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La Pacifica Handicap
STAGGERING STRIDE
by Tracy Gantz
Owner Abigail Kawananakoa and trainer Chris O’Dell took the two top spots in the May 12 La Pacifica Handicap at Los Alamitos. They won
the race with the favorite, Staggering Stride, and ran second with Trippys Royal Jess, a homebred for Kawananakoa.
Staggering Stride and Trippys Royal Jess had to catch Sweet Aguila, who broke on top from the out- side post. Staggering Stride and jockey Cody Jensen got to the front first, holding off Trippys Royal Jess by 1/2-length in :17.577 for 350 yards.
With her pedigree, Staggering Stride has been special from the start. John Andreini bred her
in California from 4-time graded stakes winner Dinastia Toll BRZ. Staggering Stride topped the 2015 Los Alamitos Equine Sale at $150,000. The La Pacifica was the filly’s first stakes victory, though she finished third in the 2016 Los Alamitos $2 Million Juvenile and 2017 La Primera Del Ano Derby-G3.
Dinastia Toll BRZ has produced 17 winners from 24 starters, including 2-time Champion/top earner FDD Dynasty and stakes winners JM Mister Destiny, Solid Connection, Fishers Destiny, and Chaotic Cartel, plus four stakes-placed runners.
Cesar DeAlba piloted Trippys Royal Jess (Apollitical Jess-Trippys Royal Dash) to second. Brimmin Corona (Fantastic Corona Jr-Brimin Special) finished third for owner Jesus Nava, trainer Salvador Naranjo. Jockey G.J. Rangel was in the irons.
Completing the field were Sweet Aguila (One Sweet Jess-First Magical Dash), Kiddy Up Cowgirl (Kiddy Up-Girls Choice), Apollititaka (Apollitical Jess-Taka Puna), Start Somethin Bad (Pappasito- Letsgetitstarted), Jess Mas (One Sweet Jess-Corona Mas Fina), and All Kinds Of Kind (Tac It Like A Man-Allthatshewants). Scholarly was scratched.
Develop A Plan Stakes-G3
WILD TYCOON
by Tracy Gantz
Wild Tycoon put together back-to-back stakes victories in his first two starts this year. He opened the season at Sam Houston Race Park, win- ning the Texas Twister Stakes and followed that with a victory in the May 27 Develop A Plan Stakes-G3 at Delta Downs.
Ridden by Everardo Rodriguez, the 5-year-
old gelding broke fourth from the 8-post in the 350-yard Develop A Plan Stakes. Once he got his momentum going, there was no stopping him. Wild Tycoon flew to the front after an impressive rally and won by 1 1/4-lengths in :17.365. The $15,000 winner’s share pushed the gelding’s total earnings
to $66,500.
Wild Tycoon initially raced for Richard and Janelle Simon, who bred him in Louisiana. His dam, winner First Down Hemp, has produced 11 winners from 15 starters, including stakes winner/ New Track Record setter Jet Black Patriot and two stakes-placed runners.
Rogelio Marquez Jr. claimed Wild Tycoon for $10,000 in 2014 at Evangeline Downs, and Carlos Saldivar now trains the gelding for Marquez.
Cobalt Creek (Walk Thru Fire-Checknbac) ran second under jockey Gilbert Ortiz. John Stinebaugh trains the gelding for VWP Jr. Inc.
Senator Tamale (Louisiana Senator-Real Hot Tamale), owned by Angelica Davila, finished third. Noe Castaneda piloted the gelding for trainer Javier Contreras.
Completing the field were Brave Heart
Won (Apollitical Jess-Fols Zookie Cookie),
One Dimple (One Famous Eagle-Dimples First Dash), Johnsonengine (Tempting Dash-Ballerinas Feature), and Jess Bein The Hero (Valiant Hero- Jess Braggin). Kraken Black (First Down Mr Jess- Lajollaslastthought) stumbled at the start and lost his rider.
Old South Futurity
DONT TEMP ME
by John Moorehouse
Dont Temp Me rallied late to charge into black type, winning the $81,430 Old South Futurity on May 13 at Delta Downs.
Dont Temp Me under Eduardo Luviano broke well from the 8-gate and battled with betting favorite Capitan Jimbob. The pair proved best at the finish, crossing the wire 1-length in front and stopping the clock at :16.556 to earn a career high 101 speed index.
Dont Temp Me made his maiden out in the Old South Futurity April 22 trials, winning his heat and posting the third qualifying time. Rodolfo Sanchez trains Dont Temp Me for Sally and Rigo Flores, who banked a $40,715 prize that improved the total earn- ings of the home-bred sorrel colt to $43,715.
Dont Temp Me was home-bred out of lightly raced Fast Prize Rose. She has produced 100% money earners from eight starters. Dont Temp Me becomes her top earner and first stakes winner. Dont Temp Me’s second dam is Fast First Prize, winner of the Heritage Place Futurity-G1.
Capitan Jimbob (Desirio-War Silks), the pre- race betting favorite and runner-up in the Harrah’s Entertainment Futurity-G3 at Louisiana Downs back in March, finished second for owner Felix Martinez and trainer Wendy Garcia. Rene Gutierrez drew the riding assignment.
Sixes Flash (Streakin Sixes-Viborita) placed third. Rancho Herradura LLC owns the colt and Erasmo Hernandez trains him. Rolando Cabrera was up.
Lees Dasher (One Dashing Eagle-First Prize Leesa), Emnent (Dominyun-Bodacious Dream), Aguila (One Famous Eagle-Quick Moon Sign), The Cartel Warrior (The Louisiana Cartel-Ace Winema), Dezignator (Dominyun-Seraphima), Moon Dash Cartel (Carters Cartel-Dashmetothemoon) and Tres Seis Flare (Tres Seis Nueve-Kisses For Us) completed the field.
Los Alamitos $25,000 350 yards :17.577 si 94
Streakin La Jolla Scoopie Fein
Tolltac
Mr Jess Perry STAGGERING STRIDE, ’14-f.
Dinastia Toll Brz
Phillips Filly
Delta Downs $25,000 350 yards :17.365 si 98
Tempting Dash WILD TYCOON, ’12-g.
First Down Hemp
First Down Dash
A Tempting Chick
First Down Jewel
Joes Hemp Jet
Delta Downs $81,430 330 yards :16.556 si 101
Tempting Dash DONT TEMP ME, ‘15-c.
Fast Prize Rose
First Down Dash
A Tempting Chick
Mr Jess Perry
Fast First Prize
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