RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—MAY 23, 2020—Jettz, a half-brother AQHA Racing Champion Distance Horse Wahoo, broke his maiden Saturday while posting the top qualifying time on day 2 for the $1-Million Grade 1 Ruidoso Futurity at Ruidoso Downs.

The five fastest qualifiers, from Friday's 14 trials, and the five fastest qualifiers, from today's (Saturday) 14 trials, will face off in the first-leg of the Ruidoso Triple Crown on Sunday, June 7. They will vie for the winner's share of the million-dollar Grade 1 futurity purse, valued at $420,000.

Ridden by jockey Francisco Calderon, Jettz got his first win in three starts by defeating Packsaddle Senator in the second trial. The son of leading first-crop sire One Fabulous Eagle was clocked in :17.818 seconds, an 86 speed index into a 13 mph headwind to set the top mark.

"He broke so sharp that we were in front quickly, and I think that gave a young horse the confidence to keep going," Calderon said. "The ten-horse came back on us a little bit, but my horse wasn't going to let him get ahead. The gelding acts like an older horse. He certainly will be able to use more ground later."

Racing for owner-breeder Bobby D. Cox and trainer John Buchanan, Jettz finished third in his career debut on May 4 to qualify for the $891,900 Remington Park Oklahoma-Bred Futurity(RG1). He was a close fifth in a blanket finish to the April 18th final earning $62,433 for the effort.

"He's so big he looks more like an 870 horse, but here we are at 350 yards," Buchanan said. "He's really starting to get the hang of it. Those two races at Remington Park before we came to Ruidoso really made a big difference because he got settled in and used to things. He's a real big horse and now he's sort of growing into himself."

Jettz second dam is the stakes winner and former Broodmare of the Year Fitting Celebration, the dam of champion Brimmerton and grade 1 winner Gone Celebrating. This is also the family of champion Duponte and Heritage Place Futurity(G1) winner Sunnysyde and Nymeria.

Packsaddle Senator who finished second to Jettz held on for the second fastest time on day 2 of :17.859 seconds, giving his owner-breeder Wootan Racing their second 2020 Ruidoso Futurity(G1) qualifier.

On Friday trainer Michael Joiner saddled Wootan Racing's Jess Good Candy filly, Misscandymountain, to the third fastest qualifying time on day 1.

Trainer Gerald W. Reed put champion jockey James Flores in the irons aboard Packsaddle Senator, who is still a maiden from three starts. The daughter of multiple stakes sire Louisiana Senator finished second in her Remington Park Futurity trial and was third in a Maiden race in her previous start April 25 at Remington. The Oklahoma-bred filly is from the Shazoom mare Eyes A Shazoom.

Cyber Monday, a colt by leading sire Favorite Cartel, did not disappoint backers in the opening trial with a half-length win, after bobbling the start, to get the third fastest time of :18.007 into an 11 mph headwind. Sergio Becerra, Jr. had the riding call.

Racing for owner L O S LLC and Abelardo F. Gallegos, the brown colt entered the trials off a bullet work during schooling races at Ruidoso Downs May 7th. That day he posted the fastest time from 131 two-year-olds. The $140,000 Ruidoso Select Sale graduate out of multiple stakes producing Corona Cartel mare Remember Me Rose was bred in California by Steve Burns.

La Feliz Montana Ranch LLC also got their second 2020 Ruidoso Futurity(G1) qualifier on day 2 when the royally-bred Favorite Blue Girl posted a half-length win in the 10th trial to earn the fourth fastest time of :18.040 seconds.

Yesterday (Friday), La Feliz Montana Ranch LLC's Elmer posted the fastest qualifying time of :17.799 seconds for the 14 trial races contested, that time held up as the over-all fastest qualifier from both days. Jose Meraz trains and Federico Martinez had the riding call aboard both qualifiers.

Favorite Blue Girl also entered the trials off a Ruidoso schooling race on May 6th where she posted the second fastest time from 127 head. The half-sister to AQHA Racing World Champion Blues Girls Too sold for $48,000 in 2019 Los Alamitos Equine Sale. She is by leading sire Favorite Cartel from the Sixarun mare Run The Dash. Lucky Seven Ranch bred the filly in Oklahoma.

Kj Daisy Duke, a daughter of a leading second-crop sire Kiss My Hocks, popped-the-bubble in Saturday's final trial (Race 14) with an impressive career debut. She defeated heavily favored Best Moonflash by three-quarter to get the final qualifying time of :18.042 seconds, into a 9 mph headwind.

An Arizona homebred, Kj Daisy Duke races for John Lee, Kathy Lee and Ruben Mares. Alan Hernandez had the riding call aboard the sorrel filly for trainer Wesley T. Giles. The first-time starter is out of the Swingin Jess mare Jess Wild.

For the final field for the $1,000,000 Ruidoso Futurity, their times, sires, dams, owners, breeders, trainers and jockeys CLICK HERE.

The second five fastest qualifiers from each day of trials will be preferred invites to the $100,000 Ruidoso Juvenile Invitational that will also run back on Sunday, June 7. For a list of those horses CLICK HERE.

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Ruidoso Derby trials will take place tomorrow (Sunday) at Ruidoso Downs with 11 heats of 3-year-olds running to qualify for the $750,000 GI Ruidoso Derby.

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