OCTOBER 26-28 

BLUE RIBBON DOWNS: Lloyd Bates’ LD American Maid earned her third stakes victory in the $22,500 OQHRA Fall Classic Stakes on October 27. Saddled by Pedro Hernandez and ridden by Larry Payne, the 4-year-old mare covered her 440-yard trip in :21.586 to post a career-best 109 speed index. The 3-2 choice, LD American Maid’s winning margin was one length from Heza Chico.

Bred by Bates, a resident of Wetumka, Oklahoma, LD American Maid is one of 37 stakes winners from five crops sired by Okey Dokey Dale, an 11-year-old stallion by First Down Dash and the sport’s champion sophomore colt in 1999. The mare is also one of two winners from as many starters foaled by her dam, the unraced Pure D Dash mare LD Foxys Lil Sister.

The $13,500 winner’s share of the OQHRA Fall Classic purse boosted LD American Maid’s earnings to $87,362. Campaigned exclusively in Oklahoma, the mare has won nine of 23 races, including this year’s Fair Meadows Maturity and Fair Meadows Belle Stakes.

Yawls Special Show ran third and was followed by Prince On Line, Heza Royal Sin, Royal Smasher, Dashin Ready, Underneath It All and Gingers Special Eyes.

Debbie Freeman rode seventh-fastest qualifier BG Billy to a nose victory in the $76,873 J’N L Breeders’ Futurity (R) on October 28. Prepped by Don Mourning for the partnership of Mourning, Herrick and Ollison, the homebred gelding by Bill Cole went 350 yards in :17.934 while posting his second win in as many outs and first stakes score.

BG Billy became the first stakes winner from seven starters sired by freshman sire Bill Cole, a winning 7-year-old stallion by all-time leading sire First Down Dash and full brother to reigning world champion Wave Carver and two-time champion Ocean Runaway. The gelding’s dam, BG Merganser, is a winning daughter of Merganser who has foaled two winners from four starters.

The winner’s share of the purse boosted BG Billy’s bankroll to $26,118. Fishin Special, SC Kiss This, fastest qualifier Second Down Blondie, When Ritas Gone, The Rare Rabbit, Lunars Jack Rabbit, Showum Some Kisses and The Real Legacy completed the order of finish. Kisses Someday was scratched.

EVANGELINE DOWNS: Miss Kips Streakin, a 3-year-old filly who races for Gerardo Medina Luna of Monterrey, Mexico, sprinted to a two-length victory in the October 27, $16,072 Yambilee Stakes. Prepped by Jose Ramos and ridden by Martin Rubalcava, the daughter of Streakin Sixes made the 440-yard trip in :21.767 en route to her fourth win in 10 races and second stakes score.

Bred by Frank Hieden of Houston, Miss Kips Streakin is one of seven stakes winners from 172 starters sired by Streakin Sixes, a winning and Grade 3-placed stallion by Streakin Six. Her dam, the winning Kiptys Charger mare Kips Appollo, has produced two winners from three starters.

Miss Kips Streakin has earned $108,425, and her stakes record includes a victory in the April 22 Manor Downs Derby (G2) in Texas. She also ran third, a head behind winner Shake Em Fever, in the July 14 John Deere Texas Distaff Challenge (G3) at Sam Houston Race Park.

Hesa Passem Magic and Austin On My Mind finished in a dead heat for second, and were followed by Gorforafortune, War Visions, Ze Tuff Contender and The Long Straw.

Making her first start in two months, Allyouneedislove sprinted to her second lifetime stakes victory in the October 28, $16,072 Opelousas Stakes for fillies and mares. Kenneth Roberts Sr. saddled and Danny Lavergne rode the homebred 4-year-old mare for owners J.E. III, Clayton and Dutch Jumonville of Ventress, Louisiana.

Allyouneedislove is one of 17 stakes winners from three crops sired by Feature Mr Jess, a Grade 1-winning son of champion Mr Jess Perry whose 217 starters have earned more than $4.4 million and include champion Jess You And I. The mare’s dam, Tie Quik, is a winning daughter of the Beduino (TB) stallion White Tie who has produced five winners from 10 starters.

Covering 400 yards in :20.199, Allyouneedislove was posting her sixth win in 16 races, and the $9,840 winner’s share of the purse boosted her bankroll to $92,896. The mare’s stakes record includes a win in last year’s $63,650 Evangeline Downs Derby.

Red Hot Lass ran second, a neck behind the winner, and was followed by GT Toastin The Witch, En Trepeins Jewel, Streakin Patch, Flirtinwiththecartel and Toast To My Mom.

HAWTHORNE RACE COURSE: LS Tin Man was a prompt 8-5 favorite in the $20,000 Illinois Fall Classic Stakes (R) for state-breds on October 28. Ridden by Tanner Riggs for owner Manny Silva of Rockton, Illinois, and trained by Gene Allen, the 3-year-old gelding by Fols Gold covered 400 yards in a hand-timed :20.940 while recording his second win in 11 races and first stakes victory.

LS Tin Man was bred by Robert Seitz of Oregon, Illinois, and he became the eighth stakes winner from 70 starters sired by Fols Gold, a 26-year-old winning stallion by Fol’s Native (TB) who ran fourth in the 1984 Rainbow Derby (G1). The gelding is also one of two winners from four starters produced by his dam, the winning Streakin Six mare Coxes Major Streak.

The $12,000 winner’s share of the purse pushed LS Tin Man’s bankroll to $27,330. The gelding broke his maiden at Prairie Meadows in August.

CR Disco ran second, one length behind LS Tin Man, and was followed by Call Last Call, Gold Dashing Affair, Aces Leaping Lela, Driftin Gypsy Girl, Aces Disco Rebel, Aces Dash N By Yawl and Missys Cashin In.

LONE STAR PARK: Breaking sharply from post 6, Ida Snow Man led at every call en route to a 1 ¼-length victory in the October 26, $20,000 Four Sixes Ranch Handicap. The gelding by the late This Snow Is Royal, who races for Desirable Properties Inc., covered 400 yards in :19.747 to earn a season-best 102 speed index and his first career stakes win. Trainer Michael Zingelmann gave a leg up to jockey Jeff Jerman.

Ida Snow Man was bred by Walter R. “Dick” Harrison, and the gelding became the 35^th stakes winner from 431 starters sired by the late This Snow Is Royal, a stallion by Chicks Beduino and American Quarter Horse racing’s champion 2-year-old colt in 1997. His dam, Precious Debutante, is a stakes-winning daughter of champion Heza Fast Man who has foaled one winner from three starters.

An earner of $124,004 from seven wins in 22 starts, Ida Snow Man ran second in last year’s Sam Houston Classic (G2) and Remington Park Derby (G2). He also was a finalist in the 2005 Dash For Cash Futurity (G1) at this track.

Cash At The Line, Jess Braggin, El Zapatista, Paint My Lane, Ronas Wind Dancer, Minnie Nail and Six Moons Streakin completed the order of finish.

Rock Solid Jess, a 17-1 longshot and the ninth-fastest qualifier, earned his first stakes victory in the October 27, $432,090 Dash For Cash Futurity (G1). Racing for Jack Manning of Odessa, Texas, the colt by champion Mr Jess Perry covered 400 yards in :19.510 under jockey James Gonzales II. The clocking earned Rock Solid Jess a career-best 108 speed index, and it broke by 3/100ths the stakes record set by Silvered Eyes in 2002.

“He loves it here,” said trainer Mike Wakefield of Rock Solid Jess. “I always thought he’d get better with the longer distances.”

Bred by Henry Brown of Mesa, Arizona, Rock Solid Jess became the 75^th stakes winner from nine crops sired by Mr Jess Perry,  a Grade 1-winning son of Streakin La Jolla whose 597 starters have earned more than $21.3 million and include two champions. The colt’s dam, Rockin The Tetons, is a winning and graded stakes placed daughter of champion Tolltac who has produced three winners from four starters, including Jess Rock On, a full brother to Rock Solid Jess who ran third in the ’03 Texas Classic Futurity (G1).

“This colt runs a lot like Jess Rock On,” said Wakefield, who added that Rock Solid Jess would be pointed to this year’s Texas Classic Futurity trials in November.

“I rode him in his trial, and he ran a big race,” said Gonzales, who is based in New Mexico. “I was just asking for a clean break tonight, and I got it. He broke sharp and ran the race I thought he would.”

The $172,839 winner’s share of the Dash For Cash purse pushed Rock Solid Jess’ bankroll to $196,607. The colt has won three of nine races, and earlier this year he ran second in the June 10, $25,000 Ruidoso Juvenile Invitational Stakes (R) at Ruidoso Downs.

Fastest qualifier and 2-1 choice Illegal Memories ran second, a half of a length behind Rock Solid Jess. Possum Fust, Adios My Amigos, Witchs Streak, Illegal Te, Coronas Fast Dash, Passion Raging On, Presidential Request and Furrtreeous completed the order of finish.

Also on October 27, eighth-fastest qualifier Jess A Lil Bit More outran her 14-1 odds to win the $214,500 Dash For Cash Derby (G1). Ridden by reigning AQHA champion jockey G.R. Carter Jr. for owner Stephen Williams of Weimer, Texas, and trainer Heath Taylor, Jess A Lil Bit More made the 440-yard trip in :21.271, which broke by 14/100ths the previous stakes record set by champion Significant Speed seven years ago. The filly’s winning margin was a half of a length from Mister WW, and she was one of two finalists saddled by Taylor, who also sent out fastest qualifier and 8-5 choice Diamond Tres Seis.

“Both horses were training super,” said Taylor. “I hated to draw the rail with Diamond Tres Seis, and he ran like he was slipping and sliding and couldn’t get a hold of the racetrack.

“But Jess A Lil Bit More ran super,” added the trainer. “She left the gate like a rocket, and she’s running with a lot of confidence right now. When they’ve got the confidence, they can be hard to catch.”

A finalist in last year’s Grade 1 Dash For Cash Futurity, Jess A Lil Bit More is one of 75 stakes winners from 597 starters sired by Mr Jess Perry, American Quarter Horse racing’s champion 2-year-old in 1994. The filly, bred by Corner K Quarter Horses at Fayetteville, Arkansas, is one of two winners from two starters foaled by her dam, the winning Takin On The Cash mare Sheza Lilbituino.

All told, Jess A Lil Bit More has won six of 12 races, and the $85,801 winner’s share of the Dash For Cash Derby purse increased her earnings to $141,306. On August 11, the filly posted her first stakes victory in the TQHA Sires’ Cup Derby (RG3) at Sam Houston Race Park.

“She felt good warming up before the race, and she was really on her toes," said Carter, who performed his trademark back flip off Jess a Lil Bit More after the race. "I was looking for her to run big. She just fired out of there and ran a strong race."

Sassys Tuffy ran third and was followed by Photo Smart, Folsfirstdown, Feature For You, Diamond Tres Seis, Hiclass La Jolla, Fishers Rocket and Aclassoffly.

THE WOODLANDS: Fastest qualifier DMNV Mountable sprinted to a neck victory in the $88,597 Kansas Jackpot Futurity (RG2), one of three Quarter Horse stakes run at this track on October 27, closing day of its fall meet. Ridden by Kenny Muntz for owners Ezra Lee and Toby Dahl and trainer Jacque Uphaus, the Panther Mountain colt went 400 yards in :19.861. The clocking was good for a career-best 106 speed index, and it broke by 7/100ths the previous stakes record held jointly by Good Day Yawl (1991) and Racy Runner (’95).

DMNV Mountable was bred by Merrill and Virginia Lee of Billings, Montana, and he became the second stakes winner from 56 starters sired by Panther Mountain, a Grade 1-winning stallion by champion Meter Me Gone. His dam, Cheyennes Bullion, is a winning and stakes-placed daughter of Bully Bullion who has produced five winners from six starters.

An earner of $41,675 from four wins in five starts, DMNV Mountable is a half brother to two stakes-placed runners, including 2003 Great Falls HRA Futurity runner-up MNV Miss Arbeka Jet.

Just Amazing Jess, Struttin High, Feintastic, LK Eyecon, Perfectest Boy, Deposit Gol, Mr Jess Velvet, Struttin Whiz and Special Strutt completed the order of finish.

Also On October 27, Muntz rode Ritzy Dash to his first stakes win in the 440-yard, $39,652 Kansas Jackpot Derby (RG3). Saddled by Charlton Hunt for owner and breeder Judy Phillips of Derby, Kansas, the gelding by Make It Anywhere made the quarter-mile trip in :21.816 to earn a lifetime-best 106 speed index.

Ritzy Dash is one of nine stakes winners from three crops sired by Make It Anywhere, a Grade 1-winning stallion by First Down Dash whose 116 starters have earned more than $1.8 million. The gelding is also one of five winners from six starters foaled by his dam, the winning Behold A Beduino mare Aint I Beholden. His half brother, the Corona Cartel colt Behold A Corona, won the April 22 Delta Dash Stakes in Louisiana and ran second in the 2004 Firecracker Futurity (G2).

All told, Ritzy Dash has won four of 10 races and has banked $34,825.

Ledum, the 4-5 choice, ran second, a neck behind Ritzy Dash, and was followed by Wicked Nicole, Hansum Ransum, Struttin Rare, Marthas Wrangler, Struttin To The Beat, Sweet Hart N Alibi, Aletas Last Gol and Shakearoyalfortune.

Breaking sharply from the rail post, Tres Cute led at every call en route to a half-length victory in the $15,000 Woodlands Championship Stakes. Under Randy Wilson, who rode the 3-year-old daughter of champion Tres Seis, Tres Cute covered 440 yards in :21.744 for a lifetime-best 107 speed index and her first stakes win. Charley Hunt saddled Tres Cute for owner Jack Bannon of Augusta, Kansas.

One of eight stakes winners from 137 starters sired by Tres Seis, Tres Cute was bred by Vinewood Farms at Visalia, California. The filly’s dam, Kiss Me Special, is a winning daughter of Strawfly Special who has foaled two winners from two starters. Tres Cute represents her first stakes winner.

Tres Cute has won five of 15 races, and the $9,000 winner’s share of the Woodlands Championship purse pushed her earnings to $59,321. Her stakes record includes a third-place finish in last year’s Iowa Double Gold Futurity (RG3) at Prairie Meadows.

Air Corona, Chick Chasin Cowboy, TRS Dashin Rona, Baby La Jolla, Primero Vaquero and Royal N Rare completed the order of finish.

WHOOP-UP DOWNS: Fastest qualifier Pow Wow Lane was a prompt 11-10 favorite in the October 27, $78,031 Alberta Bred Futurity (R). Ridden by Scott Sterr for owner and breeder Earl Brown of Fort St. John, British Columbia, and trainer Donalda Cochrane, the gelding by Invisible Injun came from slightly off the pace to defeat Corona Fame by a half of a length and record his fifth win in eight starts and second stakes victory.

Pow Wow Lane is one of 14 stakes winners from 192 starters sired by Invisible Injun, an Easily Smashed stallion who won the 1994 Texas Classic Derby (G1) at Sam Houston Race Park. The gelding is also one of two winners from three starters foaled by his dam, the winning and stakes-placed Lanes Leinster mare Cash In This Lane.

A half brother to the stakes-winning Promised Class gelding Wyatt Steel, Pow Wow Lane has earned $93,683, and his stakes resume includes a victory in the $102,519 Canada Cup Futurity (RG3) at this track on September 22.

Sepratariat ran third and was followed by Dashin Haze, Canadian Eyedol, Streaking Royal Jess, RM Mercedes and Sassy Still Classy.

On October 28, fastest qualifier and even-money choice Six Pack Of Corona won the 400-yard, $18,095 Horsemen’s Open Derby. Ridden by Scott Sterr for owners Daryll Bien and Kelly Matthews and trainer Stan Webb, the Alberta-bred Count Corona gelding defeated Eyesa Bout Covers It by two lengths en route to his seventh consecutive victory and third stakes score.

Six Pack Of Corona was bred by Beebe Quarter Horses of Babb, Montana, whose homebred stakes winners include 2002 Canada Cup Futurity (RG3) winner Dashs Rhythm. The gelding is one of 13 stakes winners from 172 starters sired by Count Corona, an 11-year-old stallion by First Down Dash and full brother to champion Corona Cash. He is also one of two winners from two starters foaled by his dam, the winning Six Fortunes mare Laceys Fortune.

An earner of $67,481 from eight wins in 15 starts, Six Pack Of Corona won the July 29 Alberta-Bred Derby (RG3) and September 22 Canada Cup Derby (RG3).

Jess Magic ran third and was followed by I Like Easy Chicks, Zillas Spin Doctor, Legendary Warrior, Hes A Standout and Eyesa Chickin It Out.

OCTOBER 20-21 

LONE STAR PARK: Jeff Jerman rode even-money favorite Bridlewood Tin Man to a neck victory in the October 20, $15,000 Grand Prairie Classic Stakes for 3-year-olds. Prepped by Jerry Jerman for the Redheaded Racing partnership of Cameron, Texas, the Bridlewood gelding made the 870-yard trip in :45.878 en route to his first stakes win.

Bridlewood Tin Man was bred by Greg A. Gross of Argyle, Texas, and he became the fourth stakes winner from 41 starters sired by Bridlewood, a 9-year-old Raise A Secret stallion who won the 2001 California Breeders’ Sophomore Stakes (RG3) at Los Alamitos and who is a full brother to Grade 1 winner Girl Secrets. The gelding is also the first starter foaled by his dam, the On A High mare Red Ruby Slippers.

All told, Bridlewood Tin Man has earned $23,765 from four wins in 12 races, and his stakes record includes a second-place finish in the September 2, 870-yard TQHA Distance Derby at Sam Houston Race Park.

Shake Rattle And Run ran second and was followed by Rocs Fortune, Kels Jeter Lane, Sha Bam and Pure D Jetta.

TURF PARADISE: Ninth-fastest qualifier and 21-1 longshot A Faster Streaker sprinted to an upset victory in the 440-yard, $77,040 Bank of America West/Southwest Challenge (G2), one of two American Quarter Horse stakes run at this track on October 21. Ridden by Eddie Garcia for J. Lloyd Yother of Cave Creek, Arizona, and trained by William Harris, the 5-year-old gelding covered the trip in :21.370 and earned a lifetime-best 106 speed index. The clocking was also the second-fastest winning time in the 15-year-history of the stakes.

A Faster Streaker was bred Yother and J. Garvan Kelly, and the gelding is one of 49 stakes winners from 10 crops sired by Heza Fast Man, the sport’s champion 3-year-old colt in 1994 whose 502 starters have earned more than $10.6 million. His dam, A Streakin Rose, is a winning daughter of Takin On The Cash who has foaled two winners from three starters.

An earner of $114,388 from 11 wins in 25 starts, A Faster Streaker has won four stakes, including the 2004 AQRA President’s Spring Futurity (G3) at Turf Paradise.

See If I Care ran second, a head behind the winner. Fastest qualifier Brindis Por Cayenne, Value The Man, Magical Thunder, Fly Corona Cat, First Royal Twist, JRM Scootermegone, Azures Royal Te and Vapors completed the order of finish.

Also, third-fastest qualifier LP Leading Effort posted his second stakes victory in the $45,450 Ford West/Southwest Juvenile Challenge. Covering 350 yards in :17.449 under Saul Ramirez Jr., the Special Leader gelding posted a 105 speed index, and his winning margin was a nose from JW A Royal Trip. Danny Montes saddled LP Leading Effort for owner Marisol Ramirez of Laredo, Texas.

LP Leading Effort was bred by Larry Peterson of Morgan, Utah, and he is one of 43 stakes winners from 13 starters sired by Special Leader, a two-time Grade 1 winner and American Quarter Horse racing’s world champion in 1991. The gelding is also one of eight winners from 10 starters produced by his dam, the winning and stakes-placed Proudest Effort mare Aeronautigals Effort.

All told, LP Leading Effort has won five of seven races, and the $22,953 winner’s share of the Ford West/Southwest Challenge purse boosted his bankroll to $42,982. His stakes resume includes a dead-heat victory in the September 19 Pomona Juvenile Championship Stakes at Fairplex Park.

Stoli Powered ran third and was followed by One Classic Feature, Ebony Eyes, fastest qualifier Reas Fast Man, Party Crashin, Poppy Hill and Social Distortion. Bonofide was scratched.

ZIA PARK: Cronus, a homebred 5-year-old Rare Form gelding racing for Lee Craig of Duncan, Oklahoma, earned his first stakes victory in the $61,390 Herman Jefferson Stakes on October 20. Saddled by David Haas and ridden by Esgar Ramirez, Cronus covered 870 yards in :46.140, and his winning margin was two lengths from Whichita and BCR Lets Get Busy, who finished in a dead heat for second.

One of 40 stakes winners from 12 crops sired by Rare Form, the sport’s champion sophomore in 1992, Cronus has won six of 28 races and has earned $218,977. The gelding’s dam, the Coup De Kas (TB) mare Miss Coal Hard Cash, has foaled three winners from five starters, including the Grade 2-placed Mr Eye Opener gelding Viton.

Cronus' stakes resume includes runner-up finishes in four stakes, including the 2005 Heritage Place Derby (G1) and ’06 Sooner State Stakes (RG1) at Remington Park.

Thats The Man, Makamaddash, Blazen Dasher and Stormy Boy Perry completed the order of finish.

OCTOBER 12-14

HOOSIER PARK: This track presented an American Quarter Horse stakes tripleheader in front of an announced on-track crowd of 1,266 on October 13. Carter Riley rode Fly The Concorde to a 1 ¼-length victory in the 400-yard, $27,500 Hoosier Park Classic Stakes, the evening’s richest sprint race. Prepped by Paul Martin for Raymond and Vickie Duke of Whiteland, Indiana, the 4-year-old Holland Ease gelding made the trip in :20.861 while posting his second lifetime stakes win.

Fly The Concorde was bred by Mari George’s Circle S Ranch at Terre Haute, Indiana, and he is one of 35 stakes winners from 512 starters sired by Holland Ease, an 18-year-old son of First Down Dash who won the Grade 1 Golden State Derby in 1992. The gelding’s dam, Miss Concorde, is a winning and graded stakes placed daughter of Super De Kas who has foaled seven winners from seven starters.

Fly The Concorde is a full brother to 2004 Valley Junction Futurity (G2) winner Flyin To Holland. All told, the gelding has won five of 18 starts, including last year’s Indiana Breed Development Stakes (R), and the $16,500 winner’s share from the Hoosier Park Classic Stakes boosted his bankroll to $67,884.

Dashing Delivery, Hooked On Laveaux, Air Dashin Annie, KC Runner and Hez Flyin With Class completed the order of finish.

Also, a sharp break from post 10 helped favorite Chics Love Stones sprint to a wire-to-wire, 1 ¾-length win in the $24,200 Governor’s Stakes for 2-year-olds. Ridden by Rodney Prescott for Jack Geer of Clare, Michigan, and trainer Ron Raper, the Oklahoma-bred filly by SC Chiseled In Stone covered 350 yards in :18.226 en route to her fifth victory in five outs.

An earner of $50,543 whose wins include the September 15 QHRA of Indiana Stallion Service Auction Futurity (RG3) at this track, Chics Love Stones is one of two stakes winners from 56 starters sired by SC Chiseled In Stone, a Corona Cartel stallion who won the 2002 Rainbow Derby (G1) at Ruidoso Downs. The filly, bred by Jovetta Meredith of Lexington, Oklahoma, is also the first registered starter foaled by her dam, the winning Chicks Beduino mare A Campus Chic.

Scraw Barie Shake ran second and was followed by Cash Gray Quota, Scarletts Stoli, The Money Is Gone, Hooked On Illusions, Special Flyin Darlin, La Ramera, Hi Class Okey and They Call Me Sammy.

Focus On Speed, a Separatist filly racing for John T.L. Jones Jr. of Lexington, Kentucky, made her first start in two months and captured the 400-yard Quarter Horse Racing Association of Indiana Derby. Saddled by Wayne Mogge and ridden by Carter Riley, Focus On Speed defeated Run In The Red by a neck while covering the trip in :20.841.

Bred by the Allred Bros. of Mesa, Arizona, Focus On Speed is one of 21 stakes winners from four crops sired by Separatist, a two-time champion and 10-year-old stallion by Chicks Beduino. The filly’s dam, One Slick Cookie, is a winning and stakes-placed daughter of world champion Dash For Cash. Now 13, the mare has foaled six winners from seven starters.

All told, Focus On Speed has won four of nine races, and the winner’s share from the $23,900 purse increased her earnings to $43,445. The filly’s stakes record includes a victory in the July 21 Enchanted Stakes during The Red Mile meet.

Hooked On Mercury, Dials Struttin, Vals Best Bet, Stone Cold Roller and Vanishing Val completed the order of finish.

LONE STAR PARK: A one-time $5,000 claimer, Sheza Black Dasher earned her first stakes victory in the $20,000 Kool Kue Baby Handicap for distaffers on October 12. Saddled by Trey Wood, 19, for the trainer’s first stakes win, the 4-year-old daughter of Some Dasher covered 350 yards in :17.862. Roy Baldillez rode Sheza Black Dasher for owner Jane Russell of Collinsville, Texas.

“She’s a good filly, and she showed a lot of heart tonight,” said Wood, the son of New Mexico-based trainer Blane Wood. “She gives you all she’s got all the time.”

Sheza Black Dasher was bred by Kyle Lazenby of Denison, Texas, and the mare became the 12^th stakes winner from 363 starters sired by Some Dasher, a Grade 1-winning son of world champion Dash For Cash. She is the first starter foaled by her dam, the winning Heza Fast Man mare Fast K Bear.

An earner of $50,465 from four wins in 12 starts, Sheza Black Dasher was making her first start since June 30, when she ran second in the 350-yard, $40,000 Higheasterjet Handicap (G3) at Ruidoso Downs.

Streakin Amber ran second and was followed by Sixarun Bug, Jess Braggin, Shesastreakinlady, The Long Straw, Sin Tacha Perry, Dashing Uno, Rare Kayoh and Shake Em Fever.

LOS ALAMITOS: Strength In Numbers, a 4-year-old Strawfly Special mare racing for Benny Rosset, earned her first graded stakes victory in the October 13, $200,000 Los Alamitos Invitational Championship (G1). Covering 440 yards from post 10 in :21.234 under Cesar DeAlba, Strength In Numbers recorded the second-fastest winning time in the 56-year history of the stakes, missing by just 5/100ths the stakes record established in 1997 by Heza Ramblin Man.

“We knew that Strength In Numbers could run at the end,” said trainer Paul Jones. “We knew coming into this race that this distance would benefit her a lot. She was coming off of a race (the Grade 1, 400-yard Mildred Vessels Memorial Handicap on September 21) in which she finished a half of a length behind Apollitical Time for second place. A few more jumps and she would have passed Apollitical Time.

“I knew she would love this distance, but what I didn’t know was whether she would be good enough to beat a field like this,” he added.

Bred by the List family’s Double Bar S Ranch at Moreno Valley, California, Strength In Numbers is one of 76 stakes winners from 14 crops sired by Strawfly Special, a stakes-winning and Grade 1-placed Special Effort stallion who died in 2004. The mare is also one of two winners from two starters foaled by her dam, the winning and Grade 2-placed Heza Fast Man mare Strength Of Heart.

Strength In Numbers’ third dam, the Mito Paint (TB) mare Dirty Diaper, produced two stakes winners in the late 1980s and early ’90s, including 1989 Los Alamitos Invitational Championship winner Passem Dirty.

“I was happy that she drew post 10 because I think the outside draw is a good spot for closers,” said Jones. “Strength In Numbers doesn’t have early speed, so if she’s between horses on the inside part, she could have been shut off of her running lane.

“With the outside post, there was little chance that she would run into that type of a problem,” added the trainer. “It seemed to me like the outside horses were getting a good hold of the track."

Strength In Numbers has won six of 21 races, including three overnight stakes at Los Alamitos, and the $100,000 winner’s share of the Los Alamitos Invitational Championship purse nearly doubled her earnings to $210,708. Also, the mare earned a berth in the December 15, $1-million Champion of Champions (G1), American Quarter Horse racing’s richest and most prestigious race for older horses.

Strength In Numbers’ victory also marked the first Los Alamitos Invitational Championship win for Rosset, who runs a company that manufactures lingerie and swimsuits for retailers such as Victoria’s Secret and The Gap. He also owns the 1,500-acre Haras Flor de Campo near Sorocaba, Brazil, a farm that has been the home to stallions Splash Bac and Dash To Chivato.

The president of the Jockey Club de Sorocaba, Rosset won the 2006 All American Futurity (G1) with No Secrets Here, a First Down Dash colt he owns in partnership with AQHA Past President Frank “Scoop” Vessels III’s Vessels Stallion Farm.

Go Love A Lark Go, a 16-1 longshot, ran second, a nose behind Strength In Numbers. Ketel Won, Apollitical Time, Strawkins, Catchmeinyourdreams, Five Bar Molly, Leading Spirit, Soul Of Silence and Startlet Hawk completed the order of finish.

THE WOODLANDS: Holland Hollywood, a 4-year-old Holland Ease stallion racing for Connie Nobles of Houston, earned his first stakes win in the $15,000 Pony Express Stakes on October 13. Prepped by Ed Hardy and ridden by Clyde Smith, Holland Hollywood made the 350-yard trip on a sloppy and sealed track in :17.989, and his winning margin was a neck from 2-1 favorite Chick Chasin Cowboy.

Holland Hollywood was bred by Michael Nobles, and the stallion became the 35^th stakes winner from 12 crops sired by Holland Ease, a Grade 1-winning son of First Down Dash whose 512 starters have banked more than $9.6 million and include 1996 co-champion 2-year-old filly Haulin Pass. An earner of $116,349 from four wins in 17 outs, Holland Hollywood is also one of nine winners from 16 starters foaled by the stakes-winning Pass ‘Em Up (TB) mare Alapass.

Holland Hollywood’s stakes record includes a second-place finish in the 2005 Firecracker Futurity (G2) at Delta Downs. Earlier this year, the stallion ran second in the Grade 3 Miss Polly Classic Stakes at the Vinton, Louisiana, track.

Baby La Jolla, TRs Dashin Rona, Luz FG, Still A Fast Man, Special Okie Eyes and Air Corona completed the order of finish.

ZIA PARK: Third-fastest qualifier The Crawfish was a prompt 8-5 favorite in the 440-yard, $135,628 Hobbs America Derby (G2) on October 14. Freddie Martinez rode the Mr Jess Perry colt for owner David Vargas of Huntington Beach, California, and trainer Paul Jones.

Covering the quarter-mile trip in :21.609, The Crawfish posted a career-best 100 speed index and his fourth win in 15 races. Bred by Jon and Donna McPherson’s L/J Farms Inc. at Alexandria, Louisiana, the colt became the 74^th stakes winner from nine crops sired by Mr Jess Perry, the sport’s champion 2-year-old in 1994 whose 593 starters include two champions. His dam, Jukebox Dash, is a winning daughter of all-time leading sire First Down Dash who has produced two winners from three starters.

The $65,102 winner’s share of the Hobbs America Derby purse pushed The Crawfish’s bankroll to $320,546. A finalist in last year’s Grade 1 Golden State Million and Los Alamitos Two-Million futurities in California, the colt ran third in the July 21 Rainbow Derby (G1) at Ruidoso Downs.

Angelina Ballerina ran second, a half of a length behind the winner, and was followed by fastest qualifier Vital Winner, Twoforthedough, Run Perry Run, Bodacious Dream, Royal Snow 468, Eddie Jym, Heza Metavante and Mr Gordon Shultz.

Also on October 14, seventh-fastest qualifier Gone To The Mountain outran his 19-1 odds and broke his maiden in the $265,459 Hobbs America Futurity (G2). Ridden by Tony Guymon for owner Clyde Woerner of Georgetown, Texas, and trainer Wes Giles, the homebred Panther Mountain colt went 400 yards in :19.622 while recording a lifetime-best 98 speed index.

"He hadn’t been breaking well, but he's really improved since the (Hobbs America) trials," said Guymon. "Wes is great at working with horses, and this colt has learned what (racing) is all about."

Gone To The Mountain became the first stakes winner sired by freshman sire Panther Mountain, a Grade 1-winning 8-year-old stallion by Meter Me Gone. His dam, Lindys Bouquet, is a winning daughter of the Streakin Six stallion Fast Lindy who has produced four winners from five starters. Gone To The Mountain represents her first stakes winner.

Gone To The Mountain’s victory was his first in six starts, and the winner’s share of the Hobbs America Futurity purse boosted his earnings to $129,921.

Noconi ran second, a neck behind Gone To The Mountain. Always Cumminatcha, fastest qualifier A Real Shaker, Saturday Night Ride, Chisled Form, White Or Wrong, Fear This Feature, Shabouh and 2-1 choice DM Shatanooga completed the order of finish.

AJAX DOWNS: Christine Tavares’ Go Smashing Baby posted her ninth career stakes victory in the 440-yard, $93,295 Alex Picov Memorial Championship on October 7. Saddled by Joe Tavares and ridden by Brian Bell, the 6-year-old daughter of Smooth First Down made the quarter-mile trip in :21.820 and earned a 103 speed index.

The lone stakes winner from eight starters sired by Smooth First Down, a winning stallion by First Down Kelly, Go Smashing Baby has earned $148,342 from 27 wins in 39 outs. The mare, bred by Jerry and Norma Donaghey of Ada, Oklahoma, is also one of five winners from seven starters foaled by her dam, the winning Easily Smashed mare My Smashing Baby.

Go Smashing Baby’s half sister, the Strawflyin Buds mare Nocoronajustbud, won the 2005 Quicksilver Stakes (R) at Remington Park and was a finalist in the Speedhorse Gold & Silver Cup Futurity (RG1) at Fair Meadows at Tulsa. Go Smashing Baby’s stakes resume includes victories in the August 5 All Canadian Classic at this track and last year’s Alex Picov Memorial Championship.

Reckless Bug ran second, a nose behind the winner, and was followed by Theygotthehotsforme, Suchafastchic, Caraways Mr Native, GH Rakin In The Cash, Milagro Seis and RD Dash.

BLUE RIBBON DOWNS: Richard Vasquez rode third-fastest qualifier Looks Royal to a neck victory in the 350-yard Ford Oklahoma Juvenile Challenge (G3), one of two American Quarter Horse stakes contested at this track on October 6. Saddled by Guillermo Valdivia for owner Raudel Mora of Owasso, Oklahoma, the This Snow Is Royal colt made the trip in :17.308, breaking by 17/100ths the stakes record established by Six Feathers in 1998.

Looks Royal was bred by Gerald W. Reed of Seminole, Oklahoma, and the colt became the 32^nd stakes winner from six crops sired by 1997 champion 2-year-old colt This Snow Is Royal, a stallion by Chicks Beduino who died in September ’06. His dam, A Sweet Look, is a stakes-winning daughter of Sixarun who has produced two winners from six starters.

In addition to earning a berth in the November 3 Ford Juvenile Challenge Championship (G1) at Los Alamitos, Looks Royal banked the winner’s share of the $49,860 Oklahoma Challenge purse to increased his earnings to $55,219. The colt has won two of eight races, and his record includes a third-place finish in the Grade 2 Blue Ribbon Futurity on March 17.

Fastest qualifier Duck Mea Running ran second and was followed by First Down Devon, Empress Okey, Corona Skies, Bloom N Dale, Runaway Jessy, Bourbon Street Dolly, MnM Man and Thee Holy Roller.

Also on October 6, sixth-fastest qualifier Dashin Rare Form led at every call en route to a three-quarter length win in the $41,580 Bayer Legend Oklahoma Derby Challenge (G3). Under G.R. Carter Jr., who rode the colt by champion Rare Form for owner Tinisha Cox of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, and trainer Pedro Hernandez, Dashin Rare Form covered 400 yards in :19.521, a clocking which bested by 12/100ths the stakes record set by Redman Running three years ago.

Bred by Robert and Cristal Sherrill of Mansfield, Texas, Dashin Rare Form became the 39^th stakes winner from 12 crops sired by Rare Form, a Grade 1-winning son of The Signature whose 667 starters have earned more than $10.9 million and include four champions. The colt is also one of two winners from as many starters foaled by his dam, the winning Dashin Chico mare PC Dashin Chic. His half sister, Zoominatchya, ran second in this year’s Grade 1 Heritage Place Futurity at Remington Park.

Campaigned exclusively in Oklahoma, Dashin Rare Form has won five of nine races and has earned $61,181. The colt ran third in last year’s Oklahoma Futurity (G2) at Remington Park.

Yawls Special Show, Check On Chico, Dazzadeck, SM Country Miss, fastest qualifier Hot Stuff Henry, RF Flyinfeathers, Global Warming and Diva In Disguise completed the order of finish.

EVANGELINE DOWNS: Snow In April outran her 28-1 odds to win the $16,434 Sunset Stakes on October 6. Saddled by Phillip Calais Jr. and ridden by Steve Fuller for Betty Jo Spence of Orange, Texas, the homebred 3-year-old filly by the late This Snow Is Royal covered 870 yards in :46.163, and her winning margin was one length from Eves Dash. Natural Task, the even-money favorite, ran third.

One of 33 stakes winners from six crops sired by This Snow Is Royal, Snow In April has earned $62,345 from three wins in 18 outs. The filly is also one of five winners from five starters foaled by her dam, the stakes-winning Jet Toro mare April Toro. Her half brother, the Royal Shake Em gelding I Make Em Shake, won the 2003 Dash For Cash Futurity (G1) at Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie.

McM Penny Game ran fourth and was followed by Cajun Patriot, Dashingly Me, Shake Rattle And Run and Best Magic Max.

LONE STAR PARK: Ronas Wind Dancer closed to win the 350-yard, $30,000 Classic Chevrolet Heartbeat of America Handicap (G3), as this track opened its American Quarter Horse meet in front of 5,569 fans on October 5. Ridden by Russel Hadley for owner Sheri Mueller Rosinski of Bellville, Texas, and trainer Jesse Yoakum, the homebred 9-year-old Ronas Ryon gelding covered the distance in :18.032, and his margin of victory was a head from Hesa Lil Bit High.

Ronas Wind Dancer is one of 50 stakes winners from 13 crops sired by Ronas Ryon, the sport’s champion 2-year-old in 1986 whose 769 starters have earned more than $8.9 million and include 1994 champion sophomore I Hear A Symphony. The gelding’s dam, Plain But Fast, is a winning daughter of Easy Dozen who has produced two winners from five starters.

Racing in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, Ronas Wind Dancer has banked $160,815 from 13 wins in 50 outs, and his resume includes a victory in the ’04 Barnmaster Sprint Stakes (RG3) at Sam Houston Race Park.

Ida Snow Man, Jodys Funny Face, First Smart Winner, Im Bionic, Sign Me Double Fast, La Jollaroid, Imazoomertoo, and Another Fast Colt completed the order of finish.

On October 6, Mr Chivato To You broke sharply from post 6 and led at every call en route to a neck victory in the $100,000 Refrigerator Handicap (G1). The homebred 5-year-old gelding, who is trained by Don Mourning for John and Sylvia Crain of Lincoln, Arkansas, covered 440 yards in :22.157. The win was his 14^th in 31 races and earned him a berth in the $1-million Champion of Champions (G1) at Los Alamitos in December.

“He left excellent and ran a big race,” said jockey Tad Leggett.

One of 13 stakes winners from 229 starters sired by Dash To Chivato, an 11-year-old Grade 1-winning son of all-time leading sire First Down Dash, Mr Chivato To You has won nine stakes, including the 2005 Retama Park Derby (G1). The $59,000 winner’s share of the Refrigerator purse boosted his earnings to $476,199.

Mr Chivato To You’s dam, Missy Mit Go, is a winning daughter of the stakes-winning Mito Wise Dancer stallion Himito Dancer. A half sister to 1994 Iowa Breeders’ Derby (R) winner Redab Kcir, the 22-year-old mare has produced six winners from eight starters.

Bullions N Garters, the 19-10 favorite, ran second, three-quarters of a length in front of WRS Special Shoe. Fast Talking Val, Sizzling, SM Country Cowboy, Ride With The King and This Candys Red Hot completed the order of finish.

Reigning champion aged stallion Country Chicks Man was expected to start in the Refrigerator, but the 6-year-old son of Chicks Beduino was scratched.

Also on October 6, Just Blink came from slightly off the pace to win the 870-yard, $17,500 Red River Handicap. Ridden by Roy Baldillez for owners Bobby Cox and John Buchanan, and trained by Buchanan, the 4-year-old Invisible Injun gelding made the distance in :46.479, and his winning margin was two lengths from Blue Ribbon Dash.

Just Blink was bred by Iris Buchanan of Peaster, Texas, and the gelding is one of 14 stakes winners from 192 starters sired by Invisible Injun, a 16-year-old son of Easily Smashed who won the 1994 Texas Classic Derby (G1) at Sam Houston Race Park. His dam, Cymbidiam, is a winning and stakes-placed daughter of Tommy De Great who has produced seven winners from as many starters.

An earner of $47,319 from five wins in 13 races, Just Blink recorded his first stakes victory in the 870-yard San Marcos Handicap at Retama Park on June 9. The gelding has won four of his five races at the 870 trip.

Toast Freedom Flyer, Part Time Tommy, odds-on favorite First To Ramble and CKH Valiant Ruler completed the order of finish.

Fast Red Leggs, Sold On Special, Diamonds Tiny Effort, Fames First Wrangler, Splash Talk, Bedazoom, Hodge Money Crunch, Weber and Wild Man Ronnie completed the order of finish.

Sixth-fastest qualifier Ancient Ruler, a homebred This Snow Is Royal gelding racing for Edward and Theresa DeNike of Kent, Washington, posted his first stakes victory in the October 6, $474,000 PCQHRA Breeders’ Futurity (G1). Saddled by Patricia Visscher and ridden by Cesar DeAlba, Ancient Ruler overcame a slow start and covered 350 yards in :17.496. The gelding’s winning margin was a neck from Tailgunner Tom.

DeAlba also qualified fourth-fastest qualifier First Down Apolo, but the jockey opted to ride Ancient Ruler in the final.

“I had been working (Ancient Ruler) in the mornings – I worked him twice, and I could see he was a nice horse,” said DeAlba. “I knew that he’d run strong at the end of races and that he could be dangerous if ever put it all together.

“I picked up the mount on First Down Apolo the morning of the draw to the Breeders trials, and the horse ran a great race in the trials,” added the rider. “But I didn't want to take off Ancient Ruler. My agent, Neil Bricks, and I have always liked Ancient Ruler. It was a tough decision.”

Ancient Ruler became the 32^nd stakes winner from six crops sired by the late This Snow Is Royal, the sport’s champion 2-year-old colt in 1997. The gelding’s dam, Streakin Millie, is a winning daughter of Streakin Six who was a finalist in the 1993 Dash For Cash (G1), Ed Burke (G1) and Miss Kindergarten (G2) futurities.

Now 16, Streakin Millie has foaled seven winners from seven starters. Ancient Ruler represents her first stakes winner.

“We don’t own Streakin Millie any more,” said Theresa DeNike. “She’d had some nice runner (before Ancient Ruler), but nothing really big. We’d love to keep every one of our horses, but the size of our ranch makes that difficult.

“We had bred her to Stoli before we sold her, and I love the family so much that I had to buy that Stoli filly (Stoli Raptor) when I saw her at the Heritage Place Sale in Oklahoma,” she added. “I paid $16,000 for her.”

Ancient Ruler’s victory was his second in four starts, and the winner’s share of the stakes-record PCQHRA Breeders’ Futurity purse boosted his earnings to $205,405.

Bikers Bono ran third and was followed by Velvetins, Fishers Destiny, First Down Apolo, Royal Mystic Miracle, Daddy Dasher and Fast Movin Girl. Fastest qualifier Carters Cartel was scratched and is expected to make his next start in the Golden State Million Futurity (G1) trials on October 19.

Texas Trio was a prompt 2-1 favorite in the 350-yard, $18,000 Whosleavingwho Handicap on October 6. Ridden by Cody Jensen for owner Imperial Crown of Cypress, California, and trainer Jaime Gomez, the Chicks Beduino gelding recorded his ninth win in 17 starts and third stakes victory.

Texas Trio is one of 137 stakes winners from 17 crops sired by Chicks Beduino, a Grade 1-winning son of Beduino (TB) who died in 2003. Bred by Evans and Evans of Celina, Texas, the gelding is also one of six winners from eight starters produced by his dam, the First Down Dash mare Almost Illegal Two. Texas Trio’s full brother, Senor El Nino, won the Grade 3 American Airlines California Juvenile Challenge at this track in 1999.

Texas Trio covered the distance in :17.518, and the $9,900 winner’s share of the Whosleavingwho purse increased his earnings to $106,841. He Storms ran second, three parts of a length behind the winner, and was followed by Modem, Runnin Ramped, El Corona Ariero, Cut The Snow, Aladim Bryan SA and Furyofthewind.

On October 7, reigning distance champion Snowbound Superstar ran his win streak to nine with a wire-to-wire, 5 ½-length victory in the $19,030 Red Cell California Distance Challenge. Ridden by Cody Jensen for owners Tom and Brenda Brinkley of Hollister, California, and trainer Paul Jones, the 4-year-old Snowbound (TB) gelding covered 870 yards in :44.488 and posted a 101 speed index.

Snowbound Superstar was bred by Robert Pulse of Yakima, Washington, and he is one of four stakes winners from 47 American Quarter Horse starters sired by Snowbound, a 2-year-old stallion by Meadowlake (TB). His dam, Shania Cash, is a winning daughter of the Dash For Cash stallion Oh My Gee Whiz who has produced four winners from four starters.

An earner of $117,567 from nine wins in 12 races, Snowbound Superstar is a perfect nine-for-nine in races at the 870-yard distance. He’s won six stakes, including last year’s Grade 1 Marathon National Handicap at this track.

Bad Act, Oogah Chucka, A Dasha Red and Count The Blingbling completed the order of finish.

Also on October 7, Keep The Sign won the 350-yard, $18,000 Tres Seis Handicap for 3-year-olds. Ridden by Ramon Sanchez, the Vital Sign gelding covered the distance in :17.364, and his winning margin was two lengths from Go And Hide. Jesus Nunez saddled Keep The Sign of Oliverio Parra of Whittier, California, who claimed the gelding for $16,000 on May 24.

Keep The Sign was bred by Mountain States Equine at Hobbs, New Mexico, and he became the 18^th stakes winner from 243 starters sired by Vital Sign, a 19-year-old son of The Signature who won the 1990 Heritage Place Futurity (RG1) at Remington Park. He is also one of three winners from four starters foaled by his dam, the winning and stakes-placed Proudest Effort mare Four O Wee Steffi. His half brother, Mitch Dot Com, ran third in the ’02 Beehive Futurity (R) in Utah.

Making all but one of his starts in California, Keep The Sign has earned $38,700 from four wins in 15 races. The gelding ran fourth, a half of a length behind winner Go And Hide, in the September 8 Sgt Pepper Feature Handicap (G3) at this track.

Fat Royality ran third and was followed by Snowy Alibi, Don Juan Bryan SA, Flysix and Fishers Chenille.

THE WOODLANDS: Reigning AQHA champion jockey G.R. Carter Jr. rode and Charley Hunt prepped the winners of both stakes run at this track on October 6. Jessthelouisianagirl, the 5-2 second choice in the wagering, won the 350-yard, $92,536 Kansas Futurity (G2). Racing for Nancy S. McCoy of Wichita, Kansas, the Louisiana-bred daughter of champion Mr Jess Perry covered the distance in :17.913 en route to her third win in five starts and first stakes victory.

Jessthelouisianagirl was bred by J.E. III, Dutch and Clayton Jumonville of Ventress, Louisiana, and the filly became the 73^rd stakes winner from nine crops sired by Mr Jess Perry, a 15-year-old stallion by Streakin La Jolla whose 593 starters have earned more than $20.9 million. Her dam, The Louisiana Girl, is a winning daughter of Louisiana Slew (TB) who ran third in the 1991 Miss Princess Handicap (G2) at Los Alamitos. The 19-year-old mare has produced eight winners from nine starters, including ’02 champion aged stallion Jess Louisiana Blue.

A finalist in the June 3 Heritage Place Futurity (G1) at Remington Park, Jessthelouisianagirl has banked $75,260.

First Down Lewie ran second, a half of a side behind the winner, and was followed by Classy Dashin, Watch Me If You Can, Im Gone For A Corona, Perfectest Boy, Reds Gift, Shazooms Doll, Gawonii and Deposit Gol.

Odds-on favorite A Silver Goblin led at every call on his way to a neck victory in the $39,608 Kansas Derby (G3). Making the 400-yard trip in :20.267 for the Augusta, Kansas-based Silver Partnership, the Royal Quick Dash gelding was posting his eighth win in 16 outs and second stakes score.

A Silver Goblin was bred by Evans and Evans of Celina, Texas, and the gelding is one of 71 stakes winners from 12 crops sired by Royal Quick Dash, a Grade 1-winning son of First Down Dash and the sport’s champion freshman colt in 1991. He is also one of six winners from eight starters foaled by his dam, the winning and Grade 1-placed Special Effort mare Heavenly Note.

A Silver Goblin’s half brother, the Stoli colt Upcomin Star, won the 2005 Rainbow Juvenile Invitational Stakes (RG3) at Ruidoso Downs. The $11,882 winner’s share of the Kansas Derby purse boosted the gelding’s bankroll to $138,900, and his stakes resume includes a victory in last season’s Grade 2 Valley Junction Futurity at Prairie Meadows.

Shaky Girl, Tres Cute, Okie Dokey Annie, Mekita, Primero Vaquero, Strategery, Im Valued Too, Pretty Girl Kate and Sheza Fast Darlin completed the order of finish.

ZIA PARK: Dash Ta Moon, a homebred Dash Ta Fame mare racing for Dosi and Norma Alvarez of La Union, New Mexico, earned her fourth stakes victory in the 400-yard, $63,770 Lubbock Stakes (G2) for distaffers on October 6. Prepped by Joel Marr and ridden by Carlos Madeira, the 4-year-old covered the distance in :19.498 while making her first start since December 2.

Dash Ta Moon is one of 72 stakes winners from 13 crops sired by Dash Ta Fame, a Grade 1-winning stallion by world champion First Down Dash whose 935 starters have banked more than $13.2 million. The mare’s dam, Nagano Moon, is a stakes-placed daughter of Major Rime who has produced three winners from four starters, including the First To Flash colt First Moonflash, who won the September 22 New Mexico State Fair Senor Futurity (RG3).

All told, Dash Ta Moon has won six of 15 races, and the $38,100 winner’s share of the Lubbock Stakes’ purse pushed his earnings to $297,650. The mare’s stakes scores include the 2005 Ruidoso Horse Sale Futurity (R) at Ruidoso Downs.

Grade 2 winner Ms Klee ran second, a neck behind Dash Ta Moon. Okey Dokey Pie, Buckshot Delight, Fitness Lady, First Wicked Lady, Ms Misty Brown, Grants Gold Strike and Big Red Miracle completed the order of finish.