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Hialeah El Nino Invitational
CARTERS SIXTY SIX
by John Moorehouse
Already holding black type with a 3rd place fin- ish in the 2015 Sam Houston Juvenile, Carters Sixty Six entered the club of stakes winners on Jan. 17 as she out-dueled Careless Lightning to claim first in the $30,000 Hialeah El Nino Invitational at Hialeah Park.
Carters Sixty Six broke from the 4-post and was running 3rd at the 1st call. The three-year-old filly, who was fourth as then-leader The Charmed Ruler entered the stretch, made a furious closing drive under the direction of jockey Agustin Silva. Carters Sixty Six overtook her competitors and hit the wire first by a nose.
Carters Sixty Six registered her second career vic- tory in seven starts. Owner Bryon Gardner collected an $18,300 payday that nearly doubled Carters Sixty Six’s prior bankroll to a new total of $41,285. Judd Kearl trains Carters Sixty Six, who finished the 400- yard race in :19.383 and logged a 103 speed index.
Michael T. Samples bred Carters Sixty Six out of Going Sixty Six, a winning mare that Samples also owns. Going Sixty Six has nine offspring with five starters/ROM earners. Carters Sixty Six becomes the first member of the brood to earn a stakes win.
Careless Lightning (American Runaway-Corona Edge) finished second for owner Jesse Gibson and trainer R.L. Robinson. Larry Payne drew the riding assignment. Fast N Famous Eagle (One Famous Eagle-One Fast Kisser) hit the board in third place. Joe Davis does double duty as owner and trainer for the colt, who had Rolando Pina aboard. Followed by Volcom Bay (Volcom-Miss Lethal), The Next Good Reason (Good Reason SA-So So Sunday Surprise), Hearts Ona Hero (Valiant Hero-Dashing Uno), The Charmed Ruler (Favorite Cartel-Features Lucky Charm), Toastin With Coronas (Coronas Leaving You-Princess Toast) & Totti (Valiant Hero- Jess Maganette).Valiant Rogue scratched.
Hialeah Junior Maturity
STRING BET
by Tracy Gantz
Away from the races for nearly a year, String Bet returned for this season’s Hialeah meeting. In his first start of 2016, he became a stakes winner in the Jan. 17 Hialeah Junior Maturity.
Political Debut went off as the 7-5 favorite
and got away from the gate quickly. String Bet, at 10-1 odds, broke eighth and moved up swiftly. As the field approached the wire, String Bet still had
a couple of lengths to make up to catch Political Debut. He put on a burst of speed under jockey Cristian Esqueda to win by a neck in :21.323 for the 440 yards. The $15,000 winners share of the purse brings his total earnings to $45,629. String Bet began his racing career in Texas. He finished fourth in the 2014 TQHA Sires’ Cup Futurity-RG2 and was moved up to third after a disqualification.
Roger Knight Jr. bred String Bet in Texas from 2005 Firecracker Derby-G2 winner Check The Account. The mare has produced two winners from four starters. The second dam, The Checking Account, won the Blue Ribbon Derby-G3 and Vespero Express Stakes.
Political Debut (Apollitical Jess-Sizzling Lola) ran second for jockey Agustin Silva. R.L. Robinson trains the 4-year-old filly for the Garza Laurel Partnership LLC. Political Debut won the 2015 Adequan Will Rogers Downs Derby Challenge.
Joe Davis owns and trains Parti Favor (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Funparty), who finished second with Rolando Pina up. The 4-year-old gelding twice placed in stakes last year.
Completing the field were Streakin Regard (Chicks Regard-Streakin La Tac), Fyre Fly (Walk Thru Fire-Decked In Six), Wilson Wheelz (Foose- Shirleys Strawfly), Logans Zoomin (Jess Zoomin- Logans Game), Ipolito (Apollo TB-Seychelle), Just Eagle (One Famous Eagle-Debs Cartel), & Eyes Have A Fortune (Furyofthewind-Lavish Eyes).
City Of Hialeah Stakes
FLY THRU THE FIRE
by Michael Compton
Making his first start since September, Fly Thru The Fire flew down the stretch in the $28,250 City of Hialeah Stakes at Hialeah Park to notch the
first stakes victory of his career on Jan. 24. Trained by Judd Kearl and ridden by Noe
Villatoro, Fly Thru The Fire took over soon after the start and opened up a clear advantage in the lane. He ran strongly through the final yards to win by 3/4-length. Stopping the timer at :19.169, Fly Thru The Fire set a New Track Record and eclipsed Jazz Be First’s previous mark of :19.227 set in 2010. Fly Thru The Fire’s final time earned a 108 speed index.
Owned by King Camden Running Horses, Inc., Fly Thru The Fire improved his lifetime record to 7-4-1-0 and increased his bankroll to $44,635 with the addition of the $17,315 winner’s share from the City of Hialeah Stakes.
Bred in California by Steve D. Burns, DVM, Fly Thru The Fire is produced from the two-time Grade 1-placed mare Babe On The Fly. A winner in four of 19 starts, Babe On The Fly finished second in both the 2003 PCQHRA Breeders’ Futurity-G1 and that year’s Golden State Futurity-G1 at Los Alamitos en route to amassing earnings of $246,111.
Fly Thru The Fire’s stablemate and 2-5 post-time favorite Jessies First Down (FDD Dynasty-Jess A
Classy Lassy), also saddled by Kearl, gave game chase
to the wire but failed to forge past the winner. Rodrigo Vallejo piloted for owner Ted Abrams. Lucky Me (Mr Jess Perry-Sassy Smith) and Paint Your Zoe (PYC
Paint Your Wagon-Zoe Alexis) finished in a dead heat for third. Matt Frazier saddled Lucky Me, ridden by Oscar Delgado for owner Dan Frazier. Paint Your Zoe had Edwuin Lujan up for owner Noble Hudson and trainer Raul Zavala. Followed by Talktomeson (Streak And Dash-Not My Choice), Little James Brown (Ivory James-Fredas Title), Really A Dasher (TR Dasher-Really Rare) & First Wear (First N Kool-Wash And Wear).
Hialeah Park $30,000 400 yards :19.383 si 103
Corona Cartel
Jumping Tac Flash Sixarun
Carters Cartel CARTERS SIXTY SIX, ‘13-f.
Going Sixty Six
Going Merri
Hialeah Park $25,000 440 yards :21.323 si 102
Corona Cartel
Tinys First Corona
STRING BET, ’12-g.
Tiny First Effort
Separatist
Check The Account
The Checking Account
Hialeah Park $28,250 400 yards :19.169 si 108 Ntr
Walk Thru Fire FLY THRU THE FIRE, ’11-h. Babe On The Fly
First Down Dash Sweet Beduino Strawfly Special Six On The Beach
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