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IM A FANCY PYC QUALIFIES TO ALL AMERICAN FUTURITY
G.R. CARTER JR. PLACES FOUR OF FIVE IN FINALS
In A Fancy Pyc, under jockey G.R. Carter Jr., posted the second fastest qualifying time on day 1.
© Gay Harris / Ruidoso DownsRUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—AUGUST 14, 2014—Im A Fancy Pyc rolled to his fifth win in six starts to set the second fastest-qualifying time on the first day of trials to the Grade 1, $2.6 All American Futurity while jockey G.R. Carter Jr. won seven of the 14 trials and was aboard four of the five finalists established on Thursday afternoon.
“The stars have to be aligned for that to happen,” hall of famer Carter, the all-time leading everything jockey, said. “It’s great.” Carter was on fastest qualifier Thunderball B, Im A Fancy Pyc, Jm Miracle and Tempting Destiny.
The horses with the five-fastest times from Thursday’s trials join the horses with the five-fastest times on Friday in the 440-yard finals on Labor Day. The winner takes home a check for $1.3 million. The All American Futurity offers the largest purse of any two-year-old race of any breed in North America.
Dustin Cox’s Im A Fancy Pyc, a $50,000 supplemental nominee to enter the trials, rolled to a four-and-one-quarter-length devastation of his rivals in the 11th trial. His time of :21.337 was nearly the fastest qualifying time.
After his dominating win, jockey Garter Jr. pulled him up on the turn and opted not to gallop him back to the winner’s circle. Instead he was given a trailer ride home to the stable of 12-time national champion trainer Paul Jones.
Jones went to the barn to meet the horse. “He’s not bad,” said Jones. “He’ll be back for the finals.”
Carter, the most experienced jockey in quarter horse racing history, was taking the wise route with the horse. “I just wanted to be safe and give him a ride (to the barn),” said Carter.
Im A Fancy Pyc was making his Ruidoso Downs debut after winning four of five starts at Remington Park. He won his first four starts and then was a troubled sixth in the Grade 1, $1,021,000 Heritage Place Futurity. His winning streak was highlighted by a hard-fought head win in the $861,000 Remington Park Oklahoma-bred Futurity.
Weetona Stanley and William Smith bred the Pyc Paint Your Wagon colt in Oklahoma from the Mr Jess Perry mare First Prize Fancy. Winner of the Remington Park Futurity(RG3) at Remington Park earlier this year, the brown colt has earned $402,765 this season.
For the list of All American Futurity qualifiers from day 1, including times, sires, dams, owners, breeders, trainers and jockeys CLICK HERE.
The second day of trials get underway at 1:00 p.m. (MDT) with 14 races on the card.
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