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CONTENTS J U LY 2 0 1 3 • V o l . 7 N o . 7 Cover photo courtesy of Roberta Harris, Ruidoso Downs Racetrack Cover Story: Wicked Courage holds on to win record Ruidoso Derby . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Top Racing Stories: Five Bar Cartel edges Unchangeable in Ed Burke Futurity . . . . . . . . . . 5 Cartel Quick gets close win in record Ruidoso Futurity. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Big Biz Perry big upset winner of Heritage Place Futurity; Brace For Bernal romps in Heritage Place Derby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Feature Stories: Ruidoso Futurity winner Cartel Quick put down; Racing Commission investigates cause by Pete Herrera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Trainer Paul Jones gets 60-day suspension by Pete Herrera . . . . . . . . . 14 Isaias gets his mojo back by Robert Geller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Future stars of Quarter Horse racing headed to the TQHA Yearling Sale by Martha Claussen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Funds needed to help horse owners when disaster strikes; Racing Free team poses industry challenge; Ekins saddles 1,000th QH winner; Purses up for trials at Ruidoso Downs; 2013 class inducted into Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame; Sanguinetti makes big impression at Emerald Downs; SureBet staff honored; Frazier wins 2,000th career TB race; Noosa Beach, Ricky Frazier to retire in joint ceremony; G3 Oklahoma Derby tops Remington Park season; Portland Meadows announces 2013/14 racing schedule; Chenery Tweedy makes surprise visit at Arapahoe Park; Star Guitar named LA Horse of the Year; Carter and Willis add to mounting title totals, Helton scores first Remington Park Season award; Cooper joins the 1,300th win club at Los Alamitos; Jockey Raul Valenzuela wins first race at Los Al, plus two more; The sun is shining on Texas horseman Jose S. Espinosa ; Flashy Delight gives Espinoza 3,000th victory Race Recaps: Quarter Horse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Results from Ruidoso Downs, Delta Downs, Retama Park, SunRay Park, Los Alamitos Race Course, Arapahoe Park, Remington Park Thoroughbred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Results from Arapahoe Park, Betfair Hollywood Park, Prairie Meadows, SunRay Park, Emerald Downs, Ruidoso Downs, Golden Gate Fields, RCI Rulings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stakes Results: Quarter Horse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thoroughbred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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COVER STORY

Wicked Courage

holds on to win record Ruidoso Derby June 8, 2013 • Ruidoso Downs Racetrack, NM

ndrew Smith’s Wicked Courage raced erratically but was controlled by jockey Cody Jensen, who had 10 screws and a plate surgically placed in his left collarbone less than three weeks earlier,, to hold on and win a tight Grade 1, $822,603 Ruidoso Derby. It was the seventh-straight win for Wicked Courage. The Ruidoso Derby purse set an alltime record, surpassing the $702,896 purse in the 2011 running. Wicked Courage now has the opportunity to take the two upcoming Grade 1 derbies at Ruidoso Downs: the $1 million (est.) Rainbow Derby and the $2.8 million (est.) All American Derby. The 440-yard Rainbow Derby and the 440-yard All American Derby will each have record purses with the All American Derby having the all-time largest purse in quarter horse racing history. A sweep of the three Grade 1 derbies would pay approximately $2 million to the winner. “My dream is to win all three (derbies),” said Smith. “But, it’s really not about the money. It’s about the glory of winning these races.” Wicked Courage and Jensen were all out to win the Ruidoso Derby. Ill Stop The World was a neck back in second and it was another head back to third-place finisher Sugardaddy B. The top-six finishers were separated by two necks, two heads and a nose in a prototypical “cavalry charge” Quarter Horse finish.

“He was jumping tracks and shadows,” said Jensen. “I was on the lead just trying to hold him together.” Less than three weeks before the Ruidoso Derby, Jensen was in a riding accident at Remington Park and two days later Dr. Brian Levings performed surgery on Jensen’s clavicle that was shattered into five pieces. “I had a lot of hope that I would get back this quick. I have to give a lot of thanks to Dr. Levings. All I had was hope and a good doctor,” Jensen said. Jensen was also aboard a good horse, who had proven himself with six straight wins against lesser company. Five of those wins came with Jensen aboard. “I knew he would fit here,” said Jensen. The winning streak includes wins last year in the Black Gold 350 Futurity and the Black Gold Championship last fall at Will Rogers Down and then the Bob Moore Stakes in April at Remington Park for trainer Luis Villafranco. Wicked Courage won the first of eight Ruidoso Derby trials while knifing through a 25-mile-an-hour headwind. Then between the fifth and sixth trials the wind shifted to a 15 miles per hour tail wind. The result was the top-nine qualifiers came out of the last three trials and Wicked Courage was the 10th and final qualifier with his :19.553 time. Smith had been unsuccessfully trying to qualify one of his horses for a Grade 1 race at Ruidoso Downs since 1985. He had raced countless horses in the trials and

never made the finals. “I just didn’t have good enough horses. When the wind changed I thought ‘Here we go again.’ I was thinking it would be just like last year when we had the 12th-fastest time to the Ruidoso Futurity with this horse,” Smith said. The wagering fans knew what Wicked Courage had done. He was bet down to 17-10 favoritism on the strength of his winning streak and qualifying for the finals while overcoming a 40 miles per hour wind differential during the trials. A gelded son of Captain Courage and the Dash For Cash daughter Wicked Pamela, Wicked Courage was a $4,000 bargain as a yearling at the Heritage Place Sale. “I really liked that his second dam is Viking Anne and he didn’t bring that much money because he was by a young stallion.” Viking Anne was a legend at Los Alamitos in Southern California as one of the greatest 870-yard runners of all-time. “There are no leaks in his pedigree,” Smith said. Ron and Kati Hanna’s runner-up Ill Stop The World was in the fight to the wire. The Fdd Dynasty gelding won his trial by oneand-one-half lengths after taking a SunRay Park allowance race in April for trainer Chris Zamora. Ill Stop The World has three wins, a second and a third from eight starts. Sugardaddy B, owned by Jakita Investments LLC, was fourth in his windaided Ruidoso Derby trial and the Bigtime Favorite gelding stepped forward with his third-place finish in the Ruidoso Derby for trainer Blane Wood. Following the top-three horses under the wire were Tayte Me Down, Charvet, Pyro, Kat Quick, A Dream To Remember, First Alibi Snow and Mr Perry Cartel. Above, Wicked Courage, Cody Jensen up; at left, winning connections Photos by Roberta Harris, Ruidoso Downs Racetrack

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TOP RACING STORIES

Big Biz Perry big upset winner of Heritage Place Futurity; Brace For Bernal romps in Heritage Place Derby June 1, 2013 • Remington Park, Oklahoma City, OK

emington Park’s “Mega-Card” of racing Saturday night, the richest overall program ever presented in track history, featured a big-money upset in the richest race of the season. Big Biz Perry broke well from post position No. 1, and then battled to hold off the even-money wagering favorite Hes Relentless to win the Grade 1, $1,075,260 Heritage Place Futurity. Owned by Jose Espinosa of Edinburg, Texas, Big Biz Perry is trained by Trey Wood who saddled the winner of the biggest Remington Park race for the second consecutive year. In 2012, he sent BP Cartels Alibi to victory. The repeat win in the big race came along on short notice as he just took over the conditioning of the 2-year-old filly recently. “We really didn’t know her until she got here,” Wood noted. “Jose sent her to us from Sam Houston and we didn’t have her in Houston. She looked good but didn’t get away in the consolation there (in April). She got away good in the trials here and she got away super-good tonight and that’s what won the race for her.” Ridden by Cipriano Vidana, Big Biz Perry was away at 29-1 odds and paid $60.80 for the win, $14.80 to place and $7.60 to show. Even-money favorite Hes Relentless was coming on strongly but could not reach the winner, settling for second a head behind the victor, paying $4.20 to win and $3.20. Wagon Tales was along for third and paid $3.80 to show. Big Biz Perry set a new stakes record in the Heritage Place Futurity by covering the 350 yards in :17.31 seconds over a fast track. A Texas-bred by Burnett Ranches, Big Biz Perry is by Mr Jess Perry from the Shazoom mare Big Bizooms. The winner’s share of $383,309 ups the career earnings for Big Biz Perry to $393,947. She has now won three races from four starts and is a perfect two-for-two after winning her trial and the Heritage Place Futurity at Remington Park. Aside from Wood, the Heritage Place win is the first for both Espinosa and Vidana.

Remington Park Championship

Priceless Feature continues to love Remington Park as he posted his second straight stakes win of the season and the biggest win of his career in the Grade 1, $250,000 Remington Park Championship. Owned by Ed Melzer of Edmond, Okla. and trained by Eddie Willis, Priceless Feature was ridden by Jimmy Brooks who was impressed with the gelding’s run. “He really left there and I knew after about the third jump they were going to have to come and get him. I think he’s getting a lot better, he’s been leaving well and finishing.”

Big Biz Perry, Cipriano Vidana up Photo courtesy of Dustin Orona Photography

The 4-year-old took over with about 150 yards remaining in the classic 440-yard race. Ochoa, American Quarter Horse racing’s all-time leading money earner, was also coming on with a rally but could not match the winner’s effort as he settled for second, a half-length behind. The Long

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Knife, who shared the early lead along with A Toss Up, relinquished the advantage but held for the show. Priceless Feature was at his best as he rolled over the 440 yards in :20.981 seconds, setting a new track record at the measure. The mark bettered the standard set in 2011 by Streakin Down who held a time of :21.005 for over two years. At 5-1 in the wagering, Priceless Feature paid $13.40 to win, $4.60 to place and $4 to show. Ochoa, the 7-5 betting favorite, paid $4 to place and $3.20 to show. The Long Knife paid $5.40 to show. Bred in Oklahoma by Sam Green, Priceless Feature is by Feature Mr Jess from the Corona Cartel mare Southern Price. He won his eighth Remington Park race in his career and his At top, Priceless Feature, Jimmy Brooks up; above, Brade For Bernal, 10th overall from 20 lifetime Paul Nieto up starts. Photos courtesy of Dustin Orona Photography Priceless Feature provided the first Remington Park Championship win to all of his connections. The gelding earns a berth in the prestigious $750,000 Champion of Champions race at Los Alamitos in southern California by taking the Remington Park Championship.

Heritage Place Derby

In his fifth consecutive win in as many Remington Park starts this season; Brace For Bernal frolicked with a romp in the Grade 2, $285,780 Heritage Place Derby. Winning jockey Paul Nieto simply sat still and let his mount do all the work. “The horse is breaking more sharply than he used to, and that’s good for him because he’s a closer. He’s got a big heart” Winning trainer, Luis Villafranco continues to add to his Remington Park record for most wins in the Quarter Horse season as Brace For Bernal gave him a remarkable ninth stakes triumph in 2013. Owned by Noel Prieto, Brace For Bernal is a 3-year-old colt by Fu10 SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7

ryofthewind from the Shazoom mare Zoom Bracer. Brace For Bernal was a convincing favorite, winning by 1-½ lengths, covering the 400 yards in :19.275. He paid $3.60 to win, $3.40 to place and $2.60 to show. Entering the race, Dashin Brown Streak had a perfect 4 for 4 lifetime record at Remington Park, but he settled for second and paid $5.00 to place and $3.40 to show. Big Boi, the Oklahoma Derby winner in March, ran third and paid $2.80 to show. Brace For Bernal has now won six consecutive races dating to November 2012. He now has eight wins from 14 career starts and earned another $48,583 for the Heritage Place Derby to run his overall mark to $247,277. Bred in Oklahoma by Joaquin Lopez, Brace For Bernal gave his connections their first Heritage Place Derby triumph with the exception of Villafranco who has now won the race twice.

Speedhorse/Graham Farms Paint & Appaloosa Futurity

The world’s richest Paint and Appaloosa Futurity was won by the lone Appaloosa in the Grade 1, $249,175 Speedhorse/Graham Farms Paint & Appaloosa Futurity. Major Tom had been a winning favorite in his two previous wins this season, but he was an upset winner at 6-1 when he broke well and ran straight to win the final by 1-3/4 lengths. The race favorite, Imflashinthechicks, had an awkward start and was never a threat. Major Tom, a 2-year-old gelded son of Red Storm Cat from the Mr Eye Opener (qh) mare Eyesa Knockout (qh) was bred in Oklahoma by Gary Vaughn. Trained by Eddie Willis and ridden by Jimmy Brooks, the precocious sprinter earned $94,690 and gave owner Mary Hainline back-to-back wins in the rich futurity. In 2012, the soft-spoken owner won the same stakes race with the Paint horse Ubuyillfly.

TOP RACING STORIES Luz Chavira, Black Rosalita won her second stakes race of the season. She added the Junos Request to her win in the Decketta Stakes in March. Under jockey Ivan Carnero, Black Rosalita handled 400 yards in :19.543 seconds and paid $6 to win, $4 to place and $2.80 to show as the 2-1 wagering favorite. Corona Mit Go held second after dueling with the winner to pay $16.60 to place and $6 to show. Cruzin The Wagon was third and paid $4.20 to show. A 4-year-old mare by Sweet First Down from the Tolltac mare Junos Request Stakes Poneta, Black Rosalita has now The “Mega-Card” nightwon nine races from 26 career cap was the Grade 2, $50,000 starts and three races at RemJunos Request Stakes for older ington Park. She gave all of her fillies and mares. Black Rosalita connections their first win in needed every bit of her talent the Junos Request Stakes. The to outkick her rivals to win by a race is named after the multiple head in the 400-yard race. AQHA Champion mare from Owned and bred in the early 1990s who counted a Maryland by the Dr. Francis L. Remington Park Championship Glowacki 97 Trust and trained by win among her stakes resume. Major Tom covered the 350 yards in :17.403 and paid $14.40 to win, $5.60 to place and $3.80 to show. Situation raced gamely to finish second and pay $5.40 to place and $4.20 to show. Call Him Awesome was along for third and paid $6.40 to show. Major Tom has now made $109,649 in his four-race career in which he has won three races and was third in the other. The Appaloosa gave Willis his third win in the Speedhorse/Graham Futurity while Brooks rode his second consecutive winner.

At top, Major Tom, Jimmy Brooks up; above, Black Rosalita, Ivan Camero up Photos courtesy of Dustin Orona Photography

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Ruidoso Futurity winner Cartel Quick put down

Racing Commission investigates cause of horse’s breakdown By Pete Herrera

Racing Commission banned its use in New on funds to test horses because the fiscal Mexico last year. year will end this month. On July 1, the start LBUQUERQUE, NM – Another Ruidoso No disciplinary action had been taken of the new fiscal year, the Racing CommisFuturity, another problem. A year after against Orozco in connection with the sion will get an infusion of additional funda drugging scandal followed the trials alleged Clenbuterol violation because he ing that was approved by the Legislature. for the 2012 Ruidoso Futurity and led to the went to the courts and obtained a restrainMares said because of the lack of fundlong-term suspension of several trainers, ing order against the Racing Commission. ing, only the winner from each of the 25 this year’s $750,000 race is now marred in That restraining order allowed him to trials for the Ruidoso Futurity was tested. He tragedy and controversy. continue to race horses while his case is said “some preliminary positives” for ClenAn official of the state Racing Commispending. buterol were found, but those findings have sion confirmed to SureBet that the winning Mares said the blood and urine samples to be confirmed through further testing. horse in this year’s Ruidoso Futurity – Cartel taken from Cartel Quick were sent for test“We are scrapping the bottom of the Quick – had to be put down after the race. ing to the laboratory at the University of barrel in terms of money for testing until the “The horse never recovered after the California-Irvine. He expects to receive the new fiscal year starts, ” Mares said. race and was in distress,” Racing Commission results of those tests within days. Director Vince Mares told SureBet. Cartel Quick, owned by Sergio Enriquez, Pete Herrera is a forCartel Quick won the 350-yard race by a mer AP sportswriter had to be taken off the track in a van after nose over runner-up You N How Many More and now freelance the race. to earn the first-place share of $315,000. journalist who “We are going to talk to the trainer,” The Ruidoso Futurity is the first of the big covered sports and three races for 2-year-olds every summer at Mares said. “There are going to be a lot of news for 39 years. His dynamics involved.” Ruidoso Downs, culminating with the $2 credits include four Mares said the California lab first will Summer Olympics million-plus All American Futurity on Labor test the horse’s blood and urine to deterand coverage of 40 All American FuturiDay. mine whether any drugs were present. If ties from 1968 to 2008. Mares said the purse money from the drugs are detected, Ruidoso Futurity will not be released until then the lab would investigators for the Racing Commission do a second set of complete their work. RUIDOSO tests to confirm its Last year, nines horses that ran in the RIVER CABIN initial findings. trials for the futurity tested positive for This home is the “If it’s positive, dermorphin, a painkiller described as much flavor of old time then we contact the more powerful than morphine. The three Ruidoso. With 100’ trainer,” Mares said. trainers of those nine horses, Jeffrey Reed, of river frontage this Mares said all of 2 bedroom, 1 bath Carlos Sedillo and John Bassett, ultimately the 10 horses that “old timey summer cabin” has received severe fines and were suspended the charm that is hard to find. In qualified for the by the New Mexico Racing Commission for the same family since the 1920’s. futurity finals were terms ranging from 10 years to 21 years. Knotty pine interior, lovely stone tested. A horse breaking down after a race is fireplace. Across the river is apx. Mares said while not uncommon, especially for the fragile 40 acre Ruidoso Cabin Owners there is no conclusive 2-year-old Quarter Horses. And though property with only three homes. evidence that Cartel what happened to Cartel Quick has not yet So you get to see lots of wild life been determined, Mares said a necropsy (an Quick was adminand a beautiful forest. Asking price is $179,500. autopsy for horses) has been performed and istered any illegal drugs, the latest inblood and urine samples were taken from the horse before and after he was put down. cident deals another blow to horseracing “We had an investigator there to make in New Mexico. sure we retained custody of the horse,” “It is so frustratMares said. He said the horse’s remains were ing and disheartentaken to Albuquerque. ing because of all the Cartel Quick was trained by Alonso effort the commisOrozco, who has a pending case before the sion is making,” Racing Commission. Mares said. “It is a That case involved another of Orozco’s HARVEY FOSTER Associate Broker constant battle.” horses, which tested positive last summer Mares said the 1.800.658.2773 • 1.575.937.0073 Cell for the drug Clenbuterol, which helps a harvey@Move2Ruidoso.com Racing Commission horse to breath easier, but can also act as a 727 Mechem Drive • Ruidoso, NM • 575.257.9057 is running very low steroid to build muscle in racehorses. The

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Trainer Paul Jones gets 60-day suspension By Pete Herrera

twice over the past two years, and Jones now has the option to appeal the decision LBUQUERQUE, NM – Paul Jones, the most successful Quarter Horse trainer by the state Racing Commission to a state district court. in the country in terms of how much Three other prominent New Mexicomoney his horses have earned, is facing based trainers, Fred Danley, Chris Hartman a 60-day suspension in New Mexico for a and Alonso Orozco, also received suspendrug-related violation. sions and fines from the Racing Commission. The New Mexico Racing Commission In all three cases, horses trained by Danley, handed down the suspension and imposed Hartman and Orozco tested positive for a $1,500 fine on Jones, who recently became excessive amounts of the drug Clenbuterol. the first Quarter Horse trainer to surpass the Danley, who trains both Thoroughbreds $70 million mark in earnings. and Quarter Horses, was suspended for six A fixture at Ruidoso Downs and Los months, fined $1,500 and lost the purse Alamitos racetracks, Jones is one of the most money earned when his Quarter Horse, recognizable faces of Quarter Horse racing. Pakea Bay, won a race at Ruidoso Downs last He has twice won the All American Futurity at summer. Ruidoso Downs and has won the Champion Investigators for the Racing Commisof Champions race at Los Alamitos six times. sion reported that blood and urine samples The All American Futurity is considtaken from Pakea Bay showed an excessive ered the Kentucky Derby of Quarter Horse amount of Clenbuterol. racing and The Champion of Champions is The New Mexico Racing Commission the most prestigious race in the country for has banned the use of Clenbuterol within 30 older Quarter Horses. days of a horse competing in a race. ClenThe suspension and fine resulted from a buterol is a theraputic drug that can help case that dates back to July 8, 2011. On that a horse to breathe easier by relaxing the day, the Jones-trained horse Jess Hi Mainmuscles that line the airways. But it’s also tenance won a futurity trial race at Ruidoso considered a type of steroid. Downs. Post-race testing revealed a small Hartman, one of the top Thoroughbred amount of the drug Zilpatero in the horse’s trainers in New Mexico, received a 90-day system. suspension and was fined $1,000. He also Zilpatero is a prohibited substance in lost the money earned when his horse, horseracing that is commonly used as a Snow Ridge Bliss, finished second in a race supplement in cattle feed. It’s intended to at Sunland Park on March 2, 2012. promote size in cattle. A key and unresolved In March 2012, the Racing Commission element in the case was how Zilpatero may had not yet adopted the tougher restrichave ended up in a special mix of grain and tions on the use of Clenbuterol. But urine molasses that Jones feeds his horses. and blood samples taken from Snow Ridge Jess Hi Maintenance was co-owned by Bliss showed the horse had more of the drug R.D. Hubbard, the owner of Ruidoso Downs, in his system than was allowed under the and Johnny Cope, whose wife, Marty, at Racing Commission rules that were in place the time was the chairwoman of the New at the time. Mexico Racing Commission. Orozco received a 60-day suspension Jones’ attorney, Billy Blackburn, empha- and fined $500. The penalty also carried sized in his arguments before the Racing a loss-of-purse provision. The penalties Commission that Hubbard and Marty Cope resulted from a positive test for Clenbuterol had long been involved in efforts to rid New in samples taken from Runaway Oak after Mexico’s horseracing industry of trainers and the horse won a race at Ruidoso Downs on horsemen who use performance-enhancing July 7, 2012. drugs on their animals. Orozco is a central figure in a current, Jones’ defense also noted that he has ongoing investigation by the State Racing been a trainer for 23 years and had more Commission that focuses on the running last than 18,000 horses start in races without a month of the $750,000 Ruidoso Futurity. single positive test for a banned substance. Orozco was the trainer of the winning It also noted that six other horses trained by horse, Cartel Quick,who was in distress Jones won trial races on the same day that after the race and had to be euthanized the Jess Hi Maintenance ran and none of those following day. Racing Commission Director tested positive for banned drugs. Vince Mares told SureBet the agency is still The case had been postponed at least awaiting the results of various tests conduct-

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ed on the horse’s remains.Those tests, said Mares, may ultimately reveal what caused the horse’s problems that led to the decision to put him down. In other action by the Racing Commission at its June meeting, race dates for 2014 were approved for all five racinos. Track management and the New Mexico Horsemen’s Association had reached agreement on the race dates for four of the five tracks, but the Racing Commission had to determine the race dates for SunRay Park in Farmington after officials of that track and the horsemen could not reach agreement. The Racing Commission voted to have SunRay run 39 live race days in 2014, the same number of days as the past two years. SunRay officials wanted to reduce the number of days to 32, and the New Mexico Horsemen’s Association had proposed a 47day meet. SunRay officials say the track’s revenues from its casino have been dramatically reduced by competition from a Navajo tribal casino that opened last year on the western edge of Farmington. Greg Hamilton, one of the 18 managing partners at SunRay, told the commission the track lost a quarter of a million dollars in April and between $100,000 and $150,000 last month. “This month is looking much worse,” Hamilton said. “This is the result of the Navajos taking 45 percent of our (casino) business.” “We (managing partners) cannot feed this company,” Hamilton said. “It’s not possible. We will save our nest egg if we have to. If you want us in good shape, we need your help. I’m here to save the future of horseracing in northwest New Mexico.” Joe Dee Brooks, a horse owner, said horseracing has become of secondary importance to the casinos at the tracks, and management continues to try to reduce the number of race days they run. “Now they’re coming to us and telling us, your horseracing is really messing up our gaming. All we’re hearing is … how much it costs to have horseracing and how horse racing is interfering with the casinos.” The 2014 race days for Sunland Park will remain at 76 days, the same as in recent years. Zia Park will remain at 56 days; Ruidoso will again run 60 days in 2014 and The Downs At Albuquerque will run a 37day meet, three fewer days than this year. The Downs also will run the traditional Continued on page 21

Isaias T

By Robert Geller

hey say a change is as good as a holiday and that is certainly the case for jockey Isaias Enriquez. After a frustrating run last winter at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino in New Mexico where he was under-utilized, his resurgence at Emerald Downs in Washington reflects the feast-orfamine nature of the racing industry. Once well respected jockey agent, Vito Lucarelli came on board to take his book, it was all systems go, with Isaias trekking the arduous 2,000 miles from the Southwest to the northwest with his young wife of three years, Nereida (“Neri”) and their 18-monthold baby boy, Ismael, for a fresh start. However, Isaias would not be the lone new face to the Emerald Downs jockey colony. Several other riders had the same idea, the summer track drawing David Lopez from northern California, Ronald Richard from Louisiana and Anne Sanguinetti from Arizona to set up tack along with returnees, Cassie Papineau and Nathan Chaves, yet none could boast the wealth of experience that Isaias brings. Since the absence of five-time champion rider Ricky Frazier due to a contrecoup head injury suffered at Fresno in 2011 in a post-parade -- his official retirement from the saddle, July 3 of this year -- stalwart Juan Gutierrez has ruled the roost at Emerald Downs. Until now, that is. Just over 10 weeks of the current meet in and Isaias, who has been going toe-to-toe with the defending champ, has taken over top spot with a twowin advantage. Northwest fans are genuinely excited that Emerald Downs has drawn a jockey with the depth of talent of Isaias, who has knocked heads with the nation’s best in southern California for over a decade. The feeling, it seems, is mutual. After recently taking center stage at the Emerald AM workout show, where he engaged the morning guests with an Equisizer demonstration, Isaias cannot say enough about the track that has offered his career a new boost. Respected by northwest owners and trainers, who remain as baffled as he is as to why New Mexico failed to fully capitalize on his proven ability, Isaias has been in increasing demand ever since the Emerald meet began. With choice mounts for the leading

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barns of Jim Penney, Doris Harwood, Frank Lucarelli and others, Isaias is displaying a fluidity that has led to a flood of winners. Astute owner Michael Pollowitz had no hesitation in singing his praises. “Isaias has won on all four of our horses so far this season. He is a very sweet person and I do believe he is the best rider here.” Even when times have turned tough, Isaias has maintained a sterling attitude. In New Mexico, he formed a close friendship with up-and-coming rider Enrique Gomez, more than willing to mentor him and happy to see him surge up the standings even when opportunities for himself were not forthcoming, “I like to help young riders. Enrique, I took him under my wing and love him like a little brother.” Now that the drought is over, Isaias is back in the swim of success with a muchneeded boost to his confidence that, on reflection, had taken a dip. “Like anywhere, when you heat up, everyone wants you, but if you are off to a slow start, it can be hard to get things going.” Isaias began his riding apprenticeship at Caliente Racetrack in his hometown of Tijuana, Mexico. His natural presence in the saddle runs in the family. His father, Alfredo, rode there for 15 years before transitioning to paddock judge, and his brother, Humberto was a Hall of Fame jockey, capturing seven riding titles in a row at Caliente before an accident breaking from the gate left him with right-sided paralysis, forcing him into early retirement. The pair proved a huge influence on Isaias who had been going to the track from a very young age. Enthralled by the stories his dad would share about race-riding and of how he had taught Humberto, Isaias, the last of nine children in the family, followed in their footsteps. Isaias was just getting started when workers in Tijuana went on strike, forcing the Caliente racetrack to close. The move across the border into the U.S. seemed the next logical step. “I moved my tack to Fairplex in Pomona and Los Alamitos. I was 17 at the time, galloping horses. I went across to Turf Paradise for the winter and got my official jockey’s license.”

Jockey Isaias Enriquez at Emerald Downs Photo by Robert Geller

At Turf Paradise on Nov. 24, 1990, Isaias rode his first winner. Phoenix was, however, a mere stop on the way. Two weeks later Isaias headed off for Chicago, which would remain his base for the next seven years before he returned to California. With Rick Cavagna as his agent in southern California, Isaias received solid support from many barns, both big and small, none more than trainer Richard Matlow, who lost his battle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease four years ago. “He would give me all his horses to ride. It was funny because we crossed paths at the Ontario airport (in California). He and Bruce Headley were coming in from a sale in Kentucky, and I was flying in from Turf Paradise, Phoenix. We all arrived together so I gave Richard a ride back to his house, and the next day he put me on some of his horses. From that day, we clicked and became a very good team.” Isaias was on board Matlow’s upset stakes winner, Jack o’ Lantern in the 2008 Hollywood Preview Stakes (Grade 3). Trainer Doug O’Neill was another to give him opportunity. Isaias guided exciting Irish import Whatsthescript to stakes victories. Whatsthescript burst on the southern California scene in late 2006, capturing the Generous Stakes (Grade 3). Isaias rode him to subsequent wins in the 2007 Pasadena Stakes and the 2008 American Handicap (Grade 2) as well as runner-up finishes in the 2007 Crown Royal American Turf Stakes (Grade 2 at Churchill Downs) and in the 2008 Eddie Read Stakes (Grade 2). In 2007, Whatsthecript helped Isaias register his best ever season in six years, his earnings of $1,849,326 from 48 wins rivaling those of $1,897,021 in 2000 (64 wins) and $2,021,446 the year prior (65 wins). Success on Whatsthescipt had helped open doors SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7 15

Isaias Enriquez aboard Jebrica winning the Budweiser Handicap on June 16 at Emerald Downs Photo courtesy of Emerald Downs

for him with other trainers but the changing face of California racing meant that those opportunities lay elsewhere. “I left California in 2009 because business had started slowing down. A number of trainers that had ridden me were retiring and mounts were drying up. I was not alone. Kent Desormeaux and Alex Solis were also moving out. I thought to myself, I need to try some new places and to

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be put on more live horses.” Isaias rode summer meets at Calder Racecourse in Florida and Lone Star Park in Texas before heading southwest. At Ruidoso Downs, he posted his 1,000th career win, staying on in New Mexico for the winter meets at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino where initially he had representation from agent Rick Evans then later, Stan Johnson. After a stellar year in 2010 with a personal best tally of 87 wins, lifting his earnings to more than $1.5 million, the following 12 months proved to be the exact opposite before he rebounded again in 2012. “Every track has a different atmosphere, and, on some circuits you feel more encouraged than on others.” The circuit in New Mexico offered purse-money that enabled Isaias to maintain a decent living. Emerald Downs, being a West Coast track, is more akin to the California style of racing that he is more comfortable with. It was fellow jockey Felipe Valdez who put Isaias onto Emerald Downs. “I told him that I was thinking of going to Canada, and he said, why don’t you go to Emerald Downs. It is a good place. So he made a couple of phone calls on my behalf and it was Felipe that hooked me up with jockey agent Vito Lucarelli.” “The management, the facility, the young crowd that comes

out, it is first-class. I feel happy here, and it makes you want to do your best.” “Right now I am riding as well as I was when I was in California. I just want to try and give 120 percent. Even if I cannot win the race, I am going to battle it out for second, third or fourth. The claiming level of the horse is not important to me. It is more about whether the horse is competitive, no matter the level, low claimer or a stakes horse.” Nonetheless, stakes races are rapidly becoming his forte. His gate-to-wire win on 3-yearold Music of My soul in the Coca-Cola Handicap on June 23 came on the heels of his comefrom-behind upset victory on Jebrica in the Budweiser Handicap the previous weekend, showcasing versatility and an ability to capture the quality races. “Of course, I would love to be the leading rider here.” It is a goal that has taken on extra meaning, given that in May, shortly after Isaias settled in at Emerald Downs, his father, Alfredo -- his Number 1 fan -passed away. “I told my dad before he died that I will try to make that happen. He gave me advice that I always follow. He said, what makes a leading rider is to work hard in the mornings and to respect every single trainer, no matter the size of the barn, whether it is five horses or a full stable. I ride hard to the wire, try to be humble, do my best and treat everybody equal.” Isaias tends to work eight or nine horses each morning, riding anywhere up to that same number in the afternoon. Add in a 45-minute jog on a Thursday morning, and it is clear that fitness is not an issue for him. Neither is his body weight, which, like any other jockey, he is always keeping an eye on. The notion of Emerald Downs as a track that favors speed does not seem to concern him. “I’ve always been a good gate rider, and it is important to break well and get a good

position. But the horse and the race will determine whether I take back or not. It is true that sometimes you have to adapt to a track. I always want to have my horse in the best possible position during the race and then see where it goes from there.” The jockeys’ standings tell the tale of just where things are going. As of June 28, Isaias is current leading rider at Emerald Downs with 46 wins, scoring at a clip of close to 25 percent, along with 38 seconds and 25 thirds. Today, one of his biggest motivators is his young boy Ismael. “It is a lot of work with a young child but his face lights up when I see him in the winner’s circle. Of course, I hope to see him there as many times as I can.” Since Isaias is an outdoors type of guy, Washington state seems to be the ideal setting for him and his young family. “We love the mountains, the lakes, and we have been camping already. I also love to water ski. When the sun is out, Washington is one of my favorite states to be in.” With young riders approaching him for advice, young fans wanting his autograph and young horses responding to his depth of horsemanship, it is no wonder that Isaias is feeling on top of the world once again. Robert Geller has been the one and only voice of Emerald Downs since the track’s inception in 1996 and has also been track announcer at the highly successful Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino for over a decade. Prior to moving to the US, he served 6-1/2 years as the English commentator for the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club and learned his craft in his hometown of Melbourne, Australia. His articles have appeared internationally in magazines such as Racetrack and Racing World.

Future stars of Quarter Horse racing headed to the TQHA Yearling Sale

By Martha Claussen

2013

Jamaica Me Money receives bids at the 2007 TQHA Yearling Sale

n just a few weeks, the 16th annual Photo by Coady Photography TQHA Yearling Sale will take place in San Antonio. “Our sale attracts a close-knit group Before the first yearling enters the of great people,” states Werstler. “The Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27 sales ring, there is tremendous work new venue is beautiful; completely covExposition Hall at the Freeman Arena done by breeders across the Lone Star ered with nice stalls. With the heat and 3201 E Houston St., San Antonio, Texas State to match stallions and mares. Long humidity in Texas, it’s nice to be in a well days and nights of foaling season follow. Free and open to the public. Sale catalog available air-conditioned facility.” The Texas Quarter Horse Associaat tqha.com or by calling 512-458-5202 tion staff works tirelessly to plan the Hyatt Place San Antonio Airport/Quarry Market Preparing horses for the sale sale, assemble the catalog and attract Hotel - $86 Special sale rate There is considerable work involved attention from bidders, not just in Texas, in readying yearlings for the sale, and but other regions in the United States. few know the ropes better than Roger Daly. Once the weekend of July 26-27 arrives, the The quality has continued each year de- His center, located in Aubrey, Texas, serves as yearlings await their turn to parade in front spite the almost insurmountable challenges a hub for prepping hundreds of horses each of prospective buyers. Then the excitement Texas faces with no legislative movement on year. Yearlings are shipped to him 90 days in begins. VLTs or racinos. advance of a sale to get fit and sale-ready. Rob Werstler, TQHA director of racing, His staff works with the young horses to get First sale began in 1998 knows what Texas is up against with exthem accustomed to walking with a handler In 1998, the TQHA and Sam Houston panded gaming in the neighboring states of and to stand quietly. Race Park teamed up to host the first annual Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma that “I like my horses to be physically fit and TQHA Yearling Sale. The first sale showcased fuel very lucrative state-bred programs. But equip them with front shoes,” explains Daly. 108 yearlings, with War Colors winning the he gives high marks to Texas breeders and “We always ship in a couple of days before inaugural TQHA Sale Futurity the following horsemen who continue to have allegiance the sale to get the horses settled.” year with a purse of $79,031. to their home state. Breeders are charged a flat fee or 5 perThis month, 294 yearlings are up for bid. “Our sale was started to offer Texans a cent of the sale price, and many prominent Each will be eligible to return one year later place to sell their horses,” said Werstler. “We Texans, including AQHA champion breeder to compete in trials for the TQHA Sale Fufeel it provides a niche for the Quarter Horse Bobby D. Cox, use Daly’s services. Since turity with the 10 finalists running for their industry and gives breeders an opportunity 1975, Daly has readied both Thoroughbreds share of an estimated $400,000 purse. to show yearlings that might get lost in big- and Quarter Horses for major sales in the With growth in each year, the sale was ger sales.” United States, and gives high marks to the expanded to a two-day format in 2007. In In 2011, Texas race dates were amended TQHA Yearling Sale. 2008, 358 yearlings were listed in the catalog with summer Quarter Horse racing shifting “The TQHA sale has produced some with total sales of $4 million, the highest in to Retama Park. A search for a new venue in really nice horses,” said Daly. “You can never its history. The sale topper was hip 170 A, Mr the San Antonio area was spearheaded by predict what they will bring, but we enjoy Jess Kue sold to Narcisco Flores for $250,000. TQHA president Melissa Tiner and sale chair- getting them ready and sending them off to The sorrel colt by 1994 Champion 2-year-old man W.B. Jones and a three-member sale their new ZIP code.” Mr Jess Perry out of the Gone to the Man committee. Their selection, the Exposition Strong support from consignors mare, Kool Kue Baby, was consigned by Hall at the Freeman Arena in San Antonio Ramiro Lopez. The following year, the numJimmy Eller, general manager of has been well received by both consignors Granada Farms in Wheelock, Texas, has been ber grew to 385, with $3.4 million in revenue. and bidders.

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one of the biggest consignors since the TQHA Sale began 16 years ago, and will send 60 horses for the 2013 sale. The Granada Farms stallion roster includes Hiclass La Jolla, Pool, Dealagame, Red Oak Special and 2004 AQHA Champion 2-year-old, Azoom, who returned to Texas this year. Eller and his staff prepare yearlings for all the major sales in the country, and like Daly, figures in a 90-day time period to prepare. Granada Farms makes all the arrangements prior to, during and after the sale. “We spend a lot of time to get them to handle well and look good,” Eller said. Eller concedes that the Heritage Place and Ruidoso Select sales have bigger numbers than the TQHA sale, but he respects the history and quality of the Texas sale graduates. “Despite tough times in Texas, breeders are loyal and each year, horses come out of the TQHA sale and go on to make their mark nationally,” Eller said. “The TQHA staff go above and beyond to make everyone feel comfortable.” While Granada Farms, Bobby Cox and Burnett Family/6666 Ranch all contribute consistently large numbers, the success of the TQHA Sale depends on support from breeders all over Texas.

share of bidding wars and chalks it up to the passion Quarter Horse folks have for getting the big score. “You could approach a horsemen and tell them you have a good investment opportunity for them in the $100,000 range,” Bidding wars spice up the action explains Windham. “They will tell you they need to see the research and have time to Of course after the foals arrive, the look it over. But get them in a sale, bidding papers are filed, the catalog has been printed and the yearlings shipped to the sale on a horse they really want, and they can spend six figures in a matter of minutes.” ground, the true excitement builds. Horsemen will admit they have a “ballpark” price Success stories abound in mind, both for selling and buying, but The TQHA Yearling Sale boasts countless the unexpected is what makes most sales graded stakes winners, but two sale graduinteresting. ates, Oak Tree Special and Azoom, have Eller recounts a story about Jen Tilly, a made their mark nationally in the Quarter Dashin Bye filly out of the Vital Sign mare Horse industry. Diamonds for Toni. Bred by Kelly Bode, Eller Oak Tree Special was purchased by estimated that the filly would bring $40,000 owner Raul Rubalcava at the 2001 TQHA to $50,000, but a bidding war ensued and Yearling Sale for just $8,000. Rubalcava the gavel closed at $100,000. recalls what impressed him about Oak Tree “All it takes is two people who really Special as a yearling. want a horse,” said Eller. “Our average sale “His mama qualified for the All Ameriprice is $10,000. Jen Tilly was a nice surprise can, so I thought he was a pretty good colt,” at $100,000.” AQHA past president and TQHA Breeder said Rubalcava. “He looked heavy, pretty stocky; that’s what I liked about the horse.” of the Year, Jerry Windham is one of the Oak Tree Special was a standout most respected breeders and Quarter Horse throughout his career, winning 16 of his 24 owners in the country. Azoom and Jess Zoomin are just two of his standouts sold in starts and earning $628,470 in purses. He was honored as AQHA World Champion and TQHA Yearling Sale. Windham has seen his

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going onto the racetrack.” Oak Tree Special, who was retired at the end of 2004, has produced some significant offspring, most notably AQHA world champion Cold Cash 123 and multiple-graded stakes winners, Acorn, Send Me a Candy Tree and Coors Select. Azoom was bred in Texas by Jerry Windham and purchased at the 2003 TQHA Yearling Sale for $62,000 by Enrique Carrion of Veracruz, Mexico. He began his career in Mexico, winning four races in Mexico City before Carrion sent Azoom, purchased for $62,000 at him to trainer Frank Cavazos at the 2003 TQHA Yearling Sale, earned Sam Houston Race Park. With $738,136 before retiring to stud regular rider, Rodrigo Vallejo, Photo by Coady Photography Azoom captured two Grade 1 futurities at Sam Houston Race Park, the $283,422 TQHA Sale top Three-Year Colt. Texas horseman Bobby Mar- Futurity (RG1) and the $350,000 Sam Houston Futurity (Grade 1). tinez trained Oak Tree Special He not only won that stakes in and has fond memories of the convincing fashion, he set a new accomplished champion. “After his first out, we knew track record of :19.574 for the distance of 400-yards. He also he was a runner,” recalled Marcaptured the Texas Classic Fututinez. “He was a real easygoing rity (Grade 1) and retired to stud colt, in the barn, hauling, even

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with record of 11 wins from 14 starts and earnings of $738,136. “He’s just a freak, I guess,” Cavazos said when asked to describe Azoom. “There’s not many colts out there that can run that fast.”

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Bank of America Racing Challenge and Cooper’s BBQ host a free consignor and buyer barbecue at 5 p.m. On Friday, July 26, Hip numbers 1 through 147 will be offered beginning at 11 a.m. The sale is free and open to the public. Sale patrons are encouraged to attend the TQHA Texas Summer Showdown, a series of five Texas-bred stakes races, at Retama Park on Friday evening. First post is set for 6:45 p.m. Saturday’s sale gets underway at 11 a.m. with hip numbers 148 through 294 passing through the sale ring. On Saturday evening, Retama Park will host the TQHA Sale Futurity (RG2), with an estimated purse of $400,000, the $75,000-added Retama Park Derby (Grade 3) and trials for the John Deere Retama Park Juvenile Challenge. Progeny of noted stallions Tres Seis, Pyc Paint Your Wagon, Azoom, Ragazzo, Corona Cartel and Jess Zoomin are among the yearlings up for bids in 2013. New sires, including One Famous Eagle and Jet Black Patriot will also be represented. It will be a thrill to see which of the yearlings purchased at last year’s TQHA Yearling Sale will emerge victorious in the 2013 TQHA Sale Futurity. In each of the previous editions, extraordinary finals have been contested with joyous celebrations shared by the breeder, owner, trainer and jockey. And with rare exceptions, the winner was purchased at a very modest price. “Our sale always offers incredible value,” states Werstler. “We have seen pretty nice horses go for less than $10,000 and win a $400,000 futurity.”

The sale graduates are all eligible to compete in the TQHA Sale Futurity, and quite a few jubilant owners have celebrated not only winning the trophy, but getting a sensational return on their investment. Ed Peters spotted Dirt Track Date in the 2008 TQHA Yearling Sale. He liked her conformation and knew that her sire, Hotdoggin, was blazing fast. He bid $6,800 and, one year later, celebrated with 50 of his closest friends as his filly won the $372,662 TQHA Sale Futurity. The winner’s share was $165,834. In July 2007, Texas horseman Jim D. Pitts attended the TQHA Yearling Sale with his wife, Dena. She spotted a sorrel colt sired by Jody O Toole, and the Pitts made the winning bid of $18,000. One year later, their colt, Jodys Money Pop rewarded them handsomely, surging to the wire of the $418,984 TQHA Sale Futurity. It was the first big score for trainer Trey Wood, who is quickly becoming one of the top conditioners in Quarter Horse racing. “My wife found him and told me we’d better buy him, so we did,” said winning owner Pitts. Earlier this year, The Kat in the Hat, who was purchased for just $4,000 in the 2012 TQHA Yearling Sale by Texas horseman, Jose Espinosa, captured the $75,690 John Deere Texas Juvenile Challenge. Bred by Sherrie Morace, the son of Red Martha Oak Special has won two of his three starts and will run in trials Claussen has been for the TQHA Sale Futurity. prominent in the Big weekend for Texas Texas Quarter Horse racing racing industry The weekend festivities for the TQHA Yearling Sale begin on since 1997 as a publicist, writer and handicapper. Thursday, July 25, when AQHA

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17-day State Fair meet. Ruidoso Downs General Manager Shaun Hubbard announced the upcoming trials for this year’s Rainbow Futurity will be run over two days instead of the usual one day marathon session. The three major futurities now attract so many horses that having as many as 24 or 25 trials is not unusual. Hubbard said splitting the trials into two days, should diminish some of the weather-related factors that can influence which horses qualify and which don’t. For example, over the course of running more than 20 trials in a single day, the wind and track conditions can change dramatically over the eight to 10 hours it takes to run the

trial races. The field for the futurity finals is based strictly on the times posted by each horse. This year, the five fastest horses from each day will make up the 10-horse field for the Rainbow. The same format will likely be used for the All American Futurity trials in August. Pete Herrera is a former AP sportswriter and now freelance journalist who covered sports and news for 39 years. His credits include four Summer Olympics and coverage of 40 All American Futurities from 1968 to 2008.

Funds needed to help horse owners when disaster strikes

“We are making statements and always looking at how we can make a difference” said Director of Marketing, Danielle Bryan. “Our Team When tornadoes ripped is doing everything we can, and visiting with through Oklahoma in May, everyone we can, to let racing participants know the Women’s Horse Industry there is a positive future for this sport. But we Network started immedineed your help.”. ately raising funds to help. For the month of July, the Racing Free Team Within 10 days they raised has set a goal of 200+ new member-horses and more than $6,000. The money breeding incentive program horses enrolled. raised has been going to the With new increased support from Canterbury horse industry owners who not only lost their Park, Retama Park, Sam Houston Race Park and homes, but also their beloved horses, their Prairie Meadows, the goal is likely within reach. trucks, their tack and everything they used to For every horse enrolled in the month of July, the operate their horse industry business. Some owner will be eligible for a drawing for a free Racwere race horse trainers, others were breeders ing Free membership at the end of the month. and stables. They are now faced with having to “The industry needs to start being bold rebuild their entire horse industry business from and joining together for the long haul. This is scratch. Most were not insured for their horses just another way to reward the good with good.” or horse business items. And, they are also faced claimed Leslie Mckinney, Co-founder of Racing with having to put food on the table, pay the Free. “So much support and excitement from the mortgage, the phone bills, etc. without having racing industry within our inaugural year proves an income to do it. This is an ongoing fundraising that those involved are no longer taking a back effort and any donation you can make will make seat. People have been looking for some hope a world of difference to these horse industry and encouragement and Racing Free has made people. Please support this worthy cause. www. that possible. Those that are playing by the rules horseindustrydisasternetwork.com. and caring for the animals properly, are proud to be a part of this movement for the future of racing.” For more information on the Racing Free Ruidoso Downs, NM Incentive Program, Breeder Incentive Program Racing Free team poses industry or Corporate Sponsorships, please visit www. racingfree.com or call 325-248-5220. challenge Racing Free is quickly becoming a familiar name within the racing industry. The word is spreading quickly, but support is still needed in Cypress, CA all areas to be able to fund the rewarding of ownEkins saddles 1,000th Quarter ers that stand against performance-enhancing Horse winner at Los Alamitos drugs in racing. With over 200 member-horses Trainer Denny Ekins saddled his 1,000th and close to 60 reward checks paid out, owners are definitely reaping the benefits of “racing free”. Quarter Horse winner at Los Alamitos courtesy of Stanley Watkins’ Sassytacs in the second race on The organization has also seen several new CorSunday at Los Alamitos. porate Sponsorships come in to assist in these “I’ve enjoyed a tremendous career,” Ekins substantial monetary rewards.

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said. “I’m grateful to have trained so many nice horses going back to the outstanding Tolltac, who is the horse that helped me reached new heights at Los Alamitos many years ago. The great thing when I look back is having the pleasure to train horses for so many great owners like Legacy Ranch, Mueller Racing and other outstanding people.” Ridden by Carlos Huerta, Sassytacs is a 2-year-old filly by Tres Seis. She won the 300yard race at odds of 30-1 in a time of :15.601. Ekins’ top runners over the years have included the likes of millionaire and multiple AQHA Champion Ocean Runaway, 2003 AQHA Distance Champion Sterling Sport, 1983 AQHA Champion 2-Year-Old Colt Tolltac and multiple major futurity winner Finding Nemo. Ekins also saddled World Champion Cold Cash 123 to victory in the Go Man Go Handicap last year. Other of his top stakes winners over the years include Not For Long, Waverino and Tolls Touch.

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Ruidoso Downs, NM Purses up 71% for trials contested at Ruidoso Downs Beginning with the two days of trials to the all-time record Grade 1, $1 million Rainbow Futurity Thursday (July 4) and Friday (July 5), all trial races will have a 71-percent increase, up to $6,000 from the current $3,500 purses. The purses for the trials on Saturday (July 6) to the record-setting Grade 1, $1 million (est.) Rainbow Derby will also be boosted to $6,000. This increase in all trials includes all Thoroughbred trials and all New Mexico-bred trials – every trial race at Ruidoso Downs. “The horsemen support our races and build these races to record levels,” said general manager Shaun Hubbard. “This is another way for us to show our appreciation to these horsemen who support our races year-in and year-out.” After the Rainbow Futurity and Rainbow Derby trials, the upcoming trial races are the Zia Futurity trials, Zia Derby trials, Rio Grande Senorita Futurity trials, Rio Grande Senor Futurity trials, John Deere Ruidoso Downs Juvenile Challenge trials, All American Futurity trials and All American Derby trials. All these trials will carry $6,000 purses. The Grade 1 All American Futurity will have a record purse of $2.6 million while the Grade 1 All American Derby is heading towards an estimated $2.8 million purse. The All American Futurity has the largest purse of any 2-year-old race in North America and the All American Derby promises to be the all-time richest Quarter Horse race.

2013 class inducted into Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame By Ty Wyant

Owner/breeder Bobby Cox, trainer James McArthur, jockey Roy Brooks and leading sire Corona Cartel comprised the 2013 class inducted into the Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame on Friday night in the track’s All American Turf Club. The non-profit Ruidoso Downs Racehorse 22 SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7

The Ruidoso Downs Racehorse Hall of Fame 2013 inductees include, from left, owner Celina Molina and trainer Jaime Gomez representing Corona Cartel, owner and breeder Bobby Cox, jockey Roy Brooks and trainer James McArthur Photo courtesy of Ty Wyant

Hall of Fame is located on the track’s second floor and admission is free. It is open during racing hours. Cox is a two-time champion owner and has campaigned many of his top horses at Ruidoso Downs. In 2004, he had a tremendous summer at Ruidoso Downs when he won the All American Derby and the Rainbow Derby with Brimmerton and took the Rainbow Futurity with Zoomin with Ease. Then, in 2009, he took the Ruidoso Futurity with Zoomin With Ease’s son All About Ease. McArthur has been a nationally important trainer for four decades. In 1974, he won the All American Futurity with Walter Merrick’s homebred Easy Date and then took her to California the next year to win the Champion of Champions. She was the first horse to win Quarter Horse racing’s two most prestigious races and is still one of only two horses to pull off the remarkable feat. McArthur also trained Eastex to win the 1984 All American Futurity and he retired as the sport’s all-time leading money earner with over $1.8 million and is still ranked in the top-10 all-time leading money earners. McArthur maintains a racing stable on the New Mexico circuit. Brooks, 71, is an amazing story of longevity. He started riding in 1966 and was still winning major stakes races. Last year, he won the won the Heritage Place Derby for the second-straight year. Last summer at Ruidoso Downs, he rode Priceless Feature in the Grade 1, $823,000 Rainbow Derby and had the lead until getting caught in the last stride by champion Ochoa and finishing second by a head. Corona Cartel has been highly successful as both a racehorse and a sire. As a 2-year-old, he won the Grade 1 Kindergarten and the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Million Futurity. Then he became a breeding phenomenon. He is one of only three stallions to sire the earners of more than $41 million and the other two stallions, First Down Dash and Mr Jess Perry, are member of the Racehorse Hall of Fame. A son of champion racehorse and champion broodmare Corona Chick, Corona Cartel joins his dam in the hall of fame and they are the only mother-son inductees.

“It was a fun and celebratory evening for everyone and, once again, the Hall of Fame inductions are a highlight of the Ruidoso summer,” said Hall of Fame curator Ty Wyant. “This class is comprised of tremendous representatives of our sport. They are all so deserving.”

Sanguinetti’s foray into race riding began in 2004 when she galloped horses for renowned trainer and former Eclipse Award-winning rider Wesley Ward at Hollywood Park. Simultaneously, Sanguinetti studied Economics at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif. Insistent that she turn professional, Ward pleaded with Sanguinetti to start her riding career while still in school. “He kept begging me and begging me to ride in a race,” Sanguinetti said. “I told him that I have to graduate before I ride a horse.”

ceremony at Emerald Downs on Wednesday, July 3. Noosa Beach will parade one last time before his numerous fans, and afterward the gelding will join Frazier in a final visit to the Winner’s Circle. In addition, Frazier will autograph full color Noosa Beach posters given away free to the first 7,500 fans through the gates. The track’s all-time leader with Auburn, WA 11 stakes wins, Noosa Beach recently sustained a minor ankle injury and Anne Sanguinetti makes trainer Doris Harwood and owner big impression in first full Jeff Harwood decided to call off Aurora, CO season at Emerald Downs the comeback. The now 7-year-old For jockeys, it’s never easy Frazier wins 2,000th gelding pretty much rewrote the acquiring new business in a sport record book while winning consecucareer Thoroughbred race Colorado Springs, CO known for its strong loyalty and tive Horse of the Meeting titles in Jockey Don Lee Frazier fierce competition. Anne SanguiSureBet staff honored 2010 and 2011. At the pinnacle of reached a milestone on Sunday netti, however, has already started SureBet staff writer Martha his career, Noosa Beach won six to turn heads and make favorable Claussen and Design Director Kathy at Arapahoe Park with his 2,000th consecutive stakes races includimpressions in her first full season at Kiefer were honored for their talents career Thoroughbred victory ing a dominant victory with Frazier aboard Fast But Furious in the first Emerald Downs. during the 2013 Annual American aboard in the 2010 Longacres Mile. race. Frazier, 53, piloted 2-year-old Born in Michigan but raised Horse Publications Awards confer“There’s hardly words to first-time starter Fast But Furious in the Bay Area, Sanguinetti has ence in Colorado Springs June 22. describe what Noosa Beach has to a 4 1/2-length win in a 5-furlong thrived in her new role as first-call meant to both Jeff and myself,” Doris Personality Profile Single Article maiden race. rider for leading trainer and fellow Harwood said. “His nickname at the Circulation Under 10,000 (Print) “It’s a great accomplishment Emerald Downs’ newcomer Jeff barn was Elvis, and for two years he 1st: Steeplechase Times: “Live One” and not many riders have done Metz. Both are hoping to become was the king.” by Joe Clancy, Dec. 14, 2012 it,” Frazier said. “It’s a highlight to mainstays here, but it can be considFrazier is officially hanging up 2nd: The Canadian Sportsman “Mr. reach the 2,000. The highlight of my his riding boots following a 30-year erably more difficult for a jockey to MacDonald Has The Floor” by career is to be able to ride some nice career in which he rode 3,469 wingain momentum in new surroundLauren Lee, July 19, 2012 horses for some decent people and ners, including 886 wins and five ings, since returning riders normally 3rd – SureBet Racing News: to bring thrills and be part of makhave inroads to the bigger barns. riding titles at Emerald Downs. The “Jockey Tad Leggett” by Martha ing their dreams come true.” Together, however, Metz and 48-year-old Arkansan was unable to Claussen, Laura Flynn, PubFrazier began his career as a Sanguinetti have benefited from get medical clearance after suffering lisher; September 2012 jockey in 1977 in Washington and each other’s open books to start the a head injury at the 2010 Fresno “Great piece that truly invites you has ridden in more than 20,000 season. In fact, they lead all jockeymeeting. into the world of the subject. Nice races at what he says is “pretty much trainer combinations with 15 wins “I didn’t really want to retire but balance between observation and every racetrack west of the Missisat the meet and could catch trainer had to face the fact that it’s time,” interviews and tight writing make sippi and then some.” Frazier said Tim McCanna and jockey Ricky FraFrazier said. “My quality of life is fine, this a winner.” collecting his 2,000th victory was zier who combined to win 35 races but apparently this type of injury in 2009. Metz, who sits atop the Publication Staff Single Advertise- made even more special because it takes time. Time to get it behind me, trainers’ standings with 19 (Thortook place on Father’s Day. focus on the next chapter. ment (Print) oughbred) wins, said Sanguinetti “They are my inspiration,” “Noosa Beach wasn’t ready to 1st: The Chronicle of the Horse: has been great to work with. Frazier said about his family. Frazier retire either but the fact that we get “Hunter Derby Preview Issue,” “Anne is such a pleasure to and his wife, Darcy, will celebrate to do it together is great.” Adrienne Martinez, Senior Dehave around the barn,” Metz said. “I their 30th wedding anniversary this First post is 4:30 p.m. on July 3, signer didn’t know anybody up here, and fall. They have two sons, Thomas, with the annual Fireworks Spectacu2nd: NRHA Reiner: “Make It Yours,” I wanted somebody in my corner. a recent college graduate, and lar scheduled following the races. Jana Thomason, Manager of She’s been terrific.” Ronald. Frazier currently rides in ColEditorial Production and Design; Noosa Beach Sanguinetti’s hot start has orado, Nebraska, and New Mexico Christa Morris, Senior Director of 7-year-old Washington-bred geldparlayed itself into new business but takes winters off to spend time Marketing ing, by Harbor the Gold-Julia Rose with other Emerald Downs trainers. 3rd: Hoof Beats: “Summer Style,” with his family. Emerald Downs: 20-13-4-1Last week, for example, Sanguinetti As one career reached a mileJason Turner, Graphic Designer $465,305 rode four winners for four different stone, another got underway as Fast Honorable Mention: SureBet Career: 22-14-4-2-$524,472 trainers en route to her first Jockey But Furious’ trainer Justin Gleason Racing News, “First Moonflash,” Emerald Downs Achievements: of the Week selection. The 32-yearKathy Kiefer, Designer; Decem- collected his first career victory as a Horse of the Meeting, 2010 & old pilot enters the week sixth in the trainer. ber 2012 2011; No. 1 all-time with 11 stakes standings with 19 wins, and she has “This ad shows a good use of visual wins; No. 1 in single-season 13 mounts scheduled with seven to complement name of horse and stakes wins (five, 2010); Won different trainers this week. Modest nice technical transition of backAuburn, WA stakes at age 2, 3, 4 & 5; Meet and soft-spoken (although her winground into photo of horse.” leader in earnings, 2010 & 2011; ning song is Rock and Roll by Led Noosa Beach, Ricky Record for most weight carried in Zeppelin) Sanguinetti has begun to “The entire staff of SureBet RacFrazier to retire in joint stakes win, 126 lbs; Tied track & see the results of her success. ing News is very proud of Martha ceremony July 3 world record for six furlongs, 1:07; “Any time you go some place and Kathy, the ability to compete Two of Emerald Downs’ all-time Won six consecutive stakes races, new, you have to prove yourself,” she on a national level just accentuates greats – superstar gelding Noosa 2010-11; Won six divisional titles; said. “Now I’m starting to work for their talent and tireless dedication Beach and jockey Ricky Frazier – will Won at seven different distances; some other barns and trainers are to their craft,” said Publisher Laura be honored in a joint retirement Averaged $24,292 per start. giving me a shot on their horses.” Flynn. “This is the fourth year in a

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Ricky Frazier Born: July 23, 1964, Hot Springs, Ark. Emerald Downs: Mounts 4,245 Wins 886 Earnings $9,980,186 Win% $1,632,102 Career: Mounts 25,257 Wins 3,469 Earnings $42,206,290 Win % 13.8 Emerald Downs Achievements: Won riding titles in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010; Rode track record 157 winners, 2007; Longacres Mile victories with Flamethrowintexan, 2006, and Noosa Beach, 2010; Seven straight years leading stakes rider, 2004-10; Mounts earned track record $1,632,102, 2007; Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sports Star of the Year Finalist, 2007.

the Springboard as the finale. Texas Bling captured the 2012 Springboard at outlandish odds of 128-1. A new Remington Park stakes event will debut on the final day of the season. The $100,000 Trapeze will be run for the first time, featuring 2-year-old fillies at one mile. The Remington Park turf course will be utilized extensively while in its prime with eight stakes races. The $100,000 Remington Green Stakes on the Oklahoma Derby undercard is the top open company turf race of the season. The Remington Park stakes slate begins with a pair of events on the second night of the season. The $175,000 Governor’s Cup at 1-1/8 miles and the $75,000 David M. Vance Sprint at six furlongs will lead the card on Saturday, April 17. The $1 million Oklahoma Classics, featuring eligible Oklahomabreds in eight divisional stakes races, will be run Friday, Oct. 18. The $175,000 Oklahoma Classics Cup, at 1-1/16 miles, is the top event of the evening. The $145,000 Distaff is Oklahoma City, OK second in the Classics pecking order G3 Oklahoma Derby tops at 1 mile-70 yards for older fillies and mares. A quartet of $130,000 Remington Park season races including the Turf, Distaff Turf, Remington Park’s 25th AnSprint and Distaff Sprint are also feaniversary rolls on in 2013 with the tured. The 2-year-olds round out the Oklahoma Derby, returned to graded divisional Classics competition in status this season, leading the Thorthe $100,000 Juvenile and $100,000 oughbred Season stakes schedule. Lassie, for males then females The Remington Park Thorrespectively. oughbred Season runs from Friday, Overall, 16 of the 32 events Aug. 16 thru Sunday, Dec. 15 and on the stakes schedule are worth a includes a32-stakes race schedule purse of at least $100,000. worth nearly $3.4 million. The Grade The Remington Park season 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby is the will feature a 7 p.m. (central) post top event of the season and leads time for the August evening race a special Sunday, Sept. 29 procards. The afternoon programs will gram worth well over $1 million in begin at 1:30 p.m. including: Labor horsemen’s purses. The Oklahoma Day Monday, Sept. 2; Oklahoma Derby Day card will also include: Derby Day, Sunday, Sept. 29; Black the $200,000 Remington Park Oaks, Friday, Nov. 29; and Springboard the$150,000 Remington Park Sprint Mile Day, Sunday, Dec. 15. Cup, the $100,000 Remington Green The first post for the RemingStakes and the first leg of the Remton Park races on Breeders’ Cup ington Park 2-year-old stakes race Saturday, Nov. 2, will be earlier than triple, the$75,000 Kip Deville Stakes. the normal evening start. The beginThe Oklahoma Derby regains a ning of that live program will be Grade 3 ranking this year for the first announced once the Breeders’ Cup time since 2004. Contested at 1-1/8 schedule has been set. miles, this year marks the 25th running of the event, first won by Clever 2013 Remington Park Thoroughbred Stakes Schedule Trevor in 1989. Politicallycorrect scored the Oklahoma Derby in 2012. Aug. 17: $175,000 Governor’s Cup, 1-1/8 miles The Remington Park season $75,000 David M. Vance Sprint, 6 closes with 2-year-olds featured furlongs on Sunday, Dec. 15. The $250,000 Aug. 23: $50,000 Red Earth Stakes, 7-1/2 Springboard Mile is the top stakes furlongs, turf (OK) offering for the freshmen runners. The Springboard caps the 2-year-old Aug. 24: $75,000 Edward J. DeBartolo Memorial Handicap, 1-1/8 miles, turf stakes racing triple that begins with the Kip Deville at six furlongs in Sep- Aug. 30: $50,000 Ricks Memorial, 1 mile, fillies/mares, turf tember. The $100,000 Clever Trevor at seven furlongs on Nov. 8 is next, then Sept. 13: $50,000 Remington Park Turf

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Sprint, 5 furlongs, turf (OK) Sept. 20: $50,000 Tishomingo Stakes, 7 furlongs, 3yos (OK) $50,000 Te Ata Stakes, 7 furlongs, 3yo fillies (OK) Sept. 29: $400,000, Grade 3, Oklahoma Derby, 1-1/8 miles, 3yos $200,000 Remington Park Oaks, 1-1/16 miles, 3yo fillies $150,000 Remington Park Sprint Cup, 6 furlongs $100,000 Remington Green, 1-1/16 miles, turf $75,000 Kip Deville Stakes, 6 furlongs, 2yos $50,000 Ladies on the Lawn, 7-1/2 furlongs, fillies/mares, turf (OK) Oct. 4: $50,000 Flashy Lady Stakes, 6 furlongs, fillies/mares Oct. 18: $175,000 Oklahoma Classics Cup, 1-1/16 miles (OK) $145,000 Classics Distaff, 1 mile70yds, fillies/mares (OK) $130,000 Classics Sprint, 6 furlongs (OK) $130,000 Classics Distaff Sprint, 6 furlongs, fillies/mares (OK) $130,000 Classics Turf, 1 mile (OK) $130,000 Classics Distaff Turf, 7-1/2 furlongs, fillies/mares (OK) $100,000 Classics Juvenile, 6 furlongs, 2yos (OK) $100,000 Classics Lassie, 6 furlongs, 2yo fillies (OK) Oct. 25: $50,000 E.L. Gaylord Memorial, 6-1/2 furlongs, 2yos Nov. 8: $100,000 Clever Trevor Stakes, 7 furlongs, 2yos Nov. 22: $50,000 Silver Goblin Stakes, 6-1/2 furlongs (OK) Nov. 29: $50,000 Oklahoma Stallions Stakes, 6 furlongs, 2yos $50,000 Oklahoma Stallion Stakes Fillies, 6 furlongs Dec. 15: $250,000 Springboard Mile, 2yos $100,000 Trapeze Stakes, 1 Mile, 2yo fillies $50,000 Jim Thorpe Stakes, 1 mile, 3yos (OK) $50,000 Useeit Stakes, 1 mile, 3yo fillies (OK)

Open daily at 10:30 a.m. for casino gaming and simulcast racing, Remington Park features the Bricktown Brewery on the casino floor. Admission, general parking and valet parking are always free at Remington Park, home of the Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby, to be run for the 25th time on Sept. 29.

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Portland, OR Portland Meadows announces 2013/14 live racing schedule

Summer racing is back at Portland Meadows! Building upon our

successful inaugural summer race meet, opening day for the 2013/14 live race meet is set for Sunday, July 21. The 2013/2014 race meet will cover 49 live race dates (pending Oregon Racing Commission (ORC) approval) with racing on Sunday and Wednesday afternoons. Racing will begin with a one day a week schedule before introducing a second live day in mid August. Live racing at Portland Meadows will continue through closing day – Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. In addition to opening day, two other “can’t miss” days of the meet will be Portland Mile Day – A special holiday Monday (Labor Day) card of racing Monday, Sept. 2 – and Oregon Championship Day – Sunday, Nov. 17. Post time in July through September will be 1:45 p.m. each race day. In October through January, post time will be 12 p.m. As a result in the reduction in live race days, and the financial contribution of the Oregon Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association (OHBPA), purses will be raised significantly over the previous race meet. In the 2012 Summer/Fall race meet the bottom purse was $3,000 ($1,600 claiming level). The bottom purse of the 2013/14 race meet will be $5,000 ($2,000 claiming level) which represents a remarkable 67 percent increase meet over meet. “Summer racing saw tens of thousands new people be introduced to live racing at Portland Meadows and the horse racing industry in Oregon,” said GM Will Alempijevic. “By working with our partners in racing, and learning from last year and making a few adjustments we have built what we believe will be the groundwork for a strong and stable industry going forward.”

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Aurora, CO Chenery Tweedy makes surprise visit at Arapahoe Park

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Eddie Willis – Jack Brooks award winner Eddie Willis captured his eighth Remington Park training title, and fourth straight, to win the Jack Brooks Award that goes to the leading conditioner. A resident of Caney, Okla., Willis saddled an even 50 winners from 228 starters, good for a win rate of 22%. He also led all trainers in earnings with $1,528,184. The top wins for Willis on the year came with Coronado Cartel winning the $720,000 Remington Park Futurity in April and Priceless Feature in the Grade 1, $250,000 Remington Park Championship. Trainer Luis Villafranco set a new Remington Park season record for most stakes wins with nine while appearance at the dinner to hear saddling 31 winners overall. The her daughter’s presentation about Wapanucka, Okla. conditioner used Secretariat. The Tangarae Farms’ Oklahoma City, OK the big race victories to post earnings Get Happy Mister was named 2012 of $1,007,098, joining Willis as the Carter and Willis add to Colorado-bred horse of the year. only trainers above a million-dollars. mounting title totals, As a 2-year-old in 2012 Get Happy Villafranco’s top runner was Brace For Mister was undefeated in four Helton scores first Bernal, the impressive winner of both starts at Arapahoe Park, including Remington Park Season the $252,000 Remington Park Derby a 9 1/4-length win in the 6-furlong, and $285,000 Heritage Place Derby. award $100,000 Mile High Futurity. Clint Crawford of Sallisaw, Okla. The Remington Park 2013 was third in the trainer standings American Quarter Horse & Mixedwith 26 wins. breed Season closed on Sunday The Jack Brooks Award is New Orleans, LA with familiar faces atop the jockey named in honor of the Blanchard, and trainer standings, with a newStar Guitar named LA Okla. native who won the All Americomer in front for the owners. Horse of the Year can Futurity, American Quarter Jockey G.R. Carter and trainer Brittlyn Stable’s Star Guitar, a Horse racing’s biggest event, eight perfect 3-for-3 in 2012 before being Eddie Willis once again capped times. Brooks also won three trainRemington Park seasons with awards retired to stud, was named 2012 for leading their respective standings. ing titles at Remington Park. Louisiana Horse of the Year for the fourth year in a row at the Louisiana The newcomer to the seasonal cham- Wade Helton – leading owner pionship podium was owner Wade Thoroughbred Breeders AssociaThe Pampa, Texas horsemen tion annual meeting at Fair Grounds Helton of Pampa, Texas, who claimed had his most successful venture to Race Course & Slots in New Orleans. his first title in Oklahoma City. Remington Park, seeing his runners Star Guitar, a homebred son of G.R. Carter – leading jockey win 12 races to gain his first local Quiet American out of the MalaRacking up 54 wins from 380 owner title. Helton’s top runner this gra mare Minit Towinit, raced for mounts, G.R. Carter finished 12 wins season was Llano Cartel who won Maurice and Evelyn Benoit’s Brittlyn ahead of Jimmy Brooks to land his four races, including the $50,00 Jack Stable and was trained by Al Stall Jr. 16th Remington Park title as leading Brooks Stakes on May 26. In all, Star Guitar won 24 of 30 starts jockey. It is the 10th year in a row Reliance Ranches of Llano, and earned $1,749,862. that Carter has won or shared the Texas was second in wins with nine Twenty-two of those wins riding title. but did finish atop the standings came in stakes. Star Guitar, who is The Oklahoma City resident for money earned with $462,835 now wrapping up his first season and native of Pawhuska, Okla. thanks to their Coronado Cartel winat stud at Clear Creek Stud near also finished second 65 times and ning the $720,000 Remington Park Folsom, La., was also named chamthird another 62 times to post a 48 Futurity in April. pion 4-year-old and up male for the percent in-the-money rate from his fourth time. total mounts. Carter also led all ridBrittlyn Stable was also tabbed ers in overall mount earnings with Cypress, CA as the state’s leading breeder by $1,383,376. Brooks, from Blanchard, Okla., percentage of stakes winners. The Cooper joins the 1,300th won 42 races for second in the stable’s X Strawdnair was named win club at Los Alamitos standings and was also second in broodmare of the year for 2012. X mount earnings with $1,207,247. Race Course Strawdnair has five stakes winners John Cooper became the from seven starters, including 2012 His biggest win of the season came aboard Priceless Feature in the fourth trainer at Los Alamitos to win Louisiana Futurity winner Sunbean Grade 1, $250,000 Remington Park 1,300 Quarter Horse races at Los (by Brahms ). Her other stakes Championship on June 1. Alamitos Race Course after saddling winners are Beanwah’smachine (by Russel Hadley enjoyed his best Anna MacPherson’s Annas Babe to Successful Appeal ), Miss Bean Wah (by Afternoon Deelites), and Brother year at Remington Park with 32 wins victory in Friday’s eighth race. Cooper joins Blane SchBean and Mean Butterbean (both by to finish third in the standings. My Friend Max). J. Adcock’s Red River Farm was honored as the state’s leading breeder by breeders’ awards in 2012 by collecting $208,000. Red River Farm’s Leestown was named the state’s stallion of the year. Other champions named at the meeting are: 2-year-old filly: P. Dale Ladner’s Sittin at the Bar 2-year-old colt/gelding: Keith and Steve Asmussen’s Westernator 3-year-old filly: Garland Goins’ She’s Prado’s Idol 3-year-old colt/gelding: Hooties Racing’s Look at the Time 4-year-old and up filly or mare: Carl Kate Chenery Tweedy R. Moore Management’s SpeedaCourtesy photo cious

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vaneveldt, Paul Jones and Charles Treece as the only trainers to reach the 1,300 win mark. Cooper’s top sprinters over the years have included champions Separatist, Sign Of Lanty and Chingaderos. He’s won 84 stakes races in his career, the third most ever at Los Alamitos. Ridden by Gregorio Arriaga from post number five, Annas Babe won the $12,010 allowance test for 3-year-olds and upward sprinters in a 330-yard time of :16.85. This was her second win from her last three starts. She also won against allowance rivals back on January 5. Friday’s win was her first start since Jan. 27. RM Looking For Fame, the third in last year’s Sweetwater Futurity and fourth in last month’s James Smith Memorial Handicap, finished second while recent allowance winner Easyist ran third. A second allowance event and a pair of events for freshman sprinters also highlighted Friday’s racing program. The richest race of the night was the $14,900 fourth race – an allowance event for 3-year-olds that featured nine solid sprinters. David Brownell and Paul Jones’ Stel Redneck came away victorious in this allowance event, as the Stel Corona gelding left quickly from post eight on the way to a half length victory in a 330-yard time of :16.705. Like Annas Babe, Stel Redneck was picking up his second win from his last three starts. The consistent sophomore has now hit the board in five of his last six outings. For his career, Stel Redneck has finished in the money in 10 of 16 outings. Cesar De Alba piloted the Jones-trained runner, who earlier this season won a trial to the El Primero Del Ano Derby. Line Slinger, who finished fifth in last year’s Golden State Juvenile Stakes, crossed the wire second with recent allowance runner-up Featuring Habits finishing third. Ed Allred’s swept the two events for juveniles as his Kiddy Up filly Sadie Sis won the opener for 2-year-olds while his gelding More Than Wild won the evening’s third race while posting identical times of :15.566 from post number one in their 300-yard races. Sadie Sis showed a lot promise in her career debut after finishing third to Allred’s Quirky and eventual Kindergarten Futurity runner-up Hot Capuccino on April 12. Sadie Sis then competed in a trial to the Kindergarten that produced four of the 10 finalists headed by trial winner Duke Of Carter and also Hot Capuccino. Sadie Sis was all business in her third career start, as she posted a halflength victory in a time of :15.566 from post number one. Gregorio ArSureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7 29

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riaga piloted the filly out of Singles Scene for trainer Scott Willoughby. John Andreini and Gianni Samaja’s Kiss N Toll finished in second place just like she had done in racing debut on April 28. Allred’s silks were back in the winner’s circle in the third race after the Connie Hall-trained More Than Wild won his racing debut by a head over Ron Hartley’s Moonist. More Than Wild came into this race after posting a 220-yard bullet drill of :12.30 on May 11. He also posted a :12.40 clocking onApril 20. Alex Bautista rode the son of Stel Corona.

Jockey Raul Valenzuela wins first race at Los Al, plus two more

After waiting nearly a month for his first riding victory at Los Alamitos Race Course, jockey Raul Valenzuela had a night to cherish after picking up his first three Quarter Horse wins at the Orange County oval - all in a span of about 75 minutes on Saturday night. The 19-year-old pilot enjoyed his first ever win here after guiding Felix A. Gonzalez’s Ivory Knight in the sixth race before adding back-to-back victories in the final two races of the night. Following his first win at Los Alamitos with the 3-year-old gelding Ivory Knight, Valenzuela was back in the winner’s circle in the eighth with Robert Parra’s Check Out the Moment. He completed his riding triple a few moments later after guiding S.A.M. Ranch LLC’s Barrel Babe to an upset victory at 30-1 odds in the ninth race of the evening. The young jockey began riding at Los Alamitos in early May after spending the first two years of his riding career at Turf Paradise and Yavapai Downs in Arizona. For young Raul, winning at Los Alamitos was a dream coming true. “I would watch the Los Alamitos races on TV and think that hopefully one day I would make it there,” Valenzuela said.“Riding at Los Alamitos was my target from the get go.” Valenzuela made his career debut as a 17-year-old and he quickly made his mark by winning more than 40 races in Arizona’s Quarter Horse racing circuit. His father, Raul Valenzuela Sr., is a trainer in Arizona so a career in the sport was always on young Raul’s mind. “My dad was here tonight,” Va-

lenzuela added.“He congratulated me after my (first) win.” This is the result of a lot of hard work and it feels great to have done it. Rodrigo Aceves was a jockey that I always looked up to and it’s great to compete against the top class riders here.” With three victories to his name now, Valenzuela’s goal for the rest of the 2013 season is a simple one. “Keep winning races here,” he quickly added. With three wins from 16 mounts, the young pilot is off to a good start.

Houston, TX The sun is shining on Texas horseman Jose S. Espinosa By Martha Claussen

2013 is shaping up nicely for Texas horseman Jose S. Espinosa. On May 18, he was honored as Owner of the Meet at Sam Houston Race Park. He had exceptional success with his 2-year-olds, including The Kat in the Hat who captured the $75,690 John Deere Texas Juvenile Challenge (Grade 3) and Trace Seis, the fastest qualifier for the $452,800 Sam Houston Futurity (Grade 2). On Saturday, June 1, the Mission, Texas resident made national headlines when Big Biz Perry was the upset winner of the $1,075,260 Heritage Place Futurity (Grade 1). The 2-year-old daughter of Mr Jess Perry broke her maiden in March at Sam Houston Race Park, but failed to qualify for the Sam Houston Futurity. That result did not dampen the enthusiasm that Espinosa had for his filly. “She had a bad break from the gate in Houston,” said Espinosa. “I knew she was a really good filly. We had paid her into the Heritage Place Futurity, so I sent her to Trey (Wood) two weeks ago.” Wood is one of the rising stars in the Quarter Horse industry. He had won the 2012 edition of the Heritage Place with BP Cartels Alibi and is the conditioner of Sam Houston Race Park’s 2013 Horse of the Meet, Especially Tres. “We really didn’t know her until she got here,” Wood noted. “Jose sent her to us from Sam Houston, and we didn’t have her in Houston. She looked good but didn’t get away in the consolation there (in April). She got away super-good in the final and that’s what won the race for her.” Ridden by Cipriano Vidana, Big Biz Perry was away at 29-1 odds and paid $60.80 for the win, defeating fastest qualifier and even-money

American Futurity on Aug. 15. The ten fastest qualifiers return for the final, valued at $2.6 million on Sept. 2. Until then, Big Biz Perry will take her place on the AQHA RacingHorseplayernow.com National Top 10 Poll for 2-year-olds.

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favorite Hes Relentless. The Judd Kearl-trained Wagon Tales ran third. Big Biz Perry set a new stakes record in the Heritage Place Futurity by covering the 350 yards in :17.310 seconds over a fast track. A Texasbred by Burnett Ranches, Big Biz Perry is by Mr Jess Perry from the Shazoom mare Big Bizooms. Espinosa purchased her at the Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale for just $20,000; her pay check on Saturday night was $383,309; her lifetime earnings after four starts increased to $393,947. “I was prepared to spend up to $40,000,” admitted Espinosa. “I trained her mama (Big Bizooms) and really had my eye on the filly in the sale book. I knew the pedigree was there.” Espinosa was elated with the win, which capped off a very tumultuous weekend. He had driven to Oklahoma City on Friday, arriving at 5 p.m., just when the second round of tornados besieged the area. “We arrived at the hotel, and they immediately sent everyone into the basement,” said Espinosa. “I’ve been through hurricanes in Texas, but this was my first experience with a tornado. It was terrifying. We were in the bunkers, and all I could do was worry about my horses.” Fortunately Remington Park was not in the direct path, and despite heavy rain, no damage occurred. They ran the first two races of the Friday night card, before canceling the remainder of the evening. The weather on Saturday was perfect for the running of their “MegaCard”, which included the Heritage Place Futurity and the $250,000 Remington Park Invitational. Espinosa returned to Texas, where he not only owns and trains horses, but runs a tile company. He admits that it took a few days to soak up the experience of winning a million dollar race. “It finally sunk in on Monday,” said Espinosa. “I will never forget the feeling, because in racing you never know if you can do it twice.” It may very well happen as Big Biz Perry will head to Ruidoso Downs to compete in trials for the All

Inglewood, CA Flashy Delight gives Espinoza 3,000th victory

Jockey Victor Espinoza earned the 3,000th victory of his career

when favored Flashy Delight easily won the fourth race Friday at Betfair Hollywood Park. The milestone in the $8,000 claimer for older fillies and mares came nearly 21 years after the 41-year-old native of Mexico City earned his first victory at Hipodromo De Las Americas in his hometown. A winner of four local riding titles, Espinoza is 12th on the alltime list at Hollywood Park with 928 victories. He ranks eighth with 118 stakes wins. Dropping in class for Rockingham Ranch and trainer Peter Miller after being claimed for $20,000 April 25, Flashy Delight took over the lead approaching the stretch while on the outside and cruised home by eight lengths in the race at seven furlongs over Cushion Track. The win was the fourth for the 4-year-old Vindication filly – all in tandem with Espinoza. “It was kind of an exciting feeling coming down the stretch, like, ‘Now I did it, 3,000 finally,’’’ said Espinoza. “I don’t have to wait another day. You never know, some days you come and feel you have a good chance to win and the horses don’t run But, the last sixteenth of a mile I thought, “Now, it’s done,’ so I can have fun right now. Espinoza was the second jockey to collect his 3,000th win at the Spring/Summer meet. Rafael Bejarano reached the milestone May 11 aboard the Bob Baffert-trained Ondine.

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Lighting Regard

JUNE 29, 2013 Ruidoso Downs, NM Lighting Regard upsets Higheasterjet; If I Were Famous surprises in Adequan Derby

KH Logax Inc.’s homebred Lighting Regard led a parade of longshots in the Grade 3, $30,000 Higheasterjet Handicap while C. Dawn Ivey’s homebred If I Were Famous powerfully pulled away for an upset win in the $49,590 Adequan Ruidoso Downs Derby Challenge on Saturday afternoon at Ruidoso Downs. Lighting Regard impressively drew away from a deep field in the Higheasterjet to register a three-quarter-length win at 10-1 odds over 7-1 outsider Jess Cuervo. Eyein This Feature, sent off at 17-1 odds, finished a neck back in third. The $1 trifecta payoff was $2,531.40. The Juan Gonzalez-trained Lighting Regard covered the 350 yards in a sharp :17.125 to gain his second-straight win. The Chicks Regard gelding was awarded first place through a disqualification in his previous race, a $30,000 conditioned allowance race back on January 1. Lighting Regard boosted his record to seven wins from 12 starts with two thirdplace finishes. He was disqualified from the win in the 2012 Desert Classic Futurity at Turf Paradise. In the Adequan Ruidoso Downs Derby Challenge, the G.R. Carter Jr.-ridden If I Were Famous made an explosive late run to get up and win in :19.416 for the 400 yards. If I Were Famous, a 20-1 outsider, had a clean break from the gate and was racing in mid-pack while favored Pajarita Sita burst to the lead and appeared to be the winner at the 300-yard mark. She was unable to maintain her momentum and was caught by the top-four finishers, led by If I Were Famous.

If I Were Famous The Sleepy Gilbreath-trained If I Were Famous won by head over Rockin Disco while Cjs Rocksolid was third. Fourth-place runner Whiteface Eagle made an impressive run from last in the first 100 yards. A gelding by One Famous Eagle, If I Were Famous won his maiden back in October at Lone Star Park. He was then laid off until returning to finish third in his Adequan Ruidoso Downs Derby Challenge trial behind Rockin Disco.

Delta Downs, Vinton, LA The Lizzard King sets new stakes record in Miss Polly Classic

Under jockey John Hamilton, The Lizzard King rallied stoutly from his outside post position and drew clear to record a convincing one-length victory in Saturday night’s featured $50,000 Miss Polly Classic Stakes at Delta Downs. The Lizzard King came into the race off a victory in the $25,000 Develop a Plan Stakes (G3) on May 25. The Lizzard King, who is owned by Brett Mennen, defeated two-time Miss Polly Classic winner Charal Kid while Feature My News finished another neck behind the top pair in third position. The Lizzard King covered the 400 yards of the Miss Polly Classic over a fast SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7 33

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(R) at Sam Houston Race Park in his final career start. Winners Award also ran third, a half of a length behind winner Mighty Invictus, in the ‘05 Dash For Cash Derby (Grade 1) at Lone Star Park, and he was a finalist in All About Ease’s 2004 Ruidoso Futurity (Grade 1). Winners Award’s top runners include stakes winner Katies Award, the Canada HighPoint 3-Year-Old Filly in 2011. The stallion is owned by Jerry Windham of College Station, Texas, and he stands for a $1,250 fee at Norse Ridge Farm at King Township, Ontario, Canada. Orions Award’s dam, Orions Dream, is a 24-year-old graded stakes winning daughter of the Windy Ryon stallion Ronas Ryon. Orions Award was coming off of a secondplace finish to fastest qualifier Tx Toast in the third of six TQHA Sires’ Cup Futurity on June Retama Park, Selma, TX 14. The colt has won two races, including a Orions Award wins TQHA Sires’ 300-yard maiden special weight sprint in his Cup Futurity career debut at Sam Houston on April 4. Second-fastest qualifier Orions Award, a Thisroundsonme ran third, a nose behind sorrel colt by Winners Award racing for Juan E. runner-up My Featured Time. Aunti Up, Make It Perrett Jr., sprinted to his first stakes victory in Jess, Jess Ownt To, and First Spectacular comthe $103,234 TQHA Sires’ Cup Futurity (RG2), pleted the order of finish. Tx Toast, Ill Paint The one of three Quarter Horse stakes contested at Town, and Pool Capri were scratched. Retama Park on Saturday. Also at Retama on Saturday, Raul GutierSaddled by Brian Stroud and ridden by Ri- rez rode seventh-fastest qualifier Mystical cardo Aguirre, Orions Award covered 350 yards Cartel RR to a neck victory in the 400-yard, in :17.816, and his margin of victory was a neck $50,000 TQHA Sires’ Cup Derby (RG3) for from My Featured Time. The $41,294 winner’s 3-year-olds. share of the purse increased the colt’s bankroll Prepped by Erika Huitron for owner Rafael to $49,252 from five outs. Rodriguez Pantoja, Mystical Cartel RR stopped Orions Award was bred in Texas by Dr. the timer in :19.953, earning a 96 speed index Mark Nevill DVM. The colt’s sire, Winners and his first stakes win. The gray daughter of Award, is an 11-year-old Runaway Winner stal- Carters Cartel was coming off of a secondlion who won the 2006 TQHA Sires’ Cup Stakes place finish to Racey Winner in the second of track in 19.474, which established a new stakes record and was good enough for a 98 speed index. The win by The Lizzard King was the seventh of his 14-race career. He earned a sum of $30,000 for the effort on Saturday which raised his career bankroll to $157,224. The Lizzard King is a 4-year-old gelding by Valiant Hero, out of the Feature Mr Jess mare Jess a Lil Bit. He was bred in the Texas by his owner. Sent to the post as the 7-5 wagering favorite, The Lizzard King paid $4.80 to win, $3 to place and $2.60 to show. Charal Kid returned $2.60 to place and $2.40 to show. Feature My News was worth $6.40 to show.

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Mystical Cartel RR four Sires’ Cup Derby trials on June 15. Mystical Cartel RR was bred by Bielau Oaks of Weimar, Texas. The filly’s sire, Carters Cartel, is an 8-year-old son of Corona Cartel who was the AQHA champion 2-year-old colt in 2007. Campaigned exclusively in California from 2007-08, Carters Cartel earned $659,145 from 10 races, and his six wins included the 2007 Ed Burke Million (Grade 1) and Kindergarten (Grade 1) futurities at Los Alamitos. Carters Cartel’s top starters include Carters Cookie, the winner of last year’s Grade 1, $700,000 Rainbow Futurity at Ruidoso Downs, and 2012 All Canadian Futurity winner Carters Secret. The stallion is owned by the List family’s Double Bar S Ranch LLC, and he stands for a $6,000 fee at Lazy E Ranch in Guthrie, Oklahoma. Mystical Cartel RR’s dam, Mystical Rainbow, is a winning 14-year-old daughter of the late Chicks Beduino. The filly’s third dam, the Zevi (TB) mare Zee Vee Love, was a graded futurity winner at Les Bois Park in Idaho in 1987. All told, Mystical Cartel RR has won five of 10 races, and the $20,000 winner’s share of the TQHA Sires’ Cup Derby purse pushed her bankroll to $43,828. The filly was a finalist in last year’s TQHA Sires’ Cup Futurity (RG2), and the 350-yard, $197,000 Sam Houston Derby (Grade 3) on April 13. Rightamountofwrong, fastest qualifier Ottyes Valentine Gal, Eye N The Buttons, Stimulus, Thats What She Seis, Executive Pick, Sheaintcrynrealtears, Iknow Heknows Iknow, and Racey Winner completed the order of finish. Antonio Carrizales’ Jess Fly With Me sprinted to a head victory in Saturday’s $15,000 TQHA Sires’ Cup Stakes (R). Under jockey Raul Gutierrez, who rode Jess Fly With Me for trainer Erika Huitron, the 4-year-old bay son of Fly Jess Fly went 400 yards in :19.855 while earning his second career stakes win. The $8,550 winner’s share of the purse increased the stallion’s bankroll to $99,204. Jess Fly With Me was bred in Arkansas by John and Sylvia Crain, longtime breeders whose homebred runners include multiple graded

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Jess Fly With Me

Rollickin Red

Aful Alibi

stakes winner Mr Chivato To You. The stallion’s sire, Fly Jess Fly, is a winning and graded stakes placed son of champion Mr Jess Perry. Jess Fly With Me’s dam, The Meteorite, is a 12-year-old daughter of Meter Me Gone who ran third in the 2003 Kansas Jackpot Futurity (RG2) at The Woodlands Racetrack in Kansas City. Jess Fly With Me has won six of 15 starts while racing in Texas and Louisiana. The stallion’s stakes resume includes a nose victory in last year’s Grade 3, $147,000 Retama Park Derby. Jess A Comment ran third, a neck in front of 2-1 favorite Lethal Volt. Bar Struck, Im A Feature Girl, Jesscuzican, The Field Cricket, J C Senor Seis, and The Scotch Is Dun completed the order of finish.

for trainer Todd Fincher. Lambert said in a post race interview, “He has had some issues, but he is a wonderful horse to ride. Todd has done a remarkable job giving him plenty of time. He seems to fire every time.” Rollickin Red was coming off two big wins at Sunland Park including the 2012 Challenger Six Handicap. Sunday’s victory was worth $39,000 for the Rollickin Red Partners. The distance star has earned over $290,000. Corona Dream pushed Rollickin Red to the limit with a terrific effort. The runner-up ridden by Adam Martinez was 3 lengths clear of multiple stakes winner Kc Royal Flush. Pakea Bay, Lester’s Echo, Kokopellis Babycakes, Cool Redalo and My Big Chief completed the order of finish.

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her local backers. Aful Alibi improved her record to 3 wins, 2 seconds and 3 thirds from 10 starts. She earned a $39,000 windfall from the Tommy Duke Smith victory. Macario Rodriguez will be the runaway leading jockey at SunRay Park and Casino for the second straight year. 12-1 outsider Slr Jessie Girl came in second place and completed a nice $2 exacta worth $90.60. The runner-up finished three parts of a length in front of Afame. The $2 trifecta came back $405.80 richer. New Mexico Horse Breeders’ Association Stakes and Sunburst Stakes winner Sandys Jesse seem to run out of steam following an alert start. The 4-5 favorite finished a well beaten fifth coming off a game second in the New Mexico Breeders’ Stakes at SunRay Park on May 19.

SunRay Park, Farmington, NM Rollickin Red wins thriller in $65,000 New Mexico Horseman’s Association Handicap

SunRay Park, Farmington, NM Aful Alibi scores upset win in Tommy Duke Smith Stakes

Retama Park, Selma, TX Bubba Carver takes Retama’s Ben E. Keith Stakes

Former $10,000 claimer Aful Alibi took Leading at every call, Bubba Carver a major upswing with an upset win in the earned his second stakes victory in Saturday’s Rollickin Red outran 32-1 long shot Coro- $65,000 Tommy Duke Smith Quarter Horse na Dream by a head to win a thrilling $65,000 Stakes at SunRay Park and Casino. New Mexico Horseman’s Association Handicap Owned and trained by the talented Gabigoing 870 yards on Sunday at SunRay Park and no Carillo, Aful Alibi generated a career best Casino. performance and confidently handled a high The 2012 New Mexico Horseman’s Asquality group of 3-year-old NM-bred fillies. Unsociation 870 yard champion was put to the der leading rider Macario Rodriguez, Aful Alibi test, and he delivered. Rollickin Red showed roared from an early second place position to his determination and resolve to outlast a a daylight winner in the 400 yard dash. The stubborn rival. Regular pilot Casey Lambert Genuine Strawfly filly took over from a tiring placed Rollickin Red in a perfect position down Sandys Jesse midway through the stretch, and the back stretch. The duo swept past My Big then opened up the throttle for an impressive Chief on the turn and then had to deal with a one length score. The rapidly improving sort challenge from Corona Dream. caught the distance in a solid 19.535 seconds, Rollickin Red and Corona Dream were good for a 91 speed index. locked in battle for the final 200 yards. The 4-5 Let go a just over 6-1 odds, Aful Alibi was favorite had a little more in the tank to win the coming off two local allowance races where spirited duel. The classy five-year-old gelded she finished second and third, respectively. Her son of Roll Hennessy Roll earned his 9th most recent win came in a $12,500 condicareer win and 4th stakes title. He clocked the tioned claiming race at Sunland Park on March distance in a solid 45.10, good for a 94 speed 19. Saturday’s effort was a gem for the newly index. He was won 8 of 9 races going 870 yards crowned stakes winner. She returned $14.20 to SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7 35

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Struttin for Kenzie

Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle

$15,000 Ben E. Keith Stakes (R) for Texas-bred 3-year-olds at Retama Park. Bubba Carver covered 330 yards in :16.981 while posting a 97 speed index and defeating runner-up One Eyed Eagle by a nose. Judd Kearl saddled the gelded son of Wave Carver for owner Douglas O. Traylor. Bubba Carver was bred by Bob and Jerry Gaston of Edinburg, Texas. The gelding’s sire, Wave Carver, was the AQHA world champion in 2006. Racing exclusively at Los Alamitos from 2005-06, Wave Carver earned $1,005,946 from 18 outs, and his 11 wins included two graded stakes victories. Wave Carver’s top runners include Grade 2 winner Ultimate Wave, 2012 All American Futurity (Grade 1) runner-up Sudden Thoughts, and multiple stakes winner and Canadian champion One Kool Wave. The 10-year-old gray stallion is owned by a syndicate and stands for a $3,500 fee at Vaughn and Jill Cook’s Royal Vista Ranch at Wayne, Oklahoma. Bubba Carver’s dam, Rustys Lil Lady, is an unraced 6-year-old daughter of champion Fredricksburg. His second dam, the Easily Smashed mare Lil Bit Rusty, won the 1990 QHBC Distaff Classic Stakes (Grade 1) at Los Alamitos. Bubba Carver was coming off of a Hialeah Park campaign in which he scored a 1 1/2-length victory in the 400-yard, $20,000 El Nino Invitational Stakes. All told, the gelding has won four of nine starts, and the $8,250 winner’s share of the Ben E. Keith Stakes purse pushed his earnings to $44,205. Grizzly Water ran third, one length behind Bubba Carver. String Bikini, Tres Alley Cat, Leading Version, Jabulani, Runaway Bye RR, Down For A Fortune, and 19-10 favorite Cruisin Finish completed the order of finish. Runner-up One Eyed Eagle is a sorrel daughter of One Famous Eagle racing for Charles Forbes Jr. and Tommy Hays. The filly has won one of eight starts – a 2012 TQHA Sale Futurity (RG1) trial at Retama Park – and she has earned $44,366. A sorrel gelding by the Mr Jess Perry stallion Mighty Invictus, Grizzly Water was a finalist in the May 18, $59,850 AQHA Sam Houston

Derby Challenge for owners Allen Jacoby and Jesse Yoakum. Grizzly Water has banked $9,878 from 11 outs while racing exclusively in Texas.

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Delta Downs, Vinton, LA Struttin for Kenzie gets a hardfought victory in Alabama Futurity

SunRay Park, Farmington, NM Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle rockets to victory in Four Corners Futurity

Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle remained perfect in three starts and rocketed to victory in the $95,410 Four Corners Futurity at SunRay Park and Casino. Donna and Kenneth Weeks’ Struttin for Under jockey Martin Bourdieu, Wiggle Kenzie won Friday night’s $70,960 Alabama Futurity by a nose over the fastest qualifier Pimps Wiggle Wiggle broke fast and gained a stranglehold early on in the 350 yard futurity. N Preachers in the 330-yard event. Kenneth Weeks also trains Struttin for Kenzie as well as The two-year-old daughter of Maknmoves third place finisher Dashin Thru the Oaks, who looked like a old pro in the finals increasing finished another 1-1/4 lengths behind the top the pressure on her rivals down the lane. In the final 50 yards, the well composed filly bumped pair. her winning margin to three parts of a length Under jockey David Alvarez, Stuttin for while under a hand ride. She kept top qualifier Kenzie covered the distance over a fast track in Winter Haven at a safe distance throughout 16.742, which earned him a speed index of 90. the feature. The winning time of 17.362 secStruttin for Kenzie has now won two of onds earned a 91 speed index. Wiggle Wiggle three career starts after also taking his trial for Wiggle paid $9.60 to win. the Alabama Futurity on May 31 and finishing Bourdieu said in the winner’s circle, “I fifth during a troubled trip at Louisiana Downs really appreciate the connections and the opin maiden company on March 16. He earned portunity to ride this great filly. She is amazing, $35,480 for his win on Saturday, which raised a great horse. I felt she could run faster today. his bankroll to $39,575. She did what she had to in the trials to win. Struttin for Kenzie is a 2-year-old gelding She liked the added competition today and by Struttin to Beduino, out of the Abajo mare ran even better.” Mb Magic Abajo. He was bred in Alabama by Trained by the powerful Wesley Giles, Marlene Beauxis. Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle becomes the latest Four Sent to the gate at odds of 7-2, Struttin Corners winner directed by the popular trainer. to Beduino paid $9 to win, $3.40 to place and In 2008, Giles won this event with Go Southern $3.20 to show. Pimps N Preachers returned Special. Giles has been a frequent winner of $2.80 to place and $2.40 to show. Dashin Thru this event. the Oaks was worth $3 to show. Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle was very well pre-

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Heza Wild Dragon

Turbulent Times

Built Tuff Enough

pared on Sunday. She came out onto the track looking like a million bucks and was in tremendous shape. The confident filly had already won her first two career starts over Farmington soil. The 2013 Four Corners Futurity champion earned $44,843 for owner Jason Giles, son of Wes Giles. It was a big day for the Giles family. Jason Giles admitted in the winner’s circle that Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle was a terrific Christmas present from his grandmother. This world class Quarter Horse should continue to impress throughout 2013. Wes Giles conditioned four finalists including third place finisher Westernshines, fourth place finisher Six T Five Roses and the eighth place runner Tresarainbow. Winter Haven made a strong energy move in the final 100 yards to secure second place. The son of Fdd Dynasty tried his best but could not threaten to the winner. The runner-up was ridden by the meet’s leading rider Macario Rodriguez. He earned $17,174 for owner Nelson Palomo. The runner-up trained by Kristopher Cordova finished a neck in front of Westernshines. The live racing meet continues on Tuesday at 12:55 p.m. expanded 10-race cards will

be in effect throughout the week. The meet concludes on Sunday, June 23.

tain Top trials and impressed with a threequarter-length win and the second-fastest qualifying time of :17.587 from 10 trials. “I had him down at Sunland Park for the entire meet and knew he was good from the Ruidoso Downs, NM first time we worked him,” said Cordova. “We Heza Wild Dragon shows promise just saved him for this race. “We’ll keep running him against New with Mountain Top Futurity Mexico-breds and point to the Zia Futurity (on victory July 28). ” He could be an All American Futurity The Kristopher Cordova-owned and prospect after the Zia Futurity. -trained Heza Wild Dragon showed he could Runner-up Threedeewoodee nearly have a very lucrative future with a late-running held on to win for trainer Chris Zamora. The win in the $356,980 Mountain Top Quarter Horse Futurity for New Mexico-breds on Satur- Woodbridge-sired gelding was second in the New Mexican Spring Futurity and then won his day afternoon at Ruidoso Downs. Mountain Top trial by two-and-three-quarter The purse for the Mountain Top Futurity lengths with the sixth-fastest time of :17.713. sported a 20-percent increase over last year’s Threedeewodee was a $39,000 Ruidoso running. Sale yearling purchase from the MJ Farms “He broke really nice from the gate,” said consignment. winning rider Esgar Ramirez. “He had a little J and M Racing and Farm’s third-place runstumble at about 100 yards, but picked it up ner Kaydns Crusader, also trained by Cordova, and was really running at the end.” is still a maiden after three starts with a close Heza Wild Dragon was all out to catch third-place run in the New Mexican Spring Gary Thompson’s Threedeewoodee. The Manuel Gutierrez-ridden gelding bolted to the Fling Futurity and two second-place trial finishes. The Sixes Royal gelding sold in the lead from the inside post position and then Ruidoso Yearling Sale for $17,000. drifted out for most of the race. Heza Wild Dragon nailed Threedeewodee at the wire by a nose. It was a neck back to third-place finisher Kaydns Krusader. Los Alamitos Race Course, A gelding by Genuine Strawfly and Cypress, CA Hidden Dragon, Heza Wild Dragon earned Turbulent Times, Unchangeable $149,953 for racing the 350 yards in :17.326. Heza Wild Dragon, $15,000 Ruidoso Sale top Ed Burke trials purchase, made his career debut in the MounJesus Avila and Jesus Cuevas’ Turbulent

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Horse/Trial # Mitey Moon/1 Heza Wild Dragon/10 Patrick James/2 Wager On Moonflash/3 Too Flash for You/10 Threedeewoodee/4 Chicks Comes First/9 Corona Southerndream/9 Kaydns Krusader/2 Jesses Serenade/5 38 SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7

Trainer Juan Gonzales Kris Cordova Blane Wood Jaime Dominguez Wesley Giles Chris Zamora Juan Gonzales Blane Wood Kris Cordova Jose Ramos

Jockey Jaime Leos Esgar Ramirez Ricky Ramirez Manuel Gutierrez Jimmy Brooks Manuel Gutierrez Jaime Parga-Leos Jesse Levario Esgar Ramirez Luis Gutierrez

Wind 20h 10c 20h 20h 10c 20h 12h 12h 20h 16h

Time 17.514 17.587 17.618 17.647 17.705 17.713 17.721 17.746 17.749 17.805

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Zupers Quick Dash

Doyles Dashing Star

Times and Ronnie Keller and Ron Brooks’ Unchangeable ran one-two in the third of 14 trials to the Grade 1, $1,111,000 Ed Burke Million Futurity with the top-two times from 111 entrants on Sunday night at Los Alamitos. Turbulent Times won the trial by onehalf length under Eduardo Nicasio with a time of :17.405 while Unchangeable was second with a :17.487 mark under veteran Eddie Garcia. Turbulent Times is one of three horses reaching the finals from the Jose De La Torre barn. He also sent out third-fastest qualifier Masherati B and ninth-fastest qualifier Fire Up Willie. A year ago, De La Torre took Ed Burke Million winner One Dashing Eagle to Ruidoso Downs after winning the Ed Burke Million and won the Grade 1, $2.4 million All American Futurity on his way to being honored as world champion. A son of Furyofthewind, Turbulent Times made his second start in the Ed Burke trials and is now two-for two. He won his maiden effort by a neck on April 26 with a :15.61 time for 300 yards. “We got him when he was six months old and we’ve always had high hopes for this horse,” said co-owner Avila’s son, Jose. “We would love to see Turbulent Times continue the way he’s going right now. After he won his first race, he has been taking it easy and preparing for these trials.” Second-fastest qualifier Unchangeable came into the trials as an impressive first-time winner for trainer Orozco Rafael. The Stel Corona gelding from the family of Chickasis dominated his maiden race by one-and-onequarter lengths with a :15.41 time for the 300 yards. “We’ve pointed him to this race and he came in very sharp after his maiden win,” said Brenda Schvaneveldt, daughter of the late legendary trainer Blane Schvaneveldt. “Monte (Schvaneveldt) had him at the ranch before he arrived at Los Alamitos. We took our time with him. He went inside a little bit in this race. Tonight was the second time that a horse next to him acted up in the gates and he just stands

there and does not move. He’s very smart and acts like a much older horse. He’s not like most babies in that regard. It’s a great relief to see him qualify. “(Qualifying) is huge for the barn. We needed it and it’s a great thrill to qualify with a horse owned by Ronnie and Ron. Ronnie is one of dad’s oldest and dearest friends. They have the nicest family. Ronnie trusted us with this horse and it’s great to do well for them,” Schvaneveldt added. Blane Schvaneveldt won the Ed Burke Futurity (including its predecessors) six times. Trainer Jaime Gomez sent out fourthfastest qualifier Docs First Fire and fifth-fastest qualifier She Forgives. Trainer Paul Jones will be represented in the June 23 finals by seventh-fastest qualifier Foose Is Loose and eighth-fastest qualifier Composed Charisma. The Ed Burke Million qualifiers are Turbulent Times (:17.405), Unchangeable (:17.487), Masherati B (:17.565), Docs First Fire (:17.607), She Forgives (:17.634), Five Bar Cartel (:17.642), Foose Is Loose (:17.655), Composed Charisma (:17.677), Fire Up Willie (:17.680) and Quirky (:17.694).

Delta Downs, Vinton, LA Zupers Quick Dash wins third Vals Fortune; Doyles Dashing Star takes another Virgil Bond

Fans at Delta Downs were treated to a pair of repeat stakes winners on the Saturday night’s program as Zupers Quick Dash took his third Vals Fortune Stakes and Doyles Dashing Star won her second consecutive Virgil Bond Stakes. Zupers Quick Dash won this year’s $60,000 Vals Fortune with jockey David Alvarez in the saddle after taking the same race in 2010 and 2012. In this year’s victory he covered 400 yards over a fast track in 19.425, which was only .004 of a second off the stakes record he set during his win in 2010. This year’s clocking equaled a speed index of 99. Following Zupers Quick Dash across the finish line were Jls Mr Bigtime, who only lost by a nose, Political Option, Blue Louisiana Jolla, Maxed Out Game, Intriguing Jess Blue, Martini Mountain and Eyesa Flash. The victory by Zupers Quick Dash, who is owned by Ponderosa Ranch of PC, Inc., marked the 11th of his 28-race career. He is trained by Bobby Martinez, who saw his charge increase his career bankroll to $411,129 after earning a $36,000 paycheck on Saturday. Zupers Quick Dash is a 7-year-old gelding by Heza Fast Dash, out of the Zuppardo’s Prince (TB) mare Oh Shez Zuper. He was bred

Arapahoe Park, Aurora, CO Built Tuff Enough earns Challenge Championship berth Built Tuff Enough won the 400-yard, $38,700 Adequan Arapahoe Derby Challenge at Arapahoe Park on Saturday to earn a berth to the 400-yard, $200,000 Grade 1 Adequan Derby Challenge Championship on Quarter Horse racing’s Challenge Championship night at Los Alamitos Race Course on Nov. 9. The 3-year-old bay colt trained by Rudy Ramirez and ridden by Zacharie Kelsey defeated Im a Special Dip by 3/4 lengths with Slump Buster a neck away in third. Built Tuff Enough, the 4-1 second choice, clocked 19.643 seconds. Fabulous Ocean, the 2-1 favorite and fastest qualifier, finished seventh. Built Tuff Enough has won five of six career races, including the 2012 Rocky Mountain SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7 39

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Bet On Ballou

Docs Dusty Okie

Skuze Please

in Louisiana by Mark Langford. Not to be outdone by Zupers Quick Dash, Doyles Dashing Star won her second straight $34,350 Virgil Bond Stakes under jockey Bobby Ransom. Doyles Dashing Star defeated Slinkys Fortune by 1-1/2 lengths while Eyeontheline finished another 2-3/4 lengths behind the top pair in third. Doyles Dashing Star covered the 870-yards of the Virgil Bond in a time of 45.796, which earned her a speed index of 96. The victory marked the 10th of her 39-race career as she earned a sum of $18,000 and raised her bankroll to $147,178.

winner. The winning time for the 400 yard dash was 19.617 seconds. Wdc Wendys Wine outran her 12-1 odds and nearly won the prestigious feature. The four-year-old Woodbridge mare broke fast under jockey Adam Martinez and loomed large running on the outside of the track. She just missed after a terrific effort. The runnerup was coming off a third place finish in the Four Corners Senora Stakes at SunRay Park on April 28. The overachiever was also stakes placed in the Bank of America New Mexico Challenge Championship at Sunland Park on April 7. Miracle Snow, a veteran stakes winner of over $572,000 ran a courageous race to finish third, beaten only a half-length. Defending champion Klassic Strawfly wound up fourth. Here Kittykittykitty finished in eighth place. Combined lifetime earnings of the Jimmy Drake field exceeded $2 million.

Bred in Oklahoma by Dusty Rose Ranch, Docs Dusty Okie paid $21.40 to win, $5.80 to place and $4.60 to show. Wahoo returned $3.80 to place and $4 to show. Emperor Valerian paid $4.60 to show. DM Streakin Thru Fire was the beaten even-money favorite, finishing fifth. He shared high-weight status at 125 pounds along with Emperor Valerian and Stray Cat, winner of the Red Cell Oklahoma Distance Challenge in May. The win was the 10th from 32 career starts and the sixth overall at Remington Park for Docs Dusty Okie, a son of Okey Dokey Dale from the Hy Lucky Jay (tb) mare Stephanie Rose. The winner’s check of $32,392 moved his career earnings to $254,601.

JUNE 2, 2013 SunRay Park, Farmington, NM Bet On Ballou sizzles in Jimmy Drake Quarter Horse Stakes

Bet On Ballou, the late blooming 8-yearold, beat a stubborn Wdc Wendys Wine by a nose in a thrilling photo finish. In the process, the new star of the Wes Giles stable ran his 2013 record to a perfect 5 wins from 5 starts. Brimming with confidence, Bet On Ballou produced a late surge to insure the Jimmy Drake title and secure his 12th win from 24 career starts. The gem of perfection raced as the 8-5 favorite and paid $5.40 to win. Giles saddled three horses in the stakes including stakes stars Miracle Snow and Here Kittykittykitty. He said in the winner’s circle, “He went pretty good today. When a horse like Bet On Ballou gets on a roll like this, they can get a little high on themselves and make a mistake. They don’t think they can get beat. He didn’t make any mistakes today, and we are thankful for the win.” Bet On Ballou has been sensational all year long. He defeated Stel Gone Corona in the $85,000 Mesilla Valley Speed Handicap at Sunland Park last March. The New Mexico-bred son of Sum Fun to Bet has now won two straight in Farmington. He picked up a $39,000 check for the Quarter Circle W Bar LLC. His career bankroll is closing in on $240,000. Jaime Parga Leos rode the popular

Easy Jet Stakes

Oklahoma-bred 2-year-olds were featured

Remington Park, Oklahoma City, OK Docs Dusty Okie closes season with Distance Handicap win

The 2013 Remington Park American Quarter Horse & Mixed-Breed Season came to a close with a final 12-race program. The closing race was the Grade 3, $53,500 Remington Park Distance Handicap, going to Docs Dusty Okie in a 9-1 upset. Owned by Dusty Rose Ranch of Oklahoma City and trained by Cristino Estrada, Docs Dusty Okie hit the finish-line 3/4 lengths in front of Wahoo. Emperor Valerian was along the rail, picking up third, another three-quarters of a length behind the runner-up. Docs Dusty Okie, carrying 124 pounds, took the lead away from pace-setting Saritas Blueboy with 220 yards remaining. The 6-year-old gelding had too much remaining late in the stretch for the others to cut into his advantage. Under jockey Randy Wilson, Docs Dusty Okie covered the 870 yards around the turn in a quick time of :44.639 seconds over a fast track. SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7 41

Big Time Illusion on closing Sunday in the$50,000 Easy Jet Stakes at 350 yards. The restricted Grade 3 race was won by Skuze Please, the 2-1 wagering favorite. Owned and bred in Oklahoma by Joe Mills of Tulsa, Okla., Skuze Please is trained by Tana Pace and was ridden by Jesus Salazar. The gelding finished a perfect season going threefor-three at Remington Park, breaking his maiden against state-breds in April, winning a conditioned allowance race in May and then scoring his first stakes race on Sunday. Skuze Please used a solid start to take the advantage from the gate and then pulled clear to win by 1-1/4 lengths over Stolin Credits. Lethal Corona was third. Skuze Please handled the 350 yards in :17.193 seconds and paid $6.20 to win, $5.20 to place and $3.20 to show. Stolin Credits paid $9.60 to place and $4.40 to show. Lethal Corona returned $4.60 to show. A son of Dashin Bye from the Sixarun mare Sixy Hemp, Skuze Please made another $26,034 in the Easy Jet Stakes win to move his career total to $52,914, nearly doubling his overall money. The Easy Jet Stakes is named in honor of the 1969 All

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American Futurity winner and World Champion who was bred and owned in Oklahoma by the late Hall of Fame horsemen Walter Merrick of Sayre. Easy Jet became one of Quarter Horse racing’s great stallions after concluding his career on the track.

JUNE 1, 2013 Delta Downs, Vinton, LA Heath Taylor saddles his third stakes winner of the season

Mike and Mary Ellen Hickman’s Big Time Illusion used a fast start and a strong finish to win Saturday night’s $72,566 Louisiana Graduation Stakes at Delta Downs under jockey Jesse Chavis. The Heath Taylor trainee defeated fastest qualifier Un D Niable by a half-length while Brileys First Prize would up another length behind the top pair in third. Big Time Illusion covered 350 yards over a fast track in 17.476. The clocking earned him a speed index of 93. The victory by Big Time Illusion was the second of his eightrace career. He earned $36,283 for the effort, which raised his lifetime bankroll up to $63,558. He also has two seconds and two thirds on his resume. Big Time Illusion is a 3-yearold gelding by Bigtime Favorite, out of the Somekindadash mare Sumkinda Illusion. The sorrel runner was bred in Louisiana by Easy Acres Performance Horses. Following the top three horses across the finish line in the Louisiana Graduation were Jazz Under the Oaks, Sir Eisenheim, Jess Try a Corona, Cosino Winner, Decamagic and McM Bridlesnbritches. Littlemisstunder was a scratch.

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Hezamazing

Centralinteligence

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Memo to Mya, who was coming off two stakes wins in a row at Les Bois Park in Boise, Idaho, was third as the 7-2 favorite in his Arapahoe Park, Aurora, CO Colorado debut for owner Jim Garrett, trainer Hezamazing lives up to name in Robert Hazel, and jockey Dennis Collins. defending Front Range title Houghton said Hezamazing will be Hezamazing continued his amazing pointed to the 1 1/8-mile, $50,000 Arapahoe career at Arapahoe Park on Sunday by winning Park Classic on August 11 where he will seek the 7‑furlong, $40,000 Front Range Stakes his third victory in Arapahoe Park’s marquee for the second year in a row. The 8-year-old race for older horses. gelding owned by Carlyle Rollins and trained “He has aged, but he seems to be the by Rick Houghton has won six stakes races at same,” Houghton said. “We x-rayed his ankle Arapahoe Park since 2009. earlier this year, and he looks like a 3-year-old. “He loves it here,” Houghton said. “He He’s doing really well for as old as he is.” stays happy when he’s here.” Hezamazing and jockey Russell Vicchrilli stalked in second place behind early leader E F Five, made his move to the lead in the stretch Betfair Hollywood Park, with longshot Ghost Vapors, and pulled away Inglewood, CA at the finish for a one-length win at 8-1 in 1:22.99. Houghton said the defense was more Centralinteligence easy winner in Triple Bemd comfortable than when winning the Front Centralinteligence’s first stakes win Range Stakes last year. couldn’t have come at a better time. “It was totally different because last year A runner-up twice in four previous aphe stumbled leaving the gate,” Houghton said. “I think he beat them a little easier today pearances in graded races, the 5-year-old because he got away from the gate really well Smarty Jones gelding rolled to a 3 ½-length victory in the Grade 1, $250,750 Triple Bend and had a real clean trip. It was perfect.” Hezamazing, who was the oldest horse in Handicap Saturday at Betfair Hollywood Park. In the process, the 8-1 shot received the field of nine at 8-years-old, has won every fees-paid entry into the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile open stakes races at Arapahoe Park for older since the Triple Bend was a Breeders’ Cup Chalhorses. He also captured the 2009 and 2010 lenge “Win and You’re In’’ event. The BC Dirt Arapahoe Park Sprint and the 2010 and 2012 Mile will be run Nov. 2 at Santa Anita. Arapahoe Park Classic. In 19 career starts at Trained by Ron Ellis for a partnership that the Aurora, Colorado, racetrack since 2008 Hezamazing has 11 wins, six seconds, and one includes Amerman Racing Stables LLC, Bongo Racing Racing Stable, Gary Finder and Elias third and earnings of $204,587. Sabo, Centralinteligence tracked the pace Ghost Vapors finished second at 20-1 for owners Vance Alfrey and Stuart Eskew, trainer set by Comma to the Top while in the clear, collared that one without about an eighth of Temple Rushton, and jockey Travis Wales. a mile remaining and drew away under jockey Rushton also saddled the horse Hezamazing defeated in last year’s Front Range Stakes in No Victor Espinoza. Runner-up to Comma to the Top in the It Ain’t, who was fifth this year.

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Grade 3 Los Angeles Handicap May 27, the Kentucky bred, who is out of the Seattle Slew mare Shootforthestars, ran the seven furlongs over Cushion Track in 1:21.57. He paid $19, $9.20 and $6.60. The victory was the fourth for Centralinteligence, who had finished ahead of only one horse in two previous tries at the Triple Bend distance. The $150,000 payday nearly doubled his bankroll. He’s earned $308,921 in 12 starts. “This is what we planned for all meet,’’ said Ellis. “It was nice that he put it all together for us on the right day. “He ran so poorly in this race last year (sixth) because he came out of it with a chip in his knee, so he certainly had a good excuse. He had surgery and they actually pulled two chips out of his right front leg.’’ Although Centralinteligence secured a spot in the BC Dirt Mile, Ellis said the chestnut will be pointed towards the Breeders’ Cup Sprint, which will also be run Nov. 2. Espinoza, who rode Centralinteligence for the first time in the Los Angeles, collected his fifth Triple Bend victory. His earlier wins came with Elaborate (2000), Disturbingthepeace (2002), Pohave (2004) and Zensational (2009). “He was ready today,’’ said Espinoza. “He was ready to go. The race set up very well, the way I wanted. He performed to our expectations.’’ Comma to the Top, who was searching for his third stakes win of the Spring/Summer meet and his sixth at Betfair Hollywood Park, was 1 ¼ lengths in front of 14-1 outsider Morning Line, who was racing for the first time since trailing in the Grade 2 Californian June 2, 2012. First or second in seven of his 10 starts over Cushion Track, Comma to the Top paid $5.80 and $4.40. Morning Line returned $8.40 to show. Drill was fourth, a half-length behind SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7 43

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Finewineatnine

Although Wilkinson was first out of the Morning Line, then came Rail Trip, who is also trained by Ellis, Cyclometer, defending champi- gate, Obviously had assumed the advantage on Camp Victory and 3-2 favorite Jimmy Creed. by the time the field reached the first turn, set 23.06, 46.38 and 1:09.95 fractions and still had more than enough left to spurt away from Za Obviously becomes Grade 1 Approval and three other rivals. winner in Shoemaker Mile “The main goal is to run back in the BreedVictory earns gelding spot ers’ Cup Mile, I turned him out last year for no in Breeders’ Cup Mile problems at all, just to freshen him. He’s razor Heavily-favored Obviously earned the sharp right now. He’s training so well and he most significant victory of his career and looks so good. I think he’s better than last year. earned a Breeders’ Cup berth with an impresHe’s stronger and a little bit more filled out. sive win in the $300,000 Shoemaker Mile “It’s great to get 900 wins, especially in a Saturday at Betfair Hollywood Park. race like this.’’ A three-time Grade 2 winner since arriving The likely next stop for Obviously is the in the United States well over a year ago, the $250,000 Del Mar Mile Handicap Aug. 25. He Irish-bred collected his first Grade 1, leading won the Grade 2 by a nose over Mr. Commons nearly every step of the way under regular last Aug. 26. rider Joe Talamo. Talamo’s first victory in the Shoemaker With the 3 ¼-length score in the Breeders’ Mile was his meet-high ninth stakes success. Cup Challenge ‘Win and You’re In’’ race, ObviHe is 5-for-9 in tandem with Obviously. ously, a 6-year-old gelded son of Choisir, will “He is just an unbelievable horse,’’ said receive a fees-paid spot in the Breeders’ Cup Talamo. “He did everything today pretty much Mile, which will be run Nov. 2 at Santa Anita. as the way we planned. We were cruising early Obviously finished third in the 2012 Mile, and he kicked away nicely. beaten by eventual Horse of the Year Wise Entering off a pair of Grade 3 victories at Dan and 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Gulfstream Park and Monmouth Park for trainKingdom. er Christophe Clement, Za Approval finished 1 Owned by Anthony Fanticola and Joseph ¼ lengths in front of Wilkinson and paid $3.80 Scardino, Obviously, who is out of the Montjeu and $3. The show price on 16-1 shot Wilkinson, mare Leala, completed the distance over the who had won his previous two races over the Betfair Hollywood Park turf course in 1:32.86. It BHP grass, was $3.80. Defending champion was the fastest clocking in the Shoemaker Mile Jeranimo and Lucayan, the 5-1 second choice, since Designed for Luck went 1:32.81 in 2004. completed the order of finish. The win was the eighth in 15 starts for the 3-10 choice and enabled trainer Mike Mitchell Arapahoe Park, Aurora, CO to reach a milestone. CTBA Derby: Age makes It was the 900th victory at Betfair HolFinewineatnine better lywood Park for Mitchell. Only the late Bobby Frankel, who won 952 races locally during his After being in the shadows in stakes Hall of Fame career, has more. races as a 2-year-old last year, Finewineatnine A winner in five of six starts at one mile on took the spotlight in the 1 1/16-mile, $42,018 turf, Obviously, who has earned $848,361, paid CTBA Derby for Colorado-bred 3-year-olds at $2.60, $2.20 and $2.10. It was the shortest win Arapahoe Park on Saturday. Finewineatnine price in race history. The previous low of $2.70 held off the maiden Cover Trick by a head in a was set by Bolero, who won the 1950 Spring thrilling stretch drive to win the premier race meet renewal when the race was known as the at Arapahoe Park for Colorado-bred 3-yearPreview Handicap. olds for owners Annette Bishop and Jerry 44 SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7

Prayer For Relief and Beverly Slaughter of the Tangarae Farms, trainer Kenneth “Butch” Gleason, and jockey Luis Rodriguez. As the 3-1 second choice, Finewineatnine paid $8.40 for the win and clocked 1:48.96 for 1 1/16 miles. “He showed great determination coming home because he’s never been that distance, and that was our big question about whether he could go the distance,” Bishop said about Finewineatnine’s first race around two turns. Last year Finewineatnine finished second in the Silver Cup Futurity and third in the CTBA Futurity, both races won by the colt’s stablemate Get Happy Mister. The Tangarae Farms have given Get Happy Mister some time off in Kentucky for a return to the races in Spring 2014. “I saw Get Happy Mister Wednesday in Kentucky,” Bishop said. “He’s 17 hands. He’s just a big gangly teenager trying to grow into his body, and he seems to be very happy. He’s gained weight and with another six months he should fill into his frame.” Cover Trick, at 7-1, finished second as a maiden for jockey Travis Wales and trainer Kim Oliver. Busta Twist, the 3-5 favorite, was a further 3 1/2 lengths back in third for jockey Russell Vicchrilli and trainer Douglas Grinolds.

Prairie Meadows, Altoona, IA Prayer For Relief takes Cornhusker

Zayat Stables’ odds-on favorite Prayer For Relief received a confident ride from Ricardo Santana Jr. to wear down Taptowne and win the Grade 3, $300,000 Cornhusker Handicap, the ultimate stakes during the Iowa Festival of Racing, on Saturday evening at Prairie Meadows. Supporting the Cornhusker Handicap were the Grade 3, $250,000 Iowa Derby and the Grade 3, $200,000 Iowa Oaks. The versatile Prayer For Relief, who was forwardly place in his two previous starts, was allowed to settle near the rear of the six-horse Cornhusker field. He moved into a threatening position on the outside of the far turn and then hooked up to battle Taptowne, ridden by

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Looking Cool

Fiftyshadesofhay

Calvin Borel, in the stretch. Prayer For Relief proved best in the final strides to win by one-and-three-quarter lengths with a 1:49.96 time for the one-andone-eighth miles. Taptowne maintained second by more than five lengths over pacesetter Silver Max. Prayer For Relief, trained by Steve Asmussen, scored his first 2013 stakes win in the Cornhusker after finishing second in a pair of stakes. The five-year-old son of Jump Start made his two previous starts at his home base of Lone Star Park and was second in the Grade 3, $200,000 Lone Star Mile as the 5-2 favorite and then was second in the Grade 3, $300,000 Lone Star Park Handicap at 13-10 odds. He was defeated by stable mate Master Rick in each race. Clovertowne Farms’ Taptowne now has three second-place runs, including the Grade 2, $500,000 Oaklawn Handicap, in his latest four races for trainer Tim Glyshaw. The Tapit gelding went gate-to-wire to win an optionalclaiming race at Oaklawn Park back in March. Another closer, 17-1 longshot Looking Cool, rallied to win the Iowa Derby at one-andone-sixteenth mile. Jim Tafel’s Looking Cool sat in mid pack in the seven-horse field under Leandro Concalves and made a four-wide move through the stretch to run down Betweenhereandcool and win by a game neck in 1:44.29. Bashaar was one-and one-quarter-lengths back in third. Looking Cool was overlooked in the Iowa Derby despite a second-place finish in the $100,000 Northern Spur Stakes at Oaklawn Park on the Arkansas Derby undercard. The win in the Iowa Derby for the Carl Nafzgertrained son of Candy Ride was his third win this year from six outs and his first stakes victory. The Iowa Oaks started Saturday’s stakes tripleheader with Fiftyshadesofhay – owned by Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman – getting a perfect trip as the 13-10 favorite and racing to the three-and-one-half-length win over Seaneen Girl. Fiftyshadesofhay sat off the front-running

So Many Ways until the final turn of the oneand-one-sixteenth-mile test. Jockey Martin Garcia then sent the Pulpit filly to the lead and she had a two-length advantage at the top of the stretch and rolled to the win in 1:44.65. So Many Ways was also caught by Seaneen Girl and settled for third in the full 10-filly field. The Bob Baffert-trained Fiftyshadesofhay was the obvious choice in the Iowa Oaks after surging to a narrow win the Grade 2, $500,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico in her previous start. Two starts ago, she was third in the Grade 1, $300,000 Santa Anita Oaks and won the Grade 3, $100,00s Santa Ysabel Stakes in January at Santa Anita.

Gentlemen’s Bet

dependable sprinter for trainer Ron Moguett, who earlier won the Saylorville on the card. Each of Gentlemen’s Bet’s six starts have been over six furlongs. After making no starts at two and only one start at three, Gentlemen’s Bet has come through with four wins and a third-place run from his five stars at four this year. The son of Half Ours scored each of his other three 2013 wins in optional-claiming races and he came into the Sprint Handicap off a gate-to-wire, five-and-three-quarter length win in 1:07.80 at Churchill Downs. Maggi Moss’ runner-up Delaunay, the 3-10 favorite, had a six-straight stakes-winning streak broken in the Sprint Handicap. His previous race was a four-length win in the Grade 2, $443,600 Churchill Downs Stakes at seven furlongs on the Kentucky Derby undercard as the 19-10 choice. Prairie Meadows, Altoona, IA In the Iowa Distaff at one-and-one-sixIowa Festival of Racing weekend teenth mile, Preston Stables’ Flashy American starts with stakes tripleheader was confidently handled by Terry Thompson Harry Rosenblum’s Gentlemen’s Bet put and responded like a 4-5 favorite to win by an away Delaunay in deep stretch to take the easy five-and-one half lengths. $125,000 Iowa Sprint Handicap during a stakes Thompson allowed his filly to comfortably tripleheader that started the Iowa Festival of settle behind the front-running Cruzette and Racing weekend at Prairie Meadows. Magic Hour. Flashy American responded when Joining the Iowa Sprint Handicap on asked by Thompson on the second turn and Friday evening were the $100,000 Iowa Distaff she opened up a daylight advantage at the top Stakes and the $100,000 Saylorville Stakes. of the stretch and easily increased that margin On Saturday night, three Grade 3 stakes to five-and-one-half lengths at the wire. She are offered: the $300,000 Cornhusker Handiwas clocked in 1:44.64. cap, the $250,000 Iowa Derby and the$200,000 Magic Hour held on for second after helpIowa Oaks. ing set the pace and Itsabeautifulthing got up Gentlemen’s Bet won the Iowa Sprint for third. Cruzette faded to last in the sevenHandicap by sitting off a quick and honest horse field. pace set by Credit Report, who raced the first Flashy American was respected as the quarter in :21.75 and the first half in:44.59. odds-on choice while making her stakes Gentleman’s Bet and Delaunay were each able debut for trainer Kenny McPeek. The Flashy to rally off those fractions with Gentlemen’s Bull daughter, who made her first five starts in Bet accelerating in the final 100 yards to get maiden-claiming races, showed she was ready the one-and-three-quarter length win over for the class jump after rallying for a threeand-one-quarter-length win in a Churchill Delaunay. Credit Report salvaged third in the five-horse field after setting up the two closers. Downs optional-claiming race over one-andRobby Albarado was aboard Gentlemen’s one-sixteenth mile on June 6. She now has five wins from19 starts. Bet for the win in 1:09.51 for the six furlongs. In the Saylorville Stakes for distaffers at Gentlemen’s Bet has proven to be a very

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Flashy American

Livi Makenzie

Isn’t He Clever

six furlongs, BJD Thoroughbreds’ Livi Makenzie made a three-wide rally to run down a fading pacesetter Lulu Wong to get the win in 1:10.28 by one length under Ricardo Santana Jr. Devious Intent also caught Lulu Wong in the stretch to grab second and the quick Lulu Wong settled for third in the five-horse field. Livi Makenzie, fourth in last year’s Iowa Oaks, was returning to the stakes division after six consecutive starts against optionalclaiming company. She was on the board in five of those six starts with two wins. She was a gate-to-wire winner in her previous start at Churchill Downs when she won by two lengths with a 1:09.73 time for the six furlongs. The consistent sprinter against distaff company scored her fourth win from nine starts at six furlongs. She also recorded three second-place efforts.

under a hand ride. Casa de Cambio, Super Candy and Imco Spirit were distant images in his rear view mirror. The knockout winner clocked the 9 furlongs in 1:49.95, just missing the track record of 1:48.80 held by Line Gauge in 1999. The winning margin has to be the largest in the history of the San Juan County Commissioner’s Handicap. The four-year-old earned a $45,000 pay day for owners Kirk and Judy Robison of El Paso, Texas. Dominguez said in the winner’s circle, “I think we have figured him out. He likes a fast race track. His tactical speed worked well over the tight turns. He really loves New Mexico.” Isn’t He Clever carries a most enviable resume with wins in the 2011 Riley Allison Futurity, the 2012 Borderland Derby, the 2012 Ruidoso Thoroughbred Derby, the 2013 Bill Thomas Memorial Handicap. As a three-yearold, Isn’t He Clever finished fourth behind eventual 2012 Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another in the Robert B. Lewis Stakes (Grade 2) at Santa Anita. He was a valiant second to Daddy Nose Best in the 2012 $800,000 Sunland Derby (Grade 3). His earnings now top the $542,000 mark. Isn’t He Clever was coming off a fourth place finish behind Master Rick and Prayer for Relief in the Grade 3 Lone Star Park Handicap on May 27. Casa de Cambio, Super Candy, Imco Spirit, Vamoose and Rock Hard Bunny rounded out the order of finish. Trainer Henry Dominguez was crowned the leading trainer for the 2013 SunRay Park racing season.

owner Northwest Farms once again swept the top three places as Stopshoppingdebbie rolled to a 6 ¾-length victory over Goin to the Window in the $50,000 Irish Day Handicap for 3-year-old fillies. Blueberry Smoothie rallied to finish third, capping off a mirror image finish of the May 26 Seattle Handicap, in which Stopshoppingdebbie, Goin to the Window and Blueberrry Smoothie also finished first, second and third. Music of My Soul, ridden by Isaias Enriquez at 118 lbs, set fast fractions—:23.22, :45.96 and 1:09.63—and finished off the mile in 1:35.07. Trained by Doris Harwood and owned by Elttaes Stable, Music of My Soul earned $27,500 to increase his bankroll to 3-20 in seven starts with $98,832 in purse money. The victory made amends for a hardluck development prior to the June 2 Auburn Handicap, in which Music of My Soul acted up and was scratched at the gate. “We just passed the torch,” Harwood said, eluding to the fact that Music of My Soul, a 3-year-old Washington-bred by Harbor the Gold-Julia Rose, is a full brother to the great Noosa Beach, the track’s all-time leader with 11 stakes wins who will officially retire in a special ceremony here on July 3. “I was playing cat-and-mouse with (Finallygotabentley) because he kept trying to move up and then I’d give my horse a little tap and he’d take off but then relax right away,” Enriquez said. “In the stretch, my horse started moving side-to-side and was really getting tired. “I’m just thinking, ‘come on, lets go a little bit more, lets not lose this now, this is when I need you.’ He straightened out and got it done.” Cariboo Road rallied from 15 lengths back to finish second, but was ruled a non-starter for wagering purposes by the stewards, who ruled the gelding did not have a fair start from the gate. Cariboo Road was considered the second-place finisher in terms of purse money, however, and earned $10,000 for Glyn Kelly and Anne MacLennan. Worldventurer was promoted from third

JUNE 23, 2013 SunRay Park, Farmington, NM Isn’t He Clever is spectacular in San Juan County Commissioners Handicap

The best Thoroughbred in New Mexico is back! Isn’t He Clever shipped into SunRay Park and Casino and displayed his considerable talents with a near 17-length victory in the $75,000 San Juan County Commissioners Handicap on closing day. The prestigious one and eighth mile feature was merely a jog for the Smarty Jones gelding, and he nearly broke the track record without breaking a sweat. Brilliantly trained by Henry Dominguez, Isn’t He Clever returned to his favorite state and scored his 7th career win and 5th stakes title. Under jockey Enrique Gomez, the 1-9 favorite led every step of the way of the 3-turn race. Following a controlled tempo, Isn’t He Clever rocketed away from stable mate and multiple stakes winner Imco Spirit with 3 furlongs to go in the feature. The racing dynamo was over 10 lengths in front heading into the stretch. He kept extending the margin while

Emerald Downs, Auburn, WA Music of My Soul gate-to-wire in Coca Cola, ‘Debbie leads Northwest Farms sweep

Music of My Soul led all the way and scored a half-length victory Sunday in the $50,000 Coca-Cola Handicap for 3-year-old colts and geldings in the first half of a stakes doubleheader at Emerald Downs. Two races later, trainer Tom Wenzel and

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to second in the mutuels, and paid $4.80 and $3, while Valiant Flame went from fourth to third and paid $5.80 for show. In improving to three-for-three lifetime, Stopshoppingdebbie appears to merely be scratching the surface of her potential. Bred by Northwest Farms and co-owned by Northwest Farms and Debbie Paxton, Stopshoppingdebbie earned $27,500 to increase her bankroll to $64,818. Ridden by Rocco Bowen at 118 lbs, Stopshoppingdebbie paid $3.40, $2.20 and $2.10. After a stakes record-tying victory in the 6 ½-furlong Seattle Handicap, Sunday’s race would prove whether the filly could carry her a speed a distance of ground. It was never in doubt, as Stopshoppingdebbie led through fractions of :24.04, :47.49, 1:10.98 and 1:22.74. She opened a three-length lead into the stretch, and coasted home under a hand ride. A Kentucky-bred by Curlin-Taste the Passion, Stopshoppingdebbie’s final time of 1:34.74 broke the stakes record of 1:35.88 set by stable mate Exclusive Diva last year. “I was expecting someone else to go for the lead and push me, but they didn’t and I really enjoyed that,” Bowen said. “At the fiveeighths pole I saw that nobody was coming, so I knew they were going to have to use a lot of horse to catch up to me and even more horse to get by me. “The breeding says it all,” Bowen added. “These kinds of horses are so classy. She’s the kind of horse that runs push button.” Goin to the Window held second by three-quarters of a length over Blueberry Smoothie, while Sunset Time, Polebound and

Strange Luck completed the order of finish.

her works). We don’t urge her to do anything in the morning. I don’t bullet work my horses, so whenever somebody sees any of our horses with bullet works, they did it on their own. We’ll consider some options.’’ One of the possibilities is the $300,000, Grade 2 Delaware Oaks July 13 at Delaware Park. Hollendorfer won the race, which is at 1 1/16 miles, with Blind Luck in 2010, but he said it might too quick a turnaround for Doinghardtimeagain. Bejarano, who won his first Oaks with Lethal Heat in 2008, thought Ondine might be the pacesetter, but he was happy to take over after Doinghardtimeagain broke on top. “I just kept my position on the rail,’’ he said. “She was real comfortable all the way. I didn’t hit her too much, just a few taps on the shoulder. She can pretty much do anything. She’s real easy to ride.’’ Iotapa, who entered 2-for-2 over Cushion Track, including a victory in the Railbird Stakes May 19, finished a half-length in front of Ondine, who was trying to provide Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert with his third Oaks success. Iotapa returned $2.40 and $2.20. Ondine’s show price was $2.80. Ciao Bella Luna, who is also trained by Hollendorfer, and Unbridled Wee completed the order of finish.

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JUNE 22, 2013 Betfair Hollywood Park, Inglewood, CA Doinghardtimeagain makes Grade 1n Hollywood Oaks

Favored Doinghardtimeagain remained perfect over Cushion Track and earned the first graded victory of her career with a gate-towire score in the $150,000 Hollywood Oaks at Betfair Hollywood Park. The 2 ½ length decision over 2-1 second choice Iotapa was the fourth in as many starts at Betfair Hollywood Park for the 3-year-old, California-bred daughter of Ministers Wild Cat and the Conquistador Cielo mare Silver Hawk Lady. Trained by Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer for owner-breeders Tom and Debi Stull’s Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, Doinghardtimeagain broke well from the inside post under jockey Rafael Bejarano, relaxed nicely through the first six furlongs with Ondine her closest pursuer, then easily repelled a bid from Iotapa approaching the stretch to win clear. Prevailing for the first time – in only her second race – against open company, Doinghardtimeagain covered the 1 1/16 miles in the Grade 2 in 1:43.27. She paid $3.60, $2.20 and $2.10 as the 4-5 choice. The victory was the fifth in nine starts for the dark bay and pushed her earnings to $573,770. Only once has she been worse than second. Three of Doinghardtimeagain’s wins at Betfair Hollywood Park have come in stakes. Prior to Saturday, she captured the inaugural Soviet Problem last Dec. 9 and the Melair – at the Hollywood Oaks distance – April 27. “We thought we had the best horse and so we used our speed,’’ said Hollendorfer, who also won the 2006 Oaks with Hystericalady. “When they came to us, fortunately she was able to hold them off. “She’s doing everything on her own (in

Ruidoso Downs, NM Reaper stalks and is victorious in Mountain Top Thoroughbred Futurity

R.D. Hubbard’s homebred Reaper got a veteran ride from Duane Lee Sterling and rallied to win the $167,391 Mountain Top Thoroughbred Futurity for New Mexico-breds at Ruidoso Downs. A gelded son of Attila’s Storm, Reaper raced the five furlongs in :59.44. Reaper started from the eighth post position in the nine-horse field and Sterling kept Reaper out of trouble while racing in a threewide position. The gelding then responded when asked by Sterling to catch the Carlos

RACE RECAPS - THOROUGHBRED Callaghan said Byrama, who had been the runner-up in two previous races over synthetic surfaces before Saturday, said he will keep her on artificial tracks in the immediate future. Sadler wasn’t discouraged by the effort of More Chocolate, who tried the winner early in the stretch, but couldn’t match strides late. Royal Tiger, who had a five-length advantage through a 47.14 half mile, faded to fourth, 3 ¼ lengths behind Lady of Fifty. Completing the order of finish were Open Water and Esentepe, who was eased in the stretch by jockey Kobe’s Back Byrama Corey Nakatani. In the $100,001 Willard L. Proctor MeMadeira-trained Unsociable Major, who had olds and up at Arapahoe Park on July 28. morial, the initial stakes event of the Spring/ gained the lead on the turn, to win by an Summer meet for 2-year-olds, Kobe’s Back, a expanding one-and-one-quarter length. The first-time starter named in honor of Los Angelate-running Beaumont Time grabbed third, les Lakers’ superstar Kobe Bryant, overcame a one length behind Unsociable Major. Betfair Hollywood Park, horrible start to win going away. One of three horses in the field from the Inglewood, CA The 9-5 favorite, Kobe’s Back spotted his Todd Fincher stable, Reaper won his career deByrama gives Stevens another eight opponents several lengths at the start, but in the three trials with a similar style that Grade 1 in Vanity; poor start was still last after three-eighths of a mile, but indicates he should relish added distance. He no problem for Kobe’s Back in finished strongly, ultimately collaring 8-1 shot took his trial by three quarters of a length after racing in fourth-place down the backstretch. ’Proctor; Sprouts gets ideal setup Willie B Awesome inside the final sixteenth of a mile to win clear under jockey Rafael Bejarano. Joel Barchardt’s runner-up Unsociable in Cinderella Stakes A $480,000 purchase in March at the Major won his maiden in his second start Jockey Gary Stevens has certainly made Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company Selected Sale when he won by three quarters of a length for the most of his two victories at the Spring/ of 2-Year-Olds in Training, Kobe’s Back covered trainer Dallas Barton. He was a $5,000 Ruidoso Summer meet at Betfair Hollywood Park. Yearling Sale purchase. The Hall of Famer, who earned his first win the 5 ½ furlongs over Cushion Track in 1:05.42. The victory was worth $60,000 to Lee and at the historic track in nearly eight years with a thrilling victory aboard Marketing Mix in the Susan Searing’s C R K Stable. Trained by Sadler, Grade 1 Gamely May 27, added another Grade Kobe’s Back paid $5.60, $4 and $3 while winning by 3 ¼ lengths. Arapahoe Park, Aurora, CO 1 to his extremely impressive resume with a Lee Searing thought the gray son of FlatE F Five regains Aspen glory 6-1 surprise atop Byrama in the $250,250 Vanter and the Well Decorated mare Well would E F Five, the 2011 Aspen Stakes winner, ity Handicap Saturday. be an appropriate horse to name after Bryant. avenged a loss to Wally Van in last year’s race Racing without blinkers for the first time A full brother to multiple stakes winner to recapture his crown in this year’s 6-furlong, in 10 months and making her Cushion Track Willa B Awesome, Willie B Awesome slipped $43,420 stakes for Colorado-breds. E F Five debut, Byrama overtook runaway leader Royal through an opening along the rail to assume and jockey Kelly Bridges blistered through an Tiger approaching the stretch, then pulled a 2 ½ length lead with an eighth of a mile reopening quarter-mile of 21.32 seconds and a away from More Chocolate in the final eighth maining, but was no match for the winner late half-mile of 43.86 seconds and held off a late of a mile to win by 3 ½ lengths. in his third race for trainer Walther Solis. charge by defending champion Wally to win in Trained by Simon Callaghan for Eclipse One month removed from an easy gate-to-wire fashion. E F Five finished first by Thoroughbred Partners, Byrama, a 4-year-old maiden victory versus fellow California breds, 3/4 lengths in a final time of 1:09.43. E F Five, Byron filly out of the Darshaan mare Aymara, Sprouts stepped into stakes company Saturwho is owned and bred and Linda Robertson completed the 1 1/8 miles in 1:51.40. The day and was dominant again in the $100,250 and trained by Kenneth “Butch Gleason” has victory was her fifth in 19 starts. The Englishmade all 21 career starts at Arapahoe Park, bred’s first Grade 1 success increased her earn- Cinderella. A daughter of Square Eddie and the Yanwinning seven of them, including the 2011 ings to $484,750. kee Victor mare Ann Summers Gold, Sprouts Aspen Stakes and 2011 Front Range Stakes. The fifth choice in a field of six, Byrama ran away from her five rivals in a race restricted Wally Van, the 2011 Colorado-bred Horse paid $14, $6.20 and $3. More Chocolate, to 2-year-old fillies. of the Year owned by Bill Vanlandingham and the 5-2 second choice who was making her Content to track from the outside while trained by Tyrone Gleason, settled in fourth synthetic track debut for trainer John Sadler, Pleasant Miss and favored On the Backstreets place early, but the 4-5 favorite could not catch returned $3.60 and $2.60. She finished 1 1/4 dueled for the lead, Sprouts swung three deep E F Five as he had in the final strides of last lengths in front of 8-5 favorite Lady of Fifty, to engage that pair nearing the stretch, then year’s Aspen Stakes that he won by a head. who paid $2.20 to show. Dancetothestar, a stablemate of E F Five “Just a great race for this filly,’’ said Stevens, powered away to win by 3 ½ lengths under jockey Mario Gutierrez. from the Gleason barn, finished a further 2 3/4 the only jockey to have won a Grade 1 at the Owned by breeder J. Paul Reddam’s Redlengths back in third for jockey Luis Rodriguez. current meet. “Distance was the question. We dam Racing LLC and trained by Edward FreeHe was fifth in the 2012 Aspen before going didn’t have any cover going around the first man, Sprouts completed the 5 ½ furlongs over on to win the Mount Elbert Stakes, which will turn and I was a little worried about that, but be the next Colorado-bred stakes for 3-yearthen she settled in well into a real nice rhythm. Cushion Track in 1:054.45. She paid $8, $4.20

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and $3.20 as the 3-1 third choice. Making her first start with Lasix after winning by 5 ¼ lengths at 11-1 May 16, Sprouts pushed her earnings to $92,240. She was fifth of nine in her career debut April 26 at Betfair Hollywood Park. In her initial start after being privately purchased by a partnership that includes Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, Pleasant Miss, the 5-2 second choice, held second by one length over Time for Angie. The runner-up returned $4.40 and $3 while the show price on Time for Angie was $3.80. On the Backstreets, the even-money favorite, weakened to fourth, 9 ¼ lengths behind Time for Angie. La Madera and Pay the Debt completed the order of finish. Sensational Nikki scratched.

through the final sixteenth of a mile in a thrilling stretch battle. Skydreamin prevailed for the jockey-trainer team of Russell Baze and Jeff Bonde, a combination that has won three of the seven renewals of the Lost in the Fog. Baze and Bonde scored their previous wins in the Lost in the Fog with Smiling Tiger in 2009 and Road Ready in 2010. Road Ready, like Skydreamin, won the stakes in his career debut. Skydreamin, a Kentucky-bred colt by Sky Mesa, rallied from last in a field of five to win the Lost in the Fog. “He’s talented but he was awfully green early,” said Baze. “He broke real sharp, but about the second jump he ducked in real hard and I had to grab him. And about the time I got him straightened up, [Game Stone] came in at him and he spooked again and I end up last. “He easily got up within striking distance at the head of the lane and then those horses on the lead started getting a little tired,” continued Baze. “He was getting tired too but he ran game all the way to the wire. This is a quality colt and I think the quality showed out there.” Skydreamin is owned in partnership by Lorill Harlingten, Alan Klein and Phil Lebherz. Purchased in March for $80,000 at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales, Skydreamin earned $30,300 for his debut victory. Skydreamin, who was the second choice

in the betting and paid $5.20, provided Baze with his fourth straight stakes victory. Baze won the Grade 3 $100,000 All American with Summer Hit on May 27, the $100,000 Campanile with Unusual Way on June 1, and the $100,000 Silky Sullivan with Surfcup on June 9. Baze won five of the 11 stakes run at the winter/spring meeting as he also won the first stakes of the season, the $100,000 California Derby on Jan. 12, with Zeewat.

Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley, CA Skydreamin wins Lost in the Fog in blanket finish

Skydreamin got up in the final strides to win the $55,100 Lost in the Fog Stakes over Tupelo Cush and Olympic Jumble in a blanket finish Saturday at Golden Gate Fields. Making the first start of his career, Skydreamin won the five-furlong feature for 2-year-olds by a head over Tupelo Cush in 1:00.64. Tupelo Cush edged 6-5 favorite Olympic Jumble by a nose for second. The top three finishers raced side by side

JUNE 9, 2013 Emerald Downs, Auburn, WA Exclusive Diva turns tables on E Z Kitty, prevails in Washington State Legislators

It’s getting to be one of the most familiar sights at Emerald Downs; the historic black, silver and red silks of Northwest Farms in the Winner’s Circle after a stakes race. That was the case again Sunday, as Exclusive Diva powered through the lane to score a 1 ¼-length victory over 4-to-5 betting favorite E Z Kitty in the $50,000 Washington State Legislators Stakes for older fillies and mares. Ridden by Juan Gutierrez at 120 lbs, Exclusive Diva ran 6 ½ furlongs in 1:14.88 and paid $5.20, $2.40 and $2.20. Tom Wenzel is the trainer for owners Northwest Farms and Debbie Paxton. E Z Kitty, ridden by Anne Sanguinetti at

$256,775 Firecracker Futurity (Grade 2) Qualifiers • Trials: June 15 • Final: July 4 • 2 yr olds • 350 yards Big Dashing Perry, qualifying fastest for this year’s Firecracker Futurity with jockey David Alvarez aboard at Delta Downs. Track Record: 17.090 (Heza Fast Jess & Rumbulling Knight (dead heat), 06-08-2012); Stakes Record: 17.218 (Sizzlin Cartel, 2011) Horse Time Trial # Post Sp. Index Jockey Trainer Owner 1 Big Dashing Perry 17.378 3 8 96 David Alvarez Bobby Martinez Grant Farms, Tommy Hays & Bobby Barnett 2 Itea 17.387 4 3 95 John Hamilton Heath Taylor William E. Smith 3 Copacoronas Glory 17.411 1 2 95 David Alvarez Bobby Martinez Kay Holbein 4 Bay Ba Licious 17.436 6 3 94 David Alvarez Bobby Martinez Melba De La Cerda 5 Emilianos Wagon 17.441 6 2 94 Antonio Alberto Jorge Haddad Jorge Haddad 6 Bbs First Flame 17.465 5 4 93 Antonio Alberto Trey Ellis Arnold J. Trahan 7 A Noble Jess Elie 17.480 1 5 93 Jesse Chavis Kenneth Roberts, Sr. Mercy Hinklin’s Horse Farm, LLC 8 Jesagame Changer 17.494 6 4 92 Jesse Chavis Kenneth Roberts, Sr. Tony Doughtie 17.528 4 8 91 Saul Ramirez, Jr. Isidro Flores Oscar Canales Ramirez and Isidro Flores 9 Separatist Firstdown 10 My Famouns Romance 17.555 3 7 91 Saul Ramirez, Jr. Homar Garza Jaime Flores SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7 51

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RACE RECAPS - THOROUGHBRED 122 lbs, gamely held second place and paid $2.40 and $2.10. Gosailgo, a 44-to-1 long shot ridden by Debbie Hoonan at 116 lbs, rallied to finish third and paid $6. The result was a reversal of the May 12 Hastings Handicap, in which E Z Kitty rolled to a two-length victory over Exclusive Diva in 1:08.26 for six furlongs. It also was the third straight stakes win for the team of trainer Wenzel and owner Northwest Farms*nom de course for Jerre Paxton of Seattle. The Wenzel-Paxton team clicked with Stopshoppingdebbie in the May 26 Seattle Handicap for 3-year-old fillies, and Finallygotabentlry in the June 2 Auburn Handicap for 3-year-old colts and geldings. Finallygotabentley and Exclusive Diva are co-owned by Debbie Paxton. And with 24 stakes remaining, Wenzel rates a fair chance to break the single-season training record of 12 wins set by Doris Harwood in 2007 and 2009. However, the stoic 46-year-old Tacoma native would rather talk about Exclusive Diva, now a four-time stakes winner and 6-1-0 in seven career sprints. “She’s a little filly, barely 15 hands, but she has a big heart,” Wenzel said of Exclusive Diva. A Kentucky-bred By Bernardini-Puxa Saco, Exclusive Diva has an overall mark of 7-3-1 in 11 starts with earnings of $184,571, and has won stakes at age 2, 3 and 4. “I’ve ridden this filly every time and every time she gives 100 percent,” Gutierrez said. “The plans changed a little bit after the break. I thought if we broke sharp we’d take the lead but I saw (Plus One) and E Z Kitty wanted to go for the lead, so I waited for the quarter-pole. She always tries hard at the quarter-pole. I think she has a second gear over there.” Exclusive Diva settled into fourth place, as Plus One led through fractions of:22.09 for the quarter-mile and :44.56 for the half. Both E Z Kitty and Exclusive Diva moved up to challenge midway on the turn, and from there it was a virtual match race to the wire*only this time Exclusive Diva was the winner. “This race set up exactly like the Hastings, I thought we were in good shape,” Sanguinetti said. “I don’t know if it was because it was a little warmer today but she just wasn’t quite as strong. “It wasn’t like we got beat by a bad horse today. I think they are great rivals for each other. One of them will get the better of the other one on one day and then it will go the other way the next day. I’m not disappointed in E Z Kitty at all. She made it a good race.” Castinette Dancer, a shipper from Hastings Racecourse, finished fourth, followed by Plus One and Champagneandcaviar.

Surfcup

Tale of a Champion

Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley, CA Baffert’s Surfcup wins $100,000 Silky Sullivan in front of 10,009

since finishing a close fifth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf on Nov. 3 at Santa Anita, ran a solid second off the bench for trainer Carla Gaines and owner Keith Brackpool. “It was a slow pace and there was nothing I could do,” said jockey Victor Espinoza, who rode Gervinho. “He ran great. Hopefully he comes back good and we’ll be ready for the next one.”

“As advertised,” said jockey Russell Baze after guiding 4-5 favorite Surfcup to a frontrunning victory in the $100,000 Silky Sullivan Stakes Sunday at Golden Gate Fields in front of a crowd of 10,009. Surfcup, a 3-year-old colt trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, improved to 3-for-3 on turf after winning the one-mile Silky Sullivan by a length over 6-5 second choice Gervinho. Tebows Big Play, the third choice at 8-1, finished third to complete a chalky $1 trifecta that paid $8.70. “Bob (trainer Baffert) sent the horse up ready and all I had to do was be a good passenger,” said Baze. “He’s a nice little horse to ride. If Bejarano (jockey Rafael) doesn’t want to ride this horse next time I can make myself available.” Southern California-based Bejarano rode Surfcup in his previous three races and guided the horse to a victory in the $300,000 Snow Chief Stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park in his most recent start on April 27. Bejarano had several riding commitments at Hollywood Sunday, which gave Baze the opportunity to ride Surfcup in the Silky Sullivan. “I want to thank Bob for letting me ride him,” said Baze, who escorted Surfcup through soft fractions of 24.68, 49.06, and 1:13.90 despite getting some company on the front end from 25-1 longshot Heat Streaker. “He was very relaxed. I never had any concerns. It just felt like I had a lot of horse on tap anytime I wanted to ask him. And when I did ask him, he just accelerated away from them.” Surfcup completed a mile on the Lakeside Turf Course in 1:37.54 and paid $3.80 after recording his fourth win in seven career starts. Surfcup earned $60,000 for the Silky Sullivan victory and the payday boosted his bankroll to $335,800. Surfcup, a bay son of Unusual Heat, was bred by his owner, Donald R. Dizney. Gervinho, who was making his first start

JUNE 8, 2013 Betfair Hollywood Park, Inglewood, CA Tale of a Champion wins Whittingham Tale of a Champion parlayed a ground saving trip into the most significant win of his career, scoring a 10-1 upset in the $200,250 Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap at Betfair Hollywood Park. No better than fifth in five previous appearances in graded races, the 5-year-old son of Tale of the Cat prevailed by one length over 13-10 favorite All Squared Away in the Grade 2. The victory was the second in a row for Tale of a Champion, who had wrapped his Winter/Spring meet at Santa Anita with a win over McAllister Boys and eight others in the March Madness Handicap March 30. Owned by Kretz Racing LLC and trained by Kristin Mulhall, Tale of a Champion, who is out of the Seattle Slew mare If Angels Sang, was ridden by Joe Talamo. It was a Spring/ Summer meet high sixth stakes victory for the jockey. Positioned on the inside while tracking pacesetter Lucky Primo and Slim Shadey, Tale of a Champion was angled off the fence into the stretch, collared Lucky Primo, then held All Squared Away safe in the closing yards. The final time for the 1 ¼ miles on turf was 2:01.27. Privately purchased by his current connections last summer after beginning his career with four wins in five starts in Florida, Tale of a Champion, who paid $22.40, $7.20 and $5, is 6-for-14 lifetime. He’s earned $269,708. SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7 53

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Sarach “I think we’ve misplaced this horse before and he hasn’t had the best trips,’’ said Mulhall after her first graded win at Hollywood Park since Puerto Banus won the Sunset Handicap – which was then a Grade 2 – in 2003. “He feels like he wants to run two miles when he’s galloping. I told the owner about five races ago I’d like to see him go a mile and a half. “We were trying to build his confidence up at Santa Anita. He’s been training really well. We’ve been working him short trying to get him to relax, but he’s been galloping out strong. We might come back in the (Grade 3, $100,000) Sunset Handicap (July 14).’’ Talamo, who has won twice in three pairings with Tale of a Champion, said the bay is coming into his own. “We really had a great trip,’’ he said. “He really impressed me when he won last time. The race set up perfectly for him today. My horse felt (All Squared Away) at the eighth pole and kept digging in.’’ Runner-up in the Grade 2 San Juan Capistrano April 21 at Santa Anita, All Squared Away flipped during the post parade, but quickly recovered. According to trainer Peter Miller, the 4-year-old Bellamy Road gelding spooked from the stable pony. All Squared Away finished 1 ¼ lengths in front of Lucky Primo, who lost for the first time in four races over the Betfair Hollywood Park grass. He returned $3 and $2.80. The show price on Lucky Primo, who was making his first start since winning the California Cup Classic last Oct. 13 at Santa Anita, was $4.60. Niagara Falls, Lime Rickey and Slim Shadey, the 5-2 second choice and 122-pound top weight, completed the order of finish. Smart Ellis was scratched.

Kinz Funky Monkey

Martin Garcia, the 3-year-old daughter of Arch and the Atticus mare Eximius made the lead without having to be urged, relaxed through moderate fractions with Macha in close pursuit, kicked clear with less than an eighth of a mile to run and went on to win by one length over 4-5 favorite Scarlet Strike. Owned by breeders Gerard and Alain Wertheimer and trained by Hall of Famer Richard Mandella, Sarach., who paid $18, $5.80 and $3.60, completed the 1 1/8 miles on turf in the Grade 2 in 1:48.73. The win was her third in eight starts. She’s earned $168,742. The win was the second in the Honeymoon for Mandella, who also won the 1993 renewal with Likeable Style. Mandella wasn’t at Betfair Hollywood Park to see Sarach’s victory as he was at the wedding of Alex Solis, Jr., the son of the jockey. “The main thing was to break sharp,’’ said Garcia after his first Honeymoon victory. “Every time she runs, she likes to be right there. Nobody went to the lead today and it was really comfortable for her to take it. She showed what she can do. “If they would have gone faster, she would have been right there, but like I said there was no pace and I just took advantage from there.’’ Victimized by a wide trip when second at 3-5 in the Senorita Stakes May 11, Scarlet Strike, who trailed for most of the trip, finished as best she could behind the pedestrian splits (24.09, 48.28 and 1:12.64). The Smart Strike filly won the Providencia at the same distance April 6 at Santa Anita, a Grade 3 in which Sarach finished fifth. Trained by Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer, who also saddled third-place finisher Macha, Scarlet Strike returned $2.60 and $2.20. Macha, who finished a half-length behind her stablemate, paid $4 to show. Sarach goes all the way at 8-1 in Becky Lou, a 13-1 shot, finished a halfHoneymoon length behind Macha in fourth. Charlie Em, the Returning from a layoff of a bit more than winner of the Senorita and 7-2 second choice two months, Sarach, an 8-1 shot, led through- in the Honeymoon, Somethingabouther, Wittout to win the $150,750 Honeymoon Handicap genstein and Kyriaki completed the order of Saturday at Betfair Hollywood Park. finish. Blingismything, Scooter Bird and Sweet Teaming for the first time with jockey Red Cat were scratched.

Lady Genius Two races before the Honeymoon, Kinz Funky Monkey made a successful return to action, wiring seven other 3-year-old fillies in the $73,600 Manhattan Beach Stakes. Idle since defeating maidens over Del Mar’s Polytrack last Sept. 1, the daughter of The Green Monkey was ready to roll at a healthy 15-1 in her turf debut for Always Believe, Inc. and trainer Peter Eurton. Out of the More Than Ready mare Pretty Ready, Kinz Funky Monkey broke quickly from the inside under jockey Victor Espinoza, repelled challenges from Upbeat Mood, Disko Dasko and Tizmetizyou, then had enough left late to hold on by a half-length over 7-5 favorite Judy In Disguise. No worse than third in three 2012 starts, Kinz Funky Monkey completed the six furlongs in 1:09.44. Her second victory increased her earnings to $108,110. She paid $33.20, $12 and $7 as the second longest shot in the field. Shortening up after splitting the field in the Edgewood Stakes May 3 at Churchill Downs, Judy In Disguise, who added blinkers for trainer Simon Callaghan, paid $3.80 and $2.40. She finished a half-length in front of Upbeat Mood, who returned $3.80 to show. “This filly is so fast,’’ said Eurton. “The thing I was worried most about was the rail because I knew (Upbeat Mood) was going to go. We weren’t going to go head and head with her. If she gave us the lead, fine. Otherwise, we’d at least find out if she likes turf. “She has the pedigree for grass. Now that we know she likes it, we have some cool things for her in the future.’’

SunRay Park, Farmington, NM Lady Genius remains unbeaten in C.O. Ken Kendrick Memorial Stakes

Copper Top Futurity filly’s winner Lady Genius kept her unbeaten record alive with a gutsy performance in the $65,000 C.O. Ken Kendrick Memorial Stakes at SunRay Park and Casino on Saturday. In the end, the star freshman filly won SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7 55

Ice Hockey

Queen Lilly Kay

Unusual Way

her third straight race going four and one-half furlongs, but this time she experienced a gut check. Trainer Dallas Barton’s talented sprinter fended off a serious challenge from Unofficial Winner rounding the far turn. For an instant, Lady Genius appeared to be headed coming in to the stretch run. The 2-5 favorite took the challenge in stride and kicked clear to a 1 and 1/4 length victory under mild urging in a time of 52.30. She carved out fractions of 22.37 and 46.25 for the first two calls through some blustery conditions. Winning jockey Carlos Madeira commented after the race, “I might have been a little worried for a split second. When I asked her, she was ready. She had no trouble with the tighter turns and ran great today. Dallas has done a great job with her.” Lady Genius was coming off a 7-week layoff since her smashing Copper Top score at Sunland Park last April. The New Mexicobred daughter of Quinton’s Gold picked up a $39,000 payday for W.D. Carson, Sr., M.H. Carson and Leach Racing LLC. The double stakes winner is out of the blue hen stakes producing mare Miss Einstien. The triple winner has earnings of over $88,000.

finished eight-and-one-half lengths ahead of third-place finisher Wings Of War, the 13-10 favorite. The Chris Richard-trained Ice Hockey, a six-year-old gelding by Cactus Ridge, closed out his 2012 season at Prairie Meadows with a second-place finish in the Ralph Hayes Stakes and then came into the Cyclones Handicap off a runner-up finish in the John Wayne Handicap. Each of those races were for Iowa registered and foaled horses. His other secondplace finishes during the year-long stretch came in optional-claiming and allowance races. The Lyn Chleborad-trained Beware Of The Devil got a heady ride from David Mello, but could not hold off Ice Hockey when it counted. The four-year-old Devil His Due gelding was second in a $30,000 optional-claiming race in his previous start.

and-one-half furlong allowance test when she came back from a four-month freshening in April. The Kelly Von Hemel-trained mare then raced to a third-place finish in the six-furlong Mamie Eisenhower Stakes at 2-1 odds. It was the second win from eight starts at Prairie Meadows for Queen Lily Kay. Last year she won three-straight races from the $20,000-claiming level to the allowance level, all at Remington Park last fall. Her other win from nine 2012 starts was a Prairie Meadows maiden score.

Prairie Meadows, Altoona, IA Ice Hockey gets up in stretch to win Cyclones Handicap

Maggi Moss’ Ice Hockey ran down 22-1 longshot Beware Of The Devil and gamely fought to a head win in the $75,000 Cyclones Handicap for older Iowa registered and foaled males at Prairie Meadows on Saturday night. Ice Hockey was well-placed behind a slow early pace in the one-and-one-sixteenth-mile test and moved off the rail on the final turn to mount his challenge to the pacesetting Devil of The Game, who had slowed the pace. The Isreal Ocampo-ridden Ice Hockey rallied with Ocampo urging to garb the narrow win in 1:45.06 and break a string of five second-place finishes dating back to his previous win a year ago at Prairie Meadows. Donald Schrage’s Beware Of The Devil 56 SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7

JUNE 1, 2013 Golden Gate Fields, Berkeley, CA Unusual Way dominates in $100,000 Campanile Stakes

Unusual Way, the 4-5 favorite ridden by Russell Baze, posted an impressive front-running victory in the $100,000 Campanile Stakes at Golden Gate Fields. Making her turf debut, Unusual Way won Prairie Meadows, Altoona, IA the one-mile race for California-bred 3-yearQueen Lilly Kay gets trip and win old fillies by 2 1/4 lengths over stretch-running in Hawkeyes Handicap Qiaona in 1:36.81. Life Is a Stone finished third. Five One Five O Stables’ Queen Lilly Kay “She was in control the whole way,” said got the trip and her first stakes win when she Baze. “She could have won by more but she handled Iowa-registered and foaled females in was kind of gawking down the lane.” the Hawkeyes Handicap at Prairie Meadows on Unusual Way raced comfortably on the Friday night. lead in company with 26-1 longshot Adriatic Queen Lily Kay raced the one-and-oneSkye to the far turn. When Adriatic Skye began sixteenth mile in 1:45.41 for her first win from to weaken, Life Is a Stone moved up as if she three tries this year and her first start around would challenge Unusual Way but the favorite two turns. quickly darted away entering the stretch. With Glenn Corbett aboard, Queen Lilly “When the other filly (Life Is a Stone) came Kay settled into third position behind an hon- up to her on the far turn, she just moved away est pace until they entered the second turn. from her,” said Baze. “This is a very nice filly. She Corbett then eased Queen Lily Kay to the out- acclimated herself well to the turf.” side and she used her higher cruising speed to Unusual Way, a very consistent daughter take the lead and then draw away to the nearly of Unusual Heat, has recorded four wins, three seven-length win in the full 10-horse field. seconds and a third in 10 career starts. The Ginger Added, the 17-10 favorite, finished Campanile was her third stakes victory and second by three-and-one-half lengths over the $60,000 payday boosted her earnings to $372,110. Rudy’s Edge. Those two mares set the early Unusual Way is trained by Jeff Bonde and pace when they raced as team and set up owned in partnership by Phil Lebherz and Queen Lily Kay for the win. Edward J. Brown, Jr. How high is Bonde on Queen Lilly Kay finished second in a five-

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Clubhouse Ride

Hitechnoweenie

Our Double Play

Unusual Way? “Look out Del Mar Oaks,” said Bonde. The Grade 1 $300,000 Del Mar Oaks, a 1 1/8-mile turf race for 3-year-old fillies, will be run Aug. 17 at Del Mar.

Completing the order of finish were Kettle Corn, the 7-2 third choice, Batti Man, Holladay Road and Blueskiesnrainbows. Gomez, who rode Clubhouse Ride for the first time in the Charles Town Classic, thinks a trip to the winner’s circle – the first for the chestnut since an optional claiming win on the Santa Anita turf last Oct. 25– could be beneficial. “He’s been running against a real quality horse, so it’s nice to get a win with him,’’ said Gomez. “This might even help his confidence level a bit and make him a better horse.’’ The day began with Et Tu Walker becoming the Spring/Summer meet’s first three time winner. Owned by Jeff Ho, Gary Margolis and trainer Doug O’Neill, the 4-year-old son of Shakespeare won the optional claimer on turf by 1 ¼ lengths under jockey Mario Gutierrez. All three of Et Tu Walker’s victories in the first 24 days of the meet have come at six furlongs on grass. Before Saturday, his other wins had come against $25,000 claimers April 25 and $40,000 claimers May 17. Gutierrez was also aboard for those wins as well as the ridgling’s maiden victory over Cushion Track last July 12.

Hitechnoweenie was timed in 1:37.14. Canticle finished second by one-and-onehalf lengths over Tough Magic. Hitechnoweenie won her maiden at Churchill Downs back in November and came off a front-running five-and-one-quarterlength allowance win over one-and-onesixteenth mile on May 9 at Churchill Downs for trainer Kenny McPeek. The Harlan’s Holiday daughter was making her stakes debut in the Panther Stakes. Craig Drago’s second-place finisher Canticle, a daughter of Unbridled’s Song, was making her third Prairie Meadows starts of the season. The Chris Hartman-trained filly had raced to a win and a third in allowance races.

Betfair Hollywood Park, Inglewood, CA Clubhouse Ride shakes seconditis, wins Californian

Ending a streak of five consecutive runner-up finishes – three behind Game On Dude in two different states – Clubhouse Ride won the $150,500, Grade 2 Californian Saturday at Betfair Hollywood Park. Positioned closest to an early duel between Batti Man and Blueskiesnrainbows by jockey Garrett Gomez, Clubhouse Ride took over midway around the turn, drew clear and wasn’t seriously challenged by favored Liaison in the final eighth of a mile. The margin of victory was 2 ¼ lengths. Owned by Six-S Racing Stable and Nikolas Petralia and trained by Craig Lewis, the 5-yearold son of Candy Ride and the Seeking the Gold mare Seeking Results won for the fourth time in 28 starts. He increased his bankroll to $959,620 with his first graded success. Beaten only a half-length by 2012 Californian and Hollywood Gold Cup winner Game On Dude in the Grade 2 Charles Town Classic April 20 in West Virginia after chasing that one previously in the San Antonio Stakes and Santa Anita Handicap, Clubhouse Ride completed the 1 1/8 miles over Cushion Track in 1:51.02. In providing Gomez with his first Californian win since Skimming in 2001, Clubhouse Ride, who was bred in Kentucky by Sid and Jenny Craig, paid $8, $3.40 and $2.80 as the 3-1 second choice in the field of seven. Several lengths off the lead Saturday after consecutive pace-pressing victories in his first two starts of 2013, Liaison rallied to finish 2 ¼ lengths clear of 19-1 shot Oilisblackgold. The even-money favorite and winner of the Grade 2 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap May 4, Liaison returned $2.80 and $2.20. Oilisblackgold paid $5.40 to show.

Our Double Play steps up to win Prairie Mile Stakes

JCM Racing’s Our Double Play took a successful step up in class to win the $60,000 Prairie Mile Stakes for three-year-olds at Prairie Meadows on Saturday night. Our Double Play showed his speed out of the gate to take the lead in the Prairie Mile and then showed his grit in the stretch to hold on and win by one-and-one-half length. Shane Laviolette was aboard for the win in 1:36.19. Prairie Meadows, Altoona, IA Bashaar made a run from the rear of the Hitechnoweenie rallies for field to challenge Our Double Play before coming up short of the game Our Double Play. Panther Stakes win Black Bear, the 7-5 favorite, was 14 lengths Peter Callahan’s Hitechnoweenie made back for third in the eight-horse field. a run from off the pace, a departure from her Our Double Play is in the best form of his recent strategy, to win the $60,000 Panther Stakes for three-year-old fillies over one mile at eight-race career for trainer Kenny McPeek. Just a maiden winner from his first six starts, Prairie Meadows. the Grand Slam colt found his form in his One race earlier on the card, Hooties previous race when he went from gate-to-wire Racing’s Look At The Time battled to win the on the lead to take a $75,000 allowance race at $50,000 John Franks Memorial Stakes. Churchill Downs by more than five lengths. The 3-1 second choice, Hitechnoweenie Shadwell Stables Bashaar was trying to had been near the pace in her previous two find class relief after finishing ninth in the starts so the strategy change showed she can Grade 2, $200,000 American Turf at Churchill be a versatile filly. She was sixth in the early going and then moved up to third at the half- Downs in his previous start. The Street Cry son from the Dainiel Leitz barn came into that race mile pole. Jockey Terry Thompson then sent the filly three-wide and she pulled clear for the off a maiden win and a non-winners-of-two win at Oaklawn Park. three-length win. SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7 57

Name: JAVIER NOEL CONTRERAS Ruling Date: 6/24/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: LOUISIANA DOWNS Ruling Number: 20089 Ruling Type: By Order of Commission/ Administration Breed: Quarter Horse Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 2000 Fine Paid: N Suspension Start: 6/24/2013 Suspension End: 8/22/2013 Ruling Text: Upon referral, the LSRC, on 6/24/2013 upheld stewards ruling 20089, added a sixty day suspension, increased the fine to $2000 and ordered the purse redistributed. Third violation of a RCI category IV drug within a 12 month period. Name: JAVIER NOEL CONTRERAS Ruling Date: 6/24/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: LOUISIANA DOWNS Ruling Number: 20091 Ruling Type: By Order of Commission/ Administration Breed: Quarter Horse Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 2000 Fine Paid: N Suspension Start: 8/23/2013 Suspension End: 10/21/2013 Ruling Text: Upon referral, the LSRC, on 6/24/2013 upheld stewards ruling 20091, added a sixty day suspension, increased the fine to $2000 and ordered the purse redistributed. Fourth violation of a RCI category IV drug within a 12 month period. Name: JAVIER NOEL CONTRERAS Ruling Date: 6/24/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: LOUISIANA DOWNS Ruling Number: 20092 Ruling Type: By Order of Commission/ Administration Breed: Quarter Horse Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 2000 Fine Paid: N Suspension Start: 10/22/2013 Suspension End: 10/21/2014 Ruling Text: Upon referral, the LSRC, on 6/24/2013 upheld stewards ruling 20092, added a one year suspension, increased the fine to $2000 and ordered the purse redistributed. Fifth violation of a RCI category IV drug within a 12 month period. Must appear before the LSRC prior to relicensing. Name: DAVID M CARROLL Ruling Date: 6/24/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: LOUISIANA DOWNS Ruling Number: 20082 Ruling Type: By Order of Commission/ Administration 58 SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7

Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Case heard by LSRC on 6/24/2013. Stewards’ ruling 20082 upheld. David Carroll fined $1000 and purse ordered redistributed. Name: ALBERT DUSSETTE Ruling Date: 6/24/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: Unknown Ruling Number: Comm 1 Ruling Type: Reinstatement to Good Standing in State Breed: Appaloosa Division: Unknown Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: On 6/24/2013 the LSRC approved reinstatement and licensure of Albert Dussette. Name: CARL JAMES DEVILLE Ruling Date: 6/24/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: EVANGELINE DOWNS Ruling Number: 20126 Ruling Type: Penalty Affirmed Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Upon referral, the LSRC on 6/24/2013 upheld stewards ruling 20126 and added a redistribution of the purse. Name: DICKIE LLOYD MARTINEZ Ruling Date: 6/23/2013 Jurisdiction: Minnesota Racing Commission Facility: CANTERBURY PARK Ruling Number: 2013062314 Ruling Type: Unknown Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 200 Fine Paid: N Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Trainer Dickie L. Martinez (MRC725303) is hereby fined TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) for refusing to bring his horse, ONE MORE PALO, to the paddock resulting in a late scratch in the fifth race on June 21, 2013.MRC 787.0200 Stewards’ AuthorityMRC 7883.0120 Subpt. 1 A Name: RANDALL E SWANGO Ruling Date: 6/23/2013 Jurisdiction: Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission Facility: FAIR MEADOWS, TULSA Ruling Number: 13-FMT-010 Ruling Type: Trainer Responsibility

Breed: Mixed Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 500 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Owner/Tr RANDALL E. SWANGO having pled “No Contest” and waived his right to a hearing for a horse under his supervision, “SHADLY”, having exceeded the quantative test level for the drug PHENYLBUTAZONE, following the 7th race at FMT on 6/14/2013. Therefore, it is the order of the Stewards that Mr. Swango be fined the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00). Name: Gerald Longo Ruling Date: 6/22/2013 Jurisdiction: Minnesota Racing Commission Facility: RUNNING ACES HARNESS PARK Ruling Number: 13514 Ruling Type: Trainer Responsibility Breed: Steeplechase Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 50 Fine Paid: N Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Trainer Gerald Longo who entered MOST HAPPY LAVROS at Running Aces Harness Park on June 21, 2013 is hereby fined the sum of fifty ($50.00) dollars for violation of MRC Rule 7890.0120 Subpart 2. “If a horse is to race with a permitted NSAID in its system, the trainer or other representative shall be responsible for legibly and cleary marking the information on the entry blank for each race in which the horse shall use a permitted NSAID. Changes made after the time of entry must be submitted on the prescribed form to the commission veterinarian no later than scratch time.” Most HAPPY LAVROS was entered to race with the NSAID Ketoprofen. Longomade a change, after scratch time, to race the horse with NSAID Bute.Chapter Rule 7890.0120 Subpart 2 Name: SCOTT DALE CORDERMAN Ruling Date: 6/22/2013 Jurisdiction: Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission Facility: FAIR MEADOWS, TULSA Ruling Number: 13-FM-009 Ruling Type: Trainer Responsibility Breed: Mixed Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 500 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Trainder SCOTT DALE CORDERMAN having pled “No Contest” and waived his right to a hearing for a horse under his supervision, “CALYPSO’S SPELL”, the 1st place finisher in the 8th race at FMT on 6/8/2013, testing positive for the drug FUROSEMIDE(SALIX) at a level which exceeds the OHRC established

tolerance level. It is the order of the Steward that Mr. Autrey be fined five hundred dollars ($500.00). Name: Cindy Soto Ruling Date: 6/22/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: EVANGELINE DOWNS Ruling Number: 20149 Ruling Type: Careless/Unsafe/Improper Riding or Driving Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 6/30/2013 Suspension End: 7/6/2013 Ruling Text: Suspended 7 calendar days for careless riding aboard Nineth of May during the running of race 4, June 20, 2013. Allowed to ride in designated races. Participation in such race/s extends suspension a like number days. Name: Debra A Jones Ruling Date: 6/22/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: DELTA DOWNS Ruling Number: 20150 Ruling Type: Failure to Conduct Business in Proper Manner Breed: Quarter Horse Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 200 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Fined for having Dogginitu entered while not in the care of a licensed trainerresulting in a late scratch. Name: JOHN T HARDY Ruling Date: 6/21/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: EVANGELINE DOWNS Ruling Number: 20148 Ruling Type: Medication Administration Violation Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 200 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Failed to have Magic Forty Won properly medicated resulting in a late scratch from race 6, June 20, 2013. Name: MELANIE KAY MEDLEY Ruling Date: 6/21/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: EVANGELINE DOWNS Ruling Number: 20078 Ruling Type: Reinstatement to Good Standing in State Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported

RCI RULINGS Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Having met the requirements of ruling 20078 is hereby restored to good sanding. Name: AMY LOUISE WESSELS Ruling Date: 6/21/2013 Jurisdiction: Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission Facility: REMINGTON PARK Ruling Number: 13-RP-079 Ruling Type: Trainer Responsibility Breed: Mixed Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 2500 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Trainer AMY LOUISE WESSELS has pled “Guilty” and waived her right to a hearing for a horse under her supervision, “SPEAK EZ”, the 1st place finisher of the 4th race at Remington Park on 5/27/2013, testing positive for the drug CLENBUTEROL at a quantative level. Therefore, it is the order of the Stewards that Ms Wessels be fined the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2500.00). It is further ordered that the horse is disqualified from the 1st place and shall remain unplaced in the 4th race at RP on 5/27/2013. Name: KERRY LEE KEMPER Ruling Date: 6/21/2013 Jurisdiction: Colorado Racing Commission Facility: ARAPAHOE PARK Ruling Number: CO13-02 Ruling Type: Medication Administration Violation Breed: Unknown Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 500 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 6/21/2013 Suspension End: 7/10/2013 Ruling Text: Kemper administered Phenylbutazone and Flunixin. A violation of CRCR 5.312(f): Under no circumstances shall a horse be allowed to have more than one non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) in its blood and/or urine, unless otherwise approved by the Commission veterinarian, in special circumstances only, in which Phenylbutazone must be less than 1 mcg. The penalty for violating this rule is a $500.00 fine. THE BOARD ACCEPTED and APPROVED the Settlement Stipulation, and adopted it as the Final Agency Order in this case. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED as follows: 1. Licensee shall pay a fine of $500.00; due and payable in 20 days (on JULY 10, 2013). 2. The horse READY SET ZIP shall be declared disqualified and unplaced for every purpose with regard to the 1st race on May 27, 2013 (“the Race”) except for pari-mutuel wagering. 3. Loss of purse for the Race. RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS All fines are due and payable within TWENTS (20)

calendar days of notification of this Order pursuant to Colorado Racing Commission Rule #6.700. Notification shall be the date of hand-delivery or the date the ruling was placed in the mail as determined by the certificate of service attached to this ruling. If both methods of service were used, the earliest date shall be the date of notification.

Suspension Start: 6/24/2013 Suspension End: 6/23/2016 Ruling Text: The Third Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed the decision of The Louisiana State Racing Commission.Kyi Lormand is suspended and denied access to all facilities under the jurisdiction of the Louisiana State Racing Commission and fined $2500 effective June 24, 2013.

Drugs and Other Substances), and #1840 (Veterinary Practices and Treatments Restricted). During the term of suspension, all licenses and license privileges of Alina Milan are suspended and pursuant to California Horse Racing Board rule #1528(Jurisdiction of Stewards to Suspend or Fine), Ms. Milan is denied access to all premises in this jurisdiction.

Name: GERARDO OCHOA-PENA Ruling Date: 6/20/2013 Jurisdiction: Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission Facility: REMINGTON PARK Ruling Number: 13-OHRC-007 Ruling Type: Trainer Responsibility Breed: Quarter Horse Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 2500 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 7/1/2013 Suspension End: 6/30/2014 Ruling Text: An Appeal Hearing was held by the Commission on 3/28/2013 and subsequently, on 6/20/2013, the Commission issued a final order in the case of GERARDO OCHOA-PENA. In the order, the Commission affirmed the Stewards decision; (RULING #12-RP-174), suspending Mr. Ochoa-Pena for one (1) year and fining him twenty five hundred ($2500.00) dollars. Additionally, the horse, “RILEY’S BOY” is hereby disqualified from any and all purse monies from the race of 5/28/2011. Mr. Ochoa-Pena’s suspension shall begin on 7/1/2013 and continue through 6/30/2014.

Name: KYI W LORMAND Ruling Date: 6/19/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: EVANGELINE DOWNS Ruling Number: 19500 Ruling Type: Penalty Affirmed Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 6/24/2013 Suspension End: 6/23/2016 Ruling Text: On 6/19/2013 the Louisiana Third Circuit of Appeal affirmed the commissions’ actions regarding Ruling 19500. Kyi Lormand is hereby suspended three years and denied access to all facilities under the jurisdiction of the Louisiana State Racing Commission and fined $2500.The purse is ordered redistributed.

Name: RAY SHUMAKE Ruling Date: 6/16/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: LOUISIANA DOWNS Ruling Number: 20146 Ruling Type: Failure to Properly Identify/ Present Horse or Greyhound Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 200 Fine Paid: Y Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Failure to have scheduled starter, Lucky Cascade, in the paddock resulting in a late scratch from race 7, June 15, 2013.

Name: ANTHONY C AGILAR Ruling Date: 6/19/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: EVANGELINE DOWNS Ruling Number: 19496/19501 Ruling Type: Penalty Affirmed Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 6/24/2013 Suspension End: 6/23/2016 Ruling Text: On 6/19/2013 the Louisiana Third Circuit of Appeal affirmed the commissions’ actions regarding Ruling 19496/19501. Anthony Agilar is hereby suspended three years and denied access to all facilities under the jurisdiction of the Louisiana State Racing Commission and fined $2500. The purse is ordered redistributed. Name: KYI W LORMAND Ruling Date: 6/19/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: EVANGELINE DOWNS Ruling Number: 19500 Ruling Type: Penalty Affirmed Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported

Name: ALLEN MORELL HAAGA Ruling Date: 6/19/2013 Jurisdiction: Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission Facility: FAIR MEADOWS, TULSA Ruling Number: 13-FMT-007 Ruling Type: Failed Trainers Test Breed: Mixed Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Assistand Trainer applicant ALLEN MORELL HAAGA, having failed to pass the Ass’t Trainer Test req’d by the OHRC is hereby ineligible to retest for an Ass’t Tr License for a period of thirty (30) days, 6/19/2013 through 7/19/2013. Name: ALINA D MILAN Ruling Date: 6/16/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: HOLLYWOOD PARK Ruling Number: HRTH029 Ruling Type: Possession of Contraband Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 6/17/2013 Suspension End: 7/16/2013 Ruling Text: Pursuant to a stipulated agreement Veterinary Assistant/ Massage Therapist ALINA MILAN is suspended THIRTY (30) DAYS (June 17, 2013 through July 16, 2013) for violation of California Horse Racing Board rules#1890(Possession of Contraband), #1843(c)(Medication,

Name: JAMES M ROREX Ruling Date: 6/15/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: EVANGELINE DOWNS Ruling Number: 20145 Ruling Type: Failure to Meet Financial Obligation Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Suspended and denied access to all facilities under the jurisdiction of the Louisiana State Racing Commission, pending appearance before the stewards regarding his financial obligation to Trainer Lonnie Briley ($7383). Name: HENRY WEST Ruling Date: 6/15/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: EVANGELINE DOWNS Ruling Number: 20152 Ruling Type: Failure to Have Horse Properly Shod Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 200 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Failure to have scheduled starter, Moon Larry, properly shod resulting in a late scratch from race 4, June 14, 2013. Name: JIMMY THANH HUYNH Ruling Date: 6/14/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: HOLLYWOOD PARK SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7 59

Ruling Number: HRTH028 Ruling Type: Failure to Report or Appear Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 6/14/2013 Suspension End: Ruling Text: Exercise rider DUNG THANH “Jimmy” HUYNH, having failed to respond to a complaint alleging violation of California Horse Racing Board rule #1489(h)(Grounds for Denial or Refusal of License-possession of a controlled substance), is suspended for violation of California Horse Racing Board rule #1547(Failure to Appear). During the term of suspension, all licenses and license privileges of Dung Huynh are suspended and pursuant to California Horse Racing Board rule #1528(Jurisdiction of Stewards to Suspend or Fine), Mr. Huynh is denied access to all premises in this jurisdiction. Name: EMILY ELIZABETH MODE Ruling Date: 6/14/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: HOLLYWOOD PARK Ruling Number: HRTH027 Ruling Type: Failure to Follow Facility Regulations Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 100 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Trainer EMILY MODE is fined ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00)* for violation of California Horse Racing Board rule #1930 (Obedience to Security Officers and Public Safety Officers-parking in unauthorized area). Name: VOD JASON FARRIS Ruling Date: 6/14/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: LOS ALAMITOS Ruling Number: LAQL087 AMENDED Ruling Type: Medication Administration Violation Breed: Quarter Horse Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 3000 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 6/10/2013 Suspension End: 9/7/2013 Ruling Text: Trainer VOD J. FARRIS who started the horse “PURE JESS” in the second race on February 8, 2013 at Los Alamitos Race Course, is fined three thousand dollars ($3,000.00)* and suspended ninety (90) days (June 10, 2013 through September 7, 2013) pursuant to California Horse Racing Board Rule #1887 (Trainer to Insure Condition of Horse) and Rule #1859.5 (Disqualification Upon Positive Test) for violation of California Horse Racing Board Rules #1843 (A,B&D) (Medication, Drugs and other 60 SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7

Substances) (ZILPATEROL - CLASS III) and #1902 (Conduct Detrimental to Horse Racing). Sixty (60) of the days of suspension are stayed. Vod J. Farris is placed on probation through June 9, 2014 and shall not have any violations for Class I, II or III substances. If probation is violated subject shall serve the sixty (60) stayed days. Actual days of suspension will be June 10, 2013 through July 9, 2013. During the term of suspension all licenses and license privileges of Vod J. Farris are suspended and pursuant to California Horse Racing Board Rule #1528 (Jurisdiction of Stewards to Suspend or Fine) Vod J. Farris is denied access to all premises in this jurisdiction. Name: TRAVIS J YOUNG Ruling Date: 6/13/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: EVANGELINE DOWNS Ruling Number: 20135 Ruling Type: Disorderly Conduct Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 250 Fine Paid: Y Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Caused a disturbance in Jockey’s Quarters. Name: TREY A AGILAR Ruling Date: 6/13/2013 Jurisdiction: Louisiana Racing Commission Facility: EVANGELINE DOWNS Ruling Number: 20136 Ruling Type: Disorderly Conduct Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 150 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Caused a disturbance in Jockey’s Quarters. Name: LEONARDO RAFAEL GONZALEZ Ruling Date: 6/8/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: LOS ALAMITOS Ruling Number: LAQL090 Ruling Type: Failure to Honor Declaration/Engagement Breed: Quarter Horse Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 100 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Jockey LEONARDO R. GONZALEZ is fined one hundred dollars ($100.00)* for failure to fulfill his riding engagement at Los Alamitos Race Course on Sunday, June 2, 2013. A violation of California Horse Racing Board Rule #1872 (Failure to Fulfill Jockey Agreement). Name: VOD JASON FARRIS Ruling Date: 6/8/2013

Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: LOS ALAMITOS Ruling Number: LAQL087 Ruling Type: Medication Administration Violation Breed: Quarter Horse Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 3000 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 6/10/2013 Suspension End: 9/7/2013 Ruling Text: Trainer VOD J. FARRIS who started the horse “PURE JESS” in the second race on February 8, 2013 at Los Alamitos Race Course, is fined three thousand dollars ($3,000.00)* and suspended ninety (90) days (June 10, 2013 through September 7, 2013) pursuant to California Horse Racing Board Rule #1887 (Trainer to Insure Condition of Horse) and Rule #1859.5 (Disqualification Upon Positive Test) for violation of California Horse Racing Board Rules #1843 (A,B&D) (Medication, Drugs and other Substances) (ZILPATEROL - CLASS III) and #1902 (Conduct Detrimental to Horse Racing). Sixty (60) of the days of suspension are stayed. Vod J. Farris is placed on probation through June 9, 2013 and shall not have any violations for Class I, II or III substances. If probation is violated subject shall serve the sixty (60) stayed days. Actual days of suspension will be June 10, 2013 through July 9, 2013. During the term of suspension all licenses and license privileges of Vod J. Farris are suspended and pursuant to California Horse Racing Board Rule #1528 (Jurisdiction of Stewards to Suspend or Fine) Vod J. Farris is denied access to all premises in this jurisdiction. Name: JOSE JESSE PEREZ Ruling Date: 6/8/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: LOS ALAMITOS Ruling Number: LAQL089 Ruling Type: Conduct Detrimental to Racing Breed: Quarter Horse Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 6/8/2013 Suspension End: 7/7/2013 Ruling Text: Assistant Starter JOSE J. PEREZ is suspended thirty (30) days (June 8, 2013 through July 7, 2013) for violation of California Horse Racing Board Rule #1874 (Disorderly Conduct - Conduct Detrimental to the Public and Racing) and California Horse Racing Board Rule #1969 (Wagering Prohibited) (Wagering While On Duty). During the term of suspension, all licenses and license privileges of subject are suspended, and pursuant to California Horse Racing Board Rule #1528 (Jurisdiction of Stewards to Suspend or Fine), subject is denied access to all premises in this jurisdiction.

Name: JOSE RAMON CHAVEZ Ruling Date: 6/8/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: LOS ALAMITOS Ruling Number: LAQL088 Ruling Type: Conduct Detrimental to Racing Breed: Quarter Horse Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 6/8/2013 Suspension End: 7/7/2013 Ruling Text: Assistant Starter JOSE R. CHAVEZ is suspended thirty (30) days (June 8, 2013 through July 7, 2013) for violation of California Horse Racing Board Rule #1969 (Wagering Prohibited) (Wagering While On Duty). During the term of suspension, all licenses and license privileges of subject are suspended, and pursuant to California Horse Racing Board Rule #1528 (Jurisdiction of Stewards to Suspend or Fine), subject is denied access to all premises in this jurisdiction. Name: DIONICIO GENTIL NAVARRO Ruling Date: 6/2/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: LOS ALAMITOS Ruling Number: LAQL085 Ruling Type: Careless/Unsafe/Improper Riding or Driving Breed: Quarter Horse Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 6/9/2013 Suspension End: 6/15/2013 Ruling Text: Jockey DIONICIO NAVARRO who rode “SWEET SALTY GAL” in the seventh race at Los Alamitos Race Course on Saturday, June 1, 2013, is suspended three (3) racing days (June 9th, 14th, and 15th, 2013) for causing interference resulting in the disqualification of his mount from third to fourth position, a violation of California Horse Racing Board Rule #1699 (Riding Rules - Careless Riding). The term of this suspension shall not prohibit participation in designated races in California. Name: CHRIS JAY RUSSELL Ruling Date: 6/2/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: LOS ALAMITOS Ruling Number: LAQL084 Ruling Type: Failure to Honor Declaration/Engagement Breed: Quarter Horse Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 100 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Jockey CHRIS RUSSELL is fined one hundred dollars ($100.00)* for failure to fulfill his riding engage-

RCI RULINGS ment at Los Alamitos Race Course on Saturday, June 1, 2013. Violation of California Horse Racing Board Rule #1872 (Failure to Fulfill Jockey Agreement). Name: EDWARD LAWRENCE TRUJILLO Ruling Date: 6/2/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: HOLLYWOOD PARK Ruling Number: HRTH024 Ruling Type: Failure to Report or Appear Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 6/2/2013 Suspension End: Ruling Text: Trainer EDWARD “EDDIE” TRUJILLO, having failed to appear to respond to a complaint alleging violation of California Horse Racing Board rule #1876 (Financial Responsibility-San Luis Rey Downs $750.00) is suspended for violation of California Horse Racing Board rule #1547 (Failure to Appear). During term of suspension, all licenses and license privileges of Edward Trujillo are sµspended and pursuant to California Horse Racing Board rule #1528 (Jurisdiction of Stewards to Suspend or Fine), Mr. Trujillo is denied access to all premises in this jurisdiction. Name: SILVERIO GONZALEZ MARTINEZ

Ruling Date: 6/2/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: LOS ALAMITOS Ruling Number: LAQL086 Ruling Type: Failure to Conduct Business in Proper Manner Breed: Quarter Horse Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 100 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Trainer SILVERIO G. MARTINEZ is fined one hundred dollars ($100.00)* pursuant to California Horse Racing Board Rule #1846 (Racing Soundness Examination) and for violation of California Horse Racing Board Rule #1530 (Cases Not Covered by Rules and Regulations - Failing to Conduct Business in the Proper Manner). Name: DEVAN R TORRES Ruling Date: 6/1/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: LOS ALAMITOS Ruling Number: LAQL083 Ruling Type: Careless/Unsafe/Improper Riding or Driving Breed: Quarter Horse Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 6/8/2013

Suspension End: 6/14/2013 Ruling Text: Apprentice Jockey DEVAN TORRES who rode “GANA GATA” in the sixth race at Los Alamitos Race Course on Friday, May 31, 2013, is suspended three (3) racing days (June 8th, 9th, and 14th, 2013) for failure to maintain a straight course, causing interference. A violation of California Horse Racing Board Rule #1699 (Riding Rules - Careless Riding). The term of this suspension shall not prohibit participation in designated races in California. Name: IRVING DANIEL OROZCO Ruling Date: 6/1/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: HOLLYWOOD PARK Ruling Number: HRTH019 AMENDED Ruling Type: By Order of Commission/ Administration Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Apprentice jockey IRVING OROZCO, having supplied medical documentation to verify his request for an extension to his apprentice jockey’s license, is granted an extension of 250 days. Irving Orozco’s apprenticeship shall terminate on February 27, 2014 at midnight, or

until he has ridden his fortieth (401h) winner, whichever occurs later. Name: GONZALO GALLEGO BOCANEGRA Ruling Date: 6/1/2013 Jurisdiction: California Horse Racing Board Facility: LOS ALAMITOS Ruling Number: LAQL082 Ruling Type: Failure to Report or Appear Breed: Quarter Horse Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: 6/1/2013 Suspension End: Ruling Text: Owner GONZALO G. BOCANEGRA, having failed to appear before the Board of Stewards at Los Alamitos Race Course on May 31, 2013, to answer a complaint regarding Case #13LA0132, alleging violation of California Horse Racing Board Rule #1876 (A) (Financial Responsibility) is hereby suspended pursuant to California Horse Racing Board Rule #1547 (Failure to Appear). During the term of this suspension all licenses and license privileges of Gonzalo G. Bocanegra are suspended and pursuant to California Horse Racing Board Rule #1528 (Jurisdiction of Stewards to Suspend or Fine) subject is denied access to all premises in this jurisdiction.

S T A K E S R E S U LT S QUARTER HORSE | 7-1-2013 INDEPENDENCE DAY H., LOS ALAMITOS, Value of Race: $25,000, 3 yo’s & up, 300 yards, Time: 15.229 - 6/30/2013 1. Check N Fetch-QH , gr . m. 5, by Check Him Out-QH, - Shyann La Jolla-QH, by Streakin La Jolla-QH, Bred by: Mr or Mrs L Judd Morse (CA) ½ $13,750 107 Rodriguez, Lorena P. Jones E. Nicasio 2. Consider-QH , sor . g. 4, by Corona Cartel-QH, - First Regards-QH, by First Place Dash-QH, Bred by: Hal J Earnhardt III (OK) hd $5,625 104 Atwood Ranches, Inc. J. Hernandez, Jr. C. Mendez 3. Tres of Linda-QH , sor . f. 4, by Tres Seis-QH, - Lindas Dasher-QH, by Chicks Beduino-QH, Bred by: C & R Singletary and J Hales (CA) ¾ $3,125 102 J Hales and C & R Singletary S. Willoughby R. Aceves

BELLES S., FAIR MEADOWS, Value of Race: $18,350, 3 yo’s & up, 350 yards, Time: 17.268 6/29/2013 1. Panther Speed-QH , br . f. 3, by Panther MountainQH, - Shaded in Speed-QH, by Corona Cartel-QH, Bred by: Ted G Abrams (TX) nk $10,284 91 Abrams, Ted D. Strickland T. Guymon 2. Redneck Sis-QH , gr . m. 5, by Sc Chiseled in StoneQH, - Dads Sassy Sissy-QH, by Pals Real Royalcross-QH, Bred by: Jack B Wilson (OK) no $3,928 89 Wilson, Jack B. Wilson R. Wilson 3. Send Me a Candy Tree-QH , br . f. 4, by Oak Tree Special-QH, - Send Me the Candy-QH, by Leaving Memories-QH, Bred by: Carl C Pevehouse (OK) 1½ $2,160 88 Pevehouse, Carl C. Crawford T. Bennett

VANDYS FLASH H., LOS ALAMITOS, Value of Race: $25,000, 3 yo, 400 yards, Time: 19.622 6/29/2013 1. Feature Malinche-QH , sor . f. 3, by Feature Mr JessQH, - A Reason to Run-QH, by Mr Eye Opener-QH, Bred by: Balgo Racing Team (CA) ½ $13,750 104 Molina, Javier G. Morales F. Rubio 2. High School Secrets-QH , br . g. 3, by No Secrets HereQH, - Summertime High-QH, by On a High-QH, Bred by: James Azevedo or Boyles Trust (CA) 1¼ $5,625 102 Azevedo, J. and Boyles Family Trust P. Jones C. DeAlba 3. Dynasty Red-QH , br . g. 3, by Fdd Dynasty-QH, - Red High Heels-QH, by Corona Cartel-QH, Bred by: Anselmo Aguilar (MEX) hd $3,125 94 Spackman Racing and Melton, Lin L. Melton J. Conklin

SIRES’ CUP S., RETAMA PARK, Value of Race: $15,000, 3 yo’s & up, 400 yards, Time: 19.855 6/29/2013 1. Jess Fly With Me-QH , b . c. 4, by Fly Jess Fly-QH, - The Meteorite-QH, by Meter Me Gone-QH, Bred by: John or Sylvia Crain (AR) hd $8,550 86 Carrizales, Antonio E. Huitron R. Gutierrez 2. Jess a Comment-QH , sor . g. 4, by First CommentQH, - Jess Quick Fun-QH, by Mr Jess Perry-QH, Bred by: Raymond R Loup (TX) nk $2,550 85 Amburn, Michael G. Hopkins L. Ramirez 3. Lethal Volt-QH , b . g. 4, by Volcom-QH, - Miss LethalQH, by Chicks Beduino-QH, Bred by: P K Thomas (TX) hd $1,500 82 Adams, Dan, Thomas, P.K. and White, Gene E. T. Wood E. Martinez

SIRES’ CUP FUTURITY, RETAMA PARK, Value of Race: $103,234, 2 yo, 350 yards, Time: 17.816 6/29/2013 1. Orions Award-QH , sor . c. 2, by Winners Award-QH, - Orions Dream-QH, by Ronas Ryon-QH, Bred by: Mark Nevill Dvm (TX) nk $41,294 73 Perrett, Jr., Juan B. Stroud R. Aguirre 2. My Featured Time-QH , br . c. 2, by Time for a God-QH, - Special Danella Jess-QH, by Feature Mr Jess-QH, Bred by: Bennard S or Barbara Rowland (TX) no $20,646 70 Rowland, Bennard and Barbara J. Sharp, Jr. I. Chapa 3. Thisroundsonme-QH , b . g. 2, by Winners Award-QH, - Fast Fast Fast-QH, by Embrujo Fg-QH, Bred by: B & B Electric Co (TX) nk $10,323 69 Nelson, Stanley and Brewer, Beverly Anne J. Haddad S. Carrizales SIRES’ CUP DERBY, RETAMA PARK, Value of Race: $50,000, 3 yo, 400 yards, Time: 19.953 6/29/2013 1. Mystical Cartel Rr-QH , gr . f. 3, by Carters Cartel-QH, - Mystical Rainbow-QH, by Chicks Beduino-QH, Bred by: Bielau Oaks (TX) nk $20,000 80 Pantoja, Rafael E. Huitron R. Gutierrez 2. Rightamountofwrong-QH , sor . f. 3, by Fly Jess Fly-QH, - Aftertheloveisgone-QH, by Dash for Cash-QH, Bred by: Carl Smith & Jack Powers (TX) nk $10,000 78 Potts, Powers, Smith, and Stanfield C. Keeton L. Vivanco 3. Ottyes Valentine Gal-QH , sor . f. 3, by Mr OttyesQH, - Lovely Legs-QH, by Strawflyin Buds-QH, Bred by: Leonard J Lyne (TX) ½ $5,000 75 Lyne, Leonard J.

Haddad S. Carrizales MISS POLLY CLASSIC, DELTA DOWNS, Value of Race: $50,000, 3 yo’s & up, 400 yards, Time: 19.454 - 6/29/2013 1. The Lizzard King-QH , sor . g. 4, by Valiant Hero-QH, Jess a Lil Bit-QH, by Feature Mr Jess-QH, Bred by: Brett Mennen (TX) 1 $30,000 95 Mennen, Brett M. Taylor J. Hamilton 2. Charal Kid-QH , sor . g. 7, by Streakin La Jolla-QH, The Special Feature-QH, by Strawfly Special-QH, Bred by: Malinche Cattle Co (TX) nk $10,000 88 Malinche Cattle Co, Inc. F. Huitron M. Rubalcava 3. Feature My News-QH , sor . g. 4, by Feature Mr JessQH, - Goodnews Montanna-QH, by Dash of RomanceQH, Bred by: W W McKibbin (FL) no $5,500 86 Smith, Alicia K. Roberts, Sr. J. Chavis AQHA ‘CARL ALLEMAN’ GRANTS PASS BONUS CHALLENGE, GRANTS PASS, Value of Race: $6,980, 3 yo’s & up, 350 yards, Time: 17.523 - 6/29/2013 1. Ez Gamer-QH , sor . m. 5, by Game Patriot-QH, Easy Verna-QH, by Georgias Easy-QH, Bred by: Gary Chumbley (OR) ½ $3,839 N/A Chumbley, Gary S. Raley J. Guerrero 2. Just a Rumor-QH , br . m. 7, by Rare News-QH, - Charlys Ragtime Band-QH, by Band of Azure-QH, Bred by: Michael & Teri W Dinnell (MT) no $1,396 N/A Espelien, Tryn H. Magallanes L. Gonzalez = 3. Eyez On Brimmer-QH , gr . g. 7, by Brimmerton-QH, - Runaway Eye Opener-QH, by Mr Eye Opener-QH, Bred by: Gregory B & M Renee Hickman (WA) ½ $767 N/A SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7 61

Cowgill, Malon B. Curiel R. Camacho HIGHEASTERJET H., Gr.3, RUIDOSO DOWNS, Value of Race: $30,000, 3 yo’s & up, 350 yards, Time: 17.125 - 6/29/2013 1. Lighting Regard-QH , b . g. 3, by Chicks Regard-QH, - Uncovered Streaker-QH, by Streakin Six-QH, Bred by: Kh Logax Inc (OK) ¾ $18,000 N/A K H Logax, Inc. J. Gonzalez J. Leos 2. Jess Cuervo-QH , b . c. 4, by Corona Cartel-QH, - Jessica Ravin-QH, by Mr Jess Perry-QH, Bred by: You and Me Partners (OK) nk $6,600 N/A Crowson Racing V. Rodriguez-Flores E. Ramirez 3. Eyein This Feature-QH , b . c. 4, by Feature Mr Jess-QH, - This Girl Is Special-QH, by Special Effort-QH, Bred by: J E Iii/D C/C T Jumonville (LA) nk $3,000 N/A Sanchez, Robert J. Gonzalez L. Gamez NEW MEXICO ADEQUAN QUARTER HORSE DERBY, RUIDOSO DOWNS, Value of Race: $49,590, 3 yo, 400 yards, Time: 19.416 - 6/29/2013 1. If I Were Famous-QH , sor . g. 3, by One Famous Eagle-QH, - Runnin Oner Mind-QH, by Ronas Ryon-QH, Bred by: C Dawn Ivey (TX) hd $22,811 N/A Ivey, Dawn C. Gilbreath G. Carter, Jr. 2. Rockin Disco-QH , sor . g. 3, by Rock Solid Jess-QH, Check This Disco-QH, by Check Him Out-QH, Bred by: Vwp Jr Inc (OK) nk $9,918 N/A Rockin J Running Horses and Manning, Jack T. Johnson R. Ramirez 3. Cjs Rocksolid-QH , sor . g. 3, by Rock Solid Jess-QH, Sultry Miss-QH, by The Signature-QH, Bred by: Rockin J Running Horses (TX) no $4,959 N/A Rockin J Running Horses T. Johnson J. Bobroff TOWER OF THE AMERICAS H., RETAMA PARK, Value of Race: $15,000, 3 yo’s & up, 550 yards, Time: 27.153 - 6/28/2013 1. Watching the Cashflo-QH , sor . g. 3, by Okey Dokey Fantasy-QH, - Confession Session-QH, by Sixes RoyalQH, Bred by: James E and Marilyn Helzer (TX) 1 $8,850 93 Helzer, James E. and Marilyn E. Rubio G. Garcia 2. Jc My Diamond Man-QH , gr . g. 8, by Streakin La Jolla-QH, - Chicks a Diamond-QH, by Chicks BeduinoQH, Bred by: James H Cordell (TX) no $2,550 88 Nava, III, Clem B. Stroud S. Carrizales 3. Freddies Crash-QH , sor . g. 6, by Fredricksburg-QH, Crash Thru Traffic-QH, by Dash Thru Traffic-QH, Bred by: Andria Armer (OK) 1 $1,500 87 Crown Racing J. Kearl E. Martinez ED BURKE MILLION FUTURITY S., Gr.1, LOS ALAMITOS, Value of Race: $1,071,000, 2 yo, 350 yards, Time: 17.524 - 6/23/2013 1. Five Bar Cartel-QH , ch . c. 2, by Corona Cartel-QH, - Five Bar Molly-QH, by Dash Ta Fame-QH, Bred by: Esmeralda Flores (CA) no $449,820 N/A San Gregorio Racing Stable, Inc. D. Montes S. Ramirez, Jr. 2. Unchangeable-QH , b . g. 2, by Stel Corona-QH, Hard Lining-QH, by Hawkish-QH, Bred by: Edward C Allred (CA) nk $182,070 N/A Keller, Ronnie and Brooks, Ron R. Orozco E. Garcia 3. Masherati B-QH , gr . g. 2, by Separatist-QH, - She Travels-QH, by Fishers Dash-QH, Bred by: Bielau Oaks (TX) nk $128,520 N/A San Gregorio Racing Stable, Inc. J. De La Torre C. Huerta ED BURKE JUVENILE S., LOS ALAMITOS, Value of Race: $30,000, 2 yo, 350 yards, Time: 17.562 6/23/2013 1. Mistic Rose-QH , sor . f. 2, by Corona Cartel-QH, Adashin Runaway-QH, by Adash for Cash-QH, Bred by: Jose De La Torre (CA) no $16,500 95 De La Torre, Jose M. and Gustavo and San Gregorio Racing Stable, Inc. J. De La Torre E. Nicasio 62 SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7

2. Tres Pescado-QH , gr . g. 2, by Tres Seis-QH, - Fishing in Chivato-QH, by Fishers Dash-QH, Bred by: Vessels Stallion Farm Llc (CA) hd $6,750 95 Hernandez, Hector J. Flores F. Rubio 3. Tres Magicals-QH , ch . f. 2, by Tres Seis-QH, - Fishers Proud-QH, by Fishers Dash-QH, Bred by: Porfirio Carrasco (CA) ½ $3,750 94 Carrasco, Porfirio J. De La Torre G. Arriaga GOLDEN DRILLER S., FAIR MEADOWS, Value of Race: $17,900, 3 yo’s & up, 350 yards, Time: 17.576 - 6/23/2013 1. Wild N Wicked Jd-QH , sor . g. 5, by Terribly WickedQH, - Casha D Dash-QH, by Pure D Dash-QH, Bred by: J B Misner (MO) hd $10,188 99 Sitsler, Virgil L. and Teresa J. Kirby J. Salazar 2. Bv Mr Tellercartel-QH , gr . g. 4, by Teller Cartel-QH, - Ms Tres Seis-QH, by Tres Seis-QH, Bred by: Bella Vista Farms Llc (OK) 1 $3,896 98 Cuadra Ladrilleros Ltd Co B. Almanza A. Silva 3. Separate Cell-QH , b . g. 6, by Separatist-QH, - Candy and a Call, by Caller I. D., Bred by: William R Peeples (OK) no $1,868 91 Crawford, Clinton C. Crawford I. Carnero NEW MEXICO HORSEMAN’S ASSOCIATION H., SUNRAY PARK, Value of Race: $65,000, 3 yo’s & up, 870 yards, Time: 45.100 - 6/23/2013 1. Rollickin Red-QH , sor . g. 5, by Roll Hennessy Roll, Deeheiress-QH, by Mr Jess Perry-QH, Bred by: Robert A Gentry (NM) hd $39,000 N/A Rollickin Red Partners T. Fincher C. Lambert 2. Corona Dream-QH , sor . g. 6, by Southern CoronaQH, - Call My Dream-QH, by Calligrapher-QH, Bred by: Richard R Shearer (NM) 3 $13,650 N/A Howlet, Heysol R. Stephens A. Martinez 3. Kc Royal Flush-QH , sor . g. 6, by Sixes Royal-QH, Willie May Dash-QH, by Willie Wanta Dash-QH, Bred by: Kathryn Maynard & Carla Feerer (NM) nk $6,500 N/A Maynard, Kathryn and Feerer, Carla D. Duree J. Bourdieu MINNESOTA STALLION BREEDERS’ QUARTER HORSE FUTURITY S., CANTERBURY PARK, Value of Race: $39,000, 2 yo, 350 yards, Time: 18.245 - 6/23/2013 1. Tcf Captain Call-QH , br . g. 2, by Captain Courage-QH, - Manets Lovenromance-QH, by Rolls of Romance-QH, Bred by: Jeremiah and Carrie Sperfslage (IA) ½ $17,550 N/A Lawless, John B. Clay S. Smith 2. Tucan Sam-QH , ch . g. 2, by Sweet First Down-QH, - C Me Makeit Anywhere-QH, by Make It Anywhere-QH, Bred by: Max Kimbrough Mr and Mrs (MO) ½ $7,800 N/A Kimbrough, Mr. and Mrs. Max A. Blair C. Smith 3. Just Beachy-QH , sor . f. 2, by Brimmerton-QH, - Private Beach-QH, by Separatist-QH, Bred by: Bobby D Cox (OK) nk $3,900 N/A Hardy, Bob E. Hardy N. Goodwin PEN PAL S., ARAPAHOE PARK, Value of Race: $13,250, 3 yo’s & up, 350 yards, Time: 17.706 6/23/2013 1. Pauls Gray Dream-QH , gr . g. 6, by Mr Eye OpenerQH, - Coronaville-QH, by Corona Cartel-QH, Bred by: Eric Johnson and Paul Harlow (OK) hd $7,950 N/A Hernandez, Luis and Juan A. Chavez J. Soto 2. Essohess-QH , b . g. 4, by Ocean Runaway-QH, Dianetogetcha-QH, by Mr Eye Opener-QH, Bred by: Bielau Oaks (TX) nk $2,650 N/A Sanchez, Juvenal A. Chavez R. Vicchrilli 3. Furious Styles-QH , b . g. 8, by Royal Quick DashQH, - A Personal Touch-QH, by Streakin Six-QH, Bred by: Becklyn Farm (TX) hd $1,325 N/A Chavez, Jose L. Chavez F. Ramirez, Jr. FAIR MEADOWS JUVENILE S., FAIR MEADOWS, Value of Race: $18,175, 2 yo, 350 yards, Time: 17.951 - 6/22/2013 1. Jc Lil Rose-QH , sor . f. 2, by No Secrets Here-QH, - Oh Cherokee Rose-QH, by Stoli-QH, Bred by: Jose Cervantes

(OK) ½ $10,188 N/A Cervantes, Jose L. Villafranco P. Nieto 2. This Candy Says Bye-QH , blk . f. 2, by Pyc Paint Your Wagon-QH, - Eye On This Candy-QH, by Mr Eye Opener-QH, Bred by: Carl C Pevehouse (OK) nk $3,896 N/A Pevehouse, Carl C. Crawford T. Bennett 3. Jess One More Thing-QH , sor . f. 2, by Fly Jess Fly-QH, - Crazy About Corona-QH, by Corona Cartel-QH, Bred by: Steve A Holt (OK) 1 $2,143 N/A Holt, Steve K. Petersen B. Packer

and Orquiz, Jose G. J. Aldavaz R. Ramirez 2. Linda Tee Fire-QH , sor . g. 4, by Walk Thru Fire-QH, - Jess Linda Tee-QH, by Mr Jess Perry-QH, Bred by: M Smith/C & D Patterson (TX) 3 $4,400 N/A Allen, Mark James, Blach, Leonard P. and Southway, Henry M. Joiner G. Carter, Jr. 3. Flyin Fish-QH , gr . g. 5, by Fishers Dash-QH, - Jazzing Cheree-QH, by Jazzing Hi-QH, Bred by: Vessels Sf Llc/P K Thomas (CA) 1¼ $2,000 N/A Sedillo, Richard R. Sedillo A. Ramos

EXPO SQUARE S., FAIR MEADOWS, Value of Race: $16,850, 3 yo’s & up, 870 yards, Time: 45.961 6/22/2013 1. Pepperchew-QH , gr . g. 4, by Royal Blue Chew ChewQH, - Cayenne Pepper, by Cognizant, Bred by: Rodney P Steffen (OK) 1½ $9,846 N/A S and S Cattle Company M. Devereaux A. Silva 2. Blue Efforts-QH , sor . g. 6, by Jess Louisiana Blue-QH, - Efforts Star-QH, by Special Effort-QH, Bred by: 984428 Ontario Limited (TX) nk $3,282 N/A Fobber, James C. Crawford J. Romero 3. Oh Cooper Go-QH , sor . g. 5, by Apollo, - Oh Strawfly Go-QH, by Strawfly Special-QH, Bred by: Rex &/Or Sue Cox (OK) no $2,080 N/A Kirby, Jackie J. Kirby R. Wilson

TOMMY “DUKE” SMITH, SUNRAY PARK, Value of Race: $65,000, 3 yo, 400 yards, Time: 19.535 6/22/2013 1. Aful Alibi-QH , sor . f. 3, by Genuine Strawfly-QH, Southern Alibi-QH, by Streakin La Jolla-QH, Bred by: Leonard P Blach (NM) 1 $39,000 N/A Carrillo, Gabino G. Carrillo M. Rodriguez 2. Slr Jessies Girl-QH , sor . f. 3, by Jesse James Jr-QH, - Slr Its You-QH, by Call Me Together-QH, Bred by: Western Livestock Llc (NM) ¾ $13,000 N/A Cordova, Kristopher K. Cordova E. Ramirez 3. Afame-QH , sor . f. 3, by Dash Ta Fame-QH, - Now You Know Merry-QH, by Now I Know-QH, Bred by: Dosi or Norma Alvarez (NM) nk $6,500 N/A Gonzalez, Karina and Moseley, Sierra S. Moseley J. Montoya

BEN E. KEITH S., RETAMA PARK, Value of Race: $15,000, 3 yo, 330 yards, Time: 16.981 6/22/2013 1. Bubba Carver-QH , sor . g. 3, by Wave Carver-QH, - Rustys Lil Lady-QH, by Fredricksburg-QH, Bred by: Bob And/Or Jerry Gaston (TX) no $8,250 N/A Traylor, Douglas J. Kearl F. Calderon 2. One Eyed Eagle-QH , sor . f. 3, by One Famous EagleQH, - Show Me Delight-QH, by First Down Dash-QH, Bred by: Vessels Sf Llc/Dr T Hays (TX) 1 $2,550 N/A Forbes, Jr., Charles and Hays, Tommy B. Martinez S. Carrizales 3. Grizzly Water-QH , sor . g. 3, by Mighty Invictus-QH, Angels Memory-QH, by Leaving Memories-QH, Bred by: James E Helzer (TX) no $1,500 N/A Jacoby, Allen and Yoakum, Jesse J. Yoakum J. Yoakum JACK CLIFFORD S., PLEASANTON, Value of Race: $8,400, 3 yo, 350 yards, Time: 17.850 - 6/22/2013 1. Kiss At Midnight-QH , blk . f. 3, by Legendary Dreamer-QH, - Go for Kisses-QH, by Rakin in the CashQH, Bred by: Mark And/Or Peggy Brown (ID) hd $4,450 90 Lopez, Jose A. Ortiz L. Langarica 2. Line Slinger-QH , sor . c. 3, by Tr Dasher-QH, - Singles Scene-QH, by Raise a Secret-QH, Bred by: Edward C Allred (CA) no $1,650 90 Quintero, Jorge A. Ortiz L. Lira 3. Never Peacefull-QH , gr . c. 3, by Stel Corona-QH, - Peacefully-QH, by Bono Jazz-QH, Bred by: Estate Of Spencer Childers (FL) 2¼ $1,010 89 Robles, Carlos M. Gonzalez G. Tapia JACK CLIFFORD S., PLEASANTON, Value of Race: $8,400, 3 yo, 350 yards, Time: 17.850 - 6/22/2013 1. Kiss At Midnight-QH , blk . f. 3, by Legendary Dreamer-QH, - Go for Kisses-QH, by Rakin in the CashQH, Bred by: Mark And/Or Peggy Brown (ID) hd $4,450 N/A Lopez, Jose A. Ortiz L. Langarica 2. Line Slinger-QH , sor . c. 3, by Tr Dasher-QH, - Singles Scene-QH, by Raise a Secret-QH, Bred by: Edward C Allred (CA) no $1,650 N/A Quintero, Jorge A. Ortiz L. Lira 3. Never Peacefull-QH , gr . c. 3, by Stel Corona-QH, - Peacefully-QH, by Bono Jazz-QH, Bred by: Estate Of Spencer Childers (FL) 2¼ $1,010 N/A Robles, Carlos M. Gonzalez G. Tapia TRICKY DUST, RUIDOSO DOWNS, Value of Race: $20,000, 3 yo’s & up, 870 yards, Time: 46.261 6/22/2013 1. Im Royal Quick-QH , gr . g. 6, by Royal Quick DashQH, - Im Brendas Baby-QH, by Merridoc-QH, Bred by: Manuel Carmona Jr (CA) nk $12,000 N/A Garcia, Anna

ALABAMA FUTURITY, DELTA DOWNS, Value of Race: $70,960, 2 yo, 330 yards, Time: 16.742 6/21/2013 1. Struttin for Kenzie-QH , br . g. 2, by Struttin to Beduino-QH, - Mb Magic Abajo-QH, by Abajo, Bred by: Marlene Beauxis (AL) no $35,480 72 Weeks, Donna and Kenneth K. Weeks D. Alvarez 2. Pimps N Preachers-QH , br . g. 2, by Jet Black Patriot-QH, - Bjs Dasher-QH, by Dashs Slinky-QH, Bred by: Anita R Young (AL) 1¼ $12,064 72 Wixon, Paris B. Soileau G. Ortiz 3. Dashin Thru the Oaks-QH , sor . f. 2, by Oak Tree Special-QH, - Six Dashers-QH, by Mr Jess Perry-QH, Bred by: Talmadge Cook (AL) ½ $7,096 61 Cook, Talmadge K. Weeks A. Alberto SKIP ZIMMERMAN MEMORIAL S., CANTERBURY PARK, Value of Race: $23,350, 3 yo’s & up, 350 yards, Time: 17.730 - 6/16/2013 1. Stone Cottrell-QH , gr . g. 5, by Sc Chiseled in StoneQH, - Rainbow Riches-QH, by The Rainbow Ranger-QH, Bred by: Debbie Riddle (OK) hd $11,675 89 Riddle, Terry S. Charette-Hill J. Torres 2. A Splash of Hell-QH , sor . g. 8, by Splash Bac-QH, Come Hell Or Hiwater-QH, by Shoot Yeah-QH, Bred by: Las Vegas Ranch (AZ) ¾ $4,670 88 Melton, Kimberly W. Harris R. Eikleberry 3. Painted Lies-QH , br . g. 4, by Pyc Paint Your WagonQH, - Teller Lies-QH, by First Down Dash-QH, Bred by: Bob Moore Farms Llc (OK) nk $3,503 85 Maher, Tom A. Blair C. Smith LUCILLE ROWE DERBY, ARAPAHOE PARK, Value of Race: $43,360, 3 yo, 350 yards, Time: 17.411 - 6/16/2013 1. Iza Sugar N Spice-QH , sor . f. 3, by Toast to Dash-QH, - Iza Flyin Eye-QH, by Mr Eye Opener-QH, Bred by: Richard or Genevieve Herrman (CO) ¾ $17,344 N/A Herrman, Richard and Genevieve H. Michel-Valverde J. Montoya 2. Avatar 2010-QH , b . f. 3, by Ivory James-QH, - Sheza Special Pie-QH, by Pie in the Sky-QH, Bred by: Anselmo Rodriguez (CO) ¾ $8,672 N/A Rodriguez, Hector and Sanchez, Jesus A. Chavez Z. Kelsey 3. Glitter Class Corona-QH , gr . f. 3, by World Class Corona-QH, - The Glitter-QH, by Fishers Dash-QH, Bred by: Hugo Barron Sierra (CO) 1½ $5,203 N/A Sierra, Hugo J. Barron A. Luna FOUR CORNERS S., Gr.3, SUNRAY PARK, Value of Race: $95,410, 2 yo, 350 yards, Time: 17.362 -

S T A K E S R E S U LT S 6/16/2013 1. Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle-QH , sor . f. 2, by MaknmovesQH, - Stars in My Eye-QH, by Mr Eye Opener-QH, Bred by: Carolyn Giles (NM) ¾ $44,843 N/A Giles, Jason W. Giles J. Bourdieu 2. Winter Haven-QH , sor . c. 2, by Fdd Dynasty-QH, - Fine Fittin Genes-QH, by Pie in the Sky-QH, Bred by: Vessels Sf Llc/Dr B Bateman (UT) nk $17,174 N/A Palomo, Nelson K. Cordova M. Rodriguez 3. Westernshines-QH , sor . g. 2, by First to Shine-QH, - Western Six-QH, by Six Fortunes-QH, Bred by: Grant Farms Llc (LA) nk $10,495 N/A Giles, Jason W. Giles O. Reyes LOS ALAMITOS CLAIMING FUTURITY, LOS ALAMITOS, Value of Race: $61,600, 2 yo, 350 yards, Time: 17.807 - 6/15/2013 1. Alota Cartel-QH , gr . f. 2, by Carters Cartel-QH, Alota Beduino-QH, by Behold a Beduino-QH, Bred by: Balgo Racing Team Inc (CA) ¾ $25,872 N/A Ray, Dan and Orlandini, John C. Treece S. Mendez 2. Rp Jets Azoomen-QH , br . g. 2, by Azoom-QH, Dazzle Em Darling-QH, by Easy Jet-QH, Bred by: C/C Stock Farm (SD) no $10,472 N/A Avila, Jesus and Cuevas, Jesus J. De La Torre C. Huerta 3. Mozilla-QH , sor . g. 2, by Hawkinson-QH, - Shawnee Slade-QH, by Red Hot Rhythm-QH, Bred by: Eg High Desert Farms (CA) hd $7,392 N/A Mickaelian, Steve J. Glenn, Jr. E. Gomez MAIDEN FROLIC FINALS, LES BOIS PARK, Value of Race: $28,448, 3 yo’s & up, 350 yards, Time: 17.404 - 6/15/2013 1. Ill Be a Dasher-QH , br . g. 3, by Carters Cartel-QH, First Down Dream-QH, by First Down Dash-QH, Bred by: Quarter K Inc (WA) nk $11,377 94 Two The Max Investments LLC and Hanson, James G. M. Hanson J. Conklin 2. Best Kept Secrets-QH , b . g. 3, by No Secrets HereQH, - Gold Daze-QH, by Tolltac-QH, Bred by: Double Bar S Ranch Llc (CA) 1 $5,688 92 Wright, Steve M. Arrossa D. Crane 3. One Famous Secret-QH , b . g. 3, by One Famous Eagle-QH, - Secretively-QH, by Special Leader-QH, Bred by: Burnett Ranches Llc (TX) 1 $2,844 85 Saxton, Travis and Wendy B. Vickery J. Crispin MAIL TRIBUNE S., GRANTS PASS, Value of Race: $3,400, 3 yo’s & up, 350 yards, Time: 17.627 6/15/2013 1. Snip N Dale-QH , br . g. 8, by Okey Dokey Dale-QH, Bedaub Adash-QH, by Beda Cheng-QH, Bred by: Gary Chumbley (OR) ½ $1,870 N/A Chumbley, Gary S. Raley J. Guerrero 2. Eyes Movin-QH , gr . g. 6, by Mr Eye Opener-QH, - Movin Meter-QH, by Meter Me Gone-QH, Bred by: Brenda L Hoover (WA) ½ $680 N/A Magallanes, Ruben H. Magallanes T. Stillwell 3. Just a Rumor-QH , br . m. 7, by Rare News-QH, - Charlys Ragtime Band-QH, by Band of Azure-QH,

Bred by: Michael & Teri W Dinnell (MT) 1¾ $408 N/A Espelien, Tryn H. Magallanes L. Gonzalez MOUNTAIN TOP NEW MEXICO BRED FUTURITY, RUIDOSO DOWNS, Value of Race: $357,030, 2 yo, 350 yards, Time: 17.326 - 6/15/2013 1. Heza Wild Dragon-QH , sor . g. 2, by Genuine Strawfly-QH, - Hidden Dragon-QH, by Dean MiracleQH, Bred by: Rafter W Stables (NM) no $149,953 N/A Cordova, Kristopher K. Cordova E. Ramirez 2. Threedeewoodee-QH , br . g. 2, by Woodbridge-QH, - Three Dee Dreams-QH, by Heza Fast Man-QH, Bred by: Mj Farms (NM) nk $64,265 N/A Thompson, Gary C. Zamora M. Gutierrez 3. Kaydns Krusader-QH , gr . g. 2, by Sixes Royal-QH, Total Miracle-QH, by Dean Miracle-QH, Bred by: Vance Mikkelson (NM) nk $35,703 N/A J and M Racing and Farm K. Cordova G. Carter, Jr. CHERRY CREEK FUTURITY, ARAPAHOE PARK, Value of Race: $86,920, 2 yo, 330 yards, Time: 16.960 - 6/15/2013 1. Midori N Smoke-QH , b . f. 2, by Special Leader-QH, - Smokin Corona-QH, by Corona Cartel-QH, Bred by: Margo Schares (CO) hd $34,768 N/A Schares, Margo J. Hammes Z. Kelsey 2. Jess a Speeder-QH , b . c. 2, by Visionarian-QH, Leader the Speeder-QH, by Special Leader-QH, Bred by: The Painted Pitchfork (CO) nk $17,385 N/A Hurtado, Leticia G. Salazar J. Osuna 3. Aladina-QH , ch . f. 2, by Shurnuf Streakin-QH, - La Pinguina-QH, by Special Leader-QH, Bred by: Martin Gutierrez (CO) ¾ $10,430 N/A Gutierrez, Martin H. Michel-Valverde J. Montoya LANTY’S JET H., LOS ALAMITOS, Value of Race: $16,000, 3 & 4 yo’s, 350 yards, Time: 17.444 6/14/2013 1. Significant Heart-QH , sor . f. 3, by Corona Cartel-QH, - Jess Significant-QH, by Mr Jess Perry-QH, Bred by: La Feliz Montana Ranch Llc (CA) ¾ $8,800 99 Kawananakoa, Abigail P. Jones R. Sanchez 2. Attack the Cartel-QH , b . f. 4, by Corona Cartel-QH, - Separate Tac-QH, by Separatist-QH, Bred by: Steve D Burns Dvm (CA) hd $3,600 92 Burns, DVM, Steve M. Casselman C. Mendez 3. Annas Babe-QH , b . f. 4, by #A Regal Choice-QH, Babe On the Fly-QH, by Strawfly Special-QH, Bred by: Steve D Burns Dvm (CA) 1¼ $2,000 91 MacPherson, Anna J. Cooper G. Arriaga RUIDOSO QUARTER HORSE F., Gr.1, RUIDOSO DOWNS, Value of Race: $750,000, 2 yo, 350 yards, Time: 17.498 - 6/9/2013 1. Cartel Quick-QH , b . c. 2, by Teller Cartel-QH, - Beccas Quick Six-QH, by Royal Quick Dash-QH, Bred by: Dan L Adams (OK) no $315,000 N/A Enriquez, Sergio A. Orozco T. Thedford 2. You N How Many More-QH , gr . g. 2, by Chicks

Regard-QH, - Miss Quick Houston-QH, by Mr HoustonQH, Bred by: Kh Logax Inc (OK) ½ $135,000 N/A K H Logax, Inc. J. Gonzalez J. Leos 3. Three Wild Dreams-QH , sor . g. 2, by Tres Seis-QH, - Three Dee Dreams-QH, by Heza Fast Man-QH, Bred by: Mj Farms (NM) ½ $75,000 N/A Gerhardt, Robert C. Zamora L. Payne RUIDOSO QUARTER HORSE JUVENILE, Gr.3, RUIDOSO DOWNS, Value of Race: $20,000, 2 yo, 350 yards, Time: 17.440 - 6/9/2013 1. Dashin Little Guy-QH , b . c. 2, by Dashin Bye-QH, Linda Laveaux-QH, by First Down Laveaux-QH, Bred by: Juan M Escalante (TX) ½ $12,000 N/A Aragon, Julian L. Silva F. Garcia-Luna 2. Gbh Big Henry-QH , br . g. 2, by Teller Cartel-QH, - La Reina de La Noche-QH, by First Down Dash-QH, Bred by: Henry E Brown (OK) nk $4,400 N/A Hartstack, Gary J. Riddle C. Madeira 3. Full Blown Dynasty-QH , br . g. 2, by Fdd Dynasty-QH, - Full Frontal Assault-QH, by Chicks Beduino-QH, Bred by: Reed Land & Cattle Co Llc (OK) ½ $2,000 N/A Reed Land and Cattle Co. LLC R. Brooks, Jr. G. Carter, Jr. AMERICAN FLYER, ARAPAHOE PARK, Value of Race: $12,900, 3 yo’s & up, 350 yards, Time: 17.602 - 6/9/2013 1. Chicka Wow Wow-QH , sor . m. 7, by Flew Bye a Winner-QH, - Dash for the Sixes-QH, by Dash for CashQH, Bred by: Alfred R Marez (CO) nk $7,740 96 Luna, Rito A. Chavez Z. Kelsey 2. Raise Ur Corona-QH , b . m. 5, by Corona CasanovaQH, - Playful Eyes-QH, by Mr Eye Opener-QH, Bred by: Zenon Rodriguez (CO) no $2,580 94 Rodriguez, Guillermo A. Chavez M. Ybarra 3. Wave Good Bye Baby-QH , gr . g. 4, by Wave CarverQH, - Baby La Jolla-QH, by Streakin La Jolla-QH, Bred by: Hugo Barron Sierra (CO) 2½ $1,290 93 Sierra, Hugo J. Barron A. Luna VALS FORTUNE S., Gr.3, DELTA DOWNS, Value of Race: $60,000, 3 yo’s & up, 400 yards, Time: 19.425 - 6/8/2013 1. Zupers Quick Dash-QH , sor . g. 7, by Heza Fast DashQH, - Oh Shez Zuper-QH, by Zuppardo’s Prince, Bred by: Mark Langford (LA) no $36,000 103 Ponderosa Ranch of P C, Inc. B. Martinez D. Alvarez 2. Jls Mr Bigtime-QH , sor . g. 5, by Bigtime FavoriteQH, - Psalmist-QH, by Osceola Warrior-QH, Bred by: Jls-Speed Horse Ranch Inc (LA) nk $12,000 103 JLS Speed Horse Ranch, Inc. D. Soileau G. Ortiz 3. Political Option-QH , sor . g. 4, by Jess Louisiana Blue-QH, - In His Dreams-QH, by Apollo, Bred by: J E Jumonville Jr (LA) nk $6,600 100 Lozano, Carlos K. Roberts, Sr. J. Chavis RUIDOSO QUARTER HORSE DERBY, RUIDOSO DOWNS, Value of Race: $822,753, 3 yo, 400 yards, Time: 19.473 - 6/8/2013

THOROUGHBRED FRONT RANGE S., ARAPAHOE PARK, Value of Race: $40,000, 3 yo’s & up, 7 furlongs, Time: 1:22.99 6/30/2013 1. Hezamazing , dk b/. g. 8, by Indy Film, - She’s Amazing, by Ruhlmann, Bred by: George Krikorian (CA) 1 $24,000 N/A Rollins, Carlyle R. Houghton R. Vicchrilli 2. Ghost Vapors , ch . g. 6, by Ghostzapper, - Defer West, by Gone West, Bred by: MacDonald Stables, LLC (KY) 2¼ $8,400 N/A Alfrey, Vance and Eskew, Stuart T. Rushton T. Wales= 3. Memo to Mya , dk b/. g. 5, by Cobra King, - Memo Bay, by Memo (CHI), Bred by: Mr. & Mrs. James A. Garrett (ID) 1¾ $4,400 N/A Garrett, Jim R. Hazel D. Collins PRAIRIE MEADOWS CORNHUSKER H., Gr.3, PRAI-

RIE MEADOWS, Value of Race: $300,000, 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/8 miles, Time: 1:49.96 1. Prayer for Relief , dk b/. h. 5, by Jump Start, Sparklin Lil, by Mr. Sparkles, Bred by: G. R. Aschinger (KY) 1¾ $180,000 112 Zayat Stables, LLC S. Asmussen R. Santana, Jr. 2. Taptowne , gr/ro. g. 5, by Tapit, - Holly’s Wager, by Valid Wager, Bred by: Clover Towne Farm (KY) 5¼ $60,000 110 Clovertowne Farm (Q. Spivey) T. Glyshaw C. Borel 3. Silver Max , b . c. 4, by Badge of Silver, - Kissin Rene, by Kissin Kris, Bred by: Steve C. Snowden, Seth Lauffer & Will Lauffer(KY) 1¾ $30,000 102 Bacon, Mark and Wells, Dana D. Romans R. Albarado

1. Wicked Courage-QH , br . g. 3, by Captain CourageQH, - Wicked Pamela-QH, by Dash for Cash-QH, Bred by: Burnett Ranches Llc (TX) nk $345,557 N/A Smith, Andrew L. Villafranco C. Jensen 2. Ill Stop the World-QH , br . g. 3, by Fdd Dynasty-QH, - You Light Up My Life-QH, by Special Task-QH, Bred by: Ron & Kati Hanna (NM) hd $148,095 N/A Hanna, Kati and Ron C. Zamora L. Gamez 3. Sugardaddy B-QH , sor . g. 3, by Bigtime Favorite-QH, - Ls Honey Brown-QH, by Light On Cash-QH, Bred by: Bielau Oaks (TX) hd $82,275 N/A Jakita Investments LLC. G. Wood R. Ramirez WEST/ SOUTHWEST ADEQUAN DERBY CHALLENGE, ARAPAHOE PARK, Value of Race: $38,700, 3 yo’s & up, 400 yards, Time: 19.643 - 6/8/2013 1. Built Tuff Enough-QH , b . c. 3, by Mighty Invictus-QH, - Inomuff, by Stravinsky, Bred by: James E Helzer (TX) ¾ $25,220 N/A Ramirez, Rudy R. and Rice, Larry and Michelle R. Ramirez Z. Kelsey 2. Im a Special Dip-QH , gr . g. 3, by Separatist-QH, Royal Dip-QH, by Royal Quick Dash-QH, Bred by: John Andreini (CA) nk $5,740 N/A Dominguez, Jaime J. Dominguez R. Gutierrez 3. Slump Buster-QH , sor . c. 3, by Walk Thru Fire-QH, - Shenoshercorona-QH, by Corona Cartel-QH, Bred by: Paul Jones/Thompson Racing Inc (CA) ½ $3,870 N/A Sierra, Hugo Barron and VanAmburgh, Denise and Ronald L. J. Barron A. Luna MINNESOTA STALLION BREEDERS’ AND NORTH CENTRAL DERBY, CANTERBURY PARK, Value of Race: $22,300, 3 yo, 400 yards, Time: 20.257 6/8/2013 1. Bp Painted Lady-QH , br . f. 3, by Pyc Paint Your Wagon-QH, - Ladys Is First-QH, by First Down Dash-QH, Bred by: Bill Price (OK) ¾ $11,150 N/A Movin On A. Blair C. Smith 2. Girls Dont Seis-QH , sor . f. 3, by Tres Seis-QH, Girling-QH, by First Down Dash-QH, Bred by: John A Witte and Merritt Pride (UT) 1 $4,460 N/A Witte, John and Pride, Merritt M. Pride M. Luark 3. Atsi Hero-QH , b . f. 3, by Valiant Hero-QH, - Atsi-QH, by Mr Jess Perry-QH, Bred by: Terry Bell (OK) ½ $2,230 N/A Reiswig, Brenda V. Hanson I. Suarez Ricardo SELMA S., RETAMA PARK, Value of Race: $20,000, 3 yo’s & up, 350 yards, Time: 17.600 - 6/7/2013 1. Loves Brown Sugar-QH , b . f. 4, by Prime Talent-QH, - Loves Easter Bunny-QH, by Royal Shake Em-QH, Bred by: Sue Fikes (TX) ½ $11,000 83 Fikes, G. K. Mushinski C. Zuniga 2. Waking Up in Vegas-QH , gr . f. 4, by Zoomin for Bux-QH, - Mother Chick-QH, by Chicks Beduino-QH, Bred by: A & D Racing (TX) ¾ $3,400 78 A and D Racing A. Aparicio A. Carino 3. Ja Fascination-QH , sor . f. 4, by Mr Jess Perry-QH, - Ja Curiosity-QH, by Dash for Cash-QH, Bred by: Joe B Allen (OK) nk $2,000 71 Garza, Jesus J. Espinosa L. Ramirez

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IOWA DERBY, Gr.3, PRAIRIE MEADOWS, Value of Race: $250,000, 3 yo, 1 1/16 miles, Time: 1:44.29 - 6/29/2013 1. Looking Cool , dk b/. c. 3, by Candy Ride (ARG), Coolwind, by Forest Wildcat, Bred by: Jim Tafel, LLC (KY) nk $150,000 103 Jim Tafel LLC C. Nafzger L. Goncalves 2. Betweenhereandcool , b . c. 3, by Unbridled’s Song, Charming N Lovable, by Horse Chestnut (SAF), Bred by: Claiborne Farm (KY) 1¼ $50,000 103 Durant, Jerry S. Asmussen R. Santana, Jr. 3. Bashaar , dk b/. c. 3, by Street Cry (IRE), - Basaata, by Dixieland Band, Bred by: Shadwell Farm, LLC (KY) ¾ $25,000 101 Shadwell Stable D. Peitz J. Johnson

Race: $200,000, 3 yo, 1 1/16 miles, Time: 1:44.65 - 6/29/2013 1. Fiftyshadesofhay , b . f. 3, by Pulpit, - Quiet Kim, by Real Quiet, Bred by: WinStar Farm, LLC (KY) 3½ $120,000 106 Watson, Karl, Pegram, Michael E. and Weitman, Paul B. Baffert M. Garcia 2. Seaneen Girl , ch . f. 3, by Spring At Last, - Afternoon Krystal, by Afternoon Deelites, Bred by: John Trumbulovic (KY) 1 $40,000 100 Chowhan, Naveed B. Flint L. Goncalves 3. So Many Ways , b . f. 3, by Sightseeing, - Happy Scene, by Dehere, Bred by: John R. Penn & John C. Penn (PA) 6 $20,000 99 Moss, Maggi T. Amoss C. Borel

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PARK, Value of Race: $8,500, 3 yo’s & up, 7 furlongs, Time: 1:26.57 -6/29/2013 1. Hammett Star , ch . m. 9, by Reversal, - Season Star, by Four Seasons (GB), Bred by: DCH Holdings, LC (ID) 5½ $5,100 68 Bettis, Harry P. Treasure K. De la Cruz 2. Accountable Diva , b . m. 6, by Top Account, - Faiths Prospect, by Native Prospector, Bred by: Rising Sun Thoroughbreds (ID) 1¾ $1,700 58 Williams, Susan and Stark, Wendy S. Williams D. Crane 3. Daring Little E , dk b/. f. 4, by Stormy Jack, - Dare Emily, by Dare and Go, Bred by: Tawnja S. Elison (ID) 1½ $1,020 54 Elison, Tawnja T. Elison E. Bachicha, Jr.

1. Positive Response , b . g. 5, by Pomeroy, - Lisa’s Approval, by Farma Way, Bred by: Rosebrook Farms LLC & Moreau Bloodstock Int’l., Inc(FL) 2¼ $32,050 99 Gevertz, Saul, Morey, William E., Newman, Roger and Pagano, Ray W. Morey K. Frey 2. Pepnic , ch . c. 4, by Peppered Cat, - Prochonic, by Tychonic (GB), Bred by: Alex Paszkeicz (CA) nk $13,050 95 Alexander A. Paszkeicz Living Trust A. Paszkeicz A. Cedillo 3. Tribal Tribute , dk b/. g. 4, by Tribal Rule, - Clarify, by Eastern Echo, Bred by: K & J Farm (CA) 1¼ $7,850 95 Heidt, Ken T. McCanna F. Alvarado

SPRINT CLAIMING SERIES 3RD LEG S., LES BOIS PARK, Value of Race: $7,750, 3 yo’s & up, 6 1/2 furlongs, Time: 1:20.80 - 6/29/2013 1. Off to Operate , dk b/. g. 7, by Orientate, - Off to the Opera, by Cahill Road, Bred by: Kim Kuhlmann & Eve Kuhlmann (KY) nk $4,650 68 Meeds, Robert B. Taylor K. De la Cruz 2. Tw Dashboardlights , dk b/. g. 7, by Pulzarr, - Tetons Kaitlyn Jo, by Home Run Trot, Bred by: Gerald R. Wehrli & K Wayne Wehrli (ID) 1 $1,550 68 Taylor, Brent, Carroway, Hillary and Cooper, Tim B. Taylor J. Remer 3. Check Out the Cat , ch . g. 7, by Iron Cat, - Check Her Out, by Rubiano, Bred by: Lester Hunsucker (CA) ¾ $930 65 Reynolds, Rick C. Doyle J. Crispin

CTBA DERBY, ARAPAHOE PARK, Value of Race: $42,018, 3 yo, 1 1/16 miles, Time: 1:48.96 6/29/2013 1. Finewineatnine , b . c. 3, by Crystal Class, - Illusive Barroness, by Track Barron, Bred by: Tangarae Farms, LLP (CO) hd $25,211 N/A Tangarae Farms LLP K. Gleason L. Rodriguez 2. Cover Trick , dk b/. g. 3, by Coverallbases, - Say Maybe Baby, by Mazel Trick, Bred by: Menoken Farms (CO) 3½ $8,824 N/A Oliver, S. K. Oliver T. Wales 3. Busta Twist , dk b/. g. 3, by Oliver’s Twist, - Michelle’s Secret, by Torrential, Bred by: Keith Grinolds & Mindy Grinolds (CO) 22 $4,622 N/A Grinolds, Doug and Kelvin D. Grinolds R. Vicchrilli

R. Bowen 2. Goin to the Window , b . f. 3, by Tapit, - Queens Full, by Indian Charlie, Bred by: Northwest Farm, LLC (KY) ¾ $10,000 86 Paxton, Debbie and Northwest Farms LLC T. Wenzel J. Gutierrez 3. Blueberry Smoothie , dk b/. f. 3, by Giant’s Causeway, - Shampoo, by Gulch, Bred by: Northwest Farms LLC (KY) 1½ $7,500 85 C and M Racing and Northwest Farms LLC T. Wenzel J. Matias COCA-COLA H., EMERALD DOWNS, Value of Race: $50,000, 3 yo, 1 mile, Time: 1:35.07 - 6/23/2013 1. Music of My Soul , dk b/. c. 3, by Harbor the Gold, - Julia Rose, by Basket Weave, Bred by: Bar C Racing Stables Inc (WA) ½ $27,500 94 Elttaes Stable D. Harwood I. Enriquez 2. Cariboo Road , dk b/. g. 3, by Cahill Road, - Courtroom Charmer, by Tribunal, Bred by: Ron Crockett, Inc. & Mr. & Mrs. William T. Griffin(WA) ½ $10,000 93 Kelly, Glyn and MacLennan, Anne D. Markle L. CamachoFlores = 3. Worldventurer , gr/ro. g. 3, by Wimbledon, - Better Than Most, by Elusive Quality, Bred by: Clarence Scharbauer Jr. (TX) 2¾ $7,500 92 Peter Redekop B. C., Ltd. B. Wright D. Lopez

TSUNAMI SLEW S., BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK, Value of Race: $74,670, 3 yo, 1 mile-T, Time: 1:35.59 - 6/23/2013 IOWA SPRINT H., PRAIRIE MEADOWS, Value of SPRINT FOR THE CURE H., LES BOIS PARK, Value 1. Rosengold , ch . c. 3, by Stormello, - Lit’l Rose, by Mr. Race: $122,500, 3 yo’s & up, 6 furlongs, Time: of Race: $4,800, 3 yo’s & up, 5 furlongs, Time: Prospector, Bred by: William L. Currin & Catherine Parke 1:09.51 - 6/28/2013 58.05 - 6/29/2013 (KY) nk $43,290 N/A Currin, William J. Canani M. Garcia 1. Turkish Fox , ch . m. 7, by Gold Knuckles, - Turkowom- 1. Gentlemen’s Bet , dk b/. c. 4, by Half Ours, - Lady of 2. Pure Loyalty , b . c. 3, by Simon Pure, - Bourbon an, by Turkoman, Bred by: Daehling Ranch LLC (CA) 3¾ Sun, by Gentlemen (ARG), Bred by: Juvenal Diaz (FL) Night, by Arch, Bred by: Jacqueline Fleck (FL) 5 $14,430 1¾ $75,000 118 Rosenblum, Harry R. Moquett D. Mello $2,880 77 Finney, Nancy K. McReynolds J. Crispin N/A Norman, Robbie M. Glatt G. Stevens 2. Impulzive Kate , b . m. 6, by Pulzarr, - Katherine Lou- 2. Delaunay , b . g. 6, by Smoke Glacken, - Perilous 3. Olympic Blue , ch . g. 3, by Olympio, - Blue Corn, by Night, by Coronado’s Quest, Bred by: Fitzhugh, LLC (MD) ise, by Swoon, Bred by: Rod S. Hyde & R. L. Hyde (ID) Hoedown’s Day, Bred by: Ellen Jackson (CA) 4 $11,178 5¼ $25,000 114 Moss, Maggi T. Amoss R. Napravnik 2½ $960 67 Riverview Farm, Inc. R. Hyde K. De la Cruz N/A Hollendorfer, Jerry, Janlois, Mark and Ann and 3. Charging City , dk b/. m. 7, by Kansas City, - Charging 3. Credit Report , ch . g. 6, by Songandaprayer, - Cash Todaro, George J. Hollendorfer R. Bejarano Foxy, by Charging Forbes, Bred by: Wayne Dobson (WA) No Credit, by West by West, Bred by: Taylor Brothers LIVERMORE VALLEY WINES S., PLEASANTON, Value Properties, LLC, Devil Eleven Stable, Inc., et al(KY) ¾ 4 $576 61 Hoover, Cindy C. Hoover E. Bachicha, Jr. of Race: $53,350, 3 yo, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:09.36 $12,500 102 Chappell, Charles, Wise, Jay and David TRIPLE BEND H., Gr.1, BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK, - 6/23/2013 Kunze LLC T. Martin A. Birzer Value of Race: $250,750, 3 yo’s & up, 7 furlongs, 1. Saint Prado , ch . c. 3, by Kitten’s Joy, - Sweet Kassidy, IOWA DISTAFF S., PRAIRIE MEADOWS, Value of Time: 1:21.57 - 6/29/2013 by Saint Ballado, Bred by: Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah Race: $102,250, 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/16 miles, Time: 1. Centralinteligence , ch . g. 5, by Smarty Jones, K. Ramsey (KY) 1 $32,100 103 Bonde, Jeff and Lebherz, 1:44.64 - 6/28/2013 Shootforthestars, by Seattle Slew, Bred by: Patricia L. Phil J. Bonde F. Alvarado 1. Flashy American , gr/ro. f. 4, by Flashy Bull, - Inn Chapman (KY) 3½ $150,000 N/A Amerman Racing 2. Outside Nashville , b . c. 3, by Broken Vow, - Mary Stables LLC, Bongo Racing Stable and Finder, Gary et al Between, by Quiet American, Bred by: H & W ThorCoughlan, by Gulch, Bred by: Siena Farms LLC (KY) oughbreds (KY) 5½ $60,000 105 Preston Stables LLC K. 4 $10,050 101 Carver, John, Hollendorfer, Jerry and R. Ellis V. Espinoza McPeek T. Thompson 2. Comma to the Top , b . g. 5, by Bwana Charlie, Smith, Green J. Hollendorfer R. Baze 2. Magic Hour , ch . f. 4, by Awesome Again, - Affluent, 3. Our Cognac Kid , ch . g. 3, by Henny Hughes, - Seize Maggies Storm, by Stormy Atlantic, Bred by: Richard by Affirmed, Bred by: Janis R. Whitham (KY) no $20,000 the Wind, by Maria’s Mon, Bred by: Baccari Bloodstock, Thompson & Linda Thompson (FL) 1¼ $50,000 N/A 96 Whitham, Janis I. Wilkes S. Laviolette Barber, Gary, Birnbaum, Roger and Tsujihara, Kevin P. LLC, Prince Farm & Dr. Carolin von Rosenberg(KY) 1¼ 3. Itsabeautifulthing , ch . m. 5, by Henny Hughes, Miller E. Maldonado $6,050 92 Hollendorfer, Jerry and Todaro, George J. 3. Morning Line , dk b/. h. 6, by Tiznow, - Indian Snow, - Jolie Boutique, by Northern Jove, Bred by: Sally Hollendorfer D. Carr Anderson (KY) 2¼ $10,000 96 Cheyenne Stables LLC D. by A.P. Indy, Bred by: Dell Ridge Farm, LLC (KY) ½ SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS H., SUNRAY Von Hemel A. Birzer $30,000 N/A Farish, W.S., Dixiana Stables, ThoroughPARK, Value of Race: $75,000, 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/8 bred Legends Racing Stable J. Shirreffs J. Leparoux SAYLORVILLE S., PRAIRIE MEADOWS, Value of miles, Time: 1:49.95 - 6/23/2013 Race: $98,000, 3 yo’s & up, 6 furlongs, Time: SHOEMAKER MILE S., Gr.1, BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD 1. Isn’t He Clever , b . g. 4, by Smarty Jones, - Sharp 1:10.28 - 6/28/2013 PARK, Value of Race: $300,000, 3 yo’s & up, 1 Minister, by Deputy Minister, Bred by: Monticule 1. Livi Makenzie , ch . f. 4, by Macho Uno, - Greta’s mile-T, Time: 1:32.86 - 6/29/2013 (KY) 16¾ $45,000 N/A Robison, J. Kirk and Judy H. 1. Obviously (IRE) , b . g. 5, by =Choisir (AUS), - =Leala Joy, by Joyeux Danseur, Bred by: Scott Pierce & Bobby Dominguez E. Gomez Langley (KY) 1 $60,000 107 B J D Thoroughbreds LLC R. 2. Casa de Cambio , dk b/. g. 4, by Exchange Rate, (IRE), by $Montjeu (IRE), Bred by: Miss Deidre Cogan Moquett I. Ocampo (IRE) 3¼ $180,000 N/A Fanticola, Anthony and Twilights Prayer, by Allen’s Prospect, Bred by: Langsem 2. Devious Intent , b . f. 4, by Dixie Union, - Hafifah, by Scardino, Joseph M. Mitchell J. Talamo Farm Inc. (KY) 1¼ $16,500 N/A Robison, J. Kirk and Machiavellian, Bred by: Robert S. Bain & Kimberly W. 2. Za Approval , gr/ro. g. 5, by Ghostzapper, - Win Judy H. Dominguez M. Rodriguez Bain (KY) 2½ $20,000 105 TK Stables, LLC K. Gorder R. Approval, by With Approval, Bred by: Live Oak Stud 3. Super Candy , ch . g. 4, by Candy Ride (ARG), - Zuppa, Napravnik (KY) 1¼ $60,000 N/A Live Oak Plantation C. Clement by Woodman, Bred by: Captain Jakeman & Mrs. W. C. 3. Lulu Wong , b . f. 4, by Badge of Silver, - Lovely Cool, Jakeman (FL) 4¾ $7,500 N/A Blue Sky Training Center V. Espinoza by Indian Charlie, Bred by: Bret C. Jones (KY) 1 $10,000 R. Gonzalez E. Garcia 3. Wilkinson , dk b/. h. 5, by Lemon Drop Kid, - Tasha’s 100 Moss, Maggi C. Richard T. Thompson Delight, by Afternoon Deelites, Bred by: Gaillardia LLC ZENYATTA S., RUIDOSO DOWNS, Value of Race: (KY) 1¾ $36,000 N/A Gaylord, II, Edward J. Mullins M. $20,000, 3 yo’s & up, 7 1/2 furlongs, Time: IRISH DAY H., EMERALD DOWNS, Value of Race: Pedroza 1:33.29 - 6/23/2013 $50,000, 3 yo, 1 mile, Time: 1:34.74 - 6/23/2013 1. Ize in Trouble , b . f. 4, by Proud Citizen, - Battle 1. Stopshoppingdebbie , dk b/. f. 3, by Curlin, - Taste COUNTY OF ALAMEDA H., PLEASANTON, Value of Hymn, by Danzig, Bred by: Lemons Mill Farm (KY) 8 the Passion, by Wild Again, Bred by: Northwest Farms Race: $57,500, 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/16 miles, Time: LLC (KY) 6¾ $27,500 97 Northwest Farms LLC T. Wenzel $12,000 N/A McGee, Gaylon W. Martin M. Hernandez 1:43.16 - 6/29/2013 64 SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7

2. Lil Miss Macky , gr/ro. m. 5, by Grey Memo, - Olympic Funding, by Olympio, Bred by: Ridgeley Farm LLC (CA) 12 $4,200 N/A Delgado, Mario M. Delgado M. Perez 3. Ticket to Broadway , b . f. 4, by Mineshaft, - Celtic Craft, by Danehill, Bred by: Spring Farm and W.S. Farish (ON) 4½ $2,200 N/A Robison, J. Kirk and Judy H. Dominguez A. Medellin HOLLYWOOD OAKS, Gr.2, BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK, Value of Race: $150,000, 3 yo, 1 1/16 miles, Time: 1:43.27 - 6/22/2013 1. Doinghardtimeagain , dk b/. f. 3, by Ministers Wild Cat, - Silver Hawk Lady, by Conquistador Cielo, Bred by: Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, LLC (CA) 2½ $90,000 N/A Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC J. Hollendorfer R. Bejarano 2. Iotapa , dk b/. f. 3, by Afleet Alex, - Concinnous, by El Corredor, Bred by: GEM INC., Bajer & O’Hara (KY) ½ $30,000 N/A Hronis Racing LLC J. Sadler J. Talamo 3. Ondine , dk b/. f. 3, by Medaglia d’Oro, - Arrow in Flight, by Forest Wildcat, Bred by: Gilbert G. Campbell (FL) 10¼ $18,000 N/A Peachtree Stable B. Baffert M. Garcia CALIFORNIA WINE S., PLEASANTON, Value of Race: $58,050, 3 yo, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:09.31 6/22/2013 1. Let Faith Arise , b . f. 3, by Kafwain, - Babe Hall, by El Corredor, Bred by: Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, LLC (KY) 1½ $32,450 101 Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC J. Hollendorfer R. Baze 2. Marks Mine , b . f. 3, by Benchmark, - Ermine Fever, by Capote, Bred by: Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams (CA) 3 $13,050 98 Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. S. Specht F. Alvarado 3. Tribal Gal , dk b/. f. 3, by Tribal Rule, - Famous Gal, by Western Fame, Bred by: John Pendergast (AZ) 3 $7,850 91 Pendergast, John R. Owens J. Hernandez ROUTE CLAIMING SERIES 1ST LEG S., LES BOIS PARK, Value of Race: $4,600, 3 yo’s & up, 7 furlongs, Time: 1:26.18 - 6/22/2013 1. I’ll Try , dk b/. g. 11, by I’ll Be Good, - Zoe Akins, by Saros (GB), Bred by: Keith Hanna (CA) ½ $2,760 N/A Hanna, Sandy K. Hanna N. Black 2. Easter Hunt , b . g. 5, by Home Run Trot, - Seeking Amusement, by Royal Mews, Bred by: Mr. & Mrs. Gerald R. Wehrli (ID) 4½ $920 N/A Teton West Racing, LLC G. Wehrli J. Remer 3. Thirteengoldhearts , dk b/. g. 7, by Liberty Gold, - Macarena Girl, by Cryptoclearance, Bred by: Robert Weeks & Linda Weeks (WA) 1¾ $552 N/A Evans, Kash K. Evans E. Bachicha, Jr. ROUTE CLAIMING SERIES 1ST LEG S., LES BOIS PARK, Value of Race: $4,600, 3 yo’s & up, 7 furlongs, Time: 1:27.16 - 6/22/2013 1. Arky Peach , ch . g. 4, by Primary Suspect, - Venetian Peach, by Desert Wine, Bred by: McDowell Farm (AR) no $2,760 N/A Poor Boy Stable G. Simpson J. Remer 2. Luv Dragon , b . g. 6, by Ecton Park, - Gold Huntress, by Hunting Hard, Bred by: William L. S. Landes (KY) 3¼ $920 N/A Holson, Linda and Child, Mishi C. Child C. Greene 3. Oh So Macho , ch . g. 6, by Macho Uno, - Takemeforawhirl, by Island Whirl, Bred by: Pope McLean (KY) 4½ $552 N/A Buckley, Mark and Hall, Rachael D. Hall D. Crane SOUTHERN BELLE S., GRANTS PASS, Value of Race: $2,800, 3 yo’s & up, 5 1/2 furlongs, Time: 1:06.68 - 6/22/2013 1. Colorful Tune , gr/ro. m. 7, by Concorde’s Tune, Colorful Character, by Lil Fappi, Bred by: Ronald L Lewis (FL) 1 $1,540 61 Young, Donald D. Young T. Skaggs 2. Scarlett’s Mark , ch . m. 6, by Benchmark, - Malbay Slew, by French Parliament, Bred by: Robert Osaki, Eileen Osaki & West 12 Ranch(CA) 1 $560 59 Buckhaven

S T A K E S R E S U LT S Racing J. Young E. Gutierrez-Sosa 3. Postess , b . m. 6, by Regal Intention, - Voxilo, by Vying Victor, Bred by: Mr. & Mrs. Manfred Gumprich (BC) ½ $336 57 Daniels, Gilbert G. Daniels J. Guerrero MOUNTAIN TOP NEW MEXICO BRED THOROUGHBRED FUTURITY, RUIDOSO DOWNS, Value of Race: $167,391, 2 yo, 5 furlongs, Time: 59.44 - 6/22/2013 1. Reaper , b . g. 2, by Attila’s Storm, - Hang Glide, by Dome, Bred by: R. D. Hubbard (NM) 1¼ $83,695 N/A Hubbard, R. T. Fincher D. Sterling 2. Unsociable Major , gr/ro. g. 2, by Your Eminence, - Gray Teras Lady, by To Teras, Bred by: Mike Weatherly (NM) 1 $33,478 N/A Barchardt, Joel D. Barton C. Madeira 3. Beaumont Time , dk b/. g. 2, by Your Eminence, Tessa Time, by Old Topper, Bred by: Michael Weatherly (NM) 2¼ $20,087 N/A Crowson, Anna M. and Sedillo, Tony R. Sedillo J. Bourdieu TOTAH S., SUNRAY PARK, Value of Race: $65,000, 2 yo, 4 1/2 furlongs, Time: 51.83 - 6/18/2013 1. Roll Out the Band , ch . g. 2, by Roll Hennessy Roll, Partyband, by Chimes Band, Bred by: Brad King & Dale Taylor (NM) 5¼ $39,000 84 King, Brad and Taylor, Dale T. Fincher A. Juarez, Jr. 2. Dandy Don Who , ch . g. 2, by Quinton’s Gold, - Miss Hennessy Who, by Hennessy, Bred by: Sam E. Stevens & Sammy L. Stevens (NM) ¾ $14,300 69 Stevens, Sam E. and Sammy L. T. Fincher A. Arboleda 3. Fonzerelli , ch . g. 2, by Attila’s Storm, - Miss Willow, by Cape Canaveral, Bred by: Todd White (NM) nk $6,500 66 White, Todd G. Green J. Bourdieu BUDWEISER H., EMERALD DOWNS, Value of Race: $50,000, 3 yo’s & up, 1 mile, Time: 1:34.72 6/16/2013 1. Jebrica , b . g. 5, by Liberty Gold, - Peaceful Wings, by Halo, Bred by: Mr. & Mrs. Frederick L. Pabst (WA) ¾ $27,500 98 R and R Warren LLC J. Penney I. Enriquez 2. Stryker Phd , b . g. 4, by Bertrando, - Striking Scholar, by Smart Strike, Bred by: Char Clark Thoroughbreds & Todd Havens (WA) ½ $10,000 97 Hour, Jim and Mona M. Lloyd D. Lopez 3. Winning Machine , b . g. 7, by Toccet, - Dance With Carson, by Carson City, Bred by: Paul Goldberg & Raymond Kwik (KY) ½ $7,500 96 Fleur De Lis Stables F. Lucarelli J. Matias DESERT STORMER H., BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK, Value of Race: $77,070, 3 yo’s & up, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:10.32 - 6/16/2013 1. Include Me Out , dk b/. m. 5, by Include, - Don’t Trick Her, by Mazel Trick, Bred by: Brereton C. Jones (KY) ¾ $44,430 N/A Jay Em Ess Stable R. Ellis J. Talamo 2. Shumoos , ch . f. 4, by Distorted Humor, - Wile Cat, by Storm Cat, Bred by: Brushwood Stable (PA) hd $14,810 N/A Nass, Fawzi B. Cecil C. Nakatani 3. Teddy’s Promise , dk b/. m. 5, by Salt Lake, - Braids and Beads, by Capote, Bred by: Ted Nichols & Judy Nichols (CA) 2¼ $11,406 N/A Nichols, Ted and Judy R. Ellis V. Espinoza BROOKS FIELDS S., CANTERBURY PARK, Value of Race: $50,000, 3 yo’s & up, 7 1/2 furlongs-T, Time: 1:30.47 - 6/16/2013 1. Hammers Terror , dk b/. c. 4, by Artie Schiller, - Sister Baby, by Lord Avie, Bred by: Chad Austin Reed (KY) 1 $30,000 N/A Hamilton, Terry M. Stidham D. Butler 2. Slip and Drive , b . h. 5, by Artie Schiller, - The Green Owl, by Carson City, Bred by: John T. Crane Jr & Margaret M. Crane (MD) 1¼ $10,000 N/A Jer-Mar Stable LLC M. Robertson E. Martin, Jr. 3. Wild Jacob , b . g. 5, by Eurosilver, - Let’s Coast, by Cozzene, Bred by: Bohemia Stable (MD) 1¾ $5,500 N/A Mankin, Stanley S. Mankin R. Eikleberry MOLLY BROWN S., ARAPAHOE PARK, Value of

Race: $40,000, 3 yo’s & up, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:10.42 - 6/16/2013 1. Wizardry , b . f. 4, by Teuflesberg, - City Hylton (ARG), by =Jack Hylton (IRE), Bred by: Shaker Ridge Farm, Inc. (KY) 2 $24,000 N/A Foxpointe Thoroughbreds and Green, Greg G. Green R. Vicchrilli 2. Jet Blue Girl , b . m. 6, by Gimmeawink, - Tori’s Portia, by Beau Genius, Bred by: George De Benedicty & D. B. Davidson (FL) nk $8,000 N/A Rosette Racing LLC B. Brashears D. Collins 3. Lady Jila , dk b/. m. 6, by Jila (IRE), - Papparratzi, by Katowice, Bred by: Michael J. Barro (AZ) 2¼ $4,000 N/A Barro, Michael S. Martinez M. Ziegler NORGOR THOROUGHBRED DERBY, RUIDOSO DOWNS, Value of Race: $40,000, 3 yo, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:10.15 - 6/16/2013 1. Unfettered , gr/ro. c. 3, by Rockport Harbor, - New York Jessica, by Phone Trick, Bred by: Sally J. Andersen (FL) 10½ $24,000 N/A Hoffman, Lathrop J. Nall E. Gomez 2. Ize in Command , ch . g. 3, by Master Command, Charlie My Girl, by Unbridled’s Song, Bred by: Char-Mari Stable (KY) 3¼ $8,800 N/A McGee, Gaylon W. Martin C. Lambert 3. Worry This , dk b/. g. 3, by Ghostly Moves, - Pot of Concern, by Concern, Bred by: Geraldine Shipler (NM) 1½ $4,000 N/A Arreola, Jr., Armando L. Rojero D. Shepherd IOWA LEGACY STALLION S., PRAIRIE MEADOWS, Value of Race: $41,894, 3 yo, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:09.36- 6/15/2013 1. Rushin’ Rubietta , b . g. 3, by Rushin’ to Altar, - Rubietta, by Rubiano, Bred by: Vince Sullivan (IA) 7 $25,650 N/A Sullivan, Vince R. Tracy, Jr. A. Birzer 2. Rush to Register , dk b/. c. 3, by Rushin’ to Altar, Lady Commando, by Distinctive Pro, Bred by: Loretta F McClintock (IA) 6¼ $8,550 N/A McClintock, Claire R. Tracy, Jr. T. Thompson 3. Senor Captain , dk b/. g. 3, by King of Scat, - Tequila Two Step, by Shot of Gold, Bred by: James M. Hobbs (IA) 1¼ $4,275 N/A Hobbs, James J. Arnett D. Mello HAZEL WRIGHT SIRE S., ASSINIBOIA DOWNS, Value of Race: $25,000, 3 yo, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:14.20 - 6/15/2013 1. A Girl’s Gotta Do , gr/ro. f. 3, by Battle Cat, - Farrmost, by Waquoit, Bred by: Sherisse Ziprick (MB) 7¾ $15,041 N/A Last Call S. Brown J. Reid 2. My Dream Cat , b . f. 3, by Battle Cat, - High Pioneer, by Pioneering, Bred by: Cam Ziprick & Arnason Farms (MB) ½ $5,014 N/A Prokipchuk, Monica C. Torevell J. Smith 3. Gold Lily , dk b/. f. 3, by Whiskey Wisdom, - Gold Nite Lily, by Imperial Gold, Bred by: Starfield Stable (MB) 2¼ $2,507 N/A Starfield Stable T. Lindsay C. Magera LOST IN THE FOG S., GOLDEN GATE FIELDS, Value of Race: $55,100, 2 yo, 5 furlongs, Time: 1:00.64 - 6/15/2013 1. Skydreamin , b . c. 2, by Sky Mesa, - Unfinished Dream, by Silver Deputy, Bred by: Northwest Farms LLC (KY) hd $30,300 N/A Harlingten, Lorill, Klein, Alan Phillip and Lebherz, Philip J. Bonde R. Baze 2. Tupelo Cush , dk b/. g. 2, by Bushwacker, - Southern Woman, by Rio Verde, Bred by: Terry C. Lovingier (CA) no $13,000 N/A Lovingier, Terry C., Rincon, Gregorio and Solis, Walther W. Solis A. Cedillo 3. Olympic Jumble , b . g. 2, by Olympio, - Jumberca, by Carson City, Bred by: Ellen Jackson (CA) 1¼ $7,800 N/A Jackson, Ellen E. Jackson J. Velazquez VANITY H., Gr.1, BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK, Value of Race: $250,250, 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/8 miles, Time: 1:51.40 - 6/15/2013 1. Byrama (GB) , b . f. 4, by =Byron (GB), - =Aymara (GB), by =Darshaan (GB), Bred by: Ermyn Lodge Stud

Limited (GB) 3½ $150,000 105 Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners S. Callaghan G. Stevens 2. More Chocolate , b . f. 4, by Malibu Moon, - Little Treasure (FR), by Night Shift, Bred by: Calumet Farm (KY) 1¼ $50,000 99 Talla, Michael J. Sadler E. Maldonado 3. Lady of Fifty , gr/ro. f. 4, by After Market, - K. D.’s Shady Lady, by Maria’s Mon, Bred by: Cloverleaf Farms II, Inc. (KY) 3¼ $30,000 98 Hollendorfer, Jerry and Todaro, George J. Hollendorfer R. Bejarano CINDERELLA S., BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK, Value of Race: $100,250, 2 yo, 5 1/2 furlongs, Time: 1:05.45 - 6/15/2013 1. Sprouts , b . f. 2, by Square Eddie, - Ann Summers Gold, by Yankee Victor, Bred by: J. Paul Reddam (CA) 3½ $60,000 N/A Reddam Racing LLC E. Freeman M. Gutierrez 2. Pleasant Miss , dk b/. f. 2, by Pleasantly Perfect, - Winter Tide, by Tale of the Cat, Bred by: Catesby W Clay & James E Clay (KY) 1 $20,000 N/A Halo Farms, Hollendorfer, Randall and Three Sisters Thoroughbreds (Judy, et al) J. Hollendorfer R. Bejarano 3. Time for Angie , dk b/. f. 2, by Time to Get Even, - Amorous Angie, by Gold Case, Bred by: Terry C. Lovingier (CA) 9¼ $12,000 N/A Byrnes, Michael, London, Patsy, Kretz Racing LLC and Lovingier, Terry C. W. Solis J. Valdivia, Jr. WILLARD L. PROCTOR MEMORIAL S., BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK, Value of Race: $101,000, 2 yo, 5 1/2 furlongs, Time: 1:05.42 - 6/15/2013 1. Kobe’s Back , gr/ro. c. 2, by Flatter, - Well, by Well Decorated, Bred by: Joanne R. Mummert (KY) 3¼ $60,000 74 C R K Stable J. Sadler R. Bejarano 2. Willie B Awesome , dk b/. c. 2, by Awesome Gambler, - Cause I’m Tricky, by Nineeleven, Bred by: Terry C. Lovingier (CA) nk $20,000 66 Byrnes, Michael, London, Patsy, Kretz Racing LLC and Lovingier, Terry C. W. Solis M. Pedroza 3. Solid Wager , b . c. 2, by Birdonthewire, - G Ma, by Valid Wager, Bred by: Madera Thoroughbreds LLC (CA) 2½ $12,000 66 Barber, Gary and Cecil and Stanford Stable P. Miller E. Maldonado THOROUGHBRED MAIDEN DERBY, LES BOIS PARK, Value of Race: $9,116, 3 yo, 5 furlongs, Time: 58.66 - 6/12/2013 1. Giant Ego , gr/ro. g. 3, by Cause Ur Mine, - Rents Due, by Renteria, Bred by: Betty Suitter & Art Suitter (ID) 2¼ $5,470 N/A Suitter, Art and Betty D. Hall J. Crispin 2. Rosie’s Renagade , ch . g. 3, by Tavasco, - Rosie’s Diamond, by Mutakddim, Bred by: Kerry Lawson, Jim Grigsby & Stacy Moon (ID) 2¼ $1,823 N/A Grigsby, Jim, Lawson, Kerry and Moon, Stacy D. Hall D. Crane 3. Mischivous Appeal , b . f. 3, by Concorde’s Appeal, - Au Couture, by Boca Rio, Bred by: Rising Sun Thoroughbreds (ID) 8¼ $1,094 N/A Holson, Linda and Child, Mishi C. Child J. Remer SPRINT CLAIMING SERIES 2ND LEG S., LES BOIS PARK, Value of Race: $4,100, 3 yo’s & up, 5 furlongs, Time: 58.53 - 6/12/2013 1. Off to Operate , dk b/. g. 7, by Orientate, - Off to the Opera, by Cahill Road, Bred by: Kim Kuhlmann & Eve Kuhlmann (KY) no $2,460 N/A Meeds, Robert B. Taylor K. De la Cruz 2. Tw Dashboardlights , dk b/. g. 7, by Pulzarr, - Tetons Kaitlyn Jo, by Home Run Trot, Bred by: Gerald R. Wehrli & K Wayne Wehrli (ID) 1¼ $820 N/A Taylor, Brent, Carroway, Hillary and Cooper, Tim B. Taylor J. Remer 3. Wheels of Fire , b . g. 5, by Western Fame, - Graceful Stepper, by Phone Trick, Bred by: Brian J. Pitnick (CA) 2 $492 N/A Beer For My Horses Stable P. Treasure J. Crispin SILKY SULLIVAN S., GOLDEN GATE FIELDS, Value of Race: $100,000, 3 yo, 1 mile-T, Time: 1:37.54

- 6/9/2013 1. Surfcup , b . c. 3, by Unusual Heat, - Omi Princess, by Runaway Groom, Bred by: Donald R. Dizney (CA) 1 $60,000 N/A Dizney, Donald B. Baffert R. Baze 2. Gervinho , b . c. 3, by Unusual Heat, - Foreverinthegame, by Out of Place, Bred by: Barry Abrams & Madeline Auerbach (CA) 2¼ $20,000 N/A Brackpool, Keith C. Gaines V. Espinoza 3. Tebows Big Play , dk b/. g. 3, by Ministers Wild Cat, - Polar Kid, by Lemon Drop Kid, Bred by: Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, LLC (CA) 1 $12,000 N/A Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC J. Hollendorfer J. Hernandez REDONDO BEACH S., BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK, Value of Race: $90,370, 3 yo’s & up, 1 mile-T, Time: 1:34.59 - 6/9/2013 1. Unusual Hottie , b . f. 4, by Unusual Heat, Branca Como Neve (BRZ), by Ski Champ, Bred by: Ali Nilforushan Equestrian LLC (CA) 1¼ $56,850 99 Nilforushan, Seyyed J. Mullins J. Talamo 2. Customer Base , dk b/. f. 4, by Lemon Drop Kid, - Little Cat Feet, by Tale of the Cat, Bred by: Edward Seltzer & Beverly Anderson (KY) nk $14,750 97 Glen Hill Farm T. Proctor G. Gomez 3. Sugarinthemorning , b . m. 5, by Candy Ride (ARG), - Social Belle, by In Excess (IRE), Bred by: Stephen B. Weissman (CA) ½ $11,370 96 Weissman, Stephen R. McAnally T. Baze WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATORS H., EMERALD DOWNS, Value of Race: $50,000, 3 yo’s & up, 6 1/2 furlongs, Time: 1:14.88 - 6/9/2013 1. Exclusive Diva , dk b/. f. 4, by Bernardini, - Puxa Saco, by Dehere, Bred by: Northwest Farms LLC (KY) 1¼ $27,500 95 Paxton, Debbie and Northwest Farms LLC T. Wenzel J. Gutierrez 2. E Z Kitty , dk b/. m. 5, by He’s Tops, - Envision the Cat, by Lost Code, Bred by: Jerry D. Woods & Peggy F. Woods (WA) ¾ $10,000 93 Highlander Racing Stable J. Metz A. Sanguinetti 3. Gosailgo , ch . f. 4, by Finality, - Sailpast, by No Louder, Bred by: Foundation Racing Stable (BC) 3¼ $7,500 91 Hope, Greame R. Anderson D. Hoonan CYCLONES H., PRAIRIE MEADOWS, Value of Race: $75,000, 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/16 miles, Time: 1:45.06 - 6/8/2013 1. Ice Hockey , ch . g. 6, by Cactus Ridge, - Sheso, by Blumin Affair, Bred by: William L. Hobbs (IA) hd $45,000 89 Moss, Maggi C. Richard I. Ocampo 2. Beware the Devil , b . g. 4, by Devil His Due, - Slew Peggy Slew, by Evansville Slew, Bred by: Donald Schrage (IA) 8½ $15,000 89 Schrage, Donald L. Chleborad D. Mello 3. Wings of War , dk b/. g. 6, by Kafwain, - Devil’s Wing, by Devil His Due, Bred by: James R. Lewis & Beverly J. Lewis (IA) nk $7,500 76 Lewis, Beverly D. Von Hemel S. Laviolette HONEYMOON H., Gr.2, BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK, Value of Race: $150,750, 3 yo, 1 1/8 milesT, Time: 1:48.73 - 6/8/2013 1. Sarach , dk b/. f. 3, by Arch, - Eximius (GB), by Atticus, Bred by: Wertheimer et Frere (KY) 1 $90,000 N/A Wertheimer and Frere R. Mandella M. Garcia 2. Scarlet Strike , b . f. 3, by Smart Strike, - Scarlet Tango, by French Deputy, Bred by: Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY) ½ $30,000 N/A Carver, John, Hollendorfer, Jerry and Smith, Green J. Hollendorfer R. Bejarano 3. Macha , ch . f. 3, by Majestic Warrior, - Giant Leap, by Giant’s Causeway, Bred by: Belwood Stables, LLC (NY) ½ $18,000 N/A Hollendorfer, Jerry and Smith, Green J. Hollendorfer M. Pedroza MANHATTAN BEACH S., BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK, Value of Race: $73,600, 3 yo, 6 furlongs-T, Time: 1:09.44 - 6/8/2013 SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7 65

1. Kinz Funky Monkey , dk b/. f. 3, by The Green Monkey, - Pretty Ready, by More Than Ready, Bred by: Hartley De Renzo Thoroughbreds (FL) ½ $43,710 N/A Always Believe, Inc. P. Eurton V. Espinoza 2. Judy In Disguise (GB) , b . f. 3, by Elusive City, =Tomorrow’s World (IRE), by Machiavellian, Bred by: Mrs Hugh Maitland-Jones (GB) ½ $14,570 N/A Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners S. Callaghan R. Bejarano 3. Upbeat Mood , dk b/. f. 3, by Mizzen Mast, - Ixora, by Dynaformer, Bred by: Millsec, LTD. (KY) 1¼ $8,742 N/A KMN Racing LLC, Murray, Thomas, Strauss, William and Pay2Day Thoroughbreds M. Puype T. Baze C.O. KEN KENDRICK MEMORIAL S., SUNRAY PARK, Value of Race: $65,000, 2 yo, 4 1/2 furlongs, Time: 52.30 - 6/8/2013 1. Lady Genius , ch . f. 2, by Quinton’s Gold, - Miss Einstein, by Beau Genius, Bred by: Mike Carson & Bill Carson (NM) 1¼ $39,000 N/A Carson, Sr. W. D., Carson, M. H. and Leach Racing LLC D. Barton C. Madeira 2. Unofficial Winner , b . f. 2, by Attila’s Storm, - Icy Hollywood, by Gone Hollywood, Bred by: R. D. Hubbard (NM) 5¼ $13,000 N/A Brooks, Joe Dee, Lewis, Lee, Rushing, Ted, Taylor, Dale and Bryant, Scott T. Fincher A. Arboleda 3. Got Aces , dk b/. f. 2, by Diabolical, - Bugs Day, by Holy Bull, Bred by: J. Kirk Robison & Judy Robison (NM) nk $6,500 N/A Robison, J. Kirk and Judy H. Dominguez E. Gomez I.T.A SOPHOMORE DISTAFF S., LES BOIS PARK, Value of Race: $7,400, 3 yo, 6 1/2 furlongs, Time: 1:20.90 - 6/8/2013 1. Banker’s Brat , dk b/. f. 3, by Tavasco, - Misty Murrcedes, by Murrtheblurr, Bred by: Jim Grigsby & Stacy Moon (ID) ½ $4,440 N/A Grigsby, Jim and Moon, Stacy D. Hall D. Crane 2. Toppers Sunshine , dk b/. f. 3, by Old Topper, - Tropical Bid, by Valid Wager, Bred by: Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams (ID) 4 $1,480 N/A Williams, Sean S. Williams J. Conklin 3. Bellarae , b . f. 3, by Tavasco, - Slewby’s Secret, by Desert Secret (IRE), Bred by: High Grove Stables, Patrick Woodington & Cindy Woodington(ID) nk $888 N/A Woodington, Patrick S. Williams E. Bachicha, Jr. I.T.A SOPHOMORE S., LES BOIS PARK, Value of Race: $7,250, 3 yo, 6 1/2 furlongs, Time: 1:22.06 - 6/8/2013 1. Really a Charmer , dk b/. g. 3, by For Really, - Cape Town Charmer, by Cape Town, Bred by: Billingsley Creek Ranch (ID) 2¾ $4,484 N/A Buckley, Mark and Hall, Rachael D. Hall D. Crane 2. Derby Day Dude , b . g. 3, by Allover, - Opal’s Song, by Beyond His Years, Bred by: Gordon Twilegar (ID) 3 $1,497 N/A Twilegar, Gordon G. Twilegar J. Conklin 3. Joker Too , dk b/. g. 3, by Concorde’s Appeal, - Pretty Louise, by Tanthem, Bred by: Rising Sun Thoroughbreds (ID) no $895 N/A Calton, Jack K. Calton N. Black DARK STAR S., CANTERBURY PARK, Value of Race: $50,000, 3 yo’s & up, 6 1/2 furlongs, Time: 1:15.66 - 6/8/2013 1. Signsealndeliver , dk b/. g. 7, by Private Terms, Apreciada, by Pirate’s Bounty, Bred by: Ben Barnow (IL) 1 $30,000 N/A Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc. R. Brueggemann R. Eikleberry 2. Southern Dude , b . g. 5, by Lion Tamer, - Viva Vega, by Cobra King, Bred by: Summer Grove Farm, LLC & Lemon Tree Farm (LA) nk $10,000 N/A Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc. T. Amoss D. Bell 3. Absolutely Cool , ch . g. 6, by Absolute Harmony, Coup de Foudre, by Basket Weave, Bred by: Karl Charles Krieg (WA) ¾ $5,500 N/A Krieg, Karl V. Lund D. Vergara BELMONT S., Gr.1, BELMONT PARK, Value of Race: $1,000,000, 3 yo, 1 1/2 miles, Time: 2:30.70 - 6/8/2013 66 SureBet RacingNews.com • July 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 7

1. Palace Malice , b . c. 3, by Curlin, - Palace Rumor, by Royal Anthem, Bred by: W. S. Farish (KY) 3¼ $600,000 105 Dogwood Stable T. Pletcher M. Smith 2. Oxbow , b . c. 3, by Awesome Again, - Tizamazing, by Cee’s Tizzy, Bred by: Colts Neck Stables LLC (KY) 1¾ $200,000 101 Calumet Farm D. Lukas G. Stevens 3. Orb , b . c. 3, by Malibu Moon, - Lady Liberty, by Unbridled, Bred by: Stuart S. Janney, III LLC. & Phipps Stable(KY) 1 $110,000 99 Janney, III, Stuart S. and Phipps Stable C. McGaughey III J. Rosario HAWKEYES H., PRAIRIE MEADOWS, Value of Race: $75,000, 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/16 miles, Time: 1:45.11 - 6/7/2013 1. Queen Lilly Kay , ch . f. 4, by Indy King, - Lilly Cozzene, by Cozzene, Bred by: Bluestem Farm Inc. (IA) 6¾ $45,000 91 Five One Five O Stables K. Von Hemel G. Corbett 2. Ginger Added , b . m. 5, by Added Edge, - G. U. Ginger, by Fred Astaire, Bred by: Special K Stable (IA) 3½ $15,000 80 Clark, Dick R. and Fett, Brandi Jo D. Clark J. Barton 3. Rudy’s Edge , dk b/. f. 4, by Added Edge, - Rudy’s Delight, by Blumin Affair, Bred by: Roger Pelster & Leroy Bowman (IA) 1¼ $7,500 74 Poindexter Thoroughbreds LLC L. Chleborad D. Mello AUBURN H., EMERALD DOWNS, Value of Race: $50,000, 3 yo, 6 1/2 furlongs, Time: 1:15.28 6/2/2013 1. Finallygotabentley , dk b/. c. 3, by Bernardini, Smarty Deb, by Smart Strike, Bred by: Northwest Farms LLC (KY) 1 $27,500 89 Paxton, Debbie and Northwest Farms LLC T. Wenzel J. Gutierrez 2. Disruption , ch . g. 3, by Street Boss, - Disrupt, by Deputy Minister, Bred by: Bridlewood Farm (FL) no $10,000 87 Nelson Family Racing B. Wright J. Couton 3. Carving , dk b/. c. 3, by Any Given Saturday, - In Seconds, by Giant’s Causeway, Bred by: WinStar Farm, LLC (KY) 1 $7,500 87 Pegasus Syndicate #4 M. Puhich J. Matias AFFIRMED H., Gr.3, BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK, Value of Race: $100,750, 3 yo, 1 1/16 miles, Time: 1:45.79 -6/2/2013 1. Tiz a Minister , dk b/. c. 3, by Ministers Wild Cat, - Tiz a Mistress, by Cee’s Tizzy, Bred by: Dahlberg Farms LLC (CA) 1 $60,000 N/A S.A.Y. Racing LLC P. Aguirre C. Nakatani 2. Den’s Legacy , b . c. 3, by Medaglia d’Oro, - Sunshine Song, by War Chant, Bred by: Gaye Swartz (FL) ¾ $20,000 N/A Westrock Stables LLC B. Baffert G. Gomez 3. Manando , b . c. 3, by Bluegrass Cat, - Mesmerizing Lady, by Unbridled’s Song, Bred by: Whisper Hill Farm LLC (KY) 1½ $12,000 N/A Kaleem Shah, Inc. B. Baffert M. Garcia ARAPAHOE PARK SPRINT S., ARAPAHOE PARK, Value of Race: $40,000, 3 yo’s & up, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:10.53 - 6/2/2013 1. No It Ain’t , ch . g. 5, by Yes It’s True, - Northern Hilite, by Vice Regent, Bred by: Northwest Farms LLC (KY) 2¼ $24,000 N/A Alfrey, Vance and Eskew, Stuart T. Rushton K. Lopez 2. Sinaan , dk b/. g. 4, by Malibu Moon, - Stylish, by Thunder Gulch, Bred by: Malibu Farm, LLC (KY) no $8,000 N/A Morgheim, Fred T. Rushton M. Luark 3. Wally Van , gr/ro. g. 5, by Crafty Shaw, - Runaway Elegance, by Runaway Groom, Bred by: Willard Burbach (CO) 1½ $4,000 N/A Vanlandingham, Bill T. Gleason M. Ziegler PRAIRIE MILE S., PRAIRIE MEADOWS, Value of Race: $60,000, 3 yo, 1 mile, Time: 1:36.19 6/1/2013 1. Our Double Play , b . c. 3, by Grand Slam, Lovethespell, by Capote, Bred by: W. D. Burris Inc. (KY) 1½ $36,000 N/A J C M Racing K. McPeek S. Laviolette

2. Bashaar , dk b/. c. 3, by Street Cry (IRE), - Basaata, by Dixieland Band, Bred by: Shadwell Farm, LLC (KY) 14 $12,000 N/A Shadwell Stable D. Peitz J. Johnson 3. Black Bear , dk b/. c. 3, by Midnight Lute, - Angel Trumpet, by Cape Canaveral, Bred by: St. George Farm LLC (KY) 1½ $6,000 N/A Black Hawk Stable C. Hartman M. Berry PANTHERS S., PRAIRIE MEADOWS, Value of Race: $60,000, 3 yo, 1 mile, Time: 1:37.14 - 6/1/2013 1. Hitechnoweenie , b . f. 3, by Harlan’s Holiday, - Hi Tech Honeycomb, by Meadow Monster, Bred by: Mark Stanley (KY) 3 $36,000 N/A Callahan, Peter K. McPeek T. Thompson 2. Canticle , gr/ro. f. 3, by Unbridled’s Song, - Palais Versailles, by Pulpit, Bred by: WinStar Farm, LLC (KY) 1½ $12,000 N/A Drago, Craig C. Hartman K. Tohill 3. Touch Magic , ch . f. 3, by Lion Heart, - Unifier, by Deputy Minister, Bred by: Hermitage Farm LLC (KY) 2¼ $6,000 N/A Coteau Grove Farms LLC P. Devereux, Jr. M. Berry CAMPANILE S., GOLDEN GATE FIELDS, Value of Race: $100,000, 3 yo, 1 mile-T, Time: 1:36.81 6/1/2013 1. Unusual Way , b . f. 3, by Unusual Heat, - Way Up, by Great Above, Bred by: Thomas W. Bachman (CA) 2¼ $60,000 N/A Brown, Jr., Edward J. and Lebherz, Philip J. Bonde R. Baze 2. Qiaona , ch . f. 3, by Wilko, - Starlet Sky, by Skywalker, Bred by: B & B Zietz Stables, Inc. (CA) 2 $20,000 N/A Lanning, Curt and Lila E. Moger, Jr. J. Hernandez 3. Life Is a Stone , b . f. 3, by Globalize, - Tadita, by Indian Charlie, Bred by: Jerry Hollendorfer, Janet Hollendorfer & George Todaro(CA) 2¼ $12,000 N/A Hollendorfer, Jerry and Janet and Todaro, George J. Hollendorfer D. Carr CALIFORNIAN S., Gr.2, BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK, Value of Race: $150,500, 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/8 miles, Time: 1:51.02 - 6/1/2013 1. Clubhouse Ride , ch . h. 5, by Candy Ride (ARG), Seeking Results, by Seeking the Gold, Bred by: Mr. & Mrs. Sidney H. Craig & Jenny Craig (KY) 2¼ $90,000 N/A Six-S Racing Stable and Petralia, Nikolas C. Lewis G. Gomez 2. Liaison , b . c. 4, by Indian Charlie, - Galloping Gal, by Victory Gallop, Bred by: William A. Carl Estate (KY) 2¼ $30,000 N/A Arnold Zetcher LLC B. Baffert M. Garcia 3. Oilisblackgold , ch . g. 6, by Tapit, - Dancing Tempest, by Seeking the Gold, Bred by: Equine Transitions, LLC (KY) 1½ $18,000 N/A Class Racing Stable C. Dollase E. Maldonado RON YANKE MEMORIAL S., LES BOIS PARK, Value of Race: $5,800, 3 yo’s & up, 7 furlongs, Time: 1:24.59 - 6/1/2013 1. Memo to Mya , dk b/. g. 5, by Cobra King, - Memo Bay, by Memo (CHI), Bred by: Mr. & Mrs. James A. Garrett (ID) 1½ $3,480 100 Garrett, Nancy and Jim D. Hall D. Crane 2. Shivers Me , b . g. 7, by Coastal Voyage, - Crypt’s Tail, by Cryptoclearance, Bred by: Vickie Cook (ID) 1½ $1,160 97 Haylett, Jeff and Jason S. Williams J. Conklin 3. Lesson in Deceit , dk b/. g. 7, by Roaring Fever, Freedom of Port, by Cryptoclearance, Bred by: Crowley Thoroughbreds LLC (NY) 11½ $696 94 Stevens, Ron, Cooper, Gordon and White, Cheri R. Stevens J. Crispin INGRID KNOTTS S., ARAPAHOE PARK, Value of Race: $42,230, 3 yo’s & up, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:11.03 - 6/1/2013 1. Sweet Dixie Van , dk b/. m. 5, by Majorbigtimesheet, - Spooner, by Dixieland Heat, Bred by: Brian J. Stivers (CO) 2 $25,338 N/A Vanlandingham, Bill T. Gleason T. Wales 2. Sorta Special , b . m. 6, by No Storms, - Special Mission, by Kennedy Factor, Bred by: Monk Hall (CO) 4¾

$8,446 N/A Hall, Lynda W. Hall L. Rodriguez 3. Super Sassy , dk b/. m. 6, by Precocity, - Super Bonus, by Breeders Bonus, Bred by: Monk Hall (CO) 1¾ $4,223 N/A Freel, Ronald and Trownsell, Ted R. Freel K. Bridges FREE SPIRIT H., RUIDOSO DOWNS, Value of Race: $50,000, 3 yo’s & up, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:10.35 - 6/1/2013 1. Watch Me Go , dk b/. h. 5, by West Acre, - Sabbath Song, by Deputy Minister, Bred by: Gilbert G. Campbell (FL) 4¼ $30,000 N/A Simpson, Raymond W. Martin C. Lambert 2. Fist Pump , dk b/. g. 4, by Awesome Spirit, - Gypsy Soul, by Mr. Greeley, Bred by: Desperado Stables, Inc. (CA) 2¼ $11,000 N/A Phillips, Tony J. Evans V. Scantling 3. Wiredfortwotwenty , b . g. 8, by Greatness, - Birthday Wire, by Birdonthewire, Bred by: Todd R Graves & Michele M Graves (KY) 6¼ $5,000 N/A Class Racing Stable B. Hone D. Sterling DR. O. G. FISCHER MEMORIAL H., SUNRAY PARK, Value of Race: $30,000, 3 yo’s & up, 7 furlongs, Time: 1:26.94 - 6/1/2013 1. Ticket to Broadway , b . f. 4, by Mineshaft, - Celtic Craft, by Danehill, Bred by: Spring Farm and W.S. Farish (ON) ¾ $18,000 N/A Robison, J. Kirk and Judy H. Dominguez E. Gomez 2. Tapit Dancer , gr/ro. m. 5, by Tapit, - Flewsy, by Marfa, Bred by: Carl Davis, Betty Davis & Born to Run, LLC(KY) 2 $6,600 N/A Robison, J. Kirk and Judy H. Dominguez M. Rodriguez 3. Joy in Dixie , ch . m. 5, by Kitten’s Joy, - Dixie Bridge, by Dixie Union, Bred by: Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey (KY) 1¾ $3,000 N/A Rivera, Ramon R. Rivera I. Cardenas RAGIN CAJUN S., EVANGELINE DOWNS, Value of Race: $50,000, 3 yo, 7 furlongs, Time: 1:22.81 - 6/1/2013 1. Lattin Devil , dk b/. g. 3, by Latent Heat, - By the Belle, by Geri, Bred by: Highclere (LA) 3½ $30,000 N/A Jarrett Jr., Terrell J. Lara D. Meche 2. Warren’s Rebel , ch . c. 3, by Ole Rebel, - Gayle’s Approval, by With Approval, Bred by: Dr. Glen Warren (LA) hd $10,000 N/A Warren, Glen A. Leggio, Jr. M. Guidry 3. Don’t Be Mad , dk b/. g. 3, by Don’t Get Mad, - Form an Accord, by Dynaformer, Bred by: William D. Pickett (LA) 3¼ $5,500 N/A Scherer, Merrill R. and Lynch, Dan A. S. Ducoing K. LeBlanc JOHN FRANKS MEMORIAL S., LOUISIANA DOWNS, Value of Race: $50,000, 3 yo’s & up, 1 mile-T, Time: 1:34.62 - 6/1/2013 1. Look At the Time , b . g. 4, by Brahms, - Alashir, by Alysheba, Bred by: Mike Paciera (LA) nk $30,000 N/A Hooties Racing, LLC D. Viator B. Walker, Jr. 2. String King , b . g. 5, by Crowned King, - String Dancer, by Fly a Kite (IRE), Bred by: Charlie Smith (LA) 3 $10,000 N/A Smith, Charles C. Smith R. Eramia 3. Sadie’s Soldier , dk b/. h. 6, by Lost Soldier, - Whiplash Wilma, by Encourager, Bred by: L. P. Cormier (LA) 1½ $5,500 N/A Benoit, Harry B. Brinkman K. Clark HONEYMOON S., LOUISIANA DOWNS, Value of Race: $50,000, 3 yo’s & up, 1 mile-T, Time: 1:36.62 - 6/1/2013 1. Drinking Fund , gr/ro. m. 7, by Placid Fund, - Drink Bubbly, by Marfa, Bred by: Leonard E Brown DVM (LA) nk $30,000 N/A Foster, Joseph J. Foster C. Rosier 2. Divine Lorretta , ch . m. 5, by Mutakddim, - My April, by Sky Classic, Bred by: R. Davis & Associates (LA) nk $10,000 N/A Randy Davis and Associates Inc. J. Hodges R. Eramia 3. Esther Carl , ch . m. 5, by Sefapiano, - Kirsten, by Rare Brick, Bred by: Alamae Schultz (LA) 2½ $5,500 N/A Schultz, Alamae R. Schultz D. Simington

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