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SLM Big Daddy Stakes-G3
ROCK ABOUT IT
by John Moorehouse
Winning the SLM Big Daddy Stakes proved to be twice as nice for Rock About It. The five- year-old gelding successfully went back-to-back in this stakes, winning the $56,830 event at Remington Park on March 16.
The SLM Big Daddy is a 550-yard contest, a distance that agrees with Rock About It. The gelding is now 4-0 in 550-yard outs, a record that includes the two wins in this stakes and an allowance at the distance on May 20 of last year at in which Rock About It set the Remington Park track record at :26.258. Rock About It also holds the 550 track record at Ruidoso Downs.
In his latest effort at 550 in this race, Rock About It left little doubt. The gelding was running a close second at the first call, grabbed the lead by 1/2-length as he reached the stretch, then doubled that advantage by the time he hit the wire. Tammy Johnson trains Rock About It, who had Randy Wilson aboard for a trip that took :26.982 and registered a 97 speed index.
Owned by Rockin J Running Horses, Rock About It was making his first out of 2019. He now holds three victories in stakes company. The $32,634 prize improved his total earnings to $206,485.
Sarah Donaldson Rioux bred Rock About It out of Not Sable Shes Rose.
Bye Byefreighttrain (Freighttrain B-Bye Bye Bygones) and Tanner Thedford were 2nd by a neck
for owner L.P. Frank & trainer Shawna Manriquez. Saginaw Creek (FDD Dynasty-Royal Quick Glass) was 3rd under Mario Delgado for owner Darling Farms & trainer an R.L. Robinson. Followed by Flight Force (One Famous Eagle-Modice), Rock
A Billy (Rock Solid Jess-Imaginiff), Will E Rush (Rushago-Sister Willie Call), Bet I Make U Famous (One Famous Eagle-Lone Bet), Tang (Furrtreeous- Katango) and Cloud Ridge (Carters Cartel-Snow Clouds). Flight To La Jolla was scratched.
Decketta Stakes-G3
CURLS HAPPY WAGON
by Michael Cusortelli
Curls Happy Wagon made her 4-year-old season debut with a 1-length victory in the $63,750 Decketta Stakes-G3 at Remington Park on March 23.
Trained by Stacy Charette-Hill for breeders/own- ers Michael A. Pohl and Martin Stacy, Curls Happy Wagon covered 350 yards in :17.392, posting a 93 speed index. Jorge Torres rode the filly.
Curls Happy Wagon has now won five of
nine starts, and the $37,926 winner’s share of the Decketta Stakes increased her earnings to $154,089, of which $102,708 was banked during her sopho- more campaign. She ran sixth as the fastest qualifier in last year’s $218,000 Oklahoma Derby-G3.
Curls Happy Wagon was shortening in distance off a second-place run, a head behind winner Hotstepper, in the 440-yard $376,000 Texas Classic Derby-G1 at Lone Star Park on Nov. 10.
Pohl and Stacy bred Curls Happy Wagon out of graded stakes winner Eye A Spit Curl Girl. The mare has produced 100% winners from two starters. Curls Happy Wagon is her first stakes winner.
First Of 15 (Apollitical Jess-Tinys Corona Queen) outran her 22-1 odds to finish second for owner Richard L. Tobin. Cristian Esqueda rode the filly for trainer Jason Olmstead.
Trace Dynasty (FDD Dynasty-Wowzer Won) and Manuel Gutierrez finished third for owner Kathleen O. Matey and trainer Clint Crawford.
DF AJ Green Leaves (Apollitical Jess-Three Green Leaves) ran fourth and was followed by
PV Queen Bee Candy (Cartels Candy Man-Ima Lazie Too), Double Eagle (One Dashing Eagle-A Southern Gal), Wagon Chick V (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Me Chickie), Eye Eye Captain (Captain Courage-Eye My Alexis), Weetonas Lafawn (Valiant Hero-First Prize Fancy), Hardtoget (Foose-Tinys Corona Queen) and Hazel Dazel (Corona Cartel- Huckleberry Mojito). Mojo Perry scratched.
Oklahoma Juvenile
FMM ROCKING CARTEL
by Tracy Gantz
FMM Rocking Cartel zoomed from a maiden to a stakes winner in just his second start. As the longest shot on the board at 23-1 in the $50,000
Oklahoma Juvenile at Remington Park on March 23, he shocked bettors to win the 300-yard event.
In his racing debut in the trials to the Oklahoma Futurity-G2, FMM Rocking Cartel broke inwardly and finished second to Always Charging, who did qualify for the futurity. Always Charging went off as the futurity favorite, finishing fourth, while FMM Rocking Cartel entered the Oklahoma Juvenile.
Ridden by Gaspar Garcia, FMM Rocking Cartel brushed at the start and broke from the four-hole
in fifth. He quickly moved up, however, and at the wire nabbed a nose victory. He stopped the timer in :15.649, posting an 82 speed index.
Roberto Duenes trains FMM Rocking Cartel for owner/breeder Rancho El Porvenir.
FMM Rocking Cartel is the first starter out of 2-time winner Sexy Courage.
Gonzalo Valles Jr. piloted She Can Dash Fast (Heza Fast Dash-All Women Will) to second
for owners Jose Ernesto Guzman and Justin Lee Robinson. The filly is trained by Amanda Tongay.
Volcom Prince (Volcom-Suzy Cartel) fin-
ished in third place under the guidance of jockey Bonifacio Quiroz for owners Raymond Merrill, Renee Wilson and Gregory Cullum. The gelding is trained by Clinton Crawford.
Completing the order of finish were Shez Dominating (Dominyun-Shescheckinumout), Valiant Memorie (One Valiant Hero-Painted Memorie), MH Might B Leavin (Mighty B Valiant- Ladys Leavin You), Lota Saturday (Lota PYC- Saturday Night Ride) and VF Brave The Wynd (JM Specialwynn-Brava Brava). Cartel King and Gianni Teaferres were scratched.
Remington Park • $56,830 550 yards • :26.982 • si 97
Mr Jess Perry
Rock Solid Jess
ROCK ABOUT IT, ‘14-g.
Rockin The Tetons
Coronas Blackdiamond
Not Sable Shes Rose
Sables Hi Wave
Remington Park • $63,750 350 yards • :17.392 • si 93
Corona Cartel
PYC Paint Your Wagon
Dashin Follies
CURLS HAPPY WAGON, ‘15-f.
Spit Curl Jess
Eye A Spit Curl Girl
Thisdimplesaniopener
Remington Park • $50,000 300 yards • :15.649 • si 82
Teller Cartel
Teller Ima Rockstar
Newport Fancy
FMM ROCKING CARTEL, ‘17-g.
Captain Courage
Sexy Courage
SexyTac
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