Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeder Association

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Rainbow Derby(G1) Preview: Episode 4 (VIDEO)

Two-time Ruidoso Downs Grade 1 winner Apocalyptical Jess will try to win the $1,008,129 Rainbow Derby(G1) today (Saturday).

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By Greg Thompson, StallioneSearch.com

RUIDOSO, NM—JULY 20, 2019—StallioneSearch.com continues its webcast coverage of the 2019 Million-Dollar Rainbow weekend with coverage of the $1,000,000 Rainbow Futurity(G1) and the $1,008,129 Rainbow Derby(G1) from Ruidoso Downs.

On this episode, StallioneSearch.com talks with 2015 AQHA Racing champion Jockey Ricky Ramirez about the All American Futurity(G1) and Ruidoso Derby(G1) winning Apocalyptical Jess, who is the co-second fastest qualifier going into today's (Saturday) Rainbow Derby(G1) finals.

CLICK HERE to view Episode 4: Rainbow Derby(G1) Preview.

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Coverage of the Rainbow Futurity(G1) weekend is sponsored in its entirety by leading sire First Moonflash. The racing world lost the seven-time Grade 1 winner, and 4-time World Record Holder, who was standing at Double LL Farms in Bosque, New Mexico in 2019.

The legendary breeding career of this epic runner will continue with the availability of frozen semen for 2020.

LQHBA is the official authorized representative of the American Quarter Horse racing and breeding industry in Louisiana, the unified voice of quarter Horse breedings in the State of Louisiana for purposes of communicatting the advantages and rewards of breeding Quarter Horses in the State and for the purposes of a conducting and coordinating activities with breeding and racing agencies.