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Mr Jess Perry Stakes-RG3
CUTE MIC JAGGER
by Danny Camp
It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. And, fin- ish he did. Cute Mic Jagger came out on top in his first stakes victory, setting a New Track Record in
winning the Mr Jess Perry Stakes-RG3 at Louisiana Downs on Feb. 25
The 4-year-old chestnut gelding broke from the 8-post mid-pack under Raul Ramirez Jr. and recov- ered from a brushed start to rally and edge ahead late and finish a neck in front. They crossed the wire in :17.299 while earning a career best 108 speed index. The previous track record was :17.319 set by Vals Fortune in 2003.
Owned by Jagger Horse Racing and trained by Miguel Rodriguez, Cute Mic Jagger now boasts a total bankroll of $137,128 that includes the $15,000 winner’s share of the Mr Jess Perry Stakes purse.
Cute Mic Jagger was bred in Louisiana by Janelle L. Simon & is the top earner & first stakes winner out of Shannons Fame, who was 4th in the 1996 Alabama Futurity-G3. The mare has produced 100% earners from 11 starters, including additional New Track Record setter/stakes placed Toast Ta Fame & stakes- placed Toastin Fame. Last year, Cute Mic Jagger was 2nd in the LQHBA Derby & a finalist in the Louisiana Champions Day Derby-RG3. He was a finalist in the 2015 Louisiana Champions Day Juvenile-RG2.
Scoopies Leaving You (Coronas Leaving You-Ms Scoopies Toast) was 2nd under regular rider Donald Watson for owner Joel Galindo & trainer Kevin Broussard. TM Dees Prize (Fast Prize Dash-Call
Her Dee) was 3rd under Alfonso Lujan for owner Humberto Amaro & trainer Carlos Saldivar. Followed by Running Game Patriot (Game Patriot-Eyesa La Tac), Zoominforgrady (Zoomin For Bux-Supers First Jewel), The Ground Game (Game Patriot-Holy Ground), Jes
A Fast Dasher (Heza Fast Dash-Jes A Game), Louisiana Legends (Jet Black Patriot-Sheza Cash Dasher) & Thisgameisunreal (Game Patriot-Unrealistic).
Magnolia Stakes
IM MIGHTY FAST
by Dillon Hamilton
Favorite Im Mighty Fast became a multiple stakes winner with his victory in the $25,000 Magnolia Stakes for accredited Louisiana-bred three-year-olds
and up at Louisiana Downs on Feb. 4.
The 3-year-old bay gelding won his first stakes
race four months ago in the Races And Aces Stakes at Evangeline Downs, and he continues his solid form in 2017. Im Mighty Fast broke from the 7-hole in third place under jockey Jose Rodriquez for the Magnolia Stakes. The pair went 3-wide in the turn and then caught the leaders and strode past with ease, driving clear from the field in the stretch. Im Mighty Fast made it a day to remember, recording his fastest ever time at 870-yards and claiming his second stakes victory. The pair finished with a time of :45.690, earning a speed index of 98.
Im Mighty Fast deposited the $15,000 winner’s share of the purse, bringing his lifetime total to $88,380. The gelding is off to a great start to 2017 for owners Triple C Racing Stables LLC and trainer Tristan Guadalupe.
Brent Cody Leblanc bred Im Mighty Fast in Louisiana out of unraced Sheza Fast Doll, who is the dam of 3 money earners from 4 starters. Im Mighty Fast is her first stakes winner.
Game Own (Game Patriot-My Own Fortune)
led early, but fell back after altering in before gaining to take 2nd under Hector Santiago for owner Yaima Grillo & trainer Yaoni Abreu. Rakin In The Jax (Rakin in the Cash-Alcohol And Ambiance) made up ground to take 3rd under Lucas Constantin for owner Angela Dowden & trainer Jason Magnon. Followed by Summer Motion (Hotdoggin-Mae’s Mon TB), Shining Presence (First To Shine-Provocative Presence), Agoutis Snowplow (Agouti-Elainas Snowplow), Sir Lucky Strike (Strong Hope-Jaguar Princess TB) & Sir Prize (First Prize Perry-Susanna M Salter). Okie Dokey Rosie & The Game Lover were scratched.
Denim N Diamonds Handicap
LITTLE TALKS
by John Moorehouse
Little Talks was the big talk heading into the $20,000 Denim And Diamonds Handicap, in which the four-year-old filly was a huge 2-5 favorite
at post time. All that chatter proved justified, as she won by daylight in the Feb. 18 event at Los Alamitos.
Home-bred by Dr. Steve Burns DVM, Little Talks collected her third career stakes win, all
of which have come at Los Alamitos, including
the 2015 running of the Golden State Million Futurity-G1. She also won last year’s PCQHRA Breeders’ Derby-G3. She now holds eight wins in 15 lifetime starts, and the $11,000 payday from the Denim N Diamonds Handicap pushed her total earnings to $563,896.
Coming off a third-place effort in the Charger Bar Handicap-G1 that was held Jan. 8 at Los Alamitos, Little Talks emerged from a very fractious start that included most of the six-horse field. The filly was second by a neck at the first call, then moved into the lead by a neck as she entered the stretch and burst clear of the competition, sporting a 1 1/4-length margin as she reached the wire. Michael Casselman trains Little Talks, who finished the race in :17.602, posting a 93 speed index. Cesar DeAlba drew the riding assignment.
Bemused (Separatist-Just Think) placed a solid second for owner Edward C. Allred and trainer James Glenn, Jr. Eulices Gomez did the riding. Bemused entered this race after posting the fastest 300-yard time recorded at Los Alamitos in more than five years. Burns also owns the third-place fin- isher, One Sweet Winner (One Sweet Jess-We Have A Winner), who is also trained by Casselman and had Ruben Lozano up. They were followed by Lady Perry On Fire (Walk Thru Fire-Jess Sass Me) and Tough Broad (TR Dasher-Feminista). Nymph was declared a non-starter for interference after bumping the assis- tant starter, which led to her throwing her rider.
Louisiana Downs • $25,000 350 yards • :17.299 • si 108 • Ntr
Special Task
Easy Lady Oak Dash Ta Fame
Oak Tree Special
CUTE MIC JAGGER, ’13-g. Shannons Fame
Shannon Six
Louisiana Downs • $25,000 870 yards • :45.690 • si 98
Mighty Corona IM MIGHTY FAST, ’13-g.
Sheza Fast Doll
First Down Dash
Corona Chick
Beat the Feet
Blushadoll
Los Alamitos Race Course • $20,000 350 yards • :17.602 • si 93
Favorite Cartel LITTLE TALKS, ‘13-f.
Babe On The Fly
Favorite Trick TB Shenoshercorona Strawfly Special Six On The Beach
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