Q-RACING JOURNAL—JUNE 5, 2013—Saturday's Heritage Place Futurity(G1) winner Big Biz Perry broke into this week's AQHA Racing-Horseplayernow.com National Top 10 rankings for the 2-year-olds by garnering the top spot with 95 votes. Sam Houston Futurity(G2) winner Especially Tres fell to #2 with 76 votes. Hes Relentless entered the poll at #7 off his second place performance in the Heritage Place Futurity(G1).

As for the older horses, No. 1 Rylees Boy continues to set the pace at the top of the poll, however Remington Park Championship(G1) winner Priceless Feature cracked the poll for the first time this year at #2. He got 93 votes compared to Rylees Boy's 94. Last week the reigning world champion had taken all one 100. Cold Cash 123 fell all the way to No. 8 from the No. 2 position following his off-the-board performance in the Remington Park Championship(G1).

Heritage Place Derby(G2) winner Brace For Bernal moved ahead of PJ Chick In Black and Remembering Spence for the #3 position. Former world champion and all-time leading money earner Ochoa entered the poll for the first time this season at #6 after finishing second to Priceless Feature in his first start this year.

NATIONAL RANKINGS, 2-YEAR-OLDS

1. BIG BIZ PERRY (95)
(Mr Jess Perry-Big Bizooms by Shazoom)
4-3-0-0 $392,450 1st – Heritage Place Futurity (G1)
2. ESPECIALLY TRES (76)
(Dashair-Delightfully Tres by Tres Seis)
2-2-0-0 $182,920 1st – Sam Houston Futurity (G2)
3. WR GOLDEN EAGLE (72)
(One Famous Eagle-WR Red Ace by Lucky Aces N Eights)
2-1-1-0 $135,567 1st – West Texas Futurity (G1)
4. CORONADO CARTEL (67)
(Corona Cartel-First Carolina by Mr Jess Perry)
3-3-0-0 $309,428 1st – Remington Park Oklahoma Bred Futurity (R)
5. GLITTER MY FACE (65)
(Special Cartel-Granny Janny by Pritzi Dash)
3-3-0-0 $123,892 1st – Kindergarten Futurity (G2)
6. FETCHING BEAUTY (40)
(No Secrets Here-Jess Racy Eyes by Mr Jess Perry)
3-1-1-0 $132,000 1st – Oklahoma Futurity (G2)
7. HES RELENTLESS (39)
(One Famous Eagle-This Dreams Flying by Strawfly Special)
3-2-1-0 $173,780 2nd – Heritage Place Futurity (G1)
8. SEPARATIST FIRSTDOWN (34)
(Separatist-Shesa Firstdown Jess by First Down Dash)
2-2-0-0 $88,602 1st – Harrah's Entertainment Futurity (G3)
9. HOUDINI (19)
(Valiant Hero-Pure Oklahoma by Takin On The Cash)
3-2-1-0 $143,274 2nd – Remington Park Oklahoma Bred Futurity (R)
10. WAGON TALES (17)
(Pyc Paint Your Wagon-Signs Zoomer by Shazoom)
4-2-1-1 $160,961 3rd – Heritage Place Futurity (G1)

Other horses receiving votes: Bradys March Madness (12), Moonifisant (4), Dashing Jet Rio (4), Won To Watch (2), One Quick Eagle (2), GI Genes (1).

NATIONAL RANKINGS, 3-YEAR-OLDS & OLDER

1. RYLEES BOY (94)
(Heza Motor Scooter-Pipistrelle by Rocky Jones)
2-1-0-1 $72,696 1st – Los Alamitos Winter Championship (G1)
2. PRICELESS FEATURE (93)
(Feature Mr Jess-Southern Price by Corona Cartel)
3-2-0-1 $210,713 1st – Remington Park Championship (G1)
3. BRACE FOR BERNAL (70)
(Furyofthewind-Zoom Bracer by Shazoom)
5-5-0-0 $247,599 1st – Heritage Place Derby (G2)
4. PJ CHICK IN BLACK (59)
(Desirio-Eddie Jym by Corona Cocktail)
3-3-0-0 $102,680 1st – West Texas Derby (G3)
5. REMEMBERING SPENCE (51)
(Tr Dasher-Sables Bono by Bono Jazz)
2-2-0-0 $100,593 1st – Los Alamitos Winter Derby (G1)
6. OCHOA (50)
(Tres Seis-Stolis Fortune by Stoli)
1-0-1-0 $49,874 2nd – Remington Park Invitational Championship (G1)
7. FIRST IN CLASS DBS (41)
(First Down Dash-A Chick Of Class by Chicks Beduino)
2-1-0-0 $60,090 9th – Remington Park Invitational Championship (G1)
8. COLD CASH 123 (32)
(Oak Tree Special-Hot Cash 123 by Takin On The Cash)
4-1-0-1 $56,025 7th – Remington Park Invitational Championship (G1)
9. TF FEATURED EFFORT (20)
(Feature Mr Jess-Meadow Creeks Effort by Special Effort)
2-1-0-1 $45,858 1st – West Texas Maturity (G2)
10. CHARVET (11)
(One Famous Eagle-Bloomingdales by First Down Dash)
4-2-1-1 $37,606 3rd – Oklahoma Derby

Other horses receiving votes: Fast Prize Mike (8), The Long Knife (8), Kool Country Man (5), Feature Mr Who (3), Mr Ease Cartel (3), Black Rosalita (2).

The 10 voters are:
Ed Burgart (Los Alamitos announcer/handicapper), Martha Claussen (Q-Racing Ace, writer/handicapper), Mike Cusortelli (writer/handicapper), Mike Joyce (TVG analyst), Tom Dawson (Q-Racing Ace, network television producer), Dale Day (Remington Park announcer/handicapper), Jerry Shottenkirk (Horseplayernow.com, handicapper/oddsmaker), Jeremy Plonk (Night School co-founder/host), Terry Turrell (Horseplayernow.com handicapper) and Ty Wyant (writer, Daily Racing Form and AQHA).

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