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Jaguar Rocket Futurity Heartland Futurity PILOTEDBYANANGEL EXTERMYNATOR
Bradford Stakes
WRSVALENTINO
Wby John Moorehouse
RS Valentino keeps racking up stakes wins
on the Indiana circuit. The latest came in the $58,960 Bradford Stakes at Horseshoe Indianapolis on July 13. The six-year-old gelding won the Bradford for the second straight year, after placing second in the 2020 running of the event.
Randy Smith trains WRS Valentino, who completed the 400-yard trip in :20.032 for a 91 speed index. Running second both at the first call and going into the stretch, WRS Valentino and rider Juan Marquez found an extra gear, getting to the front and hitting the wire first by a 1/2-length.
WRS Valentino reached the winner’s circle for
the tenth time in 19 career starts. The $32,428 first- place payday improved the gelding’s total bankroll to $411,846. WRS Valentino was the strong favorite at the betting window, going off at 4-5 odds at post time.
Williams Racing Stables home-bred WRS Valentino out of WRS Kissandteller, a 2009 mare.
Smith, the all-time leading Quarter Horse trainer in Indiana, had the training trifecta in this one. On
A New Note (One Fabulous Eagle-Corona Cerveza), who is owned by Brian Gunder, finished second
with Shanley Jackson in the irons. WRS Moonin Thewagon (Moonin The Eagle-WRS Quick Wagon), another Williams Racing Stables competitor and
a three-time stakes winner, hit the board in third. German Rodriguez drew the riding assignment.
Rounding out the finishing order, Country Boy 123 (Country Chicks Man-Very Dashin
123) was fourth, followed by Relentless Chick (Hes Relentless-Meaningful Memories), Paint Me Brown (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Brown Eye Suze), Hooked On Jordan (Fast Prize Jordan-Hooked On Laveaux), Jess Good Reason SA (Good Reason SA-Jess Like Vegas), Jess Gimme A Kiss (Kiss My Hocks-Perrys Dreamgirl), and Jess Over Yonder (Apollitical Jess-Wyld Bleu Yonder).
Tby Michael Cusortelli
he fastest qualifier from the July 2 trials and the
4-5 favorite in a full field of 10 Indiana-bred 2-year-olds, Piloted By An Angel sprinted to a 1/2-length victory in the $127,400 Jaguar Rocket Futurity at Horseshoe Indianapolis on July 23.
Piloted By An Angel went 300 yards in :15.545 while earning her first stakes win. Juan Marquez rode the sorrel daughter of the PYC Paint Your Wagon stallion Paint My Pilot for owners SJC Inc. and Deborah A. Smith, and trainer Randy Smith.
Piloted By An Angel was bred by Dunn Ranch. The filly is out of La Blue Angel, a winning daughter of Walk Thru Fire. The mare has produced two winners from three starters. Piloted By An Angel is her first stakes winner. Piloted By An Angel’s second dam, the Corona Cartel mare Blues Girl Too, was the sport’s World Champion in 2007.
Piloted By An Angel was winning for the third time in as many races, and the $70,070 winner’s share of the Jaguar Rocket Futurity purse pushed her bankroll to $88,220.
Our Louisiana Girl (Duponte-My Louisiana Rod) finished second. German Rodriguez rode the sorrel filly for owner Deborah A. Smith and trainer Randy Smith.
Jess A Lil Bit Hero (Valiant Hero-Jess A Lil Bit) ran third, 1 1/4-lengths behind Piloted By
An Angel. Cristian Aguirre-Erives rode the gray gelding for owner and trainer Ricardo Martinez.
We B Flyin (Freighttrain B-CB Come Fly
With Me) finished fourth and was followed by
GV Diamante (Freighttrain B-Fast Prize Karen), Flashin Five Bar (Five Bar Cartel-Flashin Dee Dee), Kingmaker Ivory (Ivory James-Racie Rebecca), R Sweet Maggie May (One Sweet Jess-Miss Louisiana Blue), CV Apollitical Chick (Apollitical Blood- Jumpn Chick), and CV Struttinforakiss (Kiss My Hocks-Struttin For Money).
Gby Michael Cusortelli
ordon L. Timm’s Extermynator, a gelded son
of Champion Tres Seis and the second-fastest qualifier from the July 2 trials, led at every call en route to a 3/4-length win in the 300-yard Heartland Futurity at Horseshoe Indianapolis on July 23.
One of four finalists from the barn of Randy Smith, Extermynator stopped the timer in :15.389 while earning a career-best 101 speed index. German Rodriguez rode the brown gelding who banked the $79,860 winner’s share of the $145,200 purse.
Extermynator was bred in Texas by four-time Champion Breeder Bobby D. Cox, and he was purchased for $55,000 at last year’s Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale. The gelding is out of Cartel Regards, a daughter of Corona Cartel, and he is a half-brother to 2017 Jaguar Rocket Futurity winner Apollitical Regard.
Extermynator’s second dam, the First Place Dash mare First Regards, was the sport’s Champion Three- Year-Old Filly in 2002. The gelding has won two of three races and has banked $89,260.
Southern Seis (Tres Seis-Southern Miss) finished second and earned $29,040 for her owner, Zareth Juarez. Jose Beltran rode the sorrel filly for trainer Blas Juarez.
Williams Racing Stables Inc.’s WRS Hava Dasher (Apollitical Blood-WRS Kissandteller) ran third, 1 1/2 lengths behind Extermynator. Juan Marquez rode the homebred filly and fastest qualifier for trainer Randy Smith.
King Of Woodbridge (Eye Am King-Posies Woodette), The Veteran (Ivory James-Aguila),
Mary Jane (Five Bar Cartel-Fire And Delight), You Fly Baby Fly (RC Me Leaving You-Fly Baby Fly), Rosalita (Coronado Cartel-Shes Perfect Okey), KVN Queen (KVN Corona-Reina de Reinas), and Hes Legendary (Hes Relentless-SR Fly Baby) completed the order of finish.
Horseshoe Indianapolis • $58,960
400 yards • :20.032 • si 91
Valiant Hero
Mighty B Valiant
WRS VALENTINO, ‘16-g.
Mighty B Doll
Teller Cartel
WRS Kissandteller
Hava Zevi
Horseshoe Indianapolis • $127,400
300 yards • :15.545 • si 95
PYC Paint Your Wagon
Ms Pilot Point
PILOTED BY AN ANGEL, ‘20-f.
Walk Thru Fire
La Blue Angel
Paint My Pilot
Blues Girl Too
Horseshoe Indianapolis • $145,200
300 yards • :15.389 • si 101
Sixarun
Our Third Delight Corona Cartel
Cartel Regards
Tres Seis EXTERMYNATOR, ‘20-g.
First Regards
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