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RACING NEWS
Heritage Place Oaks
MRS KVN
by Tracy Gantz
Mrs KVN impressed Shawna Manriquez from the first time the trainer saw her at the 2021 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale.
Mrs KVN has validated that impression by capturing the June 3 Heritage Place Oaks at Remington Park.
“I always go through the entire set of horses that Lazy E has (at the sale),” Manriquez said. “I saw this filly on the end stall, and I told my husband that I wanted her.”
Her husband, Fernando, is also Shawna’s assistant trainer. They discussed the filly with owner Thomas Scheckel, who purchased Mrs KVN for $85,000.
Shawna knew Mrs KVN had talent, but the filly was also fiery and had to mature.
“She is really hot-natured,” Shawna said. “She needed to learn how to cope with that and put that energy into running. She has finally put it all together, and it has paid off for her.”
While the team knew they had a runner with talent, she hadn’t yet impressed the
Mrs KVN (#6) wins the $270,300 Heritage Place Oaks by a head under jockey Daniel Torres at Remington Park on June 3.
154 SPEEDHORSE July 2023
Remington Park
$270,300 • 400 yards :19.487 • SI 99
MRS KVN, ‘20-f.
Bred by: McColee Land & Livestock LLC
Raced to 3 $145,426 11-2(1)-4-1
KVN CORONA
SI 95
Bred by: McColee Land & Livestock LLC
Raced to 3 • $868,077 13-10(3)-1(1)-0
319 f., 1 SW • $1,464,902
CORONA CARTEL SI 97
Bred by: Robert D. Etchandy Raced to 3 • $557,142 14-6(3)-3-0
2,155 f., 191 SW • $68,633,758
EXECUTIVE LOOKS SI 113
Bred by: Scarlett Hill Farm Inc. Raced to 4 • $277,891 33-8(3)-8(6)-5(3)
24 f., 4 SW • $1,792,069
LITTLE SURFER
SI 104
Bred by: Lucas Racing Inc. Raced to 5 • $102,749 21-5(2)-0-3(1)
40 f., 3 SW • $1,509,976
FIRST DOWN DASH SI 105 Bred by: A F Stanley Jr/B F Philliips Jr
Raced to 3 • $857,256 15-13(8)-1(1)-0
2,540 f., 259 SW • $90,150,835
RUNAWAY WAVE SI 105
Bred by: Allison & Daniel Lucas Raced to 4 • $ 79,183 16-1-5-3(1)
46 f., 8 SW • $4,350,865
Susan Bachelor, Speedhorse