Qualifying Race: Won the AQHA Remington Park Championship Challenge (G2)
2024 Record: (3) 1-0-1, $48,413
Lifetime Record: (21) 6-6-4, $472,117

Owner: Bella Vista Farms, LLC
Breeder: The Mixer Ranch (OK)
Trainer: Eddie Lee Willis
Qualifying Jockey: Jhaciel Soto

Notes: A Tres Of Eagle earned his repeat invite to the 2024 Grade 1 AQHA Racing Challenge Championship by winning the Grade 2 AQHA Racing Remington Park Championship Challenge. Last year the son of multiple stake sire One Fabulous Eagle won the AQHA Challenge Championship(G1) at Lone Star Park, earning a berth to the Grade 1 Champion of Champions at Los Alamitos Race Course where he finished third behind champions Flash Bak and Empressum.

Qualifying Race: 4th in the Retama Park AQHA Racing Challenge Championship
2024 Record: (5) 1-0-2, $31,49
Lifetime Record: (21) 6-3-3, $129,874

Owner: Zack Stinebaugh, LC3 Cattle Co. and Lauren Mason
Breeder: Dallas Pryor (OK)
Trainer: Zackary Stinebaugh
Qualifying Jockey: Ali Rivera

Notes: Four-time graded stakes-placed Defours was fourth in the Retama Park AQHA Racing Challenge Championship in his last start from five this season. He won an allowance race in the start before that and will be looking for his first career stakes victory in the 2024 AQHA Racing Challenge Championship.

Qualifying Race: Won the AQHA Century Mile Championship Challenge
2024 Record: (5) 3-0-1, $37,407
Lifetime Record: (24) 16-3-2, $187,262

Owner: Jerry Stojan
Breeder: Steve D. Burns, DVM (CA)
Trainer: William H. Leech
Qualifying Jockey: J.B. Botello

Notes: The super consisent Flight Club has won 16 of 24 career starts including
four regionall Challenge races over his career. He earned his invite to the 
2024 AQHA Racing Challenge Championship (G1) by winning the AQHA Racing Century Mile Championship Challenge on August 23. This will be his second trip to Albuquerque, where he finished off-the-board in a troubled effort in the 2020 John Deere Juvenile Challenge Championship (G2). 

Qualifying Race: 2nd in the AQHA Grants Pass Championship Challenge
2024 Record: (10) 6-2-1, $59,520
Lifetime Record: (30) 11-7-2, $142,111

Owner: Boardshorts Stables, LLC
Breeder: Cavenaugh Quarter Horses, LLC (OK)
Trainer: Emilio Guerrero
Qualifying Jockey: Jose Figueroa

Notes: Ima Sixy Man picked up his invite to the AQHA Racing Challenge Championship(G1) off a second-place effort to Apolinaria Prize in the AQHA Racing Grants Pass Championship Challenge on September 22. The graded stakes-placed son of leading sire Corona Cartel was second in the PCQHRA Breeders' Derby(G2) at 3.

Qualifying Race: 2nd the AQHA Prairie Meadows Championship Challenge (G2)
2024 Record: (4) 1-1-0, $36,988
Lifetime Record: (25) 11-6-4, $460,154

Owner: Bradbury Racing
Breeder: Thomas Bradbury
Trainer: John D. Hammes
Qualifying Jockey: Stormy Smith

Notes: Nothin Like You earned his invite to the 2024 AQHA Racing Challenge Championship(G1) by finising second in the AQHA Racing Prairie Meadows Championship Chalenge(G2) two races back. He will be making his second appearance on the Racing Challenge Championship night after winning the 2022 Adequan Derby Challenge Championship(G3) at Horseshoe Indianapolis. The multiple graded stakes winner also won the Valley Junction Futurity(G3), Keokuk Staks(G3)-twice, Two Rivers Stakes(G3), Prairie Meadows Gold Derby, and Adequan Prairie Meadows Derby Challenge.

Qualifying Race: Won the AQHA Prairie Meadows Championship Challenge (G2)
2024 Record: (4) 2-0-0, $48,167
Lifetime Record: (19) 8-1-2, $185,333

Owner: Paul Wolfe
Breeder: Diane and Paul Wolfe (OK)
Trainer: Ed Ross Hardy
Qualifying Jockey: Angel Ramirez

Notes: One Fabulous Boy will be looking to bounce off a troubled effort in the Two River Stakes(G2) in his last start when he goes to the post in the 2024 AQHA Racing Challenge Championship(G1). The multiple graded stakes winning son of One Fabulous Eagle has won two of our starts this year.

Qualifying Race: Won the AQHA Retama Park Championship Challenge (G3)
2024 Record: (4) 2-1-0, $69,896
Lifetime Record: (27) 9-8-5, $411,428

Owner: Ruse Ranch, LLC
Breeder: Gary Kurz/Double M Racing (TX)
Trainer: Juan Diaz, Jr.
Qualifying Jockey: Nestor Duran

Notes: Pops First Lady earned her invite to the 2024 AQHA Racing 
ChallengeChampionship(G1) by winning the AQHA Racing Retama Park
Championship(G3) Challenge. The multiple graded stakes winning daughter
of Apollitical Jess also won the Selma Stakes and was second in the Decketta Stakes(G2) this season. 

Qualifying Race: 2nd in the AQHA Retama Park Championship Challenge (G3)
2024 Record: (7) 2-3-1, $66,419
Lifetime Record: (26) 8-6-3, $308,986

Owner: Able & Ethan Lopez/Manny Dutchover
Breeder: Garlyn O. Shelton (TX)
Trainer: Marc Jungers
Qualifying Jockey: Jose Alvarez

Notes: Shakers No Secret earned her invite to the 2024 AQHA Racing Challenge Championship(G1) by finishing second to Pops First Lady in the  AQHA Racing Retama Park Championship (G3) Challenge. The graded stakes winner won the West Texas Maturity (G3) and was a finalist in the Grade 1 All American Derby and Ruidoso QH Derby at 3.