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Remington Park Invitational Championship-G1
COLD CASH 123
by Stacy Pigott
Cold Cash 123 is known for his relatively slow starts away from the gates and his tremendous stretch run that propelled him to
the title of 2011 World Champion. But there is a difference between slow starts and troubled starts, and in the $250,000 Remington Park Invitational Championship-G1, Cold Cash 123 proved he could overcome a seriously troubled start to win, con-
tinuing his dominance in the older horse division.
With regular rider
Roy Baldillez in the irons,
Cold Cash 123 loaded into
post position three for the
Championship. As the gates
opened, Streakin Down, in the
four hole, broke in and pushed
Cold Cash 123 sideways into
the two horse, A Toss Up. The
inside three horses bounced
off each other for a couple of
strides before each got lined
out and in their own lane. Once clear, Cold Cash 123 put his mind on running, chasing down early leaders Llano Teller, Rylees Boy and JLS Bigtime. Growing stronger as the race went on, Cold Cash 123 crossed the finish line three- quarters of a length in front of JLS Mr Bigtime,
who outnodded Llano Teller for second.
“He stood really well today,” Baldillez said.
“He may have gotten a little too relaxed and he got bumped pretty hard. He’s a remarkable horse. He loves to run and he’s a great horse.”
“We watched it in slow motion, and I don’t know how he could recover from that and still win. It was almost a miracle,” said Carolyn Bay,
who along with her husband Walt, bred and owns Cold Cash 123 and campaigns him under the stable name of T Bill Stables. “This time, had he not been impeded, he broke third so he would have been right out there.”
Trained by Sleepy Gilbreath, Cold Cash 123 stopped the timer in :21.267 for a 104 speed index. It was his 11th win from 16 starts, and increased his career total earnings to $1,190,281. More
importantly, the Championship gave Cold Cash 123 a berth in the prestigious Champion of Champions-G1, to be held at Los Alamitos in December.
“We really wanted to get a berth to that. You can dream about it, but reality makes
a difference. He’s got his berth,” said Bay. “Right now he’s resting at Sleepy’s place in Brock, Texas. He’s sound, and we don’t want to overrun him. He’s going go to Ruidoso with Sleepy, but we are looking at California, too.”
Gilbreath also saddled runner-up JLS Mr Bigtime (Bigtime Favorite-Psalmist), who was making his first start since finishing third
in the All American Derby-G1 last year. JLS Speed Horse Ranch Inc. owns the 4-year-old gelding, who was ridden by Alx Baldillez.
Wootan Racing and Reed Land and Cattle Company’s Llano Teller just missed in third. Trained by Heath Reed, Llano Teller (Teller Cartel-Annie Eye Over) was ridden by G.R. Carter Jr. The 4-year-old gelding most recently won the Bank of America Remington Championship Challenge-G2.
The remaining order of finish was Mr Truly Uno (Fetaure Mr Jess-Truely Yours), A Toss Up (Sweet First Down-Shake Cartel), Rylees Boy (Heza Motor Scooter-Pipistrelle), Candy Cartel (Corona Cartel-This Candys Special), Nowurtalkin (Heza Fast Dash- Illusive Star TB), Streakin Down (Streakin Sixes-First Lady Amber), Giorgino (Apollo TB-Las Alamitos), Jazz Be First (Bono Jazz- Last Shall Be First) and T Gold J (Gold Medal Jess-Turns To Cash).
Remington Park

Special Task
Oak Tree Special
Easy Lady Oak
COLD CASH 123, ’08-g.
Takin On The Cash
Hot Cash 123
To Hot To Hug
Cold Cash 123 and jockey Roy Baldillez recovered from a troubled start to win the $250,000 Remington Park Invitational Championship-G1.
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