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All American Champions Headed For Lone Star Park
Lone Star Park wil kickoff their 2017 Quarter Horse Meet on Friday, September 15.

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All American Champions Headed For Lone Star Park

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX—SEPTEMBER 7, 2017—Grade 1 winners Fly Baby Fly, Hold Air Hostage and Jessies First Down, who captured the big three All American races over the Labor Day weekend at Ruidoso Downs are expected to ship to Lone Star Park, trainer Jimmy Padgett II told Daily Racing Form Wednesday.

Fly Baby Fly, winner of the $3 million All American Futurity(G1), is eligible for the October 21st trials for the $1 million Texas Classic Futurity at Lone Star Park.

Padgett said Hold Air Hostage, winner of the $1.3 million All American Derby(G1) on Sunday, could be pointed for the Grade 1 Champion of Champions at Los Alamitos.

Reigning AQHA Racing world champion Jessies First Down, who won the Grade 1 $200,00 All American Gold Cup on Sunday, is expected to make his next start in the $330,000 Bank of American Challenge Championship(G1) at Prairie Meadows October 14th. That race also carries a berth to the $750,000 Champion of Champions(G1).

The trainer indicated the horses will have an easy week and will undergo X-rays to make sure they all came out of their races with no problems.

Lone Star kicks off their 2017 Quarter Horse Meet on Friday, September 15th with trials for the AQHA Distance Challenge(G3) and Merial Distaff Challenge.