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RACING NEWS
Sandia QH/TB Stakes
CLEAREDFURRTAKEOFF
by Michael Cusortelli
Sent to post at odds of 9-1 in a field of six, Richard Joneson’s Cleared Furr Takeoff scored his first stakes victory in the $35,000 Sandia Stakes at Albuquerque Downs on Oct. 23.
Cleared Furr Takeoff covered 870 yards in a hand-timed :45.420 while defeating odds-on favorite Mahoney N Tacklebery by a half of a length. Benito Baca rode the homebred sophomore son of the Oak Tree Special stallion Furrtreeous for trainer Bernard Baca and breeder/owner Joneson.
Cleared Furr Takeoff was bred in Oklahoma, and he was coming off of a second-place finish in an 870-yard $30,200 non-winners-of-two allowance race at Albuquerque Downs on Sept. 15.
The brown gelding is out of No Snoozin Floozie, a homebred winning and multiple stakes placed daughter of Dash For Cash stallion Takin On The Cash.
A $6,250 claimer during the Remington Park spring meet, Cleared Furr Takeoff has won two
of 10 races, and the $17,500 winner’s share of the purse from his first stakes win pushed his bankroll to $35,279, of which $34,617 has been earned from seven starts this season.
Ben Peterson’s Mahoney N Tacklebery (Favorite Cartel-Fountain Bleu) pocketed the $7,525 runner-up share of the purse to bring his earnings to $230,770 from 37 races, 19 of which have been at the 870-yard distance. Jesus Valenzuela rode the 7-year-old Utah- bred gelding for trainer Riley Moosman.
Holy Storm (Red Storm Cat-Holy White Socks) ran third, 2 1/4-lengths behind Cleared Furr Takeoff, and banked $3,850 for his owner, Daniel Kjorsvik. Daniel Torres rode the homebred 5-year- old Minnesota-bred gelding for trainer Pat Swan.
Noreason Fordiamonds (Rances Reason-Cartier N Capris), SW Bullet Proof (Second Painted Sign-Jazzin Shabby Chic), and J Boy A (Jess Zoomin-Mighty Classy Lassy) completed the order of finish.
Downs Casino Stakes
KOWBOY JIM
by Danny Camp
Kowboy Jim is two for two in his last starts with his latest being in the $40,000 Downs Casino Stakes at The Downs of Albuquerque on Oct. 23. With Cody Smith aboard, the gelding broke
sharply from the 6-post on the lead. They steadily bested the field with a 1/2-length lead at the halfway point to cross the wire with a 3/4-length margin.
They completed the 440 yards wire-to-wire in :21.317, while posting a 97 speed index. Kowboy Jim brought home the $19,200 winner’s share of the purse for breeder/owner/trainer Dean Frey, which boosted his total lifetime earnings to $251,450.
From an impressive 39 starts, Kowboy Jim has
also won the Canterbury Park Derby, Canterbury Championship Challenge and Cheryl White Memorial. He has also placed in seven other stakes, including the AQHA Derby Championship Challenge-G3.
Frey bred Kowboy Jim out of winner Counting On You. Kowboy Jim is her first winner from two starters.
Mitey Political (Apollitical Jess-Mitey Moon) overcame a bump at the start and was straightened by Jockey Sergio Dominguez. They made an impressive surge at the end to bank second place money for owners Charles and Dixie Patterson and trainer Donna McArthur. The gelding was also second in the John Andreini Memorial earlier this year, and he ran fourth in last year’s Downs Casino Stakes.
Walcott (Tee Cos-Jess Maganette) finished in third under Jaime Leos for owner Pedro Marquez Gutierrez and trainer. The colt won the 2018 Altoona Derby and Mile High Derby.
Man Of Faith (One Handsome Man-Rockets Glare), Twelve Percent (High Rate Of Return- Tricks On The Side), Mias Irish Dynasty (Jr Dynasty Mountain-Mias Runnin), Valiant Tort (Valiant Hero-Queen Of Torts) and Jess My Kiss (One Sweet Jess-Dreaming Of Kisses) completed the order of finish.
Pitre GM Distaff Stakes
JESSAPOLLITICALGIRL
by Michael Compton
Jessapolliticalgirl made her first foray into stakes company a winning one, taking down the top prize in the $40,000 Pitre GMC Distaff Stakes at Albuquerque on Oct. 23.
Ridden by Edgar Martinez, Jessapolliticalgirl broke alertly at the start of the 400-yard event and raced in third position early. The bay filly collared the early leader A Valiant Diamond in the lane and surged clear for a 1/2-length score, covering the distance in :19.462. The final clocking earned a speed index of 97.
Owned by Sergio Castillo, Jessapolliticalgirl, in winning her first black-type race, improved her record to 11-3-1-1 for trainer Jose DeHerrera. The $18,800 winner’s share of the purse increased her bankroll to $52,782. It was the second score of
the season for Jessapolliticalgirl, who also annexed an allowance race back in April. Bred in Texas by Windy Acres Stables, Jessapolliticalgirl is produced from the FDD Dynasty mare Kirklyns Dynasty, a 3-time winner during her racing career.
Runner-up A Valiant Diamond (One Valiant Hero-Sixy Chamisa), an 18-1 longshot, showed the way early and was just outfinished by the winner. Daniel Torres was aboard the gray filly for owner C.A. Cofer and trainer Patrick Swan. Sizzlin Chick Corona (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Financial Leverage) and jockey Omar Iturralde won the battle for
the show spot, finishing third for owner Rancho Garambuyo and trainer Osman Iturralde.
Volcums Hot Candy (Volcom-Candy Cartels Cat), Lady Denim (Sixes Royal-Gingham Dungarees), Toni Leaving You (Coronas Leaving You-Streakin For Toni), RJ Special Chick (Jess A Chicks-Forty One Special), Mae Capone (FDD Dynasty-Cold Hearted Cartel), and VR Sheza Fancy PYC (Im A Fancy PYC-MNV Expect To Win) completed the order of finish.
The Downs at Albuquerque • $35,000
870 yards • :45.420 • si 87
Oak Tree Special
Beeline Feline
CLEARED FURR TAKEOFF, ‘18-g.
Takin On The Cash
No Snoozin Floozie
Furrtreeous
Pure D Floozie
The Downs at Albuquerque • $40,000
400 yards • :19.462 • si 97
Mr Jess Perry
Apollitical Jess
Apollitical Time
JESSAPOLLITICALGIRL, ‘17-f.
FDD Dynasty
Kirklyns Dynasty
Dela Creme Dash
The Downs at Albuquerque • $40,000
440 yards • :21.317 • si 97
FDD Dynasty KOWBOY JIM, ‘14-g.
First Down Dash
Dinastia Toll BRZ
Mr Jess Perry
Counting On You
Countess Caprice
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