RUIDOSO – The fields for the All American Derby and All American Oaks have been set after a full day of trial races Sunday at Ruidoso Downs.
Delight Interest, owned by Triple Five and trained by Toby Keeton, earned the fastest qualifying time for the Derby when he won the eighth trial heat, racing 440 yards in a time of 21.27 seconds under jockey Juan Pulido.
The Oklahoma-bred son of Seperate Interest is a winner of five straight races and has won seven of 13 career starts including the Sam Houston Derby at Sam Houston Race Park last time out and the West Texas Derby at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino earlier this year. Sunday’s win added $6,000 to his bankroll, which now stands at more than $245,000.
The $700,000 All American Derby, which along with the Oaks, will be held on Sunday, Sept. 3, is part of a massive weekend of stakes races on closing weekend at Ruidoso Downs. The $3 million All American Futurity is the highlight race of the weekend, Monday, Sept. 4.
Keeton is coming off a banner weekend at Ruidoso Downs. Keeton qualified four runners for the All American Futurity when trials were held Friday and Saturday and will have three starters in the All American Derby including Sunday’s second fastest qualifier Getthere Fast and the seventh fastest qualifier Whiskey Creek.
Owned by Simmons Racing and ridden by Bryan Candanosa, Getthere Fast snapped a four-race losing streak when he won the ninth and final Derby trial, crossing the finish line in 21.295 seconds. The Texas-bred son of Tempting Dash earned his fourth win from nine career starts.
Whiskey Creek, winner of Sunday’s seventh Derby trial and also ridden by Pulido, earned the third win of his career from 10 starts. The Missouri-bred son of Apollitical Jess is owned by Wootan Racing.
Sicario V and Cyber Attack, winners of the Rainbow Derby and Ruidoso Derby respectively, earlier this season at Ruidoso Downs, also each earned a spot in the starting gate for the All American Derby.
Sicario V, winner of Sunday’s sixth trial heat, is trained by Santos Carrizales, Jr., who also trains Dark NME, who will likely be the prohibitive favorite for the All American Futurity. Sicario V, a son of Favorite Cartel, is a five-time winner from 11 career starts and earner of more than $862,000.
Cyber Attack, who finished fourth in Sunday’s eighth trial, is trained by Christopher O'Dell and is looking for his second stakes win of the year.
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Streaks of Power, a Louisiana-bred daughter of Power Jam, earned the fastest qualifying time for the $300,000 All American Oaks when she won the fourth of six trials held on Sunday at Ruidoso Downs.
Trained by Monty Arrossa, Streaks of Power will be in search of her first stakes win when she enters the starting gate for the Oaks. A two-time winner from five career starts, Streaks of Power ran 440 yards in a time of 21.588 seconds under Francisco Calderon.
Ezee Monee, winner of the Rainbow Oaks last time out, also earned a spot in the starting gate for the Oaks when she finished second in the second trial heat of the day, losing to Cool Ya Jets who earned a qualifying time of 21.741 seconds.
Trained by Jaime G. Aldavaz, Sr. and owned by Isidoro Esparza, Ezee Monee will be looking for her second career stakes win in the Oaks.
Cool Ya Jets, ridden by Calderon for trainer John Stinebaugh, is a Louisiana-bred daughter of Jet Black Patriot owned by Pete Scarmardo. A six-time winner from 11 starts, Cool Ya Jets most recently won the Delta Downs Oaks last month and has earned more than $228,000 in her career.
