QUALIFYING HISTORY
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CONNECTIONS
 Luis Villafranco
Trainer

Luis Villafranco sent out Cody Jensen on Houdini to win the Rainbow Derby, a year after winning the same race and the Ruidoso Derby (G1) with Wicked Courage ($1,132,848). Since 1991, Villafranco has saddled 911 winners and the earners of more than $14.37 million from 7,093 starters.
 Cody Jensen
Jockey

Cody Jensen rode Houdini to win this year’s Rainbow Derby, Lovethewayyoulie to win the Heritage Place Futurity (G1) and Kiss My Hocks to win the Ruidoso Futurity (G1). The AQHA Champion Jockey in 2013, when he rode the earners of $3,154,543, Jensen in his career has ridden 1,477 winners and the earners of more than $30.78 million from 8,761 mounts. Jensen won the 2009 All American Derby on champion Inseperable and qualified Houdini and Down Side Magician to this year’s running. Jensen also rode back-to-back winners in the All American Futurity (G1), Teller Cartel and No Secrets Here in 2005-06.
 Ellen Kennedy Living Trust
Owner

Houdini races for Ellen Kennedy Racing LLC of Owasso, Oklahoma, which is managed by Ellen’s son, Allen. Ellen Kennedy of Owasso, Oklahoma, who died in 2010 after a short battle with cancer. Kennedy registered her first American Quarter Horse foal in 1963. Through 2011 she had bred 133 named foals, including 15 stakes winners, 73 other winners and the earners of more than $4.64 million from 109 starters. They include Grade 1 winners Heza Ramblin Man ($750,907), Little Bit Of Ah Ha ($315,699), Rakin In The Cash ($242,707) and Spanish Boot ($128,208).


PEDIGREE
D1) Houdini - Brown gelding, Valiant Hero-Pure Oklahoma by Takin On The Cash

Race record: 5-4-1-0 $150,474
Qualifying time: :21.233

A $50,000 supplemental entry, Houdini won the first trial in :21.233. Houdini now has won four of five starts, his only blemish being when he finished a very close second by a nose to Coronado Cartel in the April 20 Remington Park Oklahoma Bred Futurity (R). Houdini came into the All American trials off the July 5 trials to the Rainbow Futurity (G1), when he scored by 1 1/2 lengths but in a time that failed to qualify for the final.

Houdini was bred by Ellen Kennedy of Owasso, Oklahoma. In 40 years of breeding American Quarter Horses, Kennedy has been represented by 109 starters and the earners of more than $3.86 million from 113 named foals. Among the 14 stakes winners she bred are multiple Grade 1 winner Heza Ramblin Man ($750,907), Little Bit Of Ah Ha ($315,699), Adios My Amigos ($232,080), Rakin In The Cash ($242,707), Oklahoma Bandido ($162,609) and Spanish Boot ($128,208).

Houdini is by the 9-year-old First Down Dash stallion Valiant Hero ($668,633), who won the 2006 Texas Classic Futurity (G1) and the 2007 Heritage Place Derby (G2). Valiant Hero is one of four stakes winners and seven other winners out of race champion and 1997 broodmare of the year Corona Chick, who has produced the earners of more than $3.62 million. Corona Chick is the dam of champion and All American Futurity (G1) winner Corona Cash ($1,542,880); second-all-time leading sire Corona Cartel, who has sired the earners of more than $42.49 million; and Corona Czech, who has sired the earners of more than $4.5 million. From 184 starters in three crops raced, Valiant Hero by 109 winners, including 13 stakes winners and the earners of more than $4.66 million.

Houdini is one of 10 starters, each a winner, out of the graded-stakes-winning Takin On The Cash mare Pure Oklahoma ($36,758). Pure Oklahoma has produced the earners of more than $773,000, including stakes winners Adios My Amigos ($232,080, by Make It Anywhere), Oklahoma Bandido ($162,609, by Take Off Jess) and Oklahoma Cartel ($59,756, by Carters Cartel).

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