VINTON, LA—MAY 28, 2011—Last season's AQHA Racing champion 2-year-old gelding Jls Mr Bigtime scored his eighth win in 11 career starts Saturday night after winning the $134,405 Delta Downs Derby(RG2).

Racing for his breeder JLs-Speedhorse Ranch, Inc. the 3-year-old picked up the winner's purse of $67,053 and moved his lifetime earning mark to more than $676,000.

His next start could be the trials for the richest All American Derby(G1) in history. Last year's derby purse was a whopping $1.5 million and this year's edition could top that.

Last season Jls Mr Bigtime posted the fastest qualifying time to the $2 million All American Futurity(G1) before falling a nose short to finish second on Labor Day.

Saddled by Darrel Soileau, the son of last season's #2 Leading First Crop Sire Bigtime Favorite was ridden by Jarrod Deschamp. He completed the 400 yards in :19.550 seconds to earn a 102 speed index. It was the third consecutive Delta Downs Derby win for Deschamp, who won the race in 2009 with Mdt Streetfighter and in 2010 with Mr Game.

Jls Mr Bigtime is a Louisiana-bred out of Psalmist, by Osceloa Warrior.

It was a blanked finish in the Delta Downs Derby(RG2) with only a head, neck, nose and head separating the top four finishers.

Jessapatriot, under jockey Donald Watson, put in a late rush to get up for second. The Game Patriot gelding is owned by Jacob Broussard and trained by Kevin Broussard. Bred by Leroy Janacek, Jr., from the Mr Jess Perry mare Summer La Jolla, he earned $22,798 for the effort.

Wade and Kay Loup, Jr.'s Pantherinthefastlane out-finished McM Dashmaster by nose for the show position. The Panther Mountain homebred from the Takin On The Cash mare Sheza Neon Rose picked up $13,411. Bobby Ransom rode the filly for trainer Vann Haywood. The very solid stakes performing filly pushed her earnings mark past $85,000.

Two-time restricted grade 1 winner McM Dashmaster suffered only his third career loss after qualifying a neck off Jls Mr Bigtime in the May 13th trials. Racing for Ponderosa Ranch PC, Inc. and McM Farms, the Heza Fast Dash gelding earned $9,387 to push his earnings mar to nearly $320,000.

Completing the field were Dukes Fast Dash, Very Intriguing, Bubba B Bad and Ab Game Effort. Absolute Shot and Casanovas Comment were both scratched.

Heza Devil Man Makes Purchase at Delta Downs

Mary Thompson's Heza Devil Man bobbled slightly at the start but recovered nicely Saturday evening to win the $40,000 Louisiana Purchase Stakes on Delta Downs undercard Saturday evening.

Ridden by Gilbert Ortiz, the 4-year-old completed the 350 yard course in a swift :17.268 seconds to earn a 103 speed index.

Saddled by Larry Kopycinski, the Heza Fast Dash gelding picked up the winner's purse of $24,000 to push his career total to over $75,000. It was his sixth win is 19 career starts.

Bred by Kenny Fletcher and Claude Jumonville from the Streakin La Jolla mare I Love This Bar, Heza Devil Man finished third in the Evangeline Downs Derby last year.

Bigmeanrunninmachine put in a solid effort for her owner Karen Brown to finish second. The Game Patriot 4-year-old filly earned $8,000 for the effort. Vann Haywood trains with J.R. Ramirez getting the riding assignment. Patton Farms bred the sorrel from the Rocket's Magic mare Wantsapearlnecklace.

Billy Foreman's Toastally Tops was ¾ back for the show position. Kenny Roberts, Sr. trains the Toast To Dash 4-year-old with Danny Lavergne in the saddle. Bred by Jo Baya Foreman from the Streakin La Jolla mare JJ Illusion, Toastally Tops earned $4,400.

Completing the field were Tisa Load, Dash To The Toast, Ex Gustav, Dashing Bye Cindy, Heza Fast Perry and Carry On.

Delta Downs closes out its seventh week of American Quarter Horse racing for 2011 on Sunday with another 10-race program that gets underway at 3:05 p.m.