STAKES ROUNDUP: SEPTEMBER 2005
SEPTEMBER 30
LONE STAR PARK AT GRAND PRAIRIE: Kathys Star Quest outran her 10-1 odds to win the $30,000 B.F. Phillips Jr. Handicap (R) for Texas-breds, as this track opened its Fall Meeting of Champions on September 30 before a crowd of 4,532. The 3-year-old filly was prepped by Roberto Madrigal for owner Eusevio Huitron of Austin, Texas, and she covered the 400-yard trip in :20.056.
“She left the gate good and ran hard all the way,” said jockey Rodrigo Vallejo. “She’s been tough all year.”
Bred by Mel Karr Farms Inc. of Lubbock, Texas, Kathys Star Quest has won 11 of 26 races, including three stakes, and her earnings total $407,722. The filly is one of 39 stakes winners from 10 crops sired by Leaving Memories, a winning and Grade 2-placed stallion by First Down Dash whose 495 starters have earned more than $6.4 million. Her dam, Ladys A Special Star, is a winning daughter of Special Leader who ran second in champion Toast To Dash’s 1996 Kansas Futurity (G1) at Trinity Meadows.
Kathys Star Quest is a full sister to Memories On The Run, a gelding who ran third in the June 19 Retama Park Futurity (G1).Jack Zee Quick ran second, a nose behind the winner, and was followed by Fredricksburg, Dazzling Reflection, Gone Celebrating, Amor Lijero, Chipeyed Charlie, 3-2 favorite Sarahs Fast Man, and Red Dog Leader.
LOS ALAMITOS: Champion Ocean Runaway posted a stakes-record victory in the $119,000 PCQHRA Breeders’ Derby (G2) on September 30. Hector Cuevas rode the First Down Dash colt for owner Muller Racing LLC and trainer Dennis Ekins.
Covering 400 yards in :19.387 from post 1, Ocean Runaway 24/100ths of a second the previous stakes mark set by Check Him Out in 2002. The victory was the colt’s seventh in 15 races, and the winner’s share of the purse pushed his earnings to $1,274,311.
“My only concern with post one is that you the horse gets loaded in the gate first and then they sit there waiting for the other horses to load,” said Gary Muller. “The horse might relax a little bit, and if he relaxes too much then when the gate opens he might not get as good of a start. That’s my only concern with the rail, but I thought Ocean Runaway ran a fabulous race.”
It was announced before the race that Ocean Runaway has been syndicated and stand at Four Sixes Ranch at Guthrie, Texas. Bred by reigning AQHA champion breeder Lucas Racing Inc. of New Market, Maryland, the colt has won four stakes, including last year’s Los Alamitos Million (G1) and Golden State Million (G1) futurities.
“It took less than two days to syndicate him,” said Muller, who with his wife, Cindy, has retained 18 breeding shares of the colt, with the syndicate members holding the remaining 17 shares. “We started on Monday and by Wednesday we were done. (The syndication partners) were honoring him as a great horse when we completed the deal so fast.
“It’s sad to think that he only has a handful of races before he goes to stud,” he added. “He has been such a great joy to watch, and he only has a few races left. We’ll go after the (October 22) trials to the Los Alamitos Super Derby, and our dream is to see him run in the Champion of Champions.”
Gulfstream Five ran second, a half of a length behind Ocean Runaway. Jumpn, Senior Solo, Looking For Chicks, Lindas Dasher, Shake The Magic, Chickafirst, Having Fun Yet and Chicks Like Us completed the order of finish.
SEPTEMBER 23-25
BEULAH PARK: A 16-1 longshot, Oughttobecashedout broke her maiden in the $12,400 Buckeye Futurity (R) for Ohio-bred, foaled or owned 2-year-olds on September 24. Joddie Fortner rode the filly by the First Down Dash stallion Ought To Be First for owner and trainer Neil Schnecker of Oregonia, Ohio.
Oughttobecashedout covered 350 yards on a muddy track in :18.516, and the winner’s share of the purse boosted her earnings to $5,700. The filly was bred by AQHA Past President Frank “Scoop” Vessels III’s Vessels Stallion Farm at Bonsall, California, and she is one of 10 stakes winners from nine crops sired by Ought To Be First, whose 118 starters have earned more than $1.4 million. Her dam, Cashed Out, is a winning daughter of Casady Casanova who has foaled three registered starters. Oughttobecashedout represents her lone winner.
Striking Dream Bug ran second, a neck behind the winner, and was followed by Bobby Boushay, Quick Moon Fly, Royal Miss La Jolla, Shes Hold N The Gold, Royal Miss Shake Em, Royal Native Rebel, Leader In Traffic, Positively A Legacy and Starry Knights Alibi.
BLUE RIBBON DOWNS: Zoe Alexis, a homebred Dashin Chico filly racing for Nobie Hudson of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, came from off the pace to win the September 24, $22,500 Black Gold 350 Futurity (R). Under Jimmie Hunt and aided by a tail wind estimated at 16-mph, Zoe Alexis went 350 yards on a fast track in :17.813. Larry Dale Fox was the winning trainer.
One of nine stakes winners from seven crops sired by Dashin Chico, a winning Chicks Beduino stallion, Zoe Alexis has won three of six races and has banked $9,744. The filly is one of two American Quarter Horse starters foaled by her dam, the Spread The Rumor (TB) mare Chickibone (TB), and she is a half sister to Chicks And Ladies, the winner of the 2003 Jaguar Rocket Stakes (R) at Indiana Downs.
My Fancy Wranglers ran second, a half of a side behind the winner, and was followed officially by Sensational Okey, Vals Dashing Chick, Roys Sensation, Tru Show, Strawfly Gambler, Dash N Moody, Dashin Episode and Fast Feet Talks. Dashin Episode crossed the wire sixth but was disqualified and placed ninth for lugging in in the stretch.
On September 25, Larry Payne rode Passion Rush to a half-length score in the 350-yard, $60,840 Ford Oklahoma Juvenile Challenge (G3). A homebred prepped by Eddie Willis for James Sills and Gerald Swindell, Passion Rush went 350 yards in :17.817 and posted his first stakes win.
Passion Rush is one of 60 stakes winners from nine crops sired by Mr Eye Opener, a Grade 1-winning stallion by world champion Dash For Cash whose 848 starters include four champions. The gelding’s dam, Texas Lady Passion, is a winning daughter of the Pie In The Sky stallion Promised Passion who ran third in champion Toast To Dash’s 1996 Kansas Futurity (G1). Passion Rush represents one of two starters from Texas Lady Passion and her first stakes victor.
In addition to earning a berth as Oklahoma’s representative in the November 5, $150,000 Ford Juvenile Challenge Championship (G1) at Los Alamitos, Passion Rush banked $30,420 to boost his earnings to $47,845.
Miles Of Knud Chicks ran second, a half of a side in front of Six Tees Payday. De Elegant Denim, Talequah Injun, Cartel Caliente, Sheza Gonzo, More Than Classy, LD American Maid and Snow Ridge completed the order of finish.
Also on September 25, Teddy Abrams Jr.’s Tell Em Im Gone was a prompt 3-2 choice in the $55,350 Bayer Legend Oklahoma Derby Challenge (G3). Ridden by Gilbert Ortiz for trainer Heath Taylor, the Corona Cartel gelding tripped the timer in :19.687 for 400 yards, missing by just 4/100ths of a second the stakes record established last season by Redman Running.
Tell Em Im Gone was bred by C/C Stock Farm of Alto, New Mexico, a 10-consecutive-year breeder which also bred 2005 All American Futurity (G1) winner Teller Cartel. The gelding became the 58th stakes winner from five crops sired by Corona Cartel, whose 442 starters have earned more than $13.1 million. Tell Em Im Gone is one of 10 starters foaled by his dam, the winning and Grade 1-placed Dash For Cash mare Teller Cash, who is a half sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Teller Queen.
Tell Em Im Gone’s first stakes win was his seventh victory in 11 outs, and the winner’s share of the purse – the second-richest in the stakes’ 13-year history – boosted his earnings to $317,259. The gelding was runner-up in last year’s Ruidoso Futurity (G1), and he ran third in the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Million Futurity in California.
Perry Story ran second, three-quarters of a length behind the winner, and was followed by Dancing Iam, Knuds Special Tac, Call Me Mr Pitful, Melrose First Money, Valdasher, Miss Jess Perry, Night Time Alibi and Man With Money.
FAIRPLEX PARK: J.R. Ramirez rode Fly Bar Special to a head victory in the September 24, $14,150 Pomona Juvenile Championship. Santiago Rodriguez prepped the Strawfly Special filly for owner A Regal Choice, Inc.
Covering 350 yards in :17.650, Fly Bar Special posted her third win in six outs and a lifetime-best 102 speed index. The victory was worth $8,525 and pushed her bankroll to $35,015, and the filly was making her first start since July 30, when she ran seventh in the Governor’s Cup Futurity (RG1) at Los Alamitos.
Bred by Esmeralda Flores of Santa Ana, California, Fly Bar Special became the 67th stakes winner from 12 crops sired by Strawfly Special, a Grade 1-winning stallion by world champion Special Effort who died in August 2004. She is the first registered starter foaled by Five Bar Molly, a Dash Ta Fame mare who won the 2001 Utah Classic Derby (RG3) at Laurel Brown Racetrack near Salt Lake City.
Dragon Night ran second and was followed by Quick Spanish Alibi, Air Corona, Emiliano Zapata, even-money choice Carter Lista, Count The Blingbling and Flashin Beautiful.
On September 25, Perfect First earned a career-best 108 speed index when he captured the $18,600 Pomona Championship. Prepped by Jesus Nunez and ridden by Rodrigo Aceves for owner Jose Ramon Sandoval of Baldwin Park, California, the 3-year-old First Down Express gelding went 400 yards in :19.727 en route to his fourth victory in nine starts and first stakes win.
Perfect First was bred by nine-time AQHA champion breeder Ed Allred, and the gelding became the 13th stakes winner from nine crops sired by First Down Express, a stakes-winning stallion by First Down Dash whose 118 starters have banked more than $2.6 million. Perfect First’s dam, Perfecter, is a winning daughter of the L’Natural (TB) stallion Raise A Secret who has foaled five registered starters – Perfect First represents her first stakes winner.
In total, Perfect First has earned $35,232. A one-time $12,500 claimer, the gelding ran third in the July 30 Jens L. List Jr. Memorial California Breeders’ Stakes (RG3) at Los Alamitos.
Finallylegal ran second, one length behind Perfect First. Dealadash, Appeals Kings Special, Knud Chicks, Contend, Santispac, Schergo, Chiarascuro and Granny Janny completed the order of finish.
LOS ALAMITOS: Proving that his longshot victory in the August 27 Golden State Derby (G1) wasn’t a fluke, Diller A Dollar sprinted to a wire-to-wire, half-length win in the $33,550 Sgt Pepper Feature Handicap (G3) on September 23. Alex Bautista rode the homebred Bono Jazz colt for Spencer L. Childers of Fresno, California, and trainer Dan Francisco.
Sent to post at odds of 3-1, Diller A Dollar covered 350 yards in :17.485. The colt, a $10,000 claimer at the end of his 2-year-old campaign, earned $18,452 to push his lifetime earnings to $96,612. The victory was his fourth in 12 races and second in a stakes.
“I told Alex that it was very important that he kept Diller A Dollar quiet and relaxed in the warm-ups," said Francisco. "This was a shorter race for him and even though he always breaks well, I told Alex to get ready at the start and to ride him like if this was a 220 yard race. Diller A Dollar needed a good start, and he got one.
"I think Diller A Dollar proved that his Golden State win was no fluke," he added. "I knew this would be a tough race, especially at this distance, but this horse is doing great right now and I think he is going to keep getting better. That's what I am hoping at least."
A Sisstar, a 25-1 longshot and full sister to world champion A Ransom, ran second, a neck in front of Skyline Chick. Knud With Wings, Shining Down, Heza Secret Diamond, Rhythm And Val, Get Down Perry, Beau Brummel SA and Modem completed the order of finish.
Francisco indicated that Diller A Dollar would be pointed to the Z. Wayne Griffin Director’s Stakes (G3) in November. The Z. Wayne Griffin serves as trials for the Grade 1 Champion of Champions.
“We might run him again before the Z. Wayne Griffin," Francisco said. "That all depends on the horse. I usually don't like to give horses a break from racing when they are in training. I rather run them than keep training them, but we’ll see how Diller A Dollar does."
Like a fine wine, Whosleavingwho appears to be getting better with age, and the 7-year-old gelding proved it with a stakes-record victory in the September 24, $110,300 Go Man Go Handicap (G1) at Los Alamitos.
Racing for Arizona ranchers Jim Geiler and Kim Kessinger, Whosleavingwho covered 400 yards in :19.404, earning a season-best 100 speed index and breaking by 13/100ths of a second the previous stakes record set by Don Callender in 1998. Cody Jensen rode Whosleavingwho for trainer Paul Jones.
The sport’s co-world champion in 2002, Whosleavingwho was making his first start since February 26, when he won the $251,200 Los Alamitos Winter Championship (G1). The gelding has won 22 of 43 races, including 10 stakes, and the $55,150 winner’s share of the Go Man Go pushed his earnings to $1,281,781, ranking him 16th on American Quarter Horse racing’s all-time earnings list.
“Paul thinks that Whosleavingwho is as good as he has ever been,” said Kessinger. “We gave him 90 days off after he won the Winter Championship and we’ve been bringing him back slowly for this race. We’ll go after the Los Alamitos Invitational Championship (on October 15) next. Our main goal is to win the Champion of Champions again.”
Geiler was celebrating his birthday the night that Whosleavingwho captured the Winter Championship. This time around, Geiler and his wife, Carolyn, were celebrating their 40th Wedding Anniversary in the Vessels Club at Los Alamitos.
Bred by Gordon Haslam of Essex Junction, Vermont, Whosleavingwho is one of 131 stakes winners from 15 crops sired by Chicks Beduino, a Beduino (TB) stallion who died in September 2003. The gelding’s dam, the Easily Smashed mare Lil Bit Rusty, was a five-time stakes winner whose stakes victories included the 1990 QHBC Distaff Classic (G1) at Los Alamitos.
“I’ve had the pleasure to work with Whosleavingwho off and on over the last two years,” said Jensen, who was replacing the gelding’s injured regular rider, Alejandro Luna. “I had always admired him, so it was a privilege to get a chance to ride him. Whosleavingwho ran a great race tonight. I didn’t have to anything but stay on him. Paul had him perfect for this race.”
The Go Man Go Handicap offered its winner a berth to the $500,000 Champion of Champions on December 10, but because Whosleavingwho already earned a starting spot from his Winter Championship win, the Go Man Go berth will revert to the Z. Wayne Griffin Director’s Stakes (G3) on November 19.
Carols Treasure (PT) ran second, breaking her personal five-race win streak. Hawkish, Righteous Brother, reigning world champion Be A Bono, Latest Version, Corona Captain, SLM Snowman, Self Assertive and Sky Lane Pie completed the order of finish.
The even-money favorite, Be A Bono was coming off of victories in the June 24 Vessels Maturity (G1) and July 30 Spencer Childers California Breeders’ Championship (RG1).
“He warmed up great and was ready to run a strong race,” said jockey G.R. Carter of Be A Bono. “It’s a shame that he didn’t have a chance to challenge for the win after getting bumped at the start. We know we have a good horse in Be A Bono, so we’ll go after the next one.”
MT. PLEASANT MEADOWS: A stewards’ decision gave Dashwan the victory in the $20,000 GLQHA Michigan Sires’ Futurity (R) on September 25. Under rainy skies on a track labeled “fast,” the homebred Nashwan gelding covered 330 yards in :19.216 and earned $7,000 for Dewey Hilding of Greenville, Michigan. Juan Delgado rode Dashwan for trainer Anthony Cunningham.
Dashwan actually crossed the wire second, a half of a length behind Reachin For A Racer, but the latter was disqualified and placed fifth. Behind Dashwan, who is one of five stakes winners from eight crops sired by Nashwan, the official order of finish was: Ronas Racer, Suzy Groove, Rare Star Of Nashwan, Reachin For A Racer, Nashs Last Call, Closed On Acount, Too Fast To Watch, and Watch The Glo.
An earner of $12,015 from two victories in six outs, Dashwan is the first registered starter produced by his dam, the winning On The Dash mare Joanie Dash. The gelding ran fifth in the July 17 Michigan Bred Futurity (R) at this track.
Also on September 25, MM Nickers 123 recorded her second stakes victory in the 400-yard Oil Capital Derby. Prepped by Jay Hall and ridden by Julie Veltman for T-Bill Stables Inc. of Clare, Michigan, the homebred filly by champion This Snow Is Royal went the trip in :20.511, and the winner’s share of the $23,120 purse increased her earnings to $25,503.
MM Nickers 123 is one of 23 stakes winners from four crops sired by This Snow Is Royal, a Grade 1-winning son of Chicks Beduino out of champion and Grade 1 winner Florentine. The filly is one of two starters foaled by the winning Dash For Perks mare If One Can Dream, and her six victories in 17 races include the July 24, $15,360 Mt. Pleasant Meadows Derby.
Timeless Favorite ran second, a nose behind MM Nickers 123, and was followed officially by Label Me Judy, Carry Me Away, Miami Movin, Dashin Snap, Rippin Dash, Fanci Ending 123, Eye Dash and Rockin Dale.
NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR: On September 24, this track ran two American Quarter Horse stakes, including the $78,426 New Mexico State Fair Senorita Futurity (RG3) for state-bred 2-year-old fillies. Victor Rodriguez rode Miss Lucky Lucky to a nose victory over 19-10 favorite JJs Fast Gal, in front of 3,887 fans. Emmanuel Galvez saddled the Dash Ta Fame filly for owners Amelia and Sheri Galvez.
Bred by Amelia Galvez, a resident of Albuquerque, Miss Lucky Lucky covered 400 yards in :19.983. The filly became the 62nd stakes winner from 11 crops sired by Dash Ta Fame, and she ran her win streak to four. All told, Miss Lucky Lucky has won four of five races, and the $38,037 winner’s share of the purse pushed her earnings to $54,383.
Miss Lucky Lucky is one of five registered starters foaled by her dam, the winning R. Smith (TB) mare Lorelei Smith. The filly is a half sister to Loris Adam, who ran third in the 1995 Sparkling Moolah Handicap (RG3) and Shue Fly Stakes (R).
Bills Miracle, a 26-1 longshot, ran third and was followed by Valentinas Flyer, Flirtacious Woman, Ms Color Me Dashing, La Fame, Laluz Verdadera, Ima Real Miracle and Chicks On The Brazos.
Also, Chicks A Dashin outran his 10-1 odds to win the $88,042 New Mexico State Fair Senor Futurity (RG3) for New Mexico-bred freshman colts and geldings. Joe Martinez rode the Chicks A Blazin colt for owners Pierre and Leslie Amestoy of Albuquerque and trainer Fred Danley. Recording his second victory in eight outs, Chicks A Dashin covered 400 yards in :19.922 and earned an 88 speed index, and his winning margin was a half of a length from Eight Fortunes.
Chicks A Dashin was bred by You and Me Partners of Lawton, Oklahoma, and he became the ninth stakes winner from seven crops sired by Chicks A Blazin, a 12-year-old Chicks Beduino stallion who ran second to Run Em Up in the 1995 West Texas Sun Country Futurity (G1) at Sunland Park. The colt is one of two starters produced by his unraced dam, the First Down Dash mare YM Chiquita. His victory was worth $44,021 and pushed his earnings to $51,061.
Chicks Are Streakin, Famous Rebino, Bullys Runaway, Sing Me A Tune, Jolly Talker, A Major Mojo, and First To Streak completed the order of finish. Debonair Six was scratched.
On September 25, closing day of the 17-day meet, Hi Beamer rallied to win the $50,016 New Mexico State Fair Breeders’ Derby (RG3) for state-bred sophomores. Ridden by Nancy Summers, the lightly raced Calligrapher colt covered 400 yards in :19.602 to earn his second victory in five outs and first stakes score. Cal Maritn saddled Hi Beamer for owners and breeders Richard and Lana Mobley of Clovis, New Mexico.
Hi Beamer became the eighth stakes winner from 14 crops sired by Calligrapher, an unraced 19-year-old stallion by The Signature. The colt’s dam, Diamond Dashlette, is a winning daughter of world champion Dash For Cash who also foaled Shawnes Diamond, a gelding by Shawne Bug who won four stakes, including the 1991 Dash For Cash Derby (G1) and ’92 Go Man Go Handicap (G1) at Los Alamitos.
All told, Hi Beamer has earned $38,597. Bridgette Bordeaux, 8-5 favorite Gotta Get, Ill Getcha Good, Easily Authorized, Tequila All Around, Miracle Winner, Nogal Nugget, Major Runaway and Mariahs Magic Blush completed the order of finish.
PRAIRIE MEADOWS: This track presented an American Quarter Horse stakes tripleheader on September 23. Bullions N Garters, a 4-year-old Bully Bullion mare owned and trained by Jim Gubas of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, came from off of the pace to win the 440-yard, $31,260 Two Rivers Stakes (G3). Roy Brooks rode the winner, who went the trip in :21.763 and earned a 101 speed index.
“She broke real sharp tonight,” said winning rider Roy Brooks. “She’s always a dream to ride, but when she breaks like that, she’s so much easier to ride. I just tapped her a few times and got her momentum built up. After that, it was all over. She pretty much does it on her own after that.”
Bred by Gubas and Lewis Long, Bullions N Garters has won 14 of 19 races, and the $18,000 winner’s share of the purse boosted her bankroll to $181,486. The mare’s six stakes victories include this year’s Bob Moore Memorial Stakes and Red Earth Handicap at Remington Park, and the July 9 Keokuk Stakes (G3) at this track.
Gubas said that Bullions N Garters might be headed to Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, which opens its Quarter Horse meet on September 30.
“There are two filly and mare stakes there,” he added. “We’ll see how she does in the first [stakes race there] and then decide about the next one.”
The 2-1 choice, Bullions N Garters returned a $6.60 win mutuel. Callies Corona ran second, 1 ¼ lengths behind the winner, and was followed by Eye The Hawkeye, Quanah Jones, Mr Jess With Grit, Jazz Ease, A Classic Mile, Fats Cat, MC Special Mystery and A Down Right Runaway.
Tad Leggett rode fifth-fastest qualifier Mr Chivato To You to a head victory in the 400-yard, $63,214 Altoona Derby (G3) for 3-year-olds. Don Mourning prepped the homebred Dash To Chivato gelding for John and Sylvia Crain of Lincoln, Arkansas.
“He broke really good,” said jockey Tad Leggett. “That’s his thing. If he can get away from there he does good. In the trials, he stumbled – he was like two lengths back and came back to win.”
Mr Chivato To You is one of 12 stakes winners from three crops sired by Dash To Chivato, a Grade 1-winning son of First Down Dash and full brother to Grade 1 winner Check Her Twice and graded stakes winner First Femme. The gelding has won five of 11 races, including the June 18 Retama Park Derbv (G1), and he has earned $147,407.
“We put the horse in The Heritage Sale as a yearling and repurchased him, and we knew we’d have to start him late because he was a late baby,” said John Crain. “Don took him to the farm and did a super job with him. He showed a lot of promise as a 2-year-old.”
Covering the trip in :19.874, Mr Chivato To You earned a 97 speed index, and the victory was his third consecutive. Bugs Mega Jet ran second and was followed by fastest qualifier and H17-10 favorite WRS Special Shoe, GHF Kool Kotton, Business Spirit, Merrys Winner, Lawless Gunslinger, Ima Real Saint, and Dashin Belladona.
Also, Habenero Pappy sprinted to a one-length victory in the $43,497 Iowa Stallion Futurity (RG3). Saddled by Donald Rayner for owner and breeder Clarinda Roweder of Houston, Minnesota, the gelding by the Dash For Cash stallion Hot Shot Dash covered 350 yards in :17.952 en route to his second win in four starts and first stakes score. Tom Wellington rode Habenero Pappy, who boosted his earnings to $24,502.
Habenero Pappy became the second stakes winner from five crops sired by Hot Shot Dash, whose 15 starters have earned $140,216 and include six winners. The gelding is one of three starters foaled by Move Over Indian, a winning daughter of the Chieftain (TB) stallion Spark Chief (TB).
Eye Dru Mi Pistol, TRS Hard Cash, Shake Em Boom Boom, Iris Moons Legend, Kenya Hear Me Now, TRS Purely Dash, Little Towee, Tag Im It, Heza Law Man, and Who U Callin Chicken completed the order of finish.
Bill Price’s JA Fast Lady won the $158,950 Valley Junction Futurity (G2), one of three American Quarter Horse stakes this track ran on September 24, closing night of its summer meet. Jose Vega rode the Heza Fast Man filly for trainer Verle Bohner.
JA Fast Lady covered 350 yards in :17.649 and posted her second win in five outs and first stakes victory. Bred by Price, a resident of Thackerville, Oklahoma, JA Fast Lady became the 44th stakes winner from eight crops sired by Heza Fast Man, the sport’s champion 3-year-old colt in 1994. The filly is the first starter produced by her dam, the winning First Down Dash mare JA Codas Pride, and her earnings total $67,936.
Fast Results ran second, a neck behind JA Fast Lady, and was followed by Mondays Leader, Dianetogetcha, This Candys Royal, Shining Tee Pie, Dashin Belladena, Wynnin On Time, DP Likes To Fly and Streakin Graffiti completed the order of finish..
The Coffin (TB) outran his 9-1 odds to win the $25,000 Covered Bridges Stakes. Under Cindy Noll, the 7-year-old gelding by Unbridled’s Song (TB) went 1,000 yards in :53.239 for owner Lloyd DeBruycker and trainer Ray Tracy, and his winning margin was 1 ¼ lengths over 2-5 favorite Classy Sheikh (TB).
Fast First Dash, Jack Black And Ice (TB), Saintly Streak, Grindrock (TB), and Julietspecialrequest completed the order of finish.
All Points Bulletin was a prompt 9-10 favorite in the $32,000 Iowa Stallion Derby (R). The victory was the Special Legend gelding’s fifth in nine races and second in a stakes. David Shepler rode All Points Bulletin for owners Bain, Turner and Hunt, and trainer Charley Hunt.
Covering 400 yards on a track labeled “good” in :20.205, All Points Bulletin defeated Elpremiomayor by 1 ¾ lengths. The gelding, bred by Margaret Urich of Des Moines, is one of four stakes winners from 10 crops sired by Special Legend, a winning stallion by world champion Special Effort who ran second in Strait To The Bank’s 1990 Rainbow Futurity (G1). All Points Bulletin is one of two starters foaled by his dam, the Power Train mare Katies Chula, and he is a full brother to Kansas City Charley, who ran third in the 2003 Iowa Stallion Futurity (RG3).
Elpremiomayor ran second and was followed by Ryons Gold Shake, Aprils Packin, Hot Shot Legend, Special Weddingdance, A Classic Shake and AC Shake The Bucks.
WHOOP-UP DOWNS: KR Montana Shake Em, a homebred Royal Shake Em gelding racing for Kyler Racing LLC of Cascade, Montana, picked up his first stakes victory in the (US)$36,970 Canada Cup Derby (RG3) on September 24. Under David D. Brown, KR Montana Shake Em earned a lifetime-best 105 speed index with a :19.790 clocking for 400 yards. Ed Kyler was the winning trainer.
Bred by Kyler and his wife, Mary, KR Montana Shake Em became the 22nd stakes winner from five crops sired by Royal Shake Em, a Grade 1-winning stallion by Royal Quick Dash whose 361 starters have earned more than $3.8 million. The gelding’s dam, RR Miss Saigon, is a winning daughter of the Beduino (TB) stallion El Roco.
All told, KR Montana Shake Em has won three of seven races and has earned $21,049. He ran third in the July 31, $14,900 Great Falls HRA Derby. Favorite Snowy Flyer ran second, a neck behind the winner. Eyesa Warrior, Shu Can Fly, Runaway Silk, Viva La Jolla and Willie Wana Win completed the order of finish.
ZIA PARK: Juan Vazquez rode Desirio to a half-length victory in the September 24, $57,870 James Isaac Stakes. Carl Draper saddled the 3-year-old Strawfly Special colt for owners Lola Willis and Joyce McBride.
Covering 350 yards on a fast track in :17.312, Desirio recorded his second win in seven races and second stakes score. The colt was bred by Robert Hart of Stella, Missouri, and he is one of two starters foaled by Lady Tenaya, a daughter of Sixarun who won four stakes from 2000-02, including the 2002 Ford Distaff Challenge Championship (G1) at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie. The $34,560 winner’s share of the purse from this track’s first ever American Quarter Horse stakes pushed Desirio’s earnings to $89,571.
Planet Holland, the 19-10 choice, ran second and was followed by A Long Goodbye, Dashers Moon Bar, Arriba Reba, Hez Too Good, Dashin Kirk, and Down To The Wire completed the order of finish.
SEPTEMBER 16-18
BLUE RIBBON DOWNS: Fastest qualifier and 2-1 favorite Way To Hussle sprinted to a 1 ½-length victory in the September 18, $27,651 Oklahoma Bred Futurity (RG3). Under Cody Smith, the homebred This Snow Is Royal gelding went 400 yards on a fast track in :20.053. John Havener saddled Way To Hussle for Rex and Sue Cox of Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
Earning his second win in three outs, Way To Hussle became the 23rd stakes winner from four crops sired by This Snow Is Royal, a Grade 1-winning stallion by Chicks Beduino. The gelding’s dam, Angels Effort, is a winning daughter of world champion Special Effort who has produced two other stakes winners, the Mr Eye Opener runners Eye Am The Best, who won the 2000 Kansas (G2) and Kansas Jackpot Prep (RG3) futurities, and ’04 Kansas Jackpot Prep Futurity winner Logical Favorite.
Pretty Lil Love Song ran second and was followed by Pals Little Willie, CYG Chalk Talk, Speednchico, Found Alive, Shania HL, A King Kid and Bud For My Horses completed the order of finish. Third-fastest qualifier Dynamic Denice was scratched.
Found Alive, a 37-1 longshot, crossed the wire fifth but was disqualified and placed sixth for lugging in and bumping Speednchico in the stretch.
HOOSIER PARK: Reys No Mystery was a prompt 3-5 favorite in the $50,000 QHRAI Stallion Service Auction Futurity (RG3), run in front of 2,558 spectators on September 17. Ridden by Mike Simpson, the Indiana-bred gelding by the Dash For Perks stallion Dash Del Rey covered 350 yards in :18.717 and posted his third victory in nine outs and first stakes score. Ron Raper saddled Reys No Mystery for owner James Bratton of Coshocton, Ohio.
Bred by Mark Michel of Claypool, Indiana, Reys No Mystery became the first stakes winner sired by Dash Del Rey, a freshman stallion who won the 1999 Quicksilver (R) and Land Run (R) stakes at Remington Park and ran third in the Grade 1 Blue Ribbon Futurity. The gelding is one of four starters foaled by his dam, the winning Cash Stride mare Mystery Stride, and he is a half brother to the Grade 3-placed Colossal Cash.
All told, Reys No Mystery has banked $27,601. Another Runner Val, Vals Crystal Chick, Dashing Delivery, Request An Effort, Rebs A Dancing, Go Go Cleat, Hesa Cash Treat, Cnisbeleavin In Dash, and Dash Of Vegas completed the order of finish.
Also on September 17, Dashin With Silk led at every call en route to a 1 ½-length victory over 6-5 choice Dashing Cottontail in the 400-yard, $28,709 QHRAI Stallion Service Auction Derby (R). Under Julie Veltman, who rode the homebred Dashing With Cash gelding for owners Robert and Shirley Tresner of Greencastle, Indiana, and trainer Cindy Sanders.
Covering the trip in :20.937, Dashin With Silk posted his fourth win in 13 starts and second stakes victory. The gelding is one of eight stakes winners from seven crops sired by Dashing With Cash, a winning stallion by all-time leading sire First Down Dash and a full brother to 1994 world champion Down With Debt. Dashin With Silk is one of two registered starters foaled by his dam, the Louton Jet mare Loutons Silknsatin, and the gelding has banked $45,203. He earned his first stakes win in last year’s QHRAI Stallion Service Auction Futurity (RG3) at this track.
Two Two O Two ran third, a half of a length in front of Larks First Dream. The top four were followed by Hooked On Laveaux, All New Special, Front Wheel Assist, Color Me In Front, Start A Commotion, and A Scootin Alibi.
LOUISIANA DOWNS: Champion Vals Fortune won his first race for new owner Eduardo Carrasco, as the gelding overcame a rough start to capture the colts and geldings division of the $79,000 LQHBA Classic Stakes (R) at Louisiana Downs on September 17.
Saddled by Heath Taylor and ridden by Gilbert Ortiz, the 4-year-old gelding by Dashing Val covered 400 yards in :19.821. The victory was his 19th in 21 races, and the $36,649 winner’s share of the purse boosted his earnings to $1,056,898, ranking him 35th on the sport’s all-time earnings list.
Carrasco, a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, acquired Vals Fortune from previous owner Teddy Abrams Jr. in a private transaction in June. The sport’s champion 2-year-old in 2003, Vals Fortune has won 14 stakes, and he is in the midst of a nine-race win streak that dates back to May 2004.
Silent Overdrive ran second, a head behind Vals Fortune, and was followed by JJ Diamond Jess, Village Tee Man, Hesa Passem Magic, Mr Mallard, Jess Like Magic and Big Daddy War Bucks.
The colts and geldings division was one of five American Quarter Horse stakes run at the Bossier City, Louisiana, track on September 17. In the $80,000 LQHBA Classic (R) fillies and mares division, Cool Eleanor ran to her status as the 2-5 choice with a 1 ¼-length victory. The homebred 4-year-old mare by champion Toast To Dash, who races for Gini Taylor of Sulphur, Louisiana, went 400 yards in :19.891 and posted her eighth win in 18 outs and sixth stakes victory. Alvin “Bubba” Brossette rode Cool Eleanor for trainer Kenneth Roberts Sr.
Cool Eleanor is one of 17 stakes winners from five crops sired by Toast To Dash, American Quarter Horse racing’s champion 2-year-old in 1996. She is the first registered starter foaled by the graded stakes winning Village Hero mare Cool Heiress, and her earnings total $263,791.
Athena Raquel, JT Valedictorian, Delux Is Streaking, Miss Ashante, Jess Dreaming, Vals Streak, Dashing Pana, Reeds La Jolla and Princely Daisy completed the order of finish.
Alfonso Lujan rode Toastin Dash to an upset victory in the LQHBA Classic (R) sophomore colts and geldings division. Sent to post at odds of 11-1, the Toast To Dash gelding covered 350 yards in :17.642 en route to a head win over El Man. BBs First Beduino, the 9-10 favorite, ran third, three-quarters of a length behind the winner, who was prepped by Heath Taylor for owner Dwayne Saucier of Pass Christian, Mississippi.
Bred by Charlie Bordelon of Deridder, Louisiana, Toastin Dash has won five of 14 races, and the winner’s share of the $79,000 purse boosted his bankroll to $105,103. The gelding is one of four registered starters foaled by his dam, the Real Easy Jet mare Dashin Dyno, who won the 1997 Yellowstone Downs Maturity in Montana.
Jess Cash This, Prevailing Style, MB Boots Magic, Slinky Binky, and First Down Stretch completed the order of finish.
McM Easy Dasher, a homebred Some Dasher gelding racing for M.C. Morris of Long Beach, Mississippi, earned his second stakes victory in the $80,000 LQHBA Classic (R) juvenile division. Under Nicky Laws, who rode McM Easy Dasher for trainer Chad Hassenpflug, the gelding defeated Hanna B Jazzin by three-quarters of a length and went 330 yards in :16.761 to earn a 102 speed index.
McM Easy Dasher is one of four starters produced by his winning dam, the Easy Dozen mare Nancys Easy. All told, the gelding has won four of six races, including the July 17, $336,150 Lee Berwick Memorial Louisiana Bred Futurity (RG2) at Delta Downs, and the winner’s share of the purse increased his earnings to $213,100.
Loretta Loretta ran third and was followed by Gold Streakin War, Laveauxs Breaux, Ima Dinosaur, Angelas Toast, Easy Action Angel, A Double Shok, and Ms Maggies First.
Tami Purcell rode Haileighs Reeds Dash to a head victory in the $81,000 LQHBA Classic (R) sophomore fillies division. The Reeds Dash filly is owned and trained by Ceburn Baker Jr. of Vinton, Louisiana, and she led at every call while going 350 yards in :17.636 for her first lifetime stakes score.
Haileighs Reeds Dash was bred by Debbie Freyou of New Iberia, Louisiana, and the filly became the sixth stakes winner from four crops sired by Reeds Dash, an 11-year-old stakes-placed stallion by world champion First Down Dash. She is one of two starters produced by her dam, the unraced Osceola Warrior mare Ms Margueritaville. The victory was Haileighs Reeds Dash’s seventh in 13 races, and it pushed her earnings to $107,794.
Laveaux Streakin ran second, a head in front of 7-5 favorite Jess A Feature. Rockin A Rocks, Carry On Dash, Sheza Fast Patriot, Adra Ann, Dashinatcha, JT Mia Voodoo Doll, Our Special Street, Shes Got Game and Jo B Rebel completed the order of finish.
MT. PLEASANT MEADOWS: Whos Your Man, a homebred Royal Quick Dash colt racing for Tommy F. Bass of Lake View, South Carolina, picked up his first stakes victory in the September 18, $56,000 Mt. Pleasant Meadows Budweiser Futurity (G3). Bobby Ransom rode Whos Your Man for trainer Ron Raper, as the colt earned $22,400 to push his earnings to $28,776.
The third-fastest qualifier, Whos Your Man covered 400 yards in :20.445 and posted a 92 speed index. The colt became the 67th stakes winner from 10 crops sired by Royal Quick Dash, American Quarter Horse racing’s champion 2-year-old colt in 1991. Whos Your Man is one of seven registered starters produced by his dam, the winning and stakes-placed Kitaman mare Whata Kitty Rocket, and he is a half brother to stakes winners Ronas Man, Whata Rocket Man and Whata Snow Man.
A winner of four of seven races, Whos Your Man was a finalist in the May 22 Ford East Juvenile Challenge (G3) at Delta Downs. Not Enuff Tequila ran second, three parts of a length ahead of Panama Noriega. The top three were followed by fastest qualifier Babys Rabbitt, AB One Hot Mama, The Northern Knight, Boucheron, Lindys Little Priest and Gracefully Modest. Miss Corona Rose was scratched.
WHOOP-UP DOWNS: Raining Fresh Daisys sprinted to a head victory in the (US) $17,868 John Deere Canada Distaff Challenge on September 17. Laurina Bugeaud rode the homebred sophomore Takin On The Cash filly for Donald and Peggy Boyle of Madras, Oregon, and trainer John Harris.
Breaking from post 8, Raining Fresh Daisys covered 400 yards in :20.080 and earned a berth in the November 5, $100,000 John Deere Distaff Challenge Championship (G1) at Los Alamitos. The victory was her fourth in 13 races and first in a stakes, and the $9,113 winner’s share of the purse boosted her earnings to $21,005.
Raining Fresh Daisys became the 57th stakes winner from 11 crops sired by Takin On The Cash, American Quarter Horse racing’s champion 2-year-old colt in 1990 and champion sophomore the following season. The filly’s dam, the winning Strawfly Special mare Shirleys Strawfly, also foaled Grade 3 winner Strawkins and stakes winner Mr Eye Will, both of whom are half brothers to Raining Fresh Daisys.
Sign Of Pride ran second as the 6-5 choice and was followed by Ryda Trane, Movin Meter, Dorothy Nell, Red And Reckless, Outa Patience and Wranglin Easy.
On September 18, Tough Mix ran to his status as the odds-on favorite with an easy 3 ½-length win in the (US)$11,877 Whoop Up Classic Stakes. Covering 660 yards in :33.560 under Janine Stianson, the 4-year-old Chicks Beduino gelding earned his sixth win in 19 races and first stakes victory. Tough Mix races for W.R. “Ross” Brigden and Jim Juris and is trained by Brigden.
Bred by Scott Merrill of Riverside, California, Tough Mix has banked $22,420. The gelding is one of two starters foaled by his unraced dam, the Unreal Zeal (TB) mare Tasseled, and he is a half brother to 2000 All Canadian Futurity of Alberta runner-up Baronial.
Shesa Wicked Dancer, Blushing Grinch, Roco On The Run, Ima Swift Won, Mr Trollinger, Chivato Wind and Willasboy Blues completed the order of finish.
SEPTEMBER 9-12
FAIRPLEX PARK: Cody Jensen rode Somerset Snow to a three-quarter length victory in the $14,450 Pomona Express Stakes on September 11. Paul Jones prepped the 4-year-old mare by champion This Snow Is Royal for owner Ernesto Gonzalez of Goodyear, Arizona.
Covering 220 yards in :11.869, Somerset Snow earned a season-best 103 speed index and her fourth win in 10 starts. She also broke by 4/100ths of a second the track record established by IB Chet The Jet in 2002. The victory was the mare’s first in a stakes, and the $8,825 winner’s share of the purse boosted her bankroll to $25,883.
Somerset Snow was bred by Morgan Cattle Co. of Cypress, California, and she became the 22nd stakes winner from four crops sired by This Snow Is Royal, whose 302 starters have earned more than $5.01 million. The mare’s dam, Somerset Dasher, is a daughter of all-time leading sire First Down Dash and a full sister to 1994 California Sires’ Cup Futurity (RG3) winner Dash Of Cider.
Chicks Jet Set Baby, Dashing Perry, Knud Chicks, 7-5 favorite Sammies White Chick, Pep A Dasher, Santispac, Wyoming Dasher, Kays Forbes 100, and Rite Spot completed the order of finish.
LOS ALAMITOS: Lords Table (TB), the only Thoroughbred in the field, took the measure of five opponents to win the Grade 3, $26,750 Bull Rastus Handicap on September 9. The California-bred 5-year-old stallion by Memo (TB) races for Chris Hord of Tustin, California, and is trained by Donna McArthur. Hord and McArthur claimed Lords Table for $5,000 on February 5.
“He’s been amazing,” said Hord, who works for a Santa Fe Springs, California-based company that sells gaskets, sealers and fluid handles to businesses such as oil refineries. “He gives us 100 percent every time he steps on the track. We never expected anything like this when we claimed him. We spread his races out and took great care of him, and I think that’s paid off.”
An earner of $57,066 from eight wins in 17 outs, Lords Table has captured three of his four 870-yard races, starting with a victory against $20,000 claimers at this track on May 5.
Lords Table is being pointed to the 870-yard Pat Hyland Memorial Handicap (G3) on October 8 and the Grade 1 Marathon National trials on November 26.
“He’s awesome right now,” said jockey Russel Hadley, who rode Lords Table in place of the injured Sam Thompson. “I watched Sam ride this horse so many times, and I always enjoyed watching him run. This horse has so much speed at the end that it’s really amazing.”
Shake The Dice ran second, 1 ¼ lengths behind the winner, who covered 870 yards in :44.954. Bad Cop, Shy Anns Trust, Oak Canyon and Takin Cash Bac completed the order of finish.
Mongoose Jet Eye, American Quarter Horse racing’s reigning champion aged mare, made her 2005 season debut a winning one with a stakes-record performance in the $136,270 Mildred N. Vessels Memorial Handicap (G1) at Los Alamitos on September 9.
Under Cody Jensen, who rode the 5-year-old Mr Eye Opener mare for owners David and Rachel Vargas of Huntington Beach, California, and trainer Paul Jones, Mongoose Jet Eye covered 400 yards in :19.511 to earn a 98 speed index and break by 2/100ths of a second the stakes record set by world champion Dash For Speed in 1990.
Mongoose Jet Eye was making her first start since December 26, when she won the 400-yard, $350,000 Championship at Sunland Park (G1) by 2 ¼ lengths in the world-record time of :19.018.
“This was her first start for my barn,” said Jones, the reigning AQHA champion trainer. “When you get a new horse in the barn with such an impressive record like Mongoose Jet Eye, it’s hard to improve them. At that point, things can only go one way. She ran to her capabilities tonight.
“Coming into this race I felt that Mongoose Jet Eye might need an out,” he added. “But she came out ready to run. She was facing some pretty nice horses, like Apollitical Time, who despite being a 3-year-old, was undefeated for the year and looked hard to beat.”
The 9-5 second choice, Mongoose Jet Eye’s defeated 28-1 longshot Apollos Favorite by a half of a length. Grade 1 winner Prima LD ran third and was followed by favorite Apollitical Time – whose seven-race winning streak was snapped – This Snow Is Cold, Deeheiress, Proud Lil Lady, Go For Fame, and Fishers Horizon.
“She’s a great mare,” said Jensen of Mongoose Jet Eye. Earlier in the week, Jones and Jensen had teamed to win the $1.9-million All American Futurity (G1) at Ruidoso Downs with longshot Teller Cartel.
“She stumbled just a touch out of the gate, but I was half expecting it because she has a tendency to do that,” added the rider. “Once she got going she took off. She got a little tired at the end but that was understandable because this was her first start since December. She was never that far ahead from the field where I couldn’t see Apollos Favorite or Apollitical Time, but in this game an inch is as good as mile.”
Bred by Tom "Mongoose" McEwen of Fountain Valley, California, Mongoose Jet Eye has won 10 of 17 races and has banked $447,550. Her five stakes victories include the 2003 Town Policy Handicap (G3) and last year's Mildred N. Vessels Memorial Handicap.
The red-hot trainer/jockey combo of Paul Jones and Cody Jensen notched another stakes victory on Sunday in the $15,000 Garden Grove Handicap when they brought Latest Version home. This is the first stakes win for the Holland Ease stallion that has participated in five stakes and was also the fastest qualifier to the '03 All American Futurity (G1)
Owned by DWF, Inc., Homes, Hubbard and Hubbard, Latest Version has won six of 22 starts and earned $139,520. He also provided his trainer with his 200th win of the year, which puts him in line to shatter the current record of wins in a single year, 287, that he set last year.
Bred by Jerry Windham, Latest Version is out of the Runaway Winner mare The Jubilee Diamond, a daughter of Denim N Diamonds.
Champion and Grade 1 winner Hawkish finished second in his season debut. Brubeck, Pats Charming Guy, Ancient Mariner, Contend and Mogambo Fly Vm completed the field.
NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR: Edgen Out broke sharply from post 1 and sprinted to a wire-to-wire, neck victory over Streakin Nanny in the $30,000 Buttons and Bows Handicap for fillies and mares on September 11. Tony Guymon rode Edgen Out for owner Jill Giles of Bluebell, Utah. Giles’ husband, Wes, saddled the 3-year-old filly to her sixth win in nine races and third stakes score.
Edgen Out went 400 yards in :20.011, and the $18,000 winner’s share of the purse pushed her earnings to $42,735. Bred by Curtis Richins of Albion, Idaho, the filly is one of two stakes winners from four crops sired by Dealin Out, a winning stallion by Chicks Beduino, and she is a half sister to Where I Go Hugo, a Proudest Effort gelding who won the June 18 Utah Classic Futurity (RG3) at Laurel Brown Racetrack near Salt Lake City.
Streakin Nanny, Fitness Lady, Viva La Vicky, Go Fly West, Purr Lee, Jessie Rae, On A Verizon, Sassys Red Garter and BTB Express completed the order of finish.
On September 12, Chicks Rimen Native became a stakes winner for the first time in the $30,000 New Mexico Breeders’ Championship (R). Porfirio Cano rode the 3-year-old gelding for owner Alberto Villa and trainer Oscar Carrete.
Making his first start at 440 yards, Chicks Rimen Native went the trip in :21.573 and earned a 96 speed index. Total Miracle ran second, a head behind the winner and was followed by Real Fortunate Gal, I Know Angel, Paradigm Shift, High On A Miracle and Now Im Poetic.
Bred by Susan Carter of Clovis, New Mexico, Chicks Rimen Native is one of eighth stakes winner from seven crops sired by Chicks A Blazin, a 12-year-old Grade 1-placed stallion by Chicks Beduino whose 215 starters have earned more than $3.3 million. The gelding has earned $95,800 from four wins in 10 races, and he ran second in last year’s New Mexico State Fair Senor Futurity (RG3)..
SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK: Si Puede, a Holland Ease filly racing for Lukin Gilliland of San Antonio, wrapped up horse of the meet honors with a one-length victory in the September 10, $111,400 Sam Houston Derby (G2). Ridden by Jose Vega, Si Puede went 440 yards in :21.461 for a 103 speed index, her third such mark this season. Dave Correll was the winning trainer.
“She stood really good in the gates,” said Vega, who also rode Si Puede to victories in this year’s TQHA Classic (RG3), Gulf Coast (R) and Miss Houston (R) stakes. “The 4 horse (Cartel Leader) left with us and kind of made us run with her. After we went to the lead, I kept on asking her and she got to the finish line. She’s an honest filly and always gives her best.”
Bred by Gilliland, a former Texas state racing commissioner, Si Puede has earned $160,040 from nine wins in 14 races. The filly is one of 32 stakes winners from 10 crops sired by Holland Ease, a Grade 1-winning stallion by First Down Dash whose 464 starters have earned more than $8.1 million and include champion Haulin Pass. Si Puede is one of two starters foaled by her dam, the winning Creole Dancer (TB) mare Ruthies Dancer.
“She was pretty rank early in her career and was really hard to break,” said Correll. “We stayed hooked for a long time on her and finally pulled through. Jose came to my barn at Remington Park last spring and was all excited one morning and told me he had a dream that we were going to win a big race with her.”
The fastest qualifier, Si Puede returned a $3.40 win mutuel as the 7-10 favorite. First Comment ran second, a nose in front of 23-1 longshot Wings Of La Jolla. Bigtime Favorite ran fourth and was followed by Cartel Leader, Kathys Star Quest, Little Kool Barbie, Sizzlin Red Corona, Perks Prime Plus and Quick Kisses.
Fastest qualifier All American Winner, a Dashing Is Easy gelding racing for Rosendo Guzman and his son-in-law Jason Eberle, posted his first stakes victory in the September 9, $351,900 Sam Houston Futurity (G1) at Sam Houston Race Park.
Ridden by Rodrigo Vallejo for trainer Alex Villareal, All American winner went 400 yards in :19.794 and earned a lifetime-best 100 speed index. The clocking was also the third-best in the 11-year history of the stakes, the track’s richest.
Bred by Deb Newenhouse of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, All American Winner was acquired by Guzman and Eberle at last year’s Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale. The gelding is one of six stakes winners from three crops sired by Dashin Is Easy, American Quarter Horse racing’s champion 3-year-old colt in 1998 and champion aged stallion the following season. Owned by Jim D. Pitts of Burkburnett, Texas, Dashin Is Easy has sired the earners of more than $1.2 million and stood the 2005 season at Lazy E Ranch at Guthrie, Oklahoma.
All American Winner is the first registered starter foaled by his dam, the 7-year-old Runaway Winner mare Adorable Winner, who is a half sister to 2002 Sam Houston Futurity winner Shiney Sign. All told, All American Winner has won four of nine races and has earned $160,552, and he was a finalist in this year’s Retama Park (G1) and TQHA Sires’ Cup (RG2) futurities.
Jess Genuine ran second, three-quarters of a length behind All American Winner, who was sent to post at odds of 9-1 despite his status as the fastest qualifier. Papa Larry, Shavanna, Primetime Dream, Austin On My Mind, Imazoomertoo, Ali The Great, Shazoomer and 11-10 favorite Silver Gol completed the order of finish.
“We didn’t get a good break,” said Carlos Madeira, who rode Silver Gol. “My horse got wiped out at the start, and we lost all chance. It was so disappointing, because he stood so good in the gate. It was just unfortunate.”
Villareal said that All American Winner will be pointed to the Grade 1 Dash For Cash and Texas Classic futurities at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie.
SEPTEMBER 2-5
BLUE RIBBON DOWNS: Yawls Diva, a filly by Yawls Rabbit, captured the September 5, $96,240 JN ‘L Breeders Futurity (R). Racing for Bob Lentz of Blue Eye, Missouri, and trained by Tim Dixon, Yawls Diva covered 350 yards in :17.726 under Rodger Smith en route to her third win in five races.
Yawls Diva was bred by J’N L Quarter Horse Farms at Wynnewood, Oklahoma, and she is one of three stakes winners from eight crops sired by Yawls Rabbit, a Grade 3-winning stallion by By Yawl who was a finalist in the 1992 All American Futurity (G1). The filly’s dam, the winning Band Of Azure mare Kipta Lou My Darlin, has foaled a total of 10 registered starters, including the stakes-placed Sir Alibi geldings In Lou Of and Clearnpresentdanger.
Coasting Rabbit ran second, 1 ½ lengths behind Yawls Diva, and was followed by Gamble Special, Duel On Kelly, Whirling Bugs, SLM Rac N Frac, Intrinsic Alibi, Easy Chablis, Cleats In Vegas and Rare N Royal.
CANTERBURY PARK: First Smart Muggins won the $22,200 Cash Caravan Stakes (R) for Minnesota-breds, as this track ended its 2005 meet in front of 10,114 fans on September 5. Helen Vanek rode the homebred 3-year-old gelding by First Smart Money for Rodney Von Ohlen and trainer Ed Hardy.
Breaking sharply from post 3, First Smart Muggins led at every call en route to a three-quarter length victory. Against a head wind estimated at 20-mph, the gelding went 440 yards on a track labeled “good” in :22.316 and earned a 91 speed index. The win was his fourth in 11 races, and it boosted his earnings to $63,324. His four stakes scores include the June 12 Bayer Legend Central Derby Challenge (G3) at this track.
Well Rock My World, CS Flashlight, Strawflyin Elvis, Hot Hoofs N Traffic and Beaucoup Joe completed the order of finish. The non-wagering race was postponed from this track’s cancelled card scheduled for September 4.
ELKO COUNTY FAIR: Armando Rodriguez rode Chivasso to an upset victory in the September 4, $27,935 Utah Fall Futurity. Sent to post at odds of 7-1, the Dash To Chivato gelding defeated 2-1 favorite BF Special Guy by a neck in :17.668 for 350 yards, a clocking which earned Chivasso a lifetime-best 103 speed index. Jay Pitcher saddled Chivasso for owner and breeder Robert Gutke.
A winner of one of nine races, Chivasso has earned $14,071. The gelding was a finalist in this year’s Cowboy Classic (G3) and Dixie Downs futurities.
PK Moven Easy ran third, three-quarters of a length behind the winner. Following the top three, the official order of finish was Brown Eyed Dash, Kibblesnbitsspecial, Cocktailisfortheroad, Shes Furious, First Contract and Truly A Dasher. Kibblesnbitsspecial crossed the wire fourth but was disqualified and placed fifth for breaking outwardly and bumping Brown Eyed Dash.
On September 5, Jan Higginson’s Triple X Man captured the $38,000 Intermountain Futurity. Ridden by Danny Marshall for trainer Sherman Hadley, the Heza Fast Man gelding ran his win streak to three when he went 350 yards in :17.063, a clocking which earned him a 121 speed index and 31/100ths of a second the track record established 23 years ago by Miss Hot Currant.
Bred by Randy Higginson of Ogden, Utah, Triple X Man is one of 43 stakes winners from eight crops sired by Heza Fast Man, the sport’s champion 3-year-old colt in 1994. The gelding’s dam, Cinderella Man, is a winning daughter of Twaynas Dash who ran second in the 1997 Sooner Trailer Northwest Derby Challenge (G3) at Les Bois Park. She also produced Contend, a Corona Cartel gelding who won the 2004 Seal Beach Handicap at Los Alamitos.
All told, Triple X Man has won three of five races and has banked $37,298. The gelding’s two stakes wins include the August 7 Cowboy Classic Futurity at Wyoming Downs.
Full Of Fancy Fame ran second, a head behind the winner, and was followed by Lotta Proud, Switching Moves, Mr Lucky Fame, Take Charge Lindsy, Fame And Fier and Keves. Chicks N Margaritas and Taylor Can Move were scratched.
Also on September 5, Go Love A Lark Go earned his first stakes victory in the 400-yard, $26,000 Elko County Derby. Under Travis Hamilton, who rode the Love A Lark colt for Ray Johnson of Grantsville, Utah, and trainer Chad Giles, Go Love A Lark Go went the trip in :20.039. The colt’s winning margin was a nose from LS Lazy Money.
Go Love A Lark Go was bred by Gale Searle of Erda, Utah, and he became the first stakes winner from 12 starters sired by Love A Lark, a 21-year-old winning and Grade 3-placed stallion by 1979 world champion Moon Lark. The colt is one of seven registered starters foaled by his dam, the winning Deregulate mare Picture Me Gone, and he is a half brother to 2005 Diamond Classic Futurity (RG3) winner Cruzin For Lyndsie.
Go Love A Lark Go has won four of 12 races and has earned $19,996. Short One Rose, With Secret Intent, Cassidy Brown, CC Tiny Easy Effort, Cee The Sign, Sizzlin Snow and Hot Sign Harley completed the order of finish. Hour Little Bubba was scratched.
EVANGELINE DOWNS: This track presented an American Quarter Horse stakes tripleheader for Louisiana-breds on September 4. Trevino Clark rode Ought To Go Shine, a 23-1 longshot, to a neck victory in the 330-yard, $30,000 Evangeline Downs Juvenile Stakes (R). Kevin Broussard prepped the First To Shine filly, who went the trip in :17.240, for owner James Vining.
Bred by Jon and Donna McPherson’s L/J Farms Inc. at Alexandria, Louisiana, Ought To Go Shine returned a $48 win mutuel and teamed with runner-up Laveauxs Breaux for a ($2) exacta return of $312. The victory was the filly’s second in six starts, and it pushed her bankroll to $29,120.
Hanna B Jazzin, the 17-10 favorite, ran third and was followed by Jewels Chicawa, Zupers Power Pack, Delia Dash, Shine To Cashanova, Rola Cody and Bayou Spirit.
A 14-1 longshot, Captain Lyles came from off the pace to win the $30,000 Grand Coteau Stakes (R) for owner and breeder John Soileau’s JLS Speed Horse Ranch. Trained by Soileau’s son, Darrel, and ridden by Pat Watson, the sophomore gelding by Jess Special went 350 yards in :18.050 and recorded a 93 speed index and his first stakes score.
Longshots dominated the race, as GT Village Dasher – at odds of 11-1 – finished second, a head in front of 63-1 longshot Toast Of The Party. Ms Scoopies Toast, A Special Toast, Sheza Fast Patriot, Sheza Patriot Dream, Lola Has A Pass, Runish, Marvins First Kick, Jess Call Me, and Passum Calyx completed the order of finish.
Captain Lyles, whose winning margin was a half of a length, earned $18,000 to boost his earnings to $50,398. All told, the gelding has won four of 12 races.
Heza Passem Magic, the 7-10 favorite, prevailed in the $30,000 St. Landry Stakes (R). Bred, owned and trained by Billy McKay, the 5-year-old Hesa Crazy Magic gelding was ridden to his ninth win in 22 starts by Donald Watson.
Hesa Passem Magic defeated 23-1 longshot Nine Dancers by a half of a side in :20.020 for 400 yards. The victory was the gelding’s third consecutive, as his win streak includes this year’s Louisiana Classic (RG3) and Mr Jess Perry Stakes, both of which were contested at Delta Downs.
The $18,000 winner’s share of the purse pushed Hesa Passem Magic’s bankroll to $237,785. Delux Is Streaking, Mr Mallard, Jess Dreaming, Village Tee Man, Mr Ike Dot Com, Mystical Reb, Toast The Effort, Toast To De Oh and Boo Gas Blue Moon completed the order of finish.
LOS ALAMITOS: Champion Catchmeinyourdreams, a 6-year-old Pritzi Dash gelding racing for Kirk Goodfellow of Minden, Texas, won the September 3, $69,120 MBNA America California Challenge (G2). Prepped by Chris O’Dell, ridden by Cody Jensen and sent to post as the 13-10 choice, Catchmeinyourdreams defeated longshot Self Assertive by 1 ½ lengths and covered 440 yards in :21.266. The time was the fastest quarter-mile clocking of the meet, and it broke by 4/100ths of a second the previous stakes record set by world champion Winalota Cash in 1997.
Catchmeinyourdreams won this stakes two years ago, before he eventually ran second to Panther Mountain in the Grade 1, $300,000 MBNA America Challenge Championship.
“He might be better (now),” said O’Dell. “He ran awesome tonight, but he always does. Last time, he ran second to Be A Bono (in the July 30 Spencer Childers California Breeders’ Championship). We hope he comes out of this race good and can run well later in the year.”
O’Dell said he attributes some of Catchmeinyourdreams’ success at this stage of the gelding’s career to a training device called a tabulator, which functions like a whirlpool for a horse’s legs.
“We put him in the tabulator about a week before he races,” said O’Dell. “In fact, he was in it 30 minutes before this race. That's something the older trainers used to do years ago. People just don't do it much anymore, partly because it takes a lot of time. But when you have a special horse, I think they're worth the time."
Corona Captain, Sky Lane Pie, He Could Be The One, Legendary Dreamer, Prankster CF, and Hadtobenuts completed the order of finish.
NORTH DAKOTA HORSE PARK: Dakota Lane, a homebred Devon Lane (TB) gelding racing for Lyman Chase of Pierre, South Dakota, sprinted to his second stakes victory in the $16,220 North Dakota Horse Park Derby on September 4. Ridden by Jake Olesiak for trainer Victor Hanson, Dakota Lane ran 400 yards in :20.497 and defeated Heavens Snow by a head.
The second American Quarter Horse stakes winner from three crops sired by Devon Lane, a 12-year-old stallion by Storm Cat (TB), Dakota Lane is the first starter foaled by his dam, the winning Dr Kirk mare Adios Gordon. The gelding has won five of 14 races, including last year’s North Dakota Horse Park Futurity, and his bankroll totals $34,997.
Leadmetoyourladder, Perrys Splash N Dash, Fast Fontana, Lady Im Good, Never In Style, Streakin On A High, Torrid Tango and My Rebel Son completed the order of finish.
This track presented a Quarter Horse stakes doubleheader on September 5, as Major Splash Bac Jet won the meet’s richest sprint race, the $26,820 North Dakota Bred Futurity (R). Owned and trained by Melissa Peach of Belcourt, North Dakota, the gelding was ridden to his third victory in five outs by Zachary Sebreth.
Bred by Randal Schwartz of Dickinson, North Dakota, Major Splash Bac Jet covered 350 yards in :18.672. The gelding became the 29th stakes winner from seven crops sired by Splash Bac, a graded stakes winning son of champion Tolltac whose 252 starters have earned more than $3.8 million and include champion Buccaneer Beach. Major Splash Bac Jet’s dam, ND Bunny Jet, is an unraced daughter of the Rime stallion Major Rime, and he is a half brother to the stakes-placed ND American Bunny.
Shake It Off ran second, a nose behind the winner, and was followed by By Bys Heartbreaker, The Sentry, Onemorefortheroad, Mr Classic Dash, Little Free Speed and Little Cajun Injun.
Also on September 5, Flashy Beduino won the $11,900 Dan Diemert Handicap (R) for North Dakota-bred older sprinters. Ridden by Jimmy D. Brooks for trainer Jim Fleming, the 5-year-old Behold A Beduino mare covered 440 yards in :22.644 for owner Four Winds Racing Stable of Dunseith, North Dakota. Her winning margin was a widening 1 ¾ lengths over runner-up Mr Toaster. Pats Sparky, Andshees Off, Jetaway To Victory, Crazy Kass, Crescents Wave, Six Pack Gambler, Rock On Ron, and Hulas Copy completed the order of finish.
Bred by Larry Moos of Mandan, North Dakota, Flashy Beduino is one of 10 stakes winners from 15 crops sired by Behold A Beduino, a winning and stakes-placed stallion by Beduino (TB). The mare is one of five starters produced by her dam, the winning Bully Bullion mare Flashy Bully, and she is a half sister to stakes winners Helen Rocken and Rock On Ron.
Racing almost exclusively in the Dakotas, Flashy Beduino has won 10 of 25 races and has earned $30,787. Her two lifetime stakes scores include the 2003 North Dakota Bred Derby (R) at this track.
PRAIRIE MEADOWS: Pals Real Dashin Mr, a 3-year-old Dashin Chico gelding racing for Bonnie Wilson and ridden by the owner’s son, Randy Wilson, captured the 100-yard, $13,963 Gridiron Special on September 3. The gelding covered the short trip in :06.495 and earned his fifth win in 12 races.
“He’s just an awesome horse, that’s all I can say,” said trainer Don Perry. “You have to give the horse a whole lot of credit. Randy, Bonnie, and the whole Wilson family also deserve a lot of credit. He’s just a good horse.”
An Oklahoma-bred gelding, Pals Real Dashin Mr earned $8,040 to boost his bankroll to $31.666. He was just two weeks removed from a 220-yard allowance victory at this track on August 23.
“Randy rode his mother [Pals Real Cross] a long time ago,” said Bonnie Wilson. “This is the fifth horse we’ve raced out of that mare, and every one of them has been a racehorse. Randy loved the mare; he’s loved every one of them. They’re special to him and they’re special to us.”
After the end of the Prairie Meadows meet on September 24, Pals Real Dashin Mr is slated to ship to The Woodlands in Kansas City, or he might go on to Texas to compete during the Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie meet.
Dalts Liberty Calls ran second, a neck behind the winner. Yesesnosnmaybes, Judinell Jo, Love My Candy, Cartel Willie, Kool Quick Kid, Kauai Spy and JDs Pepper Twist completed the order of finish.
On September 5, None As Easy ended the three-race win streak of Bullions N Garters by defeating that rival by a nose in the $23,200 Miss Blackhawk Stakes for fillies and mares. Under Matt Casebolt, who rode the homebred 4-year-old Dashin Is Easy mare for AQHA First Vice President Walt Fletcher of Lakin, Kansas, and trainer Charley Hunt, None As Easy covered 350 yards in :17.781 en route to her sixth victory in 16 outs.
"She left way on top and held on," said Casebolt of None As Easy. "Bullions N Garters was flying, too. It was too close to tell. I thought I had it, but Roy [Brooks, the rider of Bullions N Garters] thought he did, too. She ran all out."
The $13,920 winner’s share of the purse pushed None As Easy’s earnings to $204,317. The mare’s stakes victories include the August 12 John Deere Central Distaff Challenge (G3) and the 2003 Grade 2 Valley Junction Futurity. She also was a finalist in the ’03 Texas Classic Futurity (G1) at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie.
Threadbare Gypsysoul, a 25-1 longshot, ran third and was followed by A Classic Mile, La Stat, Promise Some Magic, Kissmeifyoucatchme and Dads A Flyen.
RUIDOSO DOWNS: Dashin Kirk handled a muddy track with skill as he sprinted to a three-quarter length victory in the $25,000 All American Gold Cup (G3) on September 3. Bonifacio Perez rode Dashin Kirk for owners W.R. Robertson and Jorge Valenzuela and trainer Ramon Ronquillo.
A 4-year-old gelding by champion Dashin Is Easy, Dashin Kirk was bred in Oklahoma by Dean Spears, and his stakes wins include the 2003 American Airlines New Mexico Challenge (G2) at this track and the Grade 2 Sunland Park Fall Futurity. All told, Dashin Kirk has won seven of 19 starts and has earned $246,579.
Saraths Fast Man ran second and was followed by Moon Bars Dasher, Shineys First Place, Razzabedazz, Hez Habit Forming, Devons Signature, Runnin Roscoe, Safehaven, and Snow Big Deal.
Also on September 3, Tricky Dust led at every call en route to a two-length victory in the 1,000-yard Brigand Handicap (G3). The 5-year-old homebred Favorite Trick (TB) gelding races for Joan Dale Hubbard and is trained by Paul Jones.
Tricky Dust covered the trip on a muddy surface in :53.121 under Saul Ramirez Jr., and he posted his fifth win in 21 races. The winner’s slice of the $25,000 purse pushed Tricky Dust’s earnings to $96,312.
A stakes veteran, Tricky Dust won the 870-yard Master Salls Handicap at this track on July 4, as well as last year’s Newport Beach Handicap at that same distance at Los Alamitos.
Behold Time Rey, 6-5 favorite King Rick Rack, Sherrys Aria and Sixdances Come Easy completed the order of finish.
On the September 5 undercard, Rousing Encore came from off of the pace to win the 440-yard, $150,000 All American Juvenile Stakes (RG3). Cody Jensen, who later rode the winner of the Grade 1 All American Futurity final, piloted the homebred filly by all-time leading sire First Down Dash for owners David and Susan Mackie of Alto, New Mexico, and trainer Paul Jones.
Queen Of Torts finished second, a neck behind Rousing Encore, who covered the trip in :21.642 on a muddy track. Runaway Suspect, Boknaai, Dashin DW, Jess Because, Snowing Halos, Jesses Sixes, Miss Breann and Fifty Party Night completed the order of finish.
Rousing Encore was winning for the second time in four races, and she earned $37,500 to boost her earnings to $40,315. The filly won her All American Futurity trial on August 18 in :21.66 and posted the 20th-fastest qualifying time.
SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK: Richard Slayter’s Silent Overdrive, an ageless 7-year-old gelding by Sunny Silence, led at every call en route to a neck victory in the $59,000 Sam Houston Classic (G2) on September 2. Ridden by Alvin Brossette, Silent Overdrive covered 440 yards on a fast track in :21.647 and posted his second consecutive win in this track’s second-richest stakes for older horses.
Silent Overdrive was bred in Louisiana by Gerard Hebert. The gelding has won 17 of 38 races and has earned $541,312, and he was seven weeks removed from a start in the Louisiana Classic (RG3) at Delta Downs, when he crossed the wire second but was disqualified and placed last for drifting out.
“As a horseman, it’s always a challenge to figure out what little problem a horse might be having and get it turned around so the horse can show his full potential," said trainer Janet Van Bebber. "That’s probably the most rewarding aspect of this evening.
“It was a difficult decision about entering him in this race, as he’s a Louisiana-bred and could have been competing at Louisiana Downs for more lucrative purses,” she added. “But most important to me was to place the horse where he belonged. He’s run well here before, and the surface suits him.”
Fast Talkin Val ran second and was followed by 2-1 favorite Gray Invasion, Sixy Thru Traffic, Flying Avalanche, Gone Celebrating, Amor Lijero, One Fast Kisser, and La Torch.
On September 3, Warner Croft’s homebred My Prince Of Strides won the 870-yard, $42,500 Governor’s Cup Marathon Stakes (G3). Under Mark Page, the 5-year-old Phone Prince (TB) gelding went the trip in :45.954 and defeated runner-up Zachs Hero by a neck.
”This is one of my more pleasant moments at a racetrack,” said Croft. “I raise almost all my horses, and I had a bunch of really nice Quarter Horse mares that could only run 300 yards. I was looking for a sire with some Thoroughbred breeding and found Phone Prince. He is a son of Phone Trick, who set track records as a 2-year-old. I have no regrets, as I bred a nice distance horse.”
“This horse has had a hard time in the turn, but he’s finally getting it down,” said trainer Matt Baker. “I appreciate the patience of Warner; this is a nice horse, but it’s taken us a while to get to this point. This horse has been a big surprise.”
My Prince Of Strides was winning for the fourth time in 30 races and pushing his bankroll to $69,299. The gelding earned a 100 speed index when he won the July 9 MD Barns Texas Distance Challenge (G3) at this track at odds of 13-1.
JW Silver, champion Run And Pray, Eves Dash, Not Much Color and My Victory Cup completed the order of finish..
SUNRAY PARK: Victor Rodriguez rode Otch to a neck victory in the September 3, $59,249 Four Corners Futurity (G3). Owned and trained by Julian De Vargas, the Oklahoma-bred gelding by Make It Anywhere went 350 yards in :17.438 and posted his third win in five outs.
Bred by Harold Reavis, Otch is a foal of the Power Train mare Rebel Train. The gelding has won his last three races, and the $27,847 winner’s share of the purse pushed his earnings to $37,043.
Strinking Diamonds, the 2-1 choice, ran second, 1 ½ lengths in front of Royal Down Jolla. Hustle To The Lead, Race Leader, Styledgee, Luthers Girl, Go Dashing Colours, Likely Clinched and Sixy Straw completed the order of finish.
YAVAPAI DOWNS AT PRESCOTT VALLEY: Dealin Black Jack outran his 11-1 odds to win the Curtis/Kieckhefer Memorial Stakes on September 3. Adolfo Rodriguez rode the 5-year-old Utah-bred son of Dealin Out for owner and breeder Larry Oakeson and trainer Eddie Tellez.
Covering 440 yards in :21.432, Dealin Black Jack earned a 101 speed index and his seventh victory in 32 races. The $8,250 winner’s share of the $15,000 purse pushed his bankroll to $41,258.
No Scrubs ran second, a half of a length behind the winner, as the 2-1 choice. Jazzing Cheree, a 35-1 longshot, ran third and was followed by Jess Lookin Back, Cause I Toll You So, Big Mouth, Lost Creek Cash, Mac Ryon, Bobbys Good News and SLR Leavin Laughing.
On September 4, Miguel Hernandez rode fastest qualifier Azures Royal Te to a wire-to-wire victory in the 400-yard, $57,427 Yavapai Downs Futurity (G3). Raul Hernandez prepped the homebred Spanish Boot gelding for Diane Heath.
The 5-2 choice and racing against a head wind estimated at 9-mph, Azures Royal Te covered the distance in :19.528, earning a 98 speed index and missing by just 4/100ths of a second the 400-yard stakes record established by Rocket Effort in 2001. The gelding, a finalist in the June 26 Prescott Valley Futurity (G3), was winning for the fifth time in seven races and pushing his earnings to $37,794.
Shakem Streaker, a 23-1 longshot also trained by Hernandez, ran second and was followed by First Royal Twist, Ms Gypsy Magic, Fishing For Secrets, Rocky Juana, Spanish Booty, Looselips Sink Ships, Arnold Ess and Fly Bye Mary.