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AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION—DECEMBER 7, 2016—Top-ranked 2-year-old Imperial Eagle bolstered his resume in winning Sunday's $200,000 Southwest Juvenile Championship (G1) at Zia Park and unanimously was voted No. 1 in this week's AQHA Racing-Horseplayernow.com National Poll for the juveniles.
He garnered all 110 points in the balloting to pace a Top 10 that did not change from a week ago. The All American Futurity (G1) winner Imperial Eagle now has a pair of Grade 1 victories on his resume, joining Runnning Brook Gal as the only freshmen to score two Grade 1 victories at the classic 440 yards (she won that double in 2009).
Meanwhile, A Revenant sits a clear-cut No. 2 on the strength of his Rainbow Futurity (G1) score this summer, but No. 3 Lotta Blues Man will get to make his case this weekend in the $1,950,050 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity (G1).
All American Derby (G1) winner EC Jet One holds a tenuous 100-94 edge atop the poll this week for the 3-year-old-and-older set. But No. 2 Heza Dasha Fire figures to vault him if he’s able to score in the all-important $600,000 Champion of Champions (G1) on Saturday night at Los Alamitos. Challengers in the Champion of Champions include this week's No. 4 AJs High, No. 6 Big Lew and No. 10 He Looks Hot.
NATIONAL RANKINGS, 2-YEAR-OLDS
- IMPERIAL EAGLE (110)
- A REVENANT (100)
- LOTTA BLUES MAN (77)
- HIGH PLAINS PERRY (70)
- CHAZAQ (58)
- APOLLTICAL CHAD (54)
- CORONAS FIRST DIVA (43)
- DUPONTE (33)
- ONE PROUD EAGLE (25)
- THE MARFA LIGHTS (22)
TF Racee Runaway (17), Eye N Capo (2), RDD Lajollanfastdash (2), Racy High Roller (1), Just Call Me Carter (1).
NATIONAL RANKINGS, 3-YEAR-OLDS & OLDER
- EC JET ONE (100)
- HEZA DASHA FIRE (94)
- JESS GOOD CANDY (84)
- AJS HIGH (80)
- JESSIES FIRST DOWN (66)
- BIG LEW (47)
- FIRST VALIANT SIGN (32)
- MOONIN THE EAGLE (31)
- VALIANT ROGUE (28)
- HE LOOKS HOT (23)
Celtic Emblem (6), Sass Me Blue (5), Rite Regal (4), Brave Heart Won (3), Moonist (2).
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