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RACING NEWS
Rocky Mountain Derby
EL BEST TORNADO
Cby Danny Camp
oming in with the eighth fastest qualifying
time from the July 10 trials, El Best Tornado hit his stride in the $60,015 Rocky Mountain Derby at Arapahoe Park on July 24.
It was a rainy day with a tail wind when the gates opened, and El Best Tornado stepped away from the 4-post in second. Ridden by Valente Vorrath, the brown gelding proved best, crossing the finish line a neck in front.
Running for trainer Chris Gandarilla, the team completed the 350 yards in :17.621, while posting a career best 97 speed index.
El Best Tornado brought home the $24,006 winner’s share of the purse for owner Juan Escobedo, boosting his current bankroll to $49,420. This victory marks his fourth win and first stakes win.
Jaime H. Gomez bred El Best Tornado out of multiple winner Bo Dash Back, who ran third in the 2015 Long Beach Handicap and was a finalist in the 2016 La Primera Del Ano Derby-G3. El Best Tornado is her first winner from two starters.
Fastest qualifier Kali K (One Fabulous Eagle-A Secret Episode) captured second under Jose Lopez for owner Luis Marquez and trainer Alexander Orozco.
Overcoming a slip at the start, third fastest qualifier Vamoosing (Separate Interest-Escape The Fire) was able to bank the third place check for owner Vences Racing. The Jose Arjon trainee had Daniel Valles in the saddle.
Yesterday Road (Coronado Cartel-Ity Bitty Rarity), Race For Corona (Flare For Ivory- Adriannas Corona), C Storm Green (Zuccardi-First Tempting), Blue Eye Fury (Furyofthewind-Blue Eyed Visions), DNA Dashing Eagle (One Dashing Eagle-Wickedly Sweet TB) and True (Separate Interest-Love Ya Miss Jess) completed the order of finish. DG Victorynvalhalla was scratched.
Dolls Prodigy Stakes
THIS PARTIES HOPPIN
Cby John Moorehouse
oming off a layoff of about nine months, This
Parties Hoppin did not show any rust. The four-year-old gelding returned to the winner’s circle, capturing the $17,550 Dolls Prodigy Stakes by a 1/2-length at Arapahoe Park on July 4.
A strong finish propelled This Parties Hoppin in this one. The gelding broke well from the 6-post, was running 2nd at the 1st call, then overtook
Jess Un Sies Mas and led by a head going into the stretch. This Parties Hoppin widened the gap in the final yards to his 1/2-length finish.
Ridden by Daniel Valles and trained by Jose Arjon, This Parties Hoppin finished the 350- yard out in :17.817 for a 92 speed index. The win produced a $10,530 payday that increased the gelding’s total bankroll to $65,507.
Vences Racing owns This Parties Hoppin, who has five victories in 19 lifetime starts. This Parties Hoppin closed his sophomore campaign last October with a victory in the Mile High Derby at this same Colorado course, which also marked his first win in stakes company.
Jose Antonio Flores bred This Parties Hoppin out of Bsimjumpn, a lightly-raced 2008 mare.
Jess Un Sies Mas (Apollitical Jess-Seis Star Glitter) finished second for Hugo Barron Sierra. The Jose Barron trainee had Martin Lazalde in the irons. Painted Rare (Second Painted Sign- Eyes Especially Rare) hit the board in third under Valente Vorrath for owner Laura Mendoza and trainer Chris Gandarilla.
The remaining order of finish was Kooler Wagon (Desirio-Beaus Wagon), Legends On Fire (The Noble Legend-My Sweet Fire), Tainted Halo (Jess Being Valiant-Make Money Zoomin), Anip Of Black Velvet (Get Down Royally-Sambasos Motzi Girl), and DG Forever Sweet (One Sweet Jess-Iza Sugar N Spice).
Louisiana Juvenile Invitational
SAN LORENZO MOON
Tby Michael Compton
aking a page from her dam’s playbook, San Lorenzo
Moon scored the initial stakes win of her young career with a determined victory in the $70,000 Louisiana Juvenile Invitational, a consolation race for the Lee Berwick Futurity-G1 at Delta Downs on July 16.
Jesus Marquez trains the 2-year-old filly. Ridden by jockey David Alvarez, San Lorenzo Moon dashed to the front at the start of the 350-yard dash, immediately opening a 1/2-length advantage on the field. She maintained a clear advantage through the lane and defeated Cool Ya Jets by a 1/2-length at the finish, stopping the timer in :17.590 for a 90 speed index.
Rogelio Marquez Jr. owns and bred the filly. San Lorenzo Moon improved her overall record to 4-2-1 and the $42,000 winner’s share of the purse increased her bankroll to $101,918. San Lorenzo Moon finished third in her trial for the Lee Berwick Futurity as the odds-on favorite, but did not qualify for the final.
A daughter of Apollitical Blood, San Lorenzo Moon is out of multiple graded stakes-winner Dashnunder Afullmoon, an earner of more than $700,000 and winner of the 2017 Lee Berwick Futurity-G1.
Cool Ya Jets (Jet Black Patriot-MCM On Thin Ice) finished a game second under jockey Ubaldo Luna for owner Pete Scarmardo and trainer Kenneth Roberts Sr.
Rouge Eagle (Moonin the Eagle-Jet Black Rogue) and jockey Gilbert Ortiz rallied late for third for owners Cream Of The Crop and Michael Taylor and trainer M. Heath Taylor.
Bella Marie (Apollitical Blood-Bellas Leaving You), Five Bar Jess Cartel (Five Bar Cartel-Jess Tempting To Fly), Pop a Top Corona (Open Me a Corona-Corona Dashin Bye), Toast to Blue (Jess Louisiana Blue-Sante Mon Amie), Diamondonatrain (Freighttrain B-Very Intriguing), Bad Mammie
23 (One Sweet Jess-BJS Cute N Natural), and Just Political (Apollitical Blood-Just For Cos) followed.
Arapahoe Park • $17,550
350 yards • :17.817 • si 92
Corona Cartel
Five Bar Cartel
Five Bar Molly
THIS PARTIES HOPPIN, ‘18-g.
Check Him Out
Bsimjumpn
Imjumpn
Arapahoe Park • $60,015
350 yards • :17.621 • si 97
Corona Cartel
Docs Best Card
EL BEST TORNADO, ‘19-g. Bo Dash Back
Docs First Card Bodacious Dash
Dash Back To Me
Delta Downs • $70,000
350 yards • :17.590 • si 90
Apollitical Jess
Apollitical Blood
Brazilian Dasher
SAN LORENZO MOON, ‘20-f.
Heza Fast Dash
Dashnunder Afullmoon
Full Moon Dasher
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