Jess You and I keeps perfect record intact

CYPRESS, Calif. - Jess You and I remained unbeaten in four starts after winning his stakes debut in Saturday's $1,223,800 Golden State Million Futurity for Quarter Horses at Los Alamitos.

Ridden by J.R. Ramirez, Jess You and I ran 400 yards in a stakes record 19.37 seconds, finishing a neck in front of Blues Girls Too. FDD Dynasty, the 3-2 favorite, finished third, his first loss in five career starts. FDD Dynasty had won the Ed Burke Memorial Futurity during the summer and would have won a $1 million bonus had he won the Golden State Million and Los Alamitos Million Futurity next month.

Jess You and I has won $506,646 for owners Double Bar S Ranch and trainer Jaime Gomez. He will make his next start in the Los Alamitos Million Futurity trials.

Friday, Wave Carver earned a trip to the $600,000 Champion of Champions on Dec. 9 with a victory in the $700,000 Los Alamitos Super Derby.

Ridden by Ramon Sanchez, Wave Carver ran 400 yards in 19.58 seconds, finishing three-quarters of a length in front of Volcom. Redwood Creek finished third. The first three finishers are trained by Paul Jones.

The Champions of Champions field will include the top older horses Apollitical Time and Be a Bono.