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From left, jockey Roy Baldillez; owner of Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino, R.D. Hubbard; trainer Dwayne Gilbreath and owner of Ochoa, Johnny Jones, celebrate Ochoa’s 2011 All American Futurity victory in the winner’s circle at Ruidoso Downs Race Track.
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The upcoming racing week at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack
The ultimate racing week of the summer season is here, highlighted by the $2.6 million All American Futurity on Labor Day. On Sunday, the $2.8 million All American Derby will become the all-time richest Quarter Horse race. The action starts on Friday with ostrich and camel races making their Ruidoso Downs debut. First post time is noon on Friday through Sunday and 12:30 p.m. on Labor Day. Please arrive early.
Camel and ostrich races added to ultimate Ruidoso Downs weekend The ultimate weekend of the Ruido- Monday is 12:30 p.m. so Downs summer season, Also on Friday, author with the two largest purses Chris Kotulak will be signin Quarter Horse racing ing copies of his biography history, starts on Friday of hall of fame trainer Jack afternoon with feathers and Van Berg entitled “JACK humps. Ruidoso Downs From Grit To Glory.” will offer camel and ostrich For complete Ruidoso races for the first time. Yes, Downs’ information, go these creatures are even to www.raceruidoso.com, ridden by jockeys. visit the Ruidoso Downs The Labor Day weekRace Track and Casino end is highlighted by the Facebook page. The latest $2.8 million All American news is provided through Derby on Sunday and the the Ruidoso Press Box (@ Courtesy photo $2.6 million All American Jockey G. R. Carter RuiPressBox) on Twitter. Futurity on Monday. For additional All Jr. aboard an ostrich American Futurity/Derby “The All American at Lone Star Park. insights, check out allaweekend is all about the finmerican-ruidoso.com, http://www.aqha. est Quarter Horse racing for the largest com/Racing/Content-Pages/Racing-andpurses and fun. The camel and ostrich Wagering/All-American-Futurity.aspx races are guaranteed fun for the entire and http://www.stallionesearch.com/. family,” said Ruidoso Downs’s marketThe All American Futurity and All ing director Eric Alvarez. American Derby will be televised on First post time on Friday, Saturday TVG. Check your listings. and Sunday is noon. First post time on
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3 BEDROOM 2 BATH adobe home on almost an acre. Close to the river in San Patricio. Open living room kitchen concept with high ceilings in living area. Split floor plan. Bonus room that could be office or playroom. $240,000. 575-973-0117. MLS#111526
VERY WELL-MAINTAINED triplewide on 6.6 acres with pasture, fully fenced, several well kept out buildings and fruit trees. List price is based on 2011 appraisal. Property also has water rights which can be negotiated into the sale. Seller will consider dividing property. Asking $360,000. 575-973-0117. MLS#112831
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS 3 bed 3 bath and one 1/2 bath adobe home built in 2011 in Hondo Valley. This adobe home sits on 3.9 of the prettiest treed land in the valley. 1/2 acre of river frontage, water rights and so much more there isn’t room to print it all. Listed for $638,500.Call for more information. 575-973-0117. MLS#113018
VERY CLEAN 4 bedroom 3 bath doublewide that sits on two lots. Very private fenced yard. Fenced paddock with storage. Close to the track. Landscaped and easy to get to. Asking $150,000.For more information 575-973-0117. MLS#113137
LOOKING FOR A BIG CITY LOOK in a pretty resort town? High rise condo, top floor with over 2,250 square footage of luxury. Very private, great views and fully furnished. Private underground parking and take the elevator directly to your floor. Asking $525,000. For more information 575-973-0117. MLS#113274
ADORABLE 2 BEDROOM 1 BATH CABIN close to the National Forest. Built in 2007 with stucco exterior and metal roof this cute cabin is perfect for that weekend getaway. Easy to get to and worth a look! Asking $149,900. For more information 575-973-0117. MLS#112610
UNIQUE SOUTHWESTERN STYLE one level home on over 9 acres. Pasture, 3 stall barn, tack shop, foaling stall, storage and 3 separate paddocks w/ sheds. Access to Nat’l forest. Interior of this home has many cool features – you have to see it! Sellers are motivated. Listed $398,500.For more information 575-973-0117. MLS#112602
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A hidden treasure – The Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame
By Eugene Heathman Editor The Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame – home to building racing history one horse, one trainer and one jockey at a time – is dedicated to educating the public about horseracing and preserving racing’s history. It features a collection of very rare pieces of racing memorabilia located at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack. Offering up a superb collection of racing memorabilia and racing history lives throughout the collection, The Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame inductees are people and horses who have had a profound impact on their sport. Museum Curator Ty Wyant said, “Even non-racing folks who appreciate history are amazed at the interactive kiosks that present some of the greatest races and stories in racing history as well as information on each of the members of the hall of fame.” Every year only one owner/breeder, one trainer, one jockey and one horse are enshrined. Induction ceremonies are held at the track in late June. “It is a very select group, indeed and there are very few museums like this in the country, especially at race tracks.” Wyant said. Inducted into the 2013 Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame are:
Bobby Cox:
Two-time champion owner Bobby
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Cox along with major stakes winner and leading sire Corona Cartel will be honored as 2013 inductees to the Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame. Cox has been a major force as both an owner and a breeder in quarter horse racing at the highest level.
Corona Cartel:
Corona Cartel impacted quarter horse racing as both a racehorse and a sire. On the track, Corona Cartel raced to the Grade 1 wins in both the Los Alamitos Million and the Kindergarten on his way to career earnings of $517,142. A son of Holland Ease and Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame member Corona Chick, he recently surpassed the $40,000,000 mark in progeny earning.
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Trainer James McArthur, 2013 inductee into the Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame. McArthur has been one of Quarter Horse racing’s most important trainers for four decades.
Trainer James McArthur:
after winning this year’s Heritage Place Derby, he came to Ruidoso Downs and rode Priceless Feature in the $903,000 Rainbow Derby. They held the lead until the final jump when champion Ochoa caught them and they finished second by a head. Less than two weeks later, Brooks celebrated his 71st birthday. The Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame is located on the second floor at Ruidoso Downs and located near the entrance of the All American Turf Club. “We also have the facilities available for parties, educational events and business meetJockey Roy ings, anything you can imagine. The hall of Brooks: fame is for the people Brooks defines to enjoy and we wellongevity. He turned come the opportunity 71-years-old in August to host events among and has won the latest Courtesy photo horse racing greatest two runnings of the Jockey Roy Brooks legends,” Wyant said. Heritage Place Derby Admission is free. at Remington Park. All donations to the Racehorse Hall of He won the 2011 Heritage Place Derby Fame are tax deductible and help proaboard Capo De Capi and the 2012 mote the Hall of Fame’s mission. edition with Priceless Feature. Then, McArthur has been one of quarter horse racing most important trainers for four decades. His stable has been primarily based in New Mexico, however he has also found success in California. Up until recently, his wife Donna ran their operation based at Los Alamitos Race Course. McArthur also won the 1984 All American Futurity with Eastex. McArthur’s other major Ruidoso Downs stakes wins include the All American Derby, Rainbow Futurity, Rainbow Derby and Kansas Futurity.
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G.R. Carter Jr. honored with Sam Thompson Memorial Jockey Award By Eugene Heathman Editor The recipient of the Sam Thompson Memorial Jockey Award, presented annually to a Quarter Horse jockey for his character on and off the racetrack for 2013, is G.R. Carter Jr. An award ceremony for Carter, Jr .will be at Ruidoso Downs, Sunday, Sept. 1, the day of the All American Derby. The award honors the memory of Sam Thompson, a jockey who died Christmas Day in 2008 at age 36 from injuries suffered in a racing accident five days earlier at Los Alamitos. Notably, Thompson won the Los Alamitos Million Futurity in 1997 with champion This Snow Is Royal and 1999 with champion Corona Kool. Thompson also mounted racing champions such as; champions Tiny First Effort, Corona Cash and Deelish. Thompson won the 2007 Go Man Go Handicap on champion FDD Dynasty, the 2006 PCQHRA Breeders Futurity on Tac It Like A Man and the 2006 Rainbow Futurity on Big
Time Hero. Thompson was awarded the Special Achievement and Jockey award by the PCQHRA in 2000. The Thompson award winner is selected by a nationwide vote of Quarter Horse jockeys and is presented by Speedhorse magazine in affiliation with the Jockeys’ Guild. Carter, 45, began his jockey career in 1984 and is the 10-time record breaking national champion Quarter Horse jockey. Race horses ridden by Carter have earned more than $62 million, another record for a Quarter Horse jockey. On July 6, Carter made Quarter Horse racing history at Ruidoso Downs becoming the all-time leader in lifetime starts in races recognized by AQHA. The milestone occurred during the trials of the Rainbow Derby, eclipsing the record of American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame jockey Danny Cardoza. Carter is a two-time All American Futurity champion at Ruidoso Downs, the first on Falling In Loveagain in 1998 and again on Stolis Winner in 2008.
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Early morning line reflects deep All American fields on the early morning line at 9-2 The early morning line for the $2.6 million All American Futurity and odds. The Amber Bair-trained colt turned in 21.148-second the $2.8 million All American Derby qualifying time. Owned by R.D. reflects the exceptionally deep quality Hubbard, Tom Maher and Johnny in each of the 440-yard races. Cope, Hes Relentless was secThe All American Futurity on Labor Day is horseracing’s richest race for ond by a nose in the Grade 1, $1 2-year-olds in North America while the million Heritage Place Futurity before coming to Ruidoso Downs All American Derby on Sunday, Sept. Photo courtesy of Gay Harris and being supplemented for 1 will offer the largest purse in Quarter Especially Tres in the John Deere Ruidoso Downs Juvenile trials, July 19. $50,000 to enter the All American Horse racing history. Futurity trials. These preliminary odds were complace run in his All American Derby The Magic Dash, trained by Sleepy piled before the post position draw or The remainder of the finalists trial if he is going to become the fourth Gilbreath, is the 4-1 second-choice after the jockey for the finals was declared. and their early morning-line odds are horse to sweep the three Grade 1 derwinning his trial by three quarters of Houdini (5-1), Reagal Eagle (5-1), Ruidoso Downs’ racing secretary bies at Ruidoso Downs. He was second a length for his second from his latest and morning-line maker Robby Junk has Wagon Tales (6-1), Handsome Jack to fastest-qualifier Bon Accord in their three outs. Flash (8-1), You N How Many More installed the undefeated Especially Tres trial and Wicked Courage scored the The early morning-line odds for the (8-1), Wagon Full Of Gold (8-1), Skuze second-fastest qualifying mark. as the 7-2 favorite for the All American remainder of the field are LouisanaCarPleeze (12-1) and Fatal Policy (15-1). Futurity with Ruidoso and Rainbow Bon Accord covered the quarter tel (5-1), Tayte Me Down (8-1), Point Andrew Smith’s Wicked Courage derbies winner Wicked Courage the 3-1 mile in 20.977 while Wicked Courage Break Dash (8-1), Feature Hero (8-1), will need to rebound from a secondfavorite in his quest to sweep the three was clocked in 21.164. Vancouver Moon (10-1), Elisas Secret Grade 1 derbies held durA 34-1 odds in his trial, Bon Ac(10-1) and Wonderboy (30-1). ing the Ruidoso Downs cord is 5-1 on the early morning line Racing runs on a Friday through summer season. when he makes his stakes debut in the Monday schedule at Ruidoso Downs. Jim Pitts’ Especially All American Derby for trainer Juan There is always free parking and free Tres is unbeaten from Aleman. general admission. four starts, including the Sam Houston Futurity, and her combined margin of victory is 11 lengths. The Blane Wood-trained Michael Cusortelli is a filly was the second-fasthandicapper, blogger and est qualifier on the first of freelance writer based in Albuquerque. A graduate of the two days of trials with a University of Arizona Race Track 21.191 time for 440 yards Industry Program, he has been a racing publicist and was most recently field editor and electronic news while winning by threeeditor for the American Quarter Horse Racing Journal on 105.1 FM and 1490 AM and-one-half lengths. for 10 years. He has contributed to several industry publications, including the New Mexico Horse BreedHes Relentless was ersʼ Magazine, Stallion E Search, The Horseplayer Photo courtesy of Todd Fuqua the top qualifier on the Magazine, Daily Racing Form, HoofBeats, and the Texas Thoroughbred Magazine. Cusortelli joined Wicked Courage winning the Rainbow Derby at first day of trials and surebetracingnews.com SureBet in 2007. Email: oaktown_c@hotmail.com Ruidoso Downs, July 20. he is the second choice
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Bon Accord Elisas Secret Feature Hero
• Gelded son of Shazoom and Dream Mirage • A $32,000 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale graduate • First in the ninth of 10 All American Derby trials by one-and-one-quarter length • Winner of four of six starts and making stakes debut in All American Derby
• Dam produced Ed Burke Million finalist Pipers Tune • Owned by J. Garvan Kelly of Culver City, Calif.; Nancy Yearsley of Lexington, Kent. and Vinewood Farms of Visalia, Calif. • Bred by J. Garvan Kelly and Nancy Yearsley • Trained by Juan Aleman • Ridden by Rodrigo Aceves
• Daughter of No Secrets Here and Ali Cartel • Fourth in the eighth of 10 trials behind Point Break Dash, Tayte Me Down and Vancouver Moon • Three wins (including Rainbow Futurity and All American Futurity trials) from five outs … made
Louisana Corona
• Daughter of Jess Louisiana Blue and Corona Cash • Winner of the seventh of 10 trials by a neck • Third in the Jack Brooks Stakes • Dam is champion and All American Futurity winner Corona Cash and second
dam is champion and broodmare of the year Corona Chick • Owned by Jason Richards of Tyler, Texas and Michael Leblanc of Orange, Texas • Bred by Henry Brown • Trained by Luis Villafranco • Ridden by G.R. Carter Jr.
2013 debut in All American Derby trial • Dam is sister to Remington Park track-record holder Hail Corona …. family of Woven Web (tb), aka Miss Princess • Owned by Iris Alvarez of Gardendale, Texas • Bred by Don Apodaca • Trained by Blane Wood • Ridden by Ricky Ramirez
• Gelded son of Valiant Hero and Illegal Feature • A $40,000 Ruidoso Select Sale graduate • Second in the seventh of 10 trials behind Louisana Corona • Second in the Remington Park Oklahomabred Derby to Brace For Bernal and fourth in
the $700,000 Rainbow Futurity • Second dam placed in West Texas Futurity • Owned by Reliance Ranches of Llano, Texas • Bred by Lana Merrick and Kent Jackson • Trained by Eddie Willis • Ridden by Jimmy Dean Brooks
Point Break Dash
• Son of First Down Dash and Ms Pilot Point • A $100,000 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale graduate • Winner of the eighth of 10 trials by onehalf length • Fourth in the Rainbow Derby in stakes debut
• Half-brother to All American Futurity winner Mr Piloto • Owned by Jon and Donna McPherson of Pineville, La. • Bred by Grant Farms • Trained by Paul Jones • Ridden by Cody Jensen
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Tayte Me Down The Magic Dash Wicked Courage
• Daughter of Special Leader and Defining Difference • Second of the eighth of 10 trials behind Point Break Dash • Fourth-place finisher in the Ruidoso Derby • Second dam is Heritage
Place Futurity winner Daring Difference • Owned by Fulton Quien Sabe Ranches of Lubbock, Texas • Bred by Joe Kirk Fulton • Trained by Mike Robbins • Ridden by Jose Alvarez
• Gelded son of First Down Dash and Thewayouwantmetoo • A $105,000 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale graduate • Winner of the fourth of 10 trials by three quarters of a length • Scored second win from five starts in trial
Wonderboy
• Gelded son of Shazoom and First Place Queen • A $26,000 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale purchase • Third in the ninth of 10 trials behind Bon Accord and Wicked Courage • Makes stakes debut in All American Derby
• Dam is winner of Los Alamitos Million and Golden State Futurity • Owned by Sunset Well Service of Midland, Texas • Bred by Newcomb Cattle Company and Micah Leslie • Trained by Michael Chavez • Ridden by Roberto Valero
• Dam won Rainbow Futurity and produced 2013 Rainbow Futurity runner-up Belle Helene • Owned by R.D. Hubbard of Ruidoso, Molly Morris of Austin Texas and Johnny Cope of Hobbs • Bred by Julianna Hawn Holt • Trained by Sleepy Gilbreath • Ridden by Roy Baldillez
• Son of Captain Courage and Wicked Pamela • Second in the ninth of 10 trials to Bon Accord • Winner of the $823,000 Ruidoso Derby and the $1.055 million Rainbow Derby • Earner of $1,041,350 with nine wins (four
stakes) from 15 starts • Half-brother to two stakes winners ... second dam is stakes winner and $184,000 earner Viking Anne • Owned by Andrew Smith of Ardmore, Okla. • Bred by Burnett Ranches • Trained by Luis Villafranco • Ridden by Cody Jensen
Vancouver Moon
• Daughter of Fdd Dynasty and Nagano Moon • Third in the eighth of 10 trials behind Point Break Dash and Tayte Me Down • Second in the 2012 Grade 1, $700,000 Rainbow Futurity • Winner of four of seven starts
• Half-sister to champion and worldrecord setter First Moonflash • Owned and bred by Dosi and Norma Alvarez of La Union, N.M. • Trained by Juan Gonzalez • Ridden by Jaime Parga Leos
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• Colt by One Famous Eagle and out of This Dreams Flying • Winner of the eighth of 14 trials to the 440-yard All American Futurity by onehalf length • A $50,000 supplemental nominee to enter the trials • Winner of three of four career starts • Second by a head in the $1 million Heritage Place Futurity
• Dam is daughter of winner and champion producer Dashing Phoebe, dam of champion and All American Futurity winner Heartswideopen and champion Special Phoebe … Family of champion American Runaway • Owned by R.D. Hubbard of Ruidoso, Tom Maher of Pierre, S.D. and Johnny Cope of Hobbs • Bred by Sunflower Supply Company • Trained by Amber Blair • Ridden by Cody Rodger Smith
• Daughter of Dashair and Delightfully Tres • Winner of the 2nd of 14 trials to the 440yard Rainbow Futurity by three-and-one-half lengths • Undefeated from four starts with total winning margins of 11 lengths
• Winner of the Sam Houston Futurity • From family of world champion Dashs Dream • Owned by Jim Pitts of Burkburnett, Texas • Bred by Michael S. Partin • Trained by Blane Wood • Ridden by Ricky Ramirez
• Gelded son of Valiant Hero and Pure Oklahoma • Winner of the first of 14 trials to the 440-yard All American Futurity by oneand-one-half lengths • Winner of four of five starts and second by a nose in the $720,000 Remington Park • Oklahoma-bred Futurity
• A $50,000 supplemental nominee to enter the trials • Half-brother to three graded stakes winners, including $232,000 earner Adios My Amigos • Owned by Ellen Kennedy Living Trust of Owasso, Okla. • Bred by Ellen Kennedy Estate • Trained by Luis Villafranco • Ridden by Cody Jensen
Handsome Jack Flash You N How Many More
• Gelded son of First Moonflash and Shez Just Nice • Second in the eighth of 14 trials to the 440-yard All American Futurity to Hes Relentless • Three wins from four starts with a onehalf length win over New Mexico-breds in the $409,000 Zia Futurity at Ruidoso Downs
• Second dam is sister to $149,000 earner Rush For A First Down • Owned by Norma Alvarez of La Union, N.M.; Brenda Alvarez of Las Cruces and Debra Laney of Tularosa • Bred by Debra Laney • Trained by Juan Gonzalez •Ridden by Jaime Parga Leos
• Gelded son of Chicks Regard and Miss Quick Houston • First in the fifth of 14 trials to the 440yard All American Futurity by two-andthree-quarter lengths • Winner of three of four starts and second by a nose in the $750,000 Ruidoso Futurity
• Won shake over Fly Thru The Fire for first day’s fifth and final qualifying position • Dam is restricted-Grade 1 stakes finalist • Owned and bred by KH Logax, Inc. of Oro Grande, Ariz. • Trained by Juan Gonzalez • Ridden by Jamie Parga Leos
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Wagon Tales Skuze Pleeze Reagal Eagle
• Colt by Pyc Paint Your Wagon and out of Signs Zoomer • Winner of the fourth of 14 trials to the 440-yard All American Futurity by one length • Winner of three of five starts, including Remington Park Juvenile Stakes
• Third by a neck in the $1 million Heritage Place Futurity • Dam is half-sister to stakes winner and $285,000 earner First Painted Sign • Owned by JNB Enterprises, Inc. of La Grulla, Texas • Bred by The Mixer Ranch • Trained by Judd Kearl • Ridden by Cody Jensen
• Gelded son of Dashin Bye and Sixy Hemp • Second in the fourth of 14 trials to the 440-yard All American Futurity behind Wagon Tales • A $50,000 supplemental nominee to enter the trials • Winner of three races,
Wagon Full Of Gold
• Son of Pyc Paint Your Wagon and Cheyennes Bullion • Winner of the second of 14 trials to the 440-yard All American Futurity by twoand-three-quarter lengths • Winner of two straight races at Ruidoso Downs • Half-brother to Grade 1 winner and
$479,525 earner DMNV Mountable • Owned by Ezra Elton Lee of Bayfield, Colo.; Jill Giles of Vado, N.M. and Melvin Neugebauer of Manzanola, Colo. • Bred by Ezra Lee and Toby Dahl • Trained by Wes Giles • Ridden by Jay Conklin
including Easy Jet Stakes, before finishing second in his trial • Half-brother to two stakes-placed runners •Owned and bred by Joe Mills of Broken Arrow, Okla. • Trained by Tana Pace • Ridden by G.R. Carter Jr.
• Son of One Famous Eagle and Corona Deluxe • A $17,000 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale graduate • Winner of the 13th of 14 trials to the 440-yard All American Futurity by one length • Fastest qualifier on the
first day of Rainbow Futurity trials • Family of world champion Wave Carver and Champion of Champions winner Ocean Runaway • Owned by Nahum and Rosella Prieto of El Paso • Trained by Eduardo Gonzalez • Ridden by Larry Gamez
Fatal Policy
• Gelded son of First Down Dash and Cc Policy • Third in the fourth of 14 trials to the 440-yard All American Futurity behind Wagon Tales and Skuze Pleeze • Maiden after five starts
• Dam is sister to $360,000 earner Southern Cartel • Owned and bred by Bill Price of Thackerville, Okla. • Trained by Blane Wood • Ridden by Ricky Ramirez
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ALL AMERICAN TRAINERS
Juan Aleman
Trainer of Bon Accord, fastest qualifier to the All American Derby A million-dollar trainer of 442 winners since 2000, Aleman has led horses to nine Grade 1 races, including Apollitical Jess, the 2010 Champion of Champions. Apollitical Jess also finished second that year in the All American Derby and was second in the 2009 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity.
“Sleepy” Gilbreath Trainer of All American Derby qualifier The Magic Dash C. Dwayne “Sleepy” Gilbreath is a legend in quarter horse racing, having led more than 1,300 winners and thousands more to the gate which have earned $26.8 million over a 40-plus year career. Among the million-dollar winners he’s had charge of are 2011 AA Futurity and 2012 All American Derby champ Ochoa, 2011 World Champion Cold Cash 123 and AA Futurity winners On A High (1983) and Refrigerator (1990). He’s also been to the AA Derby winner’s circle with Six Popper and Snow Big Deal.
Paul Jones
Trainer of All American Derby finalist Point Break Dash Paul Jones needs little introduction to fans of quarter horse racing. He has led horse to more than $70 million in winnings and has been in the winner’s circle with Teller Cartel (2005), No Secrets Here (2006) and Running Brook Gal (2009) in the All American Futurity. He’s also won the All American twice in 2008-09 with Dont Let Down and Noconi. All that winning has earned Jones the title of Blane Schvaneveldt Champion Trainer every year since 2002.
Blane Wood
Trainer of Especially Tres and Fatal Policy in the All American Futurity and Elisas Secret in the All American Derby Wood has had a fantastic season at Ruidoso Downs this year, having led Ms First Prize Rose and Belle Helene to a one-two finish in the Rainbow Futurity. His horses have earned more than $12.3 million in his career and is no stranger to success on Labor Day. His father Leo Wood led Pie In The Sky to an AA Futurity win in 1979.
Wesley Giles
Trainer of Wagon Full Of Gold in the All American Futurity Giles has a limited history in Grade 1 races, having led Wild Six to with the West Texas and Rainbow futurities in 2007. Prior to the All American Futurity trials, Wagon Full Of Gold hadn’t raced since the May 24 trials to the Ruidoso Futurity, in which he broke his maiden.
Eduardo Gonzalez
Trainer of All American Futurity qualifier Reagal Eagle Gonzalez hasn’t been training quarter horses for long, but has led horses to earn $1.27 million since 2009. He guided Reagal Eagle to a spot in this year’s Rainbow Futurity.
Luis Villafranco
Trainer of Houdini in the All American Futurity and Wicked Courage; Lousiana Corona in the All American Derby Villafranco has the good fortune of training Wicked Courage, a candidate for the derby triple crown after having won the Ruidoso and Rainbow derbies. He’s also a busy man, leading two more horses to AA finals. His earners have won more than $12.9 million.
Mike Robbins
Trainer of All American Derby qualifier Tayte Me Down Robbins returned to training last season, resuming a career in which he led world champion Dashs Dream to a win in the All American Derby victory in 1984. He also had the 1991 world champion in Special Leader. His charges have earned more than $5.64 million.
Eddie Willis
Trainer of All American Derby qualifier Feature Hero Willis has had 10 Grade 1 winners in his career, including Priceless Feature in the Remington Park Invitational Championship. He’s also had success in stakes races at Ruidoso Downs, leading Southern Cartel to a victory in the 2003 Ruidoso Derby.
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ALL AMERICAN TRAINERS Michael Chavez Amber Blair
Trainer of Wonderboy in the All American Derby
In eight seasons, Michael Chavez had conditioned eight winners and earned more than $120,000. His first stakes winner was Spit Curl Jesse in the TQHA Futurity in Fredericksburg, Texas on July 21. Wonderboy made things surprisingly interesting in the ninth AA Derby trial, holding his own against Bon Accord – the fastest qualifier – and heavily favored Wicked Courage.
Juan Gonzales
Trainer of Handsome Jack Flash and You N How Many More in the All American Futurity and Vancouver Moon in the All American Derby
Gonzalez’ All American experience dates to 2003, when he led By By JJ to a win in the All American Futurity. Horses he has trained have earned more than $11.3 million.
Judd Kearl
Trainer of All American Futurity qualifier Wagon Tales Judd Kearl has been training horses for 17 years, but didn’t get his first Grade 1 victory until last year, when he led Valiant Lil Lady to a win in the Texas Classic Futurity. In his career, his horses have earned more than $6.7 million.
Tana Pace
Trainer of Skuze Pleeze, the third-fastest qualifier to the All American Futurity Pace has been sparing in the number of horses she’s trained – just 338 since starting her career in 2008, but her winning percentage in that time has been 15.9 – 54 winners in all. She has a win/place/show average of 44.6 percent and won her first stakes race last year with the Iowa Double Gold Futurity at Prairie Meadows, and helped to take this year’s Easy Jet Stakes on June 2 at Remington Park.
Trainer of All American Futurity qualifier Hes Relentless Blair comes to Ruidoso Downs from the Midwest, where she’s made her mark at Prairie Meadows, Cantebury Park and Will Rogers Downs. Now in her 10th year of training, her horses have earned $1.5 million.
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ALL AMERICAN JOCKEYS
Mounts for this weekend’s final races to be posted in a draw breakfast on Thursday morning.
Rodrigo Aceves Rode Bon Accord to the fastest qualifying time for the All American Derby Aceves has been fortunate enough to ride more than 1,700 winners earning $22.38 million on almost 10,000 mounts. He has also won nine Grade 1 races, such as the 2010 Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity on One Quick First Down.
Roy Baldillez Qualified The Magic Dash to the All American Derby Baldillez has had a fantastic ride lately as the regular rider for both all-time leading earner Ochoa ($2.6 million) – winner of the 2011 All American Futurity and 2012 All American Derby – and 2011 world champion Cold Cash 123. In his career, Baldillez’s mounts have earned more than $17.58 million.
Jay Conklin
Jose Alvarez
Qualified Tayte Me Down in the All American Derby Jose Amador Alvarez’s mounts have earned more than $4.18 million, and he’s ridden to victory four times in Grade 1 races, including the 2006 Ruidoso Derby with Winninginthebuff.
Jimmy Brooks Qualified Feature Hero in the All American Derby Brooks’ pedigree is impeccable, being the son of Ruidoso and Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing halls of fame jockey Roy Brooks. He has won four Grade 1 races, the most recent being the Remington Park Invitational Championship aboard Priceless Feature. He has earned more than $12 million for his connections in his career.
Larry Gamez
Qualified Wagon Full Of Gold to the All American Futurity
Qualified Reagal Eagle to the All American Futurity
Conlkin has ridden quarter horses since 1993, earning more than $4.93 million for his connections. His last big win at Ruidoso Downs was aboard AB What A Runner in the 2002 All American Futurity.
Gamez is a veteran, having raced quarter horses since 1978. His mounts have earned more than $800,000 through August and has more than $3.6 million in earnings in his career. 609 of his horses were winners.
Cody Smith
Roberto Valero
Qualified Hes Relentless to the All American Futurity Cody Rodger Smith, the son of a jockey, has been on 478 winners and his mounts have earned $6.7 million. His mount in the All American Futurity – Hes Relentless – has won three of his last four races and was second in the Heritage Place Futurity on June 1.
Qualified Wonderboy to the All American Derby Valero hasn’t had a long career, earning $740,000 in six seasons, but does have stakes racing success. He won three at Turf Paradise in Phoenix. The team of Valero, trainer Michael Chavez and horse Wonderboy is on a career high, as Wonderboy surprised many with a third place finish behind fastest-qualifier Bon Accord and triple-crown candidate Wicked Courage to turn in the fourth-fastest time.
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Mounts for this weekend’s final races to be posted in a draw breakfast on Thursday morning.
G.R. Carter
Rider of Skuze Pleeze to the All American Futurity and Louisana Corona to the All American Derby G.R. Carter, Jr., is a 10-time AQHA champion jockey and has earned more money than any other jockey in history – $62.64 million and counting while riding a whopping 22,365 starters. He’s been aboard Falling In Loveagain (1998) and Stolis Winner (2008) when the two won the All American Futurity.
Jaime Leos Qualifying jockey on Handsome Jack Flash and You N How Many More in the All American Futurity, Elisas Secret and Vancouver Moon in the All American Derby Both horses Jaime Pargo Leos qualified to the All American Futurity came in the first day of trials, both for trainer Juan Gonzales. It’s only the fourth year of riding for Leos, but he’s already earned more than $4 million for his horse’s connections and rode Handsome Jack Flash to victory in this year’s Zia Futurity. He also won the Southwest Juvenile Championship on Secret Courage last season.
Ricky Ramirez Jockey for All American Futurity qualifier Especially Tres and All American Derby qualifier Fatal Policy Ramirez was the winning jockey in this year’s Rainbow Futurity, aboard Ms First Prize Rose. Other Grade 1 races he’s won include the 2009 West Texas Futurity on Varsity Girl, 2010 Texas Classic Futurity aboard Bodacious Dash, the 2010 Speedhorse Gold and Silver Cup Futurity on First Painted Sign, 2011 Los Alamitos Super Derby with Miss Racy Jess and last year’s Heritage Place Futurity on BP Cartels Alibi. To date, Ramirez’ mounts have won more than $15.8 million.
Cody Jensen Qualifying jockey on Houdini and Wagon Tales in the All American Futurity, Point Break Dash and Wicked Courage in the All American Derby Jensen rode four horses to qualifying times, and could have had a fifth one in but for a shake in which Fly Thru The Fire lost out to You N How Many More after tying with the fifth fastest time in the first day of All American Futurity trials. Jensen’s mounts have earned $27.4 million, and he’s ridden two All American Futurity champions – Teller Cartel in 2005 and No Secrets Here in 2006. He’s also the regular rider for Wicked Courage, the horse that’s vying for the derby triple crown after having won the Ruidoso and Rainbow derbies.
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‘JACK From Grit to Glory’ Book signing at Ruidoso Downs
Author Chris Kotulak will be at Ruidoso Downs on Friday to sign his recent release “JACK From Grit To Glory,” a biography of hall of fame trainer Jack Van Berg. The signing will be in front of the gift shop from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. The most notable horse trained by Van Berg was hall of famer Alysheba, Horse of the Year in 1988. Alysheba won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Breeders’ Cup Classic. He retired with a record $6,679,242 in earnings. Alysheba’s owners Dorothy and Pam Schaubauer of Midland, Texas have a strong connection to Ruidoso Downs. Dorothy’s husband and
Pam’s father, Clarence, have campaigned many great horses at Ruidoso Downs since the 1950s and won the first Rainbow Futurity with Double Queen in 1964. Clarence Scharbauer is a member of the Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame. Van Berg’s connection to quarter horse racing comes through his close friend, hall of fame trainer Blane Schvaneveldt. Van Berg often visited Los Alamitos when Schvaneveldt had a horse running in a major stakes race. They would laugh, hold court, tell stories (probably with some exaggeration) and people would quip: “They’ve forgotten more about racehorses than everyone else has learned.” Kotulak is familiar to horse racing fans through his work with the horseracing television network TVG as an on-air personality. His horseracing history goes back to his teenaged years when he worked on the backside at Ak-Sar-Ben, the track at which Van Berg won 19-straight training titles. Kotulak now works at Remington Park and this is his first book. “I’ve always looked forward to coming to Ruidoso for work or just as a fan. It’s a special place,” said Kotulak. “I have a lot of friends there and am anxious to visit with them again.”
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Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park returns to winter hours Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park will be returning to its winter hours beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3. The visitor center will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the last entrance into the zoo at 3:30 p.m. The gift shop will open at 9 a.m. and close
at 4 p.m. These hours will be in effect until Memorial Day weekend next May. For additional information about the Living Desert and its many programs, please call the Visitor Center at 575-887-5516.
Fishing report for Southeast NM channel catfish. Best baits were salmBataan Lake: Fishing was slow for on eggs and salmon peach PowerBait all species. for the trout and night crawlers for Black River: Stream flow at Malaga the catfish. Thomas Armendarez also on Monday was 3.6 cfs. No reports reported great fishing as his group from anglers this week. caught limits of trout in less than Blue Hole Park Pond: No reports four hours. They were using worms, from anglers this week. PowerBait and salmon eggs. Thomas Bonito Lake: Closed. also reported catching several of the Bosque Redondo: Fishing was slow recently stocked smallmouth bass and for all species. bluegill while using worms. Bottomless Lakes: Fishing was slow Jal Lake: No reports from anglers for all species. Check these lakes out this week. during the winter trout stocking. Lake Van: No reports from anglers Brantley Lake: Anglers are to practhis week. tice catch-and-release for all fish here Oasis Park Lake: Fishing was slow as high levels of DDT were found in for all species and fishing pressure several fish. continued to be extremely light. Carlsbad Municipal Lake: No reAnglers are reminded that there is a ports from anglers this week. 2-fish limit on channel catfish. Chaparral Park Lake: Fishing was Pecos River: Stream flow below slow for all species. Sumner Lake on Monday was 88 cfs. El Rito Creek: Trout fishing was fair Fishing was slow for all species. using worms, salmon eggs and beadPerch Lake: No reports from anglers head prince nymphs. this week. Greene Acres Lake: Fishing was Ruidoso River: Stream flow at Holslow for all species. lywood on Monday was 7.5 cfs. The Green Meadow Lake: No reports water was quite murky from recent from anglers this week. rains and fishing was slow. Grindstone Reservoir: Photo courtesy of Eugene Heathman Hot spot for trout: Fishing was very good using salmon eggs, salmon peach and chartreuse PowerBait and worms for trout. Fishing was good using worms and night crawlers for catfish, bluegill and small bass. The Beltrans of El Paso caught limits of trout and eight
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ROSWELL: Aug Fri’s Summer Concert Series, Cahoon Park, 1101 W. 4th, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Presented by the Roswell Parks & Recreation Department. Performances will vary and different types of music will be showcased along with Country & Western, Rock and Roll, Jazz and many others. 624-6720. Free Sat’s Farmers and Gardeners Market, Chaves County Courthouse lawn, featuring high-quality fresh produce, flowers and crafts. 575627-2239 Sep 1-30 Youth Basketball League registration The Yucca Recreation Center, 500 S. Richardson. Registration for ages 5 to 8 years - must be of school age by Sept. 1. First-time players must bring a birth certificate to verify age. Children are required to play two quarters per game. $30 for the first child; $25 for each additional child. 624-6719 2 Roswell Symphony Orchestra Labor Day Concert, Spring River Park and Zoo, 5:30 p.m. “Romancing the Pecos” 2013-14 season begins with a Pops concert, featuring favorites by John Williams, John Pilip Sousa, Copland and Richard Rodgers. 575-623-5882; roswellsymphony.org 7 Dragonfly Festival, Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Learn about dragonflies and damselflies from specialists. Fun kids activities including archery, crafts, fishing. Reservations required for tours. 575-625-4011; www.friendsofbitterlake.com. Free 13-15 Piñatafest, Chaves County Courthouse lawn. A three-day cultural event, featuring live Mexican entertainment, food and family fun. Vendors with unique items, parade on Saturday and Mariachi Mass on Sunday. 575-624-0889
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LEA COUNTY LOVINGTON: Aug Sat’s Lovington Downtown Farmer’s Market, Courthouse Square, 8 a.m. - noon. 575-3961418
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ARTESIA: Thru Artesia Quilter’s Guild 8/30 Annual Show, Artesia Historical Museum & Art Center, M-F, 9 a.m. - noon; 1 - 5 p.m.; Sat, 1-5 p.m. 575-748-2390 CARLSBAD: Aug Thur’s Movies in the Park, 418 W. Fox St. Bring blankets and chairs and enjoy an outside movie along with fun and games. cityofcarlsbadnm. com; 887-0276 Fri’s Friday Focus, Best Western Stevens Inn, 1829 S. Canal St. 7:30 a.m. Carlsbad Chamber networking breakfast - share information about your business or organization. operations@carlsbadchamber.com Pre-School StoryTime, Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park, Time: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. A short walk in the park and activity will follow the story. 575-887-5516. No fee; children must be accompanied by an adult Sat’s Carlsbad Downtown Farmer’s Market, Eddy County Courthouse lawn, 8 - 11 a.m. Fresh produce, handmade crafts, prepared food, entertainment. 628-3768
MESCALERO Aug Wed’s Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club, Club 49, Inn of the Mountain Gods. 7 p.m. Professional comedians will perform live. $5 admission. Must be 21 or older. 575-464-7028 Sun’s Sundays Under The Stars, Inn of the Mountain Gods, 6 - 11 p.m. Live music performed by Waylon Pierce; movie: “Remember the Titans” after sunset. www.innofthemountaingods.com. Free 28 Rick Springfield, Inn of the Mountain Gods, Carrizo Canyon Rd., 8 - 10 p.m. Springfield has 25 million albums sold, 17 top-40 hits, including “Don’t Talk to Strangers,”“An Affair of the Heart,”“I’ve Done Everything for You,”“Love Somebody” and “Human Touch,” as well as a Grammy for his No. 1 hit single “Jessie’s Girl,” and his latest album is Songs for the End of the World. 575-464-7777; www. innofthemountaingods.com. Tickets start at $25 Sep 2 End of Summer Bash, Inn of the Mountain Gods, Carrizo Canyon Rd., 3 p.m. Come out and celebrate Labor Day 2013. Concessions, jumping balloons, live music on the lawn and fireworks at dusk. Shuttle available from 4 p.m. midnight. Free
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ALTO: Aug 31 The Vogues, Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Rd., 8 - 10 p.m. Inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2001, The Vogues remain one of the top vocal groups of the oldies scene today. Even though their first hit “You’re The One” was released more than 40 years ago, the Vogues continue to attract sellout audiences around the country. 575-336-4800; www.spencertheater.com. Pre-performance buffet at 6 p.m., $20. Performance is $56 and $59 CARRIZOZO: Sep 1-2 Carrizozo Street Fair, Highway 54 and 12th Street. Food vendors, arts and crafts booths, festivities for the kids including a fun and unique obstacle course for ages 5-12. Live music by Timberwolf, Susan Kolb and Paul Pino and the Tone Daddies. Ranch rodeo, 3 p.m. at the Hemphill Arena (1 mile south of Carrizozo on Highway 54 – contact Scott Shafer 575648-2142). Silent auction, which includes local art, gifts and services will be held during the fair. 575973-0571; www.carrizozostreetfair.org. Free RUIDOSO: Aug 31 Free movie “Women on the Sixth Floor,” Sacred Grounds, 2825 Sudderth Dr., 6:30 - 9 p.m. This is a fun French film that entertains while it also provides insight into several modern-day problems: immigration, class distinction, rich controlling poor and the polar extremes between the wealthy and the working class. The story takes place in the 1960s, offering a glance back at a period when social reforms were in the gestational phase. 575-257-2273 Roadmap Band Concert and Dance, 2710 Sudderth Dr., 7 - 10 p.m. An evening of Rock n’ Roll and Blues music from the 60s, 70s and 80s presented by one of New Mexico’s hottest bands – “Roadmap.” Call 575-257-7982 or go to www.mountainannies.com for tickets. $15 general admission; $12 military and students Aug 31 Sep 1 All-American Gun & Western Collectible Show, Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Dr., 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 180 tables of everything that relates to guns as well as hunting equipment,
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knives, cowboy gear, saddles, blankets, spurs, western relics, Indian artifacts, jewelry, coins and much much more. 575-257-6171; www.trekwest.com/gunshow/. $5 adults, kids 12 and under free “Airing of the Quilts” Quilt Show, Sanctuary on the River, 207 Eagle Dr., near Seasons Mall in Midtown, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Third Annual Airing of the Quilts and Artisan Show, with members of the “Stash Sisters” quilt group along with antiquities, artisans, crafters, fabrics, jewelers, terrarium artists plus a Victorian Garden Tea complete with traditional sterling silver appointments, china tea cups, fine linens, finger sandwiches, pastries, tarts and music of the era. Seating is limited. 575-630-1111; www. sanctuaryontheriver.com. Quilt Show: $5 adults, children under 12 are free; Victorian Tea: adults, $20; children under 15, $10 Aug 31 Sep 2 Mercado Del Artisan Outdoor Fair, River Rendezvous, 524 Sudderth Dr., 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Enjoy live music and fine art including, gourd art, pottery, mosaics, jewelry, metal art, photography and much more. Vendors wanted. 575-258-3409. Free RUIDOSO DOWNS: Thru “Celebracion del Arte” Juried 9/9 Art Show, Hubbard Museum, 26301 Hwy 70, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Original art from some of New Mexico’s best artists. This is a juried fine arts competition that seeks to honor excellence in the visual arts of the American West. Thirty-two artists were selected as finalists for the show. 575-378-4142; www. hubbardmuseum.org Sep 1-2 All-American Derby and All American Futurity, Ruidoso Downs Racetrack, 1461 Hwy 70 E., 12 - 5 p.m. The world’s richest Quarter Horse races. 575-3784431; www.raceruidoso.com. Free WHITE OAKS: Aug Fri’s Rascal Fair, White Oaks Community Market, 4 p.m. to dusk. Located just east of No Scum Allowed Saloon in White Oaks. Local, organic fruit and produce, fresh eggs, plants and seeds, hot weekly favorites at the Goldrush Grill, baked goods, pottery, woodwork, handmade soaps, baskets, jewelry and metalsmithing from local artisans. Pan for gold and sip free coffee by the campfire
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ALAMOGORDO: IMAX NM Museum of Space History “HUBBLE,” Daily at 11 a.m. 2 and 4 p.m. The seventh awe-inspiring film for the award-winning IMAX space team. Accompany the walking astronauts as they attempt some of the most difficult tasks ever undertaken in NASA’s history; experience the power of the launches, heartbreaking setbacks and dramatic rescues. Explore the galaxies and some of the greatest mysteries of our celestial surroundings “Tornado Alley,” Daily at 11 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. Join storm chasers star Sean Casey and the researchers of VORTEX 2, the most ambitious effort ever to understand the origins and evolution of tornadoes, on this heart-pounding adventure. Experience the adrenaline of nature’s most dramatic phenomena Aug 29 Business After Hours, Comcast Spotlight, held at Tulie Café, 313 Granado Street, Tularosa, 5:30 - 7 p.m. 31 Lake Lucero Tour, Take a tour with a ranger and learn about the formation of the gypsum dunes and the special plants and animals that live in and around them. This three-hour tour is to the dry lakebed of Lake Lucero and only offered once a month; reservations required. 575-679-2599. $3 per adult and $1.50 for kids and America the Beautiful Senior and Access pass holders Aug 31 Sep 2 23rd Cottonwood Festival, Alameda Park, 1503 N. White Sands Blvd. Sat., 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Sun., 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Mon., 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. More than 80 arts & crafts vendors, live entertainment, food booths, carnival rides and Beer Garden. 575-437-6120; www. alamogordo.com/cottonwoodfestival/. Free Chamber Ambassador Pancake Breakfast - Sat. and Sun., 7 - 10 a.m. Tickets $7 ea. CLOUDCROFT: Aug 31 Sep 2 Labor Day Fiesta Shop Celebration and Sidewalk Sales, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. each day. Sat.: Street Dance with the Corner Pockets featuring Preston Eldridge, 7 - 11 p.m. at the Skating Rink; Wild West Gunfights on Burro Street; Melodrama, CLOC Pavilion, 7:30 p.m. Sun.: 3rd annual Outhouse Races, 2 p.m. 575-682-2733; www.cloudcroft.net
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