes Bullion• Winner of the second of 14 trials to the 440-yard All American Futurity by two-and-three-quarter lengths• Winner of two straight races at Ruidoso Downs• Half-brother to Grade 1 winner and

$479,525 earner DMNV Mountable• Owned by Ezra Elton Lee of Bayfi eld, Colo.; Jill Giles of Vado, N.M. and Melvin Neugebauer of Manzanola, Colo.• Bred by Ezra Lee and Toby Dahl• Trained by Wes Giles• Ridden by Jay Conklin

• Gelded son of First Down Dash and Cc Policy• Third in the fourth of 14 trials to the 440-yard All American Futurity behind Wagon Tales and Skuze Pleeze• Maiden after fi ve starts

• Dam is sister to $360,000 earner South-ern Cartel• Owned and bred by Bill Price of Thack-erville, Okla.• Trained by Blane Wood• Ridden by Ricky Ramirez


Juan AlemanTrainer of Bon Accord, fastest qualifi er to the All American Derby

A million-dollar trainer of 442 winners since 2000, Aleman has led horses to nine Grade 1 races, including Apollitical Jess,

the 2010 Champion of Champions.Apollitical Jess also fi nished second that year in the All American Derby and was second in the 2009 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity.

ALL AMERICAN TRAINERS

“Sleepy” GilbreathTrainer of All American Derby qualifi er The Magic Dash

C. Dwayne “Sleepy” Gilbreath is a legend in quarter horse rac-ing, having led more than 1,300 winners and thousands more to the gate which have earned $26.8 million over a 40-plus year career.Among the million-dollar winners he’s had charge of are 2011 AA Futurity and 2012 All American Derby champ Ochoa, 2011

World Champion Cold Cash 123 and AA Futurity winners On A High (1983) and Refrig-erator (1990). He’s also been to the AA Derby winner’s circle with Six Popper and Snow Big Deal.

Wesley GilesTrainer of Wagon Full Of Gold in the All American Futurity

Giles has a limited history in Grade 1 races, having led Wild Six to with the West Texas and Rainbow futurities in 2007. Prior to the All American Futurity trials, Wagon Full Of Gold hadn’t raced since the May 24 trials to the Ruidoso Futurity, in which he broke his maiden.

Eduardo GonzalezTrainer of All American Futurity qualifi er Reagal Eagle

Gonzalez hasn’t been training quarter horses for long, but has led horses to earn $1.27 million since 2009. He guided Reagal Eagle to a spot in this year’s Rainbow Futurity.

Paul JonesTrainer of All American Derby fi nalist Point Break Dash

Paul Jones needs little introduction to fans of quarter horse racing. He has led horse to more than $70 million in winnings and has been in the winner’s circle with Teller Cartel (2005), No Secrets Here (2006) and Running Brook Gal (2009) in the All American Futurity. He’s also won the All American twice in

2008-09 with Dont Let Down and Noconi.All that winning has earned Jones the title of Blane Schvaneveldt Champion Trainer ev-ery year since 2002.

Mike RobbinsTrainer of All American Derby qualifi er Tayte Me Down

Robbins returned to training last season, resuming a career in which he led world champion Dashs Dream to a win in the All American Derby victory in 1984. He also had the 1991 world champion in Special Leader. His charges have earned more than $5.64 million.

Luis VillafrancoTrainer of Houdini in the All American Futurity and Wicked Courage; Lousiana Corona in the All American Derby

Villafranco has the good fortune of training Wicked Courage, a candidate for the derby triple crown after having won the Ruidoso and Rainbow derbies. He’s also a busy man, leading

two more horses to AA fi nals. His earners have won more than $12.9 million.

Blane WoodTrainer of Especially Tres and Fatal Policy in the All American Futurity and Elisas Secret in the All American Derby

Wood has had a fantastic season at Ruidoso Downs this year, having led Ms First Prize Rose and Belle Helene to a one-two fi nish in the Rainbow Futurity. His horses have earned more

than $12.3 million in his career and is no stranger to success on Labor Day. His father Leo Wood led Pie In The Sky to an AA Futurity win in 1979.

Eddie WillisTrainer of All American Derby qualifi er Feature Hero

Willis has had 10 Grade 1 winners in his career, including Priceless Feature in the Remington Park Invitational Cham-pionship. He’s also had success in stakes races at Ruidoso Downs, leading Southern Cartel to a victory in the 2003 Ru-idoso Derby.


ALL AMERICAN TRAINERSAmber Blair

Trainer of All American Futurity qualifi er Hes Relentless

Blair comes to Ruidoso Downs from the Midwest, where she’s made her mark at Prairie Meadows, Can-tebury Park and Will Rogers Downs. Now in her 10th year of training, her horses have earned $1.5 million.

Juan GonzalesTrainer of Handsome Jack Flash and You N How Many More in the All American Futurity and Vancouver Moon in the All American Derby

Gonzalez’ All American experience dates to 2003, when he led By By JJ to a win in the All American Futurity. Horses he has trained have earned more than $11.3 million.

Michael ChavezTrainer of Wonderboy in the All Ameri-can Derby

In eight seasons, Michael Chavez had condi-tioned eight winners and earned more than $120,000. His fi rst stakes winner was Spit Curl Jesse in the TQHA Futurity in Fredericksburg, Texas on July 21. Wonderboy made things sur-prisingly interesting in the ninth AA Derby trial, holding his own against Bon Accord – the fastest qualifi er – and heavily favored Wicked Courage.

Judd KearlTrainer of All American Futurity quali-fi er Wagon Tales

Judd Kearl has been training horses for 17 years, but didn’t get his fi rst Grade 1 victory until last year, when he led Valiant Lil Lady to a win in the Texas Classic Futurity. In his career, his horses have earned more than $6.7 million.

Tana PaceTrainer of Skuze Pleeze, the third-fastest qualifi er to the All American Futurity

Pace has been sparing in the number of horses she’s trained – just 338 since starting her career in 2008, but her winning percentage in that time has been 15.9 – 54 winners in all. She has a win/place/show average of 44.6 percent and won her fi rst stakes race last year with the Iowa Double Gold Futurity at Prairie Meadows, and helped to take this year’s Easy Jet Stakes on June 2 at Remington Park.


ALL AMERICAN JOCKEYS

Rodrigo AcevesRode Bon Accord to the fastest qualifying time for the All American Derby

Aceves has been fortunate enough to ride more than 1,700 winners earning $22.38 million on almost 10,000 mounts. He has also won nine Grade 1 races, such as the 2010 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity on One Quick First Down.

Jose AlvarezQualifi ed Tayte Me Down in the All American Derby

Jose Amador Alvarez’s mounts have earned more than $4.18 million, and he’s ridden to victory four times in Grade 1 races, including the 2006 Ruidoso Derby with Winningin-thebuff .

Roy BaldillezQualifi ed The Magic Dash to the All American Derby

Baldillez has had a fantastic ride lately as the regular rider for both all-time leading earner Ochoa ($2.6 million) – win-ner of the 2011 All American Futurity and 2012 All Ameri-can Derby – and 2011 world champion Cold Cash 123. In his career, Baldillez’s mounts have earned more than $17.58 million.

Jimmy BrooksQualifi ed Feature Hero in the All American Derby

Brooks’ pedigree is impeccable, being the son of Ruidoso and Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing halls of fame jockey Roy Brooks. He has won four Grade 1 races, the most re-cent being the Remington Park Invitational Championship aboard Priceless Feature. He has earned more than $12 mil-lion for his connections in his career.

Mounts for this weekend’s fi nal races to be posted in a draw breakfast on Thursday morning.

Jay ConklinQualifi ed Wagon Full Of Gold to the All Ameri-can Futurity

Conlkin has ridden quarter horses since 1993, earning more than $4.93 million for his connections. His last big win at Ruidoso Downs was aboard AB What A Runner in the 2002 All American Futurity.

Larry GamezQualifi ed Reagal Eagle to the All American Futu-rity

Gamez is a veteran, having raced quarter horses since 1978. His mounts have earned more than $800,000 through Au-gust and has more than $3.6 million in earnings in his ca-reer. 609 of his horses were winners.

Cody SmithQualifi ed Hes Relentless to the All American Futurity

Cody Rodger Smith, the son of a jockey, has been on 478 winners and his mounts have earned $6.7 million. His mount in the All American Futurity – Hes Relentless – has won three of his last four races and was second in the Heri-tage Place Futurity on June 1.

Roberto ValeroQualifi ed Wonderboy to the All American Derby

Valero hasn’t had a long career, earning $740,000 in six sea-sons, but does have stakes racing success. He won three at Turf Paradise in Phoenix. The team of Valero, trainer Michael Chavez and horse Wonderboy is on a career high, as Won-derboy surprised many with a third place fi nish behind fast-est-qualifi er Bon Accord and triple-crown candidate Wicked Courage to turn in the fourth-fastest time.


ALL AMERICAN JOCKEYS

Cody JensenQualifying jockey on Houdini and Wag-on Tales in the All American Futurity, Point Break Dash and Wicked Courage in the All American Derby

Jensen rode four horses to qualifying times, and could have had a fi fth one in but for a shake in which Fly Thru The Fire lost out to You N How Many More after tying with the fi fth fastest time in the fi rst day of All American Fu-turity trials.Jensen’s mounts have earned $27.4 million, and he’s ridden two All American Futurity champions – Teller Cartel in 2005 and No Se-crets Here in 2006. He’s also the regular rider for Wicked Courage, the horse that’s vying for the derby triple crown after having won the Ruidoso and Rainbow derbies.

G.R. CarterRider of Skuze Pleeze to the All Ameri-can Futurity and Louisana Corona to the All American Derby

G.R. Carter, Jr., is a 10-time AQHA champion jockey and has earned more money than any other jockey in history – $62.64 million and counting while riding a whopping 22,365 start-ers. He’s been aboard Falling In Loveagain (1998) and Stolis Winner (2008) when the two won the All American Futurity.

Mounts for this weekend’s fi nal races to be posted in a draw breakfast on Thursday morning.

Jaime LeosQualifying jockey on Handsome Jack Flash and You N How Many More in the All Amer-ican Futurity, Elisas Secret and Vancouver Moon in the All American Derby

Both horses Jaime Pargo Leos qualifi ed to the All American Futurity came in the fi rst day of trials, both for trainer Juan Gonzales. It’s only the fourth year of riding for Leos, but he’s already earned more than $4 million for his horse’s connections and rode Hand-some Jack Flash to victory in this year’s Zia Futurity. He also won the Southwest Juvenile Championship on Secret Courage last season.

Ricky RamirezJockey for All American Futurity qualifi er Especially Tres and All American Derby qualifi er Fatal Policy

Ramirez was the winning jockey in this year’s Rainbow Futurity, aboard Ms First Prize Rose. Other Grade 1 races he’s won in-clude the 2009 West Texas Futurity on Var-sity Girl, 2010 Texas Classic Futurity aboard Bodacious Dash, the 2010 Speedhorse Gold and Silver Cup Futurity on First Paint-ed Sign, 2011 Los Alamitos Super Derby with Miss Racy Jess and last year’s Heritage Place Futurity on BP Cartels Alibi.To date, Ramirez’ mounts have won more than $15.8 million.


‘JACK From Grit to Glory’Book signing at Ruidoso Downs

Author Chris Kotulak will be at Ruidoso Downs on Friday to sign his recent release “JACK From Grit To Glory,” a biography of hall of fame trainer Jack Van Berg.

The signing will be in front of the gift shop from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

The most notable horse trained by Van Berg was hall of famer Alysheba, Horse of the Year in

1988. Alysheba won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Breeders’ Cup Clas-sic. He retired with a record $6,679,242 in earnings.

Alysheba’s owners Dorothy and Pam Schau-bauer of Midland, Texas have a strong connec-tion to Ruidoso Downs. Doro-

thy’s husband and

Pam’s father, Clarence, have campaigned many great horses at Ruidoso Downs since the 1950s and won the fi rst Rainbow Futurity with Double Queen in 1964. Clarence Scharbauer is a member of the Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame.

Van Berg’s connection to quarter horse racing comes through his close friend, hall of fame trainer Blane Schvaneveldt. Van Berg often visited Los Alamitos when Schvaneveldt had a horse running in a major stakes race. They would laugh, hold court, tell stories (probably with some exaggeration) and people would quip: “They’ve forgotten more about racehorses than everyone else has learned.”

Kotulak is familiar to horse racing fans through his work with the horseracing television network TVG as an on-air personality. His horseracing history goes back to his teenaged years when he worked on the backside at Ak-Sar-Ben, the track at which Van Berg won 19-straight training titles. Kotulak now works at Remington Park and this is his fi rst book.

“I’ve always looked forward to coming to Ru-idoso for work or just as a fan. It’s a special place,” said Kotulak. “I have a lot of friends there and am anxious to visit with them again.”

1988. Alysheba won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Breeders’ Cup Clas-sic. He retired with a record $6,679,242 in earnings.



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Bataan Lake: Fishing was slow for all species. Black River: Stream fl ow at Malaga on Monday was 3.6 cfs. No reports from anglers this week.Blue Hole Park Pond: No reports from anglers this week. Bonito Lake: Closed. Bosque Redondo: Fishing was slow for all species. Bottomless Lakes: Fishing was slow for all species. Check these lakes out during the winter trout stocking. Brantley Lake: Anglers are to prac-tice catch-and-release for all fi sh here as high levels of DDT were found in several fi sh.Carlsbad Municipal Lake: No re-ports from anglers this week. Chaparral Park Lake: Fishing was slow for all species.El Rito Creek: Trout fi shing was fair using worms, salmon eggs and bead-head prince nymphs. Greene Acres Lake: Fishing was slow for all species. Green Meadow Lake: No reports from anglers this week. Grindstone Reservoir: Hot spot for trout: Fishing was very good using salmon eggs, salmon peach and chartreuse PowerBait and worms for trout.Fishing was good us-ing worms and night crawlers for catfi sh, bluegill and small bass. The Beltrans of El Paso caught limits of trout and eight

channel catfi sh. Best baits were salm-on eggs and salmon peach PowerBait for the trout and night crawlers for the catfi sh. Thomas Armendarez also reported great fi shing as his group caught limits of trout in less than four hours. They were using worms, PowerBait and salmon eggs. Thomas also reported catching several of the recently stocked smallmouth bass and bluegill while using worms. Jal Lake: No reports from anglers this week. Lake Van: No reports from anglers this week.Oasis Park Lake: Fishing was slow for all species and fi shing pressure continued to be extremely light. Anglers are reminded that there is a 2-fi sh limit on channel catfi sh. Pecos River: Stream fl ow below Sumner Lake on Monday was 88 cfs. Fishing was slow for all species. Perch Lake: No reports from anglers this week. Ruidoso River: Stream fl ow at Hol-lywood on Monday was 7.5 cfs. The water was quite murky from recent rains and fi shing was slow.

Fishing report for Southeast NM

Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park will be returning to its win-ter hours beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3.

The visitor center will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the last entrance into the zoo at 3:30 p.m. The gift shop will open at 9 a.m. and close

at 4 p.m. These hours will be in effect until Memorial Day weekend next May.

For additional information about the Living Desert and its many pro-grams, please call the Visitor Center at 575-887-5516.

Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park returns to winter hours

Photo courtesy of Eugene Heathman


EvEntS CALEndAr Member Hobbs Chamber of Commerce • Member Lovington Chamber of Commerce • Member Artesia Chamber of CommerceMember Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce • Member Carrizozo Chamber of Commerce

Member Roswell Chamber of Commerce • Member Alamogordo Chamber of CommerceMember Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce • Member Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce

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LOVINGTON:AugSat’s Lovington Downtown

Farmer’s Market, Courthouse Square, 8 a.m. - noon. 575-396-1418

ARTESIA:Thru Artesia Quilter’s Guild8/30 Annual Show, Artesia Historical

Museum & Art Center, M-F, 9 a.m. - noon; 1 - 5 p.m.; Sat, 1-5 p.m. 575-748-2390

CARLSBAD:Aug Thur’s Movies in the Park, 418 W. Fox

St. Bring blankets and chairs and enjoy an outside movie along with fun and games. cityofcarlsbadnm.com; 887-0276

Fri’s Friday Focus, Best Western Stevens Inn, 1829 S. Canal St. 7:30 a.m. Carlsbad Chamber networking breakfast - share information about your business or organization. [email protected]

Pre-School StoryTime, Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park, Time: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. A short walk in the park and activity will follow the story. 575-887-5516. No fee; children must be accompanied by an adult

Sat’s Carlsbad Downtown Farmer’s Market, Eddy County Courthouse lawn, 8 - 11 a.m. Fresh produce, handmade crafts, prepared food, entertainment. 628-3768

ROSWELL:Aug Fri’s Summer Concert Series, Cahoon

Park, 1101 W. 4th, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Presented by the Roswell Parks & Recreation Department. Per-formances will vary and di� erent types of music will be showcased along with Country & Western, Rock and Roll, Jazz and many oth-ers. 624-6720. Free

Sat’s Farmers and Gardeners Mar-ket, Chaves County Courthouse lawn, featuring high-quality fresh produce, � owers and crafts. 575-627-2239

Sep 1-30 Youth Basketball League

registration The Yucca Recreation Center, 500 S. Richardson. Registra-tion for ages 5 to 8 years - must be of school age by Sept. 1. First-time players must bring a birth cer-ti� cate to verify age. Children are required to play two quarters per game. $30 for the � rst child; $25 for each additional child. 624-6719

2 Roswell Symphony Orchestra Labor Day Concert, Spring River Park and Zoo, 5:30 p.m. “Romanc-ing the Pecos” 2013-14 season begins with a Pops concert, featur-ing favorites by John Williams, John Pilip Sousa, Copland and Richard Rodgers. 575-623-5882; roswellsymphony.org

7 Dragon� y Festival, Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Learn about dragon� ies and damsel� ies from specialists. Fun kids activities including archery, crafts, � shing. Reservations required for tours. 575-625-4011; www.friendsofbit-terlake.com. Free

13-15 Piñatafest, Chaves County Courthouse lawn. A three-day cul-tural event, featuring live Mexican entertainment, food and family fun. Vendors with unique items, parade on Saturday and Mariachi Mass on Sunday. 575-624-0889

ALAMOGORDO:IMAX NM Museum of Space History “HUBBLE,” Daily at 11 a.m. 2 and 4

p.m. The seventh awe-inspiring � lm for the award-winning IMAX space team. Accompany the walking astronauts as they attempt some of the most di� cult tasks ever under-taken in NASA’s history; experience the power of the launches, heart-breaking setbacks and dramatic rescues. Explore the galaxies and some of the greatest mysteries of our celestial surroundings

“Tornado Alley,” Daily at 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. Join storm chasers star Sean Casey and the researchers of VORTEX 2, the most ambitious e� ort ever to understand the origins and evolution of tornadoes, on this heart-pounding adventure. Experience the adrenaline of na-ture’s most dramatic phenomena

Aug29 Business After Hours, Comcast

Spotlight, held at Tulie Café, 313 Granado Street, Tularosa, 5:30 - 7 p.m.

31 Lake Lucero Tour, Take a tour with a ranger and learn about the formation of the gypsum dunes and the special plants and animals that live in and around them. This three-hour tour is to the dry lakebed of Lake Lucero and only o� ered once a month; reserva-tions required. 575-679-2599. $3 per adult and $1.50 for kids and America the Beautiful Senior and Access pass holders

Aug 31 - Sep 2 23rd Cottonwood Festival,

Alameda Park, 1503 N. White Sands Blvd. Sat., 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Sun., 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Mon., 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. More than 80 arts & crafts vendors, live entertainment, food booths, carnival rides and Beer Garden. 575-437-6120; www.alamogordo.com/cottonwoodfesti-val/. Free

Chamber Ambassador Pancake Breakfast - Sat. and Sun., 7 - 10 a.m. Tickets $7 ea.

CLOUDCROFT:Aug 31 - Sep 2 Labor Day Fiesta Shop Celebra-

tion and Sidewalk Sales, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. each day. Sat.: Street Dance with the Corner Pockets featuring Preston Eldridge, 7 - 11 p.m. at the Skating Rink; Wild West Gun� ghts on Burro Street; Melodrama, CLOC Pavilion, 7:30 p.m. Sun.: 3rd annual Outhouse Races, 2 p.m. 575-682-2733; www.cloudcroft.net

LEA COUNTY

ALTO:Aug31 The Vogues, Spencer Theater, 108

Spencer Rd., 8 - 10 p.m. Inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2001, The Vogues remain one of the top vocal groups of the oldies scene today. Even though their � rst hit “You’re The One” was released more than 40 years ago, the Vogues continue to attract sellout audiences around the country. 575-336-4800; www.spen-certheater.com. Pre-performance bu� et at 6 p.m., $20. Performance is $56 and $59

CARRIZOZO:Sep1-2 Carrizozo Street Fair, Highway

54 and 12th Street. Food vendors, arts and crafts booths, festivities for the kids including a fun and unique obstacle course for ages 5-12. Live music by Timberwolf, Susan Kolb and Paul Pino and the Tone Daddies. Ranch rodeo, 3 p.m. at the Hemphill Arena (1 mile south of Carrizozo on Highway 54 – contact Scott Shafer 575-648-2142). Silent auction, which includes local art, gifts and services will be held during the fair. 575-973-0571; www.carrizozostreet-fair.org. Free

RUIDOSO:Aug31 Free movie “Women on the

Sixth Floor,” Sacred Grounds, 2825 Sudderth Dr., 6:30 - 9 p.m. This is a fun French � lm that enter-tains while it also provides insight into several modern-day problems: immigration, class distinction, rich controlling poor and the polar extremes between the wealthy and the working class. The story takes place in the 1960s, o� ering a glance back at a period when social reforms were in the gestational phase. 575-257-2273

Roadmap Band Concert and Dance, 2710 Sudderth Dr., 7 - 10 p.m. An evening of Rock n’ Roll and Blues music from the 60s, 70s and 80s presented by one of New Mexico’s hottest bands – “Road-map.” Call 575-257-7982 or go to www.mountainannies.com for tickets. $15 general admission; $12 military and students

Aug 31 -Sep 1 All-American Gun & Western

Collectible Show, Ruidoso Con-vention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Dr., 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 180 tables of everything that relates to guns as well as hunting equipment,

knives, cowboy gear, saddles, blankets, spurs, western relics, Indian artifacts, jewelry, coins and much much more. 575-257-6171; www.trekwest.com/gunshow/. $5 adults, kids 12 and under free

“Airing of the Quilts” Quilt Show, Sanctuary on the River, 207 Eagle Dr., near Seasons Mall in Midtown, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Third Annual Airing of the Quilts and Ar-tisan Show, with members of the “Stash Sisters” quilt group along with antiquities, artisans, crafters, fabrics, jewelers, terrarium artists plus a Victorian Garden Tea com-plete with traditional sterling silver appointments, china tea cups, � ne linens, � nger sandwiches, pastries, tarts and music of the era. Seating is limited. 575-630-1111; www.sanctuaryontheriver.com. Quilt Show: $5 adults, children under 12 are free; Victorian Tea: adults, $20; children under 15, $10

Aug 31 -Sep 2 Mercado Del Artisan Outdoor

Fair, River Rendezvous, 524 Sudderth Dr., 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Enjoy live music and � ne art including, gourd art, pottery, mosaics, jewelry, metal art, pho-tography and much more. Vendors wanted. 575-258-3409. Free

RUIDOSO DOWNS:Thru “Celebracion del Arte” Juried9/9 Art Show, Hubbard Museum,

26301 Hwy 70, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Original art from some of New Mexico’s best artists. This is a juried � ne arts competition that seeks to honor excellence in the visual arts of the American West. Thirty-two artists were selected as � nalists for the show. 575-378-4142; www.hubbardmuseum.org

Sep1-2 All-American Derby and All

American Futurity, Ruidoso Downs Racetrack, 1461 Hwy 70 E., 12 - 5 p.m. The world’s richest Quarter Horse races. 575-378-4431; www.raceruidoso.com. Free

WHITE OAKS:AugFri’s Rascal Fair, White Oaks Com-

munity Market, 4 p.m. to dusk. Located just east of No Scum Al-lowed Saloon in White Oaks. Local, organic fruit and produce, fresh eggs, plants and seeds, hot weekly favorites at the Goldrush Grill, baked goods, pottery, woodwork, handmade soaps, baskets, jewelry and metalsmithing from local artisans. Pan for gold and sip free co� ee by the camp� re

AugWed’s Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club,

Club 49, Inn of the Mountain Gods. 7 p.m. Professional comedians will perform live. $5 admission. Must be 21 or older. 575-464-7028

Sun’s Sundays Under The Stars, Inn of the Mountain Gods, 6 - 11 p.m. Live music performed by Waylon Pierce; movie: “Remember the Titans” after sunset. www.innofthemountain-gods.com. Free

28 Rick Spring� eld, Inn of the Moun-tain Gods, Carrizo Canyon Rd., 8 - 10 p.m. Spring� eld has 25 million al-bums sold, 17 top-40 hits, including “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” “An A� air of the Heart,” “I’ve Done Everything for You,” “Love Somebody” and “Hu-man Touch,” as well as a Grammy for his No. 1 hit single “Jessie’s Girl,” and his latest album is Songs for the End of the World. 575-464-7777; www.innofthemountaingods.com. Tickets start at $25

Sep2 End of Summer Bash, Inn of the

Mountain Gods, Carrizo Canyon Rd., 3 p.m. Come out and celebrate Labor Day 2013. Concessions, jumping balloons, live music on the lawn and � reworks at dusk. Shuttle available from 4 p.m. - midnight. Free

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Zine August 28, 2013