RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—SEPTEMBER 3, 2010—Jockey Jacky Martin could be favored to extend his All American Futurity record to eight victories when he rides fastest-qualifier JLS Mr Bigtime on Monday in the finals to the Grade 1, $2,050,000 All American Futurity presented by Sentient Jet.

The All American Futurity winner earns $1,000,000, the richest first-place check in quarter horse racing.

First post time for Monday's closing day program is 12 noon.

Martin, 55, returned to race riding from a 4-year hiatus in June and is now the meet's leading quarter horse jockey, winner of the Grade 1, $625,000 Rainbow Futurity and positioned for an eighth All American Futurity victory. His previous seven wins came from 1978 (Moon Lark) through 2000 (Eyesa Special). They all came on horses trained by Jack Brooks.

Martin first climbed on JLS Mr Bigtime last December when the Bigtime Favorite gelding was beginning to learn to be a racehorse. With Martin's urging, JLS Mr Bigtime's owner John Soileau paid the $50,000 supplemental fee to enter the All American Futurity trials and the gelding rewarded that financial risk by standing out in the 20 trials. He won his 440-yard trial by one-and-one-half lengths with a :21.220 time.

JLS Mr Bigtime showed he deserved the chance to compete at quarter horse racing's highest level at Ruidoso Downs in his first five career starts, all in his native Louisiana. He won three of those starts and finished second in the $376,000 Lee Berwick Futurity at Delta Downs. In the 350-yard Berwick, he flew in the final strides to narrowly miss getting the win and showing he would excel at the 440-yard All American Futurity distance.

Martin rode three All American Futurity qualifiers in the trials and chose to ride JLS Mr Bigtime in the All American Futurity. They will start from the inside post position.

Martin also rode second-fastest qualifier Cuz Iba Okey in the All American trials. The gelding has blossomed in his latest three starts with a maiden win at Remington Park and two wins at Ruidoso Downs.

Trained by Luis Villafranco for owner Wesley Lindsey, Cuz Iba Okey closed in the final strides to win his trial by a nose over fourth-fastest qualifier Make Me Fly. Cuz Iba Okey was timed in :21.405 while Make Me Fly was clocked in :21.415.

Cody Jensen picks up the mount on the Okey Doke Dale gelding with the eighth post position.

Bobby Cox's homebred Dominyun, one of four Mr Jess Perry-sired All American Futurity finalists, has also matured this summer at Ruidoso Downs. After a fifth-place finish in his Ruidoso Futurity trial, he has won two races for trainer John Buchanan.

Dominyun was the fastest qualifier to the John Deere New Mexico Juvenile Challenge, but his connections elected to pass on the finals and point at the All American Futurity. The colt showed that was a good decision when he won his All American Futurity trial by one length in :21.408.

B. Russel Hadley has ridden Dominyun is each of his starts and will be aboard in the All American Futurity. They have the seventh post position.

Burnett Ranches and Johnny Trotter's Miss Racy Jess, also sired by Mr Jess Perry, makes her stakes debut in the All American Futurity with a three-for-three record. The Blane Wood-trained miss rolled to a 2-length trial win in :21.433, the fifth-fastest qualifying time.

Regular rider Ricky Ramirez rides Miss Racy Jess with the third post position.