Leaving Memories Tops Qualifiers
Leaving Memories turned in the fastest qualifying time Thursday in the trials that determined the 10 starters for the $2-million All American Futurity for quarter horses that will be run here on Sept. 2.
Leaving Memories, ridden by Luke Myles, won the sixth of eight 440-yard trials for the futurity, winning by 2 1/2 lengths in the time of 21.38.
“He’s just a natural runner,” said Myles, who got the mount when fellow California rider Kip Didericksen chose trainer Dwayne (Sleepy) Gilbreath’s other runner in the race, Holland Ease. “He left there super and was just widening every time he hit the ground.”
Holland Ease ran third and earned the final spot in the 10-horse futurity field with a time of 21.715. Didericksen came back to win the seventh trial aboard undefeated Ed Grimley, who qualified with the second fastest time--21.44.
Stepping For The Moon, Easy Freddie, Femmes Frolic, Cowboys Rodeo, Sixarun Secret, Royal Quick Dash and Easy First Down were the other qualifiers.
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