In the last five years, Eddie Lee Willis has sent out 80 winners and the earners of more than $1.6 million from 430 starters. Willis is the son of Eddie Dean Willis, an all-time top-10 leading trainer who has conditioned the earners of more than $24 million. With earnings of more than $3.39 million last year, Eddie D. was the second-leading trainer in 2013, when he sent out Jimmy Brooks on champion Feature Hero to win the $2,809,784 All American Derby (G1), the richest race in Quarter Horse history.
Jimmy D Brooks Jockey
Jimmy Dean Brooks was the sport’s fifth-leading jockey in 2013, when he rode the earners of more than $2.9 million. Among his winners was champion Feature Hero, who he rode for Eddie Dean Willis to win the $2,809,784 All American Derby (G1), the richest race in Quarter Horse history. The son of legendary rider Roy Brooks, Jimmy has ridden the earners of more than $15.25 million, including 1,180 winners from 8,700 starts.
Bill Price Owner
based in Thackerville, Oklahoma, Bill Price has bred the earners of more than $7.4 million, including homebred champion A Real Man ($308,819), 2012 All American Futurity qualifier BP Cartels Alibi ($537,441), Southern Takes All ($369,093) and A Snowy Cartel ($316,925).
PEDIGREE
Bps Jumpn Frisco - Starting a full card of All American Derby trials off with a strong race, BPs Jumpin Frisco defeated Linda Tee Fire and Lotta Love For Robyn to post the fastest qualifying time. The gelding was a finalist in the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity (G1) and this year was third in the Heritage Place Derby (G2) and Remington Park Oklahoma-Bred Derby (R).
BPs Jumpin Frisco is one of two horses qualified by trainer Eddie Willis, the other being A Toss Up.
Sire Jumpn was 12-times in the top 3 in 20 career starts, with earnings of $187,555. His stakes appearances include a win in the Los Alamitos Million Juvenile Invitational (RG3), and second place runs in the Grade 1 Kindergarten Futurity and Golden State Derby. From four crops to race, Jumpn has sired the earners of more than $1.2 million. Jumpn stands at Hart Farms in Kaplan, Louisiana.
BPs Jumpin Frisco is a half brother to champion A Real Man (by Heza Fast Man, $308,819) and six-figure earner Thats The Man (by Heza Fast Man, $107,709). A daughter of Dash For Cash, Frisco Fling has produced 10 winners from 14 starters with earnings of more than $1 million. In addition to top racehorses, Frisco Fling also produced the Disco Jerry (TB) gelding Discos Dash, who was a reserve world champion in pole bending at the AQHA World Championship Show
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