QUALIFYING HISTORY
TrackDateRaceNameFinish 
Los Alamitos11/20/201114Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity Trial4Chart

CONNECTIONS
 Jose Antonio Flores
Trainer

Jose Flores took over training duties for Eye On Corona just before the horse’s start in the Two Million trials. “Eye On Corona came to my barn about three weeks ago,” Flores said. “He came in good shape, and he’s a good horse. I was happy with the way he ran in his first start under the lights at Los Alamitos. (Jockey Rodrigo Aceves) has helped me a lot with this horse. We worked him out of the gate, and Rodrigo was happy with his work. He told me that the horse had amazing talent. I was first impressed with him in his last race at Ruidoso Downs. He broke terrible, and he made a ton of ground to finish in second place. We tried a couple of different things with him for this trial, and everything seems to have worked out well. If he comes back well and repeats this effort in the final, then we’ll be OK. He’s a very sound horse and thrilled with his race.” Flores has trained the winners of 939 races from 6,847 starts, with earnings of more than $10.4 million. His Grade 1 winners include West Coast Hawk, Startlet Hawk, Headturner, Blushin Bugs, IB Quick and A Tempting Dash.
 Francisco C Rubio
Jockey

Francisco Rubio has since 2008 ridden the winners of 342 races in 2,253 starts, with more than $4.6 million in earnings. He won the 2009 Champion of Champions(G1) aboard Freaky.

Rubio rode Hot Hitter to victory in the recent Governor's Cup Derby(RG1) at Los Alamitos. He has also ridden Snitcher, Fighter On Fire, Sheza Bad Habit, Chivlary Sr, Whatta Knockout, Merridco Hawk, Whole Lot Of Karma, Jumpn Beduino and The Goodbye Kisser to stakes victories.

 Tremor Enterprises LLC
Owner

Fly First Down is one of two Golden State qualifiers owned by Jose Trevino’s Tremor Enterprises of Mesquite, Texas.

Last year he won the All American Futurity(G1) with Mr Piloto, and in 2009, the Grade 1 Dash For Cash and Texas Classic futurities, with champion Tempting Dash.

PEDIGREE
Fly First Down - Tremor Enterprises LLC’s Fly First Down scored an impressive victory in his debut performance at Los Alamitos, as the son of All-Time Leading Sire of Money Earrners First Down Dash cruised to a length victory in the trial. Ridden by Francisco Rubio, Fly First Down flew out of the gate from post 6 and then pulled away en route to his daylight victory in :19.850.

Fly First Down arrived at Los Alamitos after finishing seventh as the fastest qualifier in the June 12 Ruidoso Futurity(G1). The Steve Burns-bred runner then had an easy gate workout under the lights at Los Alamitos, covering the 350 yards in :18.50.

He is one of seven ROM produced by his grade 1 placed dam Babe On The Fly by Strawfly Special. The earner of $246,111 also produced 2011 grade 2 placed Carne Vino ($52,77), a full brother to Fly Down First who finished third in the Governor's Cup Derby(G2).

Fly Down First's second dam is the "Blue Hen" stakes winning daughter of Streakin Six, Six On The Beach. She has produced nine ROM, six stakes horses and is the granddam of All American Derby(G1) winner Dont Let Down ($697,769), and grade 1 Distaff Challenge Championship winner Eye Caughtcha Peeking ($201,942).

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