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Ruidoso Derby(G1) Recap(VIDEO)
Multiple stakes winner Empressum and jockey Rodrigo Vallejo, at Ruidoso Downs after winning Saturday's $673,556 Ruidoso Derby(G1).

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Ruidoso Derby(G1) Recap(VIDEO)

RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM—JUNE 12, 2021—-StallioneSearch.com continues its webcast coverage of the $1,000,000 Ruidoso Futurity(G1) and $673,556 Derby(G1) weekend with the release of Episode 8 on StallioneSearch.com.

On this episode, StallioneSearch.com's Greg Thompson was on hand to capture Empressum's biggest career win in the 2021 edition of the Ruidoso Derby(G1), as well as to conduct interviews with both the winning jockey, Rodrigo Vallejo, and trainer, Heath Taylor, at the conclusion of the race.

CLICK HERE to view the 2021 Ruidoso Derby(G1) Recap.

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Coverage of the Ruidoso Futurity(G1) weekend on StallioneSearch is sponsored by a leading second-crop sire, Jess Good Candy, and leading first-crop sire, A Revenant. Both the AQHA Racing Champion and All American Futurity(G1) winner Jess Good Candy and the AQHA Racing Champion A Revenant have offspring that have qualified into the field of this year's Ruidoso Futurity(G1).

Standing at stud at Lazy E Ranch in Guthrie, Oklahoma, Jess Good Candy, last year's leading first-crop sire of money earners, is the sire of 2021 Ruidoso Futurity Day 1second-fastest qualifier, Jess Savin Candy.

A Revenant, who is available only through ICSI in 2021 at Dunn Ranch in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, is the sire of 2021 Oklahoma Futurity(G2) winner, Revenant Moon. The two-year-old filly trained by Trey Wood was the fastest qualifier on Day 2 of the Ruidoso Futurity(G1) trials.