Thompson Racing, Alexis Andrade, and Paul Jones Doodah Cartel heads the 56th running of the Grade 1, $1,170,950 Golden State Million Futurity on Sunday night at Los Alamitos.

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LOS ALAMITOS, CA–OCTOBER 24, 2025–Owned by Thompson Racing, Alexis Andrade and Paul Jones, fastest qualifier Doodah Cartel will look to repeat his tremendous ¾ length trial victory when he heads the 56th running of the Grade 1, $1,170,950 Golden State Million Futurity on Sunday night at Los Alamitos.

Doodah Cartel, a colt by top sire Favorite Cartel and out of the multiple stakes-placed mare Suite Expectations, will also hope that his third appearance in a graded futurity is the charm.

He previously raced in the Grade 2 PCQHRA Breeders Futurity; before that, he was a strong fourth in the Grade 1 Ed Burke Million Futurity. AQHA Hall of Fame trainer Paul Jones will saddle Doodah Cartel while looking for his third Golden State Million victory and first since saddling Igotyourtac to victory in the 2011 running.

"I’ve always loved (Doodah Cartel) and he’s always shown a ton of talent," Jones said. "He really got a good go in his trial. They parted the Red Sea for him. They all got out of his way and gave him room to run. When he has room to run and racetrack to run he really relishes it. He’s a homebred, and I have some good partners in the Thompsons and Alexis Andrade. We’re having fun with him and just tickled to have such a nice race out of him."

Doodah Cartel is named in honor of Debbie Thompson’s father, Bernie Erickson, who passed away over a year ago. "Doodah" was Bernie’s favorite saying. Henry Reynoso Lopez will ride the Jones and Thompson-bred brown colt.

Jones will also saddle Parsons Ranch’s The Lady Is A Vamp, which will start from the rail and be ridden by Eduardo Nicasio. The Apollitical Blood filly was one of the most impressive young runners at the start of the juvenile season, and this could be the moment in which she cements her standing as one of the nation’s top fillies. 

"This is her second futurity," Jones said. "I’ve loved this filly from day one. She’s been a little star. She has a lot of talent, and her dam, Another Wise Lady, produces nothing but runners. She’s a great (broodmare), this is a great family, and the Parsons really race some nice horses. I’m really privileged to have the opportunity to train their horses."

Owned and bred by EG High Desert Farms, the A Mere Felix colt Jess Im Worth It will look to become the seventh juvenile to win both the Ed Burke Million and Golden State Million. If he does, he’ll be the first to score this double since Party Politics in 2022 while joining Heza Dasha Fire, Higher Fire, One Dashing Eagle, Dashing Knud and Jacks Dash on this tremendous list.

Trained by Jesus Nunez and to be ridden by Ricardo Ramirez from post number eight, Jess Im Worth It enters after scoring a neck victory in the second fastest qualifying time. Jess Im Worth It was sixth at the start of his Golden State Million trial but quickly found his stride to move on to victory. He truly had a big hill to climb in his Ed Burke Million win, as he broke slowly and was eighth at the start, then fifth at the gap before turning on the rockets to win impressively by ¾ length. If he can break on top, he might just be too strong of a finisher for the others to catch up.

Keith Nellesen’s Beuteeful is unbeaten in four career starts, a record that includes a win in the Grade 2 Robert Adair Kindergarten Futurity. The filly by KVN Corona enjoyed her most complete effort in the Golden State trials, as she did not make any mistakes while scoring a devastating three length victory.

Trained by Kristen Watanabe, Beuteeful will look to become the first filly to win the Golden State Million since AQHA champion Flash N Roll in 2018. She’ll also try to remain undefeated in five career starts, duplicating the great Heza Dasha Fire’s five-for-five record at the beginning of his great career when winning the Golden State Million in 2014. Meanwhile, Watanabe will look to become the first woman trainer to win the Golden State Million Futurity. This race was first run in 1970.

Chris O’Dell won the 2019 Golden State Million with Runforyourlife and will now look for a second victory with West Texas Partners’ Enforce, who is a full brother to Runforyourlife and to many other greats trained by O’Dell.

Sired by Favorite Cartel and out of the Dam of Distinction Remember Me Rose, Enforce is a full brother to the likes of Grade 1 winners Cyber Attack, Bomb Cyclone, and Powerful Favorite, all of which learned their lessons from O’Dell. Bred by Steve Burns, Enforce was purchased for $675,000 at the Ruidoso Yearling Sale in 2024, making him the highest priced horse in this race.

The rest of the field will include a trio for runners owned by Dunn Ranch and trained by Ramiro Castillo in DR Make It Sweet, AJ Cyclone, and DR Stone Cold. Whos The V, owned by Valeriano Racing Stables, will complete the field. Jesus Nunez will saddle the gelding by Favorite Cartel out of a daughter of Remember Me Rose named Remember Me Jessie.

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