AA Rich Mother, AA Speedball and RB Kinetic winners of Emirates Breeders at Arapahoe Park

RB Kinetic and Deudis Pena-Mora, photo by Coady Photography

The series of three Emirates Breeders races were held at Arapahoe Park, in Colorado, on the 10th, 24th and 25th of August.
The August 10 race was the Emirates Breeders Arabian Derby, of six furlongs on the dirt for horses to 3 & 4 years old; with a purse of $12,000.
Bred by Dianne K. Waldron, the winner was RB Kinetic (Baseq Al Khalediah x Rich Kinkga by TH Richie) ridden by Deudis Pena-Mora, trained by Nicole Ruggeri and owned by Byerley Racing, LLC.

AA Speedball and Deudis Pena-Mora, photo by Coady Photography

The August 24 race was the Emirates Breeders Arabian Maiden Stakes also in six furlongs on dirt and for 3 years old with a purse of $10,800.
Although an 11-1 longshot, AA Speedball pulled off a dominant 10 1/2-length win in the Emirates Breeders Maiden Stakes at Arapahoe Park & Mile High Racing on August 24. Owned by Pamela Weidel, trained by Renee Lafleur-Diaz, and ridden by Deudis Pena-Mora.

Bred by Salem Bin Mahfooz, AA Speedball (Burning Sand x Follies Bergere by Virgule Al Maury) led from goes to whoa of the six-furlong race for maidens. Roayl Jolie ridden by Richard Esquibel Jr. finished second followed by AA Dbuster ridden by Travis Walis.

AA Rich Mother won the Emirates Breeders VIP Stakes to conclude the 2020 Arabian racing season in Colorado at Arapahoe Park & Mile High Racing on August 26.

AA Rich Mother and Travis Wales, photo by Coady Photography

Trained by Russell Vicchrilli, the victory of AA Rich Mother (TH Richie x DC Well Done by Dinamite Dare), ridden by Travis Wales, also gave the chestnut colt's connections the Arapahoe Park jockey, trainer, and owner titles for the season.

Congratulations to Colorado's 2020 leading jockey Travis Wales, trainer Russell Vicchrilli, and owner and breeder Garrett and Lisa Ford's.
Big Purit ridden by Adrian Ramos finished second; QMR Big John with Daniel Aguilar was third and Highh Voltage conducted by Karlo Lopex finished fourth.

Source: Jonathan Horowitz, AJC. Photos: Coady Photography