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Photo by John Watkins
OCTOBER 8, 2018
Ajax Downs • $77,039 400 yards • :20.100 • si 96
Jess Louisiana Blue
Louisiana Senator
Corona Perfection
SPY FOR THE SENATE, ‘16-c.
Corona Cartel
I Spy A Fly
Corona Spy
Alex Picov Memorial Futurity
SPY FOR THE SENATE
by John Moorehouse
Spy For The Senate got the best of stablemate Stripper Dust to win the $77,039 Alex Picov Memorial
Futurity at Ajax Downs on Oct. 8. Stripper Dust bested Spy For
The Senate in the Ajax Bonus Challenge Futurity, but there was no stopping Spy For The Senate this time. The Jason Pascoe trainee drew the outside gate in a nine-horse field and was a con- tender for the entire 400 yards. Spy For The Senate was running second both at the first call to Stripper Dust and, as he entered the stretch, then he chased down his rival in the final yards to
win by a head. Cerapio Figueroa
was aboard for a trip that took :20.100, registering a career high 96 speed index. The $30,815 payday for the win improved the colt’s total earnings to $42,456.
Owned by Milena Kwiecien, Spy For The Senate reached the winner’s circle for the third time in seven career starts and notched his first victory in stakes company.
Mary Hainline bred Spy For The Senate out of winner Corona Spy, who has produced two offspring. Spy For The Senate is the first starter.
Kwiecien and Pascoe combined to field four of the nine final- ists, including runner-up Stripper Dust (Louisiana Senator-Miranda
Fame). Jockey Nakia Ramirez was in the irons.
Shes Sizzling (Sizzlin Cartel- Shenandoah Special) finished third under Ramiro Castillo for owner Joyce and Erik Lehtinen, who also trains the gelding.
Chicksdigmymoneybags (Chicks Regard-Aaneta) was fourth, followed by Jess A Sweet Suprize (Sweet First Down-Jess Curl My Prize), Teller Im High (High Rate Of Return-Teller Eye Like It), Rey Of The Night (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Unveil), Five Bar Fandango (Five Bar Cartel-Had To Be Fandango) and Code Name Valor (Valiant Hero-Famous Mariah). Gatlinberg was scratched.
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