NOVEMBER

1951
November 9 & 25 – Monita wins back-to-back races at Sportsman’s Park near Chicago, defeating Barbara L, Hy Dale, Tidy Step, Dalhart Princess and others. Bred by J.F. Goodwin of George West, Texas, Monita is a 4-year-old mare by Joe Moore.

1952
November 1 – In a Los Alamitos allowance test, Johnny Dial defeats Barbara L, Little Egypt, Grey Question and others. Bred by Charles Hepler of Pinon, New Mexico, Johnny Dial is a 4-year-old stallion by Depth Charge (TB).

November 15 – Black Easter Bunny and Monita win separate divisions of the California Championship, both against star-studded fields going 440 yards at Los Alamitos. Monita, a 5-year-old mare by Joe Moore, defeats Miss Cinders, Tonta Lad, Little Sister W, Grey Question, Blob Jr, Al’s Gallant Man, Chudej’s Black Gold and Good Speed M. A 3-year-old filly by Hysition (TB), Black Easter Bunny scores against Johnny Dial, Bardella, Barbara L, Robin Reed, Miss Tacubaya, Billy Van Dorn and others.

1953
November 17 – Miss Meyers finishes third to Bardella and Tonta Lad at Bay Meadows. A 4-year-old mare by Leo, Miss Meyers is bred by O.C. Meyer of Staples, Minnesota.

1954
November 14 – The Thoroughbred Brigand defeats Barjo and Gold Bar in the Flash Stakes at Sportsman’s Park near Chicago.

1955
November 28 – Vanetta Dee wins the Clabbertown G Handicap over a field including Bobbie Leo, Miss Pitapat, Moon Deck and Miss Meyers. Bred by Dee Garrett of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, the track-record-setting Vanetta Dee is a sophomore filly by Vandy out of AQHA Hall of Famer Garrett’s Miss Pawhuska by Leo.

1956
November 20 – Go Man Go defeats Bob’s Folly, Vanetta Dee and others in the Clabbertown G Handicap at Los Alamitos.

1957
November 27 – Scoring his second win in the Clabbertown G ’Cap, Go Man Go defeats Vanetta Dee, Miss Myrna Bar, Bob’s Folly, Pap, Vannevar, Moon Deck, Pokey Vandy, Dr Rand V and Sure Now.

1958
November 9 – Missle Bar wins the Arizona QHBA Futurity.

November 22 & 29 – In the final stakes win in his career, Go Man Go beats Double Bid in his third consecutive Clabbertown G ’Cap. The 5-year-old son of Top Deck (TB) then finishes third behind Clabber’s Win and Vandy’s Flash in the Hard Twist Stakes. Finishing fifth in both races is Mr Bar None, who this season will break Go Man Go’s three-year reign as world champion.

1959
November 26 – Miss Olene beats Table Tennis by a nose in the Bardella Handicap at Los Alamitos.

1960
November 17 & 30 – In what is shaping up to be a classic rivalry, Tonto Bars Hank defeats Rebel Cause in the Bardella Handicap, and then Rebel Cause defeats Tonto

Bars Hank in the Los Ninos ’Cap. Tonto Bars Hank is a freshman colt by Tonto Bars Gill, while Rebel Cause is a colt by Top Deck (TB). Tonto Bars Hank is bred by Wayne Rossen of Merino, Colorado, and Rebel Cause is bred by Chet and Dale Robertsons’ Haymaker Farms at Yukon, Oklahoma.

November 19 & 26 – Vandy’s Flash wins the Clabbertown G Handicap, defeating First Call, Table Tennis, Miss Louton, Breeze Bar and Pap, but then is beaten by Triple Lady, No Butt, Pap, Breeze Bar, Miss Louton and First Call in the Hard Twist Stakes.

November 23 – Scoring her second career stakes victory, Galobar wins the Fullerton Stakes at Los Alamitos, her fourth and final win from what will be her 13 lifetime races. Bred and owned by Hugh Huntley, Galobar is a Three Bars (TB) filly trained by Newt Keck. Her first stakes win came last year in the inaugural running of the All American Futurity at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico.

1961
November 20 & 25 – On his way to the world championship, Pap is defeated twice, first by No Butt in the Clabbertown G Handicap and then by Tonto Bars Hank in the Hard Twist Stakes, both at Los Alamitos. Trained by Lloyd Walker and ridden by Charley Smith, the 7-year-old gelding by Papitas races for N.S. Krems and S. Lasher of Los Angeles, California.

1962
November 4 & 23 – Jet Deck defeats Top Moon and Anna Dial in the Arizona Juvenile Championship, and then beats Tiny Charger in their trial to the Pacific Coast QHRA Futurity. Racing for J.B. Chambers, the colt by Moon Deck is trained by Wilbur Stuchal and ridden by Charley Smith.

November 19 & 24 – No Butt defeats Alamitos Bar and Rebel Cause in the Clabbertown G Handicap, but then finishes sixth behind Alamitos Bar, Rebel Cause, Tonto Bars Hank and others in the Hard Twist Stakes. Ridden by K. McReynolds, the 7-year-old mare by Joe Less is trained by Earl Laughlin and races for Guy Purinton of Tipton, California.

1963
November 18 & 30 – Goetta wins the Bardella Handicap, but then runs third to Tidy’s Pleasure and Maggie McGowan in their trial to the Los Ninas Handicap. Bred by E.L. Gosselin of Edmond, Oklahoma, and racing for Hugh Huntley of Colfax, Washington, the Go Man Go filly is trained by Newt Keck and ridden by Charley Smith.

November 30 – Jet Deck wins the Josie’s Bar Handicap by a neck over Anna Dial, with Tiny Charger 1 1/4 lengths off the pace in third.

1964
November 23 – Tiny Watch wins the Clabbertown G Handicap by a nose over Joe Sherry, with Goetta finishing seventh. A homebred racing for Frank Vessels’ Western Stables, the sophomore colt by Anchor Watch (TB) is trained by Earl Holmes and ridden by Charley Smith.

1965
November 19 & 28 – All American Futurity winner Savannah Jr runs fourth to Kid Meyers in their trial, but comes back to score by half of a length over Goer in the Sunland Park Fall Futurity. Kid Meyers finishes ninth in the final, while the stakes-winning Suki Tadre is fourth. A son of Three Bars (TB), Kid Meyers later earns an AQHA Supreme Championship, while the Royal Bar filly Suki Tadre goes on to become a foundation broodmare for Pat and Muriel Hyland’s Hyland Ranch, where future AQHA President Ginger Hyland is working with her parents’ American Quarter Horses.

November 22 – Joe Sherry defeats Go Josie Go by a neck in the Clabbertown G ’Cap. Bred by C.Y. Jones of Hollywood, California, the 4-year-old gelding by Joe Queen races for Mary Mask and Mary La Rue of Los Alamitos, and is trained by Mask’s husband, Bill.

1966
November 18 & 27 – Rainbow Futurity winner Top Ladybug wins her trial, but finishes second by half of a length to Jet Too in the Sunland Park Fall Futurity. Top Ladybug’s trial race was her first start since finishing third behind Go Dick Go and Chickamona in the All American Futurity on Labor Day. Bred by Marvin and Lela Barnes of Ada, Oklahoma, the filly by Top Deck (TB) out of the blue-hen Sergeant mare FL Lady Bug is trained by M.L. Barnes and ridden by Boyd Morris.

1967
November 11 & 21 – Doll Bid defeats Duplicate Copy by a neck in a Los Alamitos allowance, but the 5-year-old Duplicate Copy – whose name derives from his near-perfect resemblance to his sire, Go Man Go – returns to score in the Clabbertown G Handicap. A homebred racing for Vessels Stallion Farm, Duplicate Copy is trained by Jerry Fisher and ridden by John Kanis.

1968
November 9 – Kaweah Bar defeats Witch Chic by a neck in the Juvenile Invitational Handicap. Bred by Charles Woodson’s Hadan Livestock Co., the freshman gelding by Alamitos Bar races for George Chittick of Long Beach, California. The “Palomino Express” is trained by C.R. Knight and ridden by Bobby Adair.

1969
November 1, 21 & 30 – Easy Jet wins the All American Congress Futurity at Beulah Park in Columbus, Ohio. The colt by Jet Deck then returns to the West, to win his trial and the final of the Sunland Park Fall Futurity. A son of Jet Deck, Easy Jet is bred, owned and trained by Walter Merrick of Sayre, Oklahoma, and ridden by Willie Lovell.

1970
November 6 & 15 – Easy Jet finishes second to Go Together in their trial to the Sunland Park Fall Derby, and then second to Go Moon in the final, with Go Together third. A homebred Top Moon colt racing for Thelma Spencer of Jones, Oklahoma, Go Moon is trained by J.B. Montgomery and ridden by Jerry Burgess.

November 17 & 28 – At Los Alamitos, Kaweah Bar defeats Witch Chic by a neck in the Double Bid Handicap, but then returns on a muddy track to finish fourth behind Miss Parr Bar, Top Rockette and Witch Chic in the Autumn Invitational ’Cap.

1971
November 20 – Kaweah Bar defeats Big Profit by half of a length in an allowance race at Sunland Park.

November 21 & 28 – Mr Jet Moore wins his trial and the final of the Laredo Casa Blanca Futurity at L.I.F.E. Downs in Laredo, Texas. A homebred Jet Deck colt racing for Bob Moore of Norman, Oklahoma, Mr Jet Moore is trained by Newt Keck and ridden by Keith Asmussen.

1972
November 10 & 17 – Gallant Jet wins his trial but finishes 10th and last to Miss Ooo Wee in the Kentucky Futurity at Latonia Racecourse in Florence, Kentucky. Miss Ooo Wee came into the trials off a second to Possumjet in the September 4 All American Futurity. Racing for Clyde Bailey of Oxford, Florida, the Wee Folk (TB) filly is trained by Conny Rountree and ridden by Larry Orona.

November 19 – Defeating Mr Kid Charge by a nose in the Sunland Park Fall Derby, Some Kinda Man sets a :21.46 world record over the quarter mile. A Go Man Go colt bred by the King Ranch of Texas, Some Kinda Man races for B.F. Phillips Jr. of Texas. Some Kinda Man is trained by C.W. “Bubba” Cascio and is ridden by Jerry Nicodemus.

1973
November 4 – Charger Bar defeats Le Cinder by half of a length in the Autumn Championship at Centennial racetrack near Denver. Bred and trained by Wayne Charlton, Charger Bar is a 5-year-old mare by Tiny Charger who races for Drs. Kenneth Wright and Ed Allred.

November 17 & 25 – Truckle Feature defeats Elan Again by 1 1/2 lengths in a Sunland Park allowance, and then returns to defeat her again by a nose in the Sunland Park Fall Derby. Bred by Youel Watson of Yuma, Arizona, the 3-year-old colt by Truly Truckle (TB) races for Gordon Howell of El Paso, Texas. Perry Walker trains Truckle Feature, who is ridden by Willie Lovell.

1974
November 30 – Coming off a win in the October 27 La Chiquita Futurity at Rillito Park in Tucson, Easy Date defeats Showum Jet and Little Blue Sheep in their trial for the Sunland Park Fall Futurity. A homebred Easy Jet filly racing for Walter Merrick, Easy Date is trained by James McArthur and ridden by Donny Knight.

1975
November 29 – Watch A Native defeats Dash For Cash by a neck in their trial for the Sunland Park Fall Futurity, while All American Futurity winner Bugs Alive In 75 finishes third to A Zure Request and Hyjonijet in theirs.

1978
November 18 & 26 – Easy Move wins his trial but finishes second to Knocka Homer in the Sunland Park Fall Derby. A homebred colt by Raise Your Glass (TB), Knocka Homer races for Billy and Toni Bode of Wheelock, Texas. Oscar Vogt Jr. trains Knocka Homer, who is ridden by Richard Bickel.

1979
November 18 – Pacific Dream finishes fourth behind Magnum Load, Hold On Ima Coming and Flashy Go Moore in the Orange County Invitational Handicap at the Orange County Fair meet at Los Alamitos. A homebred 4-year-old Azure Te (TB) gelding, Magnum Load races for the Gentry Brothers of Lubbock, Texas, and is trained by Blane Schvaneveldt and ridden by Danny Cardoza.

1981
November 30 – Starting her first race since winning the August 15 Los Alamitos Championship, Denim N Diamonds beats Town Policy by half a length in a Los Alamitos allowance that is a prep for the December 19 Champion of Champions. Bred by Raquel Malick of Madera, California, the 4-year-old mare by Timeto Thinkrich is owned by R.D. Hubbard and Don Farris, who also trains her. Denim N Diamonds is ridden by Jerry Nicodemus.

1982
November 10 & 21 – Dashingly defeats Kellys Coffer by a neck in their trial for the Budweiser Derby (G1) at Turf Paradise. However, the sophomore filly by Dash For Cash fails to qualify for the November 21 final, which is won by the Rocket Wrangler gelding War Star Wrangler. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Kenny Hart, War Star Wrangler is owned by Larry Hughes, who ranches near Salida, Colorado.

November 27 – Sgt Pepper Feature defeats Shawnee Hoo by half of a length in a Los Alamitos allowance. Trained by Mike Robbins, the 4-year-old Truckle Feature gelding races for his breeder, Tom Neff of Andrews, Texas.

1983
November 9 & 20 – Windy Dash wins her trial for the Budweiser Derby (G1) by half of a length over Painted Bug, and then returns in the final to defeat Painted Bug by a nose. By Dash For Cash out of the winning Go Man Go mare Windi, Windy Dash is owned by her breeder, B.F. Phillips Jr., and is trained by Blane Schvaneveldt and ridden by John Creager. Painted Bug is a Shawne Bug mare owned by Mike Thomas and Dr. Robert Kuhne’s T K Partnership of Mexia, Texas, and to the cover of Beduino (TB) will become the dam of champion Strawberry Silk, winner of the 1989 All American Futurity (G1).

1984
November 11 – Winning his third consecutive of four career starts, Cash Rate scores in a 250-yard allowance at Manor Downs near Austin, Texas.

1985
November 30 – After a streak of 12 consecutive wins, starting with her victory in the May 1984 Los Alamitos Derby (G1), reigning world champion Dashs Dream finishes fourth to Easy Conversation in the Z. Wayne Griffin Director’s Stakes (G3). Racing for Juliana Winters of Oklahoma City, Easy Conversation is a sophomore gelding by Easy Sage who is trained by Blane Schvaneveldt and ridden by Steve Treasure.

November 14 – Starting his first race since winning the August 14 Los Alamitos Championship (G1), Cash Rate wins over Los Al allowance company including champion Call Caleb and stakes winners Cashcan and Movin West. A homebred racing for Minnie Wood and B.F. Phillips Jr., the 5-year-old gelding by Dash For Cash is trained by Blane Schvaneveldt and ridden by James Lackey.

1986
November 14 – Reigning world champion Cash Rate scores by daylight in the Z. Wayne Griffin Director’s Stakes (G3). The field includes Cash Rate’s full brother Countin The Cash, who finishes fourth.

1987
November 3 – Texas voters approve pari-mutuel wagering on horse races.

November 7 – Winning his seventh consecutive race, First Down Dash scores by a length over Six Fortunes and Brace Your Glass in the QHBC Championship Classic (RG1). Bred by Fred Stanley Jr. and B.F. Phillips Jr., the colt by Dash For Cash is owned by Vessels Stallion Farm of Bonsall, California. Blane Schvaneveldt trains First Down Dash, who is ridden by James Lackey.

November 13 – Former AQHA President B.F. Phillips Jr., 70, dies of a massive heart attack moments after addressing the executive committee of the Texas Horse Racing Association, which was hosting an Austin luncheon celebrating the successful drive for pari-mutuel wagering in Texas.

1988
November 19 – Shawnes Favorite wins the Champion of Champions (G1). Wicked Dash, Meddlin Dash and Florentine also lit the board, with Dash For Speed finishing 10th and last. Owned by Salinas Ranch, the 3-year-old gelding by Fortunes Favorite is trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Bruce Pilkenton.

1989
November 18 – Wrapping up a perfect six-for-six year, See Me Do It beats Streakin Cara by a neck and Griswold by half of a length in the Champion of Champions (G1). A homebred racing for Jean Dillard of Ringling, Oklahoma, the sophomore On A High filly is trained by Bobby Turner and ridden by Larry Layton.

1990
November 3 & 17 – Making her first starts since winning the July 15 Anne Burnett Invitational Handicap (G1) and July 28 Los Alamitos Invitational Championship (G1), Dash For Speed finishes fifth in Wicked Wind’s Charger Bar Handicap and sixth in Heisajoy’s QHBC Championship Classic (G1).

November 17 – Los Alamitos records its first $2-million handle, with $2,113,523 wagered on the Quarter Horse Breeders Classics Championships. The evening’s biggest race, the QHBC Championship Classic (G1), is won by Claude and Bessie Lea Jeane’s Heisajoy, a 5-year-old Gusty Hempen gelding trained by H.L. Hooper and ridden by James Lackey.

1991
November 9 – Special Leader finishes fifth in Apprehend’s QHBC Championship Classic (G1). A full brother to distance star Griswold, Apprehend races for Pete Parella’s Legacy Ranch. The 4-year-old Merridoc gelding is conditioned by Daryn Charlton and ridden by Henry Garcia.

November 21 & 30 – Corona Chick wins her trial and the final of the Dash For Cash Futurity (G1). Trained by Frank Monteleone, with Kip Didericksen in the irons, the Chicks Beduino filly is owned by Robert “Strawberry Bob” Etchandy, who farms strawberries and other fruits in Southern California.

1992
November 21 – Femmes Frolic wins his trial to the Golden State Derby by a head over Holland Ease. Bred and owned by Roger Knight Jr. of Madisonville, Texas, the Beduino (TB) gelding is trained by Bruce Bell and ridden by Jerry Yoakum.

1993
November 13 – Reigning world champion Refrigerator wins the QHBC Championship Classic (G1) by three parts of a side over champion Rare Form. Bred by Sonny Vaughn of Oklahoma and racing for Jim Helzer of Arlington, Texas, the 5-year-old Rare Jet gelding is trained by Blane Schvaneveldt and ridden by Bruce Pilkenton.

November 21 – Junos Request wins the inaugural AQHA Challenge Championship (G1) at Sunland Park; the race now is the Bank of America^® Challenge Championship (G1). A 5-year-old homebred Junoimgood mare racing for Nancy McCoy of Wichita, Kansas, Junos Request is trained by Charley Hunt and ridden by Steve Treasure.

1994
November 11 – Down With Debt defeats Sound Dash by a length in the AQHA Regional Challenge Championship (G1) at Los Alamitos. Racing for Dr. George Haddad, the 4-year-old First Down Dash mare is trained by Charlie Bloomquist and ridden by John Creager.

1995
November 11 – Going to post at odds of 25-1 in the AQHA Challenge Championship (G1), Rare Bar defeats Lawyersgunsandmoney by half of a length while setting a :21.58 track record over a quarter mile at Retama Park. Last year’s winner, Down With Debt, stumbled at the break and finished ninth. A homebred 5-year-old son of Rare Jet racing for Gary and Elaine Mead of Kansas, Rare Bar is trained by Charley Hunt and ridden by Troy Crissup.

1996
November 2 & 15 – Continuing her perfect season, Dashing Folly wins her eighth and ninth consecutive races, scoring by a length in her trial and by 1 1/ 4 lengths in the Los Alamitos Derby (G1). Bred by Bob Burt of Utah and racing for Oscar McArthur’s Jaramar Ltd. of Texas, the First Down Dash filly is trained by Donna McArthur and ridden by Tami Purcell.

1997
November 1 – SLM Big Daddy defeats Heza Ramblin Man by half of a length in the MBNA America Challenge Championship (G1) at Los Alamitos. Bred and owned by Steve and Lindsey Mitchell of Texas, the 5-year-old Daddy Hold On gelding is trained by Don Mourning and ridden by Jacky Martin.

1998
November 14 & 28 – Kool Kue Baby matches Jolly Jet Deck’s record of 22 stakes victories with a win in the MBNA America Challenge Championship (G1) and then breaks the record with her 23rd stakes win, the Refrigerator Handicap. Both races are at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie. Bred by Don Gardner of Jacksboro, Texas, and owned by Ramiro Lopez of Houston, the 6-year-old daughter of Gone To The Man is trained by K.C. Carden and ridden by Tami Purcell.

1999
November 28 – Tailor Fit wins the Refrigerator Handicap at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie. Racing for Betty Jane Burlin of Navasota, Texas, the 4-year-old Strawfly Special gelding is trained by Steve VanBebber and ridden by Steve Fuller.

2000
November 11 – Corona Kool defeats Separatist by a nose in the Los Alamitos Derby (G1). Bred by Robert Etchandy and racing for Dan Lucas’ Lucas Racing Inc., the First Down Dash mare is a half sister to champion Corona Chick. Corona Kool is trained by Donna McArthur and ridden by Sam Thompson.

November 24 – Qualifying for berths in the Champion of Champions (G1), Separatist and Chicks First Policy win divisions of the Z. Wayne Griffin Director’s Stakes (G3), both with Alex Bautista in the saddle. Bred by Ed Allred and owned by Rod Jr. and Jackie MacPherson, Separatist is a 3-year-old colt by Chicks Beduino who is trained by John Cooper. A 3-year-old gelding also by Chicks Beduino, Chicks First Policy is a homebred racing for Martha Wells and trained by Dan Francisco.

2001
November 9 – Former world champion A Ransom wins the First Down Dash Handicap (G3) by 1 3/4 lengths over Chicks First Policy at Los Alamitos. Bred and owned by John and Kathie Bobenrieth of Costa Mesa, California, the 5-year-old gelding by First Down Dash is trained by Connie Hall and ridden by Carlos Bautista.

2002
November 2 – Streakin Sin Tacha defeats Jess Louisiana Blue by three parts of a side in the MBNA America Challenge Championship (G1) at Lone Star Park. Owned and trained by Janet VanBebber of Texas, the 4-year-old Streakin La Jolla gelding is ridden by Alvin Brossette.

2003
November 1 – Los Alamitos handles $2,379,112 on the MBNA America Challenge Championships, the highest ever recorded on a single card of American Quarter Horse racing. A total of $645,527 was pushed through the windows at the track in Orange County, California, while off-track and out-of-state sites handled $761,578.

 Panther Mountain wins the MBNA America Challenge Championship (G1). Owned by Guy Weimer of Laurel, Montana, the 4-year-old son of Meter Me Gone is trained by Janet VanBebber and ridden by Alvin Brossette

November 14 & 28 – Oak Tree Special wins his trial to the Texas Classic Derby (G1) by a neck over Prime Talent and the final by a nose over Southern Cartel. Owned by Raul Rubalcava and trained by Bobby Martinez, the Special Task stallion is ridden by J.R. Ramirez.

2004
November 5 – Be A Bono wins the Los Alamitos Super Derby (G1) by a head over A Regal Choice. Bred and owned by Spencer Childers, the Bono Jazz gelding is trained by Dan Francisco and ridden by G.R. Carter Jr.

2005
November 4 – Higher Fire defeats Wave Carver by a neck in the Golden State Million Futurity (G1).

November 12 – Apollitical Time defeats champion Ocean Runaway by half of a length in the Los Alamitos Super Derby (G1). Bred by Vessels Stallion Farm and owned by Juan Alberto Lizarraga Tirado of Colton, California, the Apollo (TB) filly is trained by Juan Aleman and ridden by Ramon Sanchez.

November 25 – Wave Carver finishes second by a nose to Jumpn Chic in their trial to the Los Alamitos Million Futurity (G1).

2006
November 3 – Waver Carver defeats Volcom by half of a length in the Los Alamitos Super Derby (G1). With Ramon Sanchez in the irons for Paul Jones, the First Down Dash colt races for a syndicate managed by Frank “Scoop” Vessels III of Bonsall, California.

November 4 – Blues Girl Too finishes second by a neck to Double Bar S Ranch’s homebred Jess You And I in the Golden State Million Futurity (G1) at Los Alamitos. Going on to end the year as champion freshman gelding, Jess You And I is by Feature Mr Jess. The gelding is trained by Jaime Gomez and was ridden by J.R. Ramirez.

November 11 – This Snow Is Cold wins the MBNA America Challenge Championship (G1) by a nose over WRS Special Shoe. LDS Dash For Dylan is third, with world champion DM Shicago fourth. Ridden by Rodrigo Vallejo and trained by Melinda Garcia, the 5-year-old mare by This Snow Is Royal is owned by Benito Tello’s Los Ladrilleros Horse Racing Co. of Houston.

November 24 – All American Futurity (G1) winner No Secrets Here takes a 3 1/4-length score in his trial to the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity (G1), while Blues Girl Too wins her trial by 1 3/4 lengths. Both qualify to the December 8 final.

2007
November 10 – Vessels Stallion Farm’s homebred Little Bit Of Baja scores a 33-1 upset over Blues Girl Too in the Los Alamitos Super Derby (G1). With Ramon Sanchez in the irons for Adan Farias, the First Down Dash gelding charged up late to win by a nose over No Secrets Here and 36-1 shot Ten Oclock Scholar, while Blues Girl Too finishes a neck off the pace in fourth.

2008
November 1 – Blane Schvaneveldt sends out Eddie Garcia on Tres Passes to win the $1,314,670 Golden State Million Futurity (G1). Janet McKinnerney’s homebred colt by champion Tres Seis gives the 74-year-old all-time everything trainer his first score in a seven-figure race.

November 15 – Stolis Winner wins his trial to the Texas Classic Futurity (G1) by 1 1/2 lengths, but is scratched from the final after pulling up with a minor ankle injury.

November 29 – Robert Touchet sends out Rodrigo Vallejo on Mr Queens Mystery to win the $1,154,802 Texas Classic Futurity (G1) at Lone Star Park, the richest final of the stakes’ 16 runnings. Bred by Leslie Micah and the Newcomb Cattle Co. of Oklahoma, the Shazoom colt out of the track-record-setting First Place Dash mare First Place Queen races for Azoom LP of Veracruz, Mexico.

If you witnessed or know of a historic event in Quarter racing, please contact the Journal's Richard Chamberlain at richc@aqha.org.