QUALIFYING HISTORY
TrackDateRaceNameFinish 
Sunland Park12/10/20133 6Chart

CONNECTIONS
 Juan M Gonzalez
Trainer

Gonzalez qualified two finalists on the first day of trials, Handsome Jack Flash and You N How Many More, both ridden by Jaime Leos. Gonzalez sent out By By JJ to win the 2003 All American Futurity, and to date in official American Quarter Horse racing has conditioned the earners of $11,304,174. Gonzalez has saddled the winners of 457 races from 3,121 starters.
 Jaime P Leos
Jockey

Leos qualified two finalists on the first day of trials, Handsome Jack Flash and You N How Many More, both trained by Juan Gonzalez. In four seasons aboard American Quarter Horses, Leos has ridden the earners of $4,407,809 and won 206 races from 1,427 mounts. Leos on July 28 rode Handsome Jack Flash to win the $409,434 Zia Futurity (RG1) and last year scored in the Southwest Juvenile Championship (G1) on Secret Courage.
 R. Dosi and Norma Alvarez
Owner

From 79 starters, Dosi and Norma Alvarez of Anthony, New Mexico, have bred champion First Moonflash ($969,828), eight other stakes winners, 44 other winners and the earners of more than $3.78 million.


PEDIGREE
Vancouver Moon - bk. g. Valiant Hero-Illegal Feature by Feature Mr Jess

Race Record: 13-3-3-3 $126,528
Qualifying time: :21.276

Race record: With Jimmy Brooks in the irons for Eddie Willis in the seventh trial, Feature Hero finished second by a head to Louisana Corona. As a 2-year-old, Feature Hero finished third in the Remington Park Juvenile Stakes (R) and was fourth in the Rainbow Futurity (G1). This year, the gelding finished second in the April 20 Remington Park Oklahoma Bred Derby (R) and competed in the May 26 Jack Brooks Stakes (RG3). Feature Hero came into the Derby trials off a third in the July 6 trials to the Rainbow Derby (G1), where he finished a half-length off the pace of Joker On Jack, who went on to run third in the July 20 Rainbow final won by Wicked Courage.

Feature Hero is one of three winners $180,000 and the earners of more than from six starters bred by Lana Merrick and Kent Jackson of Cheyenne, Oklahoma.

celess Feature in the Remington Park Invitational Championship on June 1. Feature Hero 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 ($1,542880); 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. Valiant Hero also is the sire of All American Futurity (G1) qualifier Houdini.

Feature Hero is the first winner from three starters out of the winning Feature Mr Jess mare Illegal Feature ($23,410).

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