DNA Match Guarantees 2 Million Dollar Win for Vessels Stallion Farm; The Inside ``Scoop'' Is a Sure Bet.

LOS ANGELES -- Only a Hollywood script could match this reality. In Ruidoso, New Mexico on Labor Day the 48th All American Futurity will feature the finest 2-year-old quarter horses in the world, all sharing the same DNA, and all from Vessels Stallion Farm. It is the richest race in the world for Quarter Horses where the purse is $2 million and each horse running is out of The World's All-Time Leading Sire "First Down Dash." But it's not only the horses that share the same DNA, it's the family legacy of training, owning and breeding of champions that make this script worthy of a great screenwriter. There truly is an inside "Scoop." E[acute accent]Frank "Scoop" Vessels III is a third generation horseman just like two of the horses running as Great Grandson's of First Down Dash. Vessels' grandfather moved to California in the 1930's from his native Kentucky. Vessels Sr.'s hard earned success in the western oil industry helped feed his passion for quarter horse racing leading to him founding and building the Los Alamitos Race Track in Los Angeles. Soon breeding the finest American Quarter Horses began with the purchase of interest in a stallion named Clabber, the (AQHA) American Quarter Horse Association's first racing champion. Over the next six decades the Vessels name became synonymous with training, breeding and the owning of world class quarter horses. E[acute accent]When we watch the All American Futurity this year on Labor Day, we see why this sport has remained "in the family." The strong friendships developed through the years amongst competitors, as friends, and the yearling sales by different breeders who shared special times together in their youth before the races on their Grandpa's knee. "You can't imagine the adrenaline seen in the faces of the jockeys and horses in the starting gates. It's unlike any other horse race in the world," said Scoop Vessels. He adds, "and in just a short :22 seconds after the gates open the 1/4 mile race is over but the memories last a lifetime and more." The legacy continues in the Ruidoso Select Yearly Sale September 1-3, First Down Dash will also be represented by 27 yearlings. E[acute accent]With names like No Secrets Here, Gun Battle and My First Passion, it is easy to see why the zeal for raising these beautiful animals in the Vessels family has never died. The family and breeding legacy of "First Down Dash" as the sire of (3) three sons, (3) broodmare sires, (3) grand sires and (1) great grand sire in this year's All American Futurity is a dream come true. That's 10 of 10 horses sharing the same DNA, and a champion from the Vessels Stallion Farm no matter who wins.

E[acute accent]Vessels Stallion Farm

E[acute accent]Vessels Stallion Farm in its present North San Diego County location was established in 1985. It is owned by Scoop and Bonnie Vessels. Frank 'Scoop' Vessels III is President of the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association and formerly served as President of the American Quarter Horse Association from 2004-March 2005. For more information, go to www.vesselsstallionfarm.com.