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Belles Stakes
TEMPTING ANNEE GL
by Tracy Gantz
Tempting Annee GL became a multiple stakes winner when she captured the $16,000 Belles Stakes at Fair Meadows on June 29.
Tempting Annee GL faced nine challengers in the sprint. With Mario Delgado in the irons, she jumped away from the starting gate on top and never relinquished her lead. She cut it close at the wire, scoring by a neck.
They completed the 350 yards in :17.488, post- ing a 99 speed index.
R.L. Robinson trains Tempting Annee GL for the Garza Laurel Partnership LLC. Tempting Annee GL also finished second in the 2018 Altoona Derby.
Francisco Javier Garza bred Tempting Annee GL out of two-time winner Grande Annee. The mare has produced 100% money earners from eight start- ers, including Sweet Annie GL, who was second in the 2016 Heritage Place Futurity-G1 and Oklahoma Futurity-G3, and RKM Bad Moon Risin, who was stakes-placed in Mexico.
Augustin Silva rode Jessie Marie (Spit Curl Jess-Traffic Wagon) to second for owner Palomino Trucking Inc. and trainer Martin Lozano. Jessie Marie won the Easy Date Stakes earlier this year.
David Clonts’ homebred Eye Eye Captain (Captain Courage-Eye My Alexis) finished in third place under jockey Rolando Raudales for trainer Pedro Hernandez-Pulido. Eye Eye Captain won the Belles last year, and she finished second in the stakes in 2017.
Royal Desirio (Desirio-Designed Royal)
was fourth and was followed by Olena Sangria (Dashair-Mt Rob This Corona), Fly N Tell (Coronado Cartel-Strawfly Sister), DF Apollitical Sign (Apollitical Jess-Stolin Sign), Double Eagle (One Dashing Eagle-A Southern Gal), CNN Little Secret (No Secrets Here- Tellers Little Doll) and Sunsets Corona Girl (Special Royal Corona-Sunset Bouquet).
Wayne Brasher Memorial Div. 1
BE QUIET
by John Moorehouse
Be Quiet charged to his first-ever stakes win
on June 8, emerging at the front of a blanket finish in Division 1 of the $15,000 Wayne Brasher
Memorial at Arizona Downs.
With Joseph Belloc Jr. in the irons, Be Quiet
broke well from the 4-post and bore out, finding himself in a close battle for the lead for the entirety of the 350 yards. Be Quiet had the lead by a head as he reached the stretch, then held on to hit the wire first by a neck. Eloy Navarro trains Be Quiet, who fin- ished the race in :17.794 to register a 102 speed index.
A four-year-old gelding owned by Jose Mendoza, Be Quiet got to the winner’s circle for
the sixth time in a 19-race career. He already was stakes-placed, finishing third in the El Moro de Cumpas Stakes at Rillito this spring, and notched his third consecutive win overall. Mendoza banked the $8,250 prize that improved his lifetime earnings to $44,557.
Edward C. Allred bred Be Quiet out of lightly raced Thinking Out Loud. She has produced 100% winners from four starters, including top money earner Unrestrained, winner of the Animas Stakes earlier this year. Be Quiet is her second stakes winner.
Jess A Cowboy (Dejon-Secret Return) finished second under Oscar Andrade Jr. for owner Larry Stark and trainer Matthew Fales.
Texas Tornadoe (Texas Icon-Its A Dry Heat TB) and Luis Valenzuela finished third for owner Angel Valenzuela and trainer Raul Valenzuela.
Heza Eagle (One Famous Eagle-Copes Hope), Dos Tocallos (Jess A Chicks-Fancy Fancy Fancy TB), Liddle Doc (FDD Dynasty-Her Dashiness), L Bar D Classic Trip (Mr. Nightlinger TB-Be First Rose), Ur My Favorite (Favorite Cartel-Prima LD) and Beduinos Royalcorona (Corona Cartel-Straw Flying Lady) completed the field. Dominate This was scratched.
Wayne Brasher Memorial Div. 2
PIRATE COVES HERO
by John Moorehouse
The 2019 campaign has been very good to Pirate Coves Hero. The four-year-old gelding opened the year with back-to-back stakes wins. This time, he scored a neck victory in Division 2 of the $15,000 Wayne Brasher Memorial on June 8 held at Arizona Downs, which is in the midst of its inaugural season.
The gelding made a driving finish to double
his win total in stakes company. He was running a close second at the first call, grabbed the lead and was in front by a head entering the stretch, then held off Takoradi to win by a neck. Albert Medrano was aboard Pirate Coves Hero, completing the 350-yard race in :17.587 for a scorching 108 speed index.
Julio Francisco Villar Torres owns Pirate Coves Hero, a Jesus Olivas trainee who now holds six wins in 13 lifetime starts. He came into this one riding high after triumphing in the Bank of America Turf Paradise Championship Challenge in April, in what also marked his debut in the state of Arizona.
Reliance Ranches LLC bred Valiant Hero out of lightly raced American Feature. She has produced 100% money earners from three starters. Pirate Coves Hero is her second stakes winner and top earner.
Takoradi (Ivory James-All About Ease) and Joseph Belloc Jr. were second for owner Abram Belloc and trainer Umberto Belloc. May Be Fantastic Sa (Fantastic Corona Jr-Darlin Treis) took third by a neck under Martin Osuna for owner/trainer Orlando Guerrero.
The remaining order of finish was Discrete (TR Dasher-Secret Goer), Walk It Man (Walk Thru Fire- Attack The Cartel), Jenna Cartel (Big Daddy Cartel- Jenna James), Streakin PR (Corona Cartel-Bonnie Streakin), Dig Deeper (One Sweet Jess-Hafpast Aheartbreak), Jess Dale First (Dale Schism-Stoletta) and Volcano (One Sweet Jess-Miss Lily Rose). Streakin PR was disqualified from sixth to seventh for causing interference. Beautiful Return and Pennies First both scratched.
Fair Meadows • $16,000 350 yards • :17.488 • si 99
First Down Dash
A Tempting Chick Devon Lane TB
Tempting Dash
TEMPTING ANNEE GL, ‘15-f Grande Annee
Hug Tiny
Arizona Downs • $15,000 350 yards • :17.794 • si 102
Kiddy Up BE QUIET, ‘15-g.
Corona Cartel
Miss Racy Vike
Check Him Out
Thinking Out Loud
Just Think
Arizona Downs • $15,000 350 yards • :17.587 • si 108
First Down Dash Corona Chick
Feature Mr Jess
American Feature
Valiant Hero PIRATE COVES HERO, ‘14-g.
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