FREDERICKSBURG, TX—AUGUST 8, 2020—Coming off a troubled fifth-place effort in the G.C.F.A. Firecracker Futurity in her last start, Ojd Chavela J dominated the last of five trials Saturday for the $147,500 Gillespie County Fair Futurity when she rolled a 3-˝ length win.

Ridden by jockey Luis Vivanco, Ojd Chavela J completed the 350 yards in :17.792 seconds, recording a 94 speed index into a 12 mph headwind for trainer Adrian Huitron.

Racing for owner Jorge Navarro, the daughter of leading sire Valiant Hero, picked up her second win in three career starts. The chestnut filly broke her maiden in her career debut when she qualified to the $91,400 G.C.F.A. Firecracker Futurity July 5, however she ducked in halfway down the track in the final and had to settle for the $5,027 fifth-place payday.

Oscar and Esther Diaz bred Ojd Chavela J in Idaho from the Jesse James Jr mare One Prompt JJ.

Another Valiant Hero 2-year-old, Power Prize, was a nose winner in the fourth trial to record the second fastest qualifying time of :17.851 seconds, a 92 speed index into a 9 mph headwind.

Trainer Jorge Barrera saddled the sorrel gelding to his second win in three starts for owner Elizardo Garcia. Jose Vega had the riding call on the Oklahoma-bred out of Ferrari Fast Prize by Mr Jess Perry. Weetona Stanley is the breeder.

Ojd Lolo The Wagon, a stablemate of fastest qualifier Ojd Chavela J, finished second to Power Prize to get the third fastest time of :17.855 seconds, also a 92 speed index.

Winless in two starts the Idaho-bred daughter of champion Foose has the same trainer, jockey, owner and breeder as the fastest qualifier. She is out of the Pyc Paint Your Wagon mare Bugs Wagon.

Capo de Capi was the only other sire to get multiple qualifiers, siring 4th fastest Blue Capo and 5th fastest Buford T.

The 10 fastest qualifiers will return to Gillespie County Fairground on Sunday, August 23rd to vie for the $51,660 winners' share of the purse.

For a complete list of qualifiers, times, sires, dams, owns, breeders, trainers and jockeys to the Gillespie County Fair Futurity CLICK HERE