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RACING NEWS
RJ HAVING FUN
by Michael Compton
Safe to say that the connections of RJ Having Fun are enjoying their juvenile’s banner season. The gray gelding racked up his
second stakes win of the year and third straight win overall on Oct. 7, taking down top prize
in the $449,190 Dash for Cash Futurity-G2 at Lone Star Park.
Ridden by Bryan Candanosa, RJ Having Fun raced in fifth position early in the 400- yard event. In a determined run through the lane, RJ Having Fun collared the early leaders close to home, getting his head in front right at the finish to defeat Hock It Is.
Sent off at odds of 5-2, RJ Having Fun, the fourth-fastest qualifier from his trial heat, stopped the timer in :19.787 in the final and earned a 93 speed index.
Owned by Josefina Guzman and Corinna Sosa and trained by Toby Keeton, RJ Having Fun is now a winner in four of six lifetime starts, and the $179,676 winner’s share of the lucrative purse raised his earnings total to $255,481.
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RJ Having Fun (#4) scores a head victory in the $449,190 Dash For Cash Futurity-G2.
Dash For Cash Futurity-G2
Lone Star Park
$449,190 • 400 yards :19.787 • SI 93
RJ HAVING FUN, ‘21-g.
Bred by: Rito Sosa
Raced to 2 $255,481 7-4(2)-2(0)-1(1)
PYC FUN N FANCY
SI 104
Bred by: Weetona Stanley Raced to 4 • $478,760 14-5(2)-3(1)-1(1)
67 f., 3 SW • $1,339,487
PYC PAINT YOUR WAGON SI 107 Bred by: Michael A Pohl
Raced to 3 • $889,581 16-7(4)-4(2)-2
1678 f., 126 SW • $40,520,146
FIRST PRIZE FANCY SI 96 Bred by: Weetona Stanley Raced to 3 • $3,578 6-1-1-2
47 f., 5 SW • $1,981,478
SNOW CLOUDS
SI 91
Bred by: J. Pruitt & R. Evans Raced to 3 • $19,609 14-2-4-2
11 f., 2 SW • $726,036
THIS SNOW IS ROYAL SI 101 Bred by: Abigail K. Kawananakoa Raced to 3 • $554,748 11-7(2)-0-0
769 f., 44 SW • $14,029,312
SC RUNNING CLOUD SI 101 Bred by: Jovetta Meredith Raced to 3 • $10,429 12-1-3-1
4 f., 0 SW • $72,220
Myriam Maynard, Speedhorse