Sunday, July 15, 2012
Stakes winners Thermal and Kiss My Hennessy are among the 10 finalists to the July 29, $172,026 Rio Grande Senor Futurity (R) for New Mexico-bred 2-year-old colts and geldings at Ruidoso Downs.
A homebred gelding by the Forest Wildcat stallion Attila's Storm owned by R.D. Hubbard, Thermal scored a 1 1/4-length victory as the 3-10 favorite in the second of four trial races on Saturday. Duane Sterling rode Thermal for trainer Todd Fincher.
Thermal has earned $69,294 from four starts, and his three wins include the 5-furlong, $134,957 Mountain Top Futurity (R) at Ruidoso Downs on June 23.
Also trained by Fincher, Kiss My Hennessy has banked $91,847 for owners Scott Bryant and Joe Dee Brooks, who acquired the Roll Hennessy Roll gelding for $19,000 at last year's New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale at Ruidoso Downs. Kiss My Hennessy was sent to post as the 2-5 favorite in the fourth trial, and he responded with a one-length win under jockey Casey Lambert.
Kiss My Hennessy's two win in five outs include the colts and geldings division of the 4 1/2-furlong, $120,989 Copper Top Futurity (R) at Sunland Park on April 14. The gelding also ran second, 1 ¾ lengths behind Thermal, in the Mountain Top Futurity.
The complete list of qualifiers appears in alphabetical order 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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DANDY GUY
G, Real Dandy-I'm A Happy Gal by Brave Lad
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Rita J. Danley
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Rita J. Danley (NM)
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Fred Danley
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KISS MY HENNESSY
G, Roll Hennessy Roll-Dixie Kiss by Chimes Band
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Scott Bryant and Joe Dee Brooks
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Pillar Property Services Inc. (NM)
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Todd Fincher
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LONG ROUTE
G, The Way Home-Lawrenceville by Personal Flag
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Steve Prather and Dwayne Taylor
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Steve Prather (NM)
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Todd Fincher
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MARTY SQUALL
G, Squall-Marie's Fast Halo by Sunny's Halo
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W.T. Stradley and Tom A. Williams
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Tom Williams and W.T. Stradley (NM)
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Fred Danley
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PENNY ANTE CAT
G, Distinctive Cat-Chenault by Devil's Bag
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Kent H. Cosner
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Michael Weatherly (NM)
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Jackie Riddle
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RAMBLIN' STARR
G, Precocity-G. Starr by Earth Star
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Fabian Griego
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Jay & Paulette Taylor (NM)
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James J. Gonzales II
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SLEW UP HIS SLEEVE
G, Sandia Slew-Blooming Pleasure by Lesters Boy
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Rita J. Danley
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Rita J. Danley (NM)
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Fred Danley
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THERMAL
G, Attila's Storm-Hang Glide by Dome
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R.D. Hubbard
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R.D. Hubbard (NM)
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Todd Fincher
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VEIL'S VENGEANCE
G, Ghostly Moves-Reing Of Light by Lion Cavern
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William C. Henderson
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J. Kirk & Judy Robison (NM)
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Bart Hone
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WORRY THIS
G, Ghostly Moves-Pot Of Concern by Concern
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Armando Arreola Jr.
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Geraldine Shipler (NM)
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Joel Marr
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