2021 Racing Champion Contenders

The AQHA Racing Champions Announcement Ceremony is at 6 p.m. CST on January 12 at Heritage Place in Oklahoma City.

The ceremony is the evening before the Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale that runs January 13-15 and will be aired via free live webcast on AQHA.com/racing. 

If you are unable to attend, the ceremony will also be available to watch on The Cowboy Channel, the official network of ProRodeo and the first 24-hour television network totally dedicated to western sports and the western lifestyle. The Cowboy Channel is available on various cable and satellite systems or can be streamed online. 

The contenders for 2021 racing champion were selected via a detailed criteria from the year’s runners. 

The contenders are: 

2-YEAR-OLD COLT 

AJS TRES OF PAINT
7-2-1-2 $257,999

BLOOD MONEY
8-7-1-0 $1,123,142

BR CHIVALI CHAMP
7-5-1-0 $147,098

DASHA GOOD REASON
8-4-1-0 $172,707

DOCS DUSTY CARTEL
8-5-2-0 $222,798

GOLDEN BOI
6-4-0-1 $488,791

IN HOTT PURSUIT
6-3-2-1 $325,516

INSPYRE
5-2-2-0 $176,618

JESS FIRE ME
4-2-1-1 $190,400

PRIZE KISS
8-3-3-0 $150,958

2-YEAR-OLD FILLIES

BH INXS
3-2-0-0 $343,880

BOTTICELLI BEACH
7-4-1-1 $151,065

FIRE FAST HONEY
5-2-1-0 $147,178

HS GOLDEN EAGLE
9-2-3-2 $230,448

ON NYX
4-1-1-1 $138,735

POLITICAL ROSE
7-3-1-1 $256,849

REVENANT MOON
5-3-0-0 $224,418

SHE GOES UP
6-2-1-2 $137,095

SHEZA FAST BLOOD
7-3-1-1 $193,983

TEXANA CARTEL
5-3-2-0 $218,905

2-YEAR-OLD GELDINGS

BOMB CYCLONE
5-3-1-0 $853,887

FDD SCOUT
6-4-1-0 $588,494

FLASHIN FIRE
6-4-0-0 $292,010

HOCK IT TO YOU
9-5-3-0 $408,312

JESS BEING A FRIEND
7-2-2-0 $355,170

JESS SAVIN CANDY
6-4-1-0 $1,046,200

JET BLACK GRACE
6-5-0-0 $637,857

KJ DESPARADO
10-6-1-0 $2,104,961

SIPPIN HAYDEN
5-2-0-2 $276,630

WHIZKEY GLASSES
9-6-1-1 $764,583

3-YEAR-OLD COLTS

B CAUSE IM A HERO
8-1-2-2 $140,241

DULCE SIN TACHA
5-3-2-0 $175,286

EASY PERRY CARTEL
9-4-3-1 $87,975

FAVORITE COLOSSUS
8-2-1-0 $169,159

HES INNOCENT
7-4-1-0 $136,124

RELENTLESSLY
8-4-1-1 $199,813

3‐YEAR‐OLD FILLIES

AINT SHE TEMPTING
4-2-2-0 $160,359

APOLLITICAL DAIZIES
7-2-0-2 $198,466

APOLLITICAL PATTY
6-2-2-1 $349,071

CHICKY CHICKY KAI
9-4-4-0 $184,764

PATTYS SAINT
7-6-1-0 $89,046

REASON TO FLY MV
6-2-1-0 $156,691

VALIANT STARS
6-2-2-0 $217,045

WHISTLE STOP CAFE
4-3-1-0 $247,854

3‐YEAR‐OLD GELDINGS

A DANGEROUS FLASH
8-4-0-1 $201,482

BIGG DEE
8-5-2-1 $254,055

CANDY BLOOD
10-4-3-1 $312,347

EMPRESSUM
10-9-0-0 $969,755

FLASH BAK
9-4-3-1 $594,848
    
INSTYGATOR
4-3-1-0 $462,332

AGED GELDINGS

APOLLITICAL PENCE
6-3-1-1 $431,060

CIRCLE CITY
8-2-1-1 $144,503

DANJER
7-5-2-0 $651,113

JESS MY HOCKS
4-1-0-2 $117,171

MI AMOR SECRETO
6-0-4-2 $191,666

POWERFUL FAVORITE
7-4-1-1 $204,875

VALIANT TIBERIAS
6-4-0-0 $280,659

WASCALLYWITTLEWABBIT
7-5-1-0 $184,013

YOU CAN RUN
4-2-0-0 $77,938

AGED MARES

CAT DADDYS LIL GIRL
6-2-2-1 $164,126

KISS THRU FIRE
8-4-1-0 $132,147

LIFEINTHEFASTLANES
7-3-2-1 $124,350

SS CLASSYJESS
12-7-3-1 $171,025

VALIANTINECANDYROCKS
5-4-0-0 $152,630

AGED STALLIONS

DON CHUY C
6-2-0-1 $119,775

EAGLES FLY HIGHER
9-2-1-1 $107,902

JUICE IS LOOSE
9-3-3-2 $85,156

LOVE THE WAY YOU FLY
7-2-3-0 $65,550

PA CHA CHING
7-1-3-0 $81,908

DISTANCE HORSE

MADEWELL
9-3-3-0 $105,357

MOONFLASH CAT
7-2-3-0 $119,251

VIVA LE DON
10-5-0-2 $163,547

WASCALLYWITTLEWABBIT
7-5-1-0 $184,013

WHY BUY THE COW
11-2-4-2 $103,763

CANADIAN CHAMPION

COUNTRYFRIED CHICKEN
12-4-2-1 $45,772

COUNTRYS COMIN BAC
8-1-6-1 $39,939

DESTELLO DE LUNA
6-2-3-1 $37,479

FIRING RED JESS
7-2-1-0 $32,006

FIRST COLD WAVE
7-4-1-1 $79,370

HAD TO BE IVORY
6-3-1-2 $39,426

NIGHT LEADER
6-1-3-1 $37,775

O FIRST SWEET HEART
8-3-1-1 $52,358

WAVE BURNER
10-2-1-2 $44,077

MEXICAN CHAMPION

AG FRANKY DREAMS
4-2-0-1 $42,881

AG NAVIGATING STEPH
6-2-1-1 $94,529

BR CHIVALI CHAMP
7-5-1-0 $147,098

BR FICHA
10-5-1-1 $82,150

DIVAS FIRST ANITA
6-3-2-0 $59,710

EASY PERRY CARTEL
9-4-3-1 $87,975

ESPEJO FUSILERO
8-6-0-0 $77,294

JUANITO Y DANNY
9-5-2-1 $89,400

REY ALFREDO
9-5-2-1 $89,400

TEXANA CARTEL
5-3-2-0 $218,905

SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPION

ATAU JQM
4-2-1-0 $20,182

EURICO FOR ME JQM
3-0-0-2 $2,572

FANTASTIC FLY APOLLO
2-2-0-0 $20,844

ONLY FOR ME PK
2-0-1-1 $7,117

SAY GOODBYE BR
2-0-2-0 $378

TELLER TURIM MRL

YOYO VERDE BR
2-0-0-0 $1,327

CHAMPION OWNER

EDWARD C. ALLRED
520-91-89-83 $1,619,597

STEVE D. BURNS DVM
116-24-21-15 $320,813

BOBBY D. COX
115-23-24-14 $700,776

DUNN RANCH
88-28-17-10 $2,345,675

JEFF JONES AND STEVE HOLT
10-9-0-0 $969,755

MILENA KWIECIEN
104-22-20-16 $312,077

LA FELIZ MONTANA RANCH LLC
153-18-22-25 $805,897

JOHN/KATHY LEE & RUBEN MARES
53-14-7-8 $2,362,164

ROGELIO MARQUEZ JR
80-26-12-12 $1,718,517

DUTCH MASTERS III
47-16-10-4 $1,775,113

RAMIRO GONZALEZ OZUNA
111-23-12-15 $235,944

MAXIMILIANO C. PEREZ
125-30-16-17 $386,441

BRENDA REISWIG
136-25-22-23 $578,814

ROJAS RACING STABLES LLC
14-7-1-1 $1,130,702

ROSENTHAL RANCH LLC
26-10-6-3 $1,096,899

ROSENDO VALDEZ
84-47-8-9 $694,094

ZITRO RACING CORP
23-12-3-1 $831,316

CHAMPION BREEDER

EDWARD C. ALLRED
785-124-129-131 $2,262,542

STEVE D. BURNS DVM
777-134-104-104 $3,213,852

BOBBY D. COX
955-142-137-128 $4,113,273

CUADRA LA PRESITA
165-32-26-20 $550,016

DARLING FARMS
299-34-28-40 $524,520

FULTON QUIEN SABE RANCHES LP
111-24-16-11 $1,348,671

GRANT FARMS LLC
295-48-43-34 $680,136

JEFF JONES AND STEVE HOLT
24-10-2-1 $991,697

L&L LAND & CATTLE
26-9-3-1 $2,205,826

MCCOLEE LAND & LIVESTOCK LLC
245-36-41-30 $1,003,339

MJ FARMS
380-57-41-46 $1,597,432

JIM AND DONNA O’NEAL
14-4-3-1 $1,051,916

RELIANCE RANCHES LLC
246-36-31-35 $788,320

SPRING HILL FARMS LLC
37-11-4-2 $1,190,602

WEETONA STANLEY
266-46-34-34 $669,676

CHAMPION TRAINER

MONTY ARROSSA
369-78-55-55 $4,411,686

CLINTON R. CRAWFORD
591-86-82-80 $2,316,451

JUAN DIAZ JR.
265-60-38-26 $2,049,227

TREY ELLIS
337-67-71-50 $1,022,201

WESLEY TODD GILES
318-48-51-37 $3,213,460

JAIME H. GOMEZ
337-64-56-45 $1,342,623

RILEY MOOSMAN
257-81-49-21 $751,577

JASON L. OLMSTEAD
475-88-78-74 $1,956,135

KENNETH L. ROBERTS
374-72-57-56 $1,405,900

RANDY M. SMITH
364-74-60-40 $1,923,597

JOHN STINEBAUGH
292-44-53-35 $2,405,010

MICHAEL HEATH TAYLOR
228-39-26-35 $2,111,722

ROSENDO VALDEZ
174-87-24-16 $2,520,805

EDDIE D. WILLIS
425-68-63-62 $1,863,323

TREY WOOD
410-58-55-51 $2,088,067

CHAMPION JOCKEY

DAVID A. ALVAREZ
524-115-87-76 $1,918,744

JESUS RIOS AYALA
194-46-31-29 $2,047,466

FRANCISCO CALDERON
501-83-97-58 $3,390,037

MARIO DELGADO
310-60-44-44 $1,679,627

CRISTIAN ESQUEDA
431-66-56-52 $1,061,248

JUAN FRANCISCO GARCIA JR.
331-67-62-44 $971,347

RUBEN LOZANO
331-65-57-45 $1,351,147

EDUARDO NICASIO
127-24-24-16 $1,721,623

JUAN PULIDO
342-70-45-36 $2,997,236 

ADRIAN A. RAMOS
334-61-51-50 $3,649,838

EVERARDO RODRIGUEZ
625-142-77-92 $3,259,190

VICTOR MANUEL URIETA JR.
417-89-53-49 $1,914,706

JESUS VALENZUELA
285-88-61-32 $589,110

RODRIGO VALLEJO
143-36-23-15 $2,254,421

LUIS L. VIVANCO
447-73-63-61 $1,334,934
 

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