All American Derby Qualifier: Lotta Love For Robyn

LOTTA LOVE FOR ROBYN
S. f. First Down Dash-Love Ya Miss Jess by Mr Jess Perry

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Race Record: 8-1-2-2 $159,050

Breeder: Kim Kessinger and Jim Geiler (CA)
Owner: Wayne Barton
Trainer: John Bassett
Qualifying Jockey: Saul Ramirez Jr.
Qualifying Time: :21.470 (Trial 1)

Race Record:  Lotta Love For Robyn finished third in the first trial to be the ninth fastest qualifier. The filly last year was fourth in the All American Futurity (G1).

Breeder: Lotta Love For Robyn was bred by Kim Kessinger and Jim Geiler, who raced world champion Whosleavingwho. They have bred in partnership the winners of eight of 79 starts with earnings of $295,566.

Owner: Wayne Barton is a cotton farmer at O’Donnell, Texas, and races Quarter Horses in partnership with several close friends. They have one win from nine starts, with $159,050 in earnings. Barton and friend Brad Williams purchased Lotta Love For Robyn for $80,000 at the Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale. The filly went through the sale rung under the name Lotta Love, and the new owners added the ‘For Robyn’ in honor of Williams’ wife, Robyn, who died of cancer in January 2011.

Trainer: In nearly 40 years of training, John Bassett has sent out the earners of more than $16.4 million, including 2000 All American Derby winner A Delightful Dasher. His horses have won 958 of 6,072 starts, including 51 stakes races. Twice winning the All American Futurity with A Delightful Dasher (’99) and Ausual Suspect (’01), Bassett has also trained Grade 1 winners One Famous Eagle, Value The Man, First Place Queen, Evening Snow, Heza Fast Man, First To Flash, Tres Seis and Hes My Dasher.

Qualifying Jockey: Since 1983, Saul Ramirez Jr. has kicked home the winners of 1,314 races from 9,116 starts. His mounts have earned more than $19.5 million and include world champion Blues Girl Too, champions One Famous Eagle and Prankster CF and Grade 1 winners Igotyourtac, Planet Holland, A Touch Of Victory, Sixes Liaison, GJR Snowman, Cayenne Smash, Fancys First Affair, Vital Time, First Down Runner, Eyesaflash, Bungalow Bud and Victory Defined.

Pedigree: Lotta Love For Robyn is one of two All American Derby finalist sired by all-time leading sire First Down Dash. The stallion, who died in 2010, has foal earnings of more than $77.8 million, which eclipses the next closest – his sire, Dash For Cash, who has foal earnings of more than $39.9 million. First Down Dash is the sire of All American Derby winners Brimmerton, Stoli, Dashing Perfection and Royal Down Dash.

The filly is out of the winning Mr Jess Perry mare Love Ya Miss Jess and is a full sister to Env, a stakes-placed earner of $30,008. The dam of Love Ya Miss Jess is Phoenix Futurity winner Kicken West ($69,091), who from seven starters has produced five winners and the earners of $206,839; it is the mare family of Fast Copy, dam of champion Heza Fast Man ($801,356).