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RUSSELL AND HELEN FOUTZ DISTAFF HANDICAP (R)
By Michael Cusortelli
WOODACOULDADID
Minister Eric
Old Trieste
Musical Minister
Prospective Girl
Langfuhr
Woodman’s Prospect
Breaking sharply from post 4 under jockey Tracy Hebert, Woodacouldadid sprinted to
a wire-to-wire victory in the 6 1/2-furlong, $40,000 Russell and Helen Foutz Distaff Handicap (R) on April 24 at SunRay Park.
Woodacouldadid set fractions of :23.08 and :46.81 before reaching the finish line 1 3/4 lengths in front of Desert City in 1:18.19. Jose R. Gonzalez Jr. saddled the homebred 6-year-old daughter of Minister Eric for owner Terrine G. Ransier of Deming, New Mexico.
Woodacouldadid is one of four black-type winners sired by Minister Eric, a Kentucky- bred son of the A.P. Indy stallion Old Trieste. Raced in California and Kentucky from 2003-06, Minister Eric earned $562,771 from 13 starts and scored a half- length victory in the 1 1/16-mile, $200,000 San Fernando Breeders’ Cup Stakes (G2) for 4-year-olds at San Anita Park in 2005.
Minister Eric entered stud in 2007 and has sired the earners of more than $2.3 million
JACK COLE STAKES (R)
Elvin Gonzalez rode Shining Source to a neck victory in the May 8, 1-mile Jack Cole Stakes (R) for New Mexico-breds at SunRay Park.
Sent to post as the 9-5 favorite in the field of six, Shining Source made his eight- furlong trip in 1:39.32. The 6-year-old dark bay or brown gelding races for Barton Ranch Stables LLC and trainer Blake Rust.
Shining Source was bred by Susan Vescovo. The gelding is one of 17 winners from 34 starters sired by Source. A Florida-bred son of the Buckaroo stallion Montbrook and a half brother to stakes winners Dinner Affair and Reporter, Source earned $368,125 from 61 starts from 2001-06, and his resume included a third- place finish in the 5 1/2-furlongs, $54,150 KLAQ Handicap at Sunland Park in ’03.
Source has sired the earners of more than $980,000 from six crops. Now 19, Source
is owned by Chris P. Hourigan and stands at Hourigan Horse Farm at Anthony, NM.
from 71 starters. The stallion stood the 2015 season at Lake Star Stud in Kentucky.
Woodacouldadid’s dam, Prospective Girl,
is a 13-year-old unraced Kentucky-bred mare by the Danzig stallion Langfuhr who has foaled two winners from as many starters. Woodacouldadid’s second dam, the winning Woodman mare Woodman’s Prospect, is a half sister to Windrush, the winner of the $109,800 Stymie Handicap (G3) at Aqueduct in 2001.
Woodacouldadid returned a $3.80 win mutuel as the 9-10 favorite in the Russell and Helen Foutz Distaff, just four weeks after she sprung a 34-1 upset victory in the 5 1/2-furlong, $100,000 La Coneja Stakes (R) for New Mexico-bred fillies and mares at Sunland Park. All told, the mare has won eight of 23 races, including both of her outs this season, and the $24,000 winner’s share of the Foutz Distaff purse bumped her bankroll to $203,218.
Rogue Divergent finished third, 3 1/4 lengths behind the winner, and was
Shining Source’s dam, the winning New Mexico-bred Comet Shine mare Shine Miss Comet, has produced two winners from as many starters, including Kimbell, a winning half sister to Shining Source who ran second in last year’s New Mexico Breeders’ Oaks (R) and Enchantress Stakes (R), both at Sunland Park. Shining Source’s second dam, Atlantic Miss, is a winning California-bred daughter of the Icecapade stallion Fatih.
Shining Source was coming off of a Sunland Park meet during which the gelding scored a one-length victory in the March 18, $85,000 New Mexico State University Handicap (R) at 1 mile and 70 yards. Raced exclusively in New Mexico, Shining Source has won eight of 32 starts, and the $24,000 winner’s share of the $40,000 Jack Cole purse bumped his earnings to $253,858.
Song Of Laura, an 8-1 longshot, finished second and was followed by Weather Dodger, That’s Who, Atillas Gift, and Desert Mystery.
followed by My Bikini Fell Off, Sunday Rose, and One Foxy Babe.
Runner-up Desert City is a 5-year-old daughter of the late Desert God campaigned by Stable HMA, which claimed the mare for $10,000 at Sunland Park on April 8. Raced exclusively in New Mexico, the mare has won two of 15 starts and has earned $45,205.
Rogue Divergent is owned by Dr. Miguel Gallegos’ Gallegos del Norte Racing of Albuquerque, which also bred the 4-year-old daughter of the Carson City stallion Valet Man. Rogue Divergent has won three of 11 outs, and the $4,000 third-place share of the Foutz Distaff purse increased her bankroll to $45,961.
SHININg SOURCE
Source
Montbrook
Stem
Shine Miss Comet
Comet Shine
Miss Atlantic
A 5-year-old gelding by the Sultry Song stallion Song Of Navarrone, Song Of Laura races for Teed Off Stable LLC. The bay gelding, who was claimed for $25,000 on November 28 at Zia Park, has won five of 25 outs, and the $8,800 runner-up share of the purse pushed his bankroll to $177,778.
Weather Dodger is a homebred son of Weather Warning campaigned by Lisa M. Rehburg of Mountain Center, California. A 5-year-old gelding, Weather Dodger has won four of 23 starts and has earned $229,031, and his two stakes victories include a three-quarter length score in the January 14, $85,000 Albert Dominguez Memorial Handicap (R) at Sunland Park.
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