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The winning connections for Hold Air Hostage include owner Darling Farms, trainer Judd Kearl & jockey Rodrigo Vallejo
Sam Houston Race Park. The gelding also set a New Track Record at Delta Downs for 330 yards in 2004.
Multiple graded staked placed winner Brave Heart Won, a full brother to Hold Air Hostage, ran third in last year’s All American Derby-G1 at Ruidoso Downs and Texas Classic Derby-G1 at Lone Star Park.
Paragon Farms’ High Plains Perry (Mr
Jess Perry-Sky Chicks), the sixth-fastest qualifier and winner of last year’s Texas Classic Futurity-G1, earned the $207,000 runner-up share of the Rainbow Derby purse. A $100,000 buy at the 2015 Ruidoso Select Yearling
Sale, the brown gelding was ridden by Ricky Ramirez for trainer Trey Wood.
Second fastest qualifier Jess A Painted Wagon (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Jess A Candy Gal) ran third for owner R.D. Hubbard, who purchased the brown filly for $35,000 at the 2015 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale. Cody Jensen rode Jess A Painted Wagon for trainer Mike Joiner. The filly was coming off a win in her July 9 trial heat to the finals.
Duponte (American Runaway-Havanah Goodtime), Magestic Eagle (One Famous Eagle-Catalina Fantasy), C Twister Seis (Tres Seis-D E Bella Vita), Kitty Kiernan (FDD Dynasty-Fleeting Touch), Apolltical Chad (Apollitical Jess-Fast Prize Tracy), Myst Fit (Separatist-Mystifying) who was DQ’d from second to ninth was followed by and Teller Baja (Teller Cartel-Baja Jazz), who completed the official order of finish.
Rodrigo Vallejo returns aboard Hold Air Hostage
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