AQHA RACING & HORSEPLAYERPRO.COM RELEASE INAUGURAL WEEKLY TOP-TEN POLL

July 1, 2009 – The American Quarter Horse Association has released the first AQHA-HorseplayerPRO.com weekly top-ten poll. The poll is split into two categories, 2-year-olds and 3-and-up, and is released each week from early summer through late fall. The numbers in parentheses represent total points allotted by voters, with a first-place vote worth ten points, a second-place vote worth nine points and so on. Notable wins are also listed.

AQHA-HorseplayerPRO.com poll for July 1, 2009, covering performances through June 30:

2-YEAR-OLDS

1.  L D FIRE (71)                        Dead heat Ed Burke Million Futurity (G1)
2.  STREAKIN LA QUINTA (63)   Dead Heat Ed Burke Million Futurity (G1)
3.  FIRST PRIZE LEESA (59)      Remington Park Futurity (G1)
4.  FIRST KLAS FRED (47)         Ruidoso Futurity (G1)
5.  RAGAZZO (44)                      Heritage Futurity (G1)
6.  VARSITY GIRL (24)               West Texas Futurity (G1)
7.  TWIN SPIRES (33)                Kindergarten Futurity (G1)
8.  MEMORIES OF OKEY (19)    Retama Park Futurity (G1)
9.  STREAK N ATTITUDE (14)      Harrah’s Entertainment Futurity (G3)
10. THREE TIMES THE TOLL (12) 

Other 2-year-olds receiving consideration: 

Shake Em Money Pop (11), Streakin Down (9), Sir Ellerton (8), Fast Chick Beduino (7), Ivansbay (7), The Hiway (6), East Wing (1), Baby Im Gone (1)

3-YEAR-OLDS & UP

1.  SEPARATE BET (67)          Remington Park Championship (G1)
2.  JESS YOU AND I (63)         Los Alamitos Winter Championship (G1)    
3.  FIRST MOONFLASH (63)    Bank Of America New Mexico Challenge (G1)
4.  FREAKY (61)                     Vessels Maturity (G1)
5.  TIME FOR A CIGAR (34)     Ruidoso Derby (G1)
6.  ILLEGAL MEMORIES (34)   Bank Of America Oklahoma Challenge Championship (G1)
7.  HYDROSTATIC (18)            Bank of America East Challenge (G2)
8.  CUZ EYE SAID (18)            Heritage Place Derby (G2)
9.  MY LADY FIRST (11)       
10. STYLISH JESS BR (11)           

Other 3-year-olds & up receiving consideration:

Brenda Beautiful (8), A Tempting Dash (8), Royal Proclamation (8), Stolis Winner (6), Terrific Energy (5), Tres Passes (5), Brenda Beautiful (4), Alice K White (3), Little Bit of Baja (3), Vrrroom (2), Answer The Dream (1)

The nine voters are:

Ed Burgart (Los Alamitos announcer/handicapper)
Martha Claussen (writer/handicapper)
Mike Cusortelli (writer/handicapper)
Tom Dawson (network television producer)
Dale Day (Remington Park announcer/handicapper)
Mike Joyce (TVG analyst)
Jeremy Plonk (ESPN.com contributor)
Terry Turrell (HorseplayerPRO.com handicapper)
Ty Wyant (writer, Daily Racing Form and AQHA)

Poll results are also available at aqharacing.com and HorseplayerPRO.com.