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Larry gets the call

By Robert Geller pg. 4

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CONTENTS M AY 2 0 1 3 • V o l . 7 N o . 5 Cover photo courtesy of Larry Collmus Cover Story: Larry gets the call by Robert Geller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Feature Stories: Texas Thoroughbred owner Jake Ballis by Martha Claussen . . . . . .

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Bush tracks – an escalating problem in New Mexico

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Larry

gets the call I

By Robert Geller

t was an unexpected call that came two and a half years after the 2008 fall meet at Churchill Downs. Larry Collmus had been one of five announcers hand-picked by management to audition for the job made vacant by the untimely death of Luke Kruytbosch that mid-July.

In a break with tradition, Churchill opted for England’s Mark Johnson, shattering his and others’ dreams of calling America’s most prestigious race, the Kentucky Derby. Larry, a Baltimore native, seemed such a logical choice given his background of experience at Gulfstream Park, Monmouth Park, Suffolk Downs and the Meadowlands. The disappointment did not sour him, and he returned to his familiar circuits with class and self-respect.

However, if Larry thought that his chance for announcing the Kentucky Derby was dead and buried, he was mistaken.

“I was called by NBC Sports Producer Fred Gaudelli a few weeks before the 2011 Kentucky Derby while in the Gulfstream Park announcer’s booth.

Having no idea that Tom Durkin was stepping down, it completely caught me off guard, and I thought someone was playing a joke on me. They convinced me otherwise and had me fly to New York City to meet with them about a week later. After the interview, I flew back to Florida and they called me that night to offer me the job.”

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Larry Collmus is NBC’s voice for the Triple Crown. On the cover: Collmus presenting changes and overweights from the paddock at Gulfstream Park Photos courtesy of Larry Collmus

portunity would strike again.

“I was disappointed at the time. I’ve been able, over the years, to believe in the everything-happens-for-a-reason theory. So I took it in stride, considering that I had two good places to work – Gulfstream Park and Monmouth Park – and that I was happy there. I didn’t think about the possibility that something like the NBC opportunity could come later.”

Not only would Larry be calling the Kentucky Derby, he would be the voice on NBC for the entire Triple Crown Series. Tom Durkin had excelled in the position, yet was stepping down for health reasons, ending a 27-year association with the network. The transition to Larry was smooth and successful, especially given that his announcing style incorporates many of the hallmark qualities of his predecessor with an engaging delivery and emotionally dramatic finale.

“I think Tom has certainly been influential because I’ve heard so many of his terrific calls. But I’m sure my style has come from others, too. I don’t really think about it. At this point my style is what it is and continues to evolve. I also

think my style tends to be a bit different when I call for a TV audience.

“I spoke with both Dave Johnson and Tom Durkin when I got the job.

Each had thoughts for me that were very helpful. They had called so many Triple Crown races on TV and did them so well that it made perfect sense to reach out to them for advice.

“I also spoke with Mike Battaglia and Mark Johnson since they called them as Churchill Downs announcers. I wanted to know if there was anything different about the Derby than other races that I should know about. I didn’t want anything to throw me for a loop.”

The mechanics of the Derby call is one thing but the emotion is something else again.

“It’s actually the most difficult part of the job. Being someone who has been involved in the sport since I was a kid – and being an emotional person – hearing My Old Kentucky Home every year would choke me up. So, now that I have to call the Derby, I won’t listen to it. I take off my headset and repeat all the horses’ names aloud until the song is over.”

The nerves failed to get the better of him, getting through that first Kentucky Derby as if he had been calling the race for years.

“I think just getting one under my belt was helpful in general for the second time. More specifically, I thought it took me too long to get through the field in 2011 so I picked up the pace in 2012 to get them in by the time they

COVER STORY

Racing at Gulfstream Park where Larry has announced since 2007.

Photo courtesy of Larry Collmus

had run the first half-mile. Other than that, I also wanted to point out where the favorite Union Rags was on the turn, and felt comfortable enough to look back and find him. I was able to spot his trouble because of that.”

His attention to detail is no less for the Preakness or Belmont Stakes than it is on Derby Day. The focus does shift however, given that the Kentucky Derby winner is at the next juncture of a Triple Crown bid with the nation having seen, over the last 15 years in particular, so many hopefuls advance, only to fall apart at the seams in the Belmont.

“In terms of preparation and pressure, I think all three legs are about the same. Style is slightly different in the Preakness because the field size is shorter and there is the story-line of where the Derby winner is that has to play a major role in the call of the Preakness. Same goes for the Belmont.

In 2011, I had a game plan to get to Shackleford and Animal Kingdom immediately in the call, which helped me pick up Animal Kingdom’s stumble.”

With no Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978, the racing world held high hopes that the drought would end last season with I’ll Have Another.

His late surging Preakness Stakes win stamped him as the real deal in a race that Larry described as “the most exciting” to call.

“The 2012 Preakness – that was as good as it gets.”

I’ll Have Another may have won the battle but lost out in the war of attrition.

“We were just finished reviewing the features of the NBC show when we returned to the trailer. We were then told of the scratch. I had mixed feelings.

I felt disappointed like everyone else that we wouldn’t get a chance to see a Triple Crown. I had been looking forward to possibly being a part of history but I figured I’m still young and maybe when the time comes, when I’ll get a chance to do it, I’ll have more TV and Triple Crown experience.”

There have been several near-Triple Crown misses, none closer than Real Quiet in 1998 yet I’ll Have Another felt like the one that got away. His late-onset injury prior to last season’s Belmont Stakes and the fact that the winner, Union Rags, had been soundly defeated by him previously added salt to the wound. Larry is coming up on his third Triple Crown for NBC, and we can

only hope it is sooner rather than later that he gets to broadcast the fairytale ending racing fans so desperately want.

After all, the racing gods have smiled favorably on him.

“I think each of us as an announcer, dream about calling the Derby, and being a Baltimore native, the Preakness was always something I was hoping to call.”

Larry is fond of both Derby winners that he has announced so far.

“Animal Kingdom and I’ll Have Another were both great but Animal Kingdom has been around longer, and I’ve been lucky enough to call him a few other times. He’s my favorite.”

In fact, you can add them to a long list of star gallopers that Larry has had the opportunity to witness firsthand from the booth.

“I’ve been fortunate to call some of the best horses. Some of my favorites were Holy Bull, Cigar, Skip Away, Formal Gold, Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta and Royal Delta.”

Last year, in addition to the Triple Crown Series, Larry was on the microphone for NBC in November for Royal Delta’s gate-to-wire victory in the

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COVER STORY Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic at Santa Anita.

“I started being the second announcer for the Breeders’ Cup when it came to Monmouth Park in 2007. I called undercard races and made all the between-race announcements.

Trevor and I worked well together so Breeders’ Cup hired me to do that every year since. Things changed a bit last year when NBC got the Breeders’ Cup back. I was asked to call the Ladies Classic and the Breeder’s Cup Classic for the network.”

However the timing of Hurricane Sandy could not have been worse for Larry. The storm struck earlier in Breeders’ Cup week and mercilessly ripped through homes along the Jersey shore, including his own.

“It was very difficult. I must have had eight different flight changes and had to drive from my New Jersey home to Harrisburg, Penn., just to get a plane to LAX. Then to watch the devastation in my own home town on TV and to hear about the damage to my place from friends was overwhelming. I had to deal with insurance companies, FEMA, etc. I think that being 3,000 miles away and having the distraction of calling my first Breeders’ Cup races actually helped me deal with it. As far as atmosphere, I think it’s just as electric and exciting as the Triple Crown.

I’ve always loved the Breeders’ Cup.” Last month, Larry was again in high demand, brought in by Charles Town Racetrack in West Virginia as announcer for its banner stakes day that culminated in the $1.5 million Charles Town Classic taken out by Game On Dude, a horse he had last called as a beaten favorite in the Breeders’ Cup Classic. In many ways, Larry has become the goto guy, bringing his dulcet tones to the big-occasion race day.

It is an honor that he has worked solidly toward, having announced at Suffolk Downs in Massachusetts for 16 years (1992 to 2008) and remaining as vibrant as ever at both Monmouth Park in New Jersey since 1994 and more recently, Gulfstream Park in Florida since 2007, where he must deal with a tricky second finish line for the mile and a

sixteenth, the distance of the Grade 1 Fountain of Youth Stakes.

When an amusing stretch call at Monmouth Park in late August of 2010 of the one-two finish between My Wife Knows Everything and The Wife Doesn’t Know hit You-Tube, reeling in racing and non-racing fans alike, perhaps it was a sign of things to come.

“It got a lot more coverage than I thought, and I still am not sure why. I still hear about it from people all the time. I don’t think it had any impact on NBC’s decision, and I don’t think it really impacted my career much at all.”

Either way, Larry welcomes his success but is not changed by it.

“I’m my own worst critic. I try to call the best race I can. Sometimes like everyone, I don’t have a good day. I try to recognize when I’m in a slump and get myself out of it.”

The professional discipline he displays extends into his personal life, too, where he remains focused on staying physically fit and in shape.

“I’ve always battled weight since I was a kid.

I do enjoy going to the gym, and last June dedicated myself to a nutrition program that I’ve stuck to, which has made me leaner and fitter. I’m not where I want to be yet but I’m getting there.

I work out with a trainer three days a week, do a cardio program three days a week and eat very well. I’m 46 so it’s not easy to make progress.”

Larry may not be a betting man – “I honestly didn’t make a single bet during the Gulfstream Park meet this year” – but given his track

record for perseverance, the odds are in his favor that he will reach his target.

Make no mistake, having worked out or not, no one will be more pumped this first Saturday in May than Larry, especially as he declares with much anticipation, “and they’re into the stretch” for the 139th Run for the Roses.

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.

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Texas Thoroughbred owner

Jake Ballis Sharing the experience with family and childhood friend, NBA star Rashard Lewis

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By Martha Claussen

ake Ballis is a young Thoroughbred owner with an unbridled passion for the Sport of Kings.

It’s not really a surprise that he loves the game. His father, John, owned Thoroughbreds, most notably, Groovy, 1987 Eclipse Award-winning Champion Sprinter, and Ballis has fond memories of horses and the racetrack experience.

Growing up in Houston, he was involved in sports from a young age.

Due to his 6-foot, 7-inch stature, basketball became his calling. He was on the Elsik High School basketball team and met a fellow athlete at a summer camp during his sophomore year. The athlete was Rashard Lewis, and he and Ballis became close friends. Following high school, Lewis was drafted by the Seattle Supersonics, and continues to be one of the most heralded forwards in the game, currently in the NBA playoffs for the indomitable Miami Heat.

Chronic shoulder injuries sent Ballis on a different path from Lewis. Ballis went on to attend the University of Houston and pursue a business career, but he and Lewis remained close friends. Ballis gave a toast at Lewis’ wedding and, four years ago, invited his buddy to go to Saratoga Race Course to get an inside look at some of the best Thoroughbred racing in the country.

That trip was a life-changer for both young men. Ballis knew the time had come to enter the world of Thorough-

Left to right: Bill Mott, John Velazquez, Jake Ballis, Rashard Lewis and son, Rashard, Jr. Photo by Coglianese Photos/Courtney Heeney

bred ownership. Lewis was blown away by the athleticism of jockeys, and particularly enjoyed meeting Hall of Fame rider Angel Cordero Jr. and current champion jockey John Velazquez.

While he stood over a foot and a half taller, the NBA star was riveted by the strength, balance and competitive spirit of the riders.

“Jockeys are the only athletes who compete year-round and don’t have an off season, so I admire the discipline they have to not only stay in shape physically but mentally as well,” said Lewis. “If I have a bad game, I have a day or two to get over it and correct my mistakes before the next game. But a jockey has a bad race and has 20 minutes to get over it before he rides again.”

The admiration was mutual from Cordero, who remembered their meeting at Saratoga.

“His father used to own good horses,” said Cordero. “I remember Jake when he was 7 or 8 years old. A few years ago, I was at Saratoga and this big, tall man comes looking for me. I was scared, seeing this big guy. It was Jake, and he wanted to learn more about horses.”

The lessons began and, with the support of Cordero and Hidden Brook

Farm, Ballis has developed a method for purchasing racehorses.

“Hidden Brook helps us develop a short list,” explains Ballis. “Dad and I look at pedigree, then we’ll watch the breezes on video. I make notes, and we go to the barns and look the horses.”

Keeneland sale purchases doing well For the past four years, Cordero has been influential in giving input and accompanying Ballis to the Keeneland Sale. One recent purchase was Cigar Street, a Kentucky-bred son of Street Sense out of the Deputy Minister mare Arcadiana.

“We were standing outside of the consigner area, and saw Cigar Street,” said Ballis. “He wasn’t on my short list, but Angel said ‘Man, that’s a gorgeous horse.’ However, he had big shins. Half the people told me not to buy him, but he had a look in his eye. My gut told me he was something special.”

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a filly named March 30.

White Rose, Ballis credwho broke her its Mott and Bill maiden on the Recio in Ocala, Gulfstream Park Fla., who played a turf on March 8. pivotal role in the Lewis was able conditioning of to see the race in Cigar Street. person, sharing “You can have the experience all the money in with his family. the world and “Rashard never have a hasn’t been able stakes winner,” to go to many said Ballis. “Cigar races at all,” said Street’s win at Gulfstream was Cigar Street under John Velazquez winning the Grade 3 Skip Ballis. “The Heat my first stakes win Away at Gulfstream Park were playing in Miami, so he got as an owner. I’ve to Gulfstream to see when had horses run second and horse,” states Cordero. “I am third. Cigar Street is a special very happy for Jake. He loves White Rose. He had his kids with him, and they had a ball. horse. He ran a 104 Beyer at racing and has introduced His son went to the jocks Gulfstream. Johnny says he other young people to the will run all day long.” sport. We have become good room and rode the exerciser.”

Ballis paid $225,000 for Cigar Street will have friends. It’s great that he got White Rose, who will likely some time off with the goal Rashard involved; we need make her next start in New of running in the Breeders’ more athletes in the game.”

York.

Cup this November.

Ballis and Lewis co-own “I think White Rose has “He’s a very talented another potential rising star, just as big a future as Cigar Street,” said Ballis. “She’s by Tapit, one of the hottest sires.

I looked at her in the sale, brought her out of the stall one time. She had that look in her eye, and I told Angel that we were going to buy her.

Kentucky Derby experience with Join in the Dance In 2009, Ballis, his brother, Reed, Lewis and Houston friends Reagan and William Swinbank, had a thrill of a lifetime when their Thoroughbred, Join in the Dance, ran in the Kentucky Derby.

Trained at the time by Todd Pletcher, the Sky Mesa colt was installed at odds of 50-1.

That did not deter Ballis and an entourage of 42 family members and close friends who headed to Kentucky.

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of the daunting mile and one-quarter race. In what will always be remembered in Kentucky Derby history as one of the most thrilling finishes, Mine That Bird, at 50-1, guided by Calvin Borel, wove his way through horses to win the 135th Run for the Roses. For Ballis, there was no disappointment, just tremendous pride that his colt finished seventh in the iconic racing event.

“Walking on the track with your immediate family and close friends in front of 150,000 fans is a feeling you cannot describe,” recalls Ballis.

“At 50-1, did I think we were going to win? No, but he ran awfully well and beat some very good horses. My dad was there, and we brought 42 people to Kentucky. I think we were the only ones carrying beer. That’s not typical Derby walk behavior.

We were in our late 20s and brought some fun to it.”

Join in the Dance made 19 career starts, earning $442,050 and was retired in 2011 following his thirdplace finish in the $150,000 Maxxam Gold Cup at Sam Houston Race Park.

Tough beats With Cigar Street, White Rose and another filly, Inny Minnie winning races for Ballis and his partners, Ballis acknowledges that the purchase of Beyond Our Reach (IRE), who competed in the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Filly stakes, was the biggest mistake of his Thoroughbred ownership career.

The daughter of Danehill Dancer had showed promise in Europe, and Ballis purchased her in hopes she would run well in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup stakes.

“That was the biggest

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Bush tracks –

an escalating problem in New Mexico

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By Pete Herrera

LBUQUERQUE, N.M.— Bush tracks are part of the rogue side of horseracing, and in New Mexico have become a big enough problem that they apparently have caught the attention of the FBI. That’s what New Mexico Racing Commission Director Vince Mares told a task force of the regulatory agency this week.

Mares said there is reason to believe members of drug cartels are involved in the Quarter Horse match races that are run virtually year-round at bush tracks throughout state.

Under current racing regulations there is little the Racing Commission or law enforcement agencies can do to shut down bush tracks. They operate without a license or permit, foster gambling activity and often are built on private property.

Mares said any investigation into what goes on at bush tracks will require an extensive and cooperative effort by State Police, local police and sheriffs, the Racing Commission and other agencies. He said the FBI and drug enforcement officials could be involved.

“The FBI are now involved in our meetings because of the amount of money (at stake). And with the drug cartel influence, the FBI wanted to get involved,” Mares said.

Mares has said part of the solution should involve getting the Racing Commission’s investigators certified

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The FBI are now involved in our meetings because of the amount of money (at stake). And with the drug cartel influence, the FBI wanted to get involved.

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– Vince Mares, NM Racing Commission Director

as law enforcement officers.

A bill that would have done that failed to pass in this year’s legislative session, and Mares said he expects similar legislation to be introduced next year.

“It is not a moot issue, and in the mean time, we are hoping the federal authorities would step up until we get something passed,” Mares said.

The Racing Commission currently has only five investigators, and Mares said the agency doesn’t have the manpower necessary to deal with bush tracks.

“I don’t want to have our investigators going to the bush tracks by themselves and telling the drug cartels not to do it.” Mares said. “It’s going to take a very extensive amount of investigations on law enforcement’s part.”

One bill that did get legislative approval will significantly increase the amount of money the Racing Commission will have to test racehorses for illegal drugs and overdoses of legal medications. The amount of funding will increase to $350,000 by the second half of fiscal year 2015 and to $700,000 in fiscal year 2016.

Mares said the $700,000 would allow for the testing of up to four horses per race and for testing on horses that

break down during a race and have to be put down.

Another issue the Racing Commission and the entire racing community is looking at is whether the five racinos in the state should consider holding straight meets instead of the current mixed meet schedule.

With straight meets, the tracks would have the option

of running all Quarter Horses during part of their live meet schedule and only Thoroughbred races at other times.

During a panel discussion in January, longtime Quarter Horse official Dan Fick said there are many things to consider when a track goes from a mixed meet schedule to a straight meet program.

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“Changing the structure of a race meet changes a lot of dynamics, including stakes schedules and simulcast contracts,” Fick told the panel members. The composition of the jockey colony is going to change if you go from mixed meets to straight meets. You also need to think about your fan base and how separate races will affect tourism.”

Dustin Dix, the director of racing at Sunland Park, said straight meets are something New Mexico tracks may have to consider as a way to revitalize the sport and change the trend of tracks losing money year in and year out.

“It probably won’t be next year,” said Dix. “Not a lot of states run Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds together.

We keep doing the same thing year in and year out, and then wonder why we’re going in the same direction.

Change is scary for everybody. It’s scary for trainers and scary for track management. There’s not any easy answers, but it’s something that we should work for.”

Fred Hutton, the director of racing at Zia Park, said under the current schedule horses run almost year-round and don’t get a chance to be turned out.

“Back in the day we ran nine months out of the year and let the horses freshen up for three months,” Hutton said. “I don’t know what the balancing point of it is, but we know what the landscape is looking forward. We’re getting less horses. It’s a trend spreading across the nation.”

Between now and June, the Racing Commission will have to approve race dates for the five racinos for 20132014 meets. That task has traditionally sparked debate and contention between

the New Mexico Horsemen’s Association and track management and that likely will be the case again given that SunRay Park in Farmington and The Downs at Albuquerque want to run fewer days live.

SunRay Park will run 39 days during its current meet but wants to drop the number to 32 next year. The New Mexico Horsemen’s Association’s proposal calls for 47 days.

SunRay General Manager Lonnie Barber said the track is losing money because it faces competition for gambling dollars from a Navajo tribal casino that opened last year just west of Farmington and from a struggling economy in the Four Corners area that has forced many workers and families to move.

Zia Park will run 56 days this year but wants to run the same number next year. The

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horses.

“We got offered money for Inny Minnie when she ran second in the Delta Princess and a bunch of money for Cigar Street,” admitted Ballis.

“We’ve had opportunities to sell. I have partners who enjoy these horses and don’t necessarily need the money right now.”

Ballis, 33, works with his father in commercial real estate in Houston. He remains fired up about his current horses and hungry to learn more as he searches for yet another star in his racing stable. He will always credit his high school basketball days for fueling his competitive fire and friendships with his buddies that continue to be part of his ownership group.

“I think my passion stems from my involvement in athletics my whole life,” states Ballis. “If you are a competitive person, you can’t help but to love racing. Playing college basketball you get an adrenaline rush every time you step on the court, and now, with my horses, I get an adrenaline rush that you can’t describe. There isn’t a feeling in the world like watching your horse turning for home.”

mistake we ever made,” admitted Ballis. “We paid a lot of money for her; we had a couple of new partners.

She never broke her maiden.

When you have new partners and things don’t work out, you’re not going to get them for the next one. She was beautifully bred, but it just didn’t work out. If I would have known then what I know now, we would have never done it. We relied too much on bloodstock agents, and Angel never saw her.

She was third in a Group 1 in Europe. We knew she could run, but hated the hard turf at Santa Anita.”

That was an expensive, but valuable lesson, and Ballis has also resisted temptation to sell his winning

Horsemen’s Association is asking for 63 days.

The Downs at Albuquerque will run a 40-day live meet next fall and wants to run three fewer days in 2014.

The horsemen are asking for either a 44- or 47-day meet at that track.

Sunland Park is proposing to run a 76-day live meet, the same number as this year. Ruidoso Downs’ proposal calls for 60 days, unchanged from this summer’s schedule. The State Fair meet would run the usual 17 days.

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.

Martha Claussen has been prominent in the Texas racing industry since 1997 as a publicist, writer and handicapper.

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portunity to stay within their own age bracket on the Zia Park Oaks card with New Orleans, LA the $200,000 Zia Park Derby (increased Top sprinter Delaunay named $50,000 from 2012) slated as the day’s Hobbs, NM horse of the meeting most prominent undercard race. The two Maggi Moss’s Delaunay, who swept all New Zia Park Oaks leads richest races for sophomores join the $150,000 stakes schedule in track history Zia Park Championship for older horses three of the major stakes for older sprintThe richest stakes program in the ers, was named Horse of the Meeting for and the $140,000 Eddy County for New nine-year history of Zia Park was approved Mexico-bred two-year-olds making for a the 141st Thoroughbred Racing Season at earlier today by the New Mexico Racing Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. Delauquartet of six-figure stakes on Nov. 23. nay’s perfect record for the meet included Commission. A combined $3.95 million in The Nov. 23 program at Zia Park is part wins in the $100,000 Thanksgiving Handi- Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse stakes of a new weekend festival of racing which will be offered during the 56-day meet, culminates with the $150,000 Zia Park cap, the $75,000 F.W. Gaudin Memorial Quarter Horse Championship and the New Stakes and the $150,000 Duncan F. Kenner which opens Sept. 7.

The most noteworthy addition to Zia Mexico Filly & Mare Quarter Horse ChamStakes. His final time of 1:08.32 in the KenPark’s calendar for 2013 is the inaugural pionship on Sunday. A new wrinkle for this ner was the fastest six furlongs run at Fair running of the $300,000 Zia Park Oaks, year’s Zia Park Quarter Horse ChampionGrounds since 2002.

Horse of the Meet and divisional hon- scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 23. The 1 1/16 ship is that the race will serve as an automile race for 3-year-old fillies will become matic qualifier for December’s Champion ors were determined by a vote of media the most lucrative Thoroughbred race for of Champions at Los Alamitos. and racing officials. female horses ever contested in the state While the weekend prior to ThanksTrained by Tom Amoss, the 6-yearof New Mexico. giving interjects change into Zia Park’s old gelding Delaunay has been working In trying to find a category that might stakes schedule, the richest day of the steadily in Louisville, Ky., for his probable next start in the $400,000 Churchill Downs present an opportunity to eventually bring meet remains the New Mexico Cup, held (GII) at seven furlongs on Kentucky Derby the first graded Day, May 4. Delaunay is the first sprinter to thoroughbred stakes to Zia Park, win Horse of the Meeting at Fair Grounds Fred Hutton, Zia since the filly Hallowed Dreams earned Park’s new Director that honor at the 2000-2001 stand. of Racing, feels the 3-year-old filly divi141st Thoroughbred racing season sion is such a spot. honors “Looking at Horse of the Meet: Maggi Moss’s Delaunay the stakes calendar Older Horse of the Meet: Brereton C. around the country, Jones’s Mark Valeski we felt the 3-yearOlder Female of the Meet: Brereton C. old filly division Jones’s Believe You Can (unanimous) would benefit from a new, large money Turf Horse of the Meet: Calumet Farms’ spot at this time of Optimizer the year,” said HutTurf Female of the Meet: James M. Miller’s ton, who assumed Daisy Devine (unanimous) his current role on Sprinter of the Meet: Maggi Moss’s Delau- March 24. “It presnay (unanimous) ents one final opThree-Year-Old Male of the Meet: WinStar portunity for these fillies to race within Farm’s Revolutionary (unanimous) their age group and Three-Year-Old Filly of the Meet: Repole do so with enough Stable’s Unlimited Budget (unanispace prior to races mous) like the Houston Older Louisiana-bred of the Meet: Charles Ladies Classic and Craig Smith’s String King La Canada series in Three-Year-Old Louisiana-bred of the California.”

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on Sunday, Oct. 27. In total, New Mexico Cup day will offer eight Thoroughbred and four Quarter Horse stakes available to New Mexico-breds totaling nearly $1.8 million in purse money, making it the richest state-bred championship event in North America. The headline attraction on New Mexico Cup day will again be the $180,000 New Mexico Classic Rocky Gulch Championship.

One new addition to New Mexico Cup day in 2013 is the first running of the $120,000 New Mexico Classic Cup Filly & Mare Sprint. While a sprint open to all horses existed on the New Mexico Cup program, horsemen and breeders expressed an interest in adding a filly and mare sprint to the day and, in the spirit of cooperation, this new race was added.

“Both sides wanted to accomplish some things with the new schedule and I want to thank the local and state horsemen’s committees for engaging in a constructive dialogue with us to get it done,” said Hutton. “Ultimately, we feel the changes will be beneficial to the Zia Park racing program as a whole.”

Not all of the changes to Zia Park’s stakes calendar deal with the addition of new races or increased purses as four stakes, each worth $55,000, were moved to live days early in the week. With an eye towards capitalizing on the less populated dates on the simulcast calendar, the Chaves County Stakes and Veterans Day Stakes will be held on a pair of Mondays – Sept. 30 and Nov. 4, respectively – the Governor’s Cup for two-year-olds will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 15 while the Lea County Sprint rounds out the weekday stakes on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Closing day for the 2013 meet will be Dec. 3.

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Vinton, LA $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot to be renewed Nov. 23 Rich event has become a hotbed for Kentucky Derby starters

Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) today announced that this year’s $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot (Grade 3) for 2-year-olds will be held at its Delta Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 23.

This year will mark the 11th anniversary of the $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot, which is contested at 1-1/16 miles on a dirt surface. The race is one of the richest

in the country for 2-year-olds and has become a launching pad for Kentucky Derby starters. Last year’s winner, Goldencents, along with third and sixth-place finishers Mylute and Itsmyluckyday, are each expected to start in next week’s 139th Run for the Roses.

The 2012 edition of the $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot was one of 36 races that made up the inaugural ‘Road to the Kentucky Derby’ point system, which was introduced by Churchill Downs for the first time. In addition to the $600,000 paycheck he received at Delta Downs last November, Goldencents also scored 10 points toward a starting position in the first leg of the Triple Crown.

Last year’s Delta Downs Jackpot Day program featured eight stakes races and over $2.2 million in total purse money.

The undercard was highlighted by the $500,000 Delta Downs Princess (Grade 3) for 2-year-old fillies and it was won by Rose to Gold, who is expected to be one of the wagering favorites in the Kentucky Oaks next Friday.

The 2012 edition of the Delta Downs Jackpot Day program produced a nearrecord handle of $4.3 million, which ranks second all-time to the $4.4 million fans poured through the wagering windows in 2011 at Delta Downs. The program also propelled the racetrack to its most successful meet ever. The 2012-2013 season produced a total of $141,735,025 in all-sources handle, which marked a 12.52 percent increase year-over-year.

“The Delta Downs Jackpot Day program continues to grow and with the enormous impact it is having on this year’s Kentucky Derby field we expect even better things in the future,” said Steve Kuypers, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Delta Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel. “The Derby points along with the huge payday enhance the winner’s credentials tremendously as they move forward to their 3-year-old campaign and hopefully on to the Triple Crown races each year.”

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Sunland Park, NM Sunland Park live racing season concludes with a surge; Sunland Derby winner Govenor Charlie named Horse of the Meet The 2012-13 live racing season at

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Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino ended on Tuesday with a positive surge of business. The 76 day season generated nearly $61 million in all sources handle, which was nearly even with last year’s statistics.

Considering the season presented 42 less races than last year, the current stand was actually up 3.44 percent on an average per race basis. Almost $55 million was bet on the popular Sunland product from offtrack sources.

2013 Sunland Derby (Grade 3) day was a major success. A crowd of 18,184 fans came out for the all-star 12-race card. The all-sources handle of $3,820,986 set a new track and New Mexico state record for a single card.

Director of Racing Dustin Dix said, “We are encouraged by these numbers, especially off track. We will continue to look for ways to grow the off-track handle and revitalize the on-track handle.” $800,000 Sunland Derby (Grade 3) winner Govenor Charlie was named the Horse of the Meet and is considered a viable threat for this year’s Kentucky Derby to be run on May 4.

Owner Mike Pegram is the only 2-time winner of the Sunland Derby (Grade 3). Winning trainer Bob Baffert joins Doug O’Neill as the only 2-time winning trainer of the Sunland classic.

Pegram and Baffert also combined forces to win the $200,000 Sunland Park Oaks with the terrific filly Midnight Lucky.

Hennesey Smash and Rose’s Desert enjoyed tremendous campaigns for trainer Todd Fincher. Each won two stakes races at the meet. Forest Mouse was unstoppable in the route division winning both the Winsham Lad and Sunland Park Handicaps for trainer Henry Dominguez.

Isn’t He Clever won the best sprinter title following a track record setting win in the Bill Thomas Memorial Stakes. Attitude E Racer earned the top older New Mexico-bred router award for trainer Joel Marr. Trained Owen Bringhurst had two divisional champs with Lester’s Echo and Storms Surprise. $350,000 Championship at Sunland Park winner Prospect to the Top was crowned the Quarter Horse of the Meet. He is owned by Joel Tavarez and trained by Brandon Muniz. Todd Fincher’s distance loving Quarter Horse Rollicking Red was the champion New Mexico-bred 870-yard runner.

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Horse of the Meet and Top 3-Year-Old – GOVENOR CHARLIE Top 3-year-old filly – MIDNIGHT LUCKY Top 2-year-old colt or gelding – SHOW SOME MAGIC Top older mare – AFRICAN ROSE Best Sprinter – ISN’T HE CLEVER Best Router and older Horse – FOREST MOUSE Champion New Mexico-bred filly or mare – HENNESEY SMASH AND ROSE’S DESERT Top New Mexico-bred 2-year-old filly – LADY GENIUS Top New Mexico-bred 2-year-old colt or gelding – STORMS SURPRISE Best New Mexico-bred 3-year-old filly – BACK SEAT ROLL Top New Mexico-bred 3-year-old – HUSH’S STORM Champion Older New Mexico-bred – ATTITUDE E RACER Top New Mexico-bred Sprinter – LESTER’S ECHO Best Claimer – BRADIUM. Most Improved – GROUSHY APADANA Quarter Horse of the Meet – PROSPECT TO THE TOP Best 2-year-old filly – WR GOLDEN EAGLE Best 2-year-old colt or gelding – WASTING NO CORONA Top 3-year-old filly – PJ CHICK IN BLACK Best 3-year-old colt or gelding – OUR FIRST CORONA Best 870 yard horse – ALL ABOUT LARRY Champion New Mexico-bred 870 yard horse – ROLLICKING RED Top New Mexico-bred 2-year-old colt or gelding – MOONIFISANT Top New Mexico-bred 2-year old filly – SLEW BY YOU

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Sunland Park, NM Justin Evans wins Sunland Park Thoroughbred training title; Ry Eikleberry is leading Thoroughbred rider

Trainer Justin Evans continued his stranglehold on New Mexico racing and captured his first Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino Thoroughbred Trainer’s title for the 2012-13 season. The rising star

Olds in Training Sale at Lone Star Park at won 63 races including major strikes Grand Prairie. in the Harry Henson Handicap with Bryan Anderson, agent, signed African Rose and the Johnie L. Jamison the ticket for Worldventurer, who was Stakes with Nuggets Please. consigned by Twin Oaks Training Center, Evans remained red hot followagent for Wesley Melcher. The gelding ing championship runs at the SunRay won two stakes during the 2013 Sam Park, Downs at Albuquerque and Zia Houston Race Park meet, and he ran Park meets in 2012. He wrapped up the third, 2 ¼ lengths behind longshot winSunland Park meet 20 wins in front of ner Texas Bling, in the Dec. 9, $300,000 his nearest rival. His win strike rate was Springboard Mile Stakes at Remington a sparkling 25 percent strengthened by Park. a host of Southern California. The Evans Worldventurer is out of the unraced stable generated nearly $1 million in Elusive Quality mare Better Than Most. earnings during the 76 day stand. Evans His half sister, Nothinbettertodo, is a will send the bulk of his open stable to multiple stakes-placed daughter of Gold Lone Star Park with a New Mexico-bred Legend. contingent running at SunRay Park.

Second-highest seller Ring Bit was He plans to defend his Sunland Park acquired for $130,000 by Sallusto and trainer’s title next season. He currently Albina, agent. Consigned by Mike Neathranks as the 8th leading trainer in the erlin, agent for James H. Tolliver, the dark country in terms of races won. bay or brown daughter of Kitten’s Joy Jockey Ry Eikleberry turned out an and the winning Menifee mare Blush is outstanding Sunland Park campaign a full sister to 2011 Coolmore Lexington and won his first Thoroughbred rider’s Stakes (Grade 3) winner Derby Kitten and title at Sunland Park. Eikleberry won Surrounded by his peers and past winners, jockey stakes winner and ‘09 Kentucky Jockey a furious battle for the top spot with Mario Pino accepts the 64th George Woolf Memo- Club Stakes (Grade 2) runner-up William’s defending champ Miguel Hernandez. rial Jockey Award Sunday, April 14 at Santa Anita Kitten.

Eikleberry won 55 races from over 312 Park, Arcadia, Calif. The award honors riders whose An unnamed bay daughter of the mounts. His horses earned over $1 milcareers and personal character earn esteem for the Successful Appeal stallion Closing Argulion throughout the season. individual and the sport of Thoroughbred horse racment sold for $90,000 to Stephen R. Kirk and Judy Robison were the ing and is voted on by his/her fellow jockeys.

Brown. Consigned by agent Inside Move leading Thoroughbred owners for the Photo by ©Benoit Photo Inc., the filly is a half sister to two stakessecond year in a row with 12 wins from placed runners, including Actxecutive, 71 starters. Their sensational stakes star a gelding by Noactor who ran second to Isn’t He Clever came back to win the Bill Roman Ruler in the 2004 Best Pal Stakes Thomas Memorial Stakes a track record Grand Prairie, TX (Grade 2) at Del Mar. setting performance on March 24.

Stakes-winning Wimbledon A total of 74 horses sold for an agOn the Quarter Horse ledger, Esgar gelding tops Fasig-Tipton Texas gregate $1,743,750, an average of $23,564.

Ramirez was the runaway leader in the That average was nearly 20 percent higher Quarter Horse rider standings with 48 Sale than the $19,689 average for the 2012 sale, wins. He is a six-time leading rider at

By Michael Cusortelli when 80 head sold for a total of $1,575,100.

Sunland Park. Mike Joiner won the Quarter Worldventurer, a sophomore gelding For more information on the sale, Horse trainer’s title with 20 wins. Crowson by 2004 Louisiana Derby (Grade 2) winincluding complete results, visit the FasigRacing was the champion Quarter Horse ner Wimbledon, sold for $150,000 to top Tipton website at www.fasigtipton.com. owner.

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Photo credits:

ARIZONA: Turf Paradise: Coady Photography ARKANSAS: Oaklawn Park: Coady Photography CALIFORNIA: Del Mar: © Benoit Photo Golden Gate Fields: Vassar Photography Los Alamitos Race Course: Scott Martinez Oak Tree/Hollywood Park: © Benoit Photo Santa Anita Race Park: © Benoit Photo COLORADO: Arapahoe Park: Coady Photography FLORIDA: Hialeah Park: Coady Photography IOWA: Prairie Meadows Racetrack: Jack Coady/ Coady Photography LOUISIANA: Delta Downs: Emily Stevens/Coady Photography Evangeline Downs Racetrack: Courtesy of Evangeline Downs Fair Grounds: Hodges Photography Louisiana Downs: Natalie Glyshaw/Hodges Photography MINNESOTA: Canterbury Park: Canterbury Park/Andrea Thelen NEW MEXICO: Ruidoso Downs Race Track: Ty Wyant/Roberta Harris Sunland Park: Coady Photography SunRay Park: Coady Photography The Downs at Albuquerque: Coady Photography Zia Park: Coady Photography OKLAHOMA: Remington Park: Dustin Orona Photography Will Rogers Downs: Courtesy of Will Rogers Downs OREGON: Portland Meadows: Courtesy of Portland Meadows TEXAS: Lone Star Park: Reed Palmer Photography Retama Park: Courtesy of Retama Park Sam Houston Race Park: Coady Photography WASHINGTON: Emerald Downs: Courtesy of Emerald Downs 20 SureBet RacingNews.com • May 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 5

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APR 28, 2013 SunRay Park, Farmington, NM Incoho Tes takes shocking upset win in Four Corners Senora Stakes

With morning line favorite Sandys Jesse scratching the morning of the race, Wdc Wendys Wine looked to be a near cinch to win the $65,000 Four Corners Senora Stakes at Sun Ray Park and Casino on Sunday.

Upstart Incoho Tes had completely different ideas on the matter. Dismissed at almost 13-1 odds, the former $5,000 claimer ran the race of her life under jockey Manuel Gutierrez. Despite stumbling at the start, the grey mare by Rabbits Rainbow drew even with 1-5 favorite Wdc Wendys Wine midway through the stretch run of the 400 yard race.

With over 100 yards to go, Incoho Tes was pulling clear of the public choice and had the lead. The New Mexico-bred sevenyear-old owned and trained by Juan D. Torres only had one more foe to battle. It was stablemate Maggie Get Down who was closing furiously in the final yards.

Incoho Tes held off Maggie Get Down to win her first stakes race by a nose in a thrilling finish. Torres saddled both top two finishers. The winner’s share was worth $39,000. Incoho Tes nearly doubled her career bankroll to over $80,000. She returned $27.80 to win on a $2 ticket.

Maggie Get Down took home $14,300.

Wdc Wendys Wine was coming off a third place in the Bank of America New Mexico Challenge Championship at Sunland Park behind Feature Mr Who and Jess Featureme Quick. The favorite broke well in the SunRay Park feature under jockey Esgar Ramirez but had no punch in the final stages. The Woodbridge filly finished third beaten a head.

APR 27, 2013 Turf Paradise, Phoenix, AZ Fales sweeps Futurity/Derby double Trainer Mathew Fales found a great way to say adios to the Turf Paradise season on Friday afternoon by taking the $44,275 AQRA Open Spring Futurity with Phone Tag and then coming back in the next race to win the $34,960 AQRA Open Spring Derby with Cuz I Say So. Martha Wells’ homebred Phone Tag, a 10-1 outsider, made a big step forward after finishing fourth in his trial with the sixth-fastest time to win the finals by a head over the fast-closing fastest qualifier Jess So Happens, the 1-2 favorite.

It was another head back to thirdplace finisher Caracortada.

A gelding by Separatist, Phone Tag had trouble when he made his first start in the trials and responded with a perfect trip in the finals under Jorge Bourdieu. Af-

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ter posting a :16.361 time for 300 yards in the trials, he won the finals with a :15.974 mark.

Corina Molina and Trisha Rivera’s Jess So Happens, from he first crop of Jess Zoomin, earned his strong favoritism with an impressive three-length trial score for trainer Tomas Moreno.

Ramon Vejar’s Caracortada was in the tight finish for the second-straight race.

The John Ashby-trained colt was second by a neck in his trial he came back to get within a couple of heads of the win in the futurity.

Fales did not have to wait for the photo finish to determine the derby winner when Jesus Javier Borboa’s Cuz I Say So pulled out to a 1 1/4-length win in :17.704 for the 350 yards. Joe Ruiz picked up the mount in the derby.

Carlos Pelayo’s Quick To Boogie, the 19-10 favorite, was second by a nose over Higinio Avilez’s Diablos Cartel.

Cuz I Say So, a daughter of First Down Dash, scored a valuable first stakes win in the Spring Derby. After racing to a fifthplace finish in the AQRA Turf Paradise Futurity in December, she returned in her derby trial to win by a neck with the third-fastest time of :17.927. The promising Cuz I Say So now has three wins from five starts.

APR 21, 2013 Remington Park, Oklahoma City, OK Wagon Tales wins Remington Park Juvenile

Horses that competed in trials for the

Lf Star Jumper

Remington Park Futurity but did not make the lucrative final on Saturday night had their opportunity for a big-money stakes in Sunday’s $100,000 Remington Park Juvenile. Wagon Tales took command halfway through the 330-yard race, drawing away to win by a half-length.

Owned by JNB Enterprises, LLC of Mission, Texas and trained by Judd Kearl, Wagon Tales was ridden to the win by Rodrigo Vallejo. A 2-year-old colt, Wagon Tales crossed the finish in :16.834 seconds over the fast track. Champion Huddle won the photo for place by a head over Stolin Credits.

Wagon Tales was 9-1 in the wagering and paid $21.40 to win, $11 to place and $5.40 to show. Champion Huddle returned $13 to place and $5.60 to show.

Stolin Credits paid $7.20 to show. Nudi Suit was the beaten wagering favorite at 2-1 odds, finishing fourth.

Wagon Tales is an Oklahoma-bred by PYC Paint Your Wagon from the Shazoom mare Signs Zoomer and was bred in state

by The Mixer Ranch. The first win of his career from just two starts, the Remington Park Juvenile was worth $40,000 and makes the overall money for Wagon Tales $43,446.

in :17.455 seconds with Slew Of Success second and Send A Candy Guy, part of the favored 5-2 wagering entry with Paint The Candy Lane, third.

Kuhl Wave left the starting gate at 5-1 odds and paid $13.40 to win, $6.60 to place and $5 to show. Slew Of Success returned $6.60 to place and $4.20 to show.

Send A Candy Guy paid $2.80 to show.

The win was the third from 13 career starts for Kuhl Wave, a filly by Wave Carver from the Shazoom mare Shazooms Doll.

The $30,730 winner’s check nearly doubled the career earnings of Kuhl Wave to $62,490.

Kuhl Wave was bred in Oklahoma by Tom Bradbury and Marvin Willhite.

The Mr Master Bug Stakes is named after the 1982 All American Futurity winner from Oklahoma who was a three-time American Quarter Horse Association divisional racing champion and earner of nearly $1.8 million.

SunRay Park, Farmington, NM Lf Star Jumper scores upset win in $35,000 Animas Quarter Horse Stakes

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Mr Master Bug Stakes

Oklahoma-bred 3-year-olds battled 350 yards in Sunday’s $52,500 Mr Master Bug Stakes with Kuhl Wave pulling away to a half-length score.

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upset win in the $35,000 Animas Quarter Horse Stakes at SunRay Park and Casino on Sunday.

Owned and trained by Gabino Carrillo, Lf Star Jumper gained the lead from the start and never relinquished control throughout the 400 yard event for open 3-year-olds. The lightly regarded 6-1 shot burst to a 1 and 1/4 length victory over Jess Reuben James and Jj in Motion in a time of 19.430.

An appreciative Carrillo said in a post-race interview, “Thank you very much for the Kool Country Man opportunity to compete here.

This is my first stakes win.” Carrillo received shorter odds, he ran another outstanding race to capture the $101,970 Bank of a first place check of $21,000. His newly crowned stakes winner has 4 wins from 9 America Texas Challenge Championship (Grade 1). starts.

The 5-year-old son of Country Chicks Winning jockey Macario Rodriguez Man is owned by Texans Jose Socorro seemed to tap into the gelding’s unrealVera, Jr. and Juan Manuel G. Barbosa. He ized potential. He said, “I made sure he made his third start of 2013 this evening, stayed straight. He ran great. He still but stamped himself as a serious contendwanted to get out some, but he brought er two weeks ago when he won his trial in his game today. Rodriguez was the leadcommanding fashion, covering 440 yards ing overall rider at SunRay Park in 2012. in :21.766 seconds.

Lf Star Jumper beat some good ones Trainer Jonathan Castaneda was in the Animas. The fourth place finisher hoping to capture the championship was Whiteface Eagle who recently ran a two years in a row, and rider Luis Vivanco solid third behind Pj Chick in Black in the sealed the deal, guiding the sorrel geldWest Texas Futurity at Sunland Park. ing to victory in :21.756 seconds, earning a speed index of 101. Bred in Texas by Ramiro Lopez and Bob Gaston, Kool Country Man has improved his career record to Sam Houston Race Park, 8 wins from 26 starts.

Houston, TX An overflow crowd of friends, relatives Kool Country Man repeats and supporters entered the winner’s circle in Bank of America Texas to congratulate the winner, who returned Challenge Championship; $5.60 for the win as returning champion.

Kite Flyer takes Red Cell Texas “I guess he has a lot of fans this year,” said Castaneda.

Distance Challenge Kool Country Man has been a gift Defending champion Kool Country for the 24-year-old trainer, who acknowlMan was ignored by the betting public edged that his multiple-stakes winner still last year, paying $51.60. This year, at much has room for improvement.

“He’s had more time between races and has matured,” stated the trainer.

Last year Kool Country Man won the final and ably represented Texas with a fourth-place finish in the $350,000 Bank of America Challenge Championship (Grade 1) at Prairie Meadows last October. This year, the team will ship to Los Alamitos in Cypress California.

“We were expecting the best from

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him, being that we are home,” said Vera. “I want to thank our entire team, and especially Ramiro Lopez, who could not be here this evening.”

Really A Fantasy ran a game second under rider Manuel Guttierrez. The 4-year-old son of First Down Dash made his Houston debut in trials on April 5, and ran a professional effort this evening.

“We were happy with his performance; he closed beautifully”, said trainer Shae Cox. “He’s a stud and has studly moments. We decided to put a flipping halter on him tonight and he did great. Everyone had a safe race and that’s what counts.”

Runaway Wagon posted the secondfastest qualifying time of :21.803 under rider David Alvarez, but stumbled out of the gate. He recovered, but could only manage a third-place finish. Jess A Comment completed the superfecta, followed

by The Scotch Is Dun, Making Deals, Jessa Kool Perry and Feature This Cold.

Since the Bank of America Racing Challenge began in 1993, the program has distributed more than $60 million to breeders and owners of racing American Quarter Horses. The outstanding program is now in its 21st season.

Kite Flyer takes $23,400 Red Cell Texas Distance Challenge

The $23,400 Red Cell Texas Distance Challenge featured a rematch of the 2012 champion and runner-up competing at a distance of 870 yards.

This year, Kite Flyer turned the tables on defending champion Bok Man to capture his second Red Cell Texas Distance Challenge. The 6-year-old Texas-bred son of Royal Quick Dash is trained by Ryan Basham and was making his 25th career start this evening. Regular rider Santos Carrizales hustled his charge from the starting gate and never relinquished the lead, covering 870 yards, over a fast track, in :46.50.

“He’s a great 870 horse; one of the greatest I have ever ridden,” said Carrizales. “Last year we were a little short on his training; this year we knew he was ready.”

“I want to thank Dark Horse Partnership for letting me train this exceptional horse,” said Basham. “We want to go to

RACE RECAPS - QUARTER HORSE California to compete, but make one more start here in the Governors Cup Marathon.”

Owned by Dark Horse Partnership, Kite Flyer won here in 2011 and advanced to the final at Los Alamitos, finishing third to Yin Your Eyes.

“We had a goal to get back to Los Alamitos to improve on our effort from 2011,” said Pat O’Neil, one of the four owners of Dark Horse Partnership.

“We’re very proud of him. Our goal is to win it this time.”

Dasher Midnight ran a game second under jockey Brace For Bernal Alfonso Lujan and Bok Man The heavy-wagering favorite at 2-5 rallied for third. odds, Coronado Cartel paid $2.80 to win, Kite Flyer ($3.20) will represent Texas $2.80 to place and $2.40 to show. Houdini in the $125,000 Red Cell Distance Chalreturned $7.40 to place and $4.80 to show. lenge Championship at Los Alamitos on Ellen’s Regard paid $3.40 to show.

Nov. 9.

This was the first Remington Park Futurity win for Reliance Ranches. Trainer Remington Park, Oklahoma Eddie Willis has now won the race three City, OK times, adding this win to those of OutFinal Stride a winner for dashing (2002) and Redman Running Coronado Cartel in Remington (2003). Brooks rode his second winner in Park Futurity the race as he also scored aboard Flying The $720,000 Remington Park Futurity Dino in 1998. came down to the finish line in every Coronado Cartel is a colt by Corona sense of the term. Houdini used a quick Cartel from the Mr Jess Perry mare First start to lead every step except the last one Carolina. He was bred in Oklahoma by of 330 yards as Coronado Cartel caught Weetona Stanley and William Smith, a the would-be escape artist to win in the partnership of Madill, Okla. The winner’s last head-bob by a nose. check for the Remington Park Futurity is Owned by Reliance Ranches of Llano, $288,000, boosting the overall earnings Texas and trained by Eddie Willis, Corofor Coronado Cartel to $309,428. nado Cartel was ridden by Jimmy Brooks.

The Remington Park Futurity is the The big colt chased Houdini throughout richest state-bred futurity in American the rich futurity for Oklahoma-breds, Quarter Horse racing. making up a length to snatch victory away Remington Park Derby from his rival.

Brace For Bernal extended his win“My horse left there but Houdini, he left there exceptionally well. I was playing ning streak to four consecutive races catch up the whole way. We were inching while recording the biggest victory of his 12- race career in winning the $252,700 to him,” Brooks noted afterward. “I didn’t Remington Park Derby. know if we got him or not… I thought I With an emphatic win his trial race, did but it was close.” the fastest qualifier was bet down to be The photo-finish image revealed the 2-5 favorite. After a sluggish beginCoronado Cartel scoring by a slim nose ning Brace For Bernal needed to make margin with Houdini narrowly defeated. up at least a length to get to the leader Ellen’s Regard was a neck back of the Feature Hero. runner-up in third.

“I knew I had a horse who was big and Remaining undefeated thru three strong and could finish. We got to the wire starts this season, Coronado Cartel stopped the clock in :16.755 seconds over first and won,” said winning jockey, Paul Nieto. a fast track.

The 3-year-old colt by Furyofthewind made a steady advance to not only make the lead, but then kick clear to win by one length. Trainer Luis Villafranco won the Bob Moore Memorial Stakes earlier in the night (with Wicked Courage) and his win in the Remington Park Derby earned Villafranco his sixth stakes win of the 2013 Quarter Horse racing season.

“He’s always been a little slow leaving the gates. I thought if he got a little room he would win it,” said Villafranco.

Winning owner Noel Prieto said, “The horse has really improved a lot. I want to say thank you to all the boys at Luis’s (Villafranco’s) farm, there’s a lot of people behind this horse.”

Brace For Bernal covered the 400 yards in :19.602 seconds and paid $2.80 to win, $2.80 to place and $2.10 to show.

Feature Hero was the second choice at 4-1 and paid $3.20 to place and $2.40 to show.

Eye A Spit Curl Girl finished third at 22-1 to pay $5.40 to show.

Brace For Bernal is from the Shazoom mare Zoom Bracer and was bred in Oklahoma by Joaquin Lopez. The colt won his sixth career race from a dozen starts and his third win at Remington Park, all this season. The derby was worth $102,139 to Brace For Bernal, moving his overall money to $192,730.

This was the first Remington Park Derby win for all of the connections of Brace For Bernal.

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place and $2.40 to show. Black Rosalita paid $3.80 to place and $3.20 to show.

Wicked Courage found a little more than his rivals in order to surge forward in Llano Cartel returned $4.80 to show.

The win was the fifth from 10 career the final yards to win the Grade 2, $51,000 starts for Wicked Courage and his first in Bob Moore Memorial Stakes by a neck. three attempts at Remington Park. The Owned by Andrew Smith of Ardmore, gelding by Captain Courage from the Okla. and trained by Luis Villafranco, WickDash For Cash mare Wicked Pamela was ed Courage was ridden by Cody Jensen bred in Texas by Burnett Ranches. He who was thrilled with the way the gelding picked up $29,730 for the score to run his performed in his first 2013 attempt, albeit lifetime total to $245,676. a shorter one than he may prefer.

Wicked Courage gave Smith his first “He is a real big finisher. This year, he’s win as an owner and Jensen his first riding showing me he’s got a little more quickwin in the Bob Moore Memorial. Villafranness away from the gate. I thought 300 co has now won the event twice, adding yards would be a little short for him but he to his score with Duck Mea Running in was really finishing out there tonight,” Jen2008. sen noted. “It was an awfully quick time so The Bob Moore Memorial is named I’m pretty proud of him. I look for him as in honor of the legendary owner and more of a quarter-mile horse.” breeder who founded Bob Moore Farms in Wicked Courage was finding his best Norman, Okla. while campaigning numerstride late in the Bob Moore Memorial as ous stakes winners in a long and illustriwas Black Rosalita who was starting to ous career.

Just a few of his champions pick up power the longer the event lasted included: Mr Jet Moore, the first winner of in running second. Llano Cartel was the the prestigious Champion of Champions early leader at the rail but could not hold at Los Alamitos in 1972 and American on, settling for third only a head behind Quarter Horse Association World Chamthe top pair. Wicked Courage finished 300 pion the same year; Rare Form, 1992 yards in :15.236.

Champion 3-year-old and Dashing PerfecWicked Courage was the 2-1 wagertion, 1997 Champion 3-year-old. ing favorite and paid $6.20 to win, $3 to

Laico Bird Stakes

Oklahoma-bred 2-year-olds had another stakes opportunity on the undercard of the Remington Park Futurity in the $52,250 Laico Bird Stakes. Pronto Alex moved up consistently throughout the 330 yards to win by a half-length over Cartel Chica.

Owned by Abel Flores of San Antonio and trained by Eddie Willis, Pronto Alex

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was ridden by David Pinon. The gelding crossed the finish in :16.839 seconds to win his first career race, breaking his maiden status in a stakes event.

Pronto Alex was 4-1 in the wagering and paid $10.20 to win, $3.60 to place and $3.20 to show. Cartel Chica paid $9.20 to place and $5 to show. Reckless Red Hen was third and paid $5.40 to show. Sassy Spit Curl was the beaten 3-2 wagering favorite, finishing fifth.

Bred in Oklahoma by Flores, Pronto Alex is by Inseperable from the Corona Cartel mare Cindys First CD. The first-place check of $30,634 moves his lifetime earnings for three races to $36,248.

The Laico Bird is named after the Oklahoma-bred filly who won the 1967 All American Futurity and the World Champion honors in the same year. Jimmy Jones of Norman, Okla. trained Laico Bird and presented the trophy to the connections of Pronto Alex.

Pronto Alex gave his owner and jockey their first win in the Laico Bird.

Villafranco won his second Laico Bird Stakes, adding to his triumph in 2011 with Margaretaville.

Mister Lewie Memorial Handicap

Barney Ofield returned to the track for his first race of 2013 in a stakes event he has owned for two consecutive years.

A game effort nearly gave him a third straight win but Flashthechicks had other ideas, leading throughout to win the 400yard event.

Owned by Shirley Wheeler of Boynton, Okla. and trained by Luis Villafranco, Flashthechicks started well under G.R. Carter and led every step, never giving

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way despite the continued pressure over the second half of the race from Barney Ofield. Flashthechicks won by a half-length and crossed the finish in :20.137 seconds.

The wagering favorite at 9-5 odds, Flashthechicks paid $5.60 to win, $3.40 to place and $2.60 to show. Barney Ofield paid $7.20 to place and $4.20 to show. Dos Jakes was a head-behind the runner-up in third and paid $8.20 to show.

Flashthechicks has now won 11 of 24 career starts and six races at Remington Park. The winner’s share of the Mister Lewie, $24,634, moves Flashthechicks to $303,273.

Bred in Oklahoma by Wheeler, Flashthechicks is a gelding by SF Royal Quick Flash from the Game Patriot (qh) mare Game Chicken. Flashthechicks won his first Mister Lewie for his owner and trainer while giving Carter his second win in the race. Carter won in 2007 aboard the legendary Got Country Grip.

The Mister Lewie Memorial is named in honor of Lewis Wartchow who was known throughout his career as the ‘King of Paints.’ Wartchow was the all-time leader in stakes wins during the Remington Park American Quarter Horse & MixedBreed Season until his passing in 2003.

APR 19, 2013 Turf Paradise, Phoenix, AZ Capital Eye fastest to Desert Classic Futurity

Womack Cavender Farms’ Capital Eye raced to fastest time in the trials to the Desert Classic Futurity for quarter horses while Whiz Hit impressed in the trials to the ATBA Spring Sales Stakes for juveniles

Wr Golden Eagle

on Friday afternoon at Turf Paradise.

Capital Eye made his first start in the Desert Classic trials and won the first of three trials by one-half length as the 19-10 favorite. His time of :15.868 for the 300 yards was the quickest mark. The gelding

by Ivory James is trained by Mathew Fales, who placed three horses in the finals.

Fales also qualified fifth-fastest qualifier Heat Warning (:16.137) and So You See (:16.263).

Y/N Horse Stables’ Jess Feelin Blue was second behind Capital Eye in their trial with the second-fastest time of (:15.958). The Omar Lorta-trained daughter of Jess Louisiana Blue was also making her first out.

The remaining qualifiers to the May 3 finals are Tac A Hike (:16.076), Hawkinsons Trouble (:16.124), Heza Royal Scooter (:16.180), Jm Ceo (:16.182), Lady Regard (:16.321) and Swiss Riff (:16.333).

home. With a strong burst of speed, the freshman filly overpowered both Anna Delovely and Dynasty Edition to break her maiden in the prestigious feature race. The 4-1 shot proved best for trainer Roy Marcom, Jr. coming off a fast closing second place in the trials.

Wr Golden Eagle, out of the blue chip mare Wr Red Ace (also owned by Webb), put it all together on Sunday to take the first place check of $133,697. Rose Webb is a long-time prominent race horse owner from Farmington, New Mexico. The winner was timed in a fast 14.862 seconds for the 300 yards, earning a 94 speed index. A $2 win ticket on Wr Golden Eagle paid $10.20.

Winning jockey Freddie Martinez said in the winner’s circle, “We knew she had a lot of talent. She made up a ton of ground in the trials, so that helped with my

APR 14, 2013 Sunland Park, NM Wr Golden Eagle wins Grade 1 West Texas Futurity

Rose Webb’s WR Golden Eagle stretched out at the wire to take a head victory in the 55th running of the $284,461 West Texas Futurity (Grade 1) at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Sunday.

The royally bred two-year-old daughter of One Famous Eagle broke perfectly in the finals unlike her slow start in the trials. Jockey Freddie Martinez directed her down the middle part of the track racing in second place, close behind stable mate Dynasty Edition. In deep stretch, Wr Golden Eagle hit another gear and flew SureBet RacingNews.com • May 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 5 25

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confidence. Today, she focused well out of the gate and had no excuses. She has a big run.”

Marcom trained runners finished first, second and third.

Anna Delovely ran a bold ran to finish second under jockey Bonifacio Perez. The Furyofthewind filly rallied boldly on the outside but could not eclipse the winner. The runnerup earned a hefty $51,203 for owners Barbara Chase and Vanessa Barto ofEl Paso, Texas.

Top qualifier Dynasty Edition finished a close third after leading briefly. She and jockey Oh Cooper Go Roberto Valero were only Ridden by Tanner Thedford, Sandys beaten a half-length. The Fdd Dynasty filly earned $31,291 for the Dutch Masters III of Jesse picked up a $51,000 payday for owner Chin Lee. Alonso Orozco trains the Clinton, Mo. Three Wild Dreams, Dashin Little Guy, multiple stakes winner. Sandys Jesse won the NMHBA Quarter Horse Stakes earlier Pouring Rain, Paint Me a Winner and Arin the meet. mooni B rounded out the order of finish.

Gi Genes outran All About Tonight by Hot Tottie was a late scratch at the gate.

Dashin Little Guy raced as the 8-5 favorite. three parts of a length to win the $50,000 West Texas Juvenile at 300 yards. Freddie Martinez rode the 8-1 long shot for trainer Roy Marcom, Jr. The two-year-old Azoom Sunland Park, NM colt earned $30,000 for the Nogal Racing LP of Nogal, N.M. Sandys Jesse takes Sunburst

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Stakes; Gi Genes wins West Texas Juvenile

Sandys Jesse collected her second stakes win of the meet after scoring a smart win in the $85,000 Sunburst Stakes at 350 yards. The quick starting daughter of Jesse James sped to a neck victory over Runin Sixes in the three-year-old stakes for New Mexico-bred Quarter Horses.

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APR 7, 2013 Remington Park, Oklahoma City, OK Oh Cooper Go pulls Pauls Valley upset; Brace for Bernal tops Derby qualifying The first stakes race of the season

around the turn, the Grade 3, $55,000 Pauls Valley Handicap, featured two-time American Quarter Horse Distance Champion De Passem Okey in his 2013 debut. The 7-yearold was denied his attempt to defend his victory in the Pauls Valley as Oh Cooper Go held strong throughout the stretch run to upset the champ by a length.

Owned and trained by Jackie Kirby of Jay, Okla. and ridden by Randy Wilson in his first race off a layoff, Oh Cooper Go started well and claimed good position chasing early leader SRD Bobwirebob. De Passem Okey was just outside Oh Cooper Go as they moved around the bend together, second and third.

SRD Bobwirebob then blew the turn, unable to hold his line as he floated toward the outside rail before the top of the stretch. Oh Cooper Go left the turn wide off the inside rail but that worked out for him according to Wilson.

“We came into the stretch wide but De Passem Okey helped hold us in. In the stretch he started to slow but he switched leads and dug in to hold them off.”

Oh Cooper Go won at 9-1 odds and crossed the finish in :46.825 seconds over the fast track. De Passem Okey was second with Docs Dusty Okie another 1-1/4 lengths behind the runner-up for third.

The 5-year-old Oh Cooper Go paid $21.80 to win, $6 to place and $4.60 to show. De Passem Okey paid $2.80 to

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place and $2.10 to show as the beaten wagering favorite at 4-5 odds. Docs Dusty Okie returned $3.40 to show.

The Pauls Valley win was the fifth from 20 career starts for Oh Cooper Go, a gelding by Apollo (tb) from the Strawfly Special mare Oh Strawfly Go. The Pauls Valley triumph was his first win in seven tries at Remington Park and made him $32,500 for the effort, bumping his alltime bankroll to $100,087.

Oh Cooper Go was bred in Oklahoma

by Rex & Sue Cox. This was the first Pauls Valley Handicap win for the connections of Oh Cooper Go. Sunday’s undercard consisted of five trials to determine the field for the$253,000 Remington Park Derby, to be held April 20. Brace For Bernal was much the best in his trial to overcome drifting out toward the outside rail while posting the top time at 400 yards.

Owned by Noel Lopez-Prieto of Canadian, Texas and trained by Luis Villafranco, Brace For Bernal was ridden by Paul Nieto, crossing the finish in :19.766 seconds, the only clocking below the 20-second mark achieved by any qualifier.

A 3-year-old colt by Furyofthewind from the Shazoom mare Zoom Bracer, Brace For Bernal was bred in Oklahoma

by Joaquin Lopez.

Brace For Bernal will be joined in the starting gate of the Remington Park Derby by nine others on April 20. The rest of the field includes: Glory Rider, :20.012; Hiclass Fly, :20.017; Bon Accord, :20.106; Feature Hero, :20.124; Eye A Spit Curl Girl, :20.159; A Will And Away, :20.162; Jazz

Moonifisant

Wagon, :20.164; JB James, :20.166 and Klassy Chick, :20.166.

Los Alamitos Race Course, Cypress, CA Mr Ease Cartel gains narrow El Primero win

Favored Mr Ease Cartel raced to his fourth straight win by holding off second-choice Henoshersecret by the narrowest of margins to win the Grade 2, $205,900 El Primero Del Ano Derby for colts and geldings on Sunday night at Los Alamitos.

Mr Ease Cartel, under Cruz Mendez, opened up a clear early lead and then barely held off fastest-qualifier Henoshersecret to win by a nose in :19.678 for the 400 yards. Henoshersecret was timed in :19.687.

Tell Of The Past, an 18-1 outsider, was one length back for third.

Mr Ease Cartel raced to a third-place finish in last spring’s Kindergarten and has not been beaten since that early season futurity. He won his Ed Burke Million trial in June and then was off until February.

He prepared for the El Primero Derby trials with a one-half length allowance win and then took his derby trial by one-half length for trainer Jose Flores.

The Corona Cartel son has won five of seven career starts with one second and the third-place run in the Kindergarten.

The $86,478 first-place check pushed his career earnings to $135,127.

Owned by Mike Abraham, Balgo Racing, R.D. Hubbard, Billy Smith and David and Ross Hinkins, Mr Ease Cartel will now be pointed to the Grade 1, $2.8 million

(est.) All American Derby at Ruidoso Downs, a race that figures to be the richest race in the history of quarter horse racing.

Paul Jones and Thompson Racing’s Henoshersecret just missed gaining his first stakes win. The No Secrets Here son from the Jones barn was fourth in the Grade 1 Golden State Million and dominated his El Primero trial by one-and-onehalf lengths.

Tell Of The Past, owned by the Estate of Kim Kessinger, raced to his only win when he won the John Deere Los Alamitos Juvenile Challenge back in August.

The Teller Cartel son is trained by Bear Bassett.

Sunland Park, NM Moonifisant is brilliant in New Mexico Spring Futurity; Feature Mr Who wins Bank of America NM Challenge The unbeaten Moonifisant scored a brilliant win in the $231,438 New Mexican Spring Futurity at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on Sunday. The half-brother to the champion First Moonflash continues to raise eyebrows after racing to a half length win in the rich 300 yard feature for New Mexico-bred two-year-olds.

Racing for the talented trainer Juan M. Gonzalez, Moonifisant roared through the distance in a fast 14.706 seconds, good for a 99 speed index. The 9-5 favorite produced a late surge to pull clear of 16-1 long shot Threedeewoodee in the final yards. The brown colt is a perfect three for three this season atSunland SureBet RacingNews.com • May 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 5 27

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Park. Gonzalez owns three wins in the New Mexican Spring Futurity. Jockey Jaime Parga Leos rode the winner who returned a generous $5.80 to win. He was the top qualifier.

Gonzalez indicated that Moonifisant would be pointed to the Mountain Top and All American Futurities at Ruidoso Downs this summer. Gonzalez won the All American Futurity in 2003 with By By J J. Moonifisant earned $108,775 for owners Peter Gallegos, Robert Sanchez and Patricia Gonzalez ofAlcade, New Mexico.

Threedeewoodee outran his long odds to earn second place under jockey Manuel Gutierrez. The Dick Powell trainee broke alertly and tried to give Moonifisant a tough time midway through the race. The runner-up earned $41,658 for owner Gary Thompson ofOdessa, Texas.

Woodys Allstar finished third, beaten nearly 2 lengths with G.R. Carter in the saddle. TheWoodbridge filly is trained

by Mike Joiner. Spice Swissle was a nose back in fourth place.

Feature Mr Who rocketed to a mild upset win over Jess Featureme Quick in the $107,370 Bank of America New Mexico Challenge (Grade 2) at 440 yards. The four-year-old son of Feature Mr. Jess may have run the second fastest 440 yards of all time. He was timed in an outstanding 20.462 seconds, good for 108 speed index. The world and track record for 440 yards is held by First Moonflash in 20.274 seconds.

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lenge Championship final at Los Alamitos this fall. The second favorite at 4-1 odds reversed the order of finish from the trials when Jess Featureme Quick won by three-parts of a length. On Sunday, Feature Mr. Who was much the best as a daylight winner for owner-trainer Jaime Dominguez ofPeyton, Colorado. The winner’s check was worth $49,394.

Jess Featureme Quick found his best strides too late and had to settle for second place under jockey Jesse Levario.

The 2012 Championship atSunland Park runner-up raced as the 3-5 favorite for trainer Paul Jones. Wdc Wendys Wine was third, beaten 2 lengths.

APR 6, 2013 Los Alamitos Race Course, Cypress, CA Revv Me Up finds winner’s circle to her liking

Revv Me Up’s latest runner-up finish came in the $125,000 Los Alamitos Maiden Stakes and then she stepped up with the fastest-qualifying time to the La Primera Derby while taking her maiden.

She won her trial by three quarters of a length and her time of :19.737 was the top mark from the three trials.”

“She really impressed me in the trials,” Jones said. “She’s learning how to do it and her last four starts have been really good.

“Ramon had to go to the whip in order for her to go by the number one horse (Feature Malinche). We had a clean break and a clean trip. It’s great to win this for John Sperry.”

Juan Carols Gonzalez’s runner-up Feature Malinche was overlooked at 43-1 odds following a third-place finish in her trial. The Feature Mr Jess daughter won her maiden two starts ago for trainer Guillermo Morales.

Gustavo Del La Torre’s Lavish Susan qualified for the Grade 1, $2,108,000 Los Alamitos Two Million and then came back from a three-month breather to win her La Primera trial by one-half length with the seventh-fastest qualifying time. The Separatist daughter is trained by Jose De La Torre.

Cina and John Sperry’s Revv Me Up, who had finished second in six of her first eight starts, scored her first stakes win and second-straight win in the Grade 3, $200,000 La Primera Del Ano Derby on Saturday night at Los Alamitos.

Revv Me Up, under the guidance of Ramon Sanchez, raced the 400 yards in :19.715 to gain the hard-fought nose win over Feature Malinche. Lavish Susan was Sam Houston Race Park, one-half length back for third in the field Houston, TX of three-year-old fillies.

Shakeemdontbreakem earns Paul Jones trains Revv Me Up and her first stakes victory in also trained her sire Stel Corona, owned by the Sperrys, and her dam Revv It Up. “It Silestone Stakes The second stakes of the 2013 Sam make it special when you are so involved Houston Race Park American Quarter in a horse,” said Jones.

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Horse meet featured a well-matched group of ten accredited Texas-bred fillies and mares. Shakeemdontbreakem captured the $20,000 Silestone Stakes in gate-to-wire fashion.

Bred in Texas by J.B. and Sherrie Morace, the daughter of Contend out of the Royal Shakem Mare The Marquis Queen broke her maiden one year ago at Sam Houston Race Park. Tonight, she stepped up to stakes company for trainer Bobby Martinez and crossed the wire of the 330yard dash in :16.844.

Jockey David Alvarez rode the sorrel filly, who earned a speed index of 95, holding off a fast-closing charge from Sweet Oblivion.

“She left good and ran a heck of a race,” said Martinez. “We were surprised at the kind of competition we ran against in this stakes.”

Jakita Investments LLC purchased the filly from Morace last year and co-owner Rick Crosby spoke highly of her talent.

“I had trouble breathing for a few minutes,” said Crosby. “We’re lucky to be here and real appreciative of the people who got us to this point. This mare is very special.”

Sweet Oblivion, a Joe Kirk Fulton homebred rallied for second under Jose Alvarez; My Angela, a Jet Black Patriot filly ran third and Thequeenhasgonenuts, who ran second in the 2012 Sam Houston Futurity, completed the superfecta.

Shakeemdontbreakem was sent off as the third betting choice and paid $8.80, $4.20 and $3.40 across the board.

She earned $12,000 for her first stakes victory and improved her career record to three wins from four starts.

Fast Prize Jordan

Kool Country Man fastest qualifier for the Bank of America Texas Challenge Championship (Grade 1)

Sam Houston Race Park ran two trials on Friday, April 5 for the $100,000 Bank of America Texas Challenge Championship (Grade 1).

Trainer Jonathan Castaneda is hoping for back-to-back wins in the stakes. Last year Kool Country Man won the final and ably represented Texas with a fourthplace finish in the $350,000 Bank of America Challenge Championship (Grade 1) at Prairie Meadows last October.

The 5-year-old son of Country Chicks Man, won his 440-yard trial in :21.766 seconds, recording the fastest time. Owned

by Jose Socorro Vera, Jr. and Juan Manuel G. Barbosa, Kool Country Man was ridden

by Luis Vivanco.

Kool Country Man is a special horse for the 24-year-old Castaneda, who resides in Houston, just 15 minutes from Sam Houston Race Park. His victory in the 2012 Bank of America Texas Challenge was the first Grade 1 of Castaneda’s career.

“We are very proud of him,” said the young trainer. “Since last year, he has matured and is a true stakes horse. We’ve given him a little more time between races and are hoping for good luck in the final.”

In addition to Kool Country Man, Castaneda also qualified Jessa Kool Perry also bred by Ramiro Lopez and Bob Gaston.

The final is set for Saturday, April 20 and the winner will earn a berth to the $350,000 Bank of America Challenge

Championship (Grade 1). The 2013 Bank of America Challenge Championships will take place at Los Alamitos in Cypress, California on Saturday, Nov. 9.

Remington Park, Oklahoma City, OK Coronado Cartel tops 2nd night of Remington Futurity trials; Fast Prize Jordan wins second stakes race of season The second night of time trials on Saturday night determined five more finalists for the $720,000 Remington Park Futurity.

Easily the most impressive of the five was Coronado Cartel who dominated his trial and was a full-tenth of a second faster than the next best on the night.

Owned by Reliance Ranches of Llano, Texas and trained by Eddie Willis, Coronado Cartel wasridden by Jimmy Brooks.

The big colt was professional in his effort as he pulled clear of his trial rivals to win by two lengths, crossing the 330-yard finish in :16.648 seconds over the fast track.

The trial win was the second from as many attempts this season for the precocious Coronado Cartel. He started his career with a maiden score in March before romping in his trial. A colt by Corona Cartel from the Mr Jess Perry mare First Carolina, Coronado Cartel was bred in Madill, Okla. by Weetona Stanley and William Smith.

The $8,784 winner’s share of the trial boosts the two-race career earnings for Coronado Cartel to $21,428.

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Willis also qualified Walking Perry on the night, making his barn the only one in the Remington Park Futurity with two finalists.

The total combined money for Remington Park Futurity trials, the final, the juvenile, the Oklahoma-bred fund money and awards for breeders and stallion owners is $1,110,000, establishing the race as the richest state-bred futurity in American Quarter Horse racing.

Red Diablo (:16.445), and Daisy To Go (:16.458).

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Fast Prize Jordan wins Mr Jet Moore Stakes

The second start of the season in a second consecutive stakes race for older Oklahoma-breds produced an identical result for Fast Prize Jordan, a visit to the winner’s circle. After the Remington Park Futurity trials had been conducted, the 4-year-old horse grabbed the lead in the $53,750 Mr Jet Moore Stakes and held on to win by a neck.

Owned by Weetona Stanley and William Smith of Madill, Okla., Fast Prize Jordan istrained by Brian Muse and was ridden by G.R. Carter. Away from the gate in good order, Fast Prize Jordan took the advantage then held off a late charge

by Wagons West to get the 350 yards in :17.465 seconds. Priceless Feature, the beaten 4-5 wagering favorite was third after a sluggish beginning.

At 2-1 in the betting, Fast Prize Jordan paid $6.40 to win, $3 to place and $2.60 to show. Wagons West paid $4.20 to place and $2.60 to show. Priceless Feature paid $2.40 to show.

The Mr Jet Moore Stakes is now added to Fast Prize Jordan’s early season success in the Mighty Deck Three Handicap on March 10. Bred in Oklahoma by the owners, Fast Prize Jordan is by PYC Paint Your Wagon from the Mr Jess Perry mare Fast Prize Doll. The Mr Jet Moore Stakes was his sixth career win from 11 attempts and his fourth victory at Remington Park.

The winner’s share of $31,750 moves his total bankroll to $169,041.

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in honor of the 1972 American Quarter Horse Association World Champion who was bred in Oklahoma by the late Bob Moore of Norman. Mr Jet Moore was the winner of the very first Champion of Champions, the prestigious race for older horses held every December at Los Alamitos Race Course in southern California.

APR 5, 2013 Turf Paradise, Phoenix, AZ Jess So Happens debuts with big win Corina Molina or Trisha Rivers’ Jess So Happens impressed in his career debut with a three-length, fastest-qualifying win in the trials to the $35,000 (est.) AQRA President’s Open Spring Futurity on Friday afternoon at Turf Paradise.

The Jess Zoomin colt will now be the probable favorite for the April 26 finals.

Jess So Happens won the second of three trials while racing the 300 yards in :15.780. The Jess Zoomin colt simply drew away from his rivals under Luis Guiterrez Jr. to take his career debut.

Each of the three trials were raced into a headwind ranging from 10 to 15 miles per hour.

Trainer Mathew Fales had a promising afternoon while saddling sixth-fastest qualifier Phone Tag (:16.631), ninth-fastest qualifier One Fantastic Chick (:16.487) and 10th-fastest qualifier Flashs Best Splash (:16496).

The remaining qualifiers are Hotrod Gal (:16.061), Caracortada (:16.098), Jo Jo Hot Jegs (:16.179), Fire Thorn (:16.288), Yn

The first night of important qualifying trials for the $720,000 Remington Park Futurity took place on Friday night with five finalists making their way to the lucrative event. Ellens Regard, a bright gray first-time starter, battled throughout the eighth of nine trials to win her heat and earn the top time of the evening.

Owned by HTR Stables of Mustang, Okla. and trained by Stacey Capps, Ellens Regard was ridden by Berkley Packer. The 2-year-old filly hooked up with Send Me This Wagon, who was just to her inside in the starting gate, and the pair went nose-to-nose for the duration of the 330 yards. In the final strides, Ellens Regard managed to get to the finish by a nose over Send Me The Wagon, crossing the line in :16.891 seconds over the fast track.

The runner-up also made the Remington Park Futurity with the second-fastest time of :16.914.

Bred in Oklahoma by Kenneth Harlow, Ellens Regard is by Chicks Regard from the Heza Fast Man mare Diamonds For Casey.

Joining Ellens Regard and Send Me This Wagon in the April 20 Remington Park Futurity from Friday qualifying will be: Quik Shooter, :16.946; Houdini, :17.064 and Jess One More Thing, :17.113.

Jockey G.R. Carter won three races on Friday, qualifying all three of his trial winners for the Remington Park Futurity.

He was aboard Send Me This Wagon, Quik Shooter and Jess One More Thing.

There will be nine more Remington Park Futurity trials held on Saturday with the five fastest from those heats moving into the April 20 final. The total combined money for Remington Park Futurity trials, the final, Oklahoma-bred fund money and awards for breeders and stallion owners is $1,110,000, establishing the race as the richest state-bred futurity in American Quarter Horse racing.

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Halo Dolly

APR 28, 2013 Betfair Hollywood Park, Inglewood, CA Hollendorfer-Bejarano strike again in Wilshire Handicap

Hall of Fame trainer Jerry Hollendorfer and jockey Rafael Bejarano capped a big opening weekend at Betfair Hollywood Park., combining Sunday to win the $100,500 Wilshire Handicap with Halo Dolly.

Both Hollendorfer and Bejarano won four stakes races in a span of 24 hours, collaborating for three of the victories. Prior to Halo Dolly’s 1 ½ length win over 14-1 outsider Long Face, the pair had teamed with Doinghardtimeagain in the Melair and Kate’s Event in the Tiznow during Saturday’s California Gold Rush program.

Never far off the pace set by longshot Little Emily while racing in the clear, Halo Dolly, the 3-1 second choice in the field of seven, gained the advantage with about three-sixteenths of a mile to run in the Grade III and wasn’t seriously menaced the rest of the way.

A 5-year-old California bred daughter of Popular and the Comic Strip mare Spanish Halo, Halo Dolly won for the 15th time in 29 starts. Owned by a large partnership that includes Hollendorfer, Daniel and Yolanda Hoefflin, Michael O’Farrell, Charie Robin, George Todaro, Joseph Schneider and Brett Tahajian, the dark bay pushed her earnings to $752,786.

The win was the second in as many starts over the Betfair Hollywood Park turf course for Halo Dolly. Her earlier success came against fellow state breds in the 2012 Fran’s Valentine Stakes.

Surf Cup

Completing the mile in 1:34.18, Halo Dolly paid $8, $4.60 and $3.20

APR 27, 2013 Betfair Hollywood Park, Inglewood, CA Hot jockey, Bejarano wins Snow Chief, Melair and Tiznow

The California Gold Rush, which was held for the 14th time Saturday at Betfair Hollywood Park, continues to be jockey Rafael Bejarano’s personal playground.

Fresh off a four win day Friday, Bejarano won three of the eight Gold Rush events which are restricted to horses bred or sired in California - including the two richest races.

More than 2 ½ hours after winning the $245,000 Melair Stakes with the 3-year-old filly Doinghardtimeagain, Bejarano got the money with 3-year-old colt Surfcup in the $300,000 Snow Chief Stakes.

Those wins – along with the halflength decision aboard 4-1 shot Kate’s Event in the $125,250 Tiznow – gave the Peruvian-born Bejarano 16 Gold Rush victories in the last five years. Overall, Bejarano has 19 wins, two behind Gold Rush leader Victor Espinoza.

With seven victories in the first three days of the Spring/Summer meet, Bejarano has moved closer to a significant milestone. He is 11 wins away from 3,000 in a career that began in his native country in 2001.

Always close to the slow pace set by 37-1 shot Bobo, Surfcup gained the lead while on the outside early in the stretch and went on to win by a half-length over Fighting Hussar. Tiz a Minister, the 11-10 favorite, was a non-threatening third after

being far back for most of the 1 1/8 miles.

Trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert for owner-breeder Donald Dizney, Surfcup earned his third win in six starts, but first on a surface other than turf. The son of Unusual Heat and the Runaway Groom mare Omi Princess pushed his earnings to $275,800. He paid $12, $6.60 and $3.20 as the 5-1 third choice while completing the distance in 1:50.80.

Able to save ground throughout after some early trouble - while positioned just behind the pacesetters, Fighting Hussar, who was four lengths in front of Tiz a Minister at the finish, paid $7.20 and $3.20.

Tiz a Minister returned $2.20 to show.

“He had never run on this track and I just tried to get him comfortable in the race,’’ said Bejarano of Surfcup. “He was real relaxed in the beginning and when (Fighting Hussar) came running at the end, my horse gave me a big kick.’’

The win was Baffert’s third in the Snow Chief, following Chief Planner (2003) and Da Stoops (2006), and Mike Marlow, his assistant trainer, said the fact Surfcup handled Cushion Track gives the stable some options.

A win by Bejarano in the Melair was certainly nothing new. The 1 ¼ length victory aboard Doinghardtimeagain, the 7-10 favorite, was his fourth in the race in six years.

Stretching out after a decisive victory in the Evening Jewel Stakes March 30 at Santa Anita, Doinghardtimeagain relaxed off the moderate splits set by Sweet Marini, moved in tandem while outside 4-1 shot Unusual Way around the turn, dispatched of that rival and took over from the stubborn pacesetter nearing the finish.

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dorfer – his first of three wins Saturday – for owner-breeders Debi and Tom Stull’s Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, Doinghardtimeagain completed the 1 1/16 miles over Cushion Track in 1:43.55. She paid $3.40, $2.20 and $2.10.

A daughter of Ministers Wild Cat out of the Conquistador Cielo mare Silver Hawk Lady, Doinghardtimeagain has won four of eight. Worse than second only once, the dark bay has earned $483,770.

The victory was the first beyond seven furlongs for Doinghardtimeagain and kept Curvy Cat her undefeated in three starts at Betfair Hollywood Park. She broke her maiden last Nov. 9 and won the inaugural Soviet Problem Stakes last Dec. 9 prior to the Melair.

Rebounding after a dismal performance in her first of the year and initial race for Baffert, Sweet Marini wound up two lengths clear of Unusual Way and paid $3.60 and $2.80. The show price on Unusual Way was $2.60.

Kate’s Event rallied widest of all to win in a race where the first four finishers were separated by less than one length.

Winning for the third time in five starts in 2013, Kate’s Event ran the 7 ½ furlongs over Cushion Track in 1:29.31. The third choice in a field of seven paid $10.40, $4.80 and $2.80.

Owned by breeder William H. Ziering, the 6-year-old Event of the Year horse out of the Mane Minister mare Nordidid has won six of 16 and banked $317,190.

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finished a half-length behind the winner after setting the pace and returned $5 and $4. A nose back in third was 14-1 outsider Planet Sunshine. His show price was $5.80.

Mel’s Game, the even money favorite, finished fourth, a nose behind Planet Sunshine after encountering traffic woes under jockey Julien Leparoux. The defeat was the first in 2013 for the son of Game Plan. The 4-year-old had gone 3-for-3 over conventional dirt during Santa Anita’s Winter/Spring meet.

In a B. Thoughtful weakened by the scratch of Teddy’s Promise, the 7-5 morning line favorite, Curvy Cat wore down pacesetter Ismene in the final sixteenth for her seventh career victory.

Returning to a synthetic surface after an off-the-board finish in the Irish O’Brien Stakes last month on turf at Santa Anita, Curvy Cat won by one length in 1:29.65 for the 7 ½ furlongs.

A 4-year-old Ministers Wild Cat filly

out of the Distorted Humor mare Curvy Girl, Curvy Cat has banked $241,373 in 15 starts.

She has been worse than third only once while racing in both Northern and Southern California. She paid $15.80, $7.80 and $4.

Ismene, who had a twolength lead with an eighth of a mile to run after being prompted for the first four furlongs by 71-1 outsider Melanistic, wound up 3 ¾ lengths in front of Dancingtothestars. The 2-1 favorite paid $4.40 and $2.80 while the show price on Dancingtothestars was $2.80.

A Grade 1 winner – the 2011 La Brea Stakes at Santa Anita - for owner-breeders Ted and Judy Nichols, Teddy’s Promise was declared from the B. Thoughtful Saturday morning by trainer Ron Ellis. He said the 5-year-old Salt Lake mare had a “touch’’ of a bruise on her left front foot.

A winner of eight of 22, Teddy’s Promise is nominated to the $70,000-added Time To Leave Stakes, a five furlong contest over Cushion Track. She is the defending champion in a race scheduled for May 5.

Hail Mary was the most decisive Gold Rush winner, romping by 9 ¾ lengths as the 3-10 favorite in the $70,500 Warren’s Thoroughbreds.

Leparoux rode the 3-year-old daughter of Old Topper for his father-in-law, trainer Mike Mitchell and owner-breeder Nick Alexander. The win was the second in four starts for Hail Mary.

In the male counterpart to the War-

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Super Ability

ren’s Thoroughbred, Super Ability, the 2-1 favorite, won the $70,750 Grey Memo Stakes by 2 ¾ lengths.

Martin Garcia rode the 5-year-old Langfuhr gelding for Iconic Thoroughbreds LLC and breeder Harris Farms, Inc. and trainer Carla Gaines. Like Hail Mary, Super Ability has won two of four.

The two stakes races for maidens – the $60,750 NTRA and the $62,000 Alphabet Kisses – were won by jockey Tyler Baze, who also captured the seventh – a non Gold Rush race - with Celebrity Status Mega Heat. Celebrity Status won the NTRA while Warren’s Veneda her third win during that stretch. After took the Alphabet Kisses. winning her maiden in her second start, she stepped up last summer and won the Prairie Meadows, Altoona, IA Prairie Gold Lassie Stakes, the race that American Sugar gets up in started her streak of racing in added-money races. The Harlan’s Holiday filly was also Goldfinch Poindexter Thoroughbreds’ American a seven-length winner of the Dixie Belle Stakes at Oaklawn Park back in January for Sugar got up as the even-money favorite trainer Lynn Chleboard. to win the $60,000 Goldfinch Stakes over The Michael Stidham-trained Livin six furlongs for 3-year-old fillies night at Peace, sent off at 9-1 odds, showed she Prairie Meadows. can compete at this level. Her two career Alex Birzer was aboard for the wellwins came in a $50,000 maiden-claiming timed win in 1:10.39.

Birzer saved ground with his filly while race and a $50,000 optional-claiming race. reserved off the pace and then they pulled SunRay Park, Farmington, NM out three-wide in the stretch to get the Groushy Apadana never quits in head victory over David Soblick’s Livin $65,000 Jack Cole Handicap Peace in the final few jumps. It was fiveFormer $5,000 claimer Groushy and-one-half lengths back to third-place finisher Wilhelmina, owned by Roustabout Apadana never quit and scored a wire to wire victory against stellar New MexicoRacing Stables. bred company in the $65,000 Jack Cole American Sugar was racing in her Handicap at SunRay Park and Casino. tenth consecutive stakes race and scored

The amazing eightyear-old gelding continued his ascent in top flight New Mexico stakes races. Coming off a powerful allowance win at Sunland Park on April 2, the 2012 E.T. Springer Handicap winner wanted more glory over the 6 furlong oval at Farmington.

Respected in the betting at 9-2 against a field full of stakes winners, Groushy Apadana took the lead early in the one mile contest under jockey Enrique Garcia. The bay gelding controlled the pace throughout although hounded by Beau Wizer and On Down The Road. The pressure never affected the front runner. He seemed to thrive under the conditions and the tight turns. Groushy Apadana turned up the heat heading into the stretch drive, and he opened up one and one-half lengths on his rivals. The son of Mr Groush never let up on throttle and was clocked in a fast 1:37.34.

Michael Valdez trains the 8-time winner from 19 starts. The multiple stakes winner paid $11.40 to win and earned $39,000 for the 5 Star Racing LLC. Groushy Apadana is relatively lightly raced for his age. He is closing in on $160,000 in earnings.

Well decorated stakes champ On Down the Road took a shot at the winner in upper stretch but could do no better than second. The 8-5 shot trained by Joel Marr finished nearly 2 lengths in front of Beau Wizer. The latter was worn down chasing the winner in the route feature.

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Both second and third place finishers carry six figure bankrolls.

Defending champion Our Choice failed to deliver his customary late charge.

Justin Evan’s star winner of over $662,000 wound up in sixth place. New Mexico State University Handicap winner Attitude E Racer never fired and finished a well beaten seventh. The 8-5 favorite carried lifetime earnings of nearly $350,000.

Groushy Apadana

sophomores.

Red Zeus was timed in 1:42.65 with Kelly Bridges aboard.

A son of Red Sky’s, Red Zeus was expected to be the favorite after winning the Arizona Stallion Stakes by 16 lengths in gate to wire fashion as the 1-20 choice on April 6.

In the $35,000 Sandra Hall Grand Canyon Handicap at six furlongs, Geri Gowdy and Rick Wise’s Espresso Springs broke on top from the inside post position and took Turf Paradise, Phoenix, AZ Red Zeus wins Breeders’ Derby the shortest route to the finish line while leading every step of the sprint. on Arizona-bred Day Jockey Scott Stevens was on board for Dick and Peggy Hopwood’s Red Zeus the win in a quick 1:07.82. made a late run to catch a tiring Claypool Frisky Ricky finished four-and-oneand win the $56,129 Gene Fleming Breedquarter lengths behind Espresso Springs ers’ Derby, the richest race on a program for second and Jamaican Memories findominated by five stakes for Arizona-breds ished third, another neck back. on Saturday afternoon at Turf Paradise.

Espresso Springs defended his win The Don Schnell-owned and -trained in the Grand Canyon Handicap for trainer Claypool burst from the gate in the oneRick Wise last year.

That was also his most and-one-sixteenth-mile test and tried to recent stakes win.

The six-year-old Rocky steal the race by opening up a five-length Bar gelding came into a Grand Canyon advantage. That strategy nearly worked.

The 7-10 favorite Red Zeus raced in second with a win and three seconds from four for the first mile and reeled in a tiring Clay- starts against lesser company.

In the $35,000 Joanne Dye Stakes for pool in the stretch to get the three-quarter three-year-old fillies at six-and-one-half length win. furlongs, it was all John Pendergast’s 3-10 Claypool maintained second and favorite Tribal Gal. Lewiston was third in the field of six Tribal Gal, under Juan Rivera, would not be denied the early lead and had a daylight advantage in a matter of a few strides. She then controlled the race and showed her prowess in the stretch as she drew away for a six-and-one-quarterlength victory as the 3-10 favorite.

The Tribal Rule filly was timed in 1:14.76.

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Tribal Gal was making her Turf Paradise debut and showed she was ready for a big effort after winning her previous start over six furlongs at Golden Gate Field by one length. The R. Kory Owens-trained filly has four wins from eight starts and now has a stakes win on her resume.

In the $35,000 Dwight D. Patterson Handicap at one-and-one-sixteenth-mile on the turf, Roys Mansur’s F D Icy, a $6,250 claim on February 25, moved up off a pair of starts for an $8,000 tag to win in frontrunning fashion.

F D Icy had a 10-length lead at the half-mile pole and then rolled to a fiveand-one-quarter-length win in 1:43.05.

Michael Iammarino was up on the nearly 9-1 outsider.

Bullittone was second by two lengths over Salado Tribe.

F D Icy was second behind Espresso Springs in last year’s Grand Canyon Handicap and has since raced in claiming and lower level allowance races. The Patterson Handicap victory was his first win in more than one year and the five-year-old gelding now has six wins from 30 starts.

In the $35,000 Ann Owens Distaff Handicap at six furlongs, Marvin Fleming’s Hindu Kush pulled off the afternoon’s biggest surprise with a game win at 47-1 odds.

Page Springs, the 11-10 favorite, set all the fractions and was challenged by Hindu Kush nearing the wire. Hindu Kush, under a rail-trip ride from Dennis Collins, got up to win the duel by a head. It was just a neck back to third-place runner Luxuriance.

Hindu Kush came into the Ann Owens off a hard fought win over seven-and-onehalf furlongs on the turf. She was on the

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Master Rick

Devon’s Spirit

lead and then prevailed by one-half length creased his earnings to $351,363. for an $8,000 claiming price.

Master Rick paid $7.60, $3.80, $2.80, runner-up Prayer for Relief returned $3.40, Lone Star Park, $2.80 and Good Lord paid $3.20 for show.

Get in Da House, Majestic Harbor and Grand Prairie, TX Master Rick prevails in $200,000 Donoharm completed the order of finish.

Presenting the trophy for today’s Texas Grade 3 Texas Mile Mile was Dallas City Councilman Scott Richard L. Davis’s Master Rick, trained Griggs who represents District 1, Oak Cliff.

by Steve Asmussen was on his game Mr. Griggs will be seeking a second term in today, winning the 17th running of the the upcoming race May 11.

Grade III, $200,000 Texas Mile for threeyear-olds and upward over a fast main track at Lone Star Park on Saturday before a crown of 11,058 fans.

SunRay Park, Farmington, NM Ridden by Ricardo Santana, Jr., leading Devon’s Spirit explodes late to rider at Oaklawn Park’s recent meeting, the four-year-old colt by Master Command win Russell and Helen Foutz Distaff settled into ideal tracking position on the Under a well calculated ride from inside behind fractions of :23.96, :47.27 and 1:11.36. With pacesetter Good Lord in Duane Sterling, Devon’s Spirit exploded late to win the $65,000 Russell and Helen his sights at the top of the stretch, Master Rick was put to a drive taking the lead just Foutz Distaff at SunRay Park and Casino on Saturday. before the sixteenth-pole and moving The 6-year-old New Mexico-bred Preclear for the win by one and one quarter meditation mare picked a lucrative time lengths over Prayer for Relief. It was another two lengths back to Good Lord who to generate a career best performance and win her first stakes. Racing well off ran third. The final time for the mile was the pace in the six and one-half furlong 1:36.01. feature, Devon’s Spirit looked hopelessly “When I let him go, he ran perfect,” beaten at the three eighths pole. She was said jockey Ricardo Santana, Jr. “At the in seventh place and had nearly 5 lengths three-eights, I moved him a little bit, I knew I had a lot of horse and when I to gain. moved my horse in the stretch, I won the Sterling directed Devon’s Spirit race.” through a small opening along the rail and Of the win, owner Richard L. Davis she responded with a terrific stretch run. said “Absolutely the best! Obviously a The overlayed 6-1 shot produced a huge mile is his distance and that’s where he’s rally and was batting Gossip Dome for the the strongest and we’re gonna keep him lead about 150 yards from the wire. Devthere.” on’s Spirit dug in and pulled clear to win With the win, Master Rick improved by 1 and 1/4 lengths for winning trainer his race record to four wins from 15 starts. Dick “Flaco” Cappellucci. In order to win the feature, she had to pass every horse in And the $122,000 share of the purse in-

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the race. Devon’s Spirit collected her sixth win from 27 starts and paid $14.80 to win.

She had finished second in three previous starts over SunRay Park soil.

Sterling said in the winner’s circle, “We didn’t get the trip we wanted but the fast pace helped, and we got a little lucky. She ran real hard.”

The hard charging winner earned a sizeable $39,000 for owner-breeder John Pinkerton of El Paso, Texas. Devon’s Spirit has career earnings of over $212,000.

Gossip Dome ran a near flawless race and finished with plenty of heart. Jockey Ry Eiklberry brought the 7-time winner from off the pace and saved ground on the final turn. The runner-up earned $13,650.

Multiple stakes winner Iplaytricks generated a solid late effort to gain third after racing 4-wide on the second turn. Joel Marr trains the winner of over $377,000.

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Evangeline Downs, Opelousas, LA Jossy Do It leads all the way in $50,000 Hallowed Dreams Stakes at Evangeline Downs

Gregor

chuk, Jossy Do It was making her Evangeline Downs debut and the victory, her third in ten career starts was worth $30,000 and pushed her lifetime earnings past the $78,000 mark.

APR 19, 2013 Turf Paradise, Phoenix, AZ ATBA Spring Futurity set

The three trials to the ATBA Spring Futurity were contested at four-and-oneJossy Do It ($25.80) went right to the Prairie Meadows, Altoona, IA half furlongs while the finals will be run at front and never looked back en route to an Vannistelrooy Star Game winner five furlongs on Friday afternoon at Turf easy win in the $50,000 Hallowed Dreams of Golden Circle Paradise.

The top four finishers in each trial Stakes for three-year-old fillies at EvangeThe Timothy Martin-owned and will advance to the 12-horse final field. line Downs Racetrack & Casino on Satur-trained Vannistelrooy Star fought to a Owner CJ Racing and trainer Molly J. day evening.

Breaking quickly under veteran jockey game nose win over odds-on favorite King Pearson stood out with two of their horses, Eddie Martin Jr. the Florida bred daughter Henry in the $60,000 Golden Circle Stakes Whiz Hit and Winning Vision, winning for three-year-olds at Prairie Meadows on trials with the top-two times and Pearson of Proud Accolade was able to establish a Saturday night. sweeping the trials. clear early lead and despite setting quick Vannistelrooy Star raced the six furWhiz Hit took the third trial with the fractions of 21.81 & 45.11 was never challongs in 1:10.00 under David Mello for his fastest time of :51.72 while making his lenged while winning by more than five ½ third career win. career debut.

He won by three-and-onelengths over Ada Mae and race favorite My King Henry finished two-and-one-half half lengths after opening up a six-length Lady Lauren. The running time for the 5 ½ lengths ahead of third-place finisher Favor- advantage. Also reaching the finals from furlongs on a main track labeled fast was ite Uncle. that trial were My Fine Lady, Kid Paradise, 1:03.92.

Vannistelrooy Star, a gelding by Van and Lawly’s Goal.

Winning jockey Eddie Martin Jr. stated Nistelrooy, stalked the pace in the fiveWinning Vision won the first trial “She was nice and relaxed and just flew horse field and then exerted himself under by more than five lengths and nearly out of there when the gates opened. I called on her at the top of the stretch and urging through the stretch. He had a one- matched Whiz Hit’s time with a :51.76 half length lead at the top of the stretch clocking. The remaining qualifiers from the she kicked away from them.” and then held 7-10 favorite King Henry, first trial were Hit The Bottle, R Last Hoorah Waldo Girl checked in fourth, followed who was making a three-wide move, safe and Bonita Rock.

by Fleet Dawn, Pursuitofparadise, and I Robert W. Morgan and Daniel Avena’s Dare U Em. Vegas Baby Vegas and Caroline to get the win by the narrowest of margins.

Bear Facts narrowly defeated Stable H.M.A.’s Dehere were scratched.

A maiden winner back in September, Lazy Daisy May by a head in the other trial.

Owned and Trained by David WoloVannistelrooy Star returned from a more Each of the those horses are trained by than four-month layoff to take a $50,000 Pearson and making their first starts. Bear claiming race at Oaklawn Park in February. Facts was clocked in :52.55. Following them Keith Asmussen and Erv Woolsey’s under the wire and into the finals were King Henny was making his seventhBaby’s Corner and Fascinating Dixie. straight start against stakes company.

The Steve Asmussen-trained colt won SunRay Park, Farmington, NM the Clever Trevor Stakes in November at Gregor fights gamely to win Remington Park and took the Gazebo $35,000 Inaugural Handicap Stakes at Oaklawn Park two starts before the Golden Circle.

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stakes race in the $35,000 Inaugural Handicap at SunRay Park and Casino on opening day Friday.

Racing for the powerful Henry Dominguez stable, Gregor fought off rivals on both sides to eventually take a well deserved neck win over stable mate and defending champ Imco Spirit. Under jockey Enrique Portillo Gomez, the grey roan gelding by Marino Marini emerged from a three-horse battle on the final turn of the six and one-half furlong feature race.

The front runner expert put away a strong effort from Silver Chunkus coming off the turn and had enough resolve to fend off a bold bid from 4-5 favorite Imco Spirit. Gomez said in the winner’s circle, “I saw him coming (Imco Spirit) next to me and knew he had a lot of heart. I have always respected him. My horse responded well and tried very hard.”

Gregor paid $4.80 as the 7-5 second favorite.

Gregor earned a $21,000 paycheck from his 4th career win for 2012-13 leading Sunland Park Thoroughbred owners Kirk and Judy Robison and the Solitaire Stable.

Imco Spirit is also owned by the same connections. Silver Chunkus finished third, beaten almost 4 lengths.

APR 17, 2013 Evangeline Downs, Opelousas, LA Lattin Devil in a track record performance in the Inaugural Stakes at Evangeline Downs

Lattin Devil ($5.40) captured the $50,000 Inaugural Stakes for three-yearolds in a track record performance at

Sister Kate

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino on Wednesday, the opening night of the 2013 spring/summer thoroughbred racing season.

Despite breaking a step slow under veteran jockey Donnie Meche, the Louisiana bred Latent Heat gelding was able to work his way to the front heading into the far turn from early pacesetters Prior Restraint and Mr D’s Runaway, then proceeded to pull away from his rivals en route to a more than 7 length victory in a track record time of 1:08.63 for the six furlongs on a track labeled fast, erasing the previous mark of 1:08.93 set by last year’s Horse-of-the-Meet Heavyonthemister. The fractional splits were 21.02 & 44.34 for the opening quarter and half-mile.

Hardrock Eleven, the 1.30 to 1 posttime favorite rallied in the stretch to finish second, a neck in front of Successful Story.

Prior Restraint and Mr D’s Runaway, who dueled for the lead in the early stages, weakened to 4th and 5th, respectively.

Knockitdownhard rounded out the field of six.

Owned by Terrell Jarrett Jr. and trained

by Jorge Lara, Latin Devil earned $30,000 for the win, his third in six career starts and first in a black-type event. Bred locally by Highclere Farms, he has now bankrolled more than $104,000.

Brother Derek, pressed the pace in Sunday’s $70,000 Santa Lucia and overhauled Candrea and David Flores late to win by three quarters of a length under Corey Nakatani, getting 1 1/16 miles in 1:45.22.

Trained by Jerry Hollendorfer and owned by her breeder, Mary Caldwell, Sister Kate had been idle since winning a second-condition allowance at the same distance on Feb. 23 at Golden Gate Fields.

She was off at odds of 8-1 in the five-horse Santa Lucia, for older fillies and mares.

“I was trying to put her in the race and let her assert herself as the speed, but David wanted to go on Baffert’s horse,” said

APR 14, 2013 Santa Anita Race Park, Arcadia, CA Sister Kate upsets in $70,000 Santa Lucia

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Nakatani. “I opted to let him go ahead and go. I got to his outside to track him and it ended up working out for us.”

Sister Kate paid $18.40, $6.00 and $4.00. With the winner’s share of $55,200, her earnings now stand at $206,984. Her overall record is 14-5-2-4.

Candrea, one of two Bob Bafferttrained entrants, was off at 6-1 and was game on the lead throughout, setting fractions of 23.22, 47.22, 1:11.72 and 1:37.95. She finished 3 ½ lengths in front of longshot Sister Glady Oh La and paid $6.40 and $4.60.

Ridden by Joe Talamo, Sister Glady Oh La was the biggest price in the field at 15-1 and she finished a head in front of Baffert’s Maker or Breaker, the heavy 3-5 favorite with Martin Garcia.

Sister Glady Oh La paid $3.80 to show.

In an unusual twist, the complete order of finish to the Santa Lucia was accomplished in saddle cloth order: 1-2-3-4-5.

Dandy Don Who

the $75,000 Sunland Park Handicap at 1 and 1/8 miles.

Under leading jockey Ry Eikleberry, Forest Mouse proved 2 and 1/2 lengths better than rival Red Lead while toting 127 pounds and sped through the distance in a quick 1:49.09. The Henry Dominguez trained sensation has won now won the Winsham Lad Handicap, Zia Park Distance Championship and San Juan County Commissioner’s Handicap in less than 10 months.

Eikleberry said in the winner’s circle, “He settled real well, I knew the #3 horse (Red Lead) was the one to beat, so I made an early move on him. It helped that I knew I was on the best horse.”

The big 3-5 favorite was coming off courageous effort fifth place effort in the Grade 1 Frank Kilroe Stakes over the turf at Santa Anita. The five-year-old Teton Forest stallion owns 13 wins from 31 career starts.

He has earned nearly $500,000 for owner Parnell Thomas of Montezuma Creek Utah.

Sunland Park, NM Forest Mouse conquers $75,000 Santa Anita Race Park, Sunland Park Handicap Arcadia, CA Forest Mouse, the most dominant Consistent Chips All In springs handicap horse in New Mexico, once upset in San Simeon Stakes again showed his class by strolling home a definitive winner in the 54th running of

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Hard hitting Chips All In, second beaten a nose down Santa Anita’s hillside turf course on Feb. 23, came back firing in Saturday’s Grade 3, $100,000 San Simeon Stakes, as he ran down even money favorite Obviously in deep stretch to win going away by a half length under Tyler Baze, getting 6 ½ furlongs in a rapid 1:11.28.

Trained by Jeff Mullins, Chips All In, a 4-year-old Kentucky-bred colt by North Light, sat a comfortable third early as Irishbred Obviously set sizzling fractions of

21.52, 43.16 and 1:05.28. Baze angled his mount three-wide turning for home and proved best as the 2-1 second choice in his second start off a seven month freshening.

“I wasn’t concerned about today at all,” said Baze. “Not the way he’s been training – he’s training lights out. He’s a real special horse and it’s just a privilege to be on him.

He’s a really cool horse.

Owned by Everest, O’Brien, Valdez and Turpin, Chips All In paid $6.60, $3.20 and $2.20. The winner’s share of $60,000 hiked his earnings to $327,955, and Chips All In improved his record to 13-6-4-1.

With Mullins away to attend a horse sale in Ocala, Florida, assistant trainer Ral Ayers handled the San Simeon saddling duties.

Obviously, who hadn’t run since finishing a close third behind eventual Horse of the Year Wise Dan and 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom in the Grade I Breeders’ Cup Mile Nov. 3, was a bit slow to begin, but vaulted to the lead with Joe Talamo about a hundred yards out of the gate.

Obviously paid $2.80 and $2.10 and finished 1 ¼ lengths in front of Chosen Miracle and Rafael Bejarano.

Off at 9-2, Chosen Miracle paid $2.80 to show.

APR 13, 2013 Sunland Park, NM Dandy Don Who wins Copper Top Futurity for colts and geldings; Lady Genius speeds away in Copper Top Futurity for fillies

Dandy Don Who survived a sharp pace

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duel and emerged a driving three-quarter length winner in the $95,125 Copper Top Futurity for colts and geldings. The Todd Fincher trainee was forwardly placed in the four and one-half furlong feature for New Mexico-breds.

The two-year-old son of Quinton’s Gold raced in between Weeping Aly and Fonzerilli and wrestled control of the lead heading into the stretch run. Emerging from the early battle, Dandy Don Who pulled clear but had to brace for a late rally from favorite Vernissage in deep stretch.

The front runner had enough reserves to hold off the fast closing 6-5 choice. The winner was clocked in 52.21 seconds and paid $7.80 on a $2 win ticket.

Winning owners Sam and Sammy Stevens of Lamesa, Texas took home a $47,563 paycheck. Dandy Don Who remains unbeaten in two starts. He defeated Vernissage in the trials on March 19 by a nose. The chestnut gelding has ridden expertly by jockey Aldo Arboleda in both outings.

Vernissage suffered a very bumpy start and was forced into closing tactics under jockey Isaias Enriquez. The Going Wild gelding fought valiantly and closed with a wide run heading into the stretch.

The runner-up finished with closing interest and just ran out of real estate. He earned $19,025 for owner Gary Thompson of Odessa, Texas. Fonzerilli held third followed by Roll Out the Band a half length back in fourth. Weeping Aly finished fifth.

Trained by Dallas Barton, Lady Genius rocketed to an emphatic 8 and 3/4 length win in the $88,389 Copper Top Futurity for fillies racing four and one half furlongs.

Under jockey Carlos Madeira, the daughter of Quinton’s Gold left no doubt to her

Overanalyze

I wasn’t surprised that he won, but I was shocked at how easily he won.”

With jockey Rafael Bejarano subbing for the injured John Velazquez, Overanalzye was unhurried early and settled near the back of the pack as Divine Ambition lead the charge for an opening quarter mile in 23 1/5. Falling Sky took over before a half mile in 47 3/5, but could not sustain the bid. The winner stayed within striking distance down the backstretch and began his five-wide move late in the second turn before drawing away from runner-up Frac Daddy in the stretch. He completed the 1 1/8 miles in 1:51 4/5 over fast track.

Carve, who was racing from the one hole, encountered traffic but once clear, got up for third.

Overanalyze drifted slightly in the lane and trainer Kenny McPeek’s assistant, Oaklawn Park, Hot Springs, AR Phil Bauer, filed an objection on behalf of Frac Daddy, but it was not allowed by the Overanalyze on his way to stewards.

Kentucky after Arkansas Derby Falling Sky, Oxbow, Den’s Legacy, score Divine Ambition, Texas Bling, and Heaven’s Repole Stable’s Overanalyze, a top Runway completed the order of finish. War 2-year-old last year, who had fallen off the Academy, the 9-5 favorite, was pulled just radar, jumped back into the Kentucky Der- after a half mile, but walked off -the track by picture with a dominating 4 ¼ length on his own. victory in Saturday’s $1 million Arkansas “He was just very uncertain over the Derby (Grade 1) before a crowd of 66,158. surface and I tried to get him to settle,” The victory earned him 100 points based said jockey Mike Smith. “He was okay on on Churchill Downs’ criteria for making the the first turn, but then he took four or five 20-horse field and ranks him fifth among really awkward steps. I didn’t see anything the hopefuls for the first Saturday in May. major causing it, but I just felt really awk“When (jockey) Johnny (Velazquez) ward on him and figured it was better safe got off him after the Gotham (when fifth than sorry, so I pulled him up. I didn’t want as favorite March 2) he said he flattened to take any chances.” out and probably needed the race,” said With the Arkansas Derby win, trainer Mike Repole by phone. “Todd was going to Todd Pletcher’s record-breaking third in run Verrazano in the Wood, so we decided Oaklawn’s signature race, Overanalzye to split the two horses up and come here. brought his record to four wins from seven

superiority in the freshman New Mexicobred division. She took the lead right out of the gate, relaxed rounding the turn, and then unleashed another powerful display of speed through the stretch run.

Out of the blue chip stakes producing mare Miss Einstein, Lady Genius dominated a precocious group of fillies and was clocked in a fast 51.70.

The winner’s check was worth $44,195 to winning owners W.D. Carson, Sr., M.H. Carson and Leach Racing LLC of Brady, Texas. Lady Genius is unbeaten in two career starts and should be a major force in futurities at Ruidoso Downs this summer. She packs a tremendous early punch loaded with brisk acceleration. 36-1 long shot Cattle Act finished a distant second, followed by Tizzy Devil in third.

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Justin Phillip

Cyber Secret, a 4-year-old Kentuckybred son of Broken Vow out of the Dixieland Band mare Stomping, sat behind splits of :22.95, 46:56 and 1:10.97 set by 25-1 shot Taptowne and then assumed command coming out of the far turn to kick clear though the lane and cover the 1 1/8 miles in 1:49.67 on a fast track. Taptowne hung on for second 5 ¾ lengths behind and Sabercat, sent off at 35-1, was another 2 ¾ lengths back.

Jockey Calvin Borel, who was aboard Taptowne said, “He was galloping along.

I think he ran the race of his life today. He ran big.”

The same cannot be said of Fort Cyber Secret wins Oaklawn Larned, who was making his second start of Handicap for the home team the year and first since rider Brian HernanCyber Secret remained undefeated dez, Jr. was unseated when he stumbled at during the current meet at Oaklawn Park by scoring a mild upset in the 67th edition the start of the Gulfstream Park Handicap (Grade 2). He stalked the early pace but of the $500,000 Oaklawn Park Handicap (Grade 2) in front of 66,158 hometown fans when Hernandez asked him to run at the top of the lane, he came up empty. in Saturday. With the win, he gave owner Whiting, who said that he will likely and track president Charles J. Cella and his take the multiple stakes winning colt to long-time trainer Lynn Whiting their first Churchill Downs next for the Alysheba victories in one of the track’s signature Stakes (on May 4), was emotional as he events.

Cella’s Cyber Secret has now won four stood on the track waiting to unsaddle consecutive races and two straight stakes Cyber Secret.

“I knew he was sitting on a big, big in four outings this year. Dispatched at 6-1, race. I couldn’t be any happier with him. he bested a field of nine other top handiHe’s just done everything right this whole cap horses which included defending meet,” he said.” I’m thrilled for Mr. Cella.

Breeders’ Cup Classic champion and 1-9 The Razorback (on March 9) was his first favorite Fort Larned. graded win at his home track. Now, he’s “I thought he ran great today,” said won his second.” winning rider Robby Albarado, who also Alternation, the 2012 winner of the notched his first Oaklawn Handicap vicrace who is trained by Donnie K. Von tory. “They were clipping right along up front, but at every part of the race I felt like Hemel, showed little and could fare no better than fifth. he was in my hands. He wanted to do it.

Turning for home, he exploded for me and “That wasn’t him today. It seemed like then held off some very nice horses.” we were in the right spot, but he’s not the starts and has now earned $908,381. The Dixie Union colt is now among the four horses Pletcher has qualified for the Kentucky Derby. He also won the Louisiana Derby (Grade 2) with Revolutionary, the Wood Memorial Stakes (Grade 1) with Verranzo and earlier on Saturday he finished second in the Blue Grass Stakes (Grade 1) with Palace Malice.

Overanalyze returned $9.40, $5.60 and $4.60 as the 7-2 third choice. Frac Daddy was nearly 24-1, resulting in an $195.40 exacta and the 22-1 Carve helped produce a $1,264.30 trifecta based on a $1 wager.

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same horse he was last year. Maybe next time he comes back better,” said jockey Luis Quinonez.

Cyber Secret returned $15, $6.20 and $4.60. With the $300,000 winner’s portion of the purse, he upped his career earnings to $552,564. He has now won six of 14 lifetime starts.

“It’s not about me owning the track.

It’s about the horse. He’s such a great horse and he has a great trainer,” said Cella, whose family has founded the Hot Springs landmark 105 years ago.

Louis Cella, Charles’ son, added “I’m just speechless. Speaking for myself, this is so great for dad with as much as he’s put into the game for so long.”

One race later, Justin Phillip came from off the pace to prevail in the 40th running of the $250,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (Grade 3). The victory was the second straight over the track and the first stakes score of the year from the Zayat Stables’ color bearer.

Justin Phillip, a 5-year-old son of First Samurai out of the Cryptoclearance mare Ava Knows the Code, stepped the six furlongs in 1:09.63 on a fast track under 19-year-old rider Ricardo Santana Jr. while Pico’s pride was ¾ lengths back. Gentlemen’s Bet, who had been undefeated in three starts, was another two lengths back.

The win was the first stakes victory for Santana, who topped the jockey standings at the meet for the first time. “This is a thrill. This is the biggest win of my career,” he said. “I’m so happy Steve had the confidence in me.”

Justin Phillip paid$4.40, $3.20 and $2.80 as the even-money favorite in the field of eight horses three and older. He has now won six of 26 starts and upped his

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Get Happy Mister

earnings to $782,162.

In other stakes action, Get Happy Mister broke on top and never looked back as he posted a front-running victory in the 16th running of the $100,000 Northern Spur Stakes for 3-year-olds.

The Colorado-bred son of First Samurai out of the Elusive Quality mare Sara Margaret, who was being stretched out from his win in the six furlong $60,000 Gazebo Stakes here on March 29, set splits of :23.78, :47.2, and 1:12.34 before finishing up in 1:25.38 for the mile on a fast track.

Get Happy Mister paid $16.20, $6.80 and $4.60. Looking Cool, the 8-5 favorite in the field of 10, was 2 ½ lengths behind and Red Wings was another 4 ½ lengths back in third.

Get Happy Mister, ridden by Glenn Corbett, now has five wins in six starts and upped his bankroll to $171,421.

Mizdirection

defer to Schiaparelli and Joe Talamo, who held sway well inside the sixteenth pole through splits of 22.41, 44.64 and 1:06.53.

Trained by Mike Puype, Mizdirection is now a perfect five for five going 6 ½ furlongs down the Camino Real Turf Course.

“She broke well, I was concerned about the break but she broke clean,” said Flores, who was pinch-hitting for regular rider Mike Smith, who was away to ride War Academy in today’s Arkansas Derby. “I looked over and Talamo had a lot of horse so I let him cruise.

Owned by Jim Rome’s Jungle Racing LLC, William Strauss, Daniel Grohs, Kevin Nish, Michael Kramek and Boris Beljak, Mizdirection, a 5-year-old Kentucky-bred mare by Mizzen Mast, picked up $60,000 for the win and increased her earnings to $1,154,621. She paid $2.80, $2.20 and $2.10.

Following her Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup win down the hill on Nov. 3, MizdirecSanta Anita Race Park, tion won the Grade II Monrovia Stakes in Arcadia, CA similar fashion down the hillside and came Mizdirection is perfection in Las back to easily win her most recent start, Cienegas Stakes the Grade II Buena Vista Stakes on Feb. 18, Although she poses a challenge for at one mile on turf. the faint of heart, Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint “She never ceases to surprise me,” said Champion Mizdirection knows where the Puype. “She’s so hard-trying, very honest… money is, and in the words of Trevor Den- We had two strong fillies coming off two man, “She’s done it again!” as she remained strong efforts and they both ran good. It undefeated down Santa Anita’s hillside was very hard to separate them at the wire turf course, rallying to overtake stableand I couldn’t be happier.” mate Schiaparelli to win Saturday’s Grade Schiaparelli, who came off a 3 ½ 3, $100,000 Las Cienegas Stakes by a half length allowance score down the hill, was length under David Flores, getting 6 ½ off as the third choice in the wagering at furlongs in 1:12.61.

9-2. She paid $3.60 and $2.20.

Breaking from the outside post Schiaparelli finished 2 ½ lengths in position in a field of five, Mizdirection, front of Purim’s Dancer, who was off as the 2-5 favorite, broke alertly to take the the second choice with Tyler Baze at 7-2. early lead, but Flores was able to quickly Purim’s Dancer paid $2.10 to show.

Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie, TX Lasting Bubbles drills in JEH Stallion Station Stakes

Lasting Bubbles, owned by Judy Peek and trained by Ken Peek won the 17th running of the JEH Stallion Station Stakes Saturday at Lone Star Park.

With Lindey Wade aboard, the fiveyear-old mare by Pulling Punches stalked the pace on the outside behind favorite Cowgirl N Up posting fractions of 22.37 45.20. Lasting Bubbles, with strong urging and under the whip, took the lead with a furlong to go and powered away to win the $50,000 contest for Texas-breds, three and up, by a margin of five and one half furlongs. Cowgirl N Up held on for the place and it was another three and a half furlongs back to third place finisher,Im a Bear. The final time for the six and one half furlong stake was 1:16.32 “She put me in a good position” said jockey Lindey Wade. “She ran the lights out.”

“She’s a very, very large athletic filly.

We thought that if we could pressure it [the pace] she could conquer the smaller versions,” said winning trainer Ken Peek.

Lasting Bubbles earned $30,000 for her win in the JEH Stallion Station increasing her lifetime earnings to $111,002. It was her fourth win from 11 starts. For those who invested, she returned $6.20, $2.80 and $2.60. Runner-up Cowgirl N Up returned $2.60, $2.40, and Im a Bear paid $3.60 for show.

Nurse Goodnight,Contucky Dirt, Patty’s Pride, Triplemental, Circustown Rose and Platinum Song completed the order of finish.

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APR 12, 2013 Oaklawn Park, Hot Springs, AR On Fire Baby returns for Apple Blossom victory

On Fire Baby rewarded her connections’ confidence and patience with a gate-to-wire victory in Friday’s $500,000 Apple Blossom Handicap (Grade 1), her first race in more than 300 days. The victory also marked the first Grade 1 score for her owner-breeder Anita Cauley, trainer Gary “Red Dog” Hartlage and jockey Joe Johnson.

“I’m really, really proud,” said Cauley. “I needed her to act like a racehorse today.

I didn’t necessarily need the win. This was icing on the cake. We want to have her around for a while.”

On Fire Baby was guided to the lead

by Johnson from the start and allowed to get an uncontested first quarter in 24 and half mile in the 48. When her competition began to engage her around the final turn, she answered all questions and held on to win by a half-length over Azeri Stakeswinner Tiz Miz Sue, who closed late after finally getting running room in the stretch.

Pippin and Bayakoa Stakes-winner Don’t Tell Sophia also made a belated run, but had to settle for third.

“Joe rode one hell of a race,” said Hartlage. “It doesn’t get much better than that.

He’s the most underrated rider there is.”

Summer Applause, Bryan’s Jewel, She’s All In and even money favorite Grace Hall, who had to steady at the 7/8ths pole and then faded after putting in a mild bid, completed the order of finish.

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and Hartlage. Her first foal, High Heels, won the 2007 Fantasy Stakes (Grade 1) and second foal, French Kiss, won the 2009 Pippen. However, On Fire Baby, who also won Oaklawn’s 2012 Honeybee Stakes (Grade 3), is the most accomplished to date. The Apple Blossom was her fifth victory from nine career starts and she has now earned $654,629.

“This is the best she’s ever looked in her life. She’s picked up 150 lbs. since last year. She’s so relaxed. She’s really matured.

She’s the best horse I’ve ever had and I’ve been training 40 years. She’s something special.”

The winner paid $26.40, $10.00 and $4.80 at odds of 12-1. The exacta paid $114.80 and trifecta returned $213.90.

APR 7, 2013 Santa Anita Race Park, Arcadia, CA I Dazzle powers to neck victory in $75,000 American Beauty Stakes

horse relaxed,” said Bejarano, who entered the day well atop the Santa Anita jockey standings with 76 wins—21 clear of Edwin Maldonado. “I could see Stevens open up around the turn and when I asked my horse, she gave me a good kick.”

Previously trained by Jack Van Berg, I Dazzle is a 5-year-old mare by the Storm Cat stallion Hold That Tiger. Owned by Jones or Peluso, she picked up $45,900 for the win, increasing her earnings to $178,837. A second-condition allowance winner at Santa Anita on Feb. 23, she improved her overall mark on Sunday to 16-4-2-2.

Off at 9-2, I Dazzle paid $11.40, $5.00 and $9.20.

“She trained very well the last three or four weeks and we did a few things to put her in our program and she responded nicely,” said Sadler, who notched his 27th win of the meet.

English-bred Moone’s My Name, who made her U.S. debut for Sadler as the second choice at 3-1, finished well under Garrett Gomez and paid $4.20 and $6.80.

Irish-bred Byrony was off at 10-1 with Joe Talamo and finished third, a 3 ½ lengths behind Moone’s My Name and paid $10.00 to show.

It was another 1 ¼ lengths back to favored In the Stars, who tired badly.

Fractions on the race were 22.88, 46.05, 1:09.66 and 1:21.64.

In her first start for trainer John Sadler, Louisiana-bred I Dazzle, with Rafael Bejarano up, tackled 1-2 favorite In the Stars approaching the five-sixteenth pole and held on to win Sunday’s $75,000 American Beauty Stakes by a neck, getting one mile on turf in 1:33.42, as Sadler’s runners finished one-two-three in a five-horse field.

In the run to the Club House turn, 17-1 Will Rogers Downs, longshot Little Emily, with Jorge Carreno Claremore, OK up, went to the front and was joined head Foreign Sultress gains first and head by In the Stars with Gary Stestakes win vens.

Scattered Acres LLC’s Foreign Sultress “I could see that Gary Stevens was goheld favored Jazzin’ Okie at bay through ing pretty quick and I wanted to keep my

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I Dazzle

the stretch to gain her first stakes win in the $55,000 Cherokee Casino Will Rogers Downs Classic Distaff Sprint on Monday afternoon at Will Rogers Downs.

The six-furlong dash was for threeyear-old and older Oklahoma-breds.

Foreign Sultress responded to a stalking strategy to gain her fifth career win from 14 starts. She followed pacesetter Shez Tuned Up and then went to the front at the top of the stretch. Jazzin’Okie, the 3-2 favorite, made a bid in the lane, however was never able to reel in 10-1 outsider Foreign Sultress.

The Andy Gladd-trained Foreign Sultress won by two-and-one-quarter lengths with a 1:11.43 time for six furlongs.

Diamond Disco was two lengths behind Jazzin’ Okie for third in the field of eight females. Early leader Shez Tuned Up faded to fourth place.

Foreign Sultress had gone to the lead in her four previous starts and gained two wins and a pair of second-place finishes against lesser company. The Foreign Policy daughter’s two wins came for a $7,500 claiming price and then she won a $36,800 conditioned allowance race at Remington Park. Each of those wins came against state-bred distaffers.

Lucious Lonna

Lonna defeated 10 rivals, including Grade 2 stakes-winners Halo Dolly and Vamo a Galupiar.

Luscious Lonna took command immediately under jockey Jesus Velazquez and was never threatened en route to winning the Golden Poppy by 2 1/2 lengths over Lady Aspen. Halo Dolly, the even-money favorite, finished third, a half-length behind Lady Aspen and a half-length ahead of Vamo a Galupiar, the 5-2 second choice.

“I thought they were going to put more pressure on me but they let me go by myself,” said Velazquez, who earned his second career stakes victory. “She relaxed and when I asked her at the top of the stretch she responded. She’s a nice filly.”

Luscious Lonna is trained by Nick Sloan, who claimed Luscious Lonna out of her second career start. Luscious Lonna made one start for Sloan – finishing third in a starter allowance race on the turf – before she went to the sidelines for more than a year due to an injury.

Luscious Lonna returned to the races last September and has rewarded Sloan for his patience by winning five of eight starts since the layoff.

“This is the first horse I ever had that’s run above the claiming level,” said Sloan, who owns Luscious Lonna in partnership with Jon Harris and Bonnie Marshall.

Golden Gate Fields, Luscious Lonna earned $39,550 for Berkeley, CA Sunday’s win and has made $137,650 for Luscious Lonna wires rivals in Sloan and his partners while registering Golden Poppy Stakes five wins, two seconds, and a third in nine Luscious Lonna, claimed for $6,250 in starts for the group.

2011, posted a wire-to-wire upset victory Luscious Lonna won the Golden in the $61,350 Golden Poppy Stakes at Poppy in 1:45.86 on a yielding turf course Golden Gate Fields Sunday. and paid $26.80. Bred in California, LusMaking her stakes debut in the 1 1/16- cious Lonna is a 5-year-old daughter of mile turf race for fillies and mares, Luscious Benchmark.

APR 6, 2013 Santa Anita Race Park, Arcadia, CA Goldencents rates early and wins Santa Anita Derby under Krigger

By Beth Harris Trainer Doug O’Neill is headed back to the Kentucky Derby a year after winning it, and this time, Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino is along for the ride.

Goldencents won the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby over even-money favorite Flashback by 1¼ lengths on Saturday not long before Pitino’s team rallied to beat Wichita State 72-68 at the Final Four in Atlanta to complete the horse-loving coach’s sporting daily double.

“These are the races you want to be a part of,” said O’Neill, whose I’ll Have Another won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness last year. “This horse has been such a cool horse. I don’t think those big crowds and all the people at the Derby will be a factor for him, so I’m pumped.”

In New York, Verrazano won the $1 million Wood Memorial by three-quarters of a length for trainer Todd Pletcher, keeping the colt undefeated going into the first Saturday in May. Goldencents had it easier.

Ridden by Kevin Krigger, the brown colt ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.76. He paid $15, $5.40 and $3.40 at 6-1 odds. He could become the first black jockey to win the Kentucky Derby since Jimmy Winkfield won his second in 1902.

“Right here, right now is the biggest moment of my life,” he said. “It’s only going to get better – the horse, me, the team.”

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Goldencents chased pacesetter Super Ninety Nine most of the way around before swinging to the outside to make his move on the turn for home. He had enough left when the gray Flashback came to him in the stretch.

The outcome was quite different from the San Felipe on March 9, when Goldencents and Flashback chased a suicidal pace. Hear the Ghost won that race by a half-length, but he was scratched earlier in the week with a knee injury.

Flashback finished second and Jimmy Creed Goldencents was fourth that day. after last year’s Triple Crown races as the On Saturday, Flashback was again the result of a positive drug test for one of his runner-up. He returned $3 and $2.20. horses in 2010.

“This time it worked out perfect,” O’Neill I’ll Have Another was suddenly retired said. “Just credit Kevin. He didn’t panic early with a tendon injury the day before the when the pace was a little bit hot the first Belmont Stakes, which prevented him quarter (mile), and was able to just chill and from trying to become racing’s first Triple save horse. They’re a great team.”

Crown winner in 34 years.

The 29-year-old jockey from the U.S. All eight horses in the Santa Anita Virgin Islands pumped both arms in celDerby were under surveillance for 72 ebration after winning his first Grade 1 race. hours before the race, a move announced “I have never sat on any other 3-yearthree days before the race and initiated by old that makes me feel the way he does,” Santa Anita and the Thoroughbred OwnKrigger said. “He’s fast, he does it easy, and ers of California. It was paid for by a group he relaxes for me.” of horsemen that included the trainer and Super Ninety Nine was another 8½ owner of sixth-place Storm Fighter. lengths back in third and paid $3.40 to Tiz a Minister was fourth, followed by show. Bob Baffert trains both horses. He Power Broker, Storm Fighter, Summer Exalso saddled fifth-place Power Broker in clusive and Dirty Swagg in front of 33,005. the eight-horse field and was denied a Pitino owns 5 percent of Goldencents record seventh win in the West’s leading under his stable name of RAP Racing. The prep for the Kentucky Derby. majority owners are Glenn Sorgenstin and The winner’s circle was crowded with Josh Kaplan, who race as W.C. Racing; and friends of O’Neill, who was suspended David Kenney.

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In other stakes on the card:

Beholder led all the way in winning the $300,250 Santa Anita Oaks for 3-year-old fillies by 2 3/4 lengths.

Ridden by Garrett Gomez, Beholder ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.16 and paid $2.60, $2.20 and $2.10 as the 3-10 favorite in the Grade 1 race.

“She just did everything right, handled herself well,” trainer Richard Mandella said.

Iotapa returned $7.80 and $3.80, while FiftyshadesofHay was another neck back in third and paid $2.10 to show.

Beholder, last year’s champion juvenile filly, earned 100 points and moved to the top of the points list that determines the 14 starters for the Kentucky Oaks, to be run on May 3.

Gomez, Mandella and Hughes teamed to win the $150,250 Potrero Grande Stakes by three-quarters of a length with 6-5 favorite Jimmy Creed.

Jimmy Creed ran 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:15.03 and paid $4.40, $2.80 and $2.40.

Unbridled’s Note returned $3.40 and $2.80, while Apriority was another 2 1/4 lengths back in third.

Scarlet Strike won the $151,250 Providencia Stakes by a half-length over Birdlover.

Ridden by Rafael Bejarano, Scarlet Strike ran 1 1/8 miles on the turf in 1:47.52 and paid $6 to win. Sweet Red Cat was third.

In the $78,700 Thunder Road Stakes, Battle Force outdueled Fed Biz in the stretch to win by a head under Corey Nakatani.

Battle Force covered 1 mile on the turf

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in 1:32.94 and paid $16.40 to win.

Tigah was third.

Turf Paradise, Phoenix, AZ Why Not Be Perfect tops Turf Paradise stakes doubleheader

J.C. Racing Stables’ 2-5 favorite Why Not Be Perfect got up in the final strides to win the $35,000 Wildcat Handicap and Dick or Peggy Hopwood’s Red Zeus dominated at 1-20 odds to win the $36,279 Arizona Stallion Stakes during a turf stakes doubleheader on Saturday Jaws n’ Paws afternoon at Turf Paradise. backers did not need to worry from soon Why Not Be Perfect earned his third after the start. stakes win of the meet by settling into Red Zeus went to the front in the a striking position for jockey Anne Sanseven-and-one-half-furlong stakes and guinetti and then making a four-wide, steadily increased his advantage to eight race-winning drive through the stretch lengths at the top the stretch and then to get up and take the one-and-threewent on to win by 16 lengths. eighths-mile test by a neck. The son of Kelly Bridges was up for the crushing Whywhywhy was timed in 2:18.61. victory in 1:31.07.

The Jeffrey Metz-trained distance The Dan McFarlane-trained Red Zeus specialist won the one-mile Hank Mills was finding class relief after facing stronSr. Handicap in his seasonal debut at Turf Paradise and then, after coming up empty ger company. In his previous race he was second as the 6-5 favorite in an allowance in the Fitzsimmons Handicap, he came race and he won the Arizona Breeders back to dominate Turf Paradise Handicap Futurity back in November. at one-and-one-sixteenth mile by more Hana was able to gain second by onethan five lengths.

Flexiplus made a charge from near the half-length over Listen To You. back of the pack to finish a close second Sunland Park, NM with Bullitone three quarters of a length Jaws n’ Paws wins $50,000 back for third.

In the Arizona Stallion Stakes, reCzaria Stakes Jaws n’ Paws collected her 14th career stricted to offspring of stallions standwin after cruising home an impressive wining in Arizona in 2009, Red Zeus was the ner in the $50,000 Czaria Stakes at Sunland overwhelming choice and his numerous

Park Racetrack and Casino on Saturday. The multiple stakes winner trained by Robertino Diodoro showed her class by leading every step of the way in the six furlong distaff feature.

Under leading jockey Ry Eikleberry, Jaws n’ Paws broke alertly and carved out strong fractions of 22.28 and 44.69 for the first two calls while racing under a snug hold. With the sharp break, Jaws n’ Paws got the jump on Harry Henson Handicap winner African Rose and was able to build momentum around the turn.

The even money favorite put away African Rose at the top of the stretch. The sturdy front runner was well armed throughout the sprint and held safe from a late closing Pyrite On My Mind to win by one-length. The Turf Paradise invader sped through the distance in a good 1:09.21.

Jaws n’ Paws earned a $30,000 paycheck for the Stateside Racing Stable. Her immaculate record stands at 14 wins, 4 seconds and 3 thirds from 29 starts with earnings topping $306,000. She paid $4.00 on a $2 win ticket.

Pyrite On My Mind placed in her fourth consecutive stakes appearance. The stretch running expert found momentum in the final furlongs to gain second place but was no threat to the winner. Ken Tohill rode the six-year-old mare.

African Rose missed the break slightly and was unable to threaten the winner.

The 6-5 second choice finished in third place beaten 3 lengths. She completes a strong meet for trainer Justin Evans recording 3 wins and 1 third from 6 tries this season.

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RCI RULINGS Name: JOSUE JACOB GARCIA Ruling Date: 4/25/2013 Jurisdiction: Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission Facility: WILL ROGERS DOWNS Ruling Number: 13-WRD-048A Ruling Type: Reinstatement to Good Standing in State Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Re:13-WRD-048. Trainer JOSUE JACOB GARCIA having pled “No Contest” and having paid his three hundred ($300.00)dollar fine for not being the trainer of record and necessitating a late scratch on 3/11/13, is hereby restored to good standing with the OHRC effective 4/25/13.

Name: BARBARA JEAN GREENWOOD Ruling Date: 4/25/2013 Jurisdiction: Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission Facility: WILL ROGERS DOWNS Ruling Number: 13-WRD-052 Ruling Type: Failed Trainers Test Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Assistant Trainer Applicant BARBARA JEAN GREENWOOD, having failed to pass the Trainer’s Test req. by OHRC is hereby ineligible to retest for a Trainer License for a period of thirdy days, 4/25/2013 through 5/24/2013.

Name: TEDDI LEA MEEK Ruling Date: 4/24/2013 Jurisdiction: Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission Facility: REMINGTON PARK Ruling Number: 13-RP-047 Ruling Type: Reinstatement to Good Standing in State Breed: Mixed Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Re:12-RP-196. Owner/ Tr TEDDI LEA MEEK, having satisfied her financial obligations to Dr. Jill 46 SureBet RacingNews.com • May 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 5

Mixer, Mixer Equine Services, Inc., in the amount of one thousand fifty-one dollar ($1051.58) and fifty-eight cents is hereby restored to good standing effective 4/24/2013.

Name: LUCIO ESPIRITU Ruling Date: 4/23/2013 Jurisdiction: Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission Facility: WILL ROGERS DOWNS Ruling Number: 13-WRD-050 Ruling Type: Trainer Responsibility Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 500 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Owner/Tr LUCIO ESPIRITU, having pled “No Contest” and waived his right to a hearing for a horse under his supervision, “CHILE FRITO”, the 1st place finisher in the 7th race at WRD on 4/8/2013, testing positive for the drug FUROSEMIDE(SALIX) at a level which exceeds the OHRC established tolerance level. It is the order of the Stewards that Mr. Espiritu be fined five hundred ($500.00) dollars.

Name: NIELS C MCDERMOTT Ruling Date: 4/22/2013 Jurisdiction: Minnesota Racing Commission Facility: CANTERBURY PARK Ruling Number: 13001 Ruling Type: Reinstatement to Good Standing in State Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Ruling #10093 issued to owner Niels C. McDermott on august 4, 2010 was found to have been issued in error. Mr. McDermott is hereby restored to good standing and deemed eligible for licensure in the State of Minnesota. MRC Rule 7879.0200 - Stewards Authority Name: MARTIN LOZANO-CONTRERAS Ruling Date: 4/22/2013 Jurisdiction: Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission Facility: WILL ROGERS DOWNS Ruling Number: 13-WRD-046

Ruling Type: Necessitating a Late Scratch Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 200 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Trainer MARTIN LOZANOCONTRERAS, pled “No Contest” and fined two hundred ($200.00) dollars for failure to bring the horse, “SHAOLIN” to the paddock prior to the running of the 5th race at WRD for 4/16/2013, necessitating a late scratch from the program.

Name: BOYD JOBE CASTER Ruling Date: 4/22/2013 Jurisdiction: Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission Facility: WILL ROGERS DOWNS Ruling Number: 13-WRD-049 Ruling Type: Trainer Responsibility Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 500 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Owner/Tr BOYD JOBE CASTER, having pled “No Contest” for a horse under his supervision, “TAKE FOR A RIDE”, following the 5th race at WRD on 4/3/2013, testing positive for the drug PHENYLBUTAZONE at a level which exceeds the permitted quantitative test level. It is the order of the Stewards that Mr. Caster be fined five hundred ($500.00) dollars.

Name: JORY LYNN FERRELL Ruling Date: 4/22/2013 Jurisdiction: Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission Facility: WILL ROGERS DOWNS Ruling Number: 13-WRD-047 Ruling Type: Trainer Responsibility Breed: Thoroughbred Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: Owner/Tr JORY LYNN FERRELL having pled “No Contest” and waived his right to a hearing for a horse under his supervision, “LOADED BRIDLE”, the 1st place finisher in the 2nd race at WRD on 3/27/2013, testing positive for the drug FUROSEMIDE(SALIX) at a level which exceeds the OHRC es-

tablished tolerance level. It is the order of the Stewads that Mr. Ferrell be fined five hundred dollars ($500.00).

Name: JUAN MARTIN TRIANA Ruling Date: 4/20/2013 Jurisdiction: Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission Facility: REMINGTON PARK Ruling Number: 13-RP-045 Ruling Type: License Type Changed Breed: Mixed Division: Horse Fine Amount: $ 0 Fine Paid: Not Reported Suspension Start: Suspension End: Ruling Text: The Groom/Hotwalker/Exercise Rider Licenses issued to JUAN MARTIN TRIANA are hereby rescinded w/o prejudice as he has been issued

Name: GERALD (BUD) M CHITTOM Ruling Date: 4/12/2013 Jurisdiction: Arkansas Racing Commission Name: CHASTITY DEE ANN DERR Facility: OAKLAWN PARK Ruling Date: 4/16/2013 Ruling Number: 13-02S Jurisdiction: Oklahoma Horse Racing Ruling Type: Necessitating a Late Scratch Commission Breed: Thoroughbred Facility: WILL ROGERS DOWNS Division: Horse Ruling Number: 13-WRD-044 Fine Amount: $ 200 Ruling Type: License Type Changed Fine Paid: N Breed: Thoroughbred Suspension Start: Division: Horse Suspension End: Fine Amount: $ 0 Ruling Text: Owner GERALD (BUD) Fine Paid: Not Reported CHITTOM (Chittom Family LP) is fined Suspension Start: $200.00 for transferring “FABULOUS Suspension End: CATE” to a new trainer after the horse Ruling Text: The Groom/Hotwalker’s was in the entries for the Fifth Race on License issued to CHASTITY DEE DERR is April 12, 2013, a violation of ARC Rule hereby rescinded w/o prejudice as she #1248, resulting in a late scratch. has been issued a Vet Ass’ts License at WRD for 2013. an Owner/Trainer License effective 4/20/2013.

S T A K E S R E S U LT S BOB AND BEN S., TURF PARADISE, Value of Race: $16,000, 3 yo’s & up, 440 yards, Time: 21.486 - 4/28/2013 1. Sea Panther Run-QH , br . g. 4, by Panther Mountain-QH, - Yacht Sea-QH, by Mr Jess Perry-QH, Bred by: Russell P Mowad (LA) hd $9,424 N/A Cardenas, Xavier O. Lorta J. James 2. Specials Gold-QH , gr . g. 4, by Voghts Gold-QH, - Special Anywhere-QH, by Make It Anywhere-QH, Bred by: A C Taylor (OK) hd $3,040 N/A Jasso, Gilberto C. Lopez L. Gonzalez 3. Whiskey-QH , sor . g. 5, by Mr Corona Cash-QH, - Been Bad N Bac-QH, by Splash Bac-QH, Bred by: Ariel Rodriguez (AZ) 1½ $1,520 N/A Zavala, Nadia J. Gutierrez E. Tapia

QUARTER HORSE | 5-1-2013 Woodbridge-QH, - Signs of Speeding-QH,

by Vital Sign-QH, Bred by: Denton Crozier (NM) 1 $6,500 N/A Aranda, Alonso and Sylvia I. Rodriguez E. Ramirez

Zoomin-QH, - Shake the Moon-QH, by Moon Lark-QH, Bred by: Corina Molina (AZ) hd $8,855 77 Molina, Corina and Rivera, Trisha T. Moreno L. Gutierrez, Jr. 3. Caracortada-QH , sor . c. 2, by Azoom-QH, JOHN ALLEMAN MEMORIAL S., DELTA - Classy Judgette-QH, by Judge Cash-QH, DOWNS, Value of Race: $50,000, 3 yo’s Bred by: Ramon O Vejar (AZ) ¾ $4,428 75 & up, 350 yards, Time: 17.274 - 4/27/2013 Vejar, Ramon J. Ashby M. Ybarra 1. Zupers Quick Dash-QH , sor . g. 7, by Heza Fast Dash-QH, - Oh Shez Zuper-QH, by Zup- AQRA PRESIDENT’S OPEN SPRING D., pardo’s Prince, Bred by: Mark Langford (LA) TURF PARADISE, Value of Race: $34,960, ½ $30,000 101 Ponderosa Ranch of P C, Inc. 3 yo, 350 yards, Time: 17.704 - 4/26/2013 B. Martinez D. Alvarez 1. Cuz I Say So-QH , sor . f. 3, by First Down 2. Martini Mountain-QH , b . g. 7, by Panther Dash-QH, - La Michoacana-QH, by Mr Jess Mountain-QH, - Glitz Gator-QH, by Streakin Perry-QH, Bred by: Vsf Llc/Isla Vista Rnch Ss La Jolla-QH, Bred by: James R Mitchell (LA) Inc (CA) 1¼ $17,480 104 Borboa, Jesus M. 1 $10,000 96 Mitchell, James P. Rigdon D. Fales J. Ruiz Lavergne 2. Quick to Boogie-QH , br . g. 3, by Royal 3. Blue Louisiana Jolla-QH , sor . g. 8, by Jess Blue Chew Chew-QH, - Shakin Ana DashinFOUR CORNERS SENORA S., SUNRAY Louisiana Blue-QH, - Somekinda RaineyQH, by Late to Bed-QH, Bred by: Dale D PARK, Value of Race: $65,000, 3 yo’s & up, QH, by Somekindadash-QH, Bred by: Elroy Smith (AZ) no $6,992 94 Pelayo, Carlos G. 400 yards, Time: 19.449 - 4/28/2013 Potts Jr (LA) nk $5,500 88 Potts, Jr., Elroy Hernandez D. Reyes-Frisby 1. Incoho Tes-QH , gr . m. 7, by Rabbits and Watson Land and Cattle E. Potts, Sr. R. 3. Diablos Cartel-QH , blk . g. 3, by Teller Rainbow-QH, - Major Kia-QH, by Major Ramirez, Jr. Cartel-QH, - Fb Kokopelli-QH, by Takin On Rime-QH, Bred by: Mr and Mrs R C Jones the Cash-QH, Bred by: Corina Molina (AZ) (NM) no $39,000 N/A Torres, Juan J. Torres AQRA PRESIDENT’S OPEN SPRING F., ½ $3,496 93 Avilez, Higinio T. Moreno L. M. Gutierrez TURF PARADISE, Value of Race: $44,275, Gutierrez, Jr. 2. Maggie Get Down-QH , sor . f. 4, by Get 2 yo, 300 yards, Time: 15.974 - 4/26/2013 Down Perry-QH, - Magnificent Tyger-QH, 1. Phone Tag-QH , br . g. 2, by SeparatistVINTON S., Gr.3, DELTA DOWNS, Value

by Magnificence-QH, Bred by: R Doug Mills QH, - Hope to Cope-QH, by Hawkinson-QH, of Race: $50,000, 3 yo, 400 yards, Time: and Perry White (NM) hd $14,300 N/A MeBred by: Martha F Wells (CA) hd $22,138 78 19.702 - 4/26/2013 drano, Socorro J. Torres M. Rodriguez Wells, Martha M. Fales J. Bourdieu 1. T Boy C-QH , sor . g. 3, by Sir Runaway 3. Wdc Wendys Wine-QH , br . f. 4, by 2. Jess So Happens-QH , sor . c. 2, by Jess Dash-QH, - Toast to Mallard-QH, by Toast to SureBet RacingNews.com • May 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 5 47

Dash-QH, Bred by: Gerald Patin and Curtis Roy (LA) hd $30,000 89 Guzman, Jose M. Rodriguez R. Ramirez, Jr. 2. Big Timer-QH , sor . g. 3, by Bigtime Favorite-QH, - Our Fancy Native-QH, by Raise a Rascal, Bred by: Stacey Moak (LA) ¾ $10,000 88 Moak, Stacey V. Haywood G. Ortiz 3. Fance Oak Tree-QH , sor . g. 3, by Oak Tree Special-QH, - Fance Loretta-QH, by Reckless Dash-QH, Bred by: Carlos Bejarano (LA) no $5,500 82 Moya, Alejandro E. Hernandez A. Lujan DELTA DASH S., DELTA DOWNS, Value of Race: $30,350, 3 yo’s & up, 250 yards, Time: 12.942 - 4/26/2013 1. Logans Dash-QH , b . f. 4, by Toast to Dash-QH, - Logans Game-QH, by Game Patriot-QH, Bred by: Triple M Farms Llc (LA) no $21,000 98 M and G Farms, Inc. L. Keith J. Chavis 2. 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) nk $4,000 98 Mennen, Brett M. Taylor J. Hamilton 3. Sparrow Contender-QH , sor . c. 4, by Contend-QH, - Taint Special-QH, by Streakin Six-QH, Bred by: Irma I Trevino (TX) hd $2,200 94 Soliz, Jr., Israel R. Sanchez S. Carrizales

2. Slew of Success-QH , br . g. 3, by Cartel Success-QH, - Winnie Ta Poo-QH, by Dash Ta Fame-QH, Bred by: Toni L or J Lloyd Yother (OK) 1 $10,910 N/A Yother, Lloyd E. Willis J. Brooks 3. Send a Candy Guy-QH , gr . c. 3, by Pyc Paint Your Wagon-QH, - Send the Guys Candy-QH, by Disco Jerry, Bred by: Carl C Pevehouse (OK) ½ $6,175 N/A Pevehouse, Carl C. Crawford G. Carter, Jr. ANIMAS S., SUNRAY PARK, Value of Race: $35,000, 3 yo, 400 yards, Time: 19.430 4/21/2013 1. Lf Star Jumper-QH , b . g. 3, by JumpnQH, - My Stars, by Flying Victor, Bred by: Jaime H Gomez (CA) 1¼ $21,000 N/A Carrillo, Gabino G. Carrillo M. Rodriguez 2. Jess Rueben James-QH , sor . g. 3, by Jesse James Jr-QH, - Nitros Cash-QH, by Dash for Destiny-QH, Bred by: Currie J Maben (NM) ½ $7,000 N/A Maben, Currie J. Aldavaz, Jr. L. Gamez 3. Jj in Motion-QH , sor . g. 3, by Jesse James Jr-QH, - Blurr in Motion-QH, by Dashing ValQH, Bred by: Tom Peterson (UT) nk $3,500 N/A Carrillo, Gabino G. Carrillo H. Aldrete

BANK OF AMERICA TEXAS CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP S., Gr.1, SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK, Value of Race: $101,970, 3 yo’s & up, 440 yards, Time: 21.756 REMINGTON PARK OKLAHOMA BRED 4/20/2013 JUVENILE S., REMINGTON PARK, Value 1. Kool Country Man-QH , sor . g. 5, by of Race: $100,000, 2 yo, 330 yards, Time: Country Chicks Man-QH, - First Kool Baby16.834 - 4/21/2013 QH, by First Down Dash-QH, Bred by: 1. Wagon Tales-QH , b . c. 2, by Pyc Paint Ramiro Lopez and Bob A Gaston (TX) 1½ Your Wagon-QH, - Signs Zoomer-QH, by $46,906 99 Vera, Jr., Jose Socorro and GutiShazoom-QH, Bred by: The Mixer Ranch errez Barbosa, Juan Manuel J. Castaneda L. (OK) ½ $40,000 N/A JNB Enterprises, LLC J. Vivanco Kearl R. Vallejo 2. Really a Fantasy-QH , b . c. 4, by First 2. Champion Huddle-QH , b . g. 2, by PapDown Dash-QH, - Fishers Fantasy-QH, by pasito-QH, - Sexy N Saucy-QH, by Streakin For Really, Bred by: Zory Kuzyk (CA) hd La Jolla-QH, Bred by: Debbie Freeman (OK) $20,394 90 Junior’s Quarter Horses, Inc. S. hd $17,000 N/A Freeman, Terry M. Ireland D. Cox M. Gutierrez Freeman 3. Runaway Wagon-QH , br . g. 4, by Pyc 3. Stolin Credits-QH , b . f. 2, by Stoli-QH, Paint Your Wagon-QH, - Dashin Vike-QH, by - Danika-QH, by Special Leader-QH, Bred Dashin Bye-QH, Bred by: Michelle Meiwes by: Vaughn and Jill Cook (OK) 1¼ $11,000 (KS) N/A Jones, Dan and Louise L. Villafranco C. ¾ $10,197 89 Hays, Tommy and Barnett, Jensen Bobby J. B. Martinez D. Alvarez MR MASTER BUG S., REMINGTON PARK, Value of Race: $52,500, 3 yo, 350 yards, Time: 17.455 - 4/21/2013 1. Kuhl Wave-QH , sor . f. 3, by Wave CarverQH, - Shazooms Doll-QH, by Shazoom-QH, Bred by: Tom Bradbury/Marvin Willhite (OK) ½ $30,730 N/A Banuelos, Miguel J. Aguilera R. Gutierrez 48 SureBet RacingNews.com • May 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 5

BOB MOORE MEMORIAL S., Gr.2, REMINGTON PARK, Value of Race: $51,000, 3 yo’s & up, 300 yards, Time: 15.236 4/20/2013 1. Wicked Courage-QH , br . g. 3, by Captain Courage-QH, - Wicked Pamela-QH, by Dash for Cash-QH, Bred by: Burnett Ranches Llc (TX)

hd $29,730 108 Smith, Andrew L. Villafranco C. Jensen 2. Black Rosalita-QH , blk . f. 4, by Sweet First Down-QH, - Poneta-QH, by Tolltac-QH, Bred by: Francis L Glowacki 97 Trust (MD) hd $9,910 107 Glowacki, Dr. Francis and L97 Trust L. Chavira I. Carnero 3. Llano Cartel-QH , br . g. 3, by Teller CartelQH, - Eyesa Lil Cuervo-QH, by Lil Bit CuervoQH, Bred by: Wootan Racing (OK) hd $6,450 106 Helton, Wade A. Gomez R. Ramirez REMINGTON PARK OKLAHOMA BRED F., REMINGTON PARK, Value of Race: $720,000, 2 yo, 330 yards, Time: 16.755 4/20/2013 1. Coronado Cartel-QH , br . c. 2, by Corona Cartel-QH, - First Carolina-QH, by Mr Jess Perry-QH, Bred by: Weetona Stanley/William Smith (OK) no $288,000 95 Reliance Ranches LLC E. Willis J. Brooks 2. Houdini-QH , br . g. 2, by Valiant Hero-QH, - Pure Oklahoma-QH, by Takin On the CashQH, Bred by: Ellen Kennedy Estate (OK) nk $122,400 95 Ellen Kennedy Living Trust L. Villafranco J. Vazquez 3. Ellens Regard-QH , gr . f. 2, by Chicks Regard-QH, - Diamonds for Casey-QH, by Heza Fast Man-QH, Bred by: Kenneth C Harlow (OK) 1 $79,200 92 HTR Stables LLC S. Capps B. Packer REMINGTON PARK OKLAHOMA BRED D., REMINGTON PARK, Value of Race: $252,700, 3 yo, 400 yards, Time: 19.602 4/20/2013 1. Brace for Bernal-QH , br . c. 3, by Furyofthewind-QH, - Zoom Bracer-QH, by Shazoom-QH, Bred by: Joaquin N Lopez (OK) 1 $102,139 107 Lopez-Prieto, Noel L. Villafranco P. Nieto 2. Feature Hero-QH , blk . g. 3, by Valiant Hero-QH, - Illegal Feature-QH, by Feature Mr Jess-QH, Bred by: Lana Merrick &/Or Kent Jackson (OK) nk $43,460 100 Reliance Ranches LLC E. Willis J. Brooks 3. Eye a Spit Curl Girl-QH , br . f. 3, by Spit Curl Jess-QH, - Thisdimplesaniopener-QH,

by Mr Eye Opener-QH, Bred by: Martin Stacy (OK) no $28,035 98 Stacy, Martin S. Charette-Hill C. Jensen LAICO BIRD S., REMINGTON PARK, Value of Race: $52,250, 2 yo, 330 yards, Time: 16.839 - 4/20/2013 1. Pronto Alex-QH , br . g. 2, by InseperableQH, - Cindys First Cd-QH, by Corona Cartel-

S T A K E S R E S U LT S QH, Bred by: Abel Flores (OK) ½ $30,634 91 Flores, Abel E. Willis D. Pinon 2. Cartel Chica-QH , br . f. 2, by Teller CartelQH, - Jess Because I Could-QH, by Feature Mr Jess-QH, Bred by: Ellen Kennedy Estate (OK) nk $10,878 86 Ellen Kennedy Living Trust L. Villafranco C. Jensen 3. Reckless Red Hen-QH , sor . f. 2, by Country Chicks Man-QH, - Reckless Storm-QH, by Reckless Dash-QH, Bred by: Joe L Mills (OK) nk $6,157 84 Mills, Joe T. Pace J. Salazar RED CELL TEXAS DISTANCE CHALLENGE S., SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK, Value of Race: $23,400, 3 yo’s & up, 870 yards, Time: 46.500 - 4/20/2013 1. Kite Flyer-QH , gr . h. 6, by Royal Quick Dash-QH, - Cymbidiam-QH, by Tommy de Great-QH, Bred by: Iris M Buchanan (TX) 1 $11,700 84 Dark Horse Partnership J. Basham S. Carrizales 2. Dashers Midnight-QH , blk . g. 6, by Some Dasher-QH, - Sheza Moon Bar Baby-QH, by Heza Fast Man-QH, Bred by: Joe And/Or Elaine McAnally (TX) 6¾ $5,031 82 McAnally, Joe and Elaine J. Gerhards A. Lujan 3. Bok Man-QH , gr . g. 5, by Boknaai-QH, One Fine Devon, by Devon Lane, Bred by: Patty or Bryan McDonald (TX) 1¼ $2,574 62 Jerman, Cynthia J. Jerman J. Chavis

Bred by: N Larson/Stone Chase Stbls Llc (OK) 2½ $11,000 N/A Strain, Larry R. Marcom, Jr. O. Hernandez 3. First Ghost Blazin-QH , sor . g. 3, by First to Blaze-QH, - Shemoveslikaghost, by Ghostly Moves, Bred by: W T Stradley (NM) 1½ $5,000 N/A Arreola, Francisco J. Gonzales, II A. Juarez, Jr. JAMES S. SMITH MEMORIAL H., LOS ALAMITOS, Value of Race: $20,000, 3 yo, 350 yards, Time: 17.568 - 4/14/2013 1. High School Secrets-QH , br . g. 3, by No Secrets Here-QH, - Summertime High-QH,

by On a High-QH, Bred by: James Azevedo or Boyles Trust (CA) nk $11,000 101 Azevedo, J. and Boyles Family Trust P. Jones C. DeAlba 2. French Fury-QH , sor . g. 3, by Stoli-QH, Streakin Jessie Gail-QH, by Streakin Six-QH, Bred by: Mercy Hinklin (TX) hd $4,500 99 Villalobos, Angel J. Gomez G. Arriaga 3. Ric Oh Shay-QH , br . g. 3, by Feature Mr Jess-QH, - Vandi Chick-QH, by Corona Cocktail-QH, Bred by: B & R Livestock Llc (UT) no $2,500 98 Child, Alvin J. Glenn, Jr. E. Gomez

Vega, Jr. L. Vivanco 3. Bay Ba Licious-QH , b . f. 2, by Carters Cartel-QH, - Platinum Performance-QH, by Strawfly Special-QH, Bred by: Double Bar S Ranch Llc (OK) nk $49,808 N/A De La Cerda, Melba B. Martinez D. Alvarez SAM HOUSTON DERBY, Gr.3, SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK, Value of Race: $197,000, 3 yo, 350 yards, Time: 17.723 4/13/2013 1. Flirtingwithamiracle-QH , br . c. 3, by Dean Miracle-QH, - Cp the Flirt-QH, by Strawflyin Buds-QH, Bred by: Patricia Potts (TX) nk $78,800 98 Nino, Marina J. Saucedo E. Hernandez 2. Cc Wants It All-QH , b . g. 3, by Chief Corona-QH, - Toast to the Champ-QH, by American Champ, Bred by: David E Colbath (TX) 1 $31,520 96 Olvera, Salvador F. Huitron S. Ramirez, Jr. 3. Mystical Cartel Rr-QH , gr . f. 3, by Carters Cartel-QH, - Mystical Rainbow-QH,

by Chicks Beduino-QH, Bred by: Bielau Oaks (TX) nk $21,670 88 Pantoja, Rafael J. Saucedo S. Carrizales

SAM HOUSTON JUVENILE S., SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK, Value of Race: $45,280, 2 yo, 330 yards, Time: 16.942 - 4/13/2013 WEST TEXAS FUTURITY G1, Gr.1, SUN1. Chief Coronas Charm-QH , sor . c. 2, by LAND PARK, Value of Race: $284,461, 2 Chief Corona-QH, - Charming Illusions-QH, yo, 300 yards, Time: 14.862 - 4/14/2013 TURF PARADISE JACKPOT S., TURF PARA- 1. Wr Golden Eagle-QH , sor . f. 2, by One Fa- by First Illusions-QH, Bred by: Gary Kurz DISE, Value of Race: $21,000, 3 yo’s & up, mous Eagle-QH, - Wr Red Ace-QH, by Lucky (TX) ½ $13,584 90 Kurz, Gary C. Keeton L. Aces N Eights-QH, Bred by: Rose Webb (NM) Vivanco 300 yards, Time: 15.596 - 4/20/2013 hd $133,697 N/A Webb, Rose R. Marcom, Jr. 2. Cristata-QH , sor . f. 2, by Mr Jess Perry1. Valiant Valor-QH , sor . g. 4, by Valiant QH, - Shesa Winning Rose-QH, by Runaway Hero-QH, - Prairie War-QH, by Jody O Toole- F. Martinez Winner-QH, Bred by: Robert or Karen Nun2. Anna Delovely-QH , sor . f. 2, by FuQH, Bred by: Jim D Pitts (OK) no $12,890 nally (TX) ½ $11,320 87 Saucedo, Filimon J. ryofthewind-QH, - Pritzi Too-QH, by Pritzi N/A Najera-Barrios, Ramiro E. Salas R. Saucedo E. Hernandez Dash-QH, Bred by: Jim Streelman or Bill Valenzuela Dale (MO) nk $51,203 N/A Chase, Barbara A. 3. Jls Go Big Daddy-QH , sor . g. 2, by Big2. Three Wagons-QH , gr . g. 4, by Pyc Paint time Favorite-QH, - Do It to It Reb-QH, by Your Wagon-QH, - Royal Blue Heart-QH, by and Barto, Vanessa R. Marcom, Jr. B. Perez Splash Bac-QH, Bred by: Jls-Speed Horse 3. Dynasty Edition-QH , br . f. 2, by Fdd Royal Quick Dash-QH, Bred by: Michael A Ranch Inc (LA) ½ $9,056 82 Delgado, Jr., Pohl (TX) 1½ $4,158 N/A Sepulveda, Juan T. Dynasty-QH, - Annual Edition-QH, by First Antonio M. Vega, Jr. R. Vallejo Place Dash-QH, Bred by: William O Dale Aker E. Tapia (MO) ¾ $31,291 N/A Dutch Masters, III R. 3. Una Noche Mas-QH , br . g. 5, by Two SUNBURST S., SUNLAND PARK, Value Marcom, Jr. R. Valero Corona Special-QH, - Baby Gotta Go, by of Race: $85,000, 3 yo, 350 yards, Time: Houston, Bred by: Juan Mejia (CA) ½ $2,079 17.073 - 4/13/2013 SAM HOUSTON FUTURITY, Gr.2, SAM N/A Rios, Ricardo E. Salas J. Bourdieu 1. Sandys Jesse-QH , sor . f. 3, by Jesse HOUSTON RACE PARK, Value of Race: $452,800, 2 yo, 330 yards, Time: 16.823 - James Jr-QH, - Sandys Fame-QH, by Dash GETAWAY S., SUNLAND PARK, Value of Ta Fame-QH, Bred by: Mj Farms (NM) nk 4/13/2013 Race: $50,000, 3 yo, 870 yards, Time: $51,000 N/A Lee, Chin A. Orozco T. Thedford 1. Especially Tres-QH , sor . f. 2, by Dashair45.842 - 4/16/2013 1. Fishin for Dough-QH , sor . g. 3, by Fishers QH, - Delightfully Tres-QH, by Tres Seis-QH, 2. Runin Sixes-QH , gr . f. 3, by Sixes RoyalDash-QH, - Simply Groovy, by Groovy, Bred Bred by: Michael S Partin (TX) 1½ $181,120 QH, - Perfect Sevens-QH, by Major RimeQH, Bred by: Sam or Karen Tanner (NM) N/A Pitts, Jim T. Wood R. Ramirez by: James G Markum or Royce Rogers (TX) 2. Ad Nadaes Facil-QH , gr . c. 2, by Dictorial- nk $17,850 N/A Gallegos, Peter B., Valle nk $30,000 N/A Diaz, Victor H. Aldavaz R. QH, - Susie First-QH, by Smooth First Down- Guadiana Corp. and Gonzalez, J. Patricia J. Jaime Gonzalez J. Leos 2. Awise Hero-QH , br . c. 3, by Valiant Hero- QH, Bred by: Antonio Delgado Jr (TX) 3. Cmon Jesses Girl-QH , sor . f. 3, by Jesse QH, - Mia Jones-QH, by Special Leader-QH, no $72,448 N/A Delgado, Jr., Antonio M. SureBet RacingNews.com • May 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 5 49

James Jr-QH, - Hot Babe Indy Suds-QH, by Corona Caliente-QH, Bred by: Dan Newby (NM) ¾ $8,500 N/A Newby, Dan J. Gonzalez L. Martinez

3. Wdc Wendys Wine-QH , br . f. 4, by Woodbridge-QH, - Signs of Speeding-QH, by Vital Sign-QH, Bred by: Denton Crozier (NM) nk $10,737 N/A Aranda, Alonso and Sylvia I. Rodriguez L. Martinez

Mr Jess-QH, - Southern Price-QH, by Corona Cartel-QH, Bred by: Sam W Green (OK) 1 $6,307 91 Melzer, Ed E. Willis J. Brooks

SILESTONE S., SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK, Value of Race: $20,000, 3 yo’s & NEW MEXICAN SPRING FUTURITY, SUN- up, 330 yards, Time: 16.844 - 4/6/2013 1. Shakeemdontbreakem-QH , sor . f. 3, by LAND PARK, Value of Race: $231,438, 2 Contend-QH, - The Marquis Queen-QH, yo, 300 yards, Time: 14.706 - 4/7/2013 1. Moonifisant-QH , br . c. 2, by Sixes Royal- by Royal Shake Em-QH, Bred by: J B and Sherrie Morace (TX) nk $12,000 94 Jakita QH, - Nagano Moon-QH, by Major RimeQH, Bred by: Dosi or Norma Alvarez (NM) ½ Investments LLC. B. Martinez D. Alvarez 2. Sweet Oblivion-QH , gr . f. 4, by Mr Jess $108,775 N/A Gallegos, Peter B., Sanchez, Perry-QH, - Daring Difference-QH, by Robert and Gonzalez, Patricia J. Gonzalez Victory Dash-QH, Bred by: Joe Kirk Fulton J. Leos (TX) 1¼ $4,000 92 Fulton, Joe M. Robbins J. 2. Threedeewoodee-QH , br . g. 2, by Woodbridge-QH, - Three Dee Dreams-QH, Alvarez 3. Mi Angela-QH , b . f. 3, by Jet Black

by Heza Fast Man-QH, Bred by: Mj Farms Patriot-QH, - Dashin Follies-QH, by Strawfly (NM) 1¼ $41,658 N/A Thompson, Gary D. Special-QH, Bred by: Michael A Pohl (TX) Powell M. Gutierrez ¾ $2,200 81 Rosales, Cesar R. Almanza L. 3. Woodys Allstar-QH , br . f. 2, by WoodRamirez bridge-QH, - Starsmith-QH, by Tres SeisQH, Bred by: Mj Farms (NM) no $25,458 N/A NEW MEXICO SPRING FLING S., SUNBrooks, Joe Dee, Rushing, Ted and Lewis, LAND PARK, Value of Race: $50,000, 2 Lee M. Joiner G. Carter, Jr. EL PRIMERO DEL ANO DERBY, Gr.2, LOS yo, 300 yards, Time: 14.939 - 4/6/2013 ALAMITOS, Value of Race: $205,900, 3 1. Kia Won-QH , gr . c. 2, by Ketel Won-QH, LA PRIMERA DEL ANO DERBY, Gr.2, LOS yo, 400 yards, Time: 19.678 - 4/7/2013 Major Kia-QH, by Major Rime-QH, Bred by: ALAMITOS, Value of Race: $200,000, 3 1. Mr Ease Cartel-QH , b . c. 3, by Corona Mr and Mrs R C Jones (NM) no $30,000 N/A yo, 400 yards, Time: 19.715 - 4/6/2013 Cartel-QH, - Sportiness-QH, by Zevi, Bred Prieto, Nahum and Rios, Joe E. Gonzalez L. 1. Revv Me Up-QH , sor . f. 3, by Stel by: Ramiro J Guajardo Villarreal (OK) no Corona-QH, - Revv It Up-QH, by First Down Martinez $86,478 105 Abraham, M., Balgo Racing 2. Jess Corona Jr-QH , b . c. 2, by Jesse Dash-QH, Bred by: Paul C Jones & Keilani Team, Inc., Hinkins, D., Hinkins, R. et al. J. James Jr-QH, - Chantell Corona-QH, by Farms (CA) no $84,000 108 Sperry, Cina J. Flores C. Mendez Corona Cartel-QH, Bred by: Mj Farms (NM) and John C. P. Jones R. Sanchez 2. Henoshersecret-QH , b . c. 3, by No nk $10,500 N/A SMS Racing LLC S. Robledo 2. Feature Malinche-QH , sor . f. 3, by FeaSecrets Here-QH, - Shenoshercorona-QH, ture Mr Jess-QH, - A Reason to Run-QH, by J. Levario

by Corona Cartel-QH, Bred by: Paul Jones/ 3. Kaydns Krusader-QH , gr . g. 2, by Sixes Mr Eye Opener-QH, Bred by: Balgo Racing Thompson Racing Inc (CA) 1 $35,003 105 Royal-QH, - Total Miracle-QH, by Dean Team (CA) ½ $34,000 108 Balgo Racing Jones, Paul C. and Thompson Racing, Inc. P. Team, Inc. G. Morales S. Mendez Miracle-QH, Bred by: Vance Mikkelson (NM) Jones R. Sanchez 3. Lavish Susan-QH , sor . f. 3, by Separatist- hd $5,000 N/A J and M Racing and Farm K. 3. Tell of the Past-QH , b . g. 3, by Teller Cordova E. Ramirez QH, - Lavish La Jolla-QH, by Streakin La Cartel-QH, - A Delightful Legacy-QH, by Jolla-QH, Bred by: Alessio/Brown/Davies Llc First Down Dash-QH, Bred by: Eaves Horses (CA) ¾ $24,000 104 De La Torre, Gustavo J. NATIVE EMPRESS H., LOS ALAMITOS, Family Ltd Part (TX) nk $24,708 98 Estate of De La Torre E. Nicasio Value of Race: $15,000, 3 yo’s & up, 350 Kim A. Kessinger J. Bassett J. Andrade yards, Time: 17.458 - 4/5/2013 1. Attack the Cartel-QH , b . f. 4, by Corona MR JET MOORE S., REMINGTON PARK, BANK OF AMERICA NM CHALLENGE Cartel-QH, - Separate Tac-QH, by SeparatValue of Race: $53,250, 3 yo’s & up, 350 CHAMPIONSHIP S., Gr.2, SUNLAND ist-QH, Bred by: Steve D Burns Dvm (CA) yards, Time: 17.465 - 4/6/2013 PARK, Value of Race: $107,370, 3 yo’s & 1¼ $8,250 108 Burns, DVM, Steve M. Cas1. Fast Prize Jordan-QH , b . c. 4, by Pyc up, 440 yards, Time: 20.462 - 4/7/2013 selman C. Mendez Paint Your Wagon-QH, - Fast Prize Doll1. Feature Mr Who-QH , sor . g. 4, by Feature QH, by Mr Jess Perry-QH, Bred by: Wee2. Check N Fetch-QH , gr . m. 5, by Check Mr Jess-QH, - Whosleaving Corona-QH, Him Out-QH, - Shyann La Jolla-QH, by tona Stanley (OK) nk $31,450 95 Stanley,

by Corona Cartel-QH, Bred by: Buddy Streakin La Jolla-QH, Bred by: Mr or Mrs L Weetona and Smith, William E. B. Muse G. and Patty Newsome (FL) 1¼ $49,394 N/A Judd Morse (CA) hd $3,375 98 Rodriguez, Carter, Jr. Dominguez, Jaime J. Dominguez E. Ramirez 2. Wagons West-QH , br . c. 3, by Pyc Paint Lorena P. Jones R. Sanchez 2. Jess Featureme Quick-QH , br . g. 4, by 3. Curlie Cue-QH , b . f. 4, by First Down Your Wagon-QH, - De Elegant Dash-QH, Feature Mr Jess-QH, - #One Quick CookieDash-QH, - Girl in the Curl, by In Excess

by First Down Dash-QH, Bred by: Willow QH, by Royal Quick Dash-QH, Bred by: Me- Ridge Fms/Cathi Carroll (OK) hd $11,150 92 (IRE), Bred by: Lucas Racing Inc (MD) ¾ lissa Ann Miller (TX) ¾ $21,474 N/A Miller, $1,875 97 Atwood, Tom J. Hernandez, Jr. G. Helton, Wade A. Gomez O. Reyes Melissa P. Jones J. Levario 3. Priceless Feature-QH , br . g. 4, by Feature Arriaga WEST TEXAS JUVENILE S., SUNLAND PARK, Value of Race: $50,000, 2 yo, 300 yards, Time: 14.994 - 4/13/2013 1. Gi Genes-QH , br . g. 2, by Azoom-QH, - Militia Mia-QH, by First Down Dash-QH, Bred by: Nogal Racing Lp (NM) ¾ $30,000 N/A Nogal Racing LP R. Marcom, Jr. F. Martinez 2. All About Tonight-QH , b . f. 2, by Carters Cartel-QH, - Feverallthruthenight-QH, by Walk Thru Fire-QH, Bred by: Double Bar S Ranch Llc (CA) ½ $10,500 N/A Jungers, Marc E. and Michelle, and Reynolds, Robert and Renee M. Joiner C. Lambert 3. Winter Is Coming-QH , sor . f. 2, by Fdd Dynasty-QH, - Queen of Torts-QH, by Mr Jess Perry-QH, Bred by: Dunn Ranch Ltd (TX) nk $5,000 N/A Sunset Well Service, Inc. A. Franco R. Lopez

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S T A K E S R E S U LT S THOROUGHBRED WILSHIRE H., Gr.3, BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK, Value of Race: $100,500, 3 yo’s & up, 1 mile-T, Time: 1:34.18 - 4/28/2013 1. Halo Dolly , dk b/. m. 5, by Popular, Spanish Halo, by Comic Strip, Bred by: Rod Rodriguez & Lorraine Rodriguez (CA) 1½ $60,000 N/A Hoefflin, Hoefflin, Hollendorfer, O’Farrell, Robin, Todaro, Schneider et al.

J. Hollendorfer R. Bejarano 2. Long Face , ch . f. 4, by Whywhywhy, Louve Mysterieuse, by Seeking the Gold, Bred by: Fab Oak Stable (KY) ½ $20,000 N/A Trussell, Robert P. Biancone J. Leparoux 3. Moone’s My Name (GB) , gr/ro. m. 5, by Intikhab, - =The Manx Touch (IRE), by =Petardia (GB), Bred by: Baroness Bloodstock & Tweenhills Stud (GB) no $12,000 N/A Batchelor Family Trust and Partridge, Judi J. Sadler J. Talamo

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1. Tigah (GB) , b . h. 5, by =Dalakhani (IRE), - =Macina (IRE), by =Platini (GER), Bred by: Newsells Park Stud Limited (GB) nk $60,000 N/A Jawl, Karnel J. Sadler A. Quinonez 2. Summer Hit , dk b/. g. 4, by Bertrando, - Mia F Eighteen, by Tough Knight, Bred by: Kenneth Heidt & Janice Heidt (CA) 3½ $20,000 N/A Carver, John and Hollendorfer, Jerry J. Hollendorfer R. Baze 3. Gallant Son , dk b/. h. 7, by Malabar Gold, - Explicitly, by Exploit, Bred by: Tony Holmes & Highclere (KY) nk $12,000 N/A Randall and Rossi LLC F. Lucarelli D. Carr

phen Ferraro (CA) 3¾ $23,750 N/A Ferraro, Stephen W. Spawr R. Bejarano 3. Dancingtothestars , dk b/. m. 5, by Good Journey, - A Lil Excess, by In Excess (IRE), Bred by: Ren-Mar Thoroughbreds Inc (CA) 3¼ $15,000 N/A Ren-Mar Thoroughbreds D. O’Neill M. Gutierrez

GREY MEMO S., BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK, Value of Race: $70,750, 3 yo’s & up, 7 furlongs, Time: 1:22.83 - 4/27/2013 1. Super Ability , ch . g. 5, by Langfuhr, Super High, by High Brite, Bred by: Harris Farms, Inc. (CA) 2¾ $42,000 N/A Harris SNOW CHIEF S., BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD Farms, Inc. and Iconic Thoroughbreds LLC C. PARK, Value of Race: $300,000, 3 yo, 1 Gaines M. Garcia 1/8 miles, Time: 1:50.80 - 4/27/2013 2. Raised a Secret , ch . c. 3, by Songan1. Surfcup , b . c. 3, by Unusual Heat, - Omi daprayer, - Sensitive Soul, by Bernstein, Princess, by Runaway Groom, Bred by: Don- Bred by: Dahlberg Farms LLC (CA) 3¼ ald R. Dizney (CA) ½ $165,000 N/A Dizney, $14,000 N/A Orr, Rodney M. Glatt O. Mojica GOLDFINCH S., PRAIRIE MEADOWS, Donald B. Baffert R. Bejarano 3. Memphis , b . g. 5, by Roar, - Cinq Etoiles, Value of Race: $60,000, 3 yo, 6 furlongs, 2. Fighting Hussar , gr/ro. c. 3, by Rockport

by Five Star Day, Bred by: John J. Greely III Time: 1:10.39 - 4/27/2013 Harbor, - Lightning Pace, by Regal Classic, (CA) 2¾ $8,400 N/A Greely III, John C. Greely 1. American Sugar , dk b/. f. 3, by HarBred by: Thomas Bachman (CA) 4 $57,000 I. Puglisi lan’s Holiday, - I Love America, by Quiet N/A B G Stable and Palma, Hector H. Palma American, Bred by: Fares Farm LLC (KY) hd V. Espinoza TIZNOW S., BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK, $36,000 87 Poindexter Thoroughbreds LLC 3. Tiz a Minister , dk b/. c. 3, by Ministers Value of Race: $125,250, 4 yo’s & up, 7 L. Chleborad A. Birzer Wild Cat, - Tiz a Mistress, by Cee’s Tizzy, Bred 1/2 furlongs, Time: 1:29.31 - 4/27/2013 2. Livin Peace , ch . f. 3, by Songandaprayer, by: Dahlberg Farms LLC (CA) 1¾ $33,000 1. Kate’s Event , b . h. 6, by Event of the - Cinnamon Girl, by Meadowlake, Bred by: N/A S.A.Y. Racing LLC P. Aguirre C. Nakatani Year, - Nordidid, by Mane Minister, Bred by: David Soblick (KY) 5½ $12,000 87 Soblick, William Henry Ziering (CA) ½ $71,250 N/A David M. Stidham T. Thompson ALPHABET KISSES S., BETFAIR HOLLYZiering, William J. Hollendorfer R. Bejarano 3. Wilhelmina , b . f. 3, by Majestic WarWOOD PARK, Value of Race: $62,000, 3 2. Rock Me Baby , dk b/. g. 4, by Rock Hard rior, - Bluegrass Bliss, by El Prado (IRE), Bred yo’s & up, 6 1/2 furlongs, Time: 1:18.52 Ten, - Barbara Orr, by Tale of the Cat, Bred by: Paragon Farms, LLC (KY) nk $6,000 75 - 4/27/2013 by: Mercedes Stables LLC (CA) no $23,750 Roustabout Racing Stables D. Anderson A. 1. Warren’s Veneda , ch . f. 3, by Affirmative, - N/A West Point Thoroughbreds C. Dollase E. Canchari More Cal Bread, by Flying Continental, Bred Maldonado by: Benjamin C. Warren (CA) 1¾ $36,000 3. Planet Sunshine , b . g. 5, by Benchmark, JOHN HENRY S., EVANGELINE DOWNS, N/A Warren, Benjamin C. Lewis T. Baze - Sunshine Dreamer, by Lucky North, Bred Value of Race: $50,000, 3 yo’s & up, 1 2. Lakeside Bride , dk b/. f. 4, by Salt Lake, by: Thomas Shapiro (CA) no $15,000 N/A 1/16 miles-T, Time: 1:42.91 - 4/27/2013 - Seattle Carla, by Slew the Bride, Bred by: Shapiro, Thomas A. Sherman V. Espinoza 1. Sadie’s Soldier , dk b/. h. 6, by Lost Soldier, Mark Tatch (CA) ½ $12,000 N/A Lanning, - Whiplash Wilma, by Encourager, Bred by: Curt and Lila E. Moger, Jr. R. Bejarano NTRA S., BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK, L. P. Cormier (LA) 5¼ $30,000 100 Benoit, 3. Mia Lady , ch . f. 3, by Salt Lake, - Dear Value of Race: $60,750, 3 yo’s & up, 6 1/2 Harry B. Brinkman D. Saenz Lady, by Avenue of Flags, Bred by: Medalfurlongs, Time: 1:16.86 - 4/27/2013 2. Bauers Got Hours , b . g. 6, by Stephen lion Hill Farm (CA) 1¾ $7,200 N/A Winner, 1. Celebrity Status , dk b/. g. 4, by VronGot Even, - Miss Class Action, by Alleged, Charles S. Callaghan V. Espinoza sky, - A Lucky Happening, by Something Bred by: Robert Low & Lawana Low (KY) nk Lucky, Bred by: Old English Rancho (CA) 6¼ $10,000 91 Plaisance, Keith C. Richards C. B. THOUGHTFUL S., BETFAIR HOLLY$36,000 N/A Johnston, E. W. and Judy and Bourque WOOD PARK, Value of Race: $126,000, 4 Cherry Hawk Stables D. Warren T. Baze 3. Its Mr Slew to You , dk b/. g. 6, by Vindiyo’s & up, 7 1/2 furlongs, Time: 1:29.65 2. Saint Leo , b . g. 5, by Tribal Rule, - Danccation, - Go for It Lady, by Mr. Prospector, - 4/27/2013 ing With Marci, by Sharp Victor, Bred by: Bred by: BK Horse, LLC (KY) hd $5,500 91 1. Curvy Cat , dk b/. f. 4, by Ministers Wild Marciana Associates (CA) 1¼ $12,000 N/A Anthony, Sr., Alton R. Bruno R. Faul Cat, - Curvy Girl, by Distorted Humor, Bred Cady, Todd, Main, Michael C. and Noel, and by: Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, LLC (CA) 1 Papaprodromou, George G. PapaprodroSAN FRANCISCO MILE S., Gr.3, GOLDEN $71,250 N/A Tommy Town Thoroughbreds mou S. Gonzalez, Jr. GATE FIELDS, Value of Race: $100,000, LLC J. Hollendorfer C. Nakatani 3. Meydan Magic , b . g. 3, by Tribal Rule, 3 yo’s & up, 1 mile-T, Time: 1:36.64 2. Ismene , dk b/. f. 4, by Tribal Rule, - Never O K Topless, by Old Topper, Bred by: Julio 4/27/2013 to Excess, by In Excess (IRE), Bred by: SteCanani (CA) ½ $7,200 N/A Tarma CorporaSureBet RacingNews.com • May 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 5 51

Don’t settle for a ‘One-Line’ listing again this year!

Everyone has a tight budget these days - especially in our industry.

But you don’t have to settle for a ‘One-line’ farm listing any longer.

You say: “But it’s free” and “It’s on a major industry website.”

We say: “Well, you’re right, it’s ‘Free’ and it’s on someone’s website, but ask yourself does it work?”

Typical ‘Free” Listing might look something like this: Unusual Heat: 1990, by Nureyev Rossard (Den), by Glacial (Den); Standing at Harris Farms (Ca.); stud fee, $20,000

NO Links back to you!

NO Email address, NO Website address NO Contact information!

So where’s the benefit?

Potential Client: “I finally found him, but where is Harris Farms?

I mean besides in California.

And how do I contact them?

What is their telephone number? Email address?

Guess I’ll have to Google them – sure hope they have a website...”

Loss of a Potential Client: “Well maybe later, I just don’t have time right now.”

Yes, this is an exaggeration for a stallion of this caliber, but you get my point!

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S T A K E S R E S U LT S tion and Whieldon, Michael J. Canani A. Delgadillo MELAIR S., BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK, Value of Race: $245,000, 3 yo, 1 1/16 miles, Time: 1:43.55 - 4/27/2013 1. Doinghardtimeagain , dk b/. f. 3, by Ministers Wild Cat, - Silver Hawk Lady, by Conquistador Cielo, Bred by: Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, LLC (CA) 1¼ $137,500 N/A Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC J. Hollendorfer R. Bejarano 2. Sweet Marini , gr/ro. f. 3, by Marino Marini, - Excessing, by In Excess (IRE), Bred by: BMWZ Stables (CA) 2 $47,500 N/A Kaleem Shah, Inc. B. Baffert J. Talamo 3. Unusual Way , b . f. 3, by Unusual Heat, Way Up, by Great Above, Bred by: Thomas W. Bachman (CA) ½ $27,500 N/A Brown, Jr., Edward J. and Lebherz, Philip J. Bonde E. Maldonado WARREN’S THOROUGHBREDS S., BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK, Value of Race: $70,500, 3 yo’s & up, 7 furlongs, Time: 1:22.67 - 4/27/2013 1. Hail Mary , ch . f. 3, by Old Topper, - Lady Sax, by General Meeting, Bred by: Nick Alexander (CA) 9¾ $42,000 N/A Alexander, Nicholas M. Mitchell J. Leparoux 2. Swiss Bliss , b . f. 3, by Swiss Yodeler, - Donerella, by Doneraile Court, Bred by: Heinz Steinmann (CA) 1 $14,000 N/A Steinmann, Heinz P. Harrington C. Nakatani 3. Wild in the Saddle , b . f. 4, by Silic (FR), Local Law, by Wild Deputy, Bred by: Dinesh Maniar (CA) ½ $8,400 N/A Anderson, Nadine and Ortiz, Cheyenne F. Meza A. Bisono

son Cricket, by Crimson Slew, Bred by: Dick Hopwood & Peggy Hopwood (AZ) ¾ $29,819 N/A Hopwood, Dick and Peggy D. McFarlane K. Bridges 2. Claypool , dk b/. g. 3, by Rocky Bar, - Cove Point, by Conquistador Cielo, Bred by: Dennis E. Weir (AZ) 2 $12,278 N/A Schnell, Don D. Schnell J. Bourdieu 3. Lewiston , dk b/. g. 3, by El Roblar, Bagel Craving, by Prized, Bred by: Fleming Thoroughbred Farm LLC (AZ) 21 $6,431 N/A Schnell, Don D. Schnell A. Morales SANDRA HALL GRAND CANYON H., TURF PARADISE, Value of Race: $35,000, 3 yo’s & up, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:07.82 4/27/2013 1. Espresso Springs , b . g. 6, by Rocky Bar, Cappuccino Springs, by Afternoon Deelites, Bred by: Robert H. McKee & Mary Ellen McKee (AZ) 4¼ $21,266 N/A Gowdy, Geri and Wise, Rick R. Wise S. Stevens 2. Frisky Ricky , dk b/. g. 7, by Rocky Bar, - Blane Heathen, by Devil’s Bag, Bred by: Arrowhead Equine (AZ) nk $6,860 N/A Arrowhead Racing K. Kato A. Kato 3. Jamaican Memories , dk b/. g. 5, by Slew City Slew, - Sallie’s Memory, by Holy Bull, Bred by: H & E Ranch (AZ) 4 $3,430 N/A Bolin, Carol and James D. Van Winkle J. Rivera

JOANNE DYE S., TURF PARADISE, Value of Race: $35,000, 3 yo, 6 1/2 furlongs, Time: 1:14.76 - 4/27/2013 1. Tribal Gal , dk b/. f. 3, by Tribal Rule, - Famous Gal, by Western Fame, Bred by: John Pendergast (AZ) 6¼ $21,483 N/A Pendergast, John R. Owens J. Rivera 2. Unwritten Law , dk b/. f. 3, by Officer, DWIGHT D. PATTERSON H., TURF PARADISE, Value of Race: $35,000, 3 yo’s & up, Classy Lady Lou, by In Excess (IRE), Bred by: 1 1/16 miles-T, Time: 1:43.05 - 4/27/2013 John Campo III (AZ) 7 $6,930 N/A Campo, III, John S. Campo S. 1. F D Icy , b . g. 5, by Deposit Ticket, - It’s Nippy, by Le Ciel, Bred by: Roys Mansur (AZ) Stevens 3. Tempe , dk b/. f. 3, by Rocky Bar, - Way5¼ $21,049 N/A Mansur, Roys C. Story M. cross, by Conquistador Cielo, Bred by: DenIammarino nis E. Weir (AZ) 11 $3,465 N/A Schnell, Don 2. Bullittone , ch . h. 6, by Valid Wager, D. Schnell J. Ochoa Dream Day, by Thunder Gulch, Bred by: Miller Thoroughbred Farm, Inc. (AZ) 2 JACK COLE H., SUNRAY PARK, Value of $6,790 N/A Ron Chappell PLC and Angeli, Race: $65,000, 3 yo’s & up, 1 mile, Time: Jr., H. J. R. Chappell J. Bourdieu 1:37.34 - 4/27/2013 3. Salado Tribe , dk b/. g. 5, by Tribal Rule, 1. Groushy Apadana , b . g. 8, by Mr. Groush, - Cadallac Plus, by Honor Grades, Bred by: - Apadana, by Corridor Key, Bred by: HatFleming Thoroughbred Farm LLC (AZ) 3½ $3,395 N/A Swenson, Barbara D. Van Winkle field Farms LLC (NM) 1½ $39,000 N/A 5 Star Racing, LLC M. Valdez E. Garcia J. Rivera 2. On Down the Road , b . g. 5, by Desert GENE FLEMING BREEDERS’ DERBY, TURF God, - On the Avenue, by Talent Town, Bred PARADISE, Value of Race: $56,129, 3 yo, 1 by: Joe Allen (NM) 1¾ $13,000 N/A Rehburg, Lisa J. Marr C. Madeira 1/16 miles, Time: 1:42.65 - 4/27/2013 3. Beau Wizer , ch . g. 5, by Premeditation, 1. Red Zeus , ch . c. 3, by Red Sky’s, - Crim-

- Miss Einstein, by Beau Genius, Bred by: Mike or Suzanne Carson (NM) 1¾ $6,500 N/A Montoya, Patrick C. Trujillo, Jr M. Rodriguez TEXAS MILE S., Gr.3, LONE STAR PARK, Value of Race: $200,000, 3 yo’s & up, 1 mile, Time: 1:36.01 - 4/27/2013 1. Master Rick , gr/ro. c. 4, by Master Command, - Whata Gem, by Maria’s Mon, Bred by: English Ranch Farm (FL) 1¼ $122,000 N/A Davis, Richard S. Asmussen R. Santana, Jr. 2. Prayer for Relief , dk b/. h. 5, by Jump Start, - Sparklin Lil, by Mr. Sparkles, Bred by: G. R. Aschinger (KY) 2 $38,000 N/A Zayat Stables, LLC S. Asmussen G. Murphy 3. Good Lord , b . g. 6, by Greatness, - Dowager Lady, by Whadjathink, Bred by: Marilyn Fazo Seltzer (FL) 2 $20,000 N/A Shank, Thomas D. and Young, Stan F. Kaelin F. De La Cruz BOSSELMAN/GUS FONNER S., FONNER PARK, Value of Race: $84,000, 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/16 miles, Time: 1:46.20 - 4/27/2013 1. Diamond Joe , ch . g. 4, by Dazzling Falls, - Diamond Road, by Tarsal, Bred by: Edward J. Miller Jr. & Roger Pelster (NE) 1 $54,000 N/A Koziol, Joseph L. and Miller, Jr., Edward Joseph C. Turco J. Olesiak 2. Kate’s Main Man , b . g. 8, by Bernstein, Kate d’Kate, by D’Accord, Bred by: Loretta Fern McClintock (IA) nk $15,000 N/A Patterson, Randy R. Morse D. Cardoso 3. Joy Boy , dk b/. g. 5, by Tribal Rule, - Joyously, by Half Term, Bred by: Dr. & Mrs. William T. Gray (CA) hd $9,000 N/A TK Stables, LLC K. Gorder M. Pedroza AL SWIHART MEMORIAL S., FONNER PARK, Value of Race: $27,000, 3 yo’s & up, 6 1/2 furlongs, Time: 1:19.20 - 4/27/2013 1. Lil Missknowitall , dk b/. m. 6, by Kafwain, - Gildey, by Gilded Time, Bred by: Diane Shashura (KY) 3½ $15,000 N/A Meyaard, Jim J. Meyaard C. Kimes 2. Spice Swirl , dk b/. m. 6, by Shadow Hawk, - Shesaidsheknowsya, by Miracle Heights, Bred by: Shady Bend Thoroughbreds (NE) 1 $6,250 N/A Shady Bend Thoroughbreds B. Roberts J. Olesiak 3. T Jays Affair , dk b/. m. 6, by Blumin Affair, - Stop the Time, by Stop the Music, Bred by: Roger Anderson (NE) 2 $3,750 N/A Anderson, Roger L. Donlin L. Ranilla HARRY HENSON S., BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARK, Value of Race: $73,600, SureBet RacingNews.com • May 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 5 53

3 yo, 6 furlongs-T, Time: 1:08.96 4/25/2013 1. Summer Exclusive , b . c. 3, by Exclusive Quality, - Summer Dream, by Wild Rush, Bred by: Ponder Hill Inc (FL) hd $44,010 100 Chandler, Fink, Marier, Gencarella, Trzos, Topol and Altamira Racing Stable P. Miller G. Gomez 2. Sacred Ovation , b . g. 3, by Congrats, - Unbridled’s Jane, by Unbridled’s Song, Bred by: France Weiner & Irv Weiner (FL) 2¾ $14,670 100 Bach, Robert A., GP Stables LP and Tesser, William A. Sherman J. Steiner 3. Colburn , dk b/. c. 3, by Heatseeker (IRE), Go Ask Daisy, by Mutakddim, Bred by: Julie Berta (KY) 7½ $8,802 93 Macho Uno Racing D. O’Neill T. Baze

Ronnie J. Faulkner K. Bridges 2. Lee Creek , dk b/. g. 5, by Cinnamon Creek, - Unvested Value, by Prospect Bay, Bred by: Ernie Witt (AR) 2¼ $1,760 97 Davis, Shawn S. Davis A. Morales 3. Cooper’s Storm , b . g. 5, by Freud, - Tisnt,

by Diesis (GB), Bred by: Edgar Earl (NY) 3 $880 92 Chappell, Ronald R. Chappell A. Von Rosen

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO H., Gr.2, SANTA ANITA PARK, Value of Race: $150,250, 4 yo’s & up, 1 3/4 miles-T, Time: 2:44.89 4/21/2013 1. Interaction (ARG) , b . h. 7, by Easing Along, - =Inter Rails (ARG), by Ride the Rails, Bred by: Haras Futuro S. R. L. (ARG) no $90,000 109 Pozo de Luna, Inc. R. McAnally WILMA MANKILLER MEMORIAL S., WILL ROGERS DOWNS, Value of Race: $50,000, J. Talamo 2. All Squared Away , dk b/. g. 4, by Bellamy 3 yo’s & up, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:10.82 Road, - Squared, by Posse, Bred by: Grace4/24/2013 field Breeders (KY) 3 $30,000 109 Brous 1. Lookinforchange , b . m. 5, by Gilded Time, - Thatholeinmypocket, by Pure Prize, Stable, Wachtel Stable, Wire To Wire Stable, Inc. et al. P. Miller E. Maldonado Bred by: Margaux Farm LLC & Vinery LTD (KY) 4¼ $30,000 91 Edgmon, Rod and McK- 3. Smart Ellis , ch . c. 4, by Smarty Jones, - Corrazona, by El Gran Senor, Bred by: innis, Lila J. Donaldson B. Landeros Wertheimer et Frere (KY) nk $18,000 106 2. Givhans Ferry , ch . f. 4, by Congaree, Wertheimer and Frere R. Mandella V. EspiTrepidation, by Seeking the Gold, Bred noza by: WinStar Farm, LLC (KY) 4¼ $10,000 81 Brewster, Clark S. Margolis B. Quinonez LA PUENTE S., SANTA ANITA PARK, Value 3. Storm’s Promise , dk b/. f. 4, by Seattle Fitz (ARG), - Storm’s Secret, by Storm Creek, of Race: $72,260, 3 yo, 1 1/8 miles-T, Time: 1:46.33 - 4/21/2013 Bred by: Namy & Hill, LLC (KY) 1. Procurement , b . c. 3, by Milwaukee 1¾ $5,500 72 Namy, Jerry K. Broberg B. Brew, - Free to Soar, by Unbridled, Bred by: McNeil Glen Hill Farm (FL) 3½ $42,600 N/A Glen Hill Farm T. Proctor G. Gomez CLEM MCSPADDEN MEMORIAL ROUTE 2. Little Jerry , b . c. 3, by Candy Ride (ARG), 66 S., WILL ROGERS DOWNS, Value of - Missannalouise, by Storm Creek, Bred by: Race: $51,000, 3 yo’s & up, 6 furlongs, Columbiana Farm (KY) ¾ $14,200 N/A Jaam Time: 1:10.20 - 4/23/2013 Racing, Inc. and Riley Racing Stable R. Baltas 1. Humble Smarty , ch . g. 9, by MutakdT. Baze dim, - Humble Danzig, by Zignew, Bred 3. Counting Days , dk b/. g. 3, by Mingun, by: James E. Danaher (AR) 4½ $30,000 108 Cuanto Es, by Exbourne, Bred by: Flaxman Creighton, Brett J. Donaldson B. Quinonez Holdings Limited (KY) 1¼ $8,520 N/A Swift 2. Solar Charge , b . g. 6, by Authenticate, Thoroughbreds, Inc. C. Gaines R. Bejarano - Another Sunlit, by Orbit Dancer, Bred by: Carolyn R. Barnett (TX) ½ $10,000 98 H and HALLOWED DREAMS S., EVANGELINE H Ranch D. Pish R. Chapa 3. Johnny Whip , dk b/. g. 4, by Stephen Got DOWNS, Value of Race: $50,000, 3 yo, 5 Even, - Paradisa, by Seeking the Gold, Bred 1/2 furlongs, Time: 1:03.92 - 4/20/2013 1. Jossy Do It , dk b/. f. 3, by Proud Accolade, by: Robert H. Zoellner (OK) - Clandestine, by Grand Slam, Bred by: Allen 1¾ $6,500 97 Straw, Jr., George J. Pruitt B. Amato & Mike Galinski (FL) 5¾ $30,000 84 Landeros Wolochuk, David D. Wolochuk E. Martin, Jr. 2. Ada Mae , b . f. 3, by Cactus Ridge, - FabuSTARTER S., TURF PARADISE, Value of lous Performer, by Rare Performer, Bred by: Race: $8,800, 3 yo’s & up, 6 furlongs, Dream Walkin’ Farms, Inc. (OK) ¾ $10,000 Time: 1:08.20 - 4/23/2013 70 Dream Walkin Farms, Inc. H. Boutte T. 1. Mobius , dk b/. g. 6, by He’s Tops, - MysHebert tery Night, by Knights Choice, Bred by: Dr. Charles J. Barth (WA) 1¾ $5,456 101 Rogers, 3. My Lady Lauren , ch . f. 3, by Hard Spun, 54 SureBet RacingNews.com • May 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 5

- Regala Di Trieste, by Old Trieste, Bred by: Donarra Thoroughbreds, LLC (FL) 2¾ $5,500 68 Set-Hut LLC J. Delhomme G. Melancon GOLDEN CIRCLE S., PRAIRIE MEADOWS, Value of Race: $58,800, 3 yo, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:10.00 - 4/20/2013 1. Vannistelrooy Star , ch . g. 3, by Van Nistelrooy, - Star White, by Naevus, Bred by: Rose Hill Farm (KY) no $36,000 91 Martin, Timothy T. Martin D. Mello 2. King Henny , ch . c. 3, by Henny Hughes, - Queens Carousel, by Afternoon Deelites, Bred by: Betz/Kidder/Lamantia/J. Betz (KY) 2½ $12,000 91 Woolsey, Erv and Asmussen, Keith S. Asmussen T. Thompson 3. Favorite Uncle , b . c. 3, by Majestic Warrior, - Blushing Issue, by Blushing John, Bred by: Grovendale Sales (KY) 5½ $6,000 86 Namy, Jerry T. Amoss A. Birzer SANTA BARBARA H., Gr.2, SANTA ANITA PARK, Value of Race: $150,000, 4 yo’s & up, 1 1/4 miles-T, Time: 2:00.91 4/20/2013 1. Lady of Shamrock , dk b/. f. 4, by Scat Daddy, - Blushing Issue, by Blushing John, Bred by: Grovendale Sales (KY) 1 $90,000 N/A Hronis Racing LLC J. Sadler R. Bejarano 2. Viva Carina (ARG) , dk b/. f. 4, by Giant’s Causeway, - Altamira (FR), by $Highest Honor (FR), Bred by: Tnt Argentina S.a.

(ARG) 1½ $30,000 N/A Coudelaria Jessica, Inc. A. Avila V. Espinoza 3. Caelis (GB) , b . m. 5, by =Avonbridge (GB), - Shona, by Lyphard, Bred by: S. J. and Mrs Pembroke (GB) ½ $18,000 N/A Brous Stable and Wachtel Stable P. Miller J. Talamo SAN SIMEON S., Gr.3, SANTA ANITA PARK, Value of Race: $100,250, 4 yo’s & up, 6 1/2 furlongs-T, Time: 1:11.28 4/20/2013 1. Chips All In , b . c. 4, by North Light (IRE), - Maria’s Mirage, by Maria’s Mon, Bred by: Adena Springs (KY) ½ $60,000 N/A Everest, Jean, O’Brien, John, Valdez, Danny and Turpin, Michelle J. Mullins T. Baze 2. Obviously (IRE) , b . g. 5, by =Choisir (AUS), - =Leala (IRE), by $Montjeu (IRE), Bred by: Miss Deidre Cogan (IRE) 1¼ $20,000 N/A Fanticola, Anthony and Scardino, Joseph M. Mitchell J. Talamo 3. Chosen Miracle , b . h. 5, by Ghostzapper, - Royally Chosen, by In Excess (IRE), Bred by: Adena Springs (FL) ½ $12,000 N/A Abruzzo, Peter and Carver, John J. Hollendorfer R. Bejarano RUSSELL AND HELLEN FOUTZ DIS-

S T A K E S R E S U LT S TAFF H., SUNRAY PARK, Value of Race: $65,000, 3 yo’s & up, 6 1/2 furlongs, Time: 1:18.62 - 4/20/2013 1. Devon’s Spirit , dk b/. m. 6, by Premeditation, - Devon Hunt, by Devon Lane, Bred by: John Pinkerton (NM) 1¼ $39,000 N/A Pinkerton, John D. Cappellucci D. Sterling 2. Gossip Dome , ch . m. 5, by Dome, - Theater Gossip, by Phone Trick, Bred by: Dream Walkin’ Farms Inc. (NM) 2 $13,650 N/A Pesikan and Kilgroe Stables E. Mikkelson R. Eikleberry 3. Iplaytricks , dk b/. m. 5, by Desert God, - I Like Tricks, by Tricky Fun, Bred by: Joe Allen (NM) nk $6,500 N/A Stinson, Michael J. Marr E. Gomez FONNER PARK SPECIAL S., FONNER PARK, Value of Race: $25,800, 3 yo, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:16.60 - 4/20/2013 1. Shesafrigidcat , dk b/. f. 3, by Mine for Gold, - Shesa Class Cat, by Sir Cat, Bred by: Zach Mader (NE) ¾ $15,480 N/A Mader, Zach and Wetzel, Art C. Turco J. Olesiak 2. Gypsy Jo Rose , b . f. 3, by Pies Prospect, Cerveza Lite, by Lytrump, Bred by: Edward R. Rotherham (NE) 6¾ $5,160 N/A Reinhart, Tondi S. Hall L. Delorme 3. Yearlong Fever , dk b/. f. 3, by Drinkwiththedevil, - Swedes Fever, by Stormin Fever, Bred by: Dennis Smith (NE) 7 $3,096 N/A Smith, Dennis S. Hall J. Ranilla

Bred by: Farm III Enterprises & Off The Hook Partners LLC(FL) nk $10,000 N/A Lazenby, Virginia B. and Farm D’Allie Racing Stables D. Banks M. Guidry 3. Successful Story , b . c. 3, by Successful Appeal, - Top Story, by Carson City, Bred by: Perry Segura (LA) 5¼ $5,500 N/A Delahoussaye, Brent B. Delahoussaye K. LeBlanc SANTA LUCIA S., SANTA ANITA PARK, Value of Race: $83,600, 4 yo’s & up, 1 1/16 miles, Time: 1:45.22 - 4/14/2013 1. Sister Kate , gr/ro. m. 5, by Benchmark, - Miss Soft Sell, by Siyah Kalem, Bred by: Mary H. Caldwell (CA) ¾ $55,200 N/A Caldwell, Mary J. Hollendorfer C. Nakatani 2. Candrea , b . f. 4, by Trippi, - Burn Brightly,

by American Chance, Bred by: Ocala Stud (FL) 3½ $14,200 N/A Watson, Karl, Pegram, Michael E. and Weitman, Paul B. Baffert D. Flores 3. Sister Glady Oh La , dk b/. m. 5, by Strong Hope, - Miss Smart Strike, by Smart Strike, Bred by: Liberation Farm (KY) hd $8,520 N/A Sherman, Art and Tsujimoto, Stuart A. Sherman J. Talamo

SUNLAND PARK H., SUNLAND PARK, Value of Race: $75,000, 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/8 miles, Time: 1:49.09 - 4/14/2013 1. Forest Mouse , dk b/. h. 5, by Teton Forest, - Fast Mouse, by Fast Play, Bred by: E. H. Beau Lane III (KY) 2½ $45,000 N/A Thomas, Parnell H. Dominguez R. Eikleberry 2. Red Lead , ch . g. 7, by Red Bullet, - UpINAUGURAL H., SUNRAY PARK, Value of Race: $35,000, 3 yo’s & up, 6 1/2 furlongs, side, by Unaccounted For, Bred by: Adena Springs (FL) 6½ $16,500 N/A Davis, Joey C. Time: 1:18.14 - 4/19/2013 Hartman K. Tohill 1. Gregor , gr/ro. g. 5, by Marino Marini, Street Corner Jive, by Dixieland Band, Bred 3. Tiz Gianni , gr/ro. h. 5, by Giacomo, - Tizby: Marshall Rose (CA) nk $21,000 86 Robi- precious, by Jade Hunter, Bred by: Adena son, J. Kirk and Judy and Solitaire Stable H. Springs (FL) 1 $7,500 N/A Desert Sun Stables T. Fincher Dominguez E. Gomez A. Juarez, Jr. 2. Imco Spirit (IRE) , b . g. 7, by =Invincible Spirit (IRE), - =Treasure Hope (IRE), by =TreaJEH STALLION STATION S., LONE STAR sure Kay (GB), Bred by: J. J. M. R. S R L (IRE) 3½ $7,350 86 Robison, J. Kirk and Judy and PARK, Value of Race: $50,000, 3 yo’s & up, Solitaire Stable H. Dominguez A. Juarez, Jr. 6 1/2 furlongs, Time: 1:16.32 - 4/13/2013 3. Silver Chunkus , gr/ro. g. 4, by Silver Sea- 1. Lasting Bubbles , gr/ro. m. 5, by Pulling son, - Tyger Tess, by Be a Prospect, Bred by: Punches, - Slim’s Secret, by Desert Secret R. Doug Mills & Gertie Mills (NM) 2¾ $3,850 (IRE), Bred by: Judy Peek (TX) 5½ $30,000 104 Peek, Judy K. Peek L. Wade 79 Rader, Jay B. Rader M. Rodriguez 2. Cowgirl N Up , gr/ro. f. 4, by My Golden Song, - Pure Mischief, by Wayne’s Crane, INAUGURAL S., EVANGELINE DOWNS, Bred by: Diamond D Ranch (TX) 3½ $10,000 Value of Race: $50,000, 3 yo, 6 furlongs, 93 Dodwell, Caroline J. Dodwell L. Taylor Time: 1:08.63 - 4/17/2013 1. Lattin Devil , dk b/. g. 3, by Latent Heat, - 3. Im a Bear , dk b/. f. 4, by Touch Tone, - Real By the Belle, by Geri, Bred by: Highclere (LA) Bear, by Formal Gold, Bred by: Tom Durant (TX) hd $5,500 86 Durant, Tom J. Bruner E. 7½ $30,000 N/A Jarrett Jr., Terrell J. Lara D. Flores Meche 2. Hardrock Eleven , gr/ro. g. 3, by Rock Hard LAS CIENEGAS S., Gr.3, SANTA ANITA Ten, - Stark Beauty, by Unbridled’s Song,

PARK, Value of Race: $100,000, 4 yo’s & up, 6 1/2 furlongs-T, Time: 1:12.61 4/13/2013 1. Mizdirection , gr/ro. m. 5, by Mizzen Mast, - Deceptive, by Clever Trick, Bred by: Joseph J. Perrotta (KY) ½ $60,000 N/A Jungle Racing LLC, Strauss, W., Grohs, J., Beljak, B., KMN Racing LLC et al. M. Puype D. Flores 2. Schiaparelli , gr/ro. m. 5, by Ghostzapper, - Cambiocorsa, by Avenue of Flags, Bred by: Ranjan Racing, Inc. (KY) 2½ $20,000 N/A Ran Jan Racing, Inc. M. Puype J. Talamo 3. Purim’s Dancer , dk b/. f. 4, by Purim, - Zip City Dancer, by City Zip, Bred by: Loch Lea Farm, Inc. (KY) ½ $12,000 N/A Donnelly, Doug, Johnsen, Corey, Kohn, Lenny and McLean, Gene T. Proctor T. Baze RUNWAY S., SANTA ANITA PARK, Value of Race: $71,150, 3 yo, 6 1/2 furlongs-T, Time: 1:12.89 - 4/13/2013 1. Jubliant Girl , b . f. 3, by Henrythenavigator, - Gamely Girl, by Arch, Bred by: Redmon Farm, LLC (KY) 1½ $42,540 N/A C R K Stable J. Sadler M. Pedroza 2. Wednesday , b . f. 3, by Medaglia d’Oro, - Chandelle, by Crafty Prospector, Bred by: Mueller Farms, Inc. (KY) ½ $14,180 N/A Swift Thoroughbreds, Inc. C. Gaines E. Maldonado 3. Upbeat Mood , dk b/. f. 3, by Mizzen Mast, - Ixora, by Dynaformer, Bred by: Millsec, LTD. (KY) 1¼ $8,508 N/A KMN Racing LLC, Murray, Thomas, Strauss, William and Pay2Day Thoroughbreds M. Puype T. Baze COPPER TOP FUTURITY, SUNLAND PARK, Value of Race: $95,126, 2 yo, 4 1/2 furlongs, Time: 52.21 - 4/13/2013 1. 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 $47,563 N/A Stevens, Sam E. and Sammy L. T. Fincher A. Arboleda 2. Vernissage , b . g. 2, by Going Wild, - Sandia’s Flicka, by Sandia Slew, Bred by: Gary Thompson (NM) 1¼ $19,025 N/A Thompson, Gary B. Hone I. Enriquez 3. Fonzerelli , ch . g. 2, by Attila’s Storm, Miss Willow, by Cape Canaveral, Bred by: Todd White (NM) ½ $11,415 N/A White, Todd C. Hartman K. Tohill COPPER TOP FUTURITY, SUNLAND PARK, Value of Race: $88,389, 2 yo, 4 1/2 furlongs, Time: 51.70 - 4/13/2013 1. Lady Genius , ch . f. 2, by Quinton’s Gold, - Miss Einstein, by Beau Genius, Bred by: Mike Carson & Bill Carson (NM) 8¾ $44,195 N/A Carson, Sr. W. D., Carson, M. H. and SureBet RacingNews.com • May 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 5 55

Leach Racing LLC D. Barton C. Madeira 2. Cattle Act , b . f. 2, by Phone Home, - Xcelerate, by Digging In, Bred by: Cliff Lambert (NM) 1 $17,678 N/A Lambert, Sr., Clifford C. Lambert, Sr. D. Shepherd 3. Tizzy Devil , ch . f. 2, by Diabolical, - Restless Tizzy, by Lesters Boy, Bred by: Derrill Riggan (NM) 1¼ $10,607 N/A Riggan, Derrell C. Lambert, Sr. L. Perez

2. Just Happened , dk b/. g. 3, by Dazzling Falls, - Bevy Anne, by Gourami, Bred by: F. William Karrer (NE) 2¼ $5,160 N/A Fudge, Nick D. Anderson J. Olesiak 3. Call Me Bubba , dk b/. c. 3, by Mine for Gold, - Match the Magic, by Match the Hatch, Bred by: LaVerne Ballhagen (NE) 1½ $3,096 N/A Ballhagen, La Verne L. Ballhagen A. Martinez

JEH STALLION STATION S., LONE STAR PARK, Value of Race: $50,000, 3 yo’s & up, 6 1/2 furlongs, Time: 1:16.32 - 4/13/2013 1. Lasting Bubbles , gr/ro. m. 5, by Pulling Punches, - Slim’s Secret, by Desert Secret (IRE), Bred by: Judy Peek (TX) 5½ $30,000 N/A Peek, Judy K. Peek L. Wade 2. Cowgirl N Up , gr/ro. f. 4, by My Golden Song, - Pure Mischief, by Wayne’s Crane, Bred by: Diamond D Ranch (TX) 3½ $10,000 N/A Dodwell, Caroline J. Dodwell L. Taylor 3. Im a Bear , dk b/. f. 4, by Touch Tone, - Real Bear, by Formal Gold, Bred by: Tom Durant (TX) hd $5,500 N/A Durant, Tom J. Bruner E. Flores

ARKANSAS DERBY, Gr.1, OAKLAWN PARK, Value of Race: $1,000,000, 3 yo, 1 1/8 miles, Time: 1:51.94 - 4/13/2013 1. Overanalyze , b . c. 3, by Dixie Union, Unacloud, by Unaccounted For, Bred by: Diamond A Racing Corp. (KY) 4¼ $600,000 N/A Repole Stable T. Pletcher R. Bejarano 2. Frac Daddy , gr/ro. c. 3, by Scat Daddy, - Skipper’s Mate, by Skip Away, Bred by: Nancy M. Leonard Living Trust (KY) ½ $200,000 N/A Magic City Thoroughbred Partners K. McPeek V. Lebron 3. Carve , dk b/. g. 3, by First Samurai, - Apt,

by A.P. Indy, Bred by: Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider (KY) nk $100,000 N/A Langford, Michael S. Asmussen R. Santana, Jr.

FONNOR PARK SPECIAL S., FONNER PARK, Value of Race: $25,800, 3 yo, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:16.40 - 4/13/2013 1. Diamonds Ace , ch . g. 3, by Nob Hill Deelite, - Diamond Road, by Tarsal, Bred by: Edward J. Miller Jr. & Roger Pelster (NE) ½ $15,480 N/A Koziol, Joseph L. and Feldhacker, Larry D. Anderson J. Olesiak

OAKLAWN H., Gr.2, OAKLAWN PARK, Value of Race: $500,000, 4 yo’s & up, 1 1/8 miles, Time: 1:49.67 - 4/13/2013 1. Cyber Secret , b . c. 4, by Broken Vow, - Stomping, by Dixieland Band, Bred by: Paragon Farms, LLC (KY) 5¾ $300,000 N/A Cella, Charles L. Whiting R. Albarado 2. Taptowne , gr/ro. g. 5, by Tapit, Holly’s Wager, by Valid Wager, Bred by: Clover Towne Farm (KY) 2¾ $100,000 N/A Clovertowne Farm (Q. Spivey) T. Glyshaw C. Borel 3. Sabercat , dk b/. c. 4, by Bluegrass Cat, - Miner’s Blessing, by Forty Niner, Bred by: Lantern Hill Farm LLC, William J. Punk Jr. & Lighthouse Group LLC(KY) ½ $50,000 N/A Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC S. Asmussen R. Santana, Jr. COUNT FLEET SPRINT H., Gr.3, OAKLAWN PARK, Value of Race: $250,000, 4 yo’s & up, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:09.63 - 4/13/2013 1. Justin Phillip , dk b/. h. 5, by First Samurai, - Ava Knowsthecode, by Cryptoclearance, Bred by: Oakbrook Farm (KY) ¾ $150,000 N/A Zayat Stables, LLC S. Asmussen R. Santana, Jr. 2. Picko’s Pride , dk b/. h. 5, by Cactus Ridge, - Cayce Lady, by Wavering Monarch, Bred by: E. H. Beau Lane III

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(KY) 2 $50,000 N/A Butzow, Barry and Joni M. Robertson V. Lebron 3. Gentlemen’s Bet , dk b/. c. 4, by Half Ours, - Lady of Sun, by Gentlemen (ARG), Bred by: Juvenal Diaz (FL) ½ $25,000 N/A Rosenblum, Harry R. Moquett R. Albarado NORTHERN SPUR S., OAKLAWN PARK, Value of Race: $100,000, 3 yo, 1 mile, Time: 1:38.37 - 4/13/2013 1. Get Happy Mister , b . c. 3, by First Samurai, - Sara Margaret, by Elusive Quality, Bred by: Willard Burbach (CO) 2¼ $60,000 N/A Tangarae Farms LLP K. Von Hemel G. Corbett 2. Looking Cool , dk b/. c. 3, by Candy Ride (ARG), - Coolwind, by Forest Wildcat, Bred by: Jim Tafel, LLC (KY) 2¼ $20,000 N/A Jim Tafel LLC C. Nafzger B. Hernandez, Jr. 3. Red Wings , ch . c. 3, by English Channel, Heavenly Ransom, by Red Ransom, Bred by: Bluegrass Hall, LLC (KY) 1½ $10,000 N/A Calumet Farm D. Lukas G. Stevens APPLE BLOSSOM H., Gr.1, OAKLAWN PARK, Value of Race: $500,000, 4 yo’s & up, 1 1/16 miles, Time: 1:44.13 4/12/2013 1. On Fire Baby , gr/ro. f. 4, by Smoke Glacken, - Ornate, by Gilded Time, Bred by: Anita A Ebert-Cauley (KY) ½ $300,000 110 Cauley, Anita G. Hartlage J. Johnson 2. Tiz Miz Sue , dk b/. m. 6, by Tiznow, - Sue’s Good News, by Woodman, Bred by: CresRan LLC (KY) 4 $100,000 109 Cresran LLC S. Hobby J. Rocco, Jr. 3. Don’t Tell Sophia , b . m. 5, by Congaree, - Lost Expectations, by Valid Expectations, Bred by: Stonerside Stable (KY) nk $50,000 103 Sims, Philip A. and Namy, Jerry P. Sims R. Albarado INSTANT RACING S., OAKLAWN PARK, Value of Race: $75,000, 3 yo, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:10.76 - 4/12/2013 1. Blueeyesintherein , dk b/. f. 3, by Magna Graduate, - Tartufi, by Mr. Greeley, Bred by: Elisabeth Alexander (KY) 3¾ $45,000 92 Self, Dorothy, King, Berry, Travis Morgeson V LLC G. Simms J. Court 2. Boss Barney’s Babe , ch . f. 3, by Street Boss, - Jezebella, by Wild Again, Bred by: Lynn Jones, Kathy Jones, Louis P. Guida & Chris Christoforou(KY) nk $15,000 83 Barnett Stables LLC W. Calhoun M. Berry 3. American Sugar , dk b/. f. 3, by Harlan’s Holiday, - I Love America, by Quiet American, Bred by: Fares Farm LLC (KY) 1¼ $7,500 83 Poindexter Thoroughbreds LLC

S T A K E S R E S U LT S 1. Johnny Whip , dk b/. g. 4, by Stephen Got Even, - Paradisa, by Seeking the Gold, Bred PREMIERE S., LONE STAR PARK, Value of by: Robert H. Zoellner (OK) 2 $32,500 104 Race: $50,000, 3 yo’s & up, 6 1/2 furlongs, Straw, Jr., George J. Pruitt B. Landeros 2. Okie Ride , b . g. 6, by Candy Ride (ARG), Time: 1:15.45 - 4/11/2013 Tic Tic, by Geiger Counter, Bred by: Richter 1. Triumph and Song , gr/ro. g. 4, by My Family Trust (OK) 5¾ $11,500 99 Richter Golden Song, - Coryphee, by Hadif, Bred Family Trust K. Nolen L. Quinonez by: Victoria Ashford & Dr. Troy Carmichael 3. Ransom Roberto , ch . g. 7, by Rojo (TX) 4¼ $30,000 108 Ashford, Victoria W. Dinero, - Here Comes Roberta, by Here We Calhoun J. Theriot Come, Bred by: Steven D. Caldwell (OK) no 2. Texas Air , dk b/. g. 5, by Texas City, - Malaysian Air, by Mizzen Mast, Bred by: Paul J. $6,500 87 Aldridge, Lyn and Hooker, Keith Rigali Jr. (TX) 5¾ $10,000 100 Rigali, Jr., Paul W. Brown M. Perez A. Milligan L. Wade STARTER S., TURF PARADISE, Value of 3. Solar Charge , b . g. 6, by Authenticate, Race: $11,900, 3 yo’s & up, 6 furlongs, - Another Sunlit, by Orbit Dancer, Bred by: Carolyn R. Barnett (TX) 1¾ $5,500 88 H and Time: 1:09.09 - 4/9/2013 1. Include the Baby , dk b/. m. 6, by Include, H Ranch D. Pish R. Chapa - Bianconi Baby, by Bianconi, Bred by: CAROUSEL S., OAKLAWN PARK, Value of Michael Feuerborn & Amy Feuerborn (KY) 1½ $7,304 101 Anderson, Mike T. and Clyde, Race: $100,000, 4 yo’s & up, 6 furlongs, Terry M. Anderson J. Barton Time: 1:11.03 - 4/11/2013 2. Espresso Springs , b . g. 6, by Rocky Bar, 1. Vuitton , dk b/. f. 4, by Smart Strike, Cappuccino Springs, by Afternoon Deelites, Juliet’s Way, by Farma Way, Bred by: Padua Bred by: Robert H. McKee & Mary Ellen Stables, LLC (KY) no $60,000 98 Gillian S McKee (AZ) 4 $2,356 98 Gowdy, Geri and Campbell, Ralph & Shelly Stayer & Andrew Wise, Rick R. Wise S. Stevens Pajak S. Asmussen R. Santana, Jr. 2. Beat the Blues , b . m. 6, by Great Pyramid 3. Heir Joe , b . h. 6, by Wildcat Heir, - Shear Attitude, by Clever Trick, Bred by: Valerie B (IRE), - Imtheblues, by Pentelicus, Bred by: Dailey (FL) 1½ $1,178 89 Seven Arms Stable Edward Pendray, B. K. Pendray, William F. Murphy & Annabel Murphy(FL) 2¼ $20,000 D. Van Winkle N. Smith 98 Martin Racing Stable, LLC and Morgan CHEROKEE CASINO WILL ROGERS Thoroughbred, LLC W. Calhoun M. Mena 3. Lady Diva Ga Ga , gr/ro. f. 4, by Exchange DOWNS CLASSIC DISTAFF SPRINT S., WILL ROGERS DOWNS, Value of Race: Rate, - Boxer Girl, by Two Punch, Bred by: $55,000, 3 yo’s & up, 6 furlongs, Time: W. Nelson McMakin (KY) 3 $10,000 93 1:11.43 - 4/8/2013 McMakin, Nelson and Dolezal, Fred P. Sims 1. Foreign Sultress , dk b/. f. 4, by Foreign J. Court Policy, - Sultress of Swing, by Dixie Brass, FANTASY S., Gr.3, OAKLAWN PARK, Value Bred by: Bob Pogue & Paulette Pogue (OK) 2¼ $32,500 88 Scattered Acres LLC A. Gladd of Race: $400,000, 3 yo, 1 1/16 miles, B. Landeros Time: 1:45.80 - 4/10/2013 2. Jazzin’ Okie , b . m. 5, by Candy Ride 1. Rose to Gold , ch . f. 3, by Friends Lake, Saucy, by Tabasco Cat, Bred by: Joe Mulhol- (ARG), - Jazzy Okie, by King of Scat, Bred by: Richter Family Trust (OK) 2 $11,500 83 land Sr., Joe Mulholland Jr., John MulholRichter Family Trust K. Nolen J. Medina land & Karen Mulholland(KY) 4½ $240,000 3. Diamond Disco , ch . f. 4, by Diamond, N/A Amaya, Kathleen and Centofanti, Alley’s Account, by Alamocitos, Bred by: 7 Raffaele S. Santoro C. Borel Cedars Farm (OK) 3¾ $6,500 78 7 Cedars 2. Manuka Honey , b . f. 3, by Borrego, - Al Farm C. Stuart G. Steinberg Max Diner, by End Sweep, Bred by: Buck Pond Farm, Inc. (KY) 1 $80,000 N/A Curragh GOLDEN POPPY S., GOLDEN GATE Stables J. Terranova, II E. Prado 3. Marathon Lady , b . f. 3, by Graeme Hall, - FIELDS, Value of Race: $61,350, 3 yo’s Abuela Esther (URU), by =Crater (ARG), Bred & up, 1 1/16 miles-T, Time: 1:45.86 4/7/2013 by: Stud El Aguila (FL) 1. Luscious Lonna , b . m. 5, by Benchmark, 1¾ $40,000 N/A Lieblong, Alex and JoAnn - Striking Point, by Thunder Gulch, Bred by: S. Hobby J. Bravo Nick Alexander (CA) 2½ $39,550 N/A Harris, Jon, Marshall, Bonnie and Sloan, Nicholas E. TRAO CLASSIC SPRINT S., WILL ROGERS DOWNS, Value of Race: $55,000, 3 yo’s & N. Sloan J. Velazquez 2. Lady Aspen , dk b/. m. 5, by Grand Reup, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:10.08 - 4/9/2013 L. Chleborad A. Birzer

ward, - Candace in Aspen, by Woodman, Bred by: Allen E. Paulson Living Trust (KY) ½ $10,000 N/A PRO Thoroughbred Enterprises J. Hollendorfer W. Antongeorgi III 3. Halo Dolly , dk b/. m. 5, by Popular, Spanish Halo, by Comic Strip, Bred by: Rod Rodriguez & Lorraine Rodriguez (CA) ½ $7,800 N/A Hoefflin, Hoefflin, Hollendorfer, O’Farrell, Robin, Todaro, Schneider et al. J. Hollendorfer R. Baze AMERICAN BEAUTY S., SANTA ANITA PARK, Value of Race: $76,500, 4 yo’s & up, 1 mile-T, Time: 1:33.42 - 4/7/2013 1. I Dazzle , dk b/. m. 5, by Hold That Tiger, Miss Cheers, by Carson City, Bred by: Terry Adcock (LA) nk $45,900 N/A Jones, Katie and Peluso, Peter J. Sadler R. Bejarano 2. Moone’s My Name (GB) , gr/ro. m. 5, by Intikhab, - =The Manx Touch (IRE), by =Petardia (GB), Bred by: Baroness Bloodstock & Tweenhills Stud (GB) 3½ $15,300 N/A Batchelor Family Trust and Partridge, Judi J. Sadler G. Gomez 3. Byrony (IRE) , ch . m. 5, by =Byron (GB), - =Saphire (GB), by =College Chapel (GB), Bred by: Mr. & Mrs. C. Booth (IRE) 1¼ $9,180 N/A Batchelor Family Trust and Partridge, Judi J. Sadler J. Talamo ARKANSAS BREEDERS’ S., OAKLAWN PARK, Value of Race: $60,000, 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/16 miles, Time: 1:46.54 - 4/7/2013 1. Devil and a Half , ch . g. 6, by Storm and a Half, - Rainbows Are Due, by Devil His Due, Bred by: Millsap Stables Inc. (AR) 6 $36,000 N/A Ryan, Jeff M. Robertson A. Canchari 2. Humble Smarty , ch . g. 9, by Mutakddim, - Humble Danzig, by Zignew, Bred by: James E. Danaher (AR) 1 $12,000 N/A Creighton, Brett J. Donaldson A. Birzer 3. Presidental Colors , blk . h. 5, by Changeintheweather, - Snow Diva, by Cornish Snow, Bred by: Lonnie C. Crowell (AR) 1 $6,000 N/A Crowell, Lonnie J. Talley R. Santana, Jr. SANTA ANITA DERBY, Gr.1, SANTA ANITA PARK, Value of Race: $750,750, 3 yo, 1 1/8 miles, Time: 1:48.76 - 4/6/2013 1. Goldencents , b . c. 3, by Into Mischief, Golden Works, by Banker’s Gold, Bred by: Rosecrest Farm & Karyn Pirrello (KY) 1¼ $450,000 N/A W. C. Racing, Kenney, Dave and RAP Racing D. O’Neill K. Krigger 2. Flashback , gr/ro. c. 3, by Tapit, - Rhumb Line, by Mr. Greeley, Bred by: William G. Andrade MD & Michael E. Hernon(KY) 8½ $150,000 N/A West, Gary and Mary B. Baffert G. Gomez SureBet RacingNews.com • May 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 5 57

3. Super Ninety Nine , ch . c. 3, by Pulpit, Exogenetic, by Unbridled’s Song, Bred by: Northwest Farms LLC (KY) 2¾ $90,000 N/A Tanma Corporation B. Baffert M. Garcia PROVIDENCIA S., Gr.3, SANTA ANITA PARK, Value of Race: $151,250, 3 yo, 1 1/8 miles-T, Time: 1:47.52 - 4/6/2013 1. Scarlet Strike , b . f. 3, by Smart Strike, Scarlet Tango, by French Deputy, Bred by: Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY) ½ $90,000 N/A Carver, John, Hollendorfer, Jerry and Smith, Green J. Hollendorfer R. Bejarano 2. Birdlover (GB) , ch . f. 3, by =Byron (GB), =Bird Over (GB), by =Bold Edge (GB), Bred by: Mrs. Robert Langton (GB) 2¼ $30,000 N/A Cseplo, Robert, Keh, Steven, Kramer, Daniel and W. C. Racing D. O’Neill E. Maldonado 3. Sweet Red Cat , ch . f. 3, by Bluegrass Cat, - Sweet Soul, by Lord Avie, Bred by: Parkway Farm, Inc. & Winstar Farm, LLC (KY) no $18,000 N/A Batchelor Family Trust and Partridge, Judi J. Sadler G. Gomez POTRERO GRANDE S., Gr.2, SANTA ANITA PARK, Value of Race: $150,250, 4 yo’s & up, 6 1/2 furlongs, Time: 1:15.03 4/6/2013 1. Jimmy Creed , ch . c. 4, by Distorted Humor, - Hookedonthefeelin, by Citidancer, Bred by: Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY) ¾ $90,000 N/A Spendthrift Farm LLC R. Mandella G. Gomez 2. Unbridled’s Note , b . c. 4, by Unbridled’s Song, - Siberian Fur, by Siberian Express, Bred by: Gulf Coast Farms LLC & Unbridled’s Song Syndicate(KY) 2¼ $30,000 N/A McCarty, Mike S. Asmussen C. Nakatani 3. Apriority , b . h. 6, by Grand Slam, - Midway Squall, by Storm Bird, Bred by: Donald R. Dizney (FL) ½ $18,000 N/A Dizney, Donald B. Baffert M. Garcia THUNDER ROAD S., SANTA ANITA PARK, Value of Race: $78,700, 4 yo’s & up, 1 mile-T, Time: 1:32.94 - 4/6/2013 1. Battle Force , b . c. 4, by Giant’s Causeway, - Leo’s Pegasus, by Fusaichi Pegasus, Bred by: Manganaro LLC (KY) hd $46,620 N/A Woodford Racing LLC J. Shirreffs C. Nakatani 2. Fed Biz , b . c. 4, by Giant’s Causeway, Spunoutacontrol, by Wild Again, Bred by: Colts Neck Stables LLC (KY) 1 $15,540 N/A Kaleem Shah, Inc. B. Baffert G. Stevens 3. Tigah (GB) , b . h. 5, by =Dalakhani (IRE), - =Macina (IRE), by =Platini (GER), Bred by: Newsells Park Stud Limited (GB) no $9,324 N/A Jawl, Karnel J. Sadler R. Bejarano 58 SureBet RacingNews.com • May 2013 • Vol. 7 No. 5

SANTA ANITA OAKS, Gr.1, SANTA ANITA PARK, Value of Race: $300,250, 3 yo, 1 1/16 miles, Time: 1:43.16 - 4/6/2013 1. Beholder , b . f. 3, by Henny Hughes, - Leslie’s Lady, by Tricky Creek, Bred by: Clarkland Farm (KY) 2¾ $180,000 N/A Spendthrift Farm LLC R. Mandella G. Gomez 2. Iotapa , dk b/. f. 3, by Afleet Alex, - Concinnous, by El Corredor, Bred by: GEM INC., Bajer & O’Hara (KY) nk $60,000 N/A Hronis Racing LLC J. Sadler J. Talamo 3. Fiftyshadesofhay , b . f. 3, by Pulpit, Quiet Kim, by Real Quiet, Bred by: WinStar Farm, LLC (KY) 3¼ $36,000 N/A Watson, Karl, Pegram, Michael E. and Weitman, Paul B. Baffert R. Bejarano ARIZONA STALLION S., TURF PARADISE, Value of Race: $36,279, 3 yo, 7 1/2 furlongs-T, Time: 1:31.07 - 4/6/2013 1. Red Zeus , ch . c. 3, by Red Sky’s, - Crimson Cricket, by Crimson Slew, Bred by: Dick Hopwood & Peggy Hopwood (AZ) 16 $20,155 N/A Hopwood, Dick and Peggy D. McFarlane K. Bridges 2. Hana , gr/ro. f. 3, by Benton Creek, - Muir Beach, by Skip Away, Bred by: Dennis E. Weir (AZ) ½ $8,062 N/A Morris, Michael J. Toye W. Dieguez 3. Listen You Fool , ch . g. 3, by Top Hit, Listentoyourangels, by Event of the Year, Bred by: Eikleberry, Yother & Westerman (AZ) 11¾ $4,031 N/A Eikleberry, Kevin K. Eikleberry G. Franco SAN TAN FORD S., TURF PARADISE, Value of Race: $6,900, 3 yo’s & up, 5 furlongs, Time: 56.68 - 4/6/2013 1. Lady Jila , dk b/. m. 6, by Jila (IRE), - Papparratzi, by Katowice, Bred by: Michael J. Barro (AZ) 2½ $4,192 N/A Barro, Michael S. Martinez S. Stevens 2. Jacksonville , gr/ro. m. 6, by Benton Creek, - Georgia, by Dance Centre, Bred by: Dennis E. Weir (AZ) 1¾ $1,352 N/A McDonald, James D. Sowers J. Rivera 3. Mixed Intent , ch . m. 7, by City Zip, Whistling Bullet, by Silver Deputy, Bred by: Mercedes Stables LLC (CA) ¾ $676 N/A Brown, Jared and Crane, Susan J. Brown G. Franco CZARIA S., SUNLAND PARK, Value of Race: $50,000, 3 yo’s & up, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:09.21 - 4/6/2013 1. Jaws n’ Paws , b . m. 6, by Onebadshark, - Denali Cat, by Sir Cat, Bred by: Jim Atwell & Janet Lyons (KY) 1 $30,000 N/A Stateside Racing R. Diodoro R. Eikleberry

2. Pyrite On My Mind , dk b/. m. 6, by Seattle Fitz (ARG), - Frame of Mind, by Green Dancer, Bred by: Dr. D. W. Frazier (FL) 2¼ $11,000 N/A Butcher, Gary G. Cross K. Tohill 3. African Rose , b . f. 4, by Bwana Charlie, Darby Rose, by Red Bullet, Bred by: Heiligbrodt Racing Stable (FL) 2¼ $5,000 N/A Judge Lanier Racing J. Evans M. Hernandez PEPSI S., FONNER PARK, Value of Race: $15,350, 3 yo, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:14.00 4/6/2013 1. Portales , dk b/. f. 3, by Sharp Humor, - Justasprinkle, by Gilded Time, Bred by: Belvedere Farm Inc. (KY) 3¾ $9,210 N/A Propps, Terry C. Smith J. Olesiak 2. Kims Star , dk b/. f. 3, by Autonomy (IRE), - Another Audible, by Menifee, Bred by: Milton Gaede (IA) 1¼ $3,070 N/A Gaede, Milton M. Gaede J. Ranilla 3. Chippewa’s Gal , dk b/. f. 3, by Salute the Sarge, - She Just Might, by Citidancer, Bred by: David E. Hager, II (KY) 1¼ $1,842 N/A Gourneau, Jr., David J. Gourneau S. Whiteshield BACHELOR S., OAKLAWN PARK, Value of Race: $75,000, 3 yo, 6 furlongs, Time: 1:10.90 - 4/6/2013 1. Officer Alex , b . c. 3, by Officer, - Ms. C D Player, by Boca Rio, Bred by: The Elkstone Group LLC (PA) no $45,000 N/A Winning Horses Stable and Choctaw Racing Stable L. Whiting A. Birzer 2. Bobcat Jim , b . c. 3, by Sharp Humor, Glimmer, by Deputy Minister, Bred by: WinStar Farm, LLC (KY) 1¾ $15,000 N/A Dream Walkin Farms, Inc. K. Smith S. Laviolette 3. Stormy Holiday , dk b/. c. 3, by Harlan’s Holiday, - Over the Edge, by Thunder Gulch, Bred by: G. Watts Humphrey Jr. (KY) 4¼ $7,500 N/A Jer-Mar Stable LLC M. Robertson A. Canchari TURF DISTANCE SERIES FINAL S., TURF PARADISE, Value of Race: $28,050, 3 yo’s & up, 1 1/2 miles-T, Time: 2:33.77 4/5/2013 1. Sommelier Smarty , b . g. 7, by Smarty Jones, - Boozin’ Susan, by French Deputy, Bred by: RFTR, LLC d/b/a Run For The Roses Stable (KY) 1½ $16,870 94 Henson, Steve and Rob R. Henson J. Barton 2. Fox in the House , b . g. 8, by Free House, - Stonecoldfox, by In Excess (IRE), Bred by: Vessels Stallion Farm LLC (CA) 1¾ $5,442 92 Morazany LLC J. Gutierrez G. Franco 3. Toccet’s Charm , b . g. 6, by Toccet, - Ruler’s Charm, by Cape Town, Bred by: Audley Farm Inc. (VA) ¾ $2,721 91 Potozny, Larry J. Brown N. Smith

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