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Two Rivers Stakes-G3
MR JO EAGLE
by Danny Camp
Astiff head wind on a rainy day didn’t dampen the spirit of 11 starters in the $45,000 Two Rivers Stakes at Prairie Meadows on Oct. 15.
Mr Jo Eagle broke ninth from the 11-gate and ran down the outside to get the final call. The pair crossed the finish line 1 1/2-lengths in front to earn a time of :21.923 and a 94 speed index. He also earned the first place check of $24,750, which boosted his lifetime earnings to $181,744. He is owned by Dan W. Nicks and trained by R.L. Robinson.
Mr Jo Eagle was bred in Texas by Nicks out
of 2-time winner First Place Diamond. She has produced 100% money earners/winners from six starters, including top earner/ multiple graded stakes winner Diamond For Jess and stakes placed John The Banker. Mr Jo Eagle has won the 2015 B F Phillips
Jr H.-RG3 and the Grand Prairie Stakes, both at Lone Star Park, as well as this year’s Rocky Heinzig Memorial Stakes at Fair Meadows.
Blacks Cartel (Streakin Six Cartel-Brandi Whiz) broke on top and was able to hold on for second place. Her connections include owner Tracy Black and trainer Casey Black. David Pinon was handling the reins. The filly was coming off a third place fin- ish in the Prairie Meadows Distaff Challenge.
Soraya Seis (Tres Seis-Shez Loaded) finished third for owner Gloria Arellano and trainer Hipolito Bueno. Raul Gutierrez was in the saddle. The filly was com- ing off a win in a claiming race at Prairie Meadows.
Rackem Back (Pool-A Dash Of Cole) finished fourth and was followed by Built Tuff Enough (Mighty Invictus-Inomuff TB), Load Your Guns (Corona Cartel-Dashing Little Reba), This Doll Ca Run (One Sweet Jess-Ja Run Doll Run), Magical To Know (Magical Night-Lass To Know), Jess Shaky (Jess Louisiana Blue-Shaky Girl), A Will And Away (Spit Curl Jess-Fly By The Mall) and Savanna Slim (One Famous Eagle-Gonesideofleaving).
Covered Bridges Stakes-G3
QUARTER FOCUS
by Danny Camp
The money is paid at the wire, not at the gate or on the backside, especially in an 870-yard race. The Covered Bridges Stakes-G3 is such a race, and was run at Prairie Meadows on Oct. 15 with a total purse worth $25,000.
Quarter Focus broke third from the 4-post
and rallied while four wide to take the win. Raul Gutierrez sat as quiet as a shadow in the saddle, keeping his mount in the clear while never dropping down to the rail to finish 2-lengths in front at the wire. The team stopped the timer in :46.237 for an 89 speed index.
The winner’s share of the purse was worth $14,250 and boosted the gelding’s earnings to $91,604. Quarter Focus was a finalist in the 2015 Prairie Meadows Championship Challenge-G2.
The sorrel gelding is owned/trained is Jack Eck, and was bred in Texas by Scarlett Hill Farm Inc. out of the 2-time winner/G2 finalist/Ntr setter Feeling Giddy. Quarter Focus is her only foal.
Mixed Fantasy (Okey Dokey Fantasy-Mixin Sixin) showed a lot of heart getting up to second. His connections include owner JK Running Horses, LLC and trainer Kenny Laymon. Oscar Delgado was in the irons. The gelding won the Pauls Valley Handicap-G3 earlier this year at Remington Park.
V Os Filo (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Miss Eyewear) held on to claim third place money for owner Rodney Von Ohlen and trainer Edward Hardy. Cristian Esqueda handled the reins. The gelding won this year’s Cash Caravan Stakes at Canterbury Park.
No Regrets Here (Favorite Cartel-Duplicate Check) finished fourth and was followed by
Sassy Suzze (My Designated Driver-Suzee Cash), Furyinmypants (Furyofthewind-Princess Phoebe), Jess Lika Blair (Call Me Corona-I Jess Lika) and Wicked Valentine (One Famous Eagle-Only The Wicked).
Polk County Derby
THE FISCAL CLIFF
by Tracy Gantz
The Fiscal Cliff always turns in an honest and con- sistent effort. After winning his first five races, he has finished worse than second just once, and he captured the Polk County Derby handily at Prairie Meadows on Oct. 15.
The Derby’s fastest qualifier from the Oct. 1 trials, The Fiscal Cliff went off as the 1-2 favorite in the final. He got away a step slowly, but rallied for jockey Cesar Gomez to win by 2-lengths in :20.004 for the 400 yards.
Kasey Willis trains The Fiscal Cliff for owner/ breeder Thomas Lepic. Last year, the colt won
the Heritage Place Juvenile Invitational, the Iowa Double Gold Futurity and Jim Bader Futurity.
Lepic bred The Fiscal Cliff in Iowa from Signs Zoomer, a half-sister to stakes winners First Painted Sign and Second Painted Sign. The mare has produced 100% money earners/winners from three starters, including multiple stakes winner/top earner Wagon Tales.
Watch My Wallet Loto (Mr Piloto-Cocopata) got his first stakes-placing by finishing second. David Pinon rode the gelding for trainer Manuel Campos and owner Thomas Scheckel.
Iowas Texas TLP (Tempting Dash-Corona Del Rae) finished third with Jose Montoya aboard. Edward Hardy trains the gelding for owner Christine Hovey. Iowas Texas TLP ran third in the 2015 Jim Bader Futurity and second in the 2016 Gopher State Derby.
Followed by Baja Blues Girl (Jess Louisiana Blue-Baja Rosa), There Goes My Wallet (Mr Piloto- Coronita Cartel), CR Ivory Dust (Ivory James-LW Evening Lajolla), PYC Royal Wagon (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Queen Of Anywhere), and Candys Little Wagon (PYC Paint Your Wagon-Jess A Candy Gal). D D Chicks Piloto (Mr Piloto-Wow Wow Wow) veered in at the start, fell midway through the race and did not finish. Morning Dash Cartel was scratched.
Prairie Meadows • $45,000 440 yards • :21.923 • si 94
Mr Jess Perry
One Famous Eagle
MR JO EAGLE, ’11-g.
One Famous Lady
First Place Dash
First Place Diamond
The Jubilee Diamond
Prairie Meadows • $25,000 870 yards • :46.237 • si 89
The Crawfish QUARTER FOCUS, ’10-g.
Feeling Giddy
Mr Jess Perry
Jukebox Dash
Relagate TB
Promised Memories
Prairie Meadows • $126,128 400 yards • :20.004 • si 85
Corona Cartel
PYC Paint Your Wagon
THE FISCAL CLIFF, ’13-c. Signs Zoomer
Dashin Follies Shazoom
Stylish Sign
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