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C O N T E N T SC O N T E N T SC O N T E N T SA P R i L 2 0 1 4 • V O L . 8 N O . 4Cover photo courtesy of Coady PhotographyCover Story: Chitu � ghts back to win $800,000 Sunland Derby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Feature Story: The story of Mine That Bird – “50 to 1” – a big hit in New Mexico by Ty Wyant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 SureBet Racing News changes hands, sta� ready for summer season; Rise

Up, Ide Be Cool and Sunbean among equine stars this season; “50 to 1” tour visits Ruidoso Downs Racetrack & Casino; Treece saddles 1,000th Thoroughbred winner at Los Al; Apprentice Courtney Hernandez scores � rst career win; Triumph And Song named 2014 Horse Of The Meet at Sam Houston Race Park; Filly by Half Ours tops Evangeline Two-Year-Old in Training Sale; Rosie Napravnik joins online fashion auction to bene� t Old Friends; Colby Hernandez gets 1,000th career win at Delta Downs; Arapahoe Park releases 2014 stakes schedule; Zia Park unveils stakes schedule for 10th live season; Remington Park and Racing Free encourage horsemen to be proactive in 2014; Charal Kid is AQHA Supreme Racehorse

Race Recaps: Quarter Horse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Sunland Park: Fire On The Fly wins Red Cell New Mexico Distance Challenge;

I Azoomed You Knew wins West Texas Derby; One Famous Eagle gelding fastest West Texas Futurity quali� er; Here Kittykittykitty wins Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap; Storm Chasor posts fastest Red Cell Sunland Distance Challenge trial time; Brix is fastest West Texas Derby quali� er; Tf Featured E� ort defends title in West Texas Maturity ... and more

Remington Park: Llano Cartel prevails in Leo Stakes; First Prize Shaunda takes Decketta Stakes; Paint Me Perry wins Oklahoma Futurity; One Valiant Hero in for Oklahoma Derby win; One Valiant Hero fastest in Oklahoma Derby trials; Apolitical Pac is tops for Oklahoma Futurity ... and more

Sam Houston Race Park: Kiss My Hocks fastest quali� er for Sam Houston Futurity; Cartel Arrangement fastest quali� er for the Sam Houston Derby; Sixes Straw fastest quali� er for Bank Of America Texas Challenge Championship; JRC Callas First wins Harris County Stakes

Los Alamitos Race Course: Dimes And Nicks fastest in trials to El Primero Del Ano Derby; Glitter In My Face returns with impressive victory in La Primera Del Ano Derby trials

Thoroughbred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Fair Grounds Race Course: Vicar’s in Trouble rules again in Louisiana Derby;

Untapable ‘unstopable’ in Fair Grounds Oaks; I Dazzle dazzles in Red Camelia Stakes; Gantry gets it going on grass in Colonel Power; Cozze Up Lady the ‘closing lady’ in Mardi Gras; Sunbean shines in Star Guitar ... and more

Santa Anita Race Park: Majestic Harbor rolls to big win in Tokyo City Cup; Nakatani guides Halo Dolly to win Dream Of Summer Stakes; Longshot Fire With Fire wins San Luis Rey; Stormy Lucy upsets � eld in Santa Ana Stakes; Let Faith Arise takes Santa Margarita Stakes ... and more

Sunland Park: Warren’s Knockout splits rivals to win Bill Thomas Memorial Stakes; Roll On Red Raider makes Copper Top Futurity � nal; Field set for Fillies Division of Copper Top Futurity ... and more

Delta Downs: Grand Contender cruises to victory in Borgata Stakes; Guadalupe High wires the � eld in Gold Coast Stakes; She Loves Runnin’ prevails in Lookout Stakes; Pioneering Native earns hard-fought victory in B Connected Stakes; Ide Be Cool stays perfect in Pelican Stakes

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C O V E R S T O R Y

Chitu generated a courageous winning performance and gave trainer Bob Baff ert his third

$800,000 Sunland Derby (Grade 3) crown at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino in front of an all-time record crowd of 18,642 fans.

Despite being headed by stable mate Midnight Hawk, Chitu found enough energy reserves to come back and re-take the lead and win the Ken-tucky Derby prep race by 2 1/4 lengths under jockey Martin Garcia. Bet down to 9-5 favoritism, the former $300,000 OBS sales graduate was primed for a big ef-fort in the 1 1/8-mile classic.

Assistant trainer Jim Barnes said after the race, “From day one, everything went well. He shipped well. With two sprints and one route under his belt, this was the race he needed. He’s getting fi t-ter and fi tter.”

Winning owners Charles and Susan Chuy of the Tamma Corporation were ecstatic in the winner’s circle and gave all the credit to trainer Bob Baff ert, jockey Martin Garcia and assistant trainer Jim Barnes. The Chuys have been in the

racing business for two years and have owned two stakes winners in 2013, Southwest Stakes winner Super Ninety-nine and now Chitu. Mrs. Chuy said that Chitu’s name derives from one of the all-time greatest racehorses in China and the pronunciation is the same.

Chitu, runner-up in the Robert B Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita, seemed to relish the Sunland Park oval. The Henny Hughes colt pressed the pacesetter Garen early and still had plenty of fi ght left for Midnight Hawk down the lane. He drew off handsomely and was timed in 1:47.88. The clocking just missed the track and stakes record held by Govenor Charlie of 1:47.54 from the 2013 Sunland Derby

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(Grade 3). Baff ert and Garcia combined forces to win last year’s Sunland Park Derby (Grade 3) with Govenor Charlie. Chitu earned $400,000 from his third career win from four starts and picked up 50 valuable qualifying points to the 2014 Kentucky Derby. He has now earned more than a half million dollars.

Baff ert’s second horse in the race, Midnight Hawk, looked like a winner passing the quarter-mile marker when given his cue by jockey Mike Smith. The grey roan colt by Midnight Lute made a bold sweeping three-wide move and took the lead heading into the stretch run. He battled bravely through the lane but could not conquer Chitu. The 2-1 second choice had to settle for second, fi nish-ing 4 3/4 lengths in front of Commissioner. Midnight Hawk placed in his third straight graded stakes race. He earned a $176,000 paycheck for owners Hill ‘n’ Dale Holdings, Inc. (J.G. Sikura), Kitchen, Pegram et al. Addition-ally, Midnight Hawk picked up 20 more qualifying points to the Kentucky Derby,

pushing his total point tally to 52.Todd Pletcher’s Commissioner raced

with blinkers for the fi rst time and fi nished third after bobbling at the start. He failed to muster a potent stretch attack. The A.P. Indy colt earned $96,000 for the WinStar Farm, LLC. He picked up 10 qualifying points to the Kentucky Derby. Riley Allison Futurity winner and Mine That Bird Stakes winner Rebranded fi nished a distant fourth for trainer Justin Evans. He picked up fi ve points towards entry to the Kentucky Derby. Bourbonize, Global Strike, Garen, Tanzanite Cat and Lawly’s Goal rounded out the order of fi nish.

Awesome Baby cruises in $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks

Under jockey Mike Smith, Awesome Baby cruised to an easy wire-to-wire win in

the $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks at 1 1/16 miles.

The overwhelming 2-5 favorite was never in any serious jeopardy and com-pletely controlled the pace in the distaff feature. She faced some token pressure from both Lucky for You and Empress of Midway at the quarter pole, but the popular Awe-some Again pulled clear once again. She completed an amazing streak for trainer Bob Baff ert, who has won the last four Sunland Park Oaks. Baff ert has won this race six times in the last eight runnings.

Awesome Baby was coming off big stakes wins at Santa Anita in the Grade 2 Santa Ynez and the Grade 3 Santa Ysabel. The classy fi lly picked up a $120,000 payday for owner Kaleem Shah Inc. Lucky for You and Empress of Midway fi nished in a dead heat for second, 3 lengths behind the winner.

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F E A T U R E S T O R Y

By Ty Wyant

Oscar®-winning producer

Jim Wilson had only one concern after watching Mine That Bird win the 2009 Kentucky

Derby at 50-1 odds on his home television.

The man grew up near Santa Anita Park and has attended the races since he was a young lad. His Daily Racing Form history knew he witnessed an historic horse race. But, the co-producer of “Dances With Wolves” didn’t know if he had a story to make a fi lm.

“When these things (fi lm ideas) hit me, they hit me fast,” Wilson said. “This hit me fast.”

This gelding from nowhere New Mexico got a gutsy fi rst-to-last rail-skimming ride from hall of fame jockey Calvin Borel to win the Kentucky Derby with the second-longest odds in the race’s 139 runnings. Wilson reveled in Borel’s courage and Mine That Bird’s will-ingness to surge through diminishing holes – along the rock-solid rail – on the way to the extreme-sport-style victory. BASE jumpers in high winds, huge-wave surfers with severe water currents and

skiers/snowboarders in avalanche-terri-tory rides don’t take those risks. But, it’s the Derby. The Derby.

It was simple and all laid out for Borel, aka Calvin Borail. One bump and you’re over the fence in the race against North America’s top risk-taking jocks on stellar 3-year-olds chasing the ultimate career-defi ning victory. No holds barred. Let the stewards show the guts to take down a horse in the Kentucky Derby. You’re in or you’re out.

Borel and Mine That Bird were in. They surged from a totally disrespected last on the tote board and on the back-stretch. They went outside of just one horse at the top of the stretch and then back to the rail to grab the gotta-see-the-replay win.

The fan Wilson knew he had seen a spellbinding horserace, especially after watching replay after replay from every imaginable angle during the telecast. The Academy Award®-winning producer of “Dances With Wolves” just needed to know if the long-shot gelding from the Southwest had the storyline to germi-nate an entertaining mass-audience fi lm.

Then he watched trainer “Chip” Woolley strut on his crutches and later met owners Mark Allen and Dr. Leonard Blach. He had his story. He had a fi lm.

At least, he thought. The highest powers-that-be in Hollywood diff ered.

“I called the head of every studio,”

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said Wilson. “They all know me and they all said no. They said they didn’t want another horseracing movie. But, I wanted to make it.

“I spent a year on-and-off with Leonard, Mark and Chip in New Mexico and then spent three months with Faith (Conroy) working on a script.” Conroy is the co-pro-ducer and co-writer of “50 to 1.”

Then, after raising $8.5 million, “50 to 1” came to life and debuted at the KiMo The-atre in Albuquerque on March 19.

The romping, rollicking fi lm starts with a testosterone-driven male-bonding bar brawl and ends in the Kentucky Derby winner’s circle. In between, the based-on-a-true-story tale portrays the Woolley brothers trying to keep from going broke and Mine That Bird’s fun-junkie connections during the weeks leading up to the Kentucky Derby. Everyone knows the ending, yet Wilson directs a fun-fi lled fi lm about fun-fi lled folks that has the audience wanting the next scene.

Jockey Calvin Borel with Mine That BirdPhoto courtesy of Ty Wyant

Albuquerque’s historic KiMo Theater

Photo courtesy of Laura Flynn

The same studios that declined to back the production also balked at distribution. So, Wilson is taking his show on the road. A rock-star style bus carries Wilson and cast members across the cen-tral United States. The tour started in New Mexico and concludes in Kentucky, mimicking the path Mine That Bird took to the Kentucky Derby. See http://www.50to1themovie.com/tourschedule.html for more information.

The premiere at the Kimo Theatre on Central Avenue in Albu-querque was – rightfully – far from Hollywood. Hey, Hollywood said no to this fi lm at every opportunity. “I go to premieres in Hollywood and know about one of every 20 people. I’ve spent so much time in New Mexico that I feel like I know everybody here,” Wilson during his fi lm introduction.

The people of New Mexico responded with a resounding “Yes!” to the story about their own people and their own horse — Mine That Bird, who was at the premiere and got so tired of being fed peppermints that he would just spit them out. One gentleman at the premiere was adorned in a camo cap and jeans that had cer-tainly spent hours between him and a tractor seat. He wasn’t alone. Then there were tuxedos and women with fi ne turquoise jewelry. It wasn’t Hollywood royalty. It was better. It was New Mexico reality.

“I just thought that it was a great show and an extraordinary reception,” Blach said of the premiere. “Jim told me that there was applause about eight to 10 times and they had the same results in Los Angeles (at test screenings). So the audience is involved and that’s always a good sign for a fi lm.”

The story of “50 to 1” just may play out in similar style to the 50-1 horse.

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MARCH 19, 2014Vinton, LARise Up, Ide Be Cool and Sunbean among equine stars this season

Delta Downs wrapped up its 88-day Thoroughbred season on Saturday night. During the season finale, the track hon-ored its leading horsemen for 2013-14 and recalled some of the top performances on the racetrack.

Diego Saenz earned his second lead-ing rider title this year by winning 116 races from 487 mounts. Saenz was the only rider to reach triple digits in wins. Second-place rider Billy Patin scored 70 victories while Chris Rosier booted home 67. Rounding out the top five jockeys were Colby Hernandez with 66 wins and Gerard Melancon who had 65. Saenz’s first title came in 2009-10 when he rode 108 winners.

Saenz was also the top jockey in mount earnings as well this year. His rides bank-rolled a total of $2,537,385.

Many of Saenz’s tallies came with lead-ing trainer Karl Broberg, who won his third consecutive title by sending out 75 win-ners from 254 starters. Broberg’s win total marked a personal high at Delta Downs as he enjoyed 56 wins during the 2012-13 season and 44 in 2011-12.

Rounding out the top five trainers this season were Tom Amoss, who saw 42 of

his horses win; Scott Gelner, who saddled 41 winners; Joe Foster, who racked up 40 winners, and Sam Breaux, who saw 30 of his trainees hit the finish line in front.

Capturing their second consecutive leading owner title this year were End Zone Athletics Inc. of leading trainer Broberg and Matt Johanson. End Zone Athletics Inc. led most of the season and wound up with 28 winners from 96 starters. Their horses earned a total of $461,775.

One of the top equine performances this year came in the track’s signature event the $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot (Grade 3), where Paul and Andrena Van Doren’s Rise Up set a stakes record while defeating nine rivals under jockey Gerard Melancon. The Tom Amoss trainee took the 1 1/16-mile race by a record six lengths in 1:44.71.

Ide Be Cool is a young superstar who brought his talents to Vinton, La., this year and turned back all who dared to take him on during three starts. Under jockey Chris Rosier, the 2013 Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Champion 2-year-old won the $150,000 Louisiana Legacy, the $125,000 Louisiana Premier Night Prince and the $100,000 Pelican Stakes. Those victories helped raise his career record to a perfect six-for-six. Ide Be Cool is owned and trained by Henry Ray Dunn and will most likely see action at Delta Downs’ sister racetrack Evan-geline Downs during their upcoming season

which runs from April 9 through Aug. 30.Heitai is proving to be one of the fastest

Louisiana-breds in quite some time as he set track records at both five and 6-1/2 furlongs during the season. His biggest victory came in the $100,000 Louisiana Premier Night Sprint under leading rider Diego Saenz. The 4-year-old son of Fusaichi Pegasus is condi-tioned by leading trainer Karl Broberg and is owned by Rowell Enterprises Inc.

The 6-year-old Grand Contender also proved ultra-tough for nationally promi-nent owner Maggi Moss when he won the $150,000 Delta Mile on Jackpot Day in track record time. In addition, the Tom Amoss trainee scored an impressive victory in the $75,000 Borgata Stakes on closing night under jockey Gerard Melancon.

The exploits of Brittlyn Stable Inc.’s Sunbean were also a major highlight during the season as he took the $100,000 Gold Cup and the $200,000 Louisiana Premier Night Championship. Sunbean was ridden by veteran jockey Richard Eramia and is conditioned by Ron Faucheux. Sunbean was honored with the title of Champion 3-year-old by the Louisiana Breeders’ Association for his 2013 campaign.

Other multiple stakes winning horses during the meet were Guadalupe High, who took the $100,000 Magnolia and the $75,000 Gold Coast, and Closing Report, who cap-tured the $125,000 Louisiana Premier Night

APRIL 1, 2014Ruidoso, NMSureBet Racing News changes hands, staff ready for summer season

Since its inception, SureBet Racing News Publisher Laura Flynn has delivered cutting edge horse racing news from the West Coast, Rocky Mountains and desert southwest to thousands of industry profes-sionals and enthusiasts with daily online reports, monthly magazines and the an-nual SureBet Racing News Stallion Guide.

On April 1, TKO Media Solutions of Ruidoso, N.M., purchased SureBet Racing News, bringing an experienced profes-sional staff of horse racing news reporting and award-winning publishing. Ruidoso resident Eugene Heathman and member of TKO Media Solutions was named pub-

lisher for SureBet Racing News. “SureBet subscribers will notice many familiar faces in the news and horse racing industry including many of the current production and reporting staff that has made SureBet Racing News the go-to source for horse racing news and events in the region,” Heathman said.

Todd Fuqua joins the SureBet Racing News team as the former award-winning sports editor for the Ruidoso Free Press, Ruidoso News and Roswell Daily Record. He has written extensively about racing at Ruidoso Downs Race Track, having covered the All-American Futurity and Derby for the past 12 years.

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Starlet and the $100,000 Azalea. Delta Downs is now preparing for its

upcoming American Quarter Horse season, which includes 46 days of racing from April 25 through July 12. Live programs will take place Wednesdays through Saturdays dur-ing the meet with first post time each day scheduled for 6:15 p.m. CST.

MARCH 18, 2014Ruidoso Downs, NM‘50 to 1’ tour visits Ruidoso Downs Racetrack & Casino

A winding bus tour that mimics the trip that New Mexico-based Mine That Bird took to the Kentucky Derby winner’s circle to promote the feature film “50 to 1” about 2009 Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird was a hit at Ruidoso Downs.

“50 to 1” premieres March 19 in Albu-querque at the historic KiMo Theatre.

Meeting potential moviegoers were co-producer, director and co-writer Jim Wilson, co-producer and co-writer Faith Conroy and actors Christian Kane, Madelyn Deutch and Todd Lowe. Wilson earned an Academy

Award® as the producer of “Dances With Wolves.”

Mine That Bird trained at Ruidoso Downs during the summer of 2009. He had won the Kentucky Derby at the second-longest odds, 50-1, in the classic race’s 139-year history. He then finished second in the Preakness Stakes and third in the Belmont Stakes before coming to Ruidoso Downs. The gelding used his Ruidoso Downs’ train-ing as preparation for his fall campaign.

The owners of Mine That Bird – Mark Allen of Double Eagle Ranch and Dr. Leonard Blach of Buena Suerte Equine – are Roswell residents and regulars at Ruidoso Downs.

Allen won the Grade 1, $308,267 Ru-idoso Derby with champion Time For A Cigar on the same afternoon back in 2009 that Mine That Bird finished third in the Belmont Stakes. Kane plays Allen in “50 to 1.”

Blach’s connection with Ruidoso Downs predates Allen. In 1983, Blach was the resident veterinarian at the famed Buena Suerte Ranch in Roswell, the predecessor of Buena Suerte Equine. The three-time world champion Go Man Go stood at Buena Suerte Ranch and Blach brought the then 30-year-

old stallion to Ruidoso Downs to lead the post parade for the 1983 All American Futurity. He also played a veterinar-ian in “Casey’s Shadow,” the 1978 film starring Walter Matthau about a Quarter Horse from Louisiana competing in the All American Futu-rity at Ruidoso Downs. William Devane plays Blach in “50 to 1.”

Allen and Blach, along with Butch Southway, own 2012 Grade 1, $700,000 Rain-bow Futurity winner Carters Cookie.

Trainers Chip Wool-ley, who conditioned Mine That Bird, and his brother Bill Woolley race horses each sum-mer at Ruidoso Downs. Chip is played by Skeet Ulrich and Bill is played by David Atkinson in “50 to 1.”

Mine That Bird reached rock-star status in New Mexico

with extensive local news coverage and elevated horse racing throughout the Land of Enchantment to a water-cooler subject. Therefore, it is fitting the film about Mine That Bird has a rolling rock-style opening with a bus tour criss-crossing the central U.S.

“I thought, why not meet the audience this movie is intended for, introduce them to the stars and shake their hands?” said Wil-son. “It’s the audience that matters the most. It’s why we make these stories, to share them with the world.”

Wilson knew there was a potential film about Mine That Bird when he was watching the 2009 Kentucky Derby on television. “It hits me fast,” he said about a potential film. “By the end of the broadcast and seeing all the replays, I was smitten.”

The Oscar® winner only wanted to meet Mind That Bird’s trainer and owners to see if there was a story and not just a horserace. “I saw Chip on his crutches and I could tell he had attitude. I met Leonard, Mark and Chip and knew I had a story,” Wilson said.

If the filmmaker and cast’s reception in Billy’s Sports Bar and Grill at Ruidoso Downs is any indication, Wilson may have another hit on his hand. On a Tuesday afternoon in a small mountain town, there was a line of people winding from the door to a table along the back wall wanting autographs on a “50 to 1” poster and anxious to meet the film’s connections.

There will be a two-week run at the Sierra Cinema in Ruidoso.

Live racing returns to Ruidoso Downs on Thursday, May 22 with the first of two days of trials to the Grade 1, $700,000 Ru-idoso Futurity. Allen and Blach will surely be present to watch their two-year-old pros-pects race in the trials.

For complete Ruidoso Downs’ infor-mation, go to www.raceruidoso.com, visit the Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino Facebook page and follow the Ruidoso Press Box (@RuiPressBox) on Twitter.

MARCH 14, 2014Cypress, CATreece saddles 1,000th Thoroughbred winner at Los Al

Charles Treece enjoyed his 1,000th Thor-oughbred winner of his training career when his Unstoppablesteve rallied to win the first race at Los Alamitos. The Kentucky-bred son of Stephen Got Even was ridden to victory by Ramon Guce, who Treece has enjoyed hundreds of victories with over the years.

Treece, who is the all-time leading

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Thoroughbred trainer at Los Alamitos with 877, twice came close to picking up his 1,000th win at Santa Anita. He finished second in a race on Sunday afternoon and was third in the opener at Santa Anita with Lucky Cotton. In the end, Treece was pleased with how things worked out for his milestone win.

“I came close twice across town, but my 1,000th win should have come at Los Alamitos,” Treece said. “I’m happy that I got it here.”

Treece was joined in the Los Alamitos winner’s circle by his wife, Debi, who is the Pacific Coast Quar-ter Horse Racing Association Race Administrator and Cal-Bred Regis-trar, and their son, Curtis, who is the Equibase trackman at Los Alamitos. Treece saddled his 1,001st career winner a few races later with Patrick McDon-nell’s Augsburg in the seventh race on Friday night. Treece is a record 15-time leading Thoroughbred trainer at Los Alamitos. He’s also third all-time at Los Alamitos with 1,395 Quarter Horse victories.

Vinton, LAApprentice Courtney Hernandez scores first career win

Courtney Hernandez scored her first career win in the saddle as her mount Mis-sion to Collect finished in a dead heat with Xstream Heart in the fourth race, a $5,000 claimer for older fillies and mares.

The 20-year-old Hernandez hails from a family of jockeys as her father Brian Hernandez has been a mainstay on the Louisiana circuit for years; her brother Brian Hernandez, Jr. won the Eclipse Award for top Apprentice Jockey in 2004 and won the Breeders’ Cup Classic with Fort Larned in 2012; and her brother Colby Hernandez rides at Delta Downs and even reached the

1,000-win plateau for his career.

MARCH 13, 2014Houston, TXTriumph And Song named 2014 Horse Of The Meet at Sam Houston Race Park

Triumph and Song, winner of three stakes in the 2014 Thoroughbred racing season, was named 2014 Horse of the Meet at Sam Houston Race Park.

Trainer Karl Broberg claimed Triumph and Song for $40,000 at Fair Grounds for owners H and H Ranch. The striking gray made his first appearance in the $50,000 Spirit of Texas Stakes here on Jan. 18, never relinquishing the lead in the six furlong sprint. Just three weeks later, he made his turf debut in the $50,000 Bucharest Stakes, scoring an impressive victory in gate-to-wire fashion. On Feb. 22, the talented Texas-bred won his third stakes of the meet, blazing to the wire of the six furlong $50,000 Sam

Houston Sprint Cup Stakes in 1:09.39. Guido and Carolyn Hanek, who own

H and H Ranch accepted the trophy for Horse of the Meet and spoke, with pride, of the accomplishments of Triumph and Song.

“It’s been such a ride,” said Carolyn. “I hope everyone in our business gets a horse with this type of talent. He answered the turf question, won Texas-bred stakes and competed in open company; what else can you say? Our friends in Horseshoe Bay have supported us; it’s been a party for everyone. We love having a horse like Triumph and Song.”

Hanek indicated that Triumph and Song will ship to Lone Star Park to defend his title in the Premiere Stakes.

Jockey Junior Chacaltana has ridden the 5-year-old son of leading 2013 Texas stakes sire, My Golden Song in each of his three Sam Hous-ton stakes.

“This is one of the best horses I have ever ridden,” said Chacaltana. “He’s fast, got a lot of heart and never quits.”

Gains handle noted for the 2014 Thoroughbred meet

Total handle for the 32-day meet increased despite one fewer race day in 2014. Overall, total han-dle grew from $43,917,043 in 2013 to $ 44,493,991 in 2014. Average

daily handle was up 4 percent to $1,390,437. Monday and Tuesday afternoon racing con-tinued to be well-received by racing fans. The strong stakes schedule drew nationally ac-claimed trainers to Sam Houston Race Park, including six-time Eclipse Award winning conditioner Todd Pletcher. The Maxxam Gold Cup Racing Festival on March 1 produced a record-setting handle of $1,960,452.

Racing fans in Houston and across the country lauded Sam Houston Race Park for its industry-low 12 percent take-out of multi-race wagers including the Pick 3 and Pick 4. This marked the second year in a row with increases in handle of these wagers. An average of $159,655 per day was wagered in multi-race wagers, an increase of 56 percent.

Daily purses were up 3 percent from 2013 to $174,000 per day, compared to $170,000 in 2013.

Live attendance for Friday and Saturday was up with a daily average of 6,182, 20 per-cent over the 5,051 daily average from 2013. On March 7 and 8, Sam Houston Race Park hosted the third annual Camel and Ostrich Races. The highly entertaining weekend attracted a crowd of 23,685, topping the record-setting attendance of 18,231 in 2013.

“This was a successful racing season with many notable gains,” said Sam Houston Race Park president, Andréa Young. “On track, our fans responded well to our new Mobile Wagering App. Horseplayers all over the country are pleased with our low take-out and the quality of our racing product.”

Steve Asmussen notches sixth Leading Trainer title in Houston

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awards were also presented on the fi nal day of the meeting. Steve Asmussen, won his sixth training title at the northwest Houston racetrack, fi nishing the meet with 29 wins. He was honored as top trainer here in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Danny Pish fi nished second with 22 wins, followed by Eric Reed with 17 victories and Joseph Smith, who won 15 races.

“I thought the horses consistently ran well at all levels of the meet,” said Asmussen of his 2014 Sam Houston runners.

The two-time Eclipse Award winning conditioner gave credit to his longtime as-sistant, Pablo Ocampo, who has worked for him since 1993.

“He is my longest continuous employ-ee,” said Asmussen of Ocampo, who ran the Houston string and will head next to Lone Star Park.

Asmussen resides in Arlington, Texas and his parents Keith and Marilyn operate a breeding and training center in Laredo.

“Running in Texas is important to me and my family,” added Asmussen. “I am also

grateful to Mr. (Will S.) Farish for continuing to breed in Texas and keeping some quality stallions in the state”

The 48-year-old conditioner was one of 10 fi nalists recently announced on the Na-tional Museum of Racing’s 2014 Hall of Fame ballot. The inductees will be notifi ed on April 25 and the induction ceremony will be held at Saratoga Springs on August 8.

“It meant a great deal to get that call,” admitted Asmussen.

Gerardo Mora earns second Sam Houston riding title

Jockey Gerardo Mora has accomplished a great deal in the past three years at Sam Houston Race Park. In 2012, as an appren-tice, he fi nished in second place to veteran Glen Murphy. Last year, Mora won his fi rst Sam Houston leading rider title. Defending was no easy feat, with a very competitive jockey colony with many returning riders and the fi rst appearance of top Mountaineer Park rider Deshawn Parker.

Mora and Parker battled to the wire

for leading rider honors, entering into the fi nal two days of the meet tied with 34 wins each. Mora was able to win his second Sam Houston Race Park riding title with 38 trips to the winner’s circle, edging Parker by just one win. Lindey Wade fi nished third with 30 victories and Murphy and apprentice David Cabrera tied for fourth with 23 wins each.

Mora won just one stakes this season, taking the $50,000 Jersey Village Stakes aboard Quiet Acceleration for Pish on Feb. 15.

“I am very happy to win my second title in Houston and have many people to thank,” said Mora. “My agent (Toby Cathey) has helped me and so many trainers supported me with good horses.”

Born in Palestine, Texas, the 21-year-old rider has also claimed the 2012 and 2013 leading Thoroughbred rider titles at Retama Park and will head to Lone Star Park next.

Danny Keene wins fi rst Owner of the Meet title

Texas businessman Danny Keene won his fi rst Sam Houston Race Park leading


owner title with 17 wins. He shipped in 36 starters, with the majority trained by Joseph Smith, and two by Allen Milligan. Keene’s winners were a mix of maidens, allowance runners and stakes horses.

Keene, who owns a plumbing contrac-tor company in McKinney, Texas, has been involved in Thoroughbred racing for less than four years. He was honored as owner of the meet last summer at Lone Star Park, and was very pleased with his success this year in Houston.

“My goal was to come here and win the title, but I had a goal of 25 percent wins and 60 percent in the money,” said Keene. “I have a good crew and a great trainer. Me and my family get a kick out of racing. We love horses; doesn’t matter if they are claimers or stakes horses. I have some good 2-year-olds coming up.”

Keene prefers to have a private trainer for his horses and has entered into a very successful association with Joseph Smith, formerly and assistant to Danny Pish.

“Allen Milligan used to have all my horses; he is a good man; I love him like a son, but having Joseph taking care of things has worked out well,” stated Keene.

Steve Asmussen was second in the owner standings with six wins and Kay Reed followed with five victories.

MARCH 11, 2014Opelousas, LAFilly by Half Ours tops Evangeline Two-Year-Old in Training Sale

Designer Soxx, a Louisiana-bred daugh-ter of the Grade 2-winning Unbridled’s Song stallion Half Ours, sold for $75,000 to top Stars of Tomorrow Two-Year-Old in Training Sale at Evangeline Downs.

Consigned by Clear Creek Stud LLC of Folsom, Louisiana, Designer Soxx was purchased by Velton Vidrine of Opelousas, on behalf of Scott and Belinda Roy’s Roy Invest-ments LLC. The filly is out of Elegant Designer, a four-time stakes winner by Suave Prospect, and she is a half sister to Designer Legs, the winner of last year’s Grade 2, $196,000 Ad-irondack Stakes at Saratoga Racecourse.

All told, 84 of the 95 2-year-olds cata-loged sold for a total of $682,400 (average, $8,123.89).

“We concentrated with breeders and consignors to upgrade the overall quality of the sale, and we were pleased with how the buyers responded to the top end of the catalog,” said Charlotte Stemmans Clavier, president of sale administrator Stemmans Inc.

As part of the sale’s incentive program, Evangeline Downs has created two 6-fur-long, $100,000 stakes races for 2-year-olds, the Evangeline Downs Star for colts and geldings and Evangeline Downs Starlet for fillies. Horses who passed through the sales ring will receive first preferences in these races, which will be contested on August 30, closing day of Evangeline Downs’ spring/summer Thoroughbred meet.

The Star and Starlet stakes are just two of the 23 stakes worth $2.15 million sched-uled during the Evangeline Downs meet, which opens April 9. Louisiana Legends Night, May 24, will feature eight state-bred stakes worth a total of $750,000.

Evangeline Downs’ richest race, the $300,000 Evangeline Downs Turf Sprint, will be run on June 21. The 5-furlong turf race will be the richest Thoroughbred race in track history.

For more information on the Evange-line Downs meet, visit the track’s website at www.evangelinedowns.com, and click on the “Live Racing” link on the left side of the homepage.

MARCH 8, 2014Georgetown, KYRosie Napravnik joins online fashion auction to benefit Old Friends

Leading jockey Rosie Napravnik dons a one-of-a-kind Kentucky Derby chapeau to support the 5th Annual “Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby,” an online hat auction that raises money for Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retire-ment Facility in Central Kentucky.

One of the most successful female jockeys in horse racing, Napravnik is also an avid Old Friends supporter and a member of its board of directors. Napravnik kicked off the 5th Annual auction in November by modeling a stunning hat inspired by Old Friends retiree Sean Avery, the GR1 winning sprinter.

The fashion hat auction contin-ues with Napravnik showing “The Silver Ray,” another handcrafted de-sign influenced by one of the retired Thoroughbreds at Old Friends.

The photos for this “Hats off to the Horses” campaign are by Equis-port Photos and Napravnik’s ensem-bles are courtesy of the Lexington boutique Bella Rose.

This is the fifth consecutive year that Old Friends has joined with acclaimed milliner Sally Faith Steinmann of the Massachusetts-based Maggie Mae Designs® to auction six handcrafted Kentucky Derby hats, each inspired by one of the non-profit organization’s 120 retired racehorses. One hat is auctioned each month leading up to the 2014 running of the Kentucky Derby. To date, this unique fundraiser has earned almost $20,000 for Old Friends.

“I am a big fan of Old Friends and its mission,” says Napravnik. “I always keep in mind that a horse may be win a Breeders’ Cup race this year but next year they may need a place to reside in retirement.”

Go to the Old Friends website at www.oldfriendsequine.org for more information.

About Silver Ray:Silver Ray, raced by Jerry and Ann Moss,

competed from 1991 through 1995. He earned graded stakes laurels in the Hoist the Flag Stakes (Grade 3) at Hollywood Park and also won at Santa Anita and Keeneland in sprints and at two turns, on both turf and dirt. When the aging stallion was discovered in need, the Mosses worked with Old Friends to ensure his safe retirement.

About the hat:An elegant Derby hat design was cre-

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ated with a unique blend of colors, tones and textures that showcases Silver Ray’s nearly black coloring along with the imagery of his name, his gracious, friendly personality and the Mosses’ racing silk colors of teal and pink.

The design was fashioned out of a rich silver dupioni silk overlaid with layers of shimmering black tulle that create a shim-mering “skirt” effect. A stunning silver rose print brocade underbrim creates a lumi-nescent effect when the wearer’s face is upturned.

A single large Marguerite fleur adorns the front of the hat. Framed by alternating layers of aqua blue shantung and organza and slender organza “feathers” in matching organza complete the trim design for a so-phisticated yet playful effect. A layered sash, created out of aqua shantung lined with aqua blue organza encircles the crown of the hat.

For additional information about Mag-gie Mae Designs® go the website at www.maggiemae.com/derby.htm or contact them at [email protected] .

For more information about Old Friends see their website at www.oldfriendsequine.org or call the farm at 502-863-1775.

Vinton, LAColby Hernandez gets 1,000th career win on the undercard at Delta Downs

Jockey Colby Hernandez notched his 1,000th career win at Delta Downs with the

W. Bret Calhoun first-time starter Stephanies Wildcat, in a maiden claiming event at five furlongs.

Hernandez comes from a family of jockeys as his father Brian has been riding in Louisiana for many years; his brother Brian Hernandez, Jr. won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice Jockey in 2004 and also won the Breeders’ Cup Classic with Fort Larned in 2012; and his younger sister Court-ney is just beginning her career in the saddle this season at Delta Downs.

MARCH 6, 2014Aurora, COArapahoe Park releases 2014 stakes schedule

The purse of the Arapahoe Park Classic has been doubled to $100,000, and Arapa-hoe Park will host two $100,000 stakes races for Thoroughbreds in 2014. The Aurora, Colorado racecourse will also conduct a six-figure Quarter Horse futurity and four graded races for Arabians when its 39-day season begins on May 24. Total purses for 38 stakes races for Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, and Arabians will be $1.6 million.

Because of an increase in wagering handle in 2013, Arapahoe Park hiked the purse of the 1 1/8-mile Arapahoe Park Clas-sic for 3-year-olds and up to its richest level right before last year’s running. This year, the race has been moved to Aug. 16. The $100,000 Gold Rush Futurity for 2-year-olds at 6 furlongs will take place on closing day, August 17. Prior to last year’s last-minute increase, the last time Arapahoe Park con-tested two six-figure Thoroughbred stakes races was 1999.

“We’re excited to offer a richer stakes schedule than we have in the past,” Arapa-hoe Park plant manager and racing secre-tary Bill Powers said. “Hopefully having two $100,000 Thoroughbred races to aim for will attract some new horsemen to race at Arapahoe Park and new fans to follow our races.”

The richest stakes race for Quarter Horses will be the $130,000 estimated Mile High Futurity at 400 yards for 2-year-olds on August 17. The $75,000 estimated Mile High Derby at 400 yards for 3-year-olds is scheduled for August 16. Arapahoe Park will also hold qualifying races for the American Quarter Horse Association’s Adequan Derby Challenge on June 7 and Merial Distaff Challenge on July 5. The winners those races will advance to the Bank of America Chal-lenge Championships at Prairie Meadows in

Iowa on Oct. 18. Three stakes – the Izyk 870, American Flyer, and RMQHA Championship – will be part of the AQHA’s Bonus Challenge program for the first time in 2014.

For Arabians, the COBRA Distaff Sprint on June 15 for fillies and mares and the COBRA Sprint on June 22 – both $20,000 stakes races over 6 furlongs – have received Grade 3 status from the Arabian Jockey Club for 2014. They join the 1 1/8-mile, $25,000 COBRA Distaff Sponsored by Soaring Eagle Ranch on August 16 and the 1 1/4-mile, $25,000 COBRA Classic Sponsored by Crow Valley on August 17 as Grade 3 stakes races expected to attract some of the best Arabians in the country. New to the Arabian schedule in 2014 will be three races that are part of the Wathba Stud Farm Cup series that takes place in nine countries around the world.

Arapahoe Park is coming off four straight seasons of posting increases in wagering handle. Racing will take place at Arapahoe Park in 2014 from May 24 to Au-gust 17 on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, as well as Memorial Day Monday. Post time for the first race each day will be at 1 p.m.

MARCH 1, 2014Hobbs, NMZia Park unveils stakes schedule for 10th live season

Zia Park Racetrack & Casino has released its stakes schedule for its 10th season of live racing beginning on Sept. 6. The 56-day meet will be highlighted by the second annual Land of Enchantment Day on Nov, 26 and New Mexico Cup Day on Oct, 26. Zia Park will host 33 stakes races in 2014 for Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses with total purses of almost $4 million.

Land of Enchantment Day on Thanks-giving Eve will feature seven stakes races worth a total of more than $1.1 million. The richest event of that afternoon will be the second running of the $300,000 Zia Park Oaks for 3-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles, won by California invader Unusual Way in

Colby Hernandez gets 1,000th career win at Delta Downs March 8.

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2013. The card will also feature the $200,000 Zia Park Derby for 3-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles, the $150,000 Zia Park Championship for 3-year-olds and up at 1 1/8 miles, the $75,000 (up from $55,000) Zia Park Distaff for fillies and mares at 6 furlongs, and the $140,000 Eddy County Stakes for 2-year-old New Mexico breds at one mile. The after-noon will include two Quarter Horse races as well – the 440 yard, $150,000 Grade 1 Zia Park Quarter Horse Championship and the 400-yard, $140,000 Restricted Grade 1 New Mexico Quarter Horse Fillies and Mares Championship.

The 2013 Land of Enchantment Day set a single-day handle record at Zia Park of $1.56 million. The Zia Park Oaks, Zia Park Derby, Zia Park Championship, and Zia Park Distaff will be the final races in the $5 million Penn Gaming Racing Challenge launched this year by parent company Penn National Gaming. Zia Park’s sister racetrack, Penn National, will also hold its Thanksgiving Eve Racing Festival stakes races on the same night as part of the challenge.

“We look forward to even bigger things this year based upon the success we had last year,” Zia Park Director of Racing Opera-tions Fred Hutton said. “We were amazed by the reception from trainers from all over the country and even Canada getting on board for our big races and hope to continue to put Zia Park in the national spotlight.”

Zia Park will host the richest day of state-bred stakes races in the country on New Mexico Cup Day on Oct. 26 with 12 stakes races for New Mexico-bred Thorough-breds and Quarter Horses totaling more than $2 million in purses.

Guthrie, OKRemington Park and Racing Free encourage horsemen to be proactive in 2014

Remington Park is one of the most progressive racetracks in our region of the country to face performance-enhancing drug issues and set standards for horse-

men to abide by. Since 2013 Remington Park has put into place a new integ-rity policy, increased pre-race veterinary inspections, enhanced the track racing surface, and upgraded their television pro-duction technology; all with the mindset of improving the racing experience for horse-men and fans. Remington Park has been a pioneer supporter of Racing Free and this racing season will show a stronger alliance between Oklahoma’s premier horse racing facility and Racing Free, promoting the renewed commitment to leveling the play-ing field of racing.

“Change is necessary. If we are going to continuing participating in this sport, there are some different directions that we need to go and Racing Free is right on the cusp of that.” stated Remington Park General Manager, Scott Wells.

While race tracks like Remington Park are doing their part to improve the sport, horsemen have the opportunity to be highly involved in the careers of race horses. Enhanced proactivity involves communi-cating with trainers, becoming educated on the medication thresholds, and voicing opinions with racing industry organizations. Being proactive in expressing medication standards will undoubtedly bring peace of mind in knowing that the horse’s health is of utmost concern.

“We would like to thank Remington Park for taking so many steps towards providing a safe environment for equine athletes, jockeys, and racing fans. We hope to see hundreds of Racing Free horses win-ning big throughout the upcoming Quarter Horse meet.” stated Racing Free cofounder Micah McKinney.

In the end, both Remington Park and Racing Free can agree that it’s ultimately about the equine athletes and the integrity of horse racing.

“We’ve come to a time now where at least if we show that we are trying to help, people will recognize that we are horse lov-ers.” Scott Wells.

Visit www.remingtonpark.com or www.racingfree.com for more information on how you can become more proactive in 2014.

FEB. 28, 2014Charal Kid is AQHA Supreme RacehorseAQHA

The newest member of the elite group of AQHA Supreme Racehorses earned his award the hard way.

Charal Kid becomes the 33rd horse to earn the award since it was created in 2002. A homebred racing for Juan Jose Cordoba’s Malinche Cattle Co. of San Antonio, the 8-year-old gelding by Streakin La Jolla is the 104th horse to earn the award in total.

Charal Kid made 50 starts from his maiden start in February 2009 through his most recent in September 2013. In those, he won 17 races, finished second 14 times and was third four times for earnings of $502,660. His 13 stakes wins include the 2009 Dash For Cash Derby (Grade 1) and 2012 Refrigerator Handicap (Grade 1).

The Supreme Racehorse award recog-nizes a racing American Quarter Horse who during his or her career earns $500,000 or more, wins two or more open Grade 1 stakes races and at least 10 races.

Charal Kid edged above the earnings mark in his most recent start, a third-place finish in the Refrigerator Handicap (Grade 1) on Sept. 28, 2013.

Charal Kid becomes one of the most frequently raced of the Supreme Racehors-es. Only A Long Goodbye (67 starts), Sign Of Lanty (65), Griswold (64), Town Policy (64), Kool Kue Baby (64), Easy Conversation (62), Sgt Pepper Feature (62), Chingaderos (57), The Black Alliance (52), Catchmein-yourdreams (51), Flare For Toby (51), Heza Ramblin Man (51) and Rylees Boy (51) have more starts.

The sorrel gelding by Streakin La Jolla is out of the Strawfly Special mare The Special Feature.

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MAR. 30, 2014Sunland Park, NMFire On The Fly wins $53,640 Red Cell New Mexico Distance Challenge

Sparked by a tremendous start, Fire On The Fly raced away to post a visually impressive 2 and ¼ length victory in the 15th running of the $53,640 Red Cell New Mexico Distance Challenge at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino.

Under jockey Larry Gamez, the 870 yard loving Quarter Horse flew from the gates and took a daylight advantage over 1-2 favorite Storm Chasor rounding the turn for home. Fire On The Fly came roll-ing into the stretch with an abundance of energy, and the son of Jet Cartel delivered a tour de force performance. The Wes Giles trainee pulled further in front and won with speed to spare. The winning time was 44.489 seconds, good for 101 speed index. Fire On The Fly paid $9.00 as the 7-2 second choice.

The sensational four-year-old Texas-bred gelding has won four of his last five races. The newly crowned stakes winner earned $32,184 for the Bullard Farms of Weatherford, Texas. He has won 6 times from 15 starts.

Storm Chasor ran a strong race and was bet down to the odds on choice. The well bred son of Attila’s Storm tried hard chasing the winner throughout. The imposing New Mexico-bred could not cut into the deficit

and held to settle for second with jockey Esgar Ramirez in the saddle. He was coming off two mighty wins going 870 yards with a combined win margin of nearly 14 lengths. Storm Chasor finished over 5 lengths in front of Valentino de Lao who edged out Captain Wallace for third.

MAR. 29, 2014Remington Park, Oklahoma City, OKLlano Cartel uses great start, prevails in Leo Stakes; First Prize Shaunda takes Decketta Stakes

Speedy Llano Cartel had become quite the specialist in shorter distance races over the past couple of seasons. Saturday night he utilized his fast starting skills and found more endurance to handle the 400-yards of the Grade 1, $105,400 Leo Stakes at Remington Park, winning by three-quarters of length.

Owned by Wade Helton of Pampa, Texas and trained by Alfredo Gomez, Llano Cartel was ridden sharply by regular pilot Omar Reyes.

“He broke really good, and that helped me out a lot,” Reyes said. “He was giving me everything so I knew they were going to struggle to catch me. I just kept on pushing him and he ran his race.”

Llano Cartel led every step of the prestigious Leo Stakes, crossing the finish in :19.487 seconds over the fast track. The win was his first time finishing in-the-money in

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four attempts at 400 yards. Eastex Stakes winner Somethin Like This was second while BF Farm Boy was a head behind the runner-up for third.

Feature Hero, the American Quarter Horse Association Champion 3-year-old for 2013 and the winner of the $2.8 million All American Derby, was the beaten 8-5 wagering favorite. The gelding had a rough beginning and was never a factor, finishing eighth in the field of nine.

Llano Cartel was 8-1 in the wagering and returned $18.40 to win, $7.60 to place and $4.60 to show. Somethin Like This paid $6.60 to place and $4.40 to show. BF Farm Boy returned $7.20 to show.

The Leo triumph was the 10th from 27 career starts for Llano Cartel and his fifth win at Remington Park. An Oklahoma-bred 4-year-old gelding by Teller Cartel from the Lil Bit Cuervo mare Eyesa Lil Cuervo, Llano Cartel has already won three races in 2014. The first-place check of $65,184 moves Llano Cartel’s overall earnings to $255,736.

The Leo Stakes is named in honor of one of Quarter Horse racing’s foundation sires. He stood the bulk of his long career in Perry, Okla. where a life-size statue com-memorates him to this day.

Grade 3, Decketta StakesFirst Prize Shaunda was a popular 8-5

winning favorite with her narrow score in the $57,200 Grade 3 Decketta Stakes. The 4-year-old filly by PYC Paint Your Wagon from the Mr Jess Perry mare First Prize Leesa covered the 350 yards in a winning time of :17.328 Seconds. She was bred in Oklahoma by Weetona Stanley & W.E Smith and also owned by Weetona Stanley of

Madill, Okla. Stacey Capps trains First Prize Shaunda.

AQHA Champion Jockey Cody Jensen was up for the thrilling ride. “She ran a really good race. She was just strumming along, doing her thing nice and easy. She got down here by the light (at the finish) and kind of propped and ducked in away from the light. I noticed she did it in her prep race for this too. I was kind of getting ready for it. I was afraid it cost us but we held on.”

First Prize Shaunda won the Decketta by a nose over Abra Cadabraa while Send Me A Candy Tree was another three-quar-ters of a length back in third. The wagering favorite paid $5.40 to win, $3.40 to place and $2.80 to show. Abra Cadabraa paid $5 to place and $4 to show. Send Me A Candy Tree returned $3 to show.

First Prize Shaunda earned $35,130 and now has a lifetime record of six wins from 10 attempts, with two wins at Remington Park. She has either won her races or fin-ished off the board. Overall, First Prize Shaunda had made $125,095.

The Deck-etta Stakes is named after the 1964 All American Futurity winner who was bred, owned and trained by W.W. Wilson of Blanchard, Okla. Decketta had a long and prestigious career as a brood-mare after her racing days were complete.

Sunland Park, NMI Azoomed You Knew wins $159,760 West Texas Derby

I Azoomed You Knew won his third straight race and collected a driving win in the 51st running of the $159,760 West Texas Quarter Horse Derby at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Saturday.

Trained by 2-time All American Futuri-ty winning conditioner Juan M. Gonzalez, I Azoomed You Knew confirmed his 7-5 bet-ting favorite status with a stellar effort. The late blooming son of Azoom poured on the pressure in the final 100 yards to push past Ms Fast First Prize and won the 400 yard feature by a neck. Ridden by All American Futurity winning rider Jaime Parga Leos, the favorite was timed in a good 19.345 seconds. He returned $4.80 to win. The 2014 West Texas Derby champion picked up a $75,087 payday for owner Carlos Soto of Tucson, Arizona.

I Azoomed You Knew capped off a ter-

Llano Cartel

I Azoomed You Knew

First Prize Shaunda


R A C E R E C A P S - Q U A R T E R H O R S Erific winter campaign at Sunland Park. He broke his maiden on Feb. 8 and then won his trial for the West Texas Derby on March 7. The up and coming sophomore could be a major threat at Ruidoso Downs this sum-mer in the big derbies.

Ms Fast First Prize ran a very bold race under jockey Larry Gamez. The three-year-old filly by Dmnv Mountable was pressing for the lead throughout and just missed. The 12-1 long shot is trained by Wes Giles who leads the Quarter Horse trainer standings this meet. The runner-up earned $28,757 for owners Ezra Elton Lee, Jill Giles and Melvin Neugebauer.

Go and Get finished a close third, beaten only one-half length.

Sam Houston Race Park, Houston, TXKiss My Hocks fastest qualifier for $100,000-added Sam Houston Futurity

Sam Houston hosted 17 trials to-day in preparation for the richest race of the 2014 Quarter Horse meeting – the $100,000-added Sam Houston Futurity (Grade 2). The fourth trial of the afternoon produced the fastest qualifier when Kiss My Hocks won in record-setting time under rider Luis Vivanco.

The Tempting Dash Colt crossed the wire of the 330-yard trial in a time of :16.433, besting the previous record of :16:514 set on July 5, 2002 by Pies Power Play.

Bred in Texas by Tyler Graham and John Mayers, Kiss My Hocks ($6.20) was sired by Tempting Dash out of the Tres Seis mare Romancing Mary.

“I bred him and we have liked what we have seen from day one,” said Graham. “He ran a schooling race at Retama Park and did it easy.”

Toby Keeton trains the colt, who is owned in partner-ship with Graham and Conda Maze. Maze has had many runners trained by Keeton, most notably, Show Me Your Toole, who was the fastest qualifier for the 2008 Sam Houston Futurity. He finished third, but won the Dash For Cash Futurity later that year at Lone Star Park.

“This is the only futurity I haven’t won,” said Keeton. “This is a very smart horse and we are having a great time with him. Conda visits every morning; I love training for these guys.”

Maria Nino’s California-bred Quic Carter, runner-up to Kiss My Hocks in the fourth trial, was the second-fastest quali-fier, clocked at :16.474. The gelded son of Carters Cartel was ridden to victory by Eleazar Rivera Hernandez for trainer Juan Carlos Saucedo.

Glimpse Of Dash owned by R. Jaime Flores won the sixth trial in a time of :16.520, slotting the third-fastest time. Saul Ramirez, Jr. rode the son of Glimpse Of Greatness for trainer Roberto Ramirez.

Trainer Trey Wood, who won the 2013 Sam Houston Futurity with Especially Tres qualified Tres Air, a full brother to last year’s champion.

“He is a little more aggressive than the filly,” said Blane Wood, who breaks all the juveniles for his son, Trey. “In training, he likes to run off; today, he did just that.”

Past winners of the Sam Houston Futurity include 2004 AQHA Champion

2-Year-Old, Azoom, Snowy Alibi, Sassmas-ter and Jess Tee Off. The 2014 Sam Houston Futurity Champion will be crowned on Saturday, April 19.

MAR. 28, 2014Sam Houston Race Park, Houston, TXCartel Arrangement fastest qualifier in trials for the Sam Houston Derby

Six trials were run on Friday evening for the $35,000-added Sam Houston Derby (Grade 3). The fourth trial produced the fastest time of the evening as Cartel Ar-rangement surged to the wire of her 350-yard trial in :17.278 seconds.

The 3-year-old daughter of Carters Cartel was bred by Christine Hudson and is owned by Sherrie and J. B. Morace. Regu-lar rider Santos Carrizales has piloted the black filly in each of her five career starts. Purchased for just $4,500 at the 2012 TQHA Yearling Sale, the talented filly was the fastest qualifier in the $442,000 TQHA Sale

Futurity last July at Retama Park.“”She was a little sore in her

shin after the TQHA Sale Futurity,” said trainer Angel Sanchez. “She has really come back well.”

Big Dashing Perry, winner of the 2013 Firecracker Futurity at Delta Downs, posted the second-fastest time of :17.282. Trained by Bobby Martinez for owners Tommy Hays, Bobby Barnett and Grant Farms, LLC, the Louisiana-bred son of Mr Jess Perry was ridden by David Alvarez.

Kiss My Hocks

Sam Houston Futurity (Grade 2) • April 19Horse Time Owner Trainer JockeyKiss My Hocks :16.433 Tyler Graham and Conda Maze Toby Keeton Luis L VivancoQuic Carter :16.474 Marina Nino Juan Saucedo Eleazar R HernandezGlimpse Of Dash :16.520 R. Jaime Flores Roberto Ramirez Saul Ramirez, JrA Cartel Legend :16.565 Joe M. Flores Jorge Luis Barrera Luis L VivancoTres Air :16.592 Michael Partin Trey Wood Ricky RamirezCosmo Traffic :16.641 Omar Mireles Angel Sanchez Ricardo AguirreString Bet :16.708 David Martinez Antonio ‘Tony’ Delgado, Sr Cipriano U VidanaSmile Big Time :16.711 Jose Santos Cano Hector Rodriguez Isaac ChapaSixes Down :16.750 H & R Roofing Company Frank Mendez Cesar GomezJetin Cosmos :16.753 Omar Mireles Angel Sanchez Ricardo Aguirre


The fast times prevailed throughout the evening. Trainer Jose Davila quali-fied Daytona B for owner Re-becca S. Garza. The gelded son of First Down Dash won his trial in a sizzling :17.288 under rider Alfonso Lujan.

“I galloped him at Louisiana Downs, but this was the first time I rode him,” said Lujan. The rain was just starting to come down, but he stood good in the gates and really fired.”

Daytona B ran in trials for the Sam Houston Futurity last year before heading to Ruidoso Downs last summer.

“I didn’t know he was by Dashing Pana,” added Lujan. “I had a lot of success with that mare.”

Sam Houston Race Park will host the final of the Sam Houston Derby on Satur-day, April 19.

MAR. 22, 2014Remington Park, Oklahoma City, OKPaint Me Perry strong in winning Oklahoma Futurity; One Valiant Hero in for Oklahoma Derby win

The historic Oklahoma Futurity, the oldest such race in American Quarter Horse Racing, went to Paint Me Perry in

the 73rd renewal at Remington Park. The talented 2-year-old colt flew to a one-length win in the Grade 2, $370,800 event, covering the 300 yards in :15.077 seconds over a fast track

Perfect through two career attempts, Paint Me Perry rolled with a sharp start to put him immediately on the lead that he would never relinquish. Made the 3-2 wagering favorite, Paint Me Perry did not disappoint his backers as he held off an outside rally from PYB Place Your Bet with Im A Lucky Corona third.

Owned and bred in Oklahoma by J and B Rental, Inc. of Grand Prairie, Texas, Paint Me Perry is trained by Francisco Gon-zalez. Jockey Paul Nieto ecstatically waved his whip in the air as his mount crossed the finish line, holding off the late-running rivals.

“Actually, I was watching the 8-horse (PYB Place Your Bet) as he was coming and grabbing some ground,” Nieto noted. “I asked and had all the horse.”

Paint Me Perry paid $5 to win, $11.60 to place and $6.40 to show. PYB Place Your Bet returned $4.60 to place and $3.40 to show. Im A Lucky Corona paid $4 to show.

A colt by PYC Paint Your Wagon from the Mr Jess Perry mare Baby Perry, Paint Me Perry is two-for-two in his young career and earned $148,320 for the Oklahoma

Futurity score to run his overall total to $154,158.

Oklahoma DerbyOne Valiant Hero ran fifth as a 2-year-

old in the Oklahoma Futurity a year ago at Remington Park. Saturday night, the now-3-year-old was best away from the starting gate while going on to win the $200,000 Oklahoma Derby by three-quarters of a length.

Owned by Valeriano Racing Stables of Odessa, Texas and trained by Eddie Wil-lis, One Valiant Hero was ridden by Jimmy Brooks who enjoyed a perfect trip.

“He stood perfectly and when they kicked the gates, he left there running,” Brooks said. “I had them probably by a shoulder when I reached and started get-ting after him and he just kind of started pulling away. Whenever you ask him, he’ll give it to you.”

One Valiant Hero hit the finish in :17.190 seconds for his fifth career vic-tory and third at Remington Park. Sepa-ratist Firstdown rallied for second while This Dude Can Fly was a head behind the runner-up for third.

Sam Houston Derby (Grade 3) • April 19Horse Time Owner Trainer JockeyCartel Arrangement :17.278 Sherrie and J. B. Morace Angel Sanchez Santos CarrizalesBig Dashing Perry :17.282 Grant Farms LLC, Hays, Tommy &Barnett, Bobby Bobby Martinez David A AlvarezMister Big :17.286 Jerry Windham Judd S Kearl Jose A AlvarezDaytona B :17.288 Rebeca S. Garza Jose Davila Alfonso LujanAll Lucky Lynn :17.301 Agustin Hernandez Josue Ponce Luis G NavarroSs Paydirt :17.358 Richard S. Frandsen Trey Wood Ricky RamirezRmr Baby Doll :17.402 Ryan and Jude Robicheaux Bobby Martinez David A AlvarezAunti Up :17.434 Margaret F. White and Kelly Ross Jesse Yoakum Jerry L YoakumImkeepingscore :17.437 Amaro Brothers Racing Steven Salazar Martin RubalcavaDont Text That :17.441 Debra C. and William C. Tiffee Jesse Yoakum Jerry L Yoakum

Paint Me Perry One Valiant Hero


R A C E R E C A P S - Q U A R T E R H O R S EAway at 5-2 in the wager-

ing, One Valiant Hero paid $7.40 to win, $4.20 to place and $3 to show. Separatist Firstdown, was also 5-2 in the wagering but was favored with slightly more money played on him, paying $3 to place and $3 to show. This Dude Can Fly paid $3.80 to show.

A colt by Valiant Hero from the Feature Mr Jess mare Smiles All Around, One Valiant Hero was bred in Texas by T I Cattle Company. He made $80,000 for the Oklahoma Derby win, running his career total to $199,093.

Sam Houston Race Park, Houston, TXSixes Straw fastest qualifier in trials for Bank Of America Texas Challenge Championship

Two trials were contested this evening to determine the ten fastest qualifiers for the $100,000 Bank of America Texas Chal-lenge Championship (Grade 2).

Sixes Straw posted the fastest time in the trials, covering 440 yards in :21.833 seconds. The 5-year-old son of First Down Dash is owned by Circle T Ranch and trained by Rolando Almarza.

“I thought my other horse (Dash Mas-ter Jess) was the one with a big chance,” said Almarza. “I’ve only had Sixes Straw one month. He ran well; it’s always good to have one in the final.”

With a lifetime record of 2 wins from 17 starts, Sixes Straw went to the gates at odds of 26-1, returning a nice mutuel of $54.40. Runaway Wagon, who won the 2013 Sam Houston Classic for trainer Bobby Martinez, ran second, followed by

The Field Cricket and DW Runaway B.The winner of the first trial Pyro, bred

and owned by Kathleen O Matey, blazed to the wire of the 440 yard trial in :21.855. The 4-year-old son of Make It Anywhere is trained by Judd Kearl and was ridden by Jose Alvarez.

“I was worried when I saw him break,” said Kearl. “No sooner did he cross the wire did I get a text from Kathleen. She said ‘my little pony just beat the big horses.”

JRC Callas First wins Harris County Stakes on opening weekend of 2014 American Quarter Horse meet

The first stakes of the 2014 Sam Hous-ton Race Park Quarter Horse season, the $20,000 Harris County Stakes, attracted a solid field of eight. For the third year in a row, trainer Brian Stroud captured the 550 yard feature. The winner was Roberts Rac-ing Stables’ JRC Callas First, who returned in top form after a five month layoff.

Damian Martinez rode the Texas-bred son of Winners Award, breaking from post

position six, and crossing the wire in :27.093, three lengths ahead of post time favorite, Corona La Jolla.

“This horse just kept run-ning,” said Martinez. “This was my first stakes win ever.”

Stroud and his wife, Dana, purchased the bay gelding last October at Lone Star Park.

“We gave him a break during the winter,” said Stroud. “He’s gotten away from us a few times in the post parade, so we asked permission to pony him to the track. He is a very nice horse.”

Stroud won the Harris County Stakes in 2012 and 2013 with J C My Diamond Man. He believe that JRC Cal-las First was capable of a stakes win at this distance, based on his previous win at 550 yards, a $10,000 conditioned claiming on August 2 at Retama Park.

Trainer Kie Mushinski was pleased with the runner-up effort of Corona La Jolla, an 870-yard distance specialist.

“He’s not really a 550 horse, but he did well,” said Mushinski. “This was a good tune up for the (870 yard) Governor’s Cup Marathon (on May 3).”

JC My Diamond Man was a heavy favorite last year, but JRC Callas First rewarded his backers with $14.40 for the $2 win ticket. First Spectacular completed the trifecta and JJS Black Lace ran fourth.

MAR. 21, 2014Sunland Park, NMOne Famous Eagle gelding fastest West Texas Futurity qualifier

First Famous Effort, a gelded son of champion One Famous Eagle racing for Louis Howard, made his career debut with

Bank of America Texas Challenge Championship (Grade 2) • April 12Horse Time Owner Breeder Trainer JockeySixes Straw, 5 :21.833 Circle T Ranch Burnett Ranches LLC (TX) Rolando Almanza Luis A GuerreroPyro, 4 :21.855 Kathleen O. Matey Kathleen O Matey (TX) Judd S Kearl Jose A AlvarezRunaway Wagon, 5 :21.874 Tommy Hays and Bobby J. Barnett Michelle Meiwes (KS) Bobby Martinez David A AlvarezThe Sunday Assassin, 5 :21.876 Francisco Javier Rios Corner K Quarter Horses LLC (AR) Hector Rodriguez Isaac ChapaThe Field Cricket, 6 :21.882 Claud R. Denson Mary Denson (TX) Jesse Yoakum Jerry L YoakumDw Runaway B, 5 :21.906 Robert E. Guzman Bielau Oaks (TX) Salvador G Flores Lucas ConstantinNash Jolla, 5 :21.943 Bobby W. Myers Bobby Myers (TX) Fructuoso Huitron Santos CarrizalesEl Duero, 4 :21.981 Lionel Zapata Jorge Haddad (TX) Robert Monsivais Santos CarrizalesDash Master Jess, 4 :21.992 Cesar Rosales Scarlett Hill Farm Inc (TX) Rolando Almanza Manuel GutierrezIm A Feature Girl, 5 :22.048 Jorge Haddad J E III/ D C/ C T Jumonville (LA) Owner Luis L Vivanco

JRC Callas First


a 2 3/4-length victory in the first of nine West Texas Futurity (Grade 2) trials at Sunland Park.

Prepped by Willie Padilla and ridden by Omar Reyes, First Famous Effort went 300 yards in :14.998 and earned an 89 speed index. The gelding is the fastest qualifier to the April 13, $309,101 West Texas Futurity final.

First Famous Effort was bred in Texas. His dam, the First Down Dash mare Tiny First Ef-fort, was the AQHA champion 3-year-old filly in 2001.

Howard acquired First Famous Effort for $50,000 at last year’s Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale at Ruidoso Downs.

Second-fastest qualifier CC Kachina Eagle won the sixth heat by 2 1/4 lengths in her debut. Sent to post as the 19-10 favorite, the filly by One Famous Eagle stopped the timer in :15.084 under jockey Larry Gamez. Wes Giles saddled CC Kachi-na Eagle for owner Melvin Neugebauer of Manzanola, Colordo.

An Oklahoma-bred, CC Kachina Eagle was a $19,000 buy at last year’s Heritage Place Yearling Sale.

MAR. 18, 2014Sunland Park, NMFour graded stakes winners make Bank Of America Sunland Challenge final

Four graded stakes winners, topped by defending champion Feature Mr Who, have made the April 6, $100,000-added Bank of America Sunland Challenge (Grade 2) final at Sunland Park.

Feature Mr Who finished second, three-

quarters of a length behind second-fastest qualifier Jesscuzi-can in the first of two trials on Tuesday Under jockey Alonso Rivera, the 5-year-old Feature Mr Jess gelding went 440 yards in :21.041 while posting the third-fastest qualifying time.

Feature Mr Who is trained by Jose Luis Muela for owners Hey-sol Howlet and Julieta N. Torres. The gelding has earned $230,646 from 20 outs, and his six wins include a 1 1/4-length victory in last year’s Bank of America Sunland Challenge.

The other graded stakes winners who made the final are

Grade 3 winners Rockin Disco, I Am That Hero, and Jump Down Azoom.

Fastest qualifier Motion Of The Ocean won the second heat by one length from fourth-fastest qualifier Testing The Ice. Rid-den by Sergio Becerra Jr. for owner Cody J. Cortez and trainer Chris Zamora, the 4-year-old gelding by Ocean Runaway covered 440 yards in :20.903 while earning a 95 speed index and his fifth victory in 15 starts.

The winner of the Bank of America Sunland Challenge will earn a starting berth in the 440-yard, $350,000 Bank of America

First Famous Effort

Sunland Park • Bank of America Sunland Challenge qualifiers • Final: April 6Horse (age, sex) Owner Breeder (state) Trainer TimeMOTION OF THE OCEAN, 4G Cody J. Cortez Mickey Tiner (TX) Chris Zamora :20.903JESSCUZICAN, 5S Darian Burt Darian Burt (UT) Wes Giles :20.938FEATURE MR WHO, 5G Heysol Howlet and Julieta N. Torres Buddy & Patty Newsome (FL) Jose Luis Muela :21.041TESTING THE ICE, 5G Rancho Los Dos Potrillos LLC Corner K Quarter Horses LLC (AR) Mario G. Sanchez :21.044CJS ROCKSOLID, 4G Rockin J Running Horses and Jack Manning Rockin J Running Horses (TX) Tammy Kay Johnson :21.144WDC WENDYS WINE, 5M Alonso & Sylvia Aranda Denton Crozier (NM) Alonso Aranda :21.226ROCKIN DISCO, 4G Rockin J Running Horses and Jack Manning VWP Jr Inc. (OK) Tammy Kay Johnson :21.244I AM THAT HERO, 6G Rancho Los Dos Potrillos LLC Brent & Karen Clay (OK) Mario G. Sanchez :21.305JJS GONE, 4G Maegan Cavasos Terry Bell (OK) Victor H. Rodriguez-Flores :21.312JUMP DOWN AZOOM, 5G Crowson Racing Scott & Monica Jones (TX) Joel Valeriano Jr. :21.344

Sunland Park • West Texas Futurity qualifiers • Final: April 13Horse (sex) Owner Breeder (state) Trainer TimeFIRST FAMOUS EFFORT, G Louis Howard Entrust Rt Ser Inc/Fbo Tiffin (TX) Willie Padilla :14.998CC KACHINA EAGLE, F Melvin Neugebauer Danny Joe Miller (OK) Wes Giles :15.084JM FAMOUS MASTER, C J & M Racing and Farm Henrichs/Cowboy Dentist Fm LLC (KS) Jose Luis Muela :15.116EL DAMAZO, C Daniel Balderrama and Juan Castro James E. & Marilyn Helzer (TX) Jose Luis Vargas :15.131AKA BUGGA, G Luis Rogelio Nava Larry J. Kist (MO) Gene L. Burden :15.154PHENOMENAL JESS, C Joe Rios John Andreini (CA) Gene L. Burden :15.248BIGTIME BYE, C La Feliz Montana Ranch LLC Grant Farms LLC (LA) Victor H. Rodriguez-Flores :15.261ENCORE FOR JAMES, C Victor Lozano Vaughn & Jill Cook (OK) Chris Zamora :15.282BOI GEORGE, G Miguel Y. Gallegos and Mauricio Gallegos Jack Manning (TX) Gene L. Burden :15.344WHOS KISSIN JAMES, F Nahum Prieto and Joe Rios Thomas Bradbury and Lisa Beauprez (OK) Gene L. Burden :15.347



Challenge Championship (Grade 1) at Prairie Meadows in October.

MAR. 16, 2014Los Alamitos Race Course, Cypress, CADimes And Nicks fastest in trials to El Primero Del Ano Derby

World Champion Racing Stables LLC’s Dimes And Nicks posted sharp efforts in all of his futurity trial races last year, but he took a step forward in his first trial as a 3-year-old thanks to a wire-to-wire victory in the sec-ond of three trials to the $202,100 El Primero Del Ano Derby at Los Alamitos.

Ridden by Raul Valenzuela for trainer Danny Montes, Dimes And Nicks was always in command of this 400-yard derby trial, as he led from start to finish while posting the fastest qualifying time of :19.608. The Azoom gelding crossed the wire ¾ lengths ahead of Kolleen Ledgerwood’s Stel Just Me to record his second victory in eight career starts. During his freshman campaign, Dimes And Nicks posted runner-up efforts in his trial efforts for the Golden State Million Futurity and Los Alamitos Two Million Futu-rity. His second place finish in the October 20 Golden State Million trial came against eventual 2013 champion 2-year-old colt Five Bar Cartel.

“l knew Dimes And Nicks had talent be-cause he had a pretty good second to Five Bar Cartel in a trial race,” said Montes, who trains the Grade 1 winning Five Bar Cartel. “I knew he had some run in him because of how well he ran against Five Bar Cartel. Dimes And Nicks ran a little green tonight. It looked like he switched leads a few times.

He was also running all alone in front.”“He took off at the start,” Valenzuela

added. “He was waiting for the pressure. When horses started getting a little closer to him, he took off again.”

Dimes And Nicks’ juvenile campaign also included an appearance in the Los Alamitos Two Million Invitational Stakes. Moonist, who also advanced to the El Prim-ero Del Ano Derby after winning the third and final trial, was the winner of the Invita-tional Stakes, which sets up a great rematch between these two in the El Primero finale on Sunday, April 6. A total of 21 sophomores competed in the El Primero trials at the Or-ange County oval. The complete list of quali-fiers is as follows: Dimes And Nicks (:19.608), Moonist (:19.656), Dont Walk Peacefully (:19.709), Yacht Clubber (:19.737), Stel Just Me (:19.744), Fire Shakin (:19.758), Inpursuit (:19.849), Smithy (:19.871), Dashin Dreams (:19.899) and Fire Cliff (:19.929).

Bred by Henry Brown, Dimes And Nicks is out of the champion runner Corona Cash, who in 1997 won the All American Futurity at Ruidoso Downs and Ed Burke Memorial Futurity at Los Alamitos. Trained by John Cooper for owner Ron Hartley, Moonist also boasts championship bloodlines. His father is the Cooper-trained Separatist, while his mother is the 2001 Los Alamitos Million Futurity and Governor’s Cup Futurity winner Your First Moon.

“He was the eighth fastest qualifier to the Los Alamitos Winter Derby so I’m pretty pleased to see him post the second fastest time,” Cooper said. “It took him a little while to get his stride, but once he got going he looked really good out there. He’s a sound horse. When a horse breaks really well they’ll

often want to go out to wherever there’s room to run. I’ve seen a lot of horses that want to do that. Moonist likes to do that. He’s a sound horse and he just keeps run-ning good races.”

Bred by Vessels Stallion Farm LLC, the Los Alamitos Equine Sale graduate has now won six of 13 career starts. His record includes victories in the aforementioned Los Alamitos Two Million Invitational Stakes and in the Golden State Juvenile Invitational. He also finished second in the Governor’s Cup Futurity and was fourth in the Los Alamitos Winter Derby in his previous start.

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“Viva Mi Corazon is not in this race so that helps a lot,” said Hartley, referring to the ultra impressive winner of the Winter Derby. “Moonist looked good out there.”

World Champion Racing Stables’ Dont Walk Peacefully broke his maiden while capturing the opening trial of the night. Also a graduate of the Los Alamitos Equine Sale, the Childers Ranch LLC-bred gelding is by Walk Thru Fire and out of Be Peacefull. Dont Walk Peacefully is a half brother to 2004 World Champion Be A Bono and a full brother to 2009 Governor’s Cup Futurity winner Peace Fire. The gray sprinter was making only his second lifetime start. He fi nished fourth in his career debut back on Aug. 31.

“He’s still learning, this was only his second out,” said Montes, who saddled Dont Walk Peacefully. “He’ll keep getting more focused as he matures. He’s a nice horse to be around.”

MAR. 15, 2014Los Alamitos Race Course, Cypress, CAGlitter In My Face returns with impressive victory in La Primera Del Ano Derby trials

Supplemented to the La Primera Del Ano Derby trials for $9,200, Glitter In My Face made the risk look like a great gamble after posting an easy 2 ¼ length trial victory in her fi rst start in nearly 10 months at Los Alamitos.

Ridden by Cruz Mendez for trainer Jose Flores, Glitter In My Face led her return outing from start to fi nish while improving her record to a perfect four for four. Owned by Jose’s father, Antonio Flores, Glitter In My Face was running for the fi rst time since winning the Kindergarten Futurity on May 19. The fi lly was scratched in the July trials

to the Governor’s Cup Futurity and remained on the shelf until Saturday’s third of four trials to the La Primera Del Ano. Sparkling in her return, Glitter In My Face covered the 400 yards in the fastest qualifying time of :19.615. She’ll now lead a tremendous fi eld of fi llies in the $223,800 La Primera Del Ano Derby fi nal here on Saturday, April 5.

In addition to Glitter In My Face, Flores also saddled Freakier LLC’s Fiesty Flo and Julio Encinas, Robert Parra and Paul Penu-elas’ Sis Is Hot to victories in their respec-tive trials. Fiesty Flo fi nished as the second fastest qualifi er with a time of :19.631, while Sis Is Hot was the third fastest qualifi er with a :19.652 clocking. Having the top three qualifi ers to the La Primera Del Ano Derby represents one of Flores’ best results after a night of trials at Los Alamitos. His best ever probably came in the trials to the 2010 Los Alamitos Winter Derby when he saddled four out of the fi ve fastest qualifi ers includ-ing top qualifi er Princelike.

A total of 28 fi llies competed in the La Primera trials. The list of 10 qualifi ers to the fi nal is as follows: Glitter In My Face (:19.615), Fiesty Flo (:19.631), Sis Is Hot (:19.652), Quirky (:19.668), Dynasty Of Habits (:19.689), Chalalita (:19.844), She Forgives (:19.878), Babe On Fire (:19.882) Princess Teller (:19.953), and Composed Charisma (:19.989).

Glitter In My Face’s runaway victory in her comeback after a long layoff impressed Flores.

“I didn’t’ expect this type of a race from her,” he said. “She had been training well, but I didn’t know if she could go 400 yards. She did great and based on that eff ort I think she can only get better. She looked good out there and she did ev-erything easy. Paying the $9,200 supple-mental fee looks like a good bet now, but

a lot of things could have gone wrong. But fortunately things worked out and hopefully she can do well in the fi nal.”

Flores also had high hopes for Glitter In My Face going into last year’s trials to the Governor’s Cup Futurity. The fi lly was un-defeated after three starts and she had just won the Kindergarten by a half length.

“We found out that she had a protein defi ciency and we had to scratch out of the Governor’s Cup trials,” he said. “It was a tough night, but we gave her time to rest and she had a spectacular race here.”

Fiesty Flo and Sis Is Hot were bright spots for the Flores barn after they both en-joyed victories in their sophomore debuts.

“I’m very happy for the owners of Fiesty Flo because she had a tough go last year,” Flores said. “She had the 11th fastest time to the Kinderdarten Futurity and the 12th fast-est time to the Ed Burke Million Futurity. We just kept missing the fi nals with her. She’s a good fi lly and I think she’s going to have a good sophomore season. She goes to work everything she runs.”

Ridden by Santiago Mendez, Fiesty Flo won her trial by a half length over Los Alamitos Winter Derby fi nalist and PCQHRA Breeders’ Futurity runner-up Dynasty Of Habits. Last year, the daughter of TR Dasher ran second in the Los Alamitos Two Million Juvenile Invitational and also raced in the Ed Burke Memorial Juvenile Stakes. This is the fi rst time that she has posted a top 10 qualifying time. She has fi nished second or better in seven of nine career starts.

With Cruz Mendez in the saddle, Sis Is Hot held off Ed Allred’s Quirky by a head to post her third win in eight starts. An Allred-bred, Sis Is Hot was making her fi rst start since running in the Los Alamitos Two Mil-

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lion Futurity last season.“She’ll keep getting better and better

as she matures more,” said Flores, who’ll be looking for his first La Primera win of his career. “She had to work to win this race, but Quirky is a very good filly and she had to work hard as well. All three came back great after taking time off and they all ran pretty good. Freshening them up really helped them a lot.”

Cruz Mendez was pleased with the way his two trial winning mounts performed.

“Glitter In My Face broke in a little bit, but she came back flying and got stronger and stronger during the race,” he said. “Sis Is Hot felt really good. She broke fast, but she got a little tired at the end. I think she needed this race and she’ll come back pretty strong for the final.”

Dutch Masters III’s She Forgives won the opening trial of the night by a half-length over San Gregorio Racing Stable, Inc. and World Champion Racing Stables’ Princess Teller. Second in the Kindergarten Futurity and most recently the winner of the Holiday Handicap on December 29, She Forgives was picking up her fifth victory in 10 career starts. Cesar De Alba piloted the Foose filly from post number seven. She Forgives’ mother is Forgive Him, the winner of the La Primera final in 2008. She Forgives is trained by Jaime Gomez, who will be looking for his first victory in this race.

“I was worried because she had never started from the outside post before, but she handled it well,” Gomez said. “She’s ma-tured a lot. We freshened her up for this race and I think she’s going to have a nice 3-year-old season. She’s been a nice filly her entire career. We have three weeks to get ready for the final and I think she’ll do well.”

Remington Park, Oklahoma City, OKMixed Fantasy runs strong in SLM Big Daddy Stakes

The $38,300 SLM Big Daddy Stakes serves as a specialty for those who compete. At 550 yards the “Big Daddy” is a race for unique long-stretch runner or for those pre-paring to go in stakes races around the turn at 870 yards. Mixed Fantasy may be a solid combination of both types after handling solid rivals Saturday night at Remington Park.

Owned by J K Running Horses of Neo-sha Falls, Kan. and trained by Kenny Laymon, Mixed Fantasy did not get away quickly at the start but was fast to recover under jockey Josh Romero.

“He got off a little slow but as soon as I got after him, he took off and did it all on his own.”

Mixed Fantasy won his fourth con-secutive race, dating to September last year. The 4-year-old gelding opened up a clear lead midway through the race, then held off some late runners to win by three-quarters of a length over Emperor Valerian and Arbeka Raincloud. Mixed Fantasy crossed the 550-yard finish in :26.451 seconds over a fast track.

At 8-1 odds in

the wagering, Mixed Fantasy paid $18.40 to win, $7.20 to place and $4 to show. Emperor Valerian was the 3-1 wagering favorite, pay-ing $4.60 to place and $3.20 to show. Arbeka Raincloud returned $2.80 to show.

A son of Okey Dokey Fantasy from the Streakin Six mare Mixin Sixin, Mixed Fan-tasy was bred in Alabama by Carl & Luanne Humphries. Mixed Fantasy has now won eight of 16 career starts with the SLM Big Daddy becoming his first win in four tries at Remington Park. The winner’s check of $20,730 pushes his overall earnings to $86,265.

The SLM Big Daddy is named after argu-ably the most popular American Quarter Horse to compete at Remington Park. A multiple local stakes winner and Horse of the Meeting, SLM Big Daddy was twice the AQHA World Champion and retired a mil-lionaire.

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MAR. 14, 2014Sunland Park, NMWinners Version colt fastest NM Spring Futurity qualifier

Quemados Version, a colt by Winners Version making his career debut for owner Juan Daguer, was a prompt 5-2 favorite in the third of eight New Mexican Spring Futu-rity (RG2) trials at Sunland Park.

Ridden by Esgar Ramirez for trainer H. Armando Orozco, Quemados Version cov-ered 300 yards in :15.034, and his margin of victory was 2 3/4 lengths from non-qualifier VGC Brroom. The homebred colt’s clock-ing makes him the fastest qualifier for the $209,956 Spring Futurity final on April 6.

Quemados Version is out of A Royal Lead, a winning New Mexico-bred daughter of Sixes Royal.

Second-fastest qualifier Dungarees Version, one of only two previous winners among the 81 trial entries, won the fifth heat by three-quarters of a length as the even-money choice. Under Ramirez, who rode the gelded son of Winners Version for owner Gary L. Thompson and trainer Emilio Cadena III, Dungarees Version made his 300-yard trip in :15.115.

Ramirez also rode the third-fastest qualifier, Jess Bordeaux. A $37,000 buy at last year’s New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale at Ruidoso Downs, the Jesse James Jr colt won heat 2 by one length for owner Thompson and trainer Cadena.

MAR. 9, 2014Sunland Park, NMHere Kittykittykitty stretches out to win $85,000 Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap

The high-powered Here Kittykittykitty called upon all his class to a take a narrow decision in the $85,000 Mesilla Valley Speed

Handicap at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino.

The 2013 Jess Burner Handicap win-ner broke solidly under jockey Larry Gamez and held a narrow lead. He was in a battle throughout, however as both Sandys Jesse and Stel Gone Corona took shots at the favorite. Here Kittykittykitty found more in reserve and pushed by both rivals in the thrilling finish to the New Mexico-bred 350 yard feature. The seven-year-old gelding by Genuine Strawfly pushed ahead to defeat Sandys Jesse by a head and take his 10th career win. The winning time was 17.298 seconds.

Racing as the 6-5 favorite, Here Kittykit-tykitty has certainly cemented his claim as the top older New Mexico-bred Quarter Horse in training. The Wes Giles trained star has beaten the best at Zia Park and Sunland Park. He also won this same Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap in 2012.

Winning owner Melvin Neugebauer of Manzanola, Colorado, took home the first prize check of $51,000. In total, Herekit-tykittykitty has earned over $664,000 in his brilliant career. He paid $4.60 to win.

Sandys Jesse was super game in defeat and just missed. Last year’s winner of the Sunburst Stakes made a bold run at the winner with jockey Antonio Escareno but had to settle for second. The runner-up earned $18,700 for owner Hector Cardenas of Perryton, Texas. The 18-1 longshot sparked a $1 exacta worth $36.80.

Stel Gone Coro-na, runner-up in the 2013 Mesilla Valley

Speed Handicap, was threatening late and finished third under jockey Esgar Ramirez.

Remington Park, Oklahoma City, OKJB James upsets Millionaire in Mighty Deck Three Stakes

Timing is everything and for JB James, his winning final time of :12.881 seconds in the $77,000 Mighty Deck Three Stakes was nearly a fast enough timing to break the track record of 12.849 for 250 yards.

The race distance was also key in the timing, as the fleet, gelded son of Ivory James capitalized on the race’s position in the Remington Park stakes schedule to defeat Feature Hero by three-quarters of a length. The latter, won the $2.8-million All American Derby in 2013, the richest race in the history of American Quarter Horse rac-ing. Feature Hero is expected to improve as his stakes attempts get longer this season.

Bred in Oklahoma by Jon York, JB James earned $45,930 for his owner Bella Vista Farms of Arcola, Ill., he is out of the Dean Miracle mare Deans Dusty Bunny. JB James is trained by Eddie Lee Willis and was ridden

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Sunland Park • NM Spring Futurity qualifiers • Final: April 6Horse (sex) Owner Breeder (state) Trainer TimeQUEMADOS VERSION, C Juan Daguer J. Daguer and R. Menchaca (NM) H. Armando Orozco :15.034DUNAGREES VERSION, G Gary L. Thompson Holy Bucket LLC (NM) Emilio Cadena III :15.115JESS BORDEAUX, C Gary L. Thompson MJ Farms (NM) Emilio Cadena III :15.144WINNING MERLOT, F Debra & Joseph D. Meridyth Jr. MJ Farms (NM) Jackie Riddle :15.154KAYS VERSION, F Currie J. Maben Currie J. Maben (NM) Jaime Aldavaz :15.155DE LOACH, G Terry & Irene Stennett MJ Farms (NM) Trey Wood :15.162BANK DUNIT, G Nahum Prieto By By JJ Limited Partnership (NM) Gene L. Burden :15.179KIKI KIKI, G Nahum Prieto and Joe Rios Mr. & Mrs. R.C. Jones (NM) Gene L. Burden :15.226MIDEVIL ARROW, F Isidro A. Hinojos Kim Holdaway (NM) Luis Rojero :15.285PRETTY WOODY JESSE, F Yaneth Cabrera Eloy Duree (NM) Juan M. Gonzalez :15.323


to victory by Russel Hadley. JB James paid $10.40 to win $3.80 to

place and $2.40 to show. Feature Hero was the heavy 4-5 wagering favorite and paid $3 to place and $2.20 to show, while Champion Huddle checked in third to pay $3 to show.

JB James has now won five of seven career starts with four of the wins at Rem-ington Park. His career earnings now stand at $101,261.

The Mighty Deck Three is for Oklaho-ma-breds and is named in honor of the Oklahoma-bred who won the 1980 Rainbow Futurity and was later named the AQHA Champion 2-year-old.

Eastex StakesThe Grade 2, $52,700 Eastex Stakes

was the first open-company stakes of the Remington Park season and went to Some-thin Like This who posted a bobbing-nose victory at the finish of 350 yards over Llano Cartel.

Owned by the Edmond, Okla. partner-ship of Ed Melzer and James Sills, Somethin Like This is trained by Eddie Willis and was ridden by Jimmy Brooks. The 4-year-old gelding hooked up with Llano Cartel almost from the start and battled for the entire race to gain victory in the final stride. It was a length back to the third-place All Out Ar-rogant.

Somethin Like This crossed the finish in : 17.484 seconds over a fast track.

Away at 4-1 odds, Somethin Like This paid $10.20 to win, $4 to place and $3.40 to show. Llano Cartel returned $4 to place and $2.80 to show. All Out Arrogant paid $4.40 to show.

Bred in California by Double Bar S Ranch, Somethin Like This is by Carters

Cartel from the First Down Dash mare Divi-dends Declared. The Eastex is his fifth career victory and his second at Remington Park. The winner’s share of $29,730 moves his lifetime money to $120,219.

The Eastex is named after the 1984 All American Futurity winner and former all-time leading money earner in Quarter Horse racing. Eastex was named the AQHA Champion 2-year-old for 1984. He lived out his years to age 32, with the respect he de-served, in Norman, Okla., passing in 2013.

One Valiant Hero fastest in Oklahoma Derby trials

Talented 3-year-old continued the trials activity for Opening Weekend at Remington Park with the field set now for the $200,000 Oklahoma Quarter Horse Derby. One Valiant Hero posted the best time at 350 yards in the sixth and final trial for the event.

Owned by Valeriano Racing Stables of Odessa, Texas and trained by Eddie Willis, One Valiant Hero cruised to a three-quarter-length win under jockey Jimmy Brooks, in :17.407 seconds over a fast track. Quik Shooter was second to One Valiant Hero and also qualified for the Oklahoma Derby.

A 3-year-old colt bred in Texas by T I Cattle Company, One Valiant Hero is by Valiant Hero from the Feature Mr Jess mare Smiles All

Around. He won his fourth career race and while scoring for the second time overall at Remington Park.

The Oklahoma Derby field for March 22, with individual times and their trial, is: One Valiant Hero, :17.407 (trial 6); This Dude Can Fly, :17.439 (trial 3); JJ Hitman, :17.443 (trial 1); Just After Me, :17.492 (trial 3); Separatist Firstdown, :17.533 (trial 4); Midnight Cartel, :17.534 (trial 2); Quik Shooter, :17.546 (trial 6); VH Won, :17.550 (trial 5); Shazoomin Rose, :17.580 (trial 5) and This Candy Says Bye, :17.585 (trial 2).

This Candy Says Bye won a shake for the 10th and final position over High Ace who also clocked in at :17.585 seconds. The shake for the final berth was conducted by Okla-homa Horse Racing Commission Stewards.

Willis saddled five qualifiers for the Oklahoma Derby: One Valiant Hero, This Dude Can Fly, Just After Me, Midnight Cartel and VH Won. Overall on the program Sunday, Willis trained five winners. It was his


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second consecutive race card at Remington Park with five wins, giving him 10 for the young season. Brooks rode all five winners for Willis on Sunday to give him an early lead in the jockey standings with nine scores.

MAR. 8, 2014Remington Park, Oklahoma City, OKApolitical Pac is tops for historic Oklahoma Futurity, shake needed to finalize 10th qualifier

The second night of the 2014 American Quarter Horse & Mixed-breed Season at Remington Park featured 15 trials for the $370,000 Oklahoma Futurity, to set a field of 10. After all trials were conducted, a shake was also needed to decide the last position for the race after a pair of runners shared the exact same time for the slot.

Apolitical Pac posted the fastest time for 300 yards, crossing the finish in trial four in :15.284 seconds over a fast track. Owned by Victory Farms of Ada, Okla. and trained by Rodney Reed, Berkley Packer had the mount. A 2-year-old filly by Apollitical Jess from the First Down Dash mare Kpax, Apolitical Pac

was bred in Texas by Bobby Cox. Bling Dynasty and Jody Pops Lil Wagon

won the seventh trial and 10th trial respec-tively, each timed in :15.468 seconds, shar-ing the 10th fastest time of the night. After a shake before the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission Stewards, Reliance Ranches’ Bling Dynasty won the 10th and final posi-tion for the Grade 2 event on March 22.

The historic 73rd-running of the oldest futurity in Quarter Horse racing features this field of 10, with their times and trial num-ber: Apolitical Pac, :15.284 (trial 4); PYB Place Your Bet, :15.285 (trial 5); Paint Me Perry, :15.314 (trial 9); Marys Coronitas, :15.354 (trial 1); Chrome Hussy, :15.410 (trial 12); Im A Lucky Corona, :15.428 (trial 2); Jo Chrome, :15.433 (trial 11); Pancho McGillicuddy, :15.456 (trial 1) and Bling Dynasty, :15.468 (trial 7).

Reed also saddled qualifier First Prize Parisa for the Oklahoma Futurity. Trainer Ed-die Willis qualified Chrome Hussy and Bling Dynasty both for owners Reliance Ranches of Llano, Texas.

Willis also saddled five winners through-out the night while jockey Jimmy Brooks won four times. All four of the Brooks wins were for Willis runners.

MAR. 77, 2014Sunland Park, NMStorm Chasor posts fastest Red Cell Sunland Distance Challenge trial time

Joan Dale Hubbard’s Storm Chasor won the second of two 870-yard Red Cell Sunland Distance Challenge (Grade 3) trials at Sunland Park.

Ridden by Esgar Ramirez for trainer Paul Jones, Storm Chasor stopped the timer in :45.002 while posting the fastest qualifying time and defeating fifth-fastest qualifier MSG Mite B Streakin by 6 1/2 lengths. The victory was the homebred 4-year-old Attila’s Storm (TB) gelding’s sixth in 13 starts and second in as many outs this season.

Storm Chasor was coming off of a wire-to-wire, seven-length win in his 870-yard de-but on January 26. The gelding has won six of 13 races and he has earned $82,573, and his race record includes third-place finishes in last year’s 440-yard, $198,655 New Mexico Cup Derby (RG2) at Zia Park, and 400-yard, $128,375 Zia Derby (RG2) at Ruidoso Downs.

Mexas Racing Team’s Whiteface Eagle, the second-fastest qualifier, won the first heat

Sunland Park • Red Cell Sunland Distance qualifiers • Final: March 30Horse (age, sex) Owner Breeder (state) Trainer TimeSTORM CHASOR, 4G Joan Dale Hubbard Joan Dale Hubbard (NM) Paul Jones :45.002WHITEFACE EAGLE, 4M Mexas Racing Team Christine Hudson (TX) Juan M. Gonzalez :45.085FIRE ON THE FLY, 4G Bullard Farms Bullard Farms (TX) Wes Giles :45.158CAPTAIN WALLACE, 4G Edmundo Juarez Christine Hudson (TX) Guadalupe Munoz Jr. :45.334MSG MITE B STREAKIN, 4G Joe W. Johnson Marvin Gilreath (TX) Antoinette Gonzales :45.988GG STREAKIN SOUTH, 6G Goodrich Quarter Horses Goodrich Quarter Horses (UT) Blake Rust :46.064VALENTINO DE LAO, 6G Tony P. Carnes Don & Allysn Apodaca (TX) Willie Padilla :46.132JW A ROYAL FLIRT, 7G George & Judy Weldon George & Judy Weldon (UT) Blake Rust :46.334

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by a half of a length from odds-on favorite and third-fastest qualifier Fire On The Fly. Un-der jockey Jaime Leos, who rode the 4-year-old One Famous Eagle mare for trainer Juan M. Gonzalez, Whiteface Eagle went 870 yards in :45.085 for her fourth win in 16 races.

Brix is fastest West Texas Derby qualifier

Brix, a Wave Carver gelding racing for the 21 Partnership and trained by Gene Burden, is the fastest qualifier for the March 29, $160,577 West Texas Derby (Grade 3) at Sunland Park.

Racing in the second of five trials, Brix covered 400 yards in :19.099 under jockey Sergio Becerra Jr., and his margin of victory was a half of a length from third-fastest qual-ifier and graded stakes winner Bye Bye Eagle Eye. The California-bred gelding has won two of four starts and has earned $8,940.

Second-fastest qualifier Famous Edge Of Glory won the fifth heat by a neck as the 5-2 favorite. Jaime Leos rode the gelded son of One Famous Eagle for owner Richard E. Ford and trainer Lonnie Vaughn.

Famous Edge Of Glory was making

his first start since Dec. 27, when he ran second, 2 1/4 lengths behind winner Bye Bye Eagle Eye, in the 400-yard, $140,583 Sunland Park Winter Futurity (Grade 2). All told, the gelding has won three of seven races and has banked $48,734.

MAR. 1, 2014Sunland Park, NMTf Featured Effort defends title in $111,450 West Texas Maturity

Tf Featured Effort successfully defended his title with another bravura performance in the $111,452 West Texas Maturity at Sun-land Park Racetrack and Casino.

Ridden by Raul Gutierrez, Tf Featured Effort broke fast and immediately took control of the 27th running of the West Texas Maturity. With the jet propelled start, the 2013 West Texas Maturity winner gained a confident position and led by a length midway through the 400 yard feature. With his normal closing kick, the five-year-old son of Feature Mr Jess had the high quality field at his mercy. Gutierrez simply hand rode the 2-1 favorite to a comprehensive three-

quarter length over Testing the Ice. The winning time was an extremely sharp 18.924 seconds, good for 98 speed index.

Tf Featured Effort has relished the Sunland Park oval through the years winning 6 times from 12 starts along with 2 seconds and 2 thirds. He also won the 2012 West Texas Derby. The Louisiana-bred stallion took home a $52,382 payday for owners Heysol Howlet and Julieta Torres. He has been expertly trained by Jaime Dominguez to 7 career wins from 22 overall starts. Dominguez indicated in a post-race interview that Tf Featured Ef-fort will be pointed toward stakes events at SunRay Park and Ruidoso Downs this spring. The multiple stakes winner now has accumu-lated over $283,000 in his brilliant career. The Sunland Park lover also won the KFOX Radio Handicap over Pajarita Sita last January.

Near 17-1 long shot Testing The Ice fin-ished second under jockey Roberto Valero. The gelded son of Stoli chased the winner throughout and finished a neck in front of Kerrys Wave Carver.

One Exotic Eagle, The Devils Rainbow, James On the Run, Cjs Rocksolid, Streak Hitter, Rcj Major Storm and Feature Mr Lucky rounded out the order of finish.

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Sunland Park • West Texas Derby qualifiers • Final: March 29Horse (sex) Owner Breeder (state) Trainer TimeBRIX, G 21 Partnership Legacy Ranch Inc. (CA) Gene Burden :19.099FAMOUS EDGE OF GLORY, G Richard E. Ford Gary & Patty Petersen (TX) Lonnie Vaughn :19.141BYE BYE EAGLE EYE, C Gilberto Flores J Bar 7 Ranch LLC (TX) Michael Joiner :19.176BP PAINTED MARIAH, F Alejandro M. Ibarra Bill Price (OK) Gene Burden :19.189I AZOOMED YOU KNEW, G Carlos M. Soto Henry E. Brown (OK) Juan M. Gonzalez :19.217MS FAST FIRST PRIZE, F Ezra Lee, Jill Giles, and Melvin Neugebauer Weetona Stanley (OK) Wes Giles :19.227GO AND GET, G Alberto Villanueva Edward C. Allred (CA) Jose Luis Muela :19.305DESIGN TOBE A WINNER, F James Lynn Russell Vichrilli (CO) Wes Giles :19.352SHES IN MY HEART, F Ron W. Hanna Ron Hanna and Ed Johnson Jr. (NM) Emilio Cadena III :19.374HEZA MIGHTY FURY, G Luis Rogelio Nava Duwyne or Janice Pfeifle (OK) Gene Burden :19.392


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MAR. 29, 2014Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans, LAVicar’s in Trouble rules again in Louisiana Derby; leads wire-to-wire in $1 million showcase race

Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Vicar’s in Trouble, so impressive winning the Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes by 6 ¾-lengths Jan. 18 but compromised by an unfavorable outside post in the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes Feb. 22 when he finished third, returned to his winning ways with 3 ½-length front-running victory in the $1 million Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots with Fair Grounds’ soon-to-be four-time de-fending jockey champion Rosie Napravnik aboard.

With his impressive Saturday score that puts him once again in the national spotlight in this spring’s Kentucky Derby picture, the Mike Maker-trained Vicar’s in Trouble became the first Louisiana-bred to win the Louisiana Derby since the Timpho-ny family’s Heaven Again accomplished the same feat in 1990. The win earned Vicar’s in Trouble 100 points and a position in the Kentucky Derby starting gate at Churchill Downs five weeks from now on May 3.

After establishing early fractions of :23.56 and :47.86, Napravnik kept the small but compactly-built son of Into Mischief going with good handling and the even-tual winning result was never seriously in doubt. Vicar’s in Trouble accomplished the nine-furlongs in 1:50.77, returning mutuels of $8.60, $4.40 and $3 and increased his lifetime earnings to $788,900 with three wins from five trips to the post.

“You know he’s a tiny horse but he’s got a great big heart,” said Napravnik.

Starlight Racing’s favored Intense Holi-day, who won the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes here five weeks ago, was void of early foot, commenced a rally approaching the lane, ducked in sharply almost hitting the rail in the stretch run to lose momentum and could not threaten the winner while clearly second best by 1 ½-lengths in front of West Point Stable’s Commanding Curve.

“The inside horse jumped out, right on me, but the race was over at that point,” said Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, who rode Intense Holiday.

Intense Holiday returned $3.20 and $2.60 while Commanding Curve paid $5.20 in the show position.

In Trouble finished fourth and Albano fifth, but that order was reversed by the stewards for In Trouble’s bumping incident with Albano leaving the backstretch.

Flat Gone, King Cyrus, Gold Hawk, Louies Flower and Rise Up completed the order of finish.

Untapable ‘unstoppable’ in Fair Grounds Oaks

Winchell Thoroughbreds Untapable proved no disappointment to the fans that backed her down to 1-2 favoritism in Saturday’s Grade 2 Fair Grounds Oaks at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

The daughter of Tapit, who won the Grade 2 Rachel Alexandra Stakes here Feb. 22 by 9 ½-lengths, took this $400,000 affair by 7 ¾-lengths in facile fashion, draw-ing off as jockey Rosie Napravnik pleased through-out the long Fair Grounds stretch.

Five of the last nine Fair Grounds Oaks winners have gone on to vic-tory in the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks later in the spring and Untapable could be favored to make it six out of the last 10. On Saturday she was

placed just off the early leaders and chal-lenged for command entering the lane.

With her Fair Grounds Oaks tally, Un-tapable earned 100 points toward a start in the Kentucky Oaks and is now assured of a position in the starting gate at the Twin Spires oval assuming she remains in the fine form she showed in her two starts in New Orleans this winter. Including the points she earned in the Rachel Alexandra the Steve Asmussen trainee now has amassed a total of 160 points and Asmussen becomes the first trainer to win the Fair Grounds Oaks three times.

Untapable returned mutuels of $3, $2.20 and $2.10, toured 1 1/16-mile dis-tance in 1:43.09 and increased her career earnings to $548,125 with her fourth win in

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six lifetime starts.“She had a ton left today and I’m just

thankful to Winchell Farm and Steve for having me on her today,” said Napravnik in the winner’s circle right after the Oaks. “We’ll see you all in Kentucky.”

The Estate of Clarence Scharbauer Jr’s Fiftyshadesofgold made the pace with splits of :24.29 and :48.27, could not withstand the winner when challenged but clearly saved the place, finishing 1 ¾-lengths in front of Charles Fipke’s Un-bridled Forever.

Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, aboard Fiftyshadesofgold, was impressed by the winner.

“You might have seen the best filly in the world out there,” Smith said of Un-tapable..

Fiftyshadesofgold paid $3.20 and $2.10 and Unbridled Forever returned $2.10.

Mary Rita and Artist Cry completed the order of finish.

Santa Anita Race Park, Arcadia, CAMajestic Harbor rolls to big win in Marathon Grade 3, $100,000 Tokyo City Cup

With Tyler Baze at the controls, Ma-jestic Harbor seized control going to the three eighths pole in Saturday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Tokyo City Cup, opening up an insurmountable lead around the far turn and prevailed in the 1 ½ miles marathon by three lengths in 2:29.97.

Trained by Sean McCarthy, Majestic Harbor broke from post eight in a field of eight older horses and settled into a

comfortable fourth under the wire for the first time, about six lengths off the lead as Segway and favored Blueskiesnrainbows dueled on the lead.

“I let him find his own pace today,” said Baze. “When he hit his stride and was clicking along smooth, I just let him gallop by everybody and when he decided it was time to go, it was time to go. I wasn’t going to wait around for somebody to come up to us. He’s getting it all together now so maybe this will change his heart.”

Fourth in the Grade 2, 1 1/8 miles San Antonio Stakes Feb. 8, Majestic Harbor was the fourth choice in the wagering at 5-1 and paid $13.60, $6.60 and $4.20.

“I was really pleased at the fractions (23.45, 46.70, 1:12.22, 1:38.11 and 2:03.33),” said McCarthy. “He settled well in the first turn. When he went by the wire the first time, he was in perfect position on the outside. This horse likes being on the out-side and left alone and Tyler just had him in a perfect rhythm.

“That was the key, really. You’re going a mile and a half for the first time, you’re never sure if you’re going to get the distance, but to get that distance, you’d better settle down and get into a good rhythm and that’s exactly what he did.”

A 6-year-old horse by Rockport Harbor, Majestic Harbor, owned by Gal-lant Stables, LLC, picked up his fifth win from 21 starts. With the winner’s share of $60,000, he increased his earnings to $331,764.

Although he broke sharply from the rail, Ever Rider, ridden by Victor Espinoza, rated kindly in the short run to the far turn, had two horses beat as the field came

under the wire the first time, saved ground throughout while rallying to be second, 1 ¾ lengths in front of Segway and Gary Stevens.

Off at 13-1, Ever Rider paid $11.60 and $7.

Segway, who broke from post four, was intent on pressuring Blueskiesn-rainbows and Corey Nakatani early and showed the way until overtaken by the winner going to the three furlong marker.

“He ran super, the first half was just too fast,” said Stevens. The second choice at 3-1, Segway paid $4.20 to show.

The solid favorite at 2-1, Blueskiesn-rainbows was spent with a half mile to run and finished fifth, beaten about 14 ½ lengths.

“Around the first turn I think he might have over-reached and (grabbed) a quar-ter,” said Nakatani. “And that affected the way he was traveling and they’ll get him back to the barn and make sure he’s okay.”

MAR. 23, 2014Santa Anita Race Park, Arcadia, CANakatani guides Halo Dolly to gate-to-wire win in $100,000 Dream Of Summer Stakes

Halo Dolly made an easy lead and coasted to a gate to wire score in Sunday’s $100,000 Dream of Summer Stakes at Santa Anita, prevailing by 1 ½ lengths over favored Unusual Way while getting one mile in 1:35.73.

Ridden by Corey Nakatani, Halo Dolly, one of two Jerry Hollendorfer-trained horses in the five-horse field for older fil-

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lies and mares bred or sired in California, cleared the favorite, who stumbled leaving the gate with Edwin Maldonado, by two lengths around the Club House turn and repelled a stiff challenge through the drive to win going away.

“She got a good jump out of the gate, and if it (getting to the lead) was going to come easy, we weren’t going to stop her from taking what was easy for her,” said Nakatani. “Jerry does a great job with the horses. It doesn’t matter what the odds are, they’ve always got a shot.”

Owned by Hoefflin, O’Farrell, Schnei-der, Hollendorfer and partners, Halo Dolly was the second choice at 5-2 and paid $7.60, $2.60 and $2.20. With the winner’s share of $60,000, she neared millionaire status with $982,316.

A 6-year-old mare by Popular, Halo Dolly’s overall record now stands at an amazing 37-18-5-5.

“I told Corey, ‘If you get her away from the gate, it’s okay to take the lead, and if you’re going to stalk and try to collar her (Unusual Way) early, I think that would help our horse,’” said Hollendorfer. “But she came away so good, he just went on with it. That’s why we pick the riders we do, so they can make good decisions.”

Trained by Jeff Bonde, Unusual Way was the heavy 1-2 favorite and broke from post position five with Maldonado.

“We stumbled leaving the gate,” said Maldonado. “Her best races have been when she’s been on the lead, but with Hollendorfer having two horses (he also saddled longshot Curvy Cat), you gotta figure one of them is going to go for the lead. I didn’t want to rush my filly after we

stumbled, so we sat second. She ran good, we just got outrun today.”

Although she tired late, Unusual Way finished 6 ¾ lengths clear of third place finisher Could Be Trouble and paid $2.10 and $2.10.

Ridden by Corey Lanerie, who was at Santa Anita to accept the 64th annual Santa Anita George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award, Could Be Trouble was off at 7-1 and paid $2.60 to show.

Fractions on the race were 23.48, 47.45, 1:11.09 and 1:23.20.

Sunland Park, NMWarren’s Knockout splits rivals to win $75,000 Bill Thomas Memorial Stakes

Warren’s Knockout (8-1 odds) held off furious challenges from both Wine Po-lice and Isn’t He Clever to take a thrilling victory in the $75,000 Bill Thomas Memo-rial Stakes at six and one-half furlongs. The Justin Evans trained sprinter was in between both rivals but held safe to win by a neck in a time of 1:14.41. Justin Evans continued his torrid winning ways at Sun-land Park and collected his seventh stakes win of the meet. Alfredo Juarez, Jr. rode the winner. Wine Police finished a close second followed by stable mate and defending champion Isn’t He Clever.

Mancation earned a driving win and broke his maiden in the $85,000 New Mexico Breeders’ Derby going one mile and one-sixteenth. Owned by R.D. Hub-bard, the New Mexico-bred son of Going Wild picked a lucrative time to win his first race. Irwin Rosendo placed a cool ride aboard the gelding, just holding off Desert

Mystery in a driving finish. The 21-1 long shot paid $45.40 to win. Bart Hone trained the winner.

Zasha pulled off a mild 4-1 upset win in the $85,000 New Mexico Breeders’ Oaks with jockey John Velazquez in the saddle. Joel Marr was the winning trainer.

African Rose went wire to wire and successfully defended her title in the $75,000 Harry Henson Handicap. Alfredo Juarez, Jr. won his second stakes of the day aboard the 11-time winner for trainer Justin Evans.

Tricky R. turned away Funnyoushoul-dask to take a dramatic front running win in the $85,000 La Coneja Stakes at five and one furlongs. Jockey Nancy Summers rode a perfect race for a jubilant winning trainer Camie Telford. Tricky R, a multiple stakes winner of 11 races, is owned by Ruth Summers.

MAR. 22, 2014Santa Anita Race Park, Arcadia, CALongshot Fire With Fire wins Grade 2 San Luis Rey gate to wire

A recent winner at Turf Paradise in Phoenix, longshot Fire With Fire took the Grade 2, $200,000 San Luis Rey Stakes in gate-to-wire fashion under Tyler Baze, win-ning by a half length while covering 1 ½ miles on turf in 2:25.03.

The complexion of the race was altered dramatically a half mile from home when Victor Espinoza, aboard 4-5 favorite Vagabond Shoes, who appeared full of run, eased his mount out of the race that attracted a field of five older horses.

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“It really surprised me,” said Espinoza. “He was running excellent, he was drag-ging me around. The two-horse (Niagara Falls, with Rafael Bejarano) broke in a little bit out of the gate and we got bumped. I could feel his whole body go sideways and he had a different energy after that.

“I didn’t want to push him, I wanted to take my time. Right when I went to make a move, that’s when I heard something. I pulled him up as soon as I could and I hope he’s okay.”

Baze meanwhile, was able to dictate the pace aboard the Neil Drysdale-condi-tioned Fire With Fire through fractions of 25.80, 48.94, 1:12.95, 1:37.66 and 2:01.52.

“He was really game today,” said Baze. “Last year when I rode him to a third (place finish) in this race, I think the course was a little bit hard for him that day. Today it was a touch softer, but I just let him go out there and have a good time, get on his own pace and not bother him.

“I didn’t try to slow him down, didn’t try to make him speed up, just let him have a good time. He just proved that’s what was going to work with him.”

A winner of the one mile turf Cotton Fitzsimmons Handicap at Turf Paradise on Jan. 18, Fire With Fire was dispatched as the fourth choice in the race at 10-1, and paid $22.80, $8.80 and $7.40.

Owned by David Heerensperger, the 6-year-old Distorted Humor gelding notched his sixth win from 30 starts and collected $120,000 for the win, increasing his earnings to $515,354. Dating back to 1990 with Prized, the win marked Dry-sdale’s sixth win in the prestigious turf marathon.

“We were expecting him to be on the lead today,” said Drysdale. “We know he has a short run, so I asked Tyler to leave it as long as possible (before making his move in the stretch) which he did. I want to take it step by step and we’ll see where we go next with him.”

Lucayan, who was ridden by Mike Smith, broke inward leaving the gate and sat a close second to the winner through-out, and just prevailed over Temeraine to be second by a nose at odds of 3-1. Also trained by Drysdale, Lucayan paid $4.20 and $4.00.

Ridden by Gary Stevens and the second choice at 5-2, Temeraine sat third the entire trip and finished 2 ½ lengths in front of Niagara Falls and Rafael Bejarano. Temeraine paid $4.80 to show.

Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans, LAI Dazzle dazzles in FG’s $60,000 Red Camelia Stakes; Jockey Robby Albarado enjoys five-win day

Brent Gasaway et al.’s I Dazzle, now trained by Mike Stidham after arriving from a California campaign, proved herself a worthy favorite when she closed boldly to capture the $60,000 Red Camelia Stakes by 1 ¼-lengths over a firm Stall-Wilson turf course at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

The winner, ridden by seven-time Fair Grounds jockey champion Robby Albara-do, who was scoring his fourth of five wins for the day, was allowed to settle just be-hind the early leaders, gained the advan-tage at the furlong grounds and increased her margin the rest of the way in the stakes

restricted to accredited Louisiana-bred older fillies and mares.

I Dazzle paid $4.60, $2.80 and $2.40, toured the about 1 1/16-mile distance in 1:46.19 and increased her lifetime earnings to $289,009 with her sixth win in 22 career starts.

“She was a great ride,” said Albarado. “(Trainer) Mike (Stidham) and I spoke this morning and he was just concerned about saving ground. I was just a passenger. After the race she galloped out great.”

Cantrell Family Partnership’s Tensas Harbor rallied to gain the place by a neck from Charles Zacney and E. J. Johnston’s Ladyzarbridge, who made the pace with splits of 24.59 and 50.12 before weaken-ing late against the top two. Tensas Harbor paid $3.40 and $2.80 and Ladyzarbridge returned $5.20 to show.

Miss Goodthing, Dreamglider, Divine Lorretta, Ante Up Annie, Ashley B. and She Loves Runnin’ completed the order of finish.

MAR. 19, 2014Sunland Park, NMRoll On Red Raider makes Copper Top Futurity final

Roll On Red Raider was a prompt 4-5 favorite in the second of two trials for the colts and geldings division of the Copper Top Futurity (R) for New Mexico-breds at Sunland Park.

Prepped by Todd Fincher and ridden by Aldo Arboleda, Roll On Red Raider went 4 1/2 furlongs in :52.85, and his margin of victory was nearly six lengths from Maries H And H. The gelded son of Roll Hennessy

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Roll On Red Raider was bred by Taylor and Brad King, and he is one of three winners from four starters foaled by the unraced 12-year-old Jack Wilson mare Cor-rupt Ways. The gelding’s half brother, the Comic Genius gelding Flomot, ran third in the 2008 Rio Grande Senor Futurity (R) at Ruidoso Downs.

Raider Red, a homebred gelding by Diabolical owned by King and Taylor, won the first trial by 2 1/2 lengths as the 7-10 choice. Also trained by Fincher, Raider Red

was ridden by Alfredo Juarez Jr.Raider Red is a half brother to Roll Out

The Band, a gelding by Roll Hennessy Roll who won last year’s $191,150 Rio Grande Senor Futurity (R) at Ruidoso Downs and $65,000 Totah Stakes (R) at SunRay Park.

MAR. 18, 2014Sunland Park, NMField set for Fillies Division of Copper Top Futurity

Diabolical Dame, a $25,000 buy at last year’s New Mexico-Bred Yearling Sale, is

one of 10 state-bred fillies who have quali-fied to the fillies division of the April 12, $55,000-added Copper Top Futurity (R) at Sunland Park.

Making her career debut in the first of two trials on Tuesday, Diabolical Dame scored a one-length victory while covering 4 1/2 furlongs in :53.60. Dusty Shepherd rode the gray or roan daughter of Diaboli-cal for owners Joe Dee Brooks, Scott Bry-ant, and Derrol Hubbard, and trainer Todd Fincher.

Diabolical Dame was bred by Fincher, Fred Alexander, and Brad King. She is the

Sunland Park • Copper Top Futurity, Fillies Division qualifiers • Final: April 12Horse (sex) Owner Breeder (state) TrainerCLASSY ATTITUDE, F Charlie D. King and Kale King Byron D. Ritchie (NM) Terry WalkerDESERT CAT, F H & A Racing Stables John Abbott (NM) Todd FincherDIABOLICAL DAME, F Joe Dee Brooks, Scott Bryant, and Derrol Hubbard Fred Alexander, Todd Fincher, and Brad King (NM) Todd FincherHIGH ON FRESA, F H. Armando Orozco W.T. Stradley and Tom Williams (NM) H. Armando OrozcoI AM DANDY, F Rita J. Danley Rita J. Danley (NM) Fred DanleyMISS B R H, F W.T. Stradley and Tom A. Williams W.T. Stradley and Tom A. Williams (NM) Fred DanleyRUBY RED RYDER, F W.D. Carson, M.H. Carson, and Leach Racing LLC Mike Weatherly (NM) Dallas BartonSTORMING WHO, F Sam E. Stevens and Sammy L. Stevens Sam E. Stevens and Sammy L. Stevens (NM) Todd FincherVIA VIA, F Greg Green and Tucumcari Thoroughbreds Tucumcari Thoroughbreds (NM) Greg GreenWAR CHIC, F Clifford C. Lambert Sr. Clifford C. Lambert Sr. (NM) Cliff Lambert

Sunland Park • Copper Top Futurity, Colts & Geldings Division qualifiers • Final: April 12Horse (sex) Owner Breeder (state) TrainerDESIGN BY WHO, G Sam E. Stevens and Sammy L. Stevens Sam E. Stevens and Sammy L. Stevens (NM) Todd FincherMARIES H AND H, G W.T. Stradley and Tom Williams W.T. Stradley and Tom Williams (NM) Fred DanleyMESA CAT, G Stanley Forbes and Tony E. Sedillo R.D. Hubbard (NM) Tony SedilloPACK ’N GOLD, C Battershell Inc. Battershell Inc. (NM) Jon ArnettRAIDER RED, G Brad King and Dale Taylor Brad King and Dale Taylor (NM) Todd FincherROLL ON RED RAIDER, G Alan Miller, Melanie Miller, and Dale Taylor Brad King and Dale Taylor (NM) Todd FincherSCOOTIN FOR GOLD, G Robin Hood Jr. and Tanya S. Hood Truman Smith (NM) Paul A. SmithSPUNKY PETER, G Tony Sedillo and Armando Nieto Frank Richardson and Mooring (NM) Tony SedilloUNCLE FUDGE, C W.D. Carson Sr., M.H. Carson, and Leach Racing LLC Mike Carson, Bill Carson, and Leach Racing LLC Dallas BartonWEATHER DODGER, G Lisa M. Rehburg Lisa M. Rehburg (NM) Joel Marr

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first winner from three starters produced by Vipervapor, a 13-year-old Devon Lane mare who won the 2003 Rio Grande Seno-rita Futurity (R) at Ruidoso Downs.

Storming Who, a homebred filly by Quinton’s Gold racing for Sam E. Stevens and Sammy L. Stevens of Lamesa, Texas, won the second heat by 3 1/4 lengths as the 11-10 favorite. Ruby Gonzalez rode the bay filly, who was trained by Fincher.

Storming Who is one of two winners from four starters foaled by Storm’s Cup, a winning 15-year-old daughter of Storm Creek and a half sister to stakes winner Rich Celebration.

MAR. 16, 2014Santa Anita Race Park, Arcadia, CAStormy Lucy gets through at rail to upset field in Grade 2, $200,000 Santa Ana Stakes

Ridden for the first time by leading man Rafael Bejarano, Stormy Lucy, trained by Frank Lucarelli, slipped through at the rail a furlong from home and won the Grade 2, $200,000 Santa Ana Stakes going away by 1 ½ lengths, covering 1 1/8 miles on turf in 1:47.11.

A troubled fifth in the Grade 2 Buena Vista Handicap Feb. 17 under Isaias En-riquez, Stormy Lucy was unhurried early, sitting fifth at the rail going into the far turn, continued to hug the rail turning for home and blasted past pacesetter Nick-els Wild a furlong out. The win provided Lucarelli, a rugged right handed pitcher for the Victoria Mussels of the Class Short “A” Northwest League in 1978, with his first

graded stakes win at Santa Anita. “All I told (Bejarano) was, ‘You do

the riding, but she’ll go anywhere,’” said Lucarelli. “She’ll go inside, between ‘em, over ‘em. She’s an easy horse to get around there. You’ve just got to find the right spot.

“I’ve won a couple smaller stakes here but this is my first graded win at Santa Anita and I’ve been training for 35 years, ever since I got released in the minor leagues (laughing).”

A 5-year-old Kentucky-bred mare by Stormy Atlantic, Stormy Lucy was off at 9-2 in a field of seven older fillies and mares and paid $11.00, $4.80 $3.40.

“It was my first time on her,” said Beja-rano. “Today was perfect. She broke well and I got great position. I got through on the rail and she came flying.”

Owned by Erica Gaunt, Stormy Lucy won for the sixth time in 21 starts and picked up $120,000 for the win, increasing her earnings to $392,200.

Emotional Kitten, idle since winning the Grade 2 Mrs. Revere Stakes Nov. 16 at Churchill Downs, followed the winner into the far turn but was caught four wide and finished well to be second with Victor Espi-noza, one length in front of Miss Serendip-ity and Brice Blanc.

Trained by Wesley Ward, Emotional Kit-ten was the second choice at 4-1 and paid $4.20 and $3.00.

Trained by Ron McAnally and ridden for the first time by Brice Blanc, Argentine-bred Miss Serendipity relaxed well in her third stateside start, sitting a comfortable third into the far turn and was one-paced to the wire, finishing third, a head in front of 4-5 favorite Emollient and Mike Smith.

Miss Serendipity paid $5 to show. Trained by Bill Mott, Emollient, who

had been idle since running a big fourth in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Santa Anita on Nov. 2, sat a close second to Nickels Wild through fractions of 24.95, 48.56, 1:12.11 and 1:35.69, but could never put a head in front and was nailed right on the money for the show.

“It was her first race back,” said Smith, who had ridden her in her last six starts. “She was a little eager in the wrong place. Honestly, that’s all it was. She still ran well and I think she got a lot out of it.”

Sunland Park, NMMr. Wizard wins $85,000 New Mexico State University Handicap

Mr. Wizard romped to a comprehen-sive 5-length win in the $85,000 New Mexico State University Handicap at Sun-land Park Racetrack and Casino.

Racing as the 2-1 favorite, the recent winner of the Albert Dominguez Memo-rial Handicap completely dominated the best New Mexico-bred routers in training. Under jockey Dusty Shepherd, Mr. Wizard stalked the pace setters early and took off rounding the far turn. The multiple stakes champion slammed into the home stretch with a burst of momentum and would not be denied.

The five-year-old New Mexico-bred son of Premeditation sped away for his third straight win of the meet and clocked the one mile and 70 yards in 1:41.18. Win-ning trainer Dallas Barton indicated that his star router might take a short rest for the immediate future. Barton has perfectly directed the campaign of this champion.

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Gantry

The winner returned $6.80 on a $2 win tick-et. He secured his fourth win from his last five starts. Last fall, the distance lover won the New Mexico Classic Cup at Zia Park.

Mr. Wizard earned $51,000 for owners W.D. Carson, Sr, M.H. Carson and William Leach. After 30 lifetime outings, Mr. Wizard has earned nearly $400,000 from 8 career wins. He is the clear leader in this division.

The highly consistent On Down The Road finished up nicely to get second place under jockey Carlos Madeira and owner Lisa Rehburg of Mountain Center, California. Hush’s Storm, the 2013 New Mexico Breeders’ Derby winner, wound up third.

MAR. 15, 2014Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans, LAGantry gets it going on grass in Colonel Power

Brittlyn Stable’s Gantry had not raced on grass since September of 2011 and had made 15 starts since then, but the 7-year-old Pulpit gelding returned to it with a late-charging relish to capture Satur-day’s $60,000 Colonel Power Stakes by 1 ¼-lengths over the Stall-Wilson turf course at Fair Grounds & Slots.

“His mother was a good turf horse and we always wanted to try him on it,” said winning trainer Ron Faucheux. “This race seemed like the right spot. This race opens up a lot more opportunities for us.”

Allowed to settle early, Gantry closed well between the leaders under jockey Richard Eramia when set down for the drive and proved clearly best at the wire.

He returned mutuels of $8.20, $5.40 and $3.80, toured the about 5 ½-furlongs over firm going in 1:03.99 and increased his career earnings to $816,245 with his 10th win in 23 lifetime starts.

Two years ago at Fair Grounds, he swept the local three-race sprint series over the main track and won this season’s $100,000 Thanksgiving Handicap on that same service.

“He relaxed very good for me,” said regular rider Eramia, “and really got going in the last quarter.”

Team Forster 131’s Positive Side, also without speed, rallied late to gain the place, paying $24.20 and $7.80 while fin-ishing a half-length to the good of Martin Racing’s Marchman, who returned $4.60.

Klaravich Stable and William Law-rences’s favored Sum of the Parts made the pace with splits of 21.58 and 45.52 but weakened to finish fourth.

Bet Seattle, Expecting Cash and Artest completed the order of finish

Santa Anita Race Park, Arcadia, CALet Faith Arise stalks pace and takes Grade 1, $350,000 Santa Margarita Stakes

Tommy Town Thoroughbreds home-bred Let Faith Arise stalked the early pace under confident handling from Corey Nakatani and went on to an impressive 1 ¾ win in the Grade 1, $350,000 Santa Mar-garita Stakes at Santa Anita, covering 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.70.

Run for the 77th time, the Santa Mar-garita attracted a field of seven older fillies and mares and many expected 7-5 favorite

Iotapa to clear the field early, but it was 5-2 second choice Fiftyshadesofhay, ridden by Martin Garcia, who made the lead narrowly after a quarter mile and although they were head and head, she, along with Let Faith Arise and Iotapa, set reasonable splits of 23.45, 47.55, 1:11.67 and 1:36.25.

Trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, Let Faith Arise was between horses while running three-abreast leaving the three furlong pole when Nakatani called upon his mount as he sat between Fiftyshadesofhay to his inside and Iotapa, with Joe Talamo, to his outside.

“She’s a very willing filly and she’s kept going forward for Jerry and Dan (assistant trainer, Ward),” said Nakatani. “… She’s been training well coming into this race and she’s only getting better. I’m just glad to be a part of it.”

Let Faith Arise, the third choice in the wagering at 4-1, paid $10.60, $3.80 and $3.20. In winning her fifth race from 10 starts, the 4-year-old Kentucky-bred filly by Kafwain more than doubled her earnings to $380,240.

“We didn’t really expect to be on the front-end, but since she broke well, Corey let her run and keep running,” said Hollen-dorfer. “That was the right decision, obvi-ously. It’s good to win a Grade 1 with her. We’ll regroup here and pick another race. It might be here or back east.”

Trained by John Sadler, Iotapa came off a gate to wire win in the Grade 2 Santa Maria Stakes Feb. 15, but had to settle for second money in the Santa Margarita.

“It was an absolutely perfect trip,” said Talamo. “I was a knock off the winner the whole way. We just got outrun today.”

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Iotapa fi nished a half length in front of Stanwyck and paid $3 and $2.60.

Next to last after a half mile, Stanwyck, off at 5-1 with Gary Stevens, rallied well to be third, fi nishing 2 ½ lengths in front of Spellbound, who made an eye-catching move from last around the far turn but fl attened out in the drive under Victor Espinoza.

Stanwyck paid $3.80 to show. Let Faith Arise provided Tom Stull’s

Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, LLC, with their fi rst-ever Grade 1 homebred victory.

“This is our fi rst Grade 1 win so it’s pretty nice to get this,” said Stull. “I was pretty emotional coming down the stretch. The three of them were hooked up and you just knew something had to give. I thought Iotapa might keep going, but Let Faith Arise just dug in.”

Delta Downs, Vinton, LAGrand Contender cruises to a dominant victory in Borgata Stakes

Delta Downs capped of its 2013-14

Thoroughbred season with a 12-race program on Saturday night which featured the second running of the $75,000 Borgata Stakes for older horses competing at one mile. The headliner turn into a romp for Maggi Moss’s Grand Contender, who wired the fi eld under jockey Gerard Melancon.

Grand Contender is now two-for-two at Delta Downs as he also took the $150,000 Delta Mile on Jackpot Day in No-vember. In that race he set a track record of 1:36.89 for the eight furlongs over a fast track. On Saturday night he negotiated a sloppy surface and reported home in 1:38.63 for the mile.

Although Grand Contender was never threatened in his Borgata win, the race was for the place money as Runaway Stephen rallied late to grab that spot, fi nishing 6-3/4 lengths behind the winner. Awesome Intime hit the fi nish line another 2-3/4 lengths behind the runner-up.

The win by Grand Contender was the sixth of his 20-race career. He earned $45,000 for his eff ort Saturday night which increased his bankroll to $305,860.

Grand Contend-er is a 6-year-old bay gelding by Strong Contender, out of the Twilight Agenda mare My Twilight Dancer. He was bred in Kentucky by Epona Thorough-breds.

Sent to the post as the heavy wager-ing favorite, Grand Contender paid

$2.60 to win, $2.10 to place, and $2.10 to show. Runaway Stephen was worth $3.40 to place and $2.80 to show. Awesome Intime returned $5 to show.

MAR. 14, 2014Delta Downs, Vinton, LAGuadalupe High wires the fi eld in $75,000 Gold Coast Stakes

After grabbing the lead shortly after the break, Guadalupe High controlled the pace and was never headed while winning Friday night’s featured $75,000 Gold Coast Stakes at Delta Downs. The Ronny Werner trainee was ridden to victory by veteran jockey Mark Guidry.

Guadalupe High broke from the inside post position while facing just three rivals in the one-mile aff air for older fi llies and mares. Guidry placed his mount on the lead after a few strides and then got her to relax racing up the backstretch. When the quartet reached the second and fi nal turn the chestnut athlete was challenged by Flashy Campaign but that eff ort was quickly repelled by the eventual winner who drew clear in the stretch and won by 2-3/4 lengths over Special Guest. Flashy Campaign faded in the fi nal furlong and wound up another 1/2-length behind the runner-up in third.

The fi nal time for Guadalupe High, who is owned by Werner, Rick Broth, Helen Burnett and Kenneth Posey, was 1:38.34, which did establish a new stakes record. The track condition on Saturday night was listed as fast.

The victory by Guadalupe High marked the eighth of her 15-race career.

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She also took the $100,000 Magnolia Stakes at Delta Downs on November 1. Saturday’s effort placed another $45,000 into her career bankroll which now stands at $385,348.

Guadalupe High is a 4-year-old filly by Cuvee, out of the Wild Zone mare Fighting Zone. She was bred in Louisiana by Janeen Oliver.

Sent to the post at odds of 2-1, Guada-lupe High returned $6.40 to win and $3.40 to place. Special Guest was worth $6.60 to place. Due to the short field, show wager-ing was cancelled in the Gold Coast Stakes.

MAR. 8, 2014Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans, LAHeitai outguns Delaunay in listed Duncan Kenner

It figured to be a speed duel between Rowell Enterprises’ Heitai and Maggi Moss’s Delaunay, and that was exactly how the 61st running of the listed $100,000 Duncan F. Kenner Stakes turned out. However, the public wagered the wrong way.

It was second choice Heitai who quickly gained command after breaking behind the odds-on Delaunay, who is not a good breaker himself, but once Heitai had the advantage he never looked back.

“I broke a little slow, but I made the lead pretty quick,” said winning rider Diego Saenz, “and once I had the lead all I had to do was keep him on his toes. He’s a very fast horse.”

After cutting out early splits of 21.29 and 44.12, Heitai increased the margin in the lane, drawing off for a five-length

score while less than fully extended. He accomplished the six furlongs in 1:09.68, increased his career earnings to $394,943 with his seventh win in 17 starts, the last four of which have been in a row.

The Louisiana-bred paid $6.60, $2.80 and $2.20.

Winning trainer Karl Broberg reiterated Saenz’s concerns about the start.

“He’s a horrible gate horse,” said Brob-erg. “I thought we lost it at the break.”

Despite the public’s confidence in Delaunay, his trainer Tom Amoss expressed concern before the race that the Heitai’s rail post might cost Delaunay the race, and before the two speedsters left the back-stretch, he knew the outcome.

“We’re done,” he said, well before the two hit the quarter-pole.

Delaunay, coming off a winning effort in the Gaudin Memorial here Jan. 25, paid $2.10 and $2.10 while Mike McCarty’s third place finisher Lemon Drop Dream, who finished 1 ¼-lengths behind Delaunay, returned $2.20.

Countercyclical and Silver Lining John completed the order of finish.

Sunland Park, NMDevons Ca Ching wins $85,000 Mt. Cristo Rey Handicap

Devons Ca Ching roared in the final furlong to take an authoritative 2 and ¼ length win in the $85,000 Mt. Cristo Rey Handicap at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino.

Under a very clever ride from former Sunland Park jockey champion Joe Marti-nez, Devons Ca Ching settled nicely off a crackling pace in the four and one-half fur-

long speed test for New Mexico-bred older runners. Martinez guided the multiple stakes winner around rivals with a 4-wide advance, and the grey-roan son of Devon Lane responded boldly. Devons Ca Ching past the pace setting Agiba Yulla, and he glided home an easy winner in a time of 50.41 seconds.

Trained by H. Ray Ashford, Jr., Devons Ca Ching scored his 6th career win and earned a $51,000 paycheck for owner Lester Wright. Devons Ca Ching won the 2013 Roadrunner Handicap last summer at Ruidoso Downs and won the 2013 Pepsi Cola Handicap at Sunland Park. His career bankroll has swelled past $224,000. The 9-1 overlay paid a handsome $20.40 to win.

Thermal closed with energy to gain second place. The stretch running stakes winner found his best strides in the final stanza under jockey Aldo Arboleda.

Chica’s Minister suffered his first loss in five starts and finished third after racing wide. He won the New Mexico Classic Cup for 3-year-olds last year at Zia Park.

MAR. 7, 2014Delta Downs, Vinton, LAShe Loves Runnin’ prevails in $70,000 Lookout Stakes

Delta Downs hosted the seventh running of the $70,000 Lookout Stakes on Friday night and it was won by Oak Leaf T. C. LP’s She Loves Runnin’ with jockey Diego Saenz in the saddle.

She Loves Runnin’ broke alertly from the starting gate in the one-mile test for older Louisiana-bred fillies and mares. But after gaining the lead she was not allowed

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to lope along on the front end by herself as I love Pickles pressed the pacesetter through the early stages and even stuck her head in front at one point.

When the field of five reached the far turn She Loves Runnin’ began to pull clear and took a two-length lead into the homestretch. The Mike Burgess trainee would not relinquish that advantage and eventually hit the finish line 2-1/4 lengths in front of I Love Pickles and A Runnin Pop, who were separated respectively by just a nose in a tight photo for second.

The victory by She Loves Runnin’ marked the first stakes tally of her career. It was her fourth win overall from 11 trips to the starting gate. She earned $42,000 for the effort which raised her bankroll up to $179,382.

She Loves Runnin’ is a 4-year-old dark bay or brown filly by Run Production, out of the Zarbyev mare Zarb’s Love. She was bred in Louisiana by Foxwood Plantation, Ltd.

Sent to the gate at even money on the toteboard, She Loves Runnin’ returned $4 to win, $2.80 to place and $2.10 to show. I Love Pickles paid $3.80 to place and $2.40 to show. A Runnin Pop was worth $2.40 to show.

MAR. 6, 2014Delta Downs, Vinton, LAPioneering Native earns hard-fought victory in $70,000 B Connected Stakes

Pioneering Native used a determined stretch drive under jockey Tracy Hebert to win Saturday night’s $70,000 B Con-

nected Stakes at Delta Downs. The Tom Amoss trainee notched his first stakes win with the effort after dueling with stable-mate One King’s Man throughout the homestretch of the one-mile test for older Louisiana-bred horses.

Pioneering Native used a sharp break to lead the field of seven early in Saturday night’s featured race before settling just off the pace in third position racing up the backstretch. When the final turn arrived Hebert asked his mount for his best as he hooked up with a rallying One King’s Man to his outside and a tenacious longshot named Masculino to his inside. The trio ex-changed punches on the way to the finish line where Pioneering Native got the head bob to win by a nose over One King’s Man with Masculino finishing another 1-1/4 lengths behind in third.

Pioneering Native covered the dis-tance over a seal racetrack listed as good in a time of 1:38.91.

Pioneering Native and One King’s Man are both conditioned by Amoss and owned by Maggi Moss. Pioneering Native is a 7-year-old gelding by Pioneering, out of the Personal Flag mare Let’s Get Personal. He was bred in Louisiana by Kevin Mullikin.

The victory by Pioneering Native placed another $42,000 into his lifetime bankroll, which now stands at $270,060 on nine wins, seven seconds and nine third-place finishes from 37 overall starts.

Sent to the gate as the slight 2-1 favorite of the wagering public, Pioneering Native paid $6 to win, $3.40 to place and $3.40 to show. One King’s Man was worth $3.40 to place and $3 to show. Masculino returned $6.60 to show.

Santa Anita Race Park, Arcadia, CACalifornia Chrome has look of superstar, winning the $300,000 San Felipe Stakes by 7 ¼ lengths

In a breathtaking performance, California Chrome, under Victor Espinoza, won Saturday’s Grade 2, $300,000 San Felipe Stakes in gate to wire fashion by 7 ¼ lengths, covering 1 1/16 miles in 1:40.59, the second fastest final time in the 77-year history of the race, potentially stamping himself as the horse to beat in the $1 mil-lion Santa Anita Derby on April 5.

Breaking like a shot from the number two post position as the 7-5 favorite in a field of six 3-year-olds, the Art Sherman-conditioned California Chrome was quickly in-hand around the Club House turn with second choice Midnight Hawk to his outside and was full himself through splits of 23.09, 45.55, 1:09.45 and 1:35.94.

“He ran like I expected him to,” said Espinoza. “I wanted to try something new today, so I let him go right out of the gate. I don’t know if people expected me to go right to the lead, but I wanted to let him enjoy his race – I just let him go.

“In these races, you can’t just try and do too much with them. I think it’s impor-tant for him to do his thing for the first five-eighths and be happy.”

A California-bred colt by Lucky Pulpit, California Chrome is owned by his breed-ers, Perry Martin and Steve Coburn. With his San Felipe win, he picked up 50 all-im-portant qualifying points to the Kentucky Derby on May 3, virtually assuring himself a berth in the Run for the Roses.

Based at Los Alamitos Racecourse,

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California Chrome had five works since a resounding win versus state-breds in the California Cup Derby at Santa Anita on Jan. 25.

“I didn’t think he’d be on the lead, but he was a handful today,” said Sherman, a former jockey who was an exercise boy for Hall of Fame trainer Mesh Tenney when his legendary California-bred Swaps won the 1955 Kentucky Derby. “I just told Victor, ‘You got him.’ I told him he broke like that because of that Quarter Horse training at Los Alamitos…We all know Santa Anita’s a speed-biased type of track, so it was really great to see him with the hold he had on him. It’s unbelievable.”

Asked if the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby would be next, Sherman responded: “We’ll kind of play it by ear. I needed the 50 points and we’ll kind of see what hap-pens…I don’t think the distance will make any difference, a mile and a quarter. I think he’ll run all day.”

California Chrome won for the third time in-a-row and picked up his fifth win from nine starts overall. He paid $4.80, $2.60 and $2.10. With the winner’s share of $180,000, he increased his earnings to $534,850.

Midnight Hawk, a winner of the Grade 3, one mile Sham Stakes at Santa Anita Jan. 11, came off a third place perfor-mance in the Grade 2, 1 1/16 miles Robert B. Lewis Stakes Feb. 8, was ridden by Mike Smith for Bob Baffert and finished sec-ond, 6 ¼ lengths clear of Kristo and Joel Rosario.

“He didn’t break as well as we’d like, but in saying that, he had no excuse,” said Smith. “The winner just beat me. I wish the

outcome was different, but it is what it is.” Midnight Hawk paid $3.00 and $2.20. “I was a little disappointed running

second,” said Baffert. “He ran with that horse, but he couldn’t sustain it and he got a little tired there at the end. I told Mike that was the horse to beat. We just got out-run today.”

Kristo, who was ridden by Joel Rosario, was far back, in next-to-last position after a half mile and was never a factor, finish-ing third, 1 ½ lengths in front of Schoolof-hardrocks and Joe Talamo.

The third choice at 7-2, Kristo paid $2.60 to show.

MAR. 4, 2014Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans, LACozze Up Lady the ‘closing lady’ in FG’s Mardi Gras

Martin Racing and Morgan Thorough-bred’s Cozze Up Lady played the role of the closing lady in Tuesday’s $60,000 Mardi Gras Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, going from last to first with a powerful stretch run that saw her get up in the last jump to best William Hef-fner’s Saturday Nthe Park by a nose at the wire.

Trained by Bret Calhoun and ridden patiently by Fair Grounds leading rider Rosie

Napravnik, who were both registering their second wins of the afternoon, the 5-year-old Cozzene mare overcame her presumed preference for the grass in the race that was taken off the Stall-Wilson turf course and run on the sloppy main track to register mutuels of $12.40, $6 and $3.40 while recording a final time of 1:05.10 for the 5 ½ furlongs.

“She was standing like a statue in the gate and I was trying to get her ready to break,” said Napravnik. “She just walked out of the gate and wasn’t picking up her feet, so I thought she just wasn’t going to run today. But once I got her switched out in the stretch and she stopped taking dirt in her face, she really came running.”

The winner increased her career earn-ings to $286,431 while recording her sixth lifetime win from 12 trips to the post.

Saturday Nthe Park, who made the pace with splits of 22.13 and 45.39, contin-ued courageously between Richard Klein and Bertram Klein’s favored Good Deed and Dream Walkin’ Farms’ Seeking Ms Shel-ley to save the place, paying $11 and $4.80 while finishing a neck to the good of Good

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Deed, who returned $3.20.Brereton Jones’s Same Cross, void of

early foot, rallied late to get fourth.

MAR. 1, 2014Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans, LASunbean shines in Star Guitar

Brittlyn Stable’s Sunbean proved wor-thy of the fans who backed him down to 3 to 10 favoritism by drawing off late to a less than fully extended 2 ¾-length victory in Saturday’s $60,000 Star Guitar Stakes for older accredited Louisiana-breds at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots.

The winner shadowed the two early leaders, challenged outside those in upper stretch, took clear command at the furlong marker and then increased the margin with intermittent urging, returning $2.60, $2.10 and $2.10 to his many backers.

“All I got to do (with this horse) is keep him clear,” said Sunbean’s regular rider Richard Eramia, who won the $150,000 Louisiana Champions Day Classic with Sunbean earlier this season on Louisiana Champions Day here on Dec. 14.

Glen Warren’s Hud’s Rebellion, victor

in the $100,000 Louisiana Champi-ons Day Turf on that same afternoon, rallied late to be clearly best of the others, finishing 2 ¼ lengths to the good of Klaravich Stable and William Lawrence’s Popu-

list Politics, who lacked the needed late response.

Hud’s Rebellion paid $3.20 and $2.20 and Populist Politics returned $2.20 to show.

Norman Stables’ Hero Force made the pace with splits of :25.10 and :49.66, but weakened to fourth from the effort.

Diamond Racing et al.’s Johnny Hand-some and Pat Jackson’s Easy Strike com-pleted the order of finish.

Sunbean increased his career earnings to $534,900 with his eighth victory from 13 lifetime starts.

“He’s just a real nice horse to train,” said winning trainer Ron Faucheux. “As long as Mrs. Benoit keeps sending me these good horses that she breeds it makes my job easy.”

Sam Houston Race Park, Houston, TXRed Rifle sets new track record in $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup

The $100,000 Maxxam Gold Cup has attracted nationally prominent horses since its first running in 1994. Tonight marked the first time that multiple Eclipse Award winning trainer, Todd Pletcher had

shipped a horse to Sam Houston Race Park and Red Rifle delivered a sensational performance.

The 4-year-old son of Giant’s Cause-way is owned by WinStar Farm and Twin Creeks Racing Stable and was making just his sixth career start this evening. His lone stakes appearance was a fourth-place finish in the Grade 3, Hill Prince on the Belmont Park turf course on June 15.

Pletcher had high hopes for the colt last year, but knew he was not ready for the Derby trail. He liked what he saw in his solid runner-up finish in a $62,500 allow-ance on Jan. 17 at Gulfstream Park, noting that the winner, Bradester, went on to win the Grade 3 Mineshaft Stakes at Fair Grounds.

The prominent horsemen shipped Red Rifle into Houston on Wednesday and tabbed Robby Albarado for the riding as-signment. Albarado has won the Maxxam three times, scoring with Valhol (2003); Alumni Hall (2005) and Student Council (2007), and was an extremely confident pilot this evening. Breaking from the rail, Albarado sent the chestnut colt to the lead, covering the first quarter mile in :23.82 and the half-mile in 48.02. His closest rival was Frac Daddy, with Shane Laviolette in the irons, but Red Rifle kept powering on, drawing off to a 2 ¾ length score in 1:48.73. That set a new track record for the distance of a mile and one-eighth, surpassing the time of 1:48.75 set by Lost Soldier in the 1997 Maxxam Gold Cup.

“He broke in a little bit of a tangle,” said Albarado. “But I had simple instruc-tions to get him to the lead as he does not

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like dirt in his face. He got to the first turn within himself, settled and came home really nicely. This is a great stepping-stone race for the rest of the year.”

Ginny Depasquale, who has been one of Pletcher’s assistants for the past 17 years, handled the saddling duties.

“Robby worked him at the Fair Grounds on Monday and gave him a really good ride tonight,” said Depasquale. “The horse showed what he is made of. He definitely has the talent. I’m not sure what Todd has in mind for him next, but I was very pleased to see this effort tonight.”

Last year Kenny McPeek won the Maxxam Gold Cup with Unstoppable U and returned this year with 2013 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes runner, Frac Daddy. The gray son of Scat Daddy ran a game second for Magic City Thorough-breds.

“It was a good race,” said McPeek. “He’s been a really nice horse from the begin-ning. There’s no disgrace in running sec-ond when a track record has been broken. We’ve been back and forth on whether he’s a turf or dirt horse but he can run on either. He ran a solid race so I am pleased.”

McPeek was also here in 2002 to saddle the incomparable Take Charge Lady in the $275,000 NTRA Great State Chal-lenge Distaff.

Red Rifle returned $4.00 as the betting choice in the six horse field. Texas Air ran third, followed by Leadem In Ken, Mag-num Force and Real Appeal Deal.

Ibaka goes gate to wire in the $50,000 Heritage Stakes

Two weeks ago Ibaka came flying

from last to first to capture the $75,000 Jim’s Orbit Stakes for his proud owner and breeder Doug Wall of Norman, Oklahoma. The 3-year-old son of Uncle Abbie was impressive again this evening, winning the $50,000 Texas Heritage Stakes in front-running fashion.

“They told me to be aggressive with him,” said jockey Lindey Wade. “I was hop-ing for a sharp break, but didn’t think I would be in front. He put me there so I just tried to get him to relax and it was all him from there. He just surged on down the lane. One thing about the Calhoun horses, they always give you more.”

“He showed us that the time didn’t matter,” said assistant Jay Severs of the quick turnaround since the Jim’s Orbit, and the third consecutive win for the Oklaho-ma-bred.

Owner and breeder Doug Wall was very pleased with the victory and traded in his “Ibaka” t-shirt for a Kentucky Derby shirt.

“Someone from Oklahoma needs to win the Kentucky Derby and it might as well be him,” said Wall. “This is a great horse; he has won four races with four dif-ferent riders. We are very proud.”

Ibaka ($4.80) crossed the wire of the one-mile stakes in 1:37.70. Fair Grounds al-lowance winner Sea View Chico ran second under Albarado for trainer Larry Jones and Kowboy Boots was third.

It was a sweet victory for trainer Bret Calhoun who sent Worldventurer to Hous-ton for the 2013 Texas Heritage, but was denied by a sensational performance by the undefeated Departing.

Last year, Departing, owned and bred

by Claiborne Farm and Adele B. Dilschnei-der, made his stakes debut in the Texas Heritage, and went on to win three graded stakes including the $750,000 Illinois Derby.

Always Kitten victorious in the $50,000 Jersey Lilly Stakes

Always Kitten, a 4-year-old daughter of Kitten’s Joy, came from the clouds under jockey Rosie Napravnik, to capture the $50,000 Jersey Lilly Stakes. This was the second year in a row that Napravnik and trainer Mike Maker delivered the trophy to Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey. Last year, they were victorious with Artemus Kitten, another quality Kitten’s Joy filly.

Brown Eyes Blue was sent to the lead under Albarado, while Napravnik, who has not only won multiple stakes on the Con-nally Turf Course, but broken her own track record in five furlong sprint stakes, gave her usual perfectly timed ride. She was still in seventh position at the top of the stretch, but drew her mount to the outside and kicked home to win by a neck. Her fi-nal time in the mile and one-sixteenth turf stakes, over the firm course, was 1.45.57.

“This is a really nice filly,” said Napravnik. “I knew she liked to come from off the pace, and finished with plenty left.”

“It was a very good effort,” said Joe Sharpe, assistant to Maker. “It is a privilege to train these Kitten Joys.”

Every Way, one of two fillies in the race trained by Michael Stidham, finished sec-ond under rider E. T. Baird, and Texas-bred stakes winners Smiles Golden Song and Vilao, finished in a dead-heat for third.

“She ran her heart out” said Baird of

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the City Zip bred by Pink Oak Stable. “I knew she (Rosie’s horse) was coming but what can you do?”

Always Kitten returned $4.80 for the win and earned $30,000 for the stakes score, increasing her career earnings to $185,371.

Santa Anita Race Park, Arcadia, CAAwesome Baby tenacious throughout, winning Grade 3 Santa Ysabel

Awesome Baby fought off a deter-mined challenge from runner-up Artemis to win Saturday’s Grade 3, $100,000 Santa Ysabel Stakes for 3-year-old fi llies by 2 ¾ lengths under Mike Smith, getting 1 1/16 miles in a driving rain over a surface labeled wet/fast in 1:41.58.

Trained by Bob Baff ert and the second choice in a fi eld of fi ve at 2-1, Awesome Baby broke from the two post and went gate to wire through fractions of 23.44, 46.44, 1:09.80 and 1:34.86.

“The game plan was to break and get a clear lead so we could give her a chance to take a breather,” said Smith. “We weren’t sure that she would go long, she didn’t at (age) two. We got the fi rst quarter in 23 and it was all her after that. I told Bob that I don’t know if it was her turning three or the mud today, but I fi nished with some-thing left…She was well within herself at the wire and pulled up with a lot of energy.

“I love riding in this stuff . I come from back east. It’s the tracks that are drying out that no one really likes, but these wet/fast

tracks, they’re great to ride on.”A Kentucky-bred by Awesome Again,

Awesome Baby came off a front-running score in the Grade 2, 6 ½ furlong Santa Ynez Stakes on Jan. 4 and paid $6.20, $3.60 and $2.80.

“She’s been working really well and we’ve been pointing her for this race,” said Baff ert. “I was a little bit worried about the off track, but she was very professional today and we were hoping she would run this well. Mike did a great job of keeping her on the lead.”

Owned by Kaleem Shah, Inc., Awe-some Baby won for the third time in fi ve starts and banked $60,000 for the win, increasing her earnings to $230,250.

Ridden from the rail by Gary Stevens, Artemis sat second, a length off the win-ner after a half mile, was unable to get on terms inside Awesome Baby approaching the half mile pole. She challenged the win-ner again leaving the quarter, but had to settle for second, a half length in front of 3-2 favorite Swiss Lake Yodeler.

Trained by Jerry Hollendorfer and the third choice at 5-2, Artemis paid $3.60 and $2.80.

Ridden by Rafael Bejarano and also trained by Hollendorfer, Swiss Lake Yodeler, the lone California-bred in the fi eld, was attentive to the pace but never threatened the winner, fi nishing third, 7 ½ lengths in front of longshot Saintly Joan.

Swiss Lake Yodeler paid $2.40 to show.

Delta Downs, Vinton, LAIde Be Cool stays perfect in $100,000 Pelican Stakes

Ide Be Cool kept his career record

perfect on Saturday night at Delta Downs as he won his sixth race in a row while dominating four rivals in the $100,000 Pelican Stakes. The Henry Ray Dunn owned and trained gelding also won the Louisiana Legacy Stakes and the Louisiana Premier Night Prince at Delta Downs earlier this season.

After breaking alertly from the outside post position in a fi eld of fi ve, Ide Be Cool immediately went to the lead under jockey Chris Rosier. Committed to the pace-setter role, Ide Be Cool relaxed nicely in front and cruised around the racetrack in the 7-1/2 furlong test while holding off all the competition and recording a two-length victory over Kapenta. He was never chal-lenged on the lead. It was another 2-1/4 length back to Sunken Road who fi nished in third.

Ide Be Cool covered the distance over a fast track in 1:33.96.

The victory placed another $60,000 into the career bankroll of Ide Be Cool, which raised his overall total up to $324,600. Rosier has been aboard Ide Be Cool for fi ve of his six tallies. He was rid-den to victory by Filemon Rodriguez in his career debut last summer at Louisiana Downs.

Ide Be Cool is a 3-year-old chestnut runner by Ide, out of the Bowman’s Band mare Cool Climate. He was bred in the Bayou State by Gulf Haven Farms.

Sent to the gate as the overwhelming favorite at odds of 1-9 on the toteboard, Ide Be Cool returned $2.20 to win, $2.10 to place and $2.10 to show. Kapenta was worth $3.80 to place and $2.80 to show. Sunken Road paid $2.80 to show.

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