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Colors of Houston Paint F.-G2
TELL HIM BYE
by Michael Cusortelli
Asharp break from post 2 helped Joanne
Rubio’s Tell Him Bye score a wire-to-wire 1 1/4-length victory in the $15,000 Colors of Houston Futurity-G2 at Sam Houston Race Park on May 2.
Ridden by Noe Villatoro for trainer Esteban Rubio, Tell Him Bye had a length on the field at the top of the stretch and finished a clear 1 1/4-lengths ahead of the rest. Aided by a 12-mph tail wind, Tell Him Bye went 300 yards in :15.526 and recorded a 95 speed index. The Texas-bred sorrel gelding earned $11,590 from his first win in two outs.
Tell Him Bye made his racing debut against Quarter Horses at Sam Houston Race Park, running fourth in a 300-yard maiden special weight dash on April 22.
Tell Him Bye was bred by Sandra Garnett Tatom. The gelding is out of winner Dial Judy, who was a finalist in the both the 2002 Masterpiece Paint Futurity and Pot O’ Gold Futurity.
The mare is has produced 100% money earners from her eight first starters, including two additional stakes winners beside Tell Him Bye. Camo Cowgirl, who was a two-time Champion in 2015, won the Masterpiece Challenge; and Just Splashin, who won the Colors of the Alamo Futurity.
Kearl Girl (Favorite Cartel-Treasured Judy),
the 2-5 favorite in the field of seven, ran second for owner Dena Todd and trainer Judd Kearl. Rodrigo Vallejo rode the homebred filly.
Judys Kiss (Judys Lineage-Kiss And Teller) finished third for owner Rene Rios. Julio Rodriguez rode the colt for trainer Noe Rios.
Sienna Eyes (Intrinsic Value-Bat Them
Eyes) ran fourth and was followed by Elcoronel (Texas Six-Contenders Flash), Freakin Awesome (Awesome Chrome-Double Dashing Girl), and Unosuchaspeciallegend (Lone Star Legend-Poruno Special Kity). VP Cash Me Out was scratched.
Ranchers Challenge
CORONA TOAST
by Danny Camp
A123 speed index is impressive any way you look at it. Even more impressive, Corona Toast accomplished that feat while scoring his first stakes victory. He also set a New Track Record for 350 yards while winning the Ranchers Challenge at the Santa Cruz County Fair on May 8.
With a total purse worth $16,950, it was Corona Toast who banked the first place check of $8,475.
The eight-year-old gelding was in control from the start. He was on the outside of the field in the 6-post when he broke on top with Jesus Osuna in the irons. The jockey was aboard the gelding for the first time.
Osuna rode him well. The pair immediately took the lead and were never headed, stopping the clock at :16.940 to earn the 123 speed index. The clock- ing smashed the previous record of :17.010 set by Withers in May of 2010.
Corona Toast now has a race record of five wins from 19 starts with a total bankroll of $254,181.
The bay gelding also placed second in the Louisiana QHBA Futurity-RG1, Louisiana QHBA Sale Futurity-RG1 and in the El Moro De Cumpas Stakes. He is also a graded stakes finalist in several other events - fourth in the Lee Berwick Futurity-G1 and a finalist in the Louisiana Champions Day Derby-RG2.
Corona Toast is owned by Gilberto Jasso and trained by Heraclio Botello.
The gelding was bred in Louisiana by Charlie Bordelon out of multiple stakes placed Corona Cerveza. The mare finished second in the Easy Date Handicap, third in the AQHA Members Plush Stakes, and was a finalist in both the Charger Bar Handicap-G1 and in the Sgt Pepper Feature Handicap-G3.
Corona Cerveza has produced 100% money earners from her 10 starters. Corona Toast is her first stakes winner and top money earner. The mare is also the dam of additional New Track Record setter Corona Dashin Bye, who was second in the LQHBA Lassie Futurity-RG2.
Captain On Takeoff (Captain Courage-Takeoff Royally) was second under Emilio Tapia for Joel Merino & Carlos Manuel Reyes and trainer Tomas Moreno. Sarah Sota (Ivory James-Kpax) was third under Luis Yescas for Y/N Horse Stables, LLC & trainer Omar Lorta. Followed by Majestic Policy (Mighty Invictus-Miss JP Delight), Wyreit (Hard Hitting-You Dazzle Me) and Endless Speed (First Wrangler-My Speed Meter).
Beehive Futurity
BANNISTER
by John Moorehouse
The Beehive Futurity was delayed by two weeks when inclement weather disrupted the originally scheduled event, but on the make-up date, Bannister reigned supreme. The two-year-old gelding set the 300-yard track record at Weber Downs on May 20 in a dominant performance in the $69,175 event.
Bannister smashed a track record that stood for almost a quarter century. He finished the stakes in :15.372, surpassing the standing mark of :15.620, set on by Bradys Noble Pride on Aug. 21, 1992.
Owned by Denny and Sandy Weigt, Bannister is undefeated in two career starts and produced a $24,211 payday for his connections, putting his lifetime bankroll at $24,611.
He broke on top from the 5-post, led by 3/4-length entering the stretch and continued to pull away, enjoying a 1 1/4-length separation as he hit
the finish line. Monty Arrossa trains Bannister, and Tony Guymon was aboard for the record setting run.
J. Garvin Kelly and Nancy Yearsley bred Bannister and home-bred his dam, Goddess Artemis, a lightly-raced 2009 mare. Bannister is one of five starters and first stakes winner produced by Goddess Artemis. She has foaled nine total offspring.
Making Hot Wheels (Maknmoves-Suni Rae) beat top qualifier BK Katmandu (First Prize Stone-Lotta Kat Moves) by a nose to finish second. Elias Escalera owns Making Hot Wheels, a Ismael Salvidrez trainee who had Alan Miramontes aboard. BK Katmandu is owned by Bryce Moosman and trained by Ron Moosman. Jesus Canales did the riding. Followed by AR Cajungutee (Winners Version-Brooks Who Dat), Version Quest (Winners Version-Louisianas Game), Dashin Happy (Winners Version-Dashin Amy Jo), Tilt James (Ivory James- Okey Design), BF Covert Moves (Maknmoves-Echo Boomer), Separate Moves (Maknmoves-Separate Encounter) & BF One Sweet Memory (One Sweet Jess-BF Memory Lane).
Sam Houston Race Park $15,000 300 yards :15.526 si 95
Streakin La Jolla
Hiclass La Jolla QH
TELL HIM BYE, ’14 g. Dial Judy
Hiclass Cloned Judys Lineage Dial A Jet Oak QH
Santa Cruz County Fair $16,950 350 yards :16.940 si 123 Ntr
Victory Dash
A Toast To Jet Corona Cartel
Toast To Dash
CORONA TOAST, ’08-g. Corona Cerveza
Wasting No Time
Weber Downs $69,175 300 yards :15.372 si 106 Ntr
Maknmoves BANNISTER, ‘14-g.
First Down Dash
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Mr Jess Perry
Goddess Artemis
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