Colt becomes QH racing’s biggest earner
Three-year-old racing quarter Equus caballus Ochoa has topped the breed’s all-time turn a profit listing after winning Sunday’s All American Derby.
Ochoa dominated inward the 440-yard race Group One race, worth $2,234,540, at Ruidoso Downs. The race every bit good laid upwards a tape as the richest Quarter Horse pocketbook for whatever race for three-year-olds or older.
Breaking from the exterior Post ix after the scratch of H5N1 Toss Up, Ochoa as well as jockey Roy Baldillez battled for the early on atomic number 82 as well as and thus drew clear to win past times 1 ¼ lengths amongst a clocking of :21.272 over a fast rail amongst no wind.
The first-place banking corporation check for $938,507 increased Ochoa’s turn a profit to $2,584,243. Bred inward Texas out of the Stoli mare Stolis Fortune past times John Jones Jr. Interests Ltd., Ochoa runs for Jones’ J Bar seven Ranch LLC, Monte as well as Katsy Cluck, as well as Douglas Benson.
“He broke good,” said Baldillez. “The within horse, (Testing The Ice), had us musical rhythm out past times close a cervix inward the start l yards. After l yards, Ochoa turned it on as well as from as well as thus on he did it past times himself. The further he goes, the ameliorate he gets. He’s an awesome horse.”
Trainer C. Dwayne “Sleepy” Gilbreath said the win felt great. “He’s but a corking horse, as well as he’s the richest-earning Equus caballus every bit a three-year-old. We’d similar to run him to a greater extent than or less to a greater extent than as well as increment the record. I was but concerned that he mightiness function inward trouble, but i time I saw he had a house to run I wasn’t worried.
“I’ve trained 2 of the best horses I’ve always had inward my career the concluding 2 years,” Gilbreath said close Ochoa as well as reigning basis champion Cold Cash 123. “I loathe to meet them claw upwards together. They in all likelihood volition i of these days, but I’d rather it hold upwards later.”
Gilbreath said Ochoa would probable hold upwards pointed to the Texas Classic Derby (G1) at Lone Star. This victory every bit good earned him a berth inward the $750,000 Champion of Champions (G1) at Los Alamitos Race Course inward California.
World champion Stolis Winner, but of late officially retired, is at i time minute on the all-time turn a profit listing at $2,235,161.
“I’m non a flake disappointed that Ochoa broke the record,” said Jerry Windham, the breeder as well as possessor of Stolis Winner. “Great horses are meant to intermission records.”
Johnny Trotter’s Hez Our Secret, a First Down Dash colt bred past times Vessels Stallion Farm LLC, got upwards to stimulate got minute amongst Ricky Ramirez riding for trainer Blane Wood. The California-bred to a greater extent than than tripled his bankroll to $577,985.
• Running truthful to his name, One Dashing Eagle flew out of the gate as well as kept the atomic number 82 all the agency inward the 440 yard, $2.4 1000000 All American Futurity (G1) on Labor Day. The sorrel colt past times One Famous Eagle, ridden past times Ramon Sanchez for trainer Jose De La Torre, battled for the early on atomic number 82 as well as and thus extended his wages to three-quarters of a length earlier hitting the wire inward :21.230.
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