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1 tally, Flash Bak also won the 2022 Zia Park Championship-G1, the 2021 Los Alamitos Super Derby-G1 and the 2021 Los Alamitos Winter Derby-G1.
Jim Streelman and Bill Dale bred Flash Bak in Missouri, and the sorrel gelding is produced from the Grade 1-winning Check Him Out mare Checknbac. An earner of $216,410 in her racing career for Dutch Masters III, Checknbac won the 2006 Governor’s Cup Futurity-G1
at Los Alamitos and the 2007 La Pacifica Handicap, also at Los Alamitos.
Runner-up KJ Desparado just missed
under Adrian Ramos. The industry’s all-time leading money earner padded his bankroll by $70,000 and has now amassed career earnings of $2,976,599 for owners John and Kathy Lee and Ruben Mares. Trained by Wesley Giles, KJ Desparado won the All American Gold Cup Stakes-G1 at Ruidoso Downs in his previous outing on Sept. 4. Numbered among his other signature wins include victories in
the 2022 Texas Classic Derby-G1, that year’s Ruidoso Derby-G1, and the 2021 Texas Classic Futurity-G1. The brown gelding, who is a winner in 14 of 21 career starts, was bred in Arizona by L&I Land and Cattle.
Jockey Christian Ramos guided Hesa Party Wagon to a third-place finish, just three- quarters of a length behind the runner-up.
Owned and trained by Juan Baeza, Hesa Party Wagon, a winner in eight of 21 lifetime starts, was bred in Oklahoma by Buddy Albin.
Alamo Lake (Favorite Cartel-No Arizona), Apolitical Thunder (Apollitical Jess- Runawayheart), Lethal Avenger (Volcom-Lethal
Class), Wildroses101 (Ja Jess Perfect-Weeds
In My Roses), High Flying Hero (Valiant Hero-Jess A Classy Lassy), Sundanz (Apollitical Jess-Havanah Goodtime), and Whizkey Glasses (FDD Dynasty-Marys Southernpolicy) completed the remaining order of finish.
Flash Bak is joined in the winner’s circle by his winning connections, including
owner Valeriano Racing Stables LLC, trainer Santos Carrizales Jr. and jockey Francisco Calderon.
Sammy Valeriano and Francisco Calderon celebrate their win.
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