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Calif. Breeders’ Debutante S.
SCHOLARLY
by John Moorehouse
Scholarly became a multi-stakes winner, making a driving finish to take the $25,000 California Breeders’ Debutante Stakes at Los Alamitos on July 29.
Trained by Roberto Dominguez, Scholarly broke from the outside gate in the seven-horse field and was running fourth as she entered the stretch. Rider Eduardo Nicasio urged the filly into a huge closing kick, as she caught up to her foes and beat Tough To Figure by a nose at the wire. The pre-race favorite at less than 2-1 odds, Scholarly finished her 350-yard trip in :17.785, registering an 88 speed index.
Scholarly became the 13th competitor to log two stakes wins in the history of California Breeders’ Champions Night. She won last year’s running of
the Freshman Fillies Stakes, before coming back to win the Debutante, which is for sophomore fillies who are bred in California. Scholarly has made 12 career outs and now has a $47,750 career bankroll for owner Kolleen Ledgerwood.
Edward C. Allred bred Scholarly and owns her dam, 2-time winner Now You Comeat Noon. The mare has produced 100% money earners from four starters. Scholarly is her first stakes winner and top earner.
Tough To Figure (Walk Thru Fire-Big Jan) out- nodded Ilikethewayshewalks at the wire as part of a blanket finish to secure second place. Allred owns Tough To Figure, a Scott Willoughby trainee who had Gary Boag aboard. Steve D. Burns DVM, owns Ilikethewayshewalks (Walk Thru Fire-Septacular), who is trained by Michael Casselman and was ridden by Jesus Ayala.
A Lil Fire (Walk Thru Fire-Separate Thoughts), Remembering Florence (TR Dasher-Sables Bono), Are Those Real (One Sweet Jess-Fames Easy) and Sweet Aguila (One Sweet Jess-First Magical Dash) completed the field.
Calif. Breeders. Freshman Fillies S.
MATILDA CZECH
by Michael Compton
Matilda Czech powered home strongly to notch the first stakes win of her young career win- ning the $25,000 California Breeders’ Freshman
Fillies Stakes for owner/breeder EG High Desert Farms and trainer Valentin Zamudio on July 29.
Beaten just a 1/2-length in her prior start in
the Ed Burke Memorial Stakes, Matilda Czech appeared well-spotted in the California Breeders’. Sent off as the race favorite, the bay filly contended for command throughout the 350-yard event. After putting away the pacesetters Annas Babe Foose and La Sierran, she held at bay a late rally from La Rusa and G. Rangel to prevail by a 1/2-length under Cruz Mendez. Matilda Czech stopped the clock in :17.744, earning an 89 speed index.
“She’s been very honest and always gives you her best,” said Zamudio. “She has futurity trials ahead.”
The California homebred is out of Grade 1 winner Short Czech. Winner of the 2008 Southern California Derby-G1 at Los Alamitos, the California Hi-Point 3-Year-Old Filly amassed earnings of $228,197 in her racing career. Sort Czech has produced 100% winner’s from five starters, includ- ing Matilda Czech, her first stakes winner, and top earner Pedro Czech.
La Rusa (Walk Thru Fire-Corona Fria) Finished second under G. Rangel. The filly is owned by Howard Nichols and trained by Jose Flores. Gary Boag piloted 3rd-place finisher La Sierran (Stel Corona-Chickafirst) for owner Ed Allred and trainer Scott Willoughby.
Chickakid (Kiddy Up-Chickahit), Annas Babe Foose (Foose-Annas Babe), Madam of Fire MV (Walk Thru Fire-Solid Connection), Rosh Bgosh (Foose-Flare Checking), Somewhat Special (Walk Thru Fire-Special and Proud), Summertime Favorite (Favorite Cartel-Summertime Quickie) and Fyrefly Jo (Walk Thru Fire-Jenuine Joy) completed the order of finish.
Calif. Breeders’ Freshman S.
TUSTIN KID
by Michael Compton
The highly thought of Tustin Kid broke through with the first victory of his career, closing strongly late to prevail in the $25,000 California Breeders’ Freshman Stakes at Los Alamitos on July 29.
Sent off at odds of 3-1, Tustin Kid chased early leader and race favorite Remember To Dash from second through the early stages of the 350-yard dash. With Rodrigo Aceves in the irons, Tustin Kid collared the leader approaching the wire and scored by a head stopping the timer in :17.858, earning an 86 speed index.
The $13,750 winner’s share boosted the geld- ing’s earnings to $15,225.
The Ed Allred homebred son of Kiddy Up had a pair of 3rd-place finishes to show from his first three starts for trainer Scott Willoughby ahead of his ini- tial stakes engagement. Tustin Kid is the first stakes winner produced from the winning mare Register To Win, who is the dam of 100% winners from four starters. Tustin Kid is her top earner.
Remember To Dash (First Down Dash- Remember Me Rose), a finalist in the Ed Burke Million Futurity, and jockey Cesar DeAlba finished second for owner EG High Desert Farms and trainer Valentin Zamudio.
Don’t Foose With Me (Foose-Queenly Walk) and jockey Eduardo Nicasio bumped at the break and finished third for owners Spackman Racing and co-owner/trainer Lin Melton.
Wild Wonder (Stel Corona-California Wildfire), Unblemished (Foose-Without Fault), Resolutely (Walk Thru Fire-Moonlight Corona), Puritan (TR Dasher-Prudish), Valiant Force
(Walk Thru Fire-Thatsa Blazin Chick), Live It Up (Foose-The Partys On Fire) and Beach Bumn Foose (Foose-Sumbeachincalifornia), who was disquali- fied from 5th to 10th for veering in and causing a chain reaction which impacted at the start.
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