Sunday, September 09, 2012
My Big Chief, a gelding by Get Down Perry owned and trained by Gerardo Cano, won the second of two New Mexico State Fair Breeders' Derby (RG3) trials at The Downs at Albuquerque on Sunday.
Ridden by Adrian Ramos, My Big Chief covered 400 yards in :19.557 and set the fastest qualiyfing time for the $50,000-added Breeders' Derby final on September 23. His margin of victory was a nose from second-fastest qualifier PK Bay.
My Big Chief has won four of 11 races and has earned $56,488. The gelding ran third, one length behind winner Fury Of The Storm, in the February 19, $110,000 New Mexico Horse Breeders' Association Stakes (RG2) at Sunland Park, and he was the second-fastest qualifier to this year's $286,364 Shue Fly Stakes (RG2) at Sunland.
PK Bay has banked $184,087 from 13 outs for his owners, David Barrett and Sue May. The stakes-winning son of Brookstone Bay was making his first start since January 7, when he ran third in the Shue Fly.
Third-fastest qualifier Two Bit Corona won the first heat in :19.738 for owners Mike Abraham and James R. McClintic. A homebred daughter of Corona Caliente, the filly was posting her third win in seven starts.
The complete list of New Mexico State Fair Breeders' Derby qualifiers appears below:
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Horse (Sex, Pedigree)
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Owner
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Breeder (State)
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Trainer
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Time
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MY BIG CHIEF
G, Get Down Perry-Majorly Easy by Major Rime
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Gerardo Cano
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Chad McCallum (NM)
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Gerardo Cano
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:19.557
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PK BAY
G, Brookstone Bay-PK Rainbow by Rabbits Rainbow
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David E. Barrett and Sue H. May
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Dirk Jones (NM)
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Fred Danley
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:19.563
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TWO BIT CORONA
F, Corona Caliente-Two Bit Fly by Strawfly Special
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Mike Abraham and James R. McClintic
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Mike Abraham (NM)
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Dick Powell
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:19.738
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LTTLE LIGHTING
G, Furyofthewind-Serenas Quick Dash by Major Rime
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Gerardo Cano
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Gerardo Cano (NM)
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Gerardo Cano
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:19.781
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COCANGO
G, Jesse James Jr-Positively Powerful by Holland Ease
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Samuel F. Henderson
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Three H Racing LLC (NM)
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Donna McArthur
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:20.012
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GOTTA GET TWO
G, Celadon-Chicory Glass by Raise Your Glass (TB)
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Berry S. Cox
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Gordon Cox (NM)
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Fred Danley
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:20.032
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SPARKLIN ROYAL
F, Sixes Royal-Sparkling Ojos by Celadon
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Gary C. Kloppenburg.
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Gary C. Kloppenburg (NM)
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Dick Powell
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:20.173
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DAVID FOREVER
G, Brookstone Bay-Forever Rare by Rare Form
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Esau Hermosillo
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Ginny Johnston and Kim Saunders (NM)
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Salvador Soto
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:20.184
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OSBALDO
C, Jesse James Jr-Shes So Blazin by Chicks A Blazin
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Hubaldo Solis
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Hubaldo Solis (NM)
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Oscar Carrete
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:20.199
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CATS PAW BAY
F, Brookstone Bay-Bidders Bluff by Six Aces
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Bill & Mary Shepard
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Jay & Mary Lou Standefer (NM)
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Wes Giles
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:20.289
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