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OCTOBER 21, 2018
Century Downs • $26,912 400 yards • :19.822 • si 88
Mr Jess Perry
One Sweet Jess
STRIPSTEAK, ‘15-g. Ruths Chris
One Sweet Dash Separatist
Pretty Jet High
Canada Cup Derby
STRIPSTEAK
by John Moorehouse
Stripsteak cooked up a huge finish in the Canada Quarter Horse Cup Derby, capturing his second
career stakes win in the $26,912 event at Century Downs on Oct. 21.
The second-fastest qualifier
and post-time favorite, Stripsteak closed from fourth to first dur- ing the final 100 yards, emerging at the lead of a blanket finish. The gelding was unruly in the gate and broke inward from the 4-post in 8th, but jockey Ricardo Moreno kept Stripsteak on course. William Leech trains Stripsteak, who finished his 400-yard trip
in :19.822 to register an 88 speed index and secure a $12,233
Also owned by Stojan and trained by Leech, True Copy (TR Dasher- Realistically) finished second under J.B. Botello.
First Prize Cruise (First Prize Doc- Eye Cruise) and Martin Ortiz took third for owner/trainer Tom Kenway.
JD Wagon Boss (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Elly Mae), Knotty Knita (First Timber-Ima Jess A Streaker), Dont Hezitate (Ivory James-Jess Brimmin To Go), Bringonthewave (Wave Carver-Special Corona), Thisbudsforyou (Streakinisanattitude- Highnest TB) and JB Fictation (Unification TB-Exotic Fame) completed the order of finish. Atomic Blondie was scratched.
payday that swelled his total earn- ings to $40,402.
A 3-year-old gelding owned by Charles G. Stojan, Stripsteak tallied both his victories in stakes company in his sophomore campaign. He also won the Peace Country Derby, held July 29 at Grande Prairie,
and improved his overall record to 13-8(2)-1-1 with a 400 yard Ntr at Century Downs in 2017.
Steve D. Burns, DVM, bred Stripsteak out of 4-time winner Ruths Chris. She has produced 100% money earners from eight starters, including 2018 Governor’s Cup Derby-RG3 winner and top earner Black Fryday. Stripsteak is her second stakes winner.
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