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Cowboys Flying wins All American Futurity

The undefeated colt adapts to new trainer, claims the $3 million race at The Downs at Albuquerque

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Cowboys Flying entered Monday鈥檚 All American Futurity undefeated but with one significant change: The trainer who had guided him through his first five victories was no longer in charge.

It didn鈥檛 matter.

Cowboys Flying won the $3 million All American Futurity at The Downs at Albuquerque, remaining unbeaten and delivering the biggest victory of his career despite being in trainer Marco Chavez-Gutierrez鈥檚 barn for only about three weeks.

The heavily backed Cowboys Flying paid $2.60 to win, $2.20 to place and $2.10 to show in the race for 2-year-olds.

Ask Her To Fly finished second, paying $13 to place and $5.40 to show. Chili Gato was third and paid $3 to show.

The winning time was 20.62 seconds over the 440 yards.

The trainer switch came after Cowboys Flying鈥檚 previous trainer, Ramiro Barajas Villarreal, became caught up in a licensing controversy in Texas. Villarreal was among trainers barred from entering or working horses there after questions arose over the grading of written licensing examinations. The situation was not related to a positive drug test or Cowboys Flying鈥檚 performance.

Owners Jerry Deville and Jaime Cardenas of Double J Racing subsequently transferred Cowboys Flying to Chavez-Gutierrez with approval from New Mexico racing officials.

Chavez-Gutierrez inherited quite a responsibility: an undefeated colt headed for Quarter Horse racing鈥檚 biggest stage. Cowboys Flying had won his All American trial by 3戮 lengths and entered Monday鈥檚 final 5-for-5.

Three weeks later, Chavez-Gutierrez had an All American Futurity champion 鈥 and Cowboys Flying was still perfect.

鈥淭he horse is a super freak,鈥 the 29-year-old trainer told the Journal. 鈥淚 stayed out of his way. The previous trainer set the bar high. It put a lot of pressure on me.鈥 

The owners鈥 share of the $3 million purse was $1.5 million. The jockey ordinarily receives a 15% cut, or in this case for Nestor Duran, $150,000.

鈥淭his is like the Kentucky Derby for quarter horses,鈥 said the jockey from Dodge City, Kansas. 鈥淚 thought about 300 yards in, I knew I had it. Out of the gate, I was a little bit behind. But I knew what kinds of horse I had.鈥

The race was the final major Ruidoso Downs program to be staged in New Mexico under the temporary arrangement with The Downs at Albuquerque. It brought the track鈥檚 summer quarter horse meet to the state鈥檚 largest city for 50 races after catastrophic flooding damaged the Ruidoso facility in 2024 and 2025.

That made Monday鈥檚 Labor Day program particularly significant. The All American Futurity dates to 1959 and has become one of the defining events in American Quarter Horse racing.

The Albuquerque finale came with a new destination already set for the 2027 Ruidoso meet.

Ruidoso Downs鈥 Quarter Horse racing series will move to Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, next year. The move includes the $1 million Ruidoso Futurity, $1 million Rainbow Futurity and $3 million All American Futurity, along with other major races and related events.

Cowboys Flying, with jockey Nestor Duran aboard, surges ahead in winning the All American Futurity at The Downs at Albuquerque on Monday.

The move does not necessarily mean the end of Ruidoso Downs as a property or the end of racing鈥檚 connection to the community. Track owner Johnny Trotter has continued to evaluate the future of the facility, while major horse sales and other activities remain tied to Ruidoso.

But Monday鈥檚 races marked the end of an unusual three-season chapter for New Mexico racing 鈥 one created by disaster and ultimately ending with the All American Futurity under the lights in Albuquerque.

Trotter, a Texas cattleman and quarter horse owner and trainer, entered Think Twice Perry in the final race. The colt finished sixth. 

Fall racing will continue Thursday at The Albuquerque Downs as the New Mexico State Fair opens.

All American Gold Cup

Paradise Pete continued his stakes success, winning the Grade 1, $250,000 All American Gold Cup at The Downs at Albuquerque for 3-year-olds and older.

The 4-year-old chestnut gelding, the 3-1 morning-line favorite, was ridden by Christian Cardenas for trainer David Gomez-Barraza.

The victory continued a strong run for Paradise Pete, who entered the Gold Cup on a two-race winning streak. He had most recently won the Grade 2 Mr Jet Moore Stakes at Albuquerque, pulling away to win by 1录 lengths. Paradise Pete entered Monday with six victories and $161,993 in career earnings.

Paradise Pete defeated a field that included KJ Bad Moon Rising, a 4-year-old gelding who entered the race with more than $1.4 million in career earnings. KJ Bad Moon Rising's r茅sum茅 includes a runner-up finish in the $3 million All American Futurity and a victory in the $1.16 million New Mexico State Fair Futurity.

All-American Juvenile

Dangerous Jess, trained by Clinton Crawford and ridden by Oscar Andrade Jr., pulled off a 14-1 upset in the All American Juvenile for 2-year-old horses.

The Oklahoma-bred colt paid $30.20 to win, $11.60 to place and $6.60 to show. Tell A Scout finished second, paying $6.80 and $5.40, while Fall Classic was third and paid $5.40 to show.

Andrade comes from a remarkable Quarter Horse racing family. He was born Sept. 17, 2001 鈥 just 10 days before his father, jockey Oscar Andrade Sr., was paralyzed in a racing accident at Los Alamitos Race Course in California. His father remained in racing as a trainer and mentor to his son, whom he taught to 鈥渞ide from the heart.鈥

Andrade Jr. began riding professionally as a teenager and was honored as an outstanding up-and-coming Quarter Horse jockey in 2019. He later became the first jockey in about 50 years to win consecutive Los Alamitos Invitational Championships aboard different horses.

Dangerous Jess entered Monday鈥檚 race with just $3,000 in lifetime earnings. Fall Classic, by comparison, had earned $510,970 鈥 nearly 170 times as much 鈥 before finishing third behind him.

Attendance and handle

Track officials estimated a crowd of 9,000 came to the track at 145 Louisiana Blvd NE in Albuquerque for living racing.

The handle was $1,509,024.

James Bennett is managing editor of the Journal. Contact him at jbennett@abqjournal.com.