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Grade 1 Ruidoso Winners Post Remington Park Gate Works on Thursday
Grade 1 All American Futurity winner Apocalyptical Jess posted his first gate work of 2019 on Thursday at Remington Park.

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Grade 1 Ruidoso Winners Post Remington Park Gate Works on Thursday

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MARCH 21, 2019—Trainer Trey Wood sent out a pair of 3-year-olds for their first official gate works at Remington Park today (Thursday). Both horses were grade 1 winning 2-year-olds at Ruidoso Downs last summer.

Bill T. Robbins' All American Futurity(G1) winner Apocalyptical Jess posted a :13.39 clocking for 250 yards, the second fastest from 44 works from the gate at that distance Thursday. The son of last year's leading sire of money earners Apollitical Jess won three of six starts last year and banked over $1.5 million.

Following a three-race win streak, that included the $3 million All American Futurity(G1), he finished his 2-year-old season last November with a sixth-place effort in the $1 million Texas Classic Futurity(G1) at Lone Star Park.

Bred in Oklahoma by Danny Joe Miller, from the Holland Ease mare Cassandra Crest, Apocalyptical Jess is possibly pointing to a start in the April 7th trials for the $400,000-est. Remington Park Oklahoma-Bred Derby(RG3) at Remington Park.

Blue Corazon won the the $1 million Grade 1 Ruidoso Futurity in 2018. © Gay Harris / Ruidoso Downs
Ruidoso Futurity(G1) winner Blue Corazon posted the ninth fastest 250 yard clocking from the gate of :13.61 seconds on Thursday. Last season the son of leading second-crop sire Coronado Cartel won three of five starts including the Grade 1 $1 million Ruidoso Futurity in June.

Owned by Newman Cattle Company LLC, Blue Corazon banked $430,852 as a 2-year-old. Bred in Arkansas by Corner K Quarter Horses LLC, from the Takin On The Cash mare Bye Bye Baby Goodbye, his last start was a second-place effort in the October 20, 2018 Texas Classic Futurity trials at Lone Star Park.

Blue Corazon could make his first start as a 3-year-old in the Grade 1 Ruidoso Derby trials May 26.