QUALIFYING HISTORY

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Ruidoso Downs6/28/201410Higheasterjet H.4Chart

CONNECTIONS
 Paul C Jones
Trainer

Paul Jones is the all-time leading trainer in American Quarter Horse racing. He has conditioned the earners of more than $74.4 million and came into the trials having sent out 3,761 winners from 20,174 starts. Jones has won the Blane Schvaneveldt Champion Trainer award 12 consecutive times – every year since 2002 – and now is tied with the award’s namesake who won it consecutively from 1985 through 1996. Jones has won the All American Futurity (G1) three times, with Teller Cartel in 2005, No Secrets Here in 2006 and Runnning Brook Gal in 2009. He won the All American Derby (G1) twice, the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity (G1) twice, and the Champion Of Champions (G1) six times.

 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.

 McPherson, Jon and Donna
Owner

Point Break Dash races in the name of Jon and Donna McPherson of Pineville, Louisiana, who are the managing partners of Grant Farms, who have bred 13 winners and the earners of more than $530,000. Grant Farms this year was represented as breeder and part owner of Big Dashing Perry ($144,587), who on July 4 scored in the $265,775 Firecracker Futurity (G2) at Delta Downs.


PEDIGREE
Point Break Dash - s.c. First Down Dash-Ms Pilot Point by Splash Bac

Watch Qualifying Race Race Record: 9-4-1-0 $117,071 Breeder: Grant Farms LLC
Qualifying time: :21.170

Race record: Winning the eighth trial by a half length, Point Break Dash clocked :21.170 to record the third-fastest qualifying time.

“He had been acting up in the gate, so we took the blinkers off,” said trainer Paul Jones.

A son of First Down Dash purchased for $100,000 at the Ruidoso Super Select Sale, Point Break Dash came off a fourth-place run in the Rainbow Derby (G1).

Point Break Dash is one of 13 winners and the earners of more than $530,000 bred by Grant Farms LLC at Pineville, Louisiana. Grant Farms this year was represented as breeder and part owner of Big Dashing Perry ($144,587), who on July 4 scored in the $265,775 Firecracker Futurity (G2) at Delta Downs. Point Break Dash races in the name of Jon and Donna McPherson of Pineville, Louisiana, who are the managing partners of Grant Farms.

Point Break Dash is by all-time leading sire First Down Dash, who has sired the earners of more than $79.98 million, 36 champions, 205 other stakes winners and 1,024 other winners.

Point Break Dash is one of five winners from six starters out of the graded-stakes-winning Splash Bac mare Ms Pilot Point ($73,706), who has produced the earners of more than $1.15 million. Ms Pilot Point is the dam of the Mr Jess Perry stallion Mr Piloto ($1,002,240), winner of the 2010 All American Futurity (G1).

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