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Zoetis Lone Star Dist. Chal.
JESS TWICE CASH
by Michael Cusortelli
Jess Twice Cash, a one-time $5,000 claimer, became a stakes winner for the first time in the 870-yard $41,220 Zoetis Lone Star Distance Challenge on October 3.
Owned and trained by Ty Remington of Bokchito, Oklahoma, Jess Twice Cash stopped the timer in :45.933 and earned a 92 speed index under jockey Ricky Ramirez. The 5-year-old horse was sent to post at odds of 6-1, and his winning margin was 2-lengths from 7-2 second choice Jessa Little Rusty.
In addition to banking the $20,198 win- ner’s share of the purse, Jess Twice Cash landed a berth in the $100,000 Zoetis Distance Challenge Championship-G1 at Lone Star on Nov. 7.
Jess Twice Cash has won six of 20 outs and has earned $55,068. He ran fourth in last year’s Zoetis Lone Star Distance Challenge.
Jess Twice Cash was bred by Garlyn O. Shelton of Temple, Texas, and his sire, Jess Louisiana Blue, was the sport’s Champion Aged Stallion in 2002. Jess Twice Cash is the lone winner from two starters foaled by Twice Cash, a daughter of Champion Panther Mountain. The second dam, Its Called Class, was stakes placed at Ruidoso Downs in ’88.
Jessa Little Rusty (Mr Jess Perry-Rustys Quickid) is a 5-year-old gelding campaigned by Louis Howard. Omar Reyes rode Jessa Little Rusty for trainer Jose Guadalupe Cruz. CJs Rocksolid (Rock Solid Jess-Sultry Miss) finished third, 2 1/2 lengths behind the winner, as the 3-2 favorite. Ricardo Aguirre rode the homebred 5-year-old gelding for owners Rockin J Running Horses and Jack Manning and trainer Tammy Kay Johnson. Fire On The Fly (Jet Cartel-Shades Of Pink), The Field Cricket
(Lead The Field-Quick Lil Cricket), Hey Hey Hey Hey (Valiant Hero-Teller Yep), and Loves Captain (Captain Courage-Loves Easter Bunny) completed the order of finish.
Merial Lone Star Distaff Chal.
VISUAL MAGIC
by Michael Cusortelli
Horses from the barn of trainer Gilbert Aguirre III, headed by winner Visual Magic, dominated the $47,880 Merial Lone Star Distaff Challenge at
Lone Star Park on Oct. 3.
Racing for Turner Farms of Blanco, Texas, ridden
by Ricky Ramirez, and sent to post as the 11-10 favor- ite, Visual Magic covered her 400-yard trip in :19.722, and her margin of victory was a clear length from Cheyenne Hero, a 20-1 longshot trained by Aguirre for owner Canadian River Quarter Horse LLC. Another Aguirre charge, Rebas Corona Eagle, was third.
The $22,504 winner’s share of the purse pushed Visual Magic’s bankroll to $49,818. The fastest qualifier, the 3-year-old filly was coming off of a 1 1/4-length win in the second of two trials on Sept. 19.
Visual Magic has won four of nine races, includ- ing four of her seven outs this season. The filly’s sea- son resume includes a sixth-place finish in the March 21 Oklahoma Derby-G3 at Remington Park.
Visual Magic was bred by Pete and Evelyn Parrella’s Legacy Ranch Inc. at Clements, California. The filly’s dam, Tender Flyer, won two stakes from 1999-2000, including the AQHA Oklahoma Derby Challenge-G3 at Blue Ribbon Downs in ’99. Now 19, Tender Flyer has produced 10 winners from 17 start- ers, including Flying Fig, a winning full sister to Visual Magic and the 2010 Champion Two-Year-Old Filly.
Cheyenne Hero (Valiant Hero-Illegal Feature) ran 2nd under Gaspar Garcia. Rebas Corona Eagle (One Famous Eagle-Little Rebas Corona) was ridden by
Luis Vivanco to 3rd for George Mitchell, B. Herricks
& L. Herricks. Followed by Kiss The Tears Away (Furyofthewind-Dash For Snow), Lil Famous Dash (One Famous Eagle-Dash Master Miss), Catcha Breeze (Ivory James-Jessy Jane), Melovemetwo (Furyofthewind- Pats Special Rose), Twntyfour Karat Rock (Rock Solid Jess-Sultry Miss) & Streakin Thru Fire (Walk Thru Fire-Streakit Special). Im A Feature Girl scratched.
Grand Prairie Stakes
MR JO EAGLE
by Michael Compton
After knocking on the door in his previous tries, Mr Jo Eagle joined the ranks of stakes winners with a powerful effort in the $20,000 Grand Prairie Stakes at Lone Star Park on Sept. 18.
Bumped from both sides after the break, Mr
Jo Eagle muscled his way to the front of the field
for jockey Agustin Silva. Despite the trouble away from the gate, he shot clear early, led by as many as 1 1/2-lengths, and powered through the finish line a 1-length victor for trainer R.L. Rick Robinson.
Mr Jo Eagle stopped the timer in :17.484 over a fast track, good for a speed index of 97.
Mr Jo Eagle, who finished second in this year’s TQHA Classic Stakes-RG3 and third in the 2014 Dash for Cash Derby-G3, now sports a 19-7-2-4 record and boasts earnings of $113,803.
A Texas homebred for Dan Nicks of Devine, Texas, Mr Jo Eagle is produced from the two-time winner and stakes producer First Place Diamond,
a daughter of First Place Dash. In addition to Mr
Jo Eagle, her other stakes horses include multiple graded stakes winner Diamond For Jess, an earner of $270,321, and Grade 1-placed John The Banker.
Crowson Racing’s Charvet (One Famous Eagle- Bloomindales) proved best of the rest, finishing second under Alex Baldillez Jr. Trained by Anna Crowson, the five-year-old gelding was bred in Texas by Bobby Cox.
Grand Prairie Stakes favorite Jess A Comment (First Comment-Jess Quick Fun) finished third, bringing a three-race win streak to a halt. Luis Ramirez piloted Michael Amburn’s six-year-old geld- ing for trainer Mike Robbins.
KW Cowboy (Mighty Corona-Tres Dia Nocha) crossed the wire in fourth, followed by Zoomin Tac (Jess Zoomin-Sexy Tac), Hiclass Heat (Hiclass La Jolla-Class In Excess) and Really Hi (Hiclass La Jolla-Im Really Gone).
Lone Star Park • $41,220 870 yards • :45.933 • si 92
Mr Jess Perry
Jess Louisiana Blue
JESS TWICE CASH, ’10 h. Twice Cash
The Louisiana Girl Panther Mountain Its Called Class
Lone Star Park • $47,880 400 yards • :19.722 • si 93
Holland Ease
Corona Chick Strawfly Special Baby Tenderlove
Corona Cartel
VISUAL MAGIC, ’12-f. Tender Flyer
Lone Star Park • $20,000 350 yards • :17.484 • si 97
Mr Jess Perry
One Famous Eagle
MR JO EAGLE, ‘11-g.
One Famous Lady
First Place Dash
First Place Diamond
The Jubilee Diamond
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