AURORA, CO—JUNE 15, 2019—Despite an erratic path under jockey Jose Lopez, Jess Un Sies Mas defeated Could Be Hotter by two-lengths in the $71,015 Rocky Mountain Derby Saturday to get his first career stakes win at Arapahoe Park.

Saddled by trainer Jose Barron, Jess Un Sies Mas completed the 350 yards in :17.600 seconds, equaling a 92 speed index into a 5 mph crosswind. It was the third career win in eight starts for the son of leading sire Apollitical Jess and the $28,406 winners' purse pushed his bankroll over $37,000.

A Colorado homebred, racing for owner-breeder Hugo Barron Sierra, Jess Un Sies Mas is out of the Tres Seis mare Seis Star Glitter. Earlier on the card Seis Star Glitter's 4-year-old daughter, Shinning Bianca, won the $17,950 Dolls Prodigy Stakes (see related story).

The 4-year-old gelding entered today's final with the fastest qualifying time from five trials contested May 31 for the Rocky Mountain Derby.

Junior's Quarter Horses, Inc.'s Could Be Hotter picked up $14,203 for his second-place effort. Hipolito Michel-Valverde conditions the California-bred son of Walk Thru Fire from the Check Him Out mare Look Her Over. Today's derby final was just the second start off the West Coast for the sorrel gelding who competed solely at Los Alamitos Race Course prior to the trials. Edward C. Allred is the breeder.

Multiple stakes-placed Midnite Dash finished a head back to take third for owners Pedro and Lilia Andazola. Also trained by Michel-Valverde, the son of Bodacious Dash was bred in Colorado from the Panther Mountain mare Dg Sumit. Second in last year's Mile High Futurity at Arapahoe, Midnite Dash was ridden by jockey Edwuin Lujan. Richard and Genevieve Herrman bred the earner of more than $35,000.

Tyson Gay, Ryans Cartel, Despite, Long Wagon Ho, Craizin, Aint She Kool and One Rare Jess completed the field.