Rainbow Futurity Qualifiers

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Jess A Classy Lassy Tops Qualifiers To $625,000 Rainbow Futurity


RUIDOSO DOWNS RACE TRACK AND CASINO—JULY 6, 2007—

Ted Abrams’ Jess A Classy Lassy, ridden by national champion jockey G.R. Carter, broke her maiden with a stunning two-and-three-quarter length victory to post the fastest qualifying time from 18 trials to the Grade 1, $625,000 Rainbow Futurity on Friday afternoon at Ruidoso Downs.

The 10 fastest qualifiers from the trials are eligible to return for the rich 400-yard finals on July 22. The Rainbow Futurity is the second race in the All American Triple Crown series. Heartswideopen won the first leg, the $500,000 Ruidoso Futurity, but passed the Rainbow Futurity and will concentrate on the All American Futurity, the third leg of the series held on Labor Day.

Trained by Heath Taylor, the Mr Jess Perry filly raced the 400 yards in :19.432 in her second career start. She made her only other start at Remington Park in Oklahoma City on April 29, finishing a troubled third.

“When we ran her at Remington, we were thinking about the Heritage Place Futurity,” said owner-breeder Abrams. “She got in trouble and then closed so well that we changed our plan and started thinking about longer futurities, the Rainbow and the All American.”

B. Marcus Smith’s Early Morning Bite, trained by James McArthur and ridden by Sam Thompson, also broke his maiden with his trial win in the second-fastest time of :19.468. The Fishers Dash gelding was second in his Ruidoso Futurity trial, qualifying for the futurity and then finishing sixth.

Third-fastest qualifier Wild Six may be the horse to beat in the finals. The Wes Giles-trained Tres Seis filly raised her record to four wins from four starts with the half-length win over Ruidoso Futurity third place finisher Three Past Six.

Wild Six was timed in :19.478 while Three Past Six is the fifth-fastest qualifier with a:19.555 time.

Wild Six won the Grade 1, $266,000 West Texas Futurity and was then entered in the Ruidoso Futurity trials. She flipped in the gate in her Ruidoso Futurity trial and was scratched.

How about Tres Seis coming with RUNNERS as a sophomore sire!!!!!!!!

What happened with his 2yos last year?! Its interesting that his babies are running at 2 and 3 and the 3s are ones that didn't do much as 2s...and this years 2s are stepping up!

Texas might not have much money right now - heh, but we've got some good young stallions!!!!!

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Jess A Classy Lassy posting the fastest
qualifying time in the July 6 Rainbow trials.
Photo by Bill Pitt, Jr.


Jess A Classy Lassy Meets Wild Six In $625,000 Rainbow Sunday


RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—JULY 20, 2007—The precocious fastest-qualifier Jess A Classy Lassy meets the undefeated West Texas Futurity winner Wild Six over 400 yards in the Grade 1, $625,000 Rainbow Futurity on Sunday afternoon at Ruidoso Downs.
First post time is 1 p.m. with free parking and free grandstand admission.

It’s the classic match-up of the rising star, Jess A Classy Lassy, against the stakes-tested proven commodity, Wild Six, in this 44th running of the Rainbow Futurity

The Ted Abrams-owned and-bred Jess A Classy Lassy has been pointed at the Rainbow and All American futurities by Abrams and trainer Heath Taylor. She made one start this spring at Remington Park , finishing a fast-closing third in a 350-yard maiden race. That closing charge showed Abrams and Taylor that longer distances could be to the Mr Jess Perry filly’s advantage and they changed their strategy to focus entirely on the 400-yard Rainbow Futurity and the 440-yard All American Futurity.

Their plan is working with Jess A Classy Lassy making her second career start in the Rainbow Futurity trials and coming through with a nearly 3-length trial win with a :19.432 time for the 400 yards, the fastest time from 18 trials on July 6.

Four-time defending national champion jockey G.R. Carter has been the only rider Jess A Classy Lassy has known and they start from the third post position.

A $32,000 purchase at the Ruidoso Select Quarter Horse Yearling Sale just 11 months ago, Wild Six is undefeated from four starts, has earned $145,003 and won the Grade 1, $266,000 West Texas Futurity.

In the West Texas Futurity, Wild Six’s third start, she powered down the outside of the Sunland Park straightaway to win the West Texas Futurity by an expanding half length. The Wes Giles-trained Tres Seis filly raced the 300 yards in an excellent :14.95.

Wild Six made her next start in the Rainbow Futurity trials and she took command early in the trial and was never threatened while winning by a half length in :19.478, the third-fastest qualifying time.

Wild Six has the sixth post position and regular rider Tony Guymon is aboard.

Three Past Six also brings stakes credentials into the Rainbow Futurity. The bargain $8,000 Tres Seis filly purchased at the Ruidoso Select Quarter Horse Yearling Sale was third in the Grade 1, $500,000 Ruidoso Futurity and then finished second to Wild Six in their Rainbow Futurity trial.

Freddie Martinez will pilot Three Past Six with the eighth post position.

Second-fastest qualifier Early Morning Bite broke his maiden in his Rainbow Futurity trial when he won by two lengths in :19.468. The James McArthur-trained Fishers Dash gelding finished sixth in the Ruidoso Futurity two starts ago.

Early Morning Bite has the outside post position in the 10-horse field with Sam Thompson riding.