Oxbow, sixth-place finisher as a 25-1 shot in the Kentucky Derby, cruised to an early lead to win the $1 million Preakness Stakes by 1 3/4 lengths, at 15-1, on Saturday. Kentucky Derby winner Orb, the odds on favorite, broke his impressive five-win streak to finish fourth. Itsmyluckyday and Mylute were second and third, respectively.

“I get paid to spoil dreams,” said Oxbow’s trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who realized his sixth Preakness and 15th Triple Crown wins with Oxbow’s victory at odss of 15-1.

It was the third Preakness win for Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, 50, whose last came aboard Point Given in 2001. Stevens returned to racing this past January, after a seven-year retirement during which he pursued an acting career.

“He was so right today,” said Stevens of Oxbow. “It reminded me of Winning Colors in the Derby.” Stevens won the 1988 Kentucky Derby on Winning Colors, trained by Lukas and one of only three fillies to ever win the Derby.

Oxbow also gave owner Calumet Farm its eighth Preakness win. The historic farm has also produced eight Kentucky Derby winners, including Triple Crown winners Whirlaway (1941) and Citation (1948).

Sired by Awesome Again, Oxbow was bred by Colts Neck Stables and purchased by Calumet for $250,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. His biggest win prior to the Preakness came in the G3 LeComte Stakes at Fair Grounds in Jamuary. He also placed second by a head to stablemate Will Take Charge in the G2 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn in March.

Oxbow, who now has a record 3 wins, one second, one third and $921,000 from 10 starts, was one of three Lukas entries in the nine-horse Preakness field. Will Take Charge finished seventh and Titletown Five was last.

Kentucky Derby winner Orb will be the horse to beat this Saturday in the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. But Mylute, who followed Orb from the tail end of the pack through the back stretch and closed to finish fourth, could be a sentimental favorite for cutting horse fans, especially those from Texas.

Trained by Tom Amoss for GoldMark Farm, Mylute, was bred by long-time NCHA member Mike G. Rutherford, Houston, Tex., whose son, Mike Jr., 53, of Buda, Tex., is a well-known non-pro competitor.

“I was close to 30 when I started riding cutting horses,” said Rutherford Jr. “I traded a Thoroughbred mare for a cutting horse. Ann Riddle and my dad picked her out for me. He used to have cutters and has been looking at horses for so many years that I really trust him.”

One of Rutherford Sr.’s star homebreds, now a member of his Kentucky-based Manchester Farm broodmare band, is the Seattle Slew daughter Lakeway, winner of four Grade 1 stakes races: the Santa Anita Oaks, Mother Goose, Hollywood Oaks and Las Virgenes. Rutherford also bred Cara Rafaela, 2006 broodmare of the year and dam of Bernardini, world champion 3-year-old and 2006 Preakness winner over Barbaro, who suffered a fracture during the race that led to his untimely death.

Mike Rutherford Jr.’s first significant win came in 2000 aboard Dual Flo in the NCHA Non-Pro Super Stakes. But 2008 proved a banner year for him as well, when he showed two 4-year-olds, Magnifi Cat and Smart Taz Trouble, as a finalist in seven limited age event finals, as well as 3-year-old Quite The Fat Cat, as a finalist in the NCHA Non-Pro Futurity.

In addition to her Texas connections through Rutherford, Mylute also carries the colors for her dam’s sire, 20-year-old Valid Expectations, the perennial leading sire in Texas. Valid Expectations stands at Lanes End Texas in Hempstead.

Covered in mud from the heels of his rivals, Orb made his move, six horses wide, coming out of the backstretch. When he drove past the wire by 2 1/2 lengths, 18 horses followed in his wake, including the 16 he had passed on his way to win the $2 million Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4.

Trained by Shug McGauhey, ridden by Joel Rosario, and sent off as the 5-1 favorite, Orb covered the 1 1/4 miles in 2.02.80, on a sloppy track. It was the fifth consecutive win for the son of Malibu Moon and the first Derby win for both McGauhey and Rosario.

Golden Soul, at 34-1, finished second, while second-favorite Revolutionary, with 3-time Derby winner Calvin Borel aboard, placed third.

“I was so far behind, but he did it so easy,” said Rosario, who won the world’s richest race, the $10 million Dubai World Cup, six weeks ago on 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom. “I let him be calm and relaxed. This guy today, it was all him.”

“I couldn’t believe what I was seeing,” said Hall of Fame and Eclipse Award winning trainer McGauhey, who has saddled horses for Orb’s owner and breeder, Phipps Stable, since 1988.

It was 23-1 longshot Palace Malice, ridden by Derby veteran Mike Smith, who lead the charge down the backstretch with near record fractions of 22.57 and 45.33, and tired to finish twelfth. Palace Malice was one of five horses sent off by trainer Todd Pletcher, who also had four contenders in Friday’s $1 million Kentucky Oaks for fillies, including the winner, 38-1 longshot Princess of Sylmar.

The order of finish for the 2013 Kentucky Derby: Orb, Golden Soul, Revolutionary, Normandy Invasion, Mylute, Oxbow, Lines of Battle, Will Take Charge, Charming Kitten, Giant Finish, Overanalyze, Palace Malice, Java’s War, Verrazano, Itsmyluckyday, Frac Daddy, Vyjack, Falling Sky. Check here for pre-race details on individual entries.

Here is the field, listed in post position and with morning line odds, for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. The best odds for winning trainer? Todd Pletcher with five contenders, including morning line second-favorite Verrazano.

SCRATCHED
1 BLACK ONYX by Rock Hard Ten
Morning Line odds: 50-1
50 pts/Winner G3 Spiral Stakes
Career: 5s 3-1-0 – $407,810
Trainer: Kelly Breen
Rider: Joe Bravo
Owner: Sterling Racing

2 OXBOW by Awesome Again
Morning Line odds: 30-1
36 pts/Runnerup to Will Take Charge in G2 Rebel Stake
Career: 9s 2-1-1 – $383,500
Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas
Rider: Gary Stevens – 3 Kentucky Derby wins
Owner: Calumet Farm
NOTE: Caught in traffic to place 5th in GI Arkansas Derby

3 REVOLUTIONARY by War Pass (deceased, 1st crop)
Morning Line odds: 10-1
110 pts/Winner of G2 Louisiana Derby and G3 Wither Stakes
Career: 6s 3-1-2 – $748,300
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Rider: Calvin Borel – 3 Kentucky Derby wins in last 6 years
Owner: WinStar Farm
NOTE:
Comes into Derby off of 3 consecutive wins

4 GOLDEN SOUL by Perfect Soul
Morning Line odds: 50-1
14 pts/4th G2 Louisiana Derby; 2nd G3 Lecomte
Career: 5s 1-2-0 – $117,400
Trainer: Dallas Stewart
Rider: Robby Albarado
Owner: Charles Fipke
NOTE: Fipke also owns Java’s War

5 NORMANDY INVASION by Tapit
Morning Line odds: 12-1
44 pts/Runnerup by a neck in G1 Wood and by a nose in G2 Remsen
Career: 5s 1-2-0 – $300,240
Trainer: Chad Brown
Rider: Javier Casettano
Owner: Fox Hill Farms
NOTE: Closer

6 MYLUTE by Midnight Lute (1st crop)
Morning Line odds: 15-1
42 pts/Runnerup by a neck to Revolutionary in G2 Louisiana Derby
Career: 9s 2-3-2 – $417,695
Trainer: Tom Amoss
Rider: Rosie Napravnik
Owner: GoldMark Farm
NOTE: Napravnik will be just the fifth woman to ever ride in the Kentucky Derby

7 GIANT FINISH by Frost Giant (1st crop)
Morning Line odds: 50-1
10 pts/3rd G3 Spiral Stakes
Career: 5s 2-1-1 – $133,050
Trainer: Tony Dutrow
Rider: Jose Espinoza
Owner: Sunrise Stables

8 GOLDENCENTS by Into Mischief (1st crop sire)
Morning Line odds: 5-1
129 pts/Winner of G1 Santa Anita Derby and G3 Sham Stakes
Career: 6s 4-1-0 – $1,250,000
Trainer: Doug O’Neil – won Kentucky Derby in 2012 with I’ll Have Another
Rider: Kevin Krigger -Goldencents’ regular rider in all 6 starts
Owner: W.C. Racing, Dave Kenney, and RAP Racing
NOTE: 9 Santa Anita Derby winners have gone on to win the Kentucky Derby, including I’ll Have Another

9 OVERANALYZE by Dixie Union
Morning Line odds: 15-1
110 pts/Winner G1 Arkansas Derby and G2 Remsen Stakes
Career: 7 s 4-0-1 – $956,381
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Rider: Rafael Bejarano
Owner: Repole Stable
NOTE: Ridden by Bejarano in Arknsas Derby win

10 PALACE MALICE by Curlin (1st crop)
Morning Line odds: 20-1
50 pts/Runnerup by a neck to Java’s War in G1 Blue Grass Stakes
Career: 6s 1-3-1 $262,000
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Rider: Mike Smith – won 2005 Kentucky Derby on Count Giacomo
Owner: Dogwood Stable
NOTE: Blinkers ON

11 LINES OF BATTLE by War Front
Morning Line odds: 30-1
100 pts/Won G2 UAE Derby
Career: 6s 3-1-0 – $1,276,204
Trainer: Aidan O’Bien
Rider: Jamie Moore
Owner: Joseph Allen; Mrs. John Magnier
NOTE: First-time Lazix; first start on dirt

12 ITSMYLUCKYDAY by Lawyer Ron (deceased, 2nd crop)
Morning Line odds: 15-1
50 pts/Winner G3 Holy Bull by 2 lengths
Career: 10s 5-2-0 – $625,600
Trainer: Eddie Plesa Jr
Rider: Elvis Trujillo
Owner: Trilogy Stables and Laurie Plesa
NOTE: Runnerup to Orb in GI Florida Derby; this is second start off layoff

13 FALLING SKY by Lion Heart
Morning Line odds: 50-1
30 pts/Winner G3 Sam Davis Stakes
Career: 6s 3-0-1 – $249,800
Trainer: John Terranova
Rider: Luis Saez
Owner: Newtown Stud, Covello and Bulger

14 VERRAZANO by More Than Ready
Morning Line odds: 4-1
150 pts/Winner of GI Wood Memorial and G2 Tampa Bay Derby
Career: 4s 4-0-0 (all at 3) – $861,300
Trainer: Todd Pletcher – won 2010 Kentucky Derby with Super Saver
Rider: John Velazquez – won 2011 Kentucky Derby on Animal Kingdon
Owner: Let’s Go Stable, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith
NOTE: Verrazano has been ridden by Velazquez in all 4 starts

15 CHARMING KITTEN by Kitten’s Joy
Morning Line odds: 20-1
20 pts/3rd G1 Blue Grass Stakes
Career: 7s 2-2-2 – $257,000
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Rider: Edgar Prado
Owner: Ken and Sarah Ramsey
NOTE: First start on dirt

16 ORB by Malibu Moon
Morning Line odds: 7-2
150 pts/Winner of G1 Florida Derby and G2 Fountain of Youth
Career: 7s 4-0-1 – $921,050
Trainer: Shug McGaughy
Rider: Joel Rosario (4th in 2010, in 1st Derby ride)
Owner: Stuart Janney III; Phipps Stable
NOTE: John Velazquez rode Orb in colt’s 2 graded stakes wins

17 WILL TAKE CHARGE by Unbridled’s Song
Morning Line odds: 20-1
60 pts/Winner of G2 Rebel Stakes
Career: 7s 3-1-0 – $545,371
Trainer D. Wayne Lukas – 4 Kentucky Derby winners
Rider: John Court
Owner: Willis Horton
NOTE: Starting off of 49-day layoff

18 FRAC DADDY by Scat Daddy (2nd crop)
Morning Line odds: 50-1
44 pts/Runnerup to Overanalyze in G1 Arkansas Derby
Career: 6 s 1-3-0 – $270,596
Trainer: Kenny McPeek
Rider: Victor Lebron
Owner: Magic City Partners
NOTE: Game duel as runnerup by a nose in GII Kentucky Jockey Club

19 JAVA’S WAR by War Pass (deceased, 1st crop)
Morning Line odds: 15-1
122 pts/Winner of the GI Blue Grass Stakes
Career: 7s 5-1-1 – $561,772
Trainer: Kenny McPeek – 2nd in 1995 Kentucky Derby with Tejano Run
Rider: Julien Leparoux
Owner: Charles Fipke
NOTE: Runnerup to Verrazano in the GII Tampa Bay Derby

20 VYJACK by Into Mischief (1st crop sire)
Morning Line odds: 15-1
70 pts/Winner of G3 Gotham Stakes; 3rd G1 Wood Memorial
Career: 4s 4-0-0 – $397,200
Trainer: Rudy Rodriguez
Rider: Garrett Gomez
Owner: Pick Six Racing

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21 FEAR THE KITTEN by Kitten’s Joy
Morning Line odds: 50-1
10 pts/2nd G3 Southwest Stakes
Career: 7 2-1-1 – $160,715
Trainer: Michael Maker
Rider: Alan Garcia
Owner: Frank Irwin

Post position draw is Wednesday for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. The best odds for winning trainer? Todd Pletcher with five contenders, including probable favorite Verrazano. Odds for entries will be determined on Wednesday, following the draw, but here is a rundown on North American leaders, based on qualifying points:

ORB by Malibu Moon
150 pts/Winner of GI Florida Derby and GII Fountain of Youth
Career: 7s 4-0-1 – $921,050
Trainer: Shug McGaughy
Rider: Joel Rosario (4th in 2010 in 1st Derby ride)
Owner: Stuart Janney III & Phipps Stable
NOTE: John Velazquez rode Orb in colt’s 2 graded stakes wins

VERRAZANO by More Than Ready
150 pts/Winner of GI Wood Memorial and GII Tampa Bay Derby
Career: 4s 4-0-0 (all at 3) – $861,300
Trainer: Todd Pletcher – won 2010 Kentucky Derby with Super Saver
Rider: John Velazquez – won 2011 Kentucky Derby on Animal Kingdon
Owner: Let’s Go Stable, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith
NOTE: Verrazano has been ridden by Velazquez in all 4 starts

GOLDENCENTS by Into Mischief (1st crop sire)
129 pts/Winner of GI Santa Anita Derby and GIII Sham Stakes
Career: 6s 4-1-0 – $1,250,000
Trainer: Doug O’Neil – won Kentucky Derby in 2012 with I’ll Have Another
Rider: Kevin Krigger -Goldencents’ regular rider in all 6 starts
Owner: W.C. Racing, Dave Kenney, and RAP Racing
NOTE: 9 Santa Anita Derby winners have gone on to win the Kentucky Derby, including I’ll Have Another

JAVA’S WAR by War Pass (deceased, 1st crop)
122 pts/Winner of the GI Blue Grass Stakes
Career: 7s 5-1-1 – $561,772
Trainer: Kenny McPeek – 2nd in 1995 Kentucky Derby with Tejano Run
Rider: Julien Leparoux
Owner: Charles Fipke
NOTE: Runnerup to Verrazano in the GII Tampa Bay Derby

OVERANALYZE by Dixie Union
110 pts/Winner GI Arkansas Derby and GII Remsen Stakes
Career: 7 s 4-0-1 – $956,381
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Rider: Rafael Bejarano
Owner: Repole Stable
NOTE: Ridden by Bejarano in Arkansas Derby win

REVOLUTIONARY by War Pass (deceased, 1st crop)
110 pts/Winner of GII Louisiana Derby and GIII Wither Stakes
Career: 6s 3-1-2 – $748,300
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Rider: Calvin Borel – 3 Kentucky Derby wins in last 6 years
Owner: WinStar Farm
NOTE:
Comes into Derby off of 3 consecutive wins

VYJACK by Into Mischief (1st crop sire)
70 pts/Winner of GIII Gotham Stakes; 3rd Wood Memorial
Career: 4s 4-0-0 – $397,200
Trainer: Rudy Rodriguez, former assist. to Rick Dutrow Jr.
Rider: Garrett Gomez
Owner: Pick Six Racing

WILL TAKE CHARGE by Unbridled’s Song
60 pts/Winner of GII Rebel Stakes
Career: 7s 3-1-0 – $545,371
Trainer D. Wayne Lukas – 4 Kentucky Derby winners
Rider: John Court
Owner: Willis Horton

ITSMYLUCKYDAY by Lawyer Ron (deceased, 2nd crop)
50 pts/Winner GIII Holy Bull
Career: 10s 5-2-0 – $625,600
Trainer: Eddie Plesa Jr
Rider: Elvis Trujillo
Owner: Trilogy Stables and Laurie Plesa
NOTE: Runnerup to Orb in GI Florida Derby

PALACE MALICE by Curlin (1st crop)
50 pts/Runnerup by a neck to Java’s War in GI Blue Grass Stakes
Career: 6s 1-3-1 $262,000
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Rider: Mike Smith – won 2005 Kentucky Derby on Count Giacomo
Owner: Dogwood Stable
NOTE: Blinkers on in 4-27 work

BLACK ONYX by Rock Hard Ten
50 pts/Winner GIII Spiral Stakes
Career: 5s 3-1-0 – $407,810
Trainer: Kelly Breen
Rider: Joe Bravo
Owner: Sterling Racing
NOTE: Made bid 5 wide in Spiral to win by 1 1/2

GOVERNOR CHARLIE by Midnight Lute (1st crop) – OUT
50 pts/Winner GIII Sunland Derby
Career: 3s 2-1-0
Trainer: Bob Baffert – 3 Kentucky Derby winner
Owner: Mike Pegram

NORMANDY INVASION by Tapit
44 pts/Runnerup by a neck in GI Wood and by a nose in GII Remsen
Career: 5s 1-2-0 – $300,240
Trainer: Chad Brown
Rider: Javier Casettano
Owner: Fox Hill Farms
NOTE: Closer

FRAC DADDY by Scat Daddy (2nd crop)
44 pts/Runnerup to Overanalyze in GI Arkansas Derby
Career: 6 s 1-3-0 – $270,596
Trainer: Kenny McPeek
Rider: Victor Lebron
Owner: Magic City Partners
NOTE: Game duel as runnerup by a nose in GII Kentucky Jockey Club

MYLUTE by Midnight Lute (1st crop)
42 pts/Runnerup by a neck to Revolutionary in G II Louisiana Derby
Career: 9s 2-3-2 – $417,695
Trainer: Tom Amoss
Rider: Rosie Napravnik
Owner: GoldMark Farm
NOTE: Napravnik will be just the fifth woman to ever ride in the Kentucky Derby

OXBOW by Awesome Again
36 pts/Runnerup to Will Take Charge in GII Rebel Stake
Career: 9s 2-1-1 – $383,500
Trainer: D. Wayne Lukas
Rider: Gary Stevens – 3 Kentucky Derby wins
Owner: Calumet Farm
NOTE: Caught in traffic to place 5th in GI Arkansas Derby

FALLING SKY by Lion Heart
30 pts/Winner GIII Sam Davis Stakes
Career: 6s 3-0-1 – $249,800
Trainer: John Terranova
Rider: TBD
Owner: Newtown Stud, Covello and Bulger

CHARMING KITTEN by Kitten’s Joy
20 pts/3rd GI Blue Grass Stakes
Career: 7s 2-2-2 – $257,000
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Rider: TBD
Owner: Ken and Sarah Ramsey

WINNING CAUSE by Giant’s Causeway – OUT
20 pts/Winner GIII Lexington Stakes
Career: 7s 3-1-0 – $206,104
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Owner: A1 Racing

CODE WEST by Lemon Drop Kind – OUT
20 pts/Runnerup by a nose in GII Risen Star
Career: 7s 1-3-2 $156,000
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Owner: Gary and Mary West

TIZ A MINISTER by Ministers Wild Cat – OUT
20 pts/3rd GII San Felipe; 4th GI Santa Anita Derby
Career: 11s 2-4-2 – $327,780
Trainer: Paul Aquirre
Owner: S.A.Y. Racing
NOTE: California-Bred stakes winner

GOLDEN SOUL by Perfect Soul
14 pts/4th GII Louisiana Derby; 2nd GIII Lecomte
Career: 5s 1-2-0 – $117,400
Trainer: Dallas Stewart
Rider: TBD
Owner: Charles Fipke

FEAR THE KITTEN by Kitten’s Joy
6 pts/2nd GIII South West Stakes
Career 6s 2-1-1 – $70,215
Trainer: Mike Maker
Rider: TBD
Owner: Frank Irvin

Rachel Alexandra, 2009 Horse of the Year and one of the most celebrated mares in the history of Thoroughbred racing, was taken to Rood and Riddle Equine Clinic in Lexington, Ky., late Wednesday for complications related to the birth of a filly sired by Bernardini. She underwent surgery to repair bruising in her small colon, which was injured during foaling. Dr. Brett Woodie performed the surgery and Rachel Alexandra is currently in recovery. A full prognosis cannot be determined at this time, but her condition is serious.

“We are solely focused on making sure Rachel is as comfortable as possible. She is showing the same strength and courage now that she demonstrated on the track,” said owner, Barbara Banke. “Our hearts are broken by this turn of events and I can only ask that you send your thoughts and prayers to Rachel now.”

Rachel Alexandra’s 140-pound filly, born Feb. 12, 2013 at 2:30 a.m., is healthy and has returned to the home of her dam, Stonestreet Farm, to be tended by a nurse mare.

Rachel Alexandra’s glorious front-running style took her, and a legion of fans, on a whirlwind 3-year-old campaign in 2009, with eight victories in as many starts, on seven different racetracks, in six states. Seven of her eight victories that year came in graded stakes, including five Grade I races.

She overwhelmed the boys in three Grade I events, including the Preakness Stakes and Haskell Invitational , earning the year’s highest Beyer Speed Figure of 116, and capped her remarkable 3-year-old campaign with an unprecedented victory in the Woodward Stakes at Saratoga against older male horses.

During her historic campaign, Rachel Alexandra set stakes, track and margin of victory records against the winners of many of North America’s most prestigious races. She unseated Ruffian’s margin of victory record in the Mother Goose Stakes, and came close to the Belmont track record set by the Secretariat. Following a season to remember, Rachel Alexandra was named 2009 North American Horse of the Year becoming the first-ever 3-year-old filly to receive the award.

In September 2010, after an impressive 4-year-old season, Rachel Alexandra was retired to Stonestreet Farm with earnings of $3,506,730 and a record from 19 starts of 13 wins, 5 second-place finishes. She delivered her first foal, a 125 pound bay colt by Curlin named Jess’s Dream, on January 22, 2012.

One Dashing Eagle, who made history by winning three million-dollar futurities and setting a single-season earnings record of $2,079,065, has been named the 2012 World Champion Racing American Quarter Horse, as well as champion 2-year-old and champion 2-year-old colt.

Owned by Jose and Gustavo De La Torre with Jorge Carmona’s San Gregorio Racing Stable of Norco, California, One Dashing Eagle won six of seven races at two, including the $2.4 million All American Futurity (G1), $1,073,000 Golden State Million Futurity (G1) and $1,001,000 Ed Burke Million Futurity (G1). He joins a select group of 10 horses chosen as world champion in their freshman year, with the most recent being Stolis Winner in 2008.

Bred by the Allred Bros. of Mesa, Arizona, One Dashing Eagle is by champion and leading freshman sire One Famous Eagle and out of the First Down Dash mare One Sweet Dash. His trainers include Jose and Ugo De La Torre and Eloy Navarro, and his jockeys include Ramon Sanchez and Adrian Loza.

PJ Chick In Black, the winner of the Ruidoso Futurity (G1) and New Mexican Spring Futurity (RG2), was named champion 2-year-old filly. Trained by Carl Draper and John Stinebaugh, and ridden by Esgar Ramirez, PJ Chick In Black won five of six starts and earned $523,339. Bred by Fredda Draper of Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico, and owned by Dennis Bowen, Susan Taylor and Jack Smith Farms of El Paso, Texas, the New Mexico-bred is by Desirio and out Eddie Jym, by Corona Cocktail.

Champion 2-year-old gelding El Duero won the West Texas Futurity (G1) and was second by a nose in the Heritage Place Futurity (G1). Trained by Toby Keeton and ridden by Agustin Silva, G.R. Carter Jr. and Francisco Ramirez, the Oak Tree Special son earned $285,378, with a record of one win and three seconds in four starts. Bred by Jorge Haddad of Seguin, Texas, El Duero is owned by Joel Valeriano, Sammy Valeriano and Lionel Zapata’s R/T Stables of Odessa, Texas.

Ochoa, 2011 champion 2-year-old and 2-year-old gelding, became the sport’s all-time leading money earner, with more than $2.6 million, and was also named 2012 champion 3-year-old and champion 3-year-old gelding. The winner of six of eight starts in 2012, Ochoa won the All American Derby (G1) and Rainbow Derby (G1), while earning $1,375,541. Owned by his breeders, John T.L. and Brenda Jones, Quanah, Texas, in partnership with Monte and Katsy Cluck and Doug Benson, Ochoa is by Tres Seis, out of Stolis Fortune, by Stoli, and was trained by C. Dwayne “Sleepy” Gilbreath and ridden by Roy Baldillez.

Other 2012 AQHA racing champions include:

Champion 3-year-old colt – Hez Our Secret, by First Down Dash. Owned by Johnny Trotter, trained by Blane and Trey Wood, and ridden by Ricky Ramirez, Hez Our Secret had a record of 3-2-1 in 8 starts, with earnings of $630,252.

Champion 3-year-old filly – Flame N Flash, by Walk Thru Fire. Owned by Robert Williams, trained by Juan Aleman and Elena Andrade, and ridden by Francisco Rubio, Flame N Flash had a record of 4-1-1 in 8 starts, with earnings of $353,756.

Champion aged gelding and champion aged horse – Rylees Boy, by Heza Motor Scooter. Owned by Lorena Velazquez Rodriguez, trained by Paul Jones and Gerardo Ochoa, and ridden by Ramon Sanchez and Joe Ruiz, 7-year-old Rylees Boy had a record of 4-1-0 in 7 starts, with earnings of $609,685.

Champion aged stallion – Prospect To The Top, by Coronas Prospect. Owned by Joel Tavarez, trained by Ralph Muniz, Mario Sanchez and Brandon Muniz, and ridden by Oscar Rincon, 4-year-old Prospect To The Top had a record of 3-1-0, with earnings of $275,500.

Champion aged mare – Fredaville, by Mr Jess Perry. Owned by the late Robert Gentry, trained by Juan Aleman, Cody Joiner, Matt Frazier and Clint Crawford, and ridden by G.R. Carter Jr., Francisco Rubio and Shanley Jackson, 6-year-old Fredaville had a record of 3-1-3 in 7 starts, with earnings of $131,920.

Champion distance horse – All About Larry, Heza Motor Scooter. Owned by Diane Heath, trained by John Stinebaugh and Tom Bartol, and ridden by Salvador Martinez, Jorge Carreno and Ry Eikelberry, 5-year-old All About Larry had a record of 6-1-0 in 8 starts, with earnings of $144,490.

Champion owners – Jose and Gustavo De La Torre, owners of world champion One Dashing Eagle. With a three-horse stable, the De La Torres earned $2,079,965, with six wins in 11 starts.

Champion breeders – Jerry, Harvey and Dale Allred, breeders of One Dashing Eagle. The Allred Bros. bred horses that earned $2,491,469 in 2012, while winning 14 of 50 races.

Champion trainer – Paul Jones earned the trainer title for the 11th consecutive year. In 2012, his runners earned $4,487,221 with 167 wins from 905 starts, making him the leader in money earned and in number of wins.

Champion jockey – G.R. Carter Jr. earned his 10th national riding title. In 2012, he rode the earners of $4,503,632, with 120 wins from 808 starts. He was the leading jockey by money won, and was sixth on the list by races won.