GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—NOVEMBER 13, 2010—Johnny Trotter’s Bodacious Dash, trained by Trey Wood, outran nine opponents in winning the Grade 1, $1,036,612 Texas Classic Futurity (G1) over a fast track at Lone Star Park on Saturday night.

With regular rider Ricky Ramirez in the irons, the Texas-bred son of First Down Dash was quick out of the gate and strong to the finish in covering the 400-yard distance in 19.518 seconds, earning a speed index of 101.

Bob and Jerry Gaston bred Bodacious Dash out of the Mr Jess Perry mare St Pats Tea. The Texas couple are also the breeders of leading contender for 2010 world champion, Double Down Special, winner of the All American Derby(G1) at Ruidoso Downs last summer. Double Down Special is expected to make his next start in the $750,000 Champion of Champions(G1) on December 11th at Los Alamitos Race Course.

After a bumpy start, American Runaway finished a head behind in second, and it was another head back to post time favorite Dm Streakn Thru Fire in third.

“He ran the race of his life,” said winning trainer Trey Wood. “He got away from the gate amazing, and when he gets away like that, I think he’s one of the toughest horses in the world to beat because he has such a big kick at the end. When he left like that, I didn’t think there was any way they were going to catch him.”

“This has been a good horse ever since we qualified him for the Ruidoso Futurity and the Rainbow Futurity, but he would always fail to break well in the finals,” added winning jockey Ricky Ramirez. “We couldn’t have gotten away any better tonight and he got it done. He likes the distance, so when he broke in front, I knew they were going to have a hard time catching him ”

It was a fitting end to the meet for the winner as well as his trainer and jockey. Bodacious Dash was named Horse of the Meet while Wood and Ramirez were honored in winner’s circle ceremonies earlier in the evening as the leading trainer and jockey, respectively, for the 2010 Fall Meeting of Champions for American Quarter Horses.

In taking home the top prize in the richest race in Texas horse racing, Bodacious Dash earned $448,265 to increase his career earnings to $534,136, while improving his race record to four wins from nine starts, including three-for-four at Lone Star Park.

American Runway, owned by Sammy and Johnny Martinez and Bobby D. Cox, picked up $224,132 to push his career earnings mark to $684,605. The son of champion Ocean Runaway, trained by AQHA racing champion trainer Paul Jones, won the Ruidoso Futurity(G1) in May and has also finished second in the Rainbow Futurity(G1) and Remington Park Futurity(G1) this season.

Telling No Lies Partnership's Dm Streakin Thru Fire picked up $112,066 to more than double his earnings mark to $214,416. The Walk Thru Fire 2-year-old trained by Mike Joiner and ridden by G.R. Carter, Jr., was the fastest qualifier from 13 trials contested at Lone Star Park on October 23rd. The gelding came to Lone Star Park off a fifth place finish in the $2 million All American Futurity(G1) at Ruidoso Downs.

Bodacious Dash paid $26.40, $9.80 and $3.60, American Runaway returned $3.60 and $2.60, and Dm Streakin Thru Fire paid $2.10 to show.

Llano Teller, Corona Rare, Forest Park, Aquafina, Giorgino, Painted Sable, and Game of Royalty completed the order of finish. Dm Streakin Thru Fire and Llano Teller ran as an entry.

Texas Classic Futurity Consolation

In the $84,049 Texas Classic Futurity consolation Bennie and Teresa Jeter's Executive Prince picked up the winner's purse of $22,413.

Judd Kearl saddled the two-year-old gelding ridden by Cody Jensen. He completed the 400 yards in :19.675 seconds to win by a head.

Richard Shearer's Might Be Southern settled for second under jockey Ricky Ramirez. Leading Lone Star Park trainer Trey Woods saddled the Southern Corona colt bred in New Mexico out of the First Down Dash mare Might Be A First. He earned $19,612.

Micky Tiner's home-bred Time To Zoom was a head off the leaders for third to earn $16,810. Also saddled by Kearl, the Azoom gelding was ridden by Rodrigo Vallejo.

Completing the field were Executive Precision, Party In Power, Candy Cartel, Inviting Snow and Jazzy Sixes. Cold Cash and Feature Honor were both scratched.

Live racing at Lone Star Park will resume with the 2011 Spring Thoroughbred Meet, which begins on Thursday, April 14, 2011.