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Alberto Bailleres Classic, Select Auction Futurity Consolation
GATO MEXICANO
by Luis Prieto Zamudio, translation by Eduardo Silveyra
The group of 10 runners for this race was completed with the colt Felino Horse, who took the place of
Henryetta Horse, his paternal
sister, after she fractured her right leg in race four of the trials on Sept. 1.
The purse for the
event was $687,540 pesos (approximately $36,193 US), in which Purina Mexico contributed 15%.
Slightly favorite in the odds was Q Tenampita, who qualified with the tenth fastest time in this group, even over Gato Mexicano, who was the fastest qualifier for this consolation.
It was a clean race from
start to finish where everyone
did their best over the flooded surface. Gato Mexicano (#4) set the pace in the initial yards under the energetic command of Moisés Molina Romo. The group chased him and managed to reduce his advantage in the final yards, but the gelding kept to his task, crossing the finish line a neck over Eagle Firefly (#10), who managed
to stick his nose in front of El Pavo Real (#8). Gato Mexicano stopped the timer in :17.42 for the 350 yards equal to a 92 speed index, the best recorded so far by the winner in his four starts.
Gato Mexicano is by Native Cartel and out of Takin Cash SLC, by Takin On The
Cash. The AQHA Champion 2 Year Old and Horse of the Year in Mexico, Native
Cartel is the winner
of multiple stakes and $121,579, as well as the sire of 39 winners of
88 races and $779,830, including nine stakes, including Mexico Hi- Point 3-Year-Old Filly Native Posies SI 103 (9 wins, $141,619, winner of classics in Mexico) and N Sure SI 94 (11 wins, $131,329, winner of classics in Mexico). For her part, Takin Cash SLC won two races, finished third twice and earned $8,576. Of her
five running progeny, three are winners, highlighted by AQHA Mexican Champion/ Champion Dos Añero Mexicano and Best Mexican Exemplary Horse Senor Cawboy, with five wins in 10 starts and earnings of $105,483 (Select Auction Futurity, Héctor Roldán Espinosa Classic, Salvador Oñate Ascensio Classic, etc.).
Gato Mexicano is bred by Luis Arturo Vázquez Solórzano, who consigned him to the 2017 Selecta Yearling Auction (Lot 392), reaching a price of $330,000 pesos (approximately $18,485 US) and being
repurchased by his breeder to be a part of his Cuadra. Gato Mexicano is trained by José Ravel Baltazar in the facilities of the Hipódromo de las Américas.
On Sept. 1, Gato Mexicano got his first win by scoring :17.46 in race 10 of the elimination phase of this futurity, a time that improved slightly in the consolation. For this success, Gato Mexicano added to his earnings $343,770 pesos ($18,096 US approximately).
At the neck of the winner in second was filly Eagle Firefly (Jabuti Eagle-JDS Firefly) under the command of Eddi Cuéllar. She is trained
by Asdruval Sagid Drake Hurtado for Rancho Zacapa and bred by Salome Gallegos.
The Peacock (Danny Cartel-Serenity Starlet) arrived in third place guided by José Ángel Ambrosio Medina for breeder/owner Cuadra La Presita and trainer Pedro Ríos Torres.
The other positions were: Q Tenampita (Tenampa Rooms–Centella Mill), AG
The Perry (Sea Horse Corona–Unknown Source), BR Coronada De Chivali (Southern Corona–Chivali Go), Crisp Horse (Sea Horse Corona–Crisp), GS Corona Crown (Taint Your Wagon–Shes Royal Crown), Felino Horse (Sea Horse Corona–Feminine Feline), and BB Cartel (Watchful Vigilance–B B Good).
EN ESPANOL
El grupo de 10 corredores se completó con el potro Felino Horse que ocupó el lugar de Henyetta Horse, su hermana paterna, por haberse fracturado la mano derecha en la carrera cuatro del 1 de Septiembre.
La bolsa que se integró fue de $687,540 pesos ($36,193 US, aproximadamente) donde Purina México aportó el 15%.
Ligeramente favorito en las apuestas fue Q Tenampita, calificado con el décimo tiempo en esta categoría, incluso sobre Gato Mexicano que registró la mejor marca para la consolación.
Una carrera limpia de principio a fin en la
que todos hicieron su mejor esfuerzo sobre la encharcada superficie. Gato Mexicano (4) marcó
el ritmo desde las yardas iniciales, bajo el mando enérgico de Moisés Molina Romo. El grupo lo persiguió consiguiendo reducir la ventaja en las yardas finales, pero el alazán castrado sostuvo su frenética carrera de manera correcta, para cruzar la meta por cuello de diferencia sobre Eagle Firefly (10), que alcanzó a meter la nariz delante de El Pavo Real (8). El recorrido duró 17.42 segundos en las 350 yardas para un SI de 92, el mejor registrado hasta ahora por el ganador en sus cuatro partidas.
Hipodromo de las Americas $36,193 • 350 yards :17.42 • si 92
Corona Cartel
Native Cartel
Royalnative Empress
GATO MEXICANO, ‘16-g.
Takin On The Cash
Takin Cash SLC
Jazzing Dreams
Gato Mexicano & Moisés Molina win the Alberto Bailleres Classic, Select Auction Futurity Consolation
180 SPEEDHORSE, November 2018
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