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Photo by Coady Photography
AUGUST 15, 2018
Northlands Park • $21,368 330 yards • :17.128 • si 88
First Timber KNOTTY KNITA, ‘15-f.
Oak Tree Special
First Prize Dash
Streakin La Jolla
Ima Jess A Streaker
Ima Runnin Jessie
Alberta Stallion Stakes Derby
KNOTTY KNITA
by John Moorehouse
Knotty Knita scored her first stakes victory in the $21,368 Alberta Stallion Stakes Derby at
Northlands Park on Aug. 15. The filly broke from the 9-post
and was running in the middle of the pack both at the first call and into the stretch. Jockey Ceasar Cervantes urged the filly into a big finish as
she chased down her rivals, getting
to the wire first by a head. Knotty Knita completed her 350-yard trip in :17.128, posting an 88 speed index. She scored her breakthrough stakes win after finishing third in last year’s versions of the Canada Quarter Horse Cup Futurity-RG3 and the Evergreen Park Juvenile Challenge-G3.
Knotty Knita brought home the $9,616 winner’s share of the purse for breeder/owner/trainer Wesley Oulton, boosting her total lifetime earnings to $26,915. Her record is now 17-3(1)-2-2(2).
Oulton bred Knotty Knita out
of winner Ima Jess A Streaker. She has produced 100% winners from three starters, including 2016 Alberta Stallion Stakes Derby winner and top earner Ima Runnin First. Knotty Knita is her second stakes winner.
Fastest qualifier The Western Special (Special Fly Bye-Miss Dashing Vana) finished second under Blandford Stewart for owner Westwind Oilfield Services and trainer Buckey Stockwell.
Machete (Wild On Corona- Queens Royal Dynasty) and Alejandro Hernandez were third for owners Barry & Janice Sather, who also trained the gelding.
Atomic Blondie (Birdzilla TB-Sables Val), SS Sunny Days (Cuivre River-Dancin Miss Disco) & Thisbudsforyou (Streakinisanattitude- Highnest TB) were followed by Alberta Krome (Sizzlin Red Corona- Cleats Rockette) and O Shiver Me Timbers (First Timber-Sass N Dass) in a dead heat for seventh, then Miracle Candy Girl (Miracle Recovery-Shes My Candy Girl) and Mr Eleanor (First Timber-Lets Get Going) completed the order of finish.
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