{"id":11211,"date":"2014-09-01T16:59:10","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T21:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=11211"},"modified":"2014-09-01T17:40:09","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T22:40:09","slug":"too-flash-for-you-wins-1-9-million-all-american-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=11211","title":{"rendered":"Too Flash For You wins $1.9 million All American Derby"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Too Flash For You<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Too Flash For You, a gelded son of First Moonflash, upset favored G1 Rainbow Derby winner Houdini, to win the $1.9 million, 440-yard All American Derby, at Ruidoso Downs on Sunday, August 31.<\/p>\n

Trained by Wes Giles, for Jose Espinosa and Michele Laird, and ridden by Larry Gamez, Too Flash For You broke smartly and crossed the wire in a time of 21.305, half-a-length over Five Bar Cartel, who was second by a neck over Houdini.<\/p>\n

“When he heard that click and the gate opened…he left and was rolling,” said Gamez. “I just talked to my horse and asked him to go a little faster. When we hit the stretch and I saw that horse on the inside (Five Bar Cartel), I went to a left-handed (stick) and got another gear.”<\/p>\n

It was the fourth consecutive win for the New Mexico-bred gelding, a $20,000 Ruidoso Select Sale purchase, who earned $806,772 to push his career earnings to $942,188.<\/p>\n

“Everything came together,” said Giles. “We had lots of room and a clean break and the horse ran a huge race.<\/p>\n

“We got banged around every time last year in the finals and he never had a chance. He’s had time to mature and this year the breaks have been coming our way. He’s got a big kick on the end, when he gets out of the gate.”<\/p>\n

The All American Derby victory was the first $1 million-plus win for both Giles and Gamez. It has been a sensational summer for Giles, who also won the $900,000 Rainbow Futurity with Trendi, and finished second on Saturday with Jesscuzican, in the $200,000 G1 All American Gold Cup.<\/p>\n

Five Bar Cartel, 2013 AQHA champion two-year-old colt, owned by San Gregorio Racing Stable and trained by J.J. Gonzales II, broke on the lead by a head, from the inside post position; Too Flash From You dug in from post six.<\/p>\n

Following third-placed Houdini, in order, Big Dashing Perry; Mon Ti Dash; J Bar; Kates Dynasty; The Ultimate Eagle; and Down Side Magician completed the nine-horse finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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