During the Rocky Mountain Quarter Horse Derby at Centennial Park in Denver, Colorado, on October 4, 1970, which Easy Jet won without ever relinquishing the lead, the stallion became the highest-earning Quarter Horse racer of all time, with earnings of more than $440,000 (). At the end of the year, he was named Champion Quarter Running Stallion and Champion Quarter Running Three-Year Old Colt.
On October 4, 1970, during the Rocky Mountain Quarter Horse Derby at Centennial Park in Denver, Colorado, Easy Jet won without relinquishing the lead. This stallion became the highest-earning Quarter Horse racer of all time, earning more than $440,000 (). At the end of the year, he was named Champion Quarter Running Stallion and Champion Quarter Running Three-Year Old Colt.